October 31, 2012
Go Spotting: Hidden Treasure
A go board is one of the treasures available for players to dig up in The Legend of the Golden Robot game on Kongregate . Thanks to EJ reader Corey McQuarters for passing this along!
American Go E-Journal
October 2012
October 30, 2012
Life and Death and Middle Pair: Go, Poker and the Sublime
( Gamasutra ) There's little doubt that music, literature, and film can all result in some incredibly meaningful works of art, but for whatever reason, the jury's still out when it comes to games. Veteran game designer, Area/Code…
October 29, 2012
Daniel Chou 6D Sweeps NOVA Pumpkin Classic
Daniel Chou 6D (center, front row) swept the top Dan division at the October 27 NOVA Pumpkin Classic, undefeated at 4-0. The other first place winners in their divisions were: Kelsey Dyer 1D (3-1), Benjamin Hong 8K (4-0), Anderson…
October 29, 2012
World Student Oza Registration Open
The 11th World Students Go Oza Championship will be held in Tokyo, from Feb 25 to March 1, 2013. Preliminary rounds will be held on the Pandanet IGS Go Server , and 16 students will be selected to proceed to the championship in Tokyo.…
October 29, 2012
The Spirit of Play: “I'm Stuck”
There are countless books, dictionaries and other materials aimed at expanding knowledge in go. But Argentinian champion and teacher Gabriel Benmergui 6D says that "what most of these resources don’t take into account is that there are…
October 29, 2012
Irvington Elementary Program a Hit
Longtime Portland organizer Peter Freedman has been devoting his efforts towards school programs recently, with notable success. "The photo is from the Irvington Elementary School Chess and Go Club," writes Freedman, "it has 30…
October 29, 2012
Tesuji, Maybe
One of the hits at this year’s U.S. Go Congress banquet was the performance of “Tesuji, Maybe” by Karoline Li and Samantha Fede. Sung to the tune of Carly Rae Jepsen's big hit 'Call Me Maybe' with new lyrics by Todd Blatt, the song was…
October 28, 2012
Go Photo: Terpstra Tykes
Two of the American Go Association's younger members, Brady (#20162) and Maddie (# 18087) Terpstra battling for ratings. The two are San Diego Go Club President Ted Terpstra (#754)’s grandchildren. Photo courtesy Ted Terpstra
October 27, 2012
Matt Burrall, Yongfei Ge & Sarah Yu Play for N.A. at Two Int’l Tourneys
North America has three representatives at international tournaments this weekend: Matthew Burrall and Yongfei Ge at the 7th Korea Prime Minister Cup International Amateur Baduk Championship, and Sarah Yu at the Women’s Bingshen Cup…
October 25, 2012
Carlisle High Gets Hikaru
A newly acquired set of the Hikaru no Go manga is on prominent display at the entrance to the high school library in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. “ The students were fascinated by the go display,” says Capri Stiles (at right in photo),…
October 22, 2012
NoVA Pumpkin Classic; Debarre’s 3rd French; Best School for Inseis?; Go & Strategy Club; Berlin Tourney; More Than Just a Game?
NoVA Pumpkin Classic Reminder : Register at www.novagoclub.org by 10P October 25 for the annual Pumpkin Classic in Arlington, VA. More details on the AGA-rated four-round tournament on the website.[sgf…
October 22, 2012
Guozhong Zhuang & John A. Sajo Top Portland Tourney
Undaunted by autumnal rain, over two dozen players hunkered down for the 2012 Portland(Oregon) Go Tournament last weekend. The event, including a 7-round handicap tournament and a 5-round open, was held on the picturesque campus of…
October 22, 2012
SmartGo Kifu Includes Fuseki & Joseki Matching
SmartGo Kifu 2.0 includes fuseki and joseki matching: given any board position, it finds all the matching full-board or corner positions in 40,000 pro games and shows you how the professionals played. “Programs like SmartGo for Windows…
October 18, 2012
Go Classified: Inexpensive Go Sets Wanted
Looking for inexpensive go sets to donate at Christmas to various toy drives. Similar to the $1 chess set at the Dollar Tree store, made in China. Btw, , as chess instructions in those cheap chess sets are pretty bad, when I locate a go…
October 17, 2012
John Kerpan Tops MGA Fall Tourney
John Kerpan 1d took first place in the Massachusetts Go Association's Fall Tournament on October 14 in Boston, MA. Kerpan topped a field of 30 players. In second place was Mark Nahabedian 13k and in third was Chia Chan 5k; all three…
October 17, 2012
Young Lions Tourney Returns
