American Go E-Journal
May 31, 2011
Round 4 of the 2011 World Amateur Go Championships (WAGC) began at 1:30p on May 30 with referee Yasuhiro Nakano giving the signal to start. With only seven undefeated players remaining, the competition was beginning to tighten up. Two…
May 30, 2011
THIS JUST IN : Click here for all the latest news from the 2011 World Amateur Go Championships (WAGC) live from Japan, including a report on Round 4 results, reported by our colleagues at Ranka Online, the bulletin of the International…
May 30, 2011
The semi-finals of the first Wisonet Cup Go Tournament will be held at 1p on June 19 at the Madison Suites Hotel in Somerset, NJ. It will feature two matches between 7D players: Andy Liu vs. Kevin Huang and Minshan Shou vs. Xinyu Tu.…
May 30, 2011
The first Alabama Go Championship was held May 28 in Montgomery, Alabama and drew 10 players. There was a first place tie between Jacob Dennis 20k and Marlin Taylor 7k. Second place went to Daniel High 10k, while third place was also a…
May 30, 2011
If you missed the May 28 deadline for signing up for the NAIM Online Qualifier 1 tournament, you still have time to sign up for Qualifier 2. Deadline for registering for Qualifier 2 is June 10; email agatd2@gmail.com Click here for NAIM…
May 30, 2011
How did 2011 U.S. Go Congress co-director Lisa Scott attend last year's Congress for less than $600, including travel?
May 30, 2011
36th Kisei League On 24 May 2011, the Nihon Ki-in announced players who will take up the last four spots in the 36th Kisei League. Seto Taiki 7P of the Kansai Ki-in, Akiyama Jiro 8P, Kono Rin 9P and Kobayashi Koichi 9P. These players…
May 29, 2011
The playing area on the third floor of the Shimane Prefectural Assembly Hall is divided into a main inner room with nineteen boards, fourteen of which have official game recorders, and a smaller outer area with ten boards . In round 1…
May 23, 2011
There's now less than a month before AGA board nominations close on June 15. Things are off to a quick start with Gordon Castanza and Paul Celmer nominated in the western and eastern regions respectively. If you are a full member of…
May 23, 2011
The fifth annual Santa Monica Coffee Cup -- which has just been designated an NAIM Qualifier -- will be held Saturday, June 4 at the UnUrban Coffeehouse in Santa Monica, California. There is an absolute limit of 50 players so…
May 23, 2011
This is the LAST WEEK to receive the full discount for the 2011 US Go Congress! Sign up by June 1 at www.gocongress.org !
May 23, 2011
Winners in the recent first round of Wisonet Cup Go Tournament were Minshan Shou (defeated Forest Song); Xinyu Tu (d. Xiruo Liu); Kevin Huang (d. Benjamin Lockhart); Andy Liu (d. Qiyun Zhu). Stay tuned for details on when Round 2 will…
May 23, 2011
The Stony Brook (NY) University Go Club hosted its first annual tournament on May 7.
May 23, 2011
The Capital Go Club and Greater Washington Go Club (GWGC) will host a North American Ing Masters (NAIM ) qualifier in the DC metro area June 17-18. The opening round will be on Friday 6/17 in the evening at the GWGC in Bethesda, MD, and…
May 23, 2011
The first online NAIM tournament qualifier will be held on June 4-5. It will be a 4-round online tournament and there will be two rounds (12 PM EST, 6 PM EST) each day. Email tournaments@usgo.org to register. Please inform TD of your…
May 23, 2011
The Evanston Go Club taught over 100 people to play go May 21-22 at Anime Central at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare hotel in Rosemont, Illinois. Anime Central (ACen) is Chicago’s and the Midwest’s largest anime, manga and Japanese popular…
May 23, 2011
As summer beckons, young go players across the country are looking forward to the annual Youth East Coast Go Camp. AGF Scholarships to the Camp are still available. "If I get really strong at go camp I might be able to place in Go…
May 18, 2011
Iyama Yuta 9P has surprised many in the Go world, defeating first Lee Sedol 9P and then Gu Li 9P, to bring the Bosai Cup home for Japan. The 1st Bosai Cup was an invitational even held in Chongqing, China. The format is similar to the…
May 16, 2011
This year's U.S. Go Congress http://www.gocongress.org/ at beautiful beach-side UC Santa Barbara has attracted many families with events for non-players and families, as well as players who want an afternoon off from the go board.
May 16, 2011
Two online qualifying tournaments for the North American Ing Masters have been set for June 4-5 and June 25-26. “The event will be similar to previous ones,” says National Tournament Coordinator Edward Zhang, noting that this year…
May 16, 2011
The Blacksburg (VA) Go Club held its first tournament on April 23, attracting a field of 13.
May 16, 2011
Nearly 100 people of all ages came out to the Oakland Asian Cultural Center on May 14 for the second annual Go Expo Day. The event, organized by Bay Area Go Players Association , is really two go events under one roof. "Go Expo Day is a…
May 16, 2011
After ten months without a tenant, the Seattle Go Center has leased the downstairs of their building to Companion Pet Clinic - UDistrict.
May 16, 2011
This year's Chongqing International Golden Buddha Mountain Tourism and Cultural Festival (in China) features a three-way invitational tournament between the world's top pros. The tournament is being called the Bosai Cup and Korea's Lee…
May 14, 2011
Don Winslow’s Satori is based on Trevanian’s Shibumi so it’s not surprising that the novel has go references. “The whole book uses references to go for all its plot twists and turns,” reports Rusty Brown. “The author learned go in…
May 14, 2011
“Any plans for a game of go version for Kindle?” wondered Dave Gagne here back in March (Kindle Go? 3/28 EJ). We’ve subsequently had two Kindle go sightings...
May 14, 2011
With turnout at this year’s U.S. Go Congress in Santa Barbara heading for a record, the American Go Association is already looking ahead to future Congresses.
May 14, 2011
Andy Liu 7d heads up an 8-player field in the invitation-only Wisonet Cup Go Tournament
May 13, 2011
GO SPOTTING: Go on the History Channel: Reader Drew Chuppe recently caught a go reference on a History Channel program called “The Art of War.” “They were talking about how the teaching of Sun Tzu could have helped Robert E. Lee win the…
May 9, 2011
The "Go Player's Guide to the World" section of the 2010 American Go Yearbook has just been released ( click here or on graphic at right). The 3-page PDF includes both of Paul Barchilon's reports on teaching go in prison and Roy Laird's…