American Go E-Journal
February 29, 2012
McLean, VA: Amber Go Game stone set with wood bowls - $80; Go Game Marble bowls with glass stones - $40; Thick Agathis wood Go game board - $110; Go game Weiqi stone and wood bowl set in a case - $100; Go game stone YunZi set in wood…
February 29, 2012
A tournament report – including updated ratings and all game results -- for the 2012 New Jersey Open (NJO) has been posted online. The final count for the NJO – held February 25-26 at Princeton University in Princeton, NJ -- was a…
February 28, 2012
The first three rounds of the second Young Kwon National Online Tournament (YKNOT) will kick off this weekend. A field of 70 players from 16 kyu to professional will vie for nearly $3,000 in prizes sponsored by former US Open Champion…
February 27, 2012
Winner’s reports for the 2011 North American Ing Masters (NAIM) and the 2011 U.S. Go Congress Strong Players Open (SPO) have now been posted; a similar PDF report for the 2011 U.S. Open is expected soon. Click here for crosstabs on the…
February 27, 2012
Teasers from several recent posts on Janice Kim 3P’s Learn To Play Go blog: To 3-4, or to starpoint – that is the question Whether ‘tis better in the endgame to suffer through gote and komi an outrageous half-point loss Or to take on…
February 27, 2012
Lillian Zavala 9k and Ogam Shakti 15k led the top division of the Mexican Youth Go Championships, held Feb. 11 in Mexico City. 44 kids attended the event, which was limited to those under the age of 12. "We had the support of some of…
February 26, 2012
On February 24, 2012, China won the 13th Nongshim Cup when Xie He 7P defeated Lee Changho 9P in the final game. The Nongshim Cup is a win and continue team event between China, Japan and Korea. The first two rounds took place in late…
February 26, 2012
ZhaoNian Chen 7d (left) swept the 2012 New Jersey Open on Feb 25-26, winning all five games. The 53rd-annual event attracted a record 125 players to Princeton, New Jersey. See below for the 5th-round game between Chen and Xinyu Tu.…
February 26, 2012
The Collegiate Go League , a new competitive league for university go clubs, is attracting new schools and players. Funded by the Ing Foundation, the group was created by eleven college students from the US, who attended the first…
February 25, 2012
The 2012 New Jersey Open entered Day 2 on Sunday, Feb. 26, with an all-time record 125 [sgf sgfUrl="/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2012_02_25_NJOrd1bd1Tu-Huang.sgf"…
February 23, 2012
The deadline to sign up for the American Go Honor Society’s School Team Tournament is March 1. The tournament will be held online, March 17 and 24. Teams must have three students currently enrolled in the same K-12 school/learning…
February 21, 2012
Organizers of the 2012 International Go Symposium have issued a second call for papers and/or presenters ( AGA to hold “Go Symposium” at 2012 Go Congress 10/24/2011 EJ) . The Symposium, to be keynoted by Atari founder Nolan Bushnell,…
February 20, 2012
Tom Boone 11k won the February 19 “Winter Tournament” in Harrisburg, PA, winning five of seven games played. Sponsored by the Harrisburg Area Go Club and Lancaster Go Club, the tournament attracted nine players, ranging in strength from…
February 20, 2012
Perhaps the biggest East Coast tournament of the year, the 53 rd New Jersey Open Go Tournament is set for February 25/26 in Princeton, NJ. Last year over 100 players entered, from 30 kyu to some of the strongest amateurs in the U.S.…
February 20, 2012
Nine-year-old Aaron Ye 5d, has done it again, defending his title as the US Youth Champion in the under 12 age bracket. Ye entered the finals in third place, having lost a game in the qualifiers to his rival Jeremy Chiu 4d, age 9, but…
February 20, 2012
On Sunday, Feb. 19th, two eight player teams, from Irvington Elementary School and Sun Montesorri School, in Portland OR, played a two round match. The score was 8-8. Irvington was a player short and added a 'ringer' in Theo Balwit…
February 20, 2012
Discovery of a “surprising” financial loss at the 2011 U.S. Go Congress dominated the February 12 meeting of the American Go Association’s Board of Directors. The loss may be as much as $20,000; further details are expected soon from…
February 20, 2012
Lithuania: The FORAS 2012, played on 2/16 in Moletai, Lithuania, was won by Andrius Petrauskas 4d; Result table . France: Junfu Dai 8d (right) won the Paris & Antony International Tournament, played 2/4-5 in Antony, France; Result table…
February 19, 2012
Josh Lee 5D (at right in photo) went 3-1 to help usher in the Year of the Dragon at the February 11 NOVA Chinese New Year Tournament, an annual event organized by the Northern Virginia (NOVA) Go Club. Tied for second and also 3-1 were…
February 19, 2012
Twenty one kids and adults came out February 11 to play face-to-face go at the Bay Area Go monthly ratings tournament held at the home of the Palo Alto Go Club in Menlo Park, CA. Players ranged in strength from 20 kyu to 5 dan, and five…
February 19, 2012
Over 50 players -- including a professional -- have already registered for the upcoming Young Kwon National Online Tournament (YKNOT). Registration is open until Friday February 24 for the second YKNOT, sponsored by Young Kwon. All AGA…
February 19, 2012
Registration for the 2012 U.S. Go Congress -- August 4-11 in Black Mountain, North Carolina -- is now open. “If you loved the 2006 Go Congress in Black Mountain, you are not alone,” says Congress Co-Directors Peter Armenia and Paul…
February 15, 2012
Collecting his first international title, Jiang Weijie 5P of China defeated Lee Changho 9P of Korea on February 15 in the final of the 16th LG Cup. The final started on February 13 and Jiang won the first game by resignation after…
February 13, 2012
Three boards, all kaya or katsura wood from Japan. “They were acquired in the Little Tokyo in Los Angeles in 1960. Our family played in the Lil Tokyo Go Club for a number of years. There are slight signs of use but overall they are…
February 13, 2012
An extensive collection of go books, owned by an antiquarian bookman who studied the game, is being offered for sale. “All books are either Very Good or Near Fine…Many are extremely scarce. Others are out-of-print.” The collection,…
February 13, 2012
Jing Yang 8D of Winnipeg, Canada has won the North American Chunlan Cup to earn a place in the Chunlan Cup as the North American representative. Yang bested a field of 16 players including two professionals and other strong amateurs to…
February 13, 2012
To celebrate the Year of the Dragon, Phoenix Chinese Week and the Arizona Go Club jointly sponsored the 2012 Phoenix Chinese Week (PCW) Go Open on January 29. Twenty two go players ranging in strength from 18k to 8D gathered at the…
February 13, 2012
“Love was in the air for our Winter tournament,” reports Chicago go organizer Bob Barber, who directed the February 11 “I Sing the Body Electric” tournament. “Three young women playing in the tournament are getting married this year:…
February 13, 2012
Visitors to the LA Go Club recently might understandably have been worried by the vanished signs and tape over the door. Not to worry. Gary (Gun-ho) Choi’s venerable Koreatown playing location has moved to a new “and nicer” spot,…
February 13, 2012
More than two dozen – 27, to be exact – go books are now available in SmartGo Books 1.4 . “In addition to including the full text and diagrams of the print versions, you can replay the moves directly in the diagrams,” reports author…