American Go AssociationE-Journal Archive

American Go E-Journal

September 2010

September 27, 2010

PHILLIPS WINS BELFAST OPEN

The Belfast Open saw a fair crowd of 18 players and 1 ghost turning out to do battle...

September 27, 2010

SHEN AND SU WIN 2010 AGF COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP

Cherry Shen 6d, and David Su 1d, have been chosen for the 2010 AGF College Scholarship. The $1,000 awards are presented each year to outstanding youth who have been active go organizers or teachers. “Although I enjoy the…

September 26, 2010

CARSON TU & KEVIN HUANG TIE FOR TOPS IN HOBOKEN

The top section of the September 19 Hoboken Open turned into a struggle for the $400 first prize among perennial stars Kevin Huang and Carson Tu, youngsters Lionel Zhang and Andrew Huang, and newcomer Xiruo Liu.

September 20, 2010

DAE HYUK KO 7D WINS ’10 COTSEN

Dae Hyuk Ko 7d won the Cotsen Open last weekend in Los Angeles, California, besting a very tough Open section in which a lot of hard-fought games were played over the course of the two-day tournament. More than 150 players turned out…

September 20, 2010

GU, HOKIES & TEAM TOURNEY HIGHLIGHT NOVA TOURNEY

The September 18 NOVA Go Club Back to School Tournament drew 33 players, including “a whole carload of Hokies who came all the way from Virginia Tech and joined the AGA for the first time,” reports organizer Gary Smith...

September 20, 2010

IN MEMORIAM: Milton Bradley, “An unstoppage passion for go”

Longtime go organizer, author and teacher Milton Bradley passed away Saturday after a long illness. “Milt's passion for go was unstoppable,” said American Go Association President Allan Abramson, who had played a weekly game online with…

September 20, 2010

LISA SCOTT’S CENTRAL LESSONS

Reaching out to the region which just elected her, new American Go Association Central Region Board Director Lisa Scott recently wrapped up a 13-state 7,000-mile tour of more than 30 go clubs...

September 20, 2010

10-GAME RULE DROPPED

The American Go Association’s 10-game requirement for international representation has been dropped. In a special meeting Wednesday night, reports AGA President Allan Abramson, the AGA Board voted to drop the rule requiring that…

September 20, 2010

NEW IN PRINT 2010 (PART III): Six More Important New Works

First off,  Slate and Shell added three more important titles to their catalog this year. Magic On The First Line is a compendium of eponymous oddities that only the great Nakayama could have come up with. In Understanding Dan Level…

September 20, 2010

EJ GETS SERIOUSLY SOCIAL

Share it, save it, post it. All E-Journal reports can now easily be emailed, bookmarked or posted to Facebook, Twitter and other social media. Just click “read more” on the story in the EJ and then click on “Share/Save” when it comes up…

September 20, 2010

2010 COTSEN OPEN: Pro-Pro Game

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September 19, 2010

2010 COTSEN OPEN Photo Album: Sunday Morning, September 19

Clockwise from top right: kids work on solving Yang’s life and death problems; Juyong Koh 7d (l) and Seung Hyun Hong 7d review their Round 3 game; group effort on solving the life and death problems; Yilun Yang 7P plays Yigang Hua 8P…

September 13, 2010

CATHY LI 1P KNOCKED OUT OF BINGSHEN CUP

North American representative Cathy Li 1p was knocked out by Park Jieun (Chieun) 9P in the first round of the Bingsheng Cup, a new international women's tournament.