American Go E-Journal
June 28, 2012
The 2012 U.S. Go Congress is running a special registration promotion from now until July 15th. If you register and pay your bill by July 7th, you will receive your choice of either one hour of private game review and/or a lesson with…
June 27, 2012
The field in the TygemGo Online Pro Prelim has been narrowed down to the final 21 players, six of whom are Canadians. The tournament’s last round will be this weekend, with the last seven players qualifying to go to North Carolina in…
June 25, 2012
Go junkies rejoice: Baduk TV is now available on your smart phone. That’s right, you can now watch the same program Korean baduk (the Korean word for go) players watch 24 hours a day. The free Baduk TV app is available in Apple’s App…
June 25, 2012
Jeff Horn 1D won the Upper Division of the Davis/Sacramento Go Club’s Summer Quarterly Tournament, held at the Arcade Library in Sacramento on June 23. The Lower Division winner was Jeff Murphy, 4k. Both had 2 wins. - Willard Haynes
June 25, 2012
3k seeks other players in Marquette, MI; will be visiting July 5- 20. Reply to roylaird@gmail.com . I hope to see you this summer!
June 25, 2012
The American Go Foundation (AGF) launched its new website on Friday, June 22. "This is a complete redesign and makeover of the site," says AGF Vice President Paul Barchilon, who led the project. "We want to make it easy for any teacher,…
June 21, 2012
This year's Teacher of the Year winner, Joe Walters of Pasadena, CA, learned go in the Navy. That is, he learned about go. “A buddy and I tried it and wound up bewildered, with two walls across the middle of the board,” Walters said. …
June 21, 2012
Justin Teng of Rockville, MD and Rachel Daley of Boulder, CO are the winners of the 2012 AGF College Scholarship , $1,000 awards to distinguished college-bound go organizers. Teng, the president of his local go club and the current VP…
June 21, 2012
With 16 days to go, "The Surrounding Game" documentary team has already surpassed its initial fundraising goal ( American Go Players Seek Support for Go Documentary , 6/12 EJ) and is now pushing for their second funding target of…
June 20, 2012
As Barack Obama and Mitt Romney vie for the Presidency and the major parties battle for control of Congress this year, another election has thus far escaped the media’s attention. Four of the American Go Association's seven Board…
June 18, 2012
Janice Kim 3P , popular go teacher, go blogger, and co-author of the Learn to Play Go book series, will teach a workshop in Berkeley, California this coming weekend, June 23 and 24. Those who signed up early turned in game records for…
June 18, 2012
The Caroline Campelo Cruz e Silva School in Palmas City, Brazil, has launched a full go program for kids, reports teacher Luciano Sanches Teixeira. Recent changes in organization and curricula at the school opened up space for new…
June 18, 2012
"The AGA Summer Go Camp is excited to announce that both Slate and Shell and Kiseido have made a donation of books to the 2012 camp," reports Camp Director Amanda Miller. "Throughout the week of July 29, the camp will be holding small…
June 17, 2012
Hundreds of go players gathered in one place. Professionals from around the world playing simultaneous games with amateurs of all strengths. Tournament games daily. Professional lectures and game analysis. Eight days of all kinds of…
June 17, 2012
Winners Yongfe Ge Wins U.S. Open; Mingming Yin Wins Strong Players Open Zi Yang Hu 1P Wins N.A. Master’s Tournament; Board Auction Raises $1,000 for AGF Yongfei Ge Closes in on U.S. Open Title, Mingming “Stephanie” Yin Wins Strong…
June 17, 2012
Northern Virginia’s Capital Go Club is making its collection of World of Go (WeiQi TianDi) magazine available free for the asking. “ World of Go is the most popular go magazine in China with hundreds of thousands of readers,” says…
June 15, 2012
Myung-wan Kim 9P (r) will provide live video and audio commentary Saturday on the AGA-Tygem Pro Online Prelim game between 'regular456' 9-dan and 'CptJack' 5-dan.The live commentary will be in Tygem’s World room starting at 12:30P…
June 12, 2012
After several months of filming, AGA members making a new documentary about the game of go have just released a trailer and are raising funds to complete the feature-length film. "This film will cover all aspects of go and go culture,…
June 12, 2012
Due to some technical issues, the American Go Association Go Database (AGADB) is currently offline. The AGA Ratings Database is still online and updated through June 3. We apologize for any inconvenience and will keep you updated about…
June 11, 2012
Just a few days remaining before the deadline for nominations in the 2012 AGA Board of Directors election. Nominations are being accepted through June 15; email to elections@usgo.org . Nominated thus far are Lisa Scott in the central…
June 11, 2012
Top players from the US and Canada scored an impressive 8-2 victory against their counterparts in Europe, in the 4th annual Transatlantic Youth Team Tourney, held on KGS June 3rd. Ironically, USYGC champions Calvin Sun 7d and Vincent…
June 11, 2012
The second International Children’s Go Art Contest is still accepting submissions. Organizer Siddhartha Avila urges kids to send their paintings as soon as possible. "Last year, almost all the entries arrived on the last days, making…
June 11, 2012
There’s still time to register for this year’s AGA Summer Go Camp. Camp directors Nano Rivera and Amanda Miller welcome all campers from the ages of 8 to 18 to join them for a week of go-playing and fun. This year’s professional teacher…
June 11, 2012
The American Go Association is looking for women who are interested in representing the USin the 2012 World Mind Sports Games (WMSG) in Lille, France, reports Tournament Coordinator Karoline Burrall. The WMSG’s go competition will begin…
June 11, 2012
“The picture on the AGA website ( Champagne Celebrates Go Congress Contest Win ) is interesting in several ways,” writes None Redmond. “Not only is Nakayama there (at the 2006 US Go Congress in Black Mountain, NC) but also Yoshi looking…
June 10, 2012
Yet one more reason to attend this year's U.S. Go Congress is a brand-new state team tournament. The Wisonet Cup State Team Go Tournament (WCSTGT) will feature six teams playing a 5-round tournament during the upcoming Congress in Black…
June 10, 2012
“It’s been an exciting year for American go and you can help make the next one even bigger,” says Edward Zhang, Volunteer Coordinator for the American Go Association (AGA). “We currently have some key volunteer positions open and invite…
June 9, 2012
The 2012 Cotsen Open/AGA-Tygem Pro Qualifier was held April 28-29 in Los Angeles, CA. One of the major tournaments on the American Go Association’s annual calendar, the event is sponsored by Eric Cotsen and this year major…
June 6, 2012
West Coast go organizer Andy Okun (left) was appointed President of the American Go Association (AGA) by the AGA Board of Directors at its June 3 meeting. Ted Terpstra (right) of San Diego was appointed Executive Vice President. Their…
June 4, 2012
The U.S. has been invited to compete in five tournaments at the 2012 World Mind Sports Games in Lille, France. "This is a great opportunity for our players to participate in such a high-profile event," said American Go Association…