April 30, 2012
Go Photo: Brooklyn Botanic Gardens 2012 Sakura Matsuri
Brooklyn Go Club members at the April 28 Sakura Matsuri Festival at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. photo courtesy Felice Simon
American Go E-Journal
April 2012
April 30, 2012
Bay Area High School Tourney May 28
Bay Area k-12 schools are invited to compete in a half-day team contest in Cupertino, CA. Spectators are welcome, say organizers Kevin Huang and David Su, and competition should be strong among the local stars. Complete info is on the…
April 30, 2012
Second Online NAIM/WMSG Qualifier Scheduled
The Oscar Wilde Liberation Tournament NAIM/WMSG Qualifier is set for May 19-20 in the AGA Tournament Room on KGS. This second online tournament will afford players another chance to win points towards the North American Ing Masters…
April 30, 2012
Go Symposium Call for Papers Closes
From a Q&A session with Hikaru no Go creator Hotta Yumi to presentations on the state of the art of supercomputer go, weiqi in Chinese poetry, and designing a college go course, more than 20 talks have now been scheduled for the 2012…
April 30, 2012
EuroGo Updates: March 24-April 1
Romania: In-Seong Hwang 8d (right) won the 2012 Shusaku Cup Romania, winning all six games in the March 30-April 1 tournament. Hwang donated 200 Euro of his 1,200 Euro winnings to Romanian youth players. In second was Artem…
April 29, 2012
Calvin Sun Wins ’12 Cotsen
Calvin Sun won the 2012 Cotsen Open, sweeping all five rounds and earning an invitation to the AGA's first-ever professional certification tournament, which will be held at the US Go Congress this summer in Black Mountain, NC. Runner-up…
April 29, 2012
Pro System Launch “Monumental Moment” for U.S. Go, says Cho Hunhyun 9P
For a guy whose nickname is “The God of War” and who has amassed over 1,000 career wins, Cho Hunhyun 9P in person in actually pretty mild- mannered. In Los Angeles this weekend to help launch the American Go Association’s (AGA) nascent…
April 29, 2012
Cary Chinese School Teams Win in Carolina Team Tourney; Owen Chen 5D Tops Individual Competition
“The team competition was fierce” at the April 22 Carolina Spring Go Tournament, reports organizer Owen Chen. The team competition for youth players was one of the unique features of the annual tournament in Raleigh, NC, organized by…
April 28, 2012
Cotsen Open Day 1
Only three top players are undefeated after the first three rounds of the 2012 Cotsen Open: Curtis Tang, Calvin Sun and Chun-hong Chen. The final two rounds of the Cotsen will be held on Sunday, April 29 in Los Angeles, CA. Day One…
April 27, 2012
Two Kims Add to Cotsen Pro Line-Up
Two more professionals have been confirmed for this weekend’s Cotsen Open in Los Angeles, CA: Janice Kim 3P (at far right) and Kim Hyo-jung 2P (below at right). The American-born Janice Kim has long been a popular teacher at U.S.…
April 25, 2012
Cotsen Drawing Record Crowd in L.A.
With several days to go, nearly 200 have already registered for this weekend’s Cotsen Open in Los Angeles, one of the year’s biggest and most popular go tournaments in the United States. With thousands of dollars in prizes, the April…
April 24, 2012
Bonus at This Month's Bay Area Go Tournament
Twenty-six kids and adults gathered in Palo Alto, CA, on April 14 for this month's ratings tournament run by Bay Area Go Players Association. Players ranged in strength from 7 dan to 18 kyu, and four players won three games apiece: Yue…
April 24, 2012
Yang Shuang 2P Visits DC-Area Go Clubs
Chinese Pro Yang Shuang 2P was in the metro Washington DC area last week visiting both the NOVA Go Club in Arlington,VA and the Greater Washington Go Club (GWGC) in Bethesda MD.“Ms. Yang received a warm welcome by AGA President Allan…
April 24, 2012
Amsterdam Tourney Includes Speed Go on a Boat
This year’s edition of the Amsterdam International Go Tournament includes a Rapid (Speed Go) Tournament that will be played on a boat that travels through/around the city of Amsterdam. The tournament – the 41 st edition – runs Thursday,…
April 24, 2012
2012 AGA Board Minutes Posted Online
Minutes of the American Go Association Board of Director’s 2012 meetings – including the January 21 special meeting to discuss the proposed “tap” on foreign prize winnings – have now been posted online. Click here for all Board minutes…
April 24, 2012
Brooklyn Go Club at Sakura Matsuri Festival
The Brooklyn Go Club will be staffing go tables at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens’ Sakura Matsuri Festival again this year on April 28-29. “Go doesn't technically doesn't start until 1pm, but BGC members can show up at noon at 1000…
April 23, 2012
Cotsen Open Set for this Weekend in L.A.
