American Go E-Journal
July 31, 2013
U.S. Go Congress attendees can get a head start planning their activities in Tacoma by downloading the Congress Handbook , which includes the complete schedule of events, details on the tournaments, bios of the professionals, activities…
July 29, 2013
From Saturday's opening ceremonies right through to the banquet the following week, the American Go E-Journal will once again provide complete coverage of the annual U.S. Go Congress , this year being held in Tacoma, Washington August…
July 29, 2013
Adult Go teacher needed in Acton Chinese School (Massachusetts) every Sunday 3:40-4:45pm, teaching experience preferred. If interested, please contact with Michael Chen mchen1766@gmail.com
July 28, 2013
By Peter Schumer Beautifully organized, the recent Osaka Go Camp drew about 35 “campers” from nearly a dozen countries. Most of the instruction was in English, but there was a good bit of Japanese, French, and German mixed in amongst…
July 28, 2013
A July 9 BBC report illustrates a report on “What's really going on with the yuan?” with scenes of Chinese go players in a park playing with discs emblazoned with US and Chinese flags as the report explores charges that China is…
July 28, 2013
Sweden: The EGF qualification tournament for Beijing 2013 finished July 22 in Leksand with Hui Fan 7d in first, Pavol Lisy 6d in second, and Alexander Dinerchtein 7d in third. Ukraine: Victory went to Artem Kachanovskyi 6d ( left ) at…
July 28, 2013
"As another fan of Pentangle, John Renbourn and Bert Jansch, let me add my thanks to that of Steve Burrall for bringing their love of go to light," ( Go Spotting: Brit Folkies Bert and John 7/14 EJ) writes Michael Goerss. "I’ve got…
July 27, 2013
The Pair Go teaching workshop will not be held at the 2013 US Go Congress, as previously reported ( Japan Pair Go Association Grants $3600 for US Pair Go Development 7/25 EJ) but will instead occur sometime before August 2014. “It will…
July 27, 2013
The Walther brothers ( German Brothers Team Up to Produce “Fascinating” Go Video 2/4/2013 EJ) have just released their first go video , a visually striking 60-second professionally produced “teaser” that focuses on the appeal of go…
July 25, 2013
The Japan Pair Go Association has just granted $3,600 to promote Pair Go in the United States next year, reports AGA Pair Go Coordinator Rachel Small. The grant is based on Small's proposed annual Pair Go plan, which she hopes "will…
July 25, 2013
The Central London Go Club took advantage of the current UK heatwave to call a go picnic on Sunday, July 21. It was held in Royal St James's Park in the heart of the capital, adjourning later to the Captain's Cabin pub in…
July 24, 2013
The latest version of SmartGo Kifu includes the GoGoD game collection of more than 73,000 professional games. It also sports a “clean new look and icons,” reports SmartGo author Anders Kierulf. An immediate benefit of adding John…
July 24, 2013
The U.S. Go Congress t-shirt modeled by Congress Director Chris Kirschner in our recent report ( 7/20 EJ ) is actually the "Early Bird T-shirt" reports Congress Handbook Editor and t-shirt/logo designer Lee Anne Bowie. “The actual…
July 23, 2013
The United States has been invited to send five players – three men and one woman – to the 2013 SportAccord World Mind Games (SAWMG) in Beijing, China. The team will be selected in an online tournament in August, except for the winner…
July 22, 2013
by John Power, Japan Correspondent for the American Go E-Journal Kono Extends Lead In Gosei: Iyama Yuta 9P didn’t have much time to enjoy his Honinbo triumph: just four days later, he was fighting yet another title-match game. The…
July 22, 2013
Fitness can be key to both mental and physical endurance on the go board, which is why many attendees at the annual US Go Congress pull themselves away from the go board for a few hours each day to play soccer or tennis. “Bring your…
July 22, 2013
Germany: At the Stuttgarter Turnier in Stuttgart on July 14, Thomas Kettenring 3d ( right ) bested Jonas Fincke 4d and Jochen Tappe 1d placed third. Netherlands: Sjoerd Koolen 2d took the District Groningen tournament on July 13 with…
July 21, 2013
by John Power, Japan Correspondent for the American Go E-Journal Kobayashi Satoru Wins His First Igo Masters Cup: The final of the 3rd Igo Masters Cup, which is open to players 50 years and older who have won a top-seven title or who…
July 21, 2013
The American Go Foundation has seen a 500% increase in website traffic since setting up a Google AdWords account in May, reports project manager Roy Laird. “We were doing okay, with roughly 500 unique visitors per month, but then we…
July 21, 2013
A plan to move previously public material into a "members only" section of the British Go Association's (BGA) website has sparked controversy. BGA president Jon Diamond recently announced that the the Association's policies, minutes,…
July 21, 2013
"This issue (7/21 EJ) gets filed under 'How Cool Is This!?'" writes Jean de Maiffe. "Pairing go and music satisfies two of my longtime pleasures, and as an old go teacher, I am especially delighted with the children's day camp…
July 20, 2013
In the end, Iyama Yuta 9P's hold on the Honinbo title came down to 4.5 points. That was Iyama's margin of victory over Takao Shinji 9P in the final game of the 68th Honinbo title, which concluded on July 18 at 7:42p after 262 moves in…
July 20, 2013
Registration for this year's US Go Congress is nearing 400, including 22 professional go players. The Congress runs August 3-11 in Tacoma, WA. Among the highlights are the Pentathlon, a new event "for the truly dedicated competitors"…
July 19, 2013
"Thank you for Tony Collman's article about Bert Jansch and John Renbourn, two legendary musicians I did not know were go players," writes Steve Burrall. "Another go connection in music is 'Go' by Stomu Yamashta (actually Tsutomu…
July 19, 2013
The Japanese Friendship Garden of San Diego's summer day camp is including go lessons, for the second year in a row. Using equipment provided by the American Go Foundation , San Diego Go Club president Ted Terpstra reports that he's…
July 18, 2013
At this year's US Go Congress, the Pair Go Tournament will include special festivities including an opening ceremony, and slide show, as well as a Best Dressed Competition. Pair Go players will also receive lapel pins featuring the new…
July 18, 2013
Kan Yao 5d took first place in the annual Skip Ascheim Memorial Tournament on Sunday July 14th in Somerville Massachusetts, topping a field of 22. "The Massachusetts Go Association greatly appreciates the cordial relationship we have…
July 17, 2013
It was the problems that hooked Rex Weyler . The Greenpeace founder had just learned go from writer Rick Fields ( "Chop Wood, Carry Water" ) "and Rick gave me a beginner's book -- Ishigure's In The Beginning , I think -- and I took it…
July 17, 2013
Longtime go writer Richard Bozulich, rumored to have died two years ago ( Richard Bozulich Not Dead After All 11/9/2011 EJ) , is alive and well and apparently running for New York City Comptroller, a race that has drawn international…
July 17, 2013
The American Go Association (AGA) Board of Directors approved the AGA budget for fiscal 2014 at its meeting on July 7; the budget includes funds for a pro certification tournament to be completed by the end of 2013. The AGA will…