American Go E-Journal
August 29, 2011
The group stage of the 16th Samsung Cup finished on August 26. Unlike other go tournaments, the Samsung Cup doesn't use a straight knockout in the round of 32. Instead, the players compete in groups of four, with two players advancing…
August 24, 2011
by Roy Laird During this year’s annual visit to the vendor room at the U.S. Go Congress, I added four new titles to my collection. I’m interested in pretty much anything John Fairbairn has to say, so I was excited to see that his…
August 23, 2011
“When will the ratings be updated?” wonders Andreas. “Looks like the first two rounds of the main Congress tournament are in there, but nothing after Wednesday, none of the Self-Paired.” In general, tournaments are rated within a week…
August 23, 2011
Go Game Guru -- a frequent contributor to the E-Journal -- celebrated its first anniversary on August 22.
August 22, 2011
Fifteen go players attended the Fifth Annual NC Guo Juan Workshop, held August 12-14, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Almost half of the attendees were young players, and three were new local players, reports local organizer Bob Bacon. “The…
August 22, 2011
Ting Li 1P visited the Chicago area after the recent U.S. Go Congress and paid a visit to the Schaumburg Go Club.
August 21, 2011
Park Younghun 9P took the World Meijin title for Korea on Saturday (August 20), defeating China's Jiang Weijie 5P and Japan's Iyama Yuta 9P. The 2nd World Meijin tournament - officially called the China Changde Cup, World Mingren…
August 21, 2011
Top tourney results…opportunities to participate in international events…upcoming events…to keep you up-to-date on world go news, the E-Journal now publishes whenever go news breaks.
August 21, 2011
American go players are being invited to participate in the 2011 Hangzhou Commercial Cup City Invitational Go Tournament, which will be held in Hangzhou October 28-November 1.
August 21, 2011
FOR SALE: Three sets of slate & shell stones: Jitsuyo 9.2 mm (irregular grain) $220, Tsuki 8.0 mm (curved grain) $160, and Yuki 7.5 mm (straight grain) $160. Molded red & black bowls (hold up to 10 mm stones): one with carved…
August 20, 2011
A diverse playing field ranging from 7 dan to 26 kyu gathered in Palo Alto, CA on August 13 for the Bay Area Go Players Association monthly AGA ratings tournament.
August 20, 2011
Cherry Shen 6d reports on her experiences this summer: I've traveled to China several times before but none of my trips were quite as insightful or fun as this one. On July 22-30, a team of 11 American undergraduates and graduates had…
August 17, 2011
Thirteen-year-old Ki Jie 2p and his compatriot, ten-year-old Liao Yuanpei have conquered the World Youth Go Championships, shutting out 11 other nations who sent representatives to Bucharest, Romania, to compete. The semi finals, held…
August 15, 2011
E-J Youth Editor Paul Barchilon reporting live from Romania. China is at the head of the pack in this year's World Youth Go Championship, in Bucharest, Romania, with a first place lead in the Junior Division, and a finalist in the top 4…
August 15, 2011
As this year’s U.S. Go Congress drew to a close, someone suggested to me that perhaps the E-Journal team is doing our job a bit too well and that some folks are staying home from the Congress because our coverage provides such a great…
August 14, 2011
Go makes an appearance in Season 2 Episode 22 of Star Trek Enterprise, reports EJ reader Michael Rhone. In this episode, "Enterprise encounters the Vissians, a more technologically advanced species, and Trip finds himself transfixed on…
August 14, 2011
Park Junghwan 9P (below) won the 24th Fujitsu Cup on August 14, defeating Qiu Jun 8P by resignation in 223 moves. The game, which was full of creative moves and severe fighting, ended in an enormous life and death struggle that Qiu…
August 14, 2011
”I'm writing to thank you and the E-Journal gang for your great coverage of the U.S. Go Congress,” writes Vermont go organizer Pete Schumer. “This summer I'm in Shanghai teaching a bunch of math classes at East China Normal University…
August 13, 2011
E-J Youth Editor Paul Barchilon reports live from Romania. Some of the strongest kids in the world have gathered here in Bucharest, Romania, for the 28th annual World Youth Go Championship , which began this morning August 13. 22…
August 10, 2011
American Go Association Board Chairman Andy Okun and None Redmond hosted lifetime AGA members at a special appreciation luncheon on Tuesday, August 2 at a restaurant in Santa Barbara, CA. "Our thanks to these generous visionaries who…
August 9, 2011
Above left : Youth All Stars Tournament Award, with TD Paul Barchilon cheering them on Top right : Korean Baduk Association Award Winners, 1 Dan to 6 Dan Bottom right : Korean Baduk Association Award winner, 2 Dan photos by Brian Allen
August 8, 2011
Yongfei Ge 7d (left) won the 2011 U.S. Open, edging out ZhaoNian Chen 7d and ZiYang Hu 7d, who were also 5-1. Ge – who defeated pros ZiYang Hu 1P and Mingming Yin 1P (right) -- collected $2,000 for the title while Chen won $1,000 and Hu…
August 8, 2011
After 9 months of cool cloudy weather in Seattle, this photographer greatly enjoyed the clear skies and mild temperatures of the Santa Barbara Go Congress. People were playing go everywhere, and a trip to the nearby beaches was always…
August 6, 2011
MingJiu Jiang 7P was in good form on Friday afternoon at the U.S. Go Congress with spirited and frank game analysis for players 5k - 3d. Some excerpts: "Black played here?" "Yes" "Are you black?" "No" "Good! That's a very slow…
August 6, 2011
Michael Redmond 9P treated the winners of his namesake tournament to a special simultaneous game at the US Go Congress Friday August 5th. The six players were current Redmond Cup champions Aaron Ye 4d, age 9, Calvin Sun 7d, age 14;…
August 6, 2011
Dazed and exhausted, I rose from my three-hour slugfest in Round 5 of the US Open Friday with an opponent who had traveled all the way from Japan to torment me with moves I had never seen before. As I left the playing area, I knew what…
August 6, 2011
Zi Yang Hu 1P won the North American Master’s Tournament Friday night before a combined crowd of over 500, as hundreds packed into the main playing area at the U.S. Go Congress in Santa Barbara CA and hundreds more watched online on…
August 6, 2011
Yongfei Ge ’s five straight wins make him a near shoo-in for this year’s U.S. Open, which wraps up with the sixth and final round Saturday, August 6 at the U.S. Go Congress. And Mingming “Stephanie” Yin 1P (l) won the Strong Player’s…
August 5, 2011
Twenty pro game commentaries -- and 55 top-board game records -- have now been posted online ; including reviews by Michael Redmond 9P, Mingjiu Jiang 7P, Maeda Ryo 6P, Hajin Lee 3P, Jennie Shen 2P and Li Ting 1P. The commentaries are on…
August 5, 2011