The Cotsen Open in Los Angeles this weekend just added another draw: special fans signed by all three attending professionals, Cho Hun-Hyun 9P, Yoo Chang-hyuk 9P and KBA Secretary General Yang Jae-ho 9P, who will be commenting, teaching…
April 23, 2012
Kevin Huang Wins Somerset NAIM Qualifier
Kevin Huang 7D took first place in the April 21-22 North American Ing Masters (NAIM) Qualifier Tournament in Somerset, New Jersey. Huang's win qualified him to participate in the NAIM at the 20120 U.S. Go Congress. The second place…
April 23, 2012
U.S. Go Congress Registration Booming; 4/25 Deadline for Free Mealplan Drawing
Registrations for the 2012 U.S. Go Congress in Black Mountain, North Carolina, are coming in at a record setting pace, reports Congress Liason Chris Kirschner, with nearly 200 signed up thus far. "This is not surprising," Kirschner…
April 23, 2012
Jiang to Teach Go Camp
Mingjiu Jiang 7P will be returning to teach at this year's AGA Go Camp, reports camp director Amanda Miller. Jiang is an experienced professional player who has represented the United States in a number of international go tournaments.…
April 22, 2012
Go Photo: Cool Game
We came across this great photo posted 11/7/2011 on the V = I·R blog . Titled "Playing Go In Russia," the blogger finds some appropriate ice floe references in James Davies' Elementary Go Series, Volume 3: Tesuji: " A good player tries…
April 22, 2012
Steven Wu 3D Wins MGA Spring Tourney
Twenty-two players turned out for the April 15 Massachusetts Go Association’s Spring tournament in Somerville MA. Steven Wu 3D took first, Eric Osman 2D was 2 nd and 3rd was split between Eva Casey 4K and Ralph St. Louis 8K. “Good turn…
April 22, 2012
Go In the News: Syracuse’s Salt City Tournament
“It’s a very deep game, easy to learn how to play, but very hard to get good at,” Syracuse Go Club president Richard Moseson told the Eagle News in a April 6 report on the recent Salt City Tournament . photo: 94-year-old Milton Sack of…
April 19, 2012
Seattle Go Center Sues Nihon Ki-in
The Seattle Go Center filed suit against the Nihon Ki-in on April 19 in King County Superior Court. The suit charges the Nihon Ki-in with breach of contract and fraud in connection with the Nihon Ki-in’s recent decision to sell the…
April 19, 2012
Cho Hun-Hyun 9P 's Message to American Go Players
With just over a week to go before he attends the April 28-29 Cotsen Open in Los Angeles, Cho Hun-Hyun 9P -- considered one of the greatest players of all time – has sent the American go community his congratulations “on starting your…
April 16, 2012
Hikaru Author to Attend Congress
Hotta Yumi, author of the best selling manga series Hikaru no Go is confirmed for the US Go Congress . Hotta will meet fans, sign autographs, and answer questions at the Go Symposium on Sunday, and will be a celebrity judge for the…
April 16, 2012
Congress Scholarships for Youth Available
The American Go Foundation ( AGF) is offering $200 youth discounts to this year’s US Go Congress . Interested youth must write an essay on why they want to go; the application deadline is May 30th. Twenty-Five scholarships are…
April 14, 2012
Cotsen Open Registration Nearing Triple Digits
Nearly 100 are already pre-registered for the Cotsen Open coming up April 28-29 in Los Angeles, one of the biggest tournaments of the year, with a strong field and this year featuring appearances by top Korean professionals including…
April 13, 2012
How to Earn Qualie Points for 2012 World Mind Sports Games in France
All tournaments designated as North American Ing Masters qualifiers, as well as AGA-Tygemgo Pro Tournament qualifiers, are now tournaments at which strong players will be able to earn qualification points for the 2012 World Mind Sports…
April 10, 2012
U.S. Go Congress Offers Chance to Win Free Meal Plan
U.S. Go Congress organizers have just announced a drawing for a free 2012 Congress meal plan – a $225 value -- on April 25th. “Who says there’s no such thing as a free lunch…and breakfast and dinner?!” said Congress Co-Director Peter…