American Go E-Journal
September 26, 2011
This year's Portland Go Tournament – set for October 29-30 at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, OR -- will involve no less than four 6-dans, reports organizer Peter Drake. “Guozhong Zhuang, his son Vincent -- who recently represented…
September 26, 2011
To mark their 16th anniversary, the Seattle Go Center had a party on Sept. 10, and a tournament on Sept 17. About 40 people came to the party, which featured sushi, fresh bread from longtime local organizer Chris Kirschner, a go game…
September 26, 2011
In a nail-biting game, Matthew Macfadyen beat Nick Krempel on September 17 in London to retain the title of British Go Champion. "In an exciting third and deciding game, Macfadyen killed a group early on and held on against everything…
September 26, 2011
With 22 dan players lined up on their team, it came as no surprise that the Strasbourg Go Club kept the French Champion title last Sunday, September 25 at the Master Lim Cup. Motoki Noguchi 6d, Thomas Debarre 6d, Frédéric Donzet 5d and…
September 26, 2011
For Sale: Traditional Japanese-made Go set with 7mm glass stones, wooden bowls, and either a 1.5cm lighter-color folding board (like new), Or a 1.8cm darker-color, older folding board (nice, well-used). $100, plus $15 shipping. Anton…
September 25, 2011
An otherwise normal game in the main tournament of the 39th Myeongin has become a sensation. This is because amateur go player, Cho Insun 7D, just turned pro under the Korean Baduk Association's new points system. On September 20, 2011,…
September 25, 2011
All donations made to the Seattle Go Center in the month of September will be matched by another donor, reported Manager Brian Allen at the Center's 16th anniversary party. "Our anonymous benefactor will match donations up to a total…
September 25, 2011
E-Journal reader Michael Albert spotted go in Fist of Fury (aka The Chinese Connection ), the 1972 Hong Kong martial arts film starring Bruce Lee in his second major film. “When a scene came up with a go board in it, I was a little…
September 22, 2011
The American Go Association will host a qualifier on KGS this weekend for the Second Qiong-Long-Shan World Women Championship. China is hosting the Qiong-Long-Shan Championship October 8-14. Sixteen strongest female players throughout…
September 20, 2011
Piao Wenyao 9P won the 13th Ahan Tongshan Cup yesterday, defeating Chen Yaoye 9P in the final (on September 20, 2011). The Ahan Tongshan Cup is a rapid tournament in China, which is also sometimes referred to as the Agon Cup, because it…
September 19, 2011
September 24th, Master Lim Cup (French Club Championship, held in Piriac) October 29th, French Championship Finals (held in Dijon) October 29th, 26th Brussels Tournament November 10th, Rennes Tournament November 19th and 26th, Paris…
September 19, 2011
SmartGo Books has just released "Modern Master Games, Volume One: The Dawn of Tournament Go," a new Kiseido book by Rob van Zeijst and Richard Bozulich.
September 19, 2011
Guo Juan's Internet Go School is currently accepting enrollment for Group Classes for the 3rd term 2011, beginning on October 1/2 2011 and ending on November 19/20 2011. The group class participants will also receive a 20% discount on…
September 19, 2011
Bob Terry and Mark Lass have launched Go Wizardry and "are looking for someone to keep an up-to-date blog on news events in the world of go." Contact them at info@GoWizardry.com .
September 19, 2011
Those who have attended Congresses will be familiar with seeing top board games computer projected onto a large screen, relayed to on-line audiences around the world. Many more people will have played on-line. A new go server aims at…
September 19, 2011
Changlong Wu 7d swept the 11th Triangle Memorial Tournament, held at the traditional outdoors setting at Umstead State Park in Cary, North Carolina.
September 19, 2011
Fourteen players competed in the September 18 Tacoma (WA) Go Club’s annual Back-To-School Tournament at the Seattle Go Center.
September 18, 2011
Xuyu Xiang 6d took first place in the September 3 Form Follows Function Tournament in Chicago, IL. “We had some new players and some old players,” reports organizer and TD Bob Barber.
September 18, 2011
Want to win a free trip to the SportAccord World Mind Games in Beijing this December? Enter the brand-new SportAccord World Mind Games Online Tournament for your chance at the trip!
September 18, 2011
The first WBaduk Intercontinental Team Cup -- another new online tournament -- is now recruiting players from three continents, including the Americas. The Team Cup “is a last-man-standing tournament with five representatives from each…
September 8, 2011
The go tournament scheduled for this Sunday, September 11 in Harrisburg PA has been canceled. "The heavy rainfall has caused flooding in the city," reports Jason Long, "and that has made our venue unavailable."
September 7, 2011
Go player Joanne Missingham 5P, who plays professionally in Taiwan as Hei Jiajia, is protesting against discrimination in the professional go world. Missingham has been photographed (right) carrying a fan with the words 'protest gender…
September 6, 2011
The Hoboken Open scheduled for September 18 has been canceled, reports organizer Larry Russ.
September 5, 2011
"To read Yilun Yang's Life-Death Lecture in the E-Journal I click 'download SGF file' and allow Windows Explorer to download the file," writes AGA member Bong Joon Yoon. "Then I only get the screen saying 'Copyright 2002-2011 Google…
September 4, 2011
" The 1st International Children's Go is Art Painting Contest received submissions from the US, Mexico, Japan, the Philippines and India," reports Alma G. Juarez, of Mexico City. "We wanted to make go culture flourish among children,…
September 4, 2011
"This summer, fifty high school students from the Chicago area attended the Startalk Learn Chinese program, and filled their summer vacation with an intensive college-level Chinese language experience," reports Xinming Simon Guo, "sure,…
September 3, 2011
As August drew to a close, go players descended upon Northern Ireland to do battle. The 2011 Belfast Open once again took place at Belfast Boat Club, with a total of 23 players, and n0 boats taking part. The winner was Andrew ‘Uberdude’…
September 3, 2011
Preparation for the First Sport Accord World Mind Games is proceeding rapidly.
September 3, 2011
The International Go Federation (IGF) is in the process of applying for membership in the International University Sports Federation (FISU).
September 3, 2011
The Korean Amateur Baduk Association (KABA) is inviting international participants to the 5th Kim-In Cup International Senior Baduk Competition, to be held November 4-7 in Gang Jin City, Korea.