American Go E-Journal
November 28, 2011
Go Games on Disk – aka GoGoD – has passed another milestone, with more than 70,000 games now in the sgf database of professional games. “Many of these are modern Japanese, Chinese and Korean games which are not published on the…
November 28, 2011
Edward Zhang has agreed to take over the American Go Association’s Volunteer Coordinator's position, after Nick Jhirad’ s recent resignation, reports AGA President Allan Abramson. Karoline Burrall has agreed to assume the Tournament…
November 28, 2011
The first SportAccord World Mind Games will be held December 8-16 in Beijing, China. The multi-sport event is intended to highlight the value of mind sports and features five games: bridge, chess, draughts (checkers), go and xiangqi…
November 28, 2011
Sixteen-year-old Van Tran spent two weeks in South Korea at the Lee Sedol Baduk Academy earlier this year and sent the E-Journal his report, which is appeared in the EJ this month (this is the final installment). July 16: Today is…
November 27, 2011
Pair Go is proud of its inter-generational appeal. Many young children, elderly players and all ages in-between are drawn to the handicap tournaments staged with the annual International Pair Go Championships, which recently took place…
November 25, 2011
For Sale: Set of 8mm Japanese glass Go stones in wooden bowls for $60, plus $15 shipping. Worth much more. Contact Anton Ninno, AGA Member #554, Syracuse Go Club, Syracuse, NY at: antonninno@yahoo.com Washington DC Go house, looking…
November 23, 2011
The Tacoma Go Club re-instituted its annual Veteran’s Day Tournament this year after a two-year hiatus. Solomon Choe 6d topped the tournament, winning the Dan Division. For the first time, the Tacoma Go Club hosted the tournament, which…
November 23, 2011
Elijah Kohrt 3k and David Rohde 5k tied for first place in the High Kyu division of the Fan Mail from Flounders tournament, held November 19 in Chicago, IL. David Muskovitz 8k took first place in the Mid Kyu division, while Crystal Lin…
November 23, 2011
All 15 players at the November 19 Syracuse Self-Paired Tourney earned prizes for participating in the annual self-paired tournament, reports organizer Richard Moseson. The tournament was held at the Betts Branch Library in Syracuse, NY,…
November 23, 2011
The Korean team of Kim HeeSue and Lee Hoseung (photo) won the 22nd annual International Amateur Pair Go Championships , held November 19-20 in Tokyo. The U.S. team -- Roxanne Tam and Yuan Zhou (left) -- finished 25th place with a 2-3…
November 23, 2011
For once, Cork was not visited by some terrible natural disaster on the eve of its annual tournament, as it has been in recent years. The 2011 UCC Weiqi Tournament was won by Kim Ouleween (left) , a professional artist from Amsterdam…
November 22, 2011
Sixteen-year-old Van Tran spent two weeks in South Korea at the Lee Sedol Baduk Academy earlier this year and sent the E-Journal his report, which is appearing in the EJ this month. July 10: Sunday the dojang is closed so I went to…
November 20, 2011
Korea has a new Kuksu in town. On November 16, Cho Hanseung 9P defeated Choi Cheolhan 9P in the deciding game of the 55th Kuksu title match. The two players exchanged blows in a five game series, in which black won every time. Cho…
November 14, 2011
“While Bruno Witte (AGA # 3885) did not play in AGA tournaments, I think he was the oldest active registered go player in the AGA” when he died recently at 92, reports Ted Terpstra. “He was a member of the San Diego Go Club for many…
November 14, 2011
If go problems are your cup of tea, a new shop may have just the thing for you. The Go Shop carries a neat line of go “tumblers” or insulated beverage containers. The Fuseki Series includes the Chinese Opening, Kobayashi, Mini Chinese…
November 14, 2011
Sixteen-year-old Van Tran spent two weeks in South Korea at the Lee Sedol Baduk Academy earlier this year and sent the E-Journal his report, which is appearing in the EJ this month. July 8: Today, I woke up, got ready and went to the…
November 14, 2011
Applications for the American Go Foundation(AGF) college scholarship are due November 20th. The program recognizes high school students who have served as important youth organizers and promoters for the go community. To apply,…
November 13, 2011
Neal Stephenson’s new novel Reamde has a reference to go, reports Ken Parel-Sewell.
November 13, 2011
"In Glen Dale, West Virginia, an unlikely new program has attained a huge following at John Marshall High School: Go Club. With a membership of nearly 100 students, the club has grown by massive leaps and bounds in a way that no one…
November 13, 2011
Eighteen-year-old Thomas Debarre 6d won a third French Go Championship October 29-30 at Beire-le-chatel, near Dijon, France. Debarre beat Rémi Campagnie, a young Frenchman who lives in Canada in a final that was commented live on KGS by…
November 13, 2011
Over two dozen players – some in Halloween costume – participated in the 2011 Pumpkin Classic in Arlington, VA on October 29.
November 13, 2011
E-Journal photographer Brian Allen has posted photos from this year’s U.S. Congress online.
November 10, 2011
Applications are now being accepted for the American Go Foundation(AGF) college scholarship. The program recognizes high school students who have served as important youth organizers and promoters for the go community . To apply,…
November 9, 2011
Richard Bozulich Not Dead After All
November 7, 2011
Go Game Guru -- an Australia-based go website featuring go news, commentaries and more -- has just opened an online go shop. “We want to make it easier and more affordable for everyone to buy go books ,” GGG founder David Ormerod says.…
November 7, 2011
Reports of the death of Richard Bozulich (at left) , Ishi Press founder and the father of the English-language go publishing industry, began circulating on the Internet last Saturday. Originating from a post on GoGameGuru , the report…
November 7, 2011
The Lancaster Go Club hosted the Pennsylvania Open last weekend for the first time in almost a decade. The venue, the Summit Grove Camp and Retreat Center, “was a hit,” reports organizer Michael Rhone II. "It was the best value for a…
November 7, 2011
Ben Hakala took top honors in the October 29-30 Portland Go Tournament.
November 6, 2011
The finalists for the 16th Samsung Cup were set on November 3. Won Seongjin 9P defeated Chen Yaoye 9P and Gu Li 9P eliminated Na Hyun 1P (a day earlier) in the quarter finals. The Samsung Cup quarter finals are played as a best of three…
November 6, 2011
The recently-launched Central Mississippi Go Club (CMGO) is expanding to the Madison/Ridgeland area, reports organizer Greg Smith. “We've been requested to make a location convenient to a core group of go players in the (Ridgeland)…