American Go E-Journal
July 31, 2012
NOTE: Myungwan Kim 9P is doing live daily game commentaries at 10:30a and 5:30p EST (note updated times!) on the TygemGo Korea1 Server ; some games are also being broadcast on KGS. For latest standings and game records, click here and…
July 30, 2012
NOTE: Myungwan Kim 9P is doing live game commentaries at 10:30a and 5:30p EST (note updated times!) on the TygemGo Korea1 Server each day; some games are also being broadcast on KGS. For latest standings and game records, click here and…
July 30, 2012
Broadcast of the AGA-Tygem Pro Finals continues today, on both Tygem and, as of today, selected games on KGS as well. Myung-wan Kim 9P will provide live commentary starting at 10:30AM and 5:30PM (EST), an hour and a half after the games…
July 28, 2012
Players have arrived at the YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly in Black Mountain NC for the first AGA-TygemGo Pro Finals. Play starts Sunday morning with two rounds a day starting at 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. ET. The plan is to broadcast four games in…
July 28, 2012
Although much of his vision remains to be realized, outgoing American Go Association President Allan Abramson remains bullish on the future of the AGA. As outlined in 2008 when he was appointed President, Abramson’s vision included more…
July 26, 2012
Ten candidates are running for four seats on the AGA’s Board of Directors in this year’s elections, which are now underway. To give members a better sense of who the candidates are, their experience and vision for the AGA, the E-Journal…
July 25, 2012
With 17 days left to go, Jonathan Hop is almost a third of the way to his $800 goal to fund his go video series. The author of the "So You Want to Play Go?" books recently launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $800 to finish up his…
July 25, 2012
Ten candidates are running for four seats on the AGA’s Board of Directors in this year’s elections, which are now underway. To give members a better sense of who the candidates are, their experience and vision for the AGA, the E-Journal…
July 25, 2012
It has been a while since the E-J reviewed go programs available on the Android platform, and given that not all of us have iPhones, I thought it was time to do an update. I should note first that I love Apple, and have three Apple…
July 24, 2012
The AGA Board of Directors will decide on a replacement for Western Region rep Gordon Castanza during the upcoming U.S. Go Congress. “but before the Congress Board meeting,” according to Board Chair Andy Okun. Castanza retired on July…
July 24, 2012
Bay Area Go's monthly ratings tournament was held July 14 in San Francisco's Japantown Center. This month's event featured a field of 39 players ranging from 18 kyu to 7 dan. Linden Chiu 2d, who was awarded an honorary dan-level…
July 24, 2012
Ten candidates are running for four seats on the AGA’s Board of Directors in this year’s elections, which are now underway. To give members a better sense of who the candidates are, their experience and vision for the AGA, the E-Journal…
July 23, 2012
The second International Children’s Go Art Painting Contest has received almost seventy entries. Submitting countries include Japan, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, The Philippines, Pakistan, Bulgaria, Argentina, Mexico and the United…
July 23, 2012
Four additions bring this year’s U.S. World Mind Sports Games (WMSG) team to a total of 21 players. “Some will be flying direct from the U.S. Go Congress in North Carolina to London or Paris and then by train to Lille, France,” reports…
July 23, 2012
Youngsters in San Diego were treated to go lessons from Ted Terpstra, the new AGA Executive VP, at a summer camp at the Japanese Friendship Garden on July 18th. "This week it was first and second graders, next week is third & fourth…
July 23, 2012
Ten candidates are running for four seats on the AGA’s Board of Directors in this year’s elections, which are now underway. All AGA chapters with two or more members can vote for the director in their region, and all full AGA members…
July 22, 2012
Iyama Yuta 9P won his first Honinbo title on July 19. Iyama bested the defending title holder Yamashita Keigo 9P, 4-3 in the title match series. Go fans who'd been anticipating the game were not disappointed. The pair produced an…
July 21, 2012
Saying “Welcome to our little gathering in the mountains,” U.S. Go Congress organizers today released a downloadable PDF of the 2012 Go Congress Handbook , the 43-page guide to the biggest U.S. go event of the year, coming up August…
July 21, 2012
Eric Lui 7D took on all challengers at the NOVA Congress Tuneup giving handicaps of three stones and more and winning undefeated at 4-0. Second in the top dan division was Jimmy Yang 5D at 2-2. Other winners in the 28-player field were:…
July 20, 2012
The Summer 2012 GoGoD (Games of Go on Disk) update is now available and on its way to subscribers, with a total of 72,644 games in the Database, reports T Mark Hall. "This is a landmark issue," says Hall. "We now have exactly 2,000…
July 20, 2012
Just in time for players to get in shape for the upcoming U.S. Go Congress, SmartGo Books has added three more books , for a total of 38 designed to be read on the iPad. The latest batch is a trifecta by Yilun Yang 7 dan, "all based on…
July 20, 2012
Through July 31, Kiseido is offering 10-20% discounts and free shipping on dozens of books. Books on sale include the 4- volume Graded Go Problems for Beginners series, the Elementary Go Series , the 6-volume Graded Go Problems for Dan…
July 19, 2012
Xihan Zhang 2d topped a field of 28 at the July 15 Skip Ascheim Memorial Tournament in Somerville MA. In second was Jason McGibbon 4k and Makio Ogawa 5k took third place. Eva Casey directed. photo (l-r): Makio Ogawa, Xihan Zhang & Jason…
July 19, 2012
Over 50 players visited the Seattle Go Center on Tuesday, July 17. They ranged from complete beginners to 4 dan players. Tuesdays are always well-attended at the Go Center. "Even on slow weeks we will have 25 players. Our priority is…
July 18, 2012
Former AGA President Phil Straus (l) and American Go E-Journal Managing Editor Chris Garlock play go July 8 at Manson’s Landing on Cortes Island in British Columbia, Canada while awaiting a seaplane to carry them to Seattle. The two…
July 17, 2012
“The AGA website provided a search capability of members in your state under ‘Ratings’,” writes Sid Kobashigawa. “Is this capability available somewhere else now on the website? I want to be able to find if any new members in my state…
July 17, 2012
“July 11 was Cory Massaro’s last night at the Santa Barbara Go Club ,” writes club organizer Ed Lee. “Cory (2nd from left, with sunglasses on his head, in photo at right) has finished his graduate work at UCSB, and will start more…
July 17, 2012
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July 16, 2012
American go players interested in playing in the upcoming Mind Games in France have one last opportunity to represent the US. “We have four open slots for players in the Men's Individual and one slot in the Women's Individual…
July 16, 2012
Frank Luo 7D won the second Emory University Chinese Student & Scholar Union Go Tournament, held at Emory University on July 7. Nearly 30 players with rankings from 9 kyu to 7 dan participated in the tournament, which was organized by…