American Go E-Journal
November 29, 2012
The SportAccord World Mind Games website has a new and updated design, with a number of useful options to improve user’s experience. Visitors can access the latest news about the upcoming event, results, schedule, players’ biographies,…
November 29, 2012
Coventry 2012 : The Coventry, played on 11/24 in Warwick University, United Kingdom, was won by Andrew Simons 3d, in second was Siu Fung Cheung 4d and third was Francis Roads 1d... Hungarian Championship Final : The Hungarian…
November 28, 2012
Fifteen-year-old Yunxuan Li 5d once again led the pack of youth go players, with a convincing 4-0 record, in the annual Young Lions Tournament , held November 17th on KGS. "The final round of the tournament, with Li facing off against…
November 28, 2012
Plans are underway for a brand-new major go event in the U.S. early next year. Organizers for the North American Go Convention (NAGC) plan to run the event from February 8-17, book-ended with weekend tournaments in New York City…
November 28, 2012
The Hedgehog (Le Hérisson) , the French film based on Muriel Barbery’s' novel The Elegance of the Hedgehog ( GO SPOTTING: The Elegance of the Hedgehog 5/4/2010 and The Return of the Elegant Hedgehog 10/24/2010 ) is now available on…
November 27, 2012
Lee Sedol 9P seems to be fully recovered from his slump earlier this year, pulling off a classic hat trick in the Olleh Cup by defeating Choi Cheolhan 9P 3-1 in the final for his third straight Olleh championship title. It also makes…
November 27, 2012
The 2012 International Go Symposium in Black Mountain, North Carolina attracted leading scholars and researchers from around the world for two days of presentations and discussions on the many aspects of the game of go. Dozens of hours…
November 26, 2012
With Go World ending publication ( Endgame for Go World Magazine After 35 Years 11/16) we want to know which was your favorite Go World article. Click here to participate in the My Favorite Go World Story Contest . Page through your…
November 26, 2012
“People having been playing go for 4000 years,” says the Seattle Go Center . “And people have been eating cheese for 4000 years. But they were usually not the same people, until the Seattle Go Center invented Tuesday Pizza Night, where…
November 26, 2012
by Gabriel Benmergui We have all had this experience in our own games. Right from the fuseki, the game looked to be in your favor, you have the fights in control and the lead is obvious and solid. Then it happens. The self-atari, the…
November 25, 2012
A few years back, the American Go Foundation came into possession of almost all of the remaining print copies of Go World magazine. Now that GW is ceasing publication , the AGF is offering its complete inventory for sale to all current…
November 25, 2012
Go clubs are generally pretty quiet places, where the most you might hear is the click of the go stones, perhaps the rattle of a teacup. But on November 15 the brand-new Paulista Go Center in Sao Paolo, Brazil rocked as visiting pro…
November 24, 2012
DC-area go players are being invited to play in a free 2-round friendship tournament Sunday, December 2 against the Hope Chinese School (HCS) in Fairfax, VA. In addition to an opportunity for fun competition, organizers hope the event…
November 24, 2012
Six top KGS players battle it out today for a shot at the KGS Meijin finals. The winner of today’s first semi-final -- Cornel 7d, DuguXin 5d, fj 5d, Koffein 4d, kvv 4d or YellowBell 6d – will play the winner of next weekend’s semi in…
November 24, 2012
Hungarian Open Championship 2012 (11/22): The Hungarian Open Championship, played 11/17-18 in Budapest, Hungary, was won by Pal Balogh 6d (right) , in second was Csaba Mero 6d and third was Koichiro Habu 4d... Romanian Team…
November 24, 2012
“Chen Zude was a man of many accomplishments and a pillar supporting go in China,” writes Feng Yun 9P. “I remember him well. ( Chinese Professional Go Player and Pioneer Chen Zude Dies 11/3 EJ ) Mr. Chen was among first three 9-dan…
November 23, 2012
Perfect Rules Are Possible: “I share Terry Benson's hope that ‘maybe someday the countries of the go world will agree on clear, logical, complete rules’ ( Your Move/Readers Write: Spoiling a Masterpiece Unnecessarily 11/5 EJ), ” writes…
November 21, 2012
The American Go Foundation , devoted to promoting go in the US, has decided to work more closely than ever with AGA chapters. The AGF Store - containing unique and valuable promotional materials - has previously only been available to…
November 19, 2012
An Younggil 8P reviews the deciding game between Choi Cheolhan 9P and Chen Yaoye 9P at the China-Korea Tengen in September. In this game commentary from Go Game Guru , the tremendously exciting game features two opposing styles of play,…
November 19, 2012
The AGA Board voted to approve funding for the College Matching Program at its October meeting. Originally launched by former AGA President Mike Lash, the program allowed college clubs to receive financial support for starting go…
November 18, 2012
The second SportAccord World Mind Games (SWMG) will be held December 12-19 in Beijing, China. The multi-sport event is intended to highlight the value of mind sports and features five games: bridge, chess, draughts (checkers), go and…
November 18, 2012
Three Peaks 2012 (11/13): The Three Peaks, played from 11/10-11 in Lake District, United Kingdom, was won by Matthew Cock 5d, in second was Andrew Simons 3d and third was Richard Hunter 3d... Kani 6 2012 (11/13): The Kani 6 (Rabbity…
November 18, 2012
Wayne B. Nelson didn’t even need komi to win our photo caption contest. His entry – “I should've started learning this game when I was little” – topped the runner-up, Solomon Smilack’s “Cross cut? I think I’ll try crawling instead”…
November 18, 2012
Contact Tony Hoffman, 661-747-9341 , or tonymichelehoffman@gmail.com if you are in Marin County,CA and want to learn or play go. Tony is a resident of San Rafael and lives aboard his boat in the Loch Lomand Marina.
November 16, 2012
After 35 years, Go World will cease publication after the next issue. “We regret to inform you that there will only be one more issue, #129, of Go World published,” Richard Bozulich writes in a letter now being received by subscribers.…
November 16, 2012
Does Won Seogjin 9P ’s promise to dance Gangnam style if he won in the Samsung Cup also apply to the LG Cup? Won (l), known as ‘Won Punch’ for his powerful haymaker, promised his fans he’d do his version of South Korean pop artist PSY's…
November 15, 2012
On November 12 and 14, Lee Sedol 9P of Korea and Gu Li 9P of China swept the 17th Samsung Cup semifinals, both defeating their opponents 2-0. Gu and Lee now proceed to the Cup finals, which will be played December 11-13 in Shanghai (not…
November 15, 2012
Almost three months after the 37 th Meijin title match started, Yamashita Keigo 9P prevailed in the decisive final game on November 12 and 13 in Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan, successfully defending his Meijin title for the first time. As if…
November 15, 2012
Just back from extensive filming in Asia, The Surrounding Game documentary team is now in post-production. “We’ve hired an assistant editor to prep us for the editing and organizational process,” reports co-director Cole Pruitt. “We're…
November 15, 2012
“I recently went to the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego to see Allegiance , a musical about the Japanese internment camps in the US,” writes San Diego Go Club President Ted Terpstra. “Powerful stuff. They had an accompanying exhibit of…