The popular Young Lions tourney, for school aged youth, is back with a new twist. Based on the tournaments in Hikaru no Go, where the newest professionals take on the top insei, the Young Lions has become one of the premier youth…
October 15, 2012
Portland Tournament Promises Epic Weekend Of Go
"We want more!" was the demand after last year's Portland (Oregon) Go Tournament. With that in mind, tournament director Peter Drake is working to cram even more go into this year's tournament, coming up October 20-21. First, there will…
October 10, 2012
BadukTV Free Trial Offer Extended to Life Members; Offers Going Fast
The BadukTV free trial offer has just been extended to AGA Life Members, reports AGA president Andy Okun. Any interested Life Member should email him at president@usgo.org for details. Meanwhile, the limited number of free one-month…
October 10, 2012
Capital Go Club Hosts Yang Shuang 2P Workshop This Saturday
The Capital Go Club (CGC) is hosting a workshop with Chinese pro Yang Shuang 2P (at left) this Saturday, October 13 in Fairfax, VA. Space is limited; click here to reserve your seat. Yang won 5th place in the Women’s World Go…
October 10, 2012
Your Move/Readers Write: Gangnam Style Korean Chess, Not Go
EJ reader consensus is that the game in the “Gangnam Style” video ( Go Spotting: Go Gangnam Style 10/8 EJ) is not go, but changgi, or Korean chess. “The player on the right appears to be contemplating moving a piece, not placing one,”…
October 8, 2012
Cho-U Go App for Kids now on iPad
The Nihon Ki-in has just released an English version of Cho-U's 4x4 Go Puzzle. Cho-U 9P came up with all of the problems for the program, and has developed a clever system for introducing go to young children. The app is available for…
October 8, 2012
2012 U.S.Go Congress Overview: Reports, Photos, Games & Commentaries
Dozens of 2012 U.S. Go Congress games, reports and photos – including galleries of players in top tournaments – are available online; our comprehensive coverage includes crosstabs of the U.S. Open, North American Ing Masters and Strong…
October 8, 2012
Go Spotting: Go Gangnam Style
Go seems to make an appearance in the "Gangnam Style" video, which has racked up over 28 million hits on YouTube since its release last summer, inspiring parody clips from all corners of the globe. At .52 in the video there’s a 2-second…
October 7, 2012
Great Turnout, Exciting Game at Yang Shuang 2P DC Exhibition
The Greater Washington Go Club hosted “great turnout and an exciting game” on October 5 when Chinese professional Yang Shuang 2P played a 3-stone exhibition game with Josh Lee. “Josh was leading for most of the game, but then faltered…
October 5, 2012
GO Photo: Vintage Go
The 2012 Vintage Go event lived up to its name, with participants enjoying plenty of wine along with their crackers and tesujis. The LLNL Go Club organized the festivities September 22 in Livermore, CA. photo by Bruce Bailey
October 4, 2012
Yang Shuang 2P Returns to DC for Free Exhibition Game Friday
Chinese professional Yang Shuang 2P is paying a surprise visit to the metro Washington area Friday, October 5. Ms. Yang – who played a simul in DC earlier this year ( Yang Shuang 2P Visits DC-Area Go Clubs 4/24/2012) – will play an…
October 1, 2012
Free BadukTV Trial Sub Offer
This month only, join or rejoin the American Go Association in October and get a free one-month trial subscription to BadukTV , a $50 value. BadukTV is the new online video service from GoGameGuru (GGG), featuring a live 24-video feed…
October 1, 2012
Newmiller Tops Davis/Sacramento Go Club Fall Quarterly
Eleven players -- including Marek Gotkowski from Ireland -- participated in the four-round Davis/Sacramento Go Club Fall Quarterly, held at the Arden Library in Sacramento, CA on September 29. Jeff Newmiller led the upper division with…
October 1, 2012
Fox Chapel Elementary Tops First DC Metro Area School Go Tournament
Fox Chapel Elementary School from Germantown, Maryland topped a field of three schools in the First DC Metropolitan Area School Go Tournament on September 29, winning 7 out of 8 games. The DC School Tournament, organized by American Go…
October 1, 2012
Sorenson Wins 3-Way Tiebreaker to Top First NM Chamisa Flower Go Tournament
A gentle but temperate desert breeze ruffled the results slips as players from northern New Mexico vied for a place in the first Chamisa Flower Go Tournament. Held on Saturday September 22nd at the Aldea Community Center in Santa Fe the…