American Go E-Journal
December 31, 2012
by Gabriel Benmergui From time to time students ask me “What can I do to improve?” This is a funny question because I suspect what they really want to know is “What can I do to improve that doesn't involve solving problems?” When…
December 30, 2012
Lee Sedol 9P, hot off his Samsung Cup win earlier this month, pulled off a stunning reversal to beat Baek Hongseok 9P for the Myeongin title. The Myeongin, the Korean equivalent of the Japanese Meijin title, is a best-of-5 match.…
December 30, 2012
"Go was just featured on a U.S. TV series!" writes Alicia Seifrid. The game was featured in the ABC series "Last Resort," episode 10 ("Blue Water"), which aired last Thursday, December 13. "The series is about a renegade U.S. submarine…
December 29, 2012
There is still time to register for the US Youth Go Championships, which will be held Jan. 19th on KGS. All AGA members who are under 18 are eligible, and there will be prizes awarded every five ranks. Think you might be the best 22…
December 29, 2012
by William Pinckard During the Edo period a go club, like a tea ceremony room or a kyoka poetry meeting, was a place where rank, station and sex were irrelevant: what mattered most was the skill of the participants. Such people came as…
December 28, 2012
The SmartGo Books app has just added four more e-books for a total of 52 books in English. The latest titles include both volumes of Cho Hun-hyeon's Lectures on Go Techniques , Yilun Yang's Tricks in Joseki and In the Beginning from the…
December 27, 2012
Expressing "heart-felt thanks" to the Nihon Ki-in, the Seattle Go Center on December 21 signed a new lease agreement with the Nihon Ki-in that runs through 2016, with an option to renew through 2021. The agreement ended a dispute over…
December 27, 2012
Moscow Cup Final : The Moscow Cup Final, played from 12/22-23 in Moscow, Russia, was won Andrej Cheburkahov 5d, second was Natalia Kovaleva 5d and third was Vjacheslav Kajmin 2d... La Carboneria : The La Carboneria, played on 12/22 in…
December 25, 2012
The American Go E-Journal collaborated with Ranka Online and SportAccord to provide comprehensive coverage -- including our first-ever video broadcasts -- of the recent 2012 SportAccord World Mind Games (SAWMG), held December 12-20 in…
December 25, 2012
Here's an exciting sign of the times: a stack of go sets in the "Classic Games" section of Barnes and Noble. And not just buried on the shelf, but stacked in the aisle, a higher-profile position, priced at $34.95 each. We found this…
December 24, 2012
Guo Juan's Internet Go School is now accepting enrollments for its online group class for the first term of the new year. The class begins January 19-20, 2013, and participants will also receive a 20% discount on a year's membership for…
December 22, 2012
After Fan Ting Yu 3P’s decisive win over Park Jung-hwan 9P in the first game of the Ing Cup final, Game Two is set for Sunday evening, 8:30p EST (5:30 PST). The AGA’s Myung-wan Kim 9p will give another live commentary in English on the…
December 22, 2012
SAWMG Go Tourney Makes a $plash: The SportAccord World Mind Games (SAWMG) $400,000 in prizes makes the recently-concluded event the fourth largest international men's tournament in 2012 -- after the BC Card, Samsung and LG Cup…
December 22, 2012
If you are under 18, there is still time to apply for free teaching lessons from professionals, through the American Go Foundation . Yi Lun Yang 7P, Janice Kim 3P, and Jennie Shen 2P, will offer lessons online to students who qualify.…
December 22, 2012
Alpar Kilinc Go Turnuvasi: The 2012 Alpar Kilinc Go Turnuvasi, played from 12-15/16 in ODTU - Ankara, Turkey, was won by Bertan Bilen 2d, second was Giray Erdi 2d and third was Fatih Sulak 2d ( photo Ertug Akkol 1d )... Braila- Junior…
December 22, 2012
Baduk TV English -- the partnership between Baduk TV and Go Game Guru -- has just introduced new pricing plans, reducing prices by as much as 60% Baduk TV Live is available for $7 per month, Baduk TV On Demand is $10/month and Baduk TV…
December 22, 2012
The Portland Go Club is now a 501c3 non-profit under federal tax code. "This means it is a charitable organization able to accept tax deductible donations and apply for foundation grants available to such organizations," reports Peter…
December 21, 2012
The best-performing team at the February 8-17 N.A. Go Convention will win a $1,000 prize, reports organizer Edward Zhang.“All you need to do is to team up with some friends and play the best go in your division,” Zhang says. A minimum…
December 21, 2012
The American Go Foundation 's annual fund-drive is under way. "Every dollar you give is matched by the hundreds of hours AGF board members, mentors and volunteers spend on helping our programs and encouraging others to teach go," says…
December 21, 2012
The first two games of the Ing Cup Final between Park Jung-hwan 9P and Fan Ting-yu 3P will be featured in the next installment of Myung-wan Kim 9P’s AGA/Tygem live commentary tonight, Friday, December 21, at 8:30p EST, and then Sunday,…
December 20, 2012
Thirty players attended the Rocky Mtn. Winter Go Tourney, held Dec. 15 in Boulder, CO. Ten of the players were youth, and prizes were given in three brackets. Xian Wu Luo 2d topped the dan division with four wins, while Laurie Linz 8k…
December 19, 2012
Korea Tops China to Win World Mind Games Pair Go Championship : Korea’s Choi Jeong and Choi Chulhan are the 2012 Pair Go champs at the SportAccord World Mind Games, defeating the Chinese team of Li He and Jiang Weijie in a nearly 3-hour…
December 18, 2012
Barely a year old, the Gotham Go Club of Manhattan is hosting its first AGA- rated tournament January 12th. “The go scene when I moved here in 2011 was moribund," says Club founder and two time Congress Director Peter Armenia. "For a…
December 18, 2012
Jeff Newmiller 1k Allen Louderback 3k topped their divisions in the Davis/Sacramento Go Club Winter Quarterly Tournament on December 15 at the Arden-Dimick library in Sacramento. There was a field of eleven players, including two new…
December 18, 2012
The malls in Northern Virginia were a little less crowded on Saturday, December 15th, as 22 go players competed in the NOVA Slate and Shell Open for go books donated by Slate and Shell . The four-round tournament was topped by Justin…
December 18, 2012
Pair Go Tourney Final Features China-Korea Showdown: It's China vs. Korea in the Pair-Go final at the 2012 Beijing SportAccord World Mind Games, which will be held on Wednesday, December 19, beginning at 9:30A local time. The Chinese…
December 18, 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. Hours of footage…
December 16, 2012
Round 7 Report The four players took their seats in the playing room at the Beijing International Conference Center ten minutes before the starting time of round 7. Choi Chulhan and Kang Dongyoon, playing for the men’s individual gold…
December 16, 2012
Choi Chulhan 9P Wins Men's Gold, Li He 3P is Women's Champion : Choi Chulhan 9P and Li He 3P are the champions of the SportAccord World Mind Games, with Choi (Korea) defeating Kang Dongwan 9P (Korea) in the Men's Individual event and Li…
December 16, 2012
In 1982, a historic film appeared, the first ever co-produced between the Chinese and Japanese film industries. Mikan no Taikyoku , released in 1982 with English subtitles as The Go Masters , explores the impact of world events in the…