February 28, 2011
IN MEMORIAM: Yoshi Sawada
Yoshi Sawada passed away last Friday after a brief and unexpected illness.
American Go E-Journal
February 2011
February 28, 2011
Minshan Shou 7d Wins NJ Open
Minshan Shou 7d is this year’s New Jersey Open champion...
February 28, 2011
Daniel Chou 6d Tops NOVA Tourney
Daniel Chou 6d took top honors in the NOVA Chinese Lunar New Year tournament...
February 28, 2011
WORLD GO NEWS ROUND-UP February 22-28: Kong Jie’s slump continues; BC Card Cup 2nd round; Cho U takes Kisei lead; Piao Wenyao wins LG Cup; Rui Naiwei 1-0 in Female Kuksu; Park Yeonghun vs. Lee Changho in Maxim Cup; Zhou Hexi in Tianyuan finals
Kong Jie’s slump continues . Kong Jie 9P suffered another loss on February 27 when Wang Lei 6P defeated him by resignation after only 103 moves in the quarterfinals of the 11th RICOH Cup. This loss eliminates Kong from the tournament…
February 28, 2011
European Go News: Chong Han 5d Wins in Nottingham
Chong Han 5d (Loughborough) won his first UK tournament by taking the 8th Nottingham with ease.
February 28, 2011
Marketing/PR Experience Sought
The AGA's fundraising committee is looking for a volunteer with marketing or PR experience...
February 28, 2011
Feng Yun 9P to Lead Workshop in China
Feng Yun 9P is conducting a small-group workshop at the Hangzhou Qi Yuan in China this summer...
February 27, 2011
Teacher of the Year Nominations
Nominations for the AGF Teacher of the Year are now open. The award is presented each year at the U.S. Go Congress and recognizes an outstanding American teacher. The winner will receive an all expenses paid trip to the congress. To…
February 26, 2011
THE TRAVELING GO BOARD: St. Petersburg, Russia
“I recently traveled to St. Petersburg, Russia, for my job,” reports former American Go Association President Mike Lash.
February 21, 2011
WORLD GO NEWS ROUND-UP February 14-21: Piao Wenyao wins game 1 in Lg Cup final; Rui Naiwei wins the Female Myeongin; Cho U evens the Kisei; Xie Yimin wins Female Kisei
Piao Wenyao wins game 1 in Lg Cup final . The 15th LG Cup final began on February 21 with two of China’s top players battling for the title. Piao Wenyao 9P won the first game in the three-game series, defeating Kong Jie 9P by…
February 21, 2011
Boyi Cui 4d Surprise Winner at Columbus Tourney
Boyi Cui 4d upset Karl Wei 5d to win the Chinese New Year Festival Go/Weiqi tournament February 12 in Columbus, OH.
February 21, 2011
Rising Young “Tiger Cubs” Sharpen Claws at 25th Tianyuan
Three young Chinese players who reached the Tianyuan semi-finals last week -- Zhou Hexi 4P, Li Haojie 4P and Shi Yue 4P -- are part of a group of rising young professionals that the Chinese media has affectionately dubbed “the tiger…
February 21, 2011
“So You Want to Play Go?” Available as E-Book
The 3-volume "So You Want to Play Go?" series is available for Kindle, the Ipad, and the Barnes and Noble Nook, reports author Jonathan Hop. The series provides a general primer on the game, from 9x9 play to the opening,…
February 21, 2011
Zhang, Chiu and Qu Lead Bay Area Go Monthly
Two dozen players ranging from 19 kyu to 7 dan met up in Palo Alto, CA on February 12 for a relaxed but serious ratings tournament. Continuous pairing is used in the Bay Area Go monthly tournaments so that players can play as many or as…
February 21, 2011
Chen Zude 9P Battling Cancer Again
The legendary Chen Zude 9P underwent a successful operation for pancreatic cancer last week, reports David Omerod of Go Game Guru.
February 21, 2011
Winston Jen Donates 1,000 Hikaru Sets
Winston Jen, who previously donated thousands of dollars worth of anime (cartoons) and manga (comics) for AGA youth programs, is now donating 1,000 sets of the Hikaru no Go manga series.
February 21, 2011
AGF Upgrades Shipping Services
The American Go Foundation (AGF) has moved into a new warehouse in Colorado.
February 20, 2011
Brett Kelly 6d Wins Phoenix Open
Brett Kelly 6d won the Phoenix Chinese Week Go Open held February 13 in Phoenix, AZ.
February 20, 2011
Youth Go Championships
The United States Youth Go Championships will be held March 26 and 27, with finals on the first weekend in April. The tournament will be held online, and will select the US representatives to the World Youth Goe Championships, in…
February 18, 2011
Traveling Board: GalapaGo
Just back from Ecuador and the Galapagos , former American Go Association President Terry Benson reports that "I didn't have a go board but I did have my iPhone with the SmartGo app. The problems kept me occupied in airports and ports…
February 17, 2011
“Fun and Games”
Many of you caught the go joke Robert Cordingley spotted in the Go Daddy First Impressions ad , when CEO Bob Parsons (l) catches the flying shirt button and says “Its all fun and games until someone loses an eye.” (One reader also…
February 14, 2011
Young Kwon Tourney Winner’s Report
Nearly 300 watched 2010 NAIM champion Huiren Yang 1P and newcomer Zhanbo Sun 2P (see our profile elsewhere in this edition) battle it out February 5 in the Young Kwon National Online Tournament February 5 final on KGS. After several…
February 14, 2011
WORLD GO NEWS ROUND-UP February 8-14: Choi Cheolhan wins the Kuksu; Did Lee Changho resign too early?; Cho U and Yamashita Keigo advance to NEC Cup final
Choi Cheolhan wins the Kuksu . Choi Cheolhan 9P (l in photo) added yet another title to his growing list this year by defeating Lee Changho 9P (r) by resignation in the fourth round of the 54th Kuksu on February 14. Choi won the series…
February 14, 2011
How to Sponsor a Pro at the 2011 US Go Congress
This year’s U.S. Go Congress organizers are – for the first time – accepting contributions to support the attendance of professional go players.
February 14, 2011
Frank Luo 5d Hops to Win in Atlanta Rabbit Tourney
Feijun (Frank) Luo 5d topped a record field of 38 players who turned out for the February 5 Year of the Rabbit Go Tournament in Atlanta, GA.
February 14, 2011
EJ Profile: YKNOT Winner Zhanbo Sun 2P
Young Kwon National Online Tournament winner Zhanbo Sun 2P was something of a mystery man to the North American go community, never having appeared previously in an AGA tournament. The 24-year-old Sun hails from Daqing in Heilongjiang…
February 14, 2011
GO VIDEO: Inside Joke?
EJ reader Robert Cordingley spotted a go joke in one of the ubiquitous Go Daddy ads that have been airing on TV lately. Check out the First Impressions ad and email us at journal@usgo.org if you spot it.
February 14, 2011
AGA Issues Annual Call for Guest Officials
The American Go Association has issued it’s annual call for self-nominations to be guest officials abroad for the AGA, President Allan Abramson announced today.
February 14, 2011
Shodan Imports Offers “Economy-Priced” Go Equipment
Calling it “reliable go equipment that won't break the bank,” Shodan Imports has introduced a new economy-priced line of go equipment.
February 14, 2011
TYGEM Launches iPad App
The Korean Go server TYGEM has just launched their English language go app for the iPad. Search for tygem on iTunes. In addition to free services on TYGEM, sources tell the E-Journal that TYGEM plans to offer go servers on an English…