American Go E-Journal
September 30, 2013
Russia: The Russian Championship semifinal finished on September 22 in Saint Petersburg with Timur Sankin 6d ( left ) in first, Andrej Cheburakhov 5d in second, and Igor Nemlij 5d in third. Romania: Alin Badea 1d bested Sorin Sora 4d in…
September 30, 2013
Honolulu Go Club member Brian Johnson has just published Beginner's Mind: an Introduction to the Game of Go , an introductory go eBook. Johnson is a teacher at Punahou School who teaches a credit high school go course called "Buddhism…
September 30, 2013
The entire Spring 2013 issue of Library Trends magazine is devoted to how to develop gaming programs in libraries. The authors agree that with libraries seeking a relevant connection to Internet-savvy young users, games can draw young…
September 29, 2013
The go part of the 2013 SportAccord Mind Sport Online Tournament has just gone into the final stage. Over 1000 go players worldwide participated in the largest-ever online tournament. Three regional preliminary tournaments were held for…
September 29, 2013
“The AGA made my club possible 10-15 years ago,” responded on local go club organizer to a recent survey. “As long as I have a working memory, I will be grateful for this.” Said another, “People want to know why they should join the…
September 29, 2013
LA's BEST , an award-winning after-school program serving 194 high-needs elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District, is establishing go programs in 12 schools, according to AGA President Andy Okun and LA's BEST…
September 28, 2013
There's still time to sign up for the next Pandanet-AGA City League . "We are looking for some more teams for this season to fill our roster," reports Steve Colburn. "Talk to your club members and sign up now!" There are openings in all…
September 28, 2013
Gotham Go Group organizer Peter Armenia's recent email to New York City go players was a model of efficient play, celebrating a club success, promoting an upcoming tournament and urging membership in the AGA. “Well it’s that time of…
September 28, 2013
"This is the pinnacle of game design. So simple, yet so deep." “This was on the front page of (Reddit's) r/gaming today,” reported djedi25 on September 28. “Expect a spike in go searches! There's also a discussion going on here”
September 27, 2013
The Triangle Go Group hosted its 2013 tournament in an autumn outdoor setting at the Umstead State Park in Cary, North Carolina on Sept 21. Following tradition, the 30 participants were treated to a picnic lunch and all the entry fees…
September 27, 2013
The fourth season of the online European Team Championship kicked off on September 17 with the first round in League C, followed by the first A-League round on September 24. This year 32 national teams -- a record number -- will…
September 27, 2013
AGA members: when you need your contact information to be updated, the quickest way is to log into the AGA membership database where you can update your own membership profile directly (you'll need your AGA ID and password). You can…
September 27, 2013
Why isn't go more popular in the West? That question has preoccupied go author and scholar Peter Shotwell for decades. Shotwell's recently published "appendix" on the subject -- appended to his ongoing "Origins of Go" study -- is…
September 26, 2013
“What's the status of the AGA rating system?” wonders EJ reader -- and AGA member -- Brady Daniels. “ It seems updates have become scarce recently, and I'm sure your readers would love to know why, and what solution is planned.…
September 26, 2013
Every other year since 2003, a top Chinese and top Korean player play an exhibition match in Fenghuang City, China. The grand prize is 400,000 RMB (approximately $65,000 USD) and the runner up receives 280,000 RMB. What makes the…
September 25, 2013
“ If you haven't yet registered for the upcoming Gotham Go Tournament on October 12th, you may want to do it soon as space is limited,” reminds organizer Peter Armenia. Register online . “There will be generous cash prizes in all…
September 25, 2013
by John Power, Japan Correspondent for the American Go E-Journal King of the New Stars: Yo Seiki (right) , the first player in Japan to jump from 3-dan to 7-dan, was considered the favorite in the 38th King of the New Stars title match,…
September 25, 2013
“I'd like to get the SGF for Cho's Encyclopedia of Life and Death ," writes Merlyn. “Does anyone know about this? I've found the PDF online, and I do know that Kiseido used to sell it on a 3.5" disk.” Email him at hitechbunny@myopera.com
September 25, 2013
“Issue #37 of Lightspeed (an online fantasy & science fiction magazine) contains a short story by Ken Liu, Mono no aware , in which go plays a big part,” reports Ronald White. “A quote from the story: 'Individual stones are not heroes,…
September 23, 2013
Yeong Cha (center) , an extremely strong player on the TYGEM go server, showed he's just as comfortable on a real board by winning the third annual Emory Go Tournament player on Saturday, September 21 at Emory University in Atlanta, GA.…
September 23, 2013
The Collegiate Go League (CGL) started its new season last Saturday with a “stellar” launch. “We had many close matches, a simul with American pro Andy Liu 1P, and an incredible final game which went 362 moves!,” reports organizer Cole…
September 23, 2013
Two dozen players turned out for the September 21 NOVA Back-to-School tournament at the George Mason Law School in Arlington VA. Winners were Shi Zhixiong 3D (4-0), Yang Weiyu 1k (3-0), Bao Frederick 5 K (3-1), Yoo Sungyeon 8k and Bob…
September 23, 2013
by John Power, Japan Correspondent for the American Go E-Journal Cho is Oza Challenger: In the final to decide the challenger to Iyama Yuta for the 61st Oza title, held on September 12, Cho U 9P (B) defeated Yuki Satoshi 9P by 2.5…
September 23, 2013
The British Go Association (BGA) promoted go at the UK's first Mindsports International (MSI) Festival at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium the weekend of September 14-15. MSI says the event attracted about 500 enthusiasts of Scrabble, chess…
September 22, 2013
The American Go Association is launching a beta program, AGA On-Line Games, on KGS on October 1. “Playing with a good selection of opponents of different styles and strengths is key for player development and satisfaction,” says…
September 22, 2013
The winning go club at the upcoming Cotsen Open takes home a $1,000 prize. Points are awarded based on how well each club's members do in the popular event, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, October 26-27 at the Korean Cultural Center…
September 22, 2013
The Sunnyvale, California Go Club is still alive and kicking, reports founder and organizer Jean de Maiffe. “Several years ago our greatest number of players at any one meeting had been set at 20. This past August we broke that record…
September 21, 2013
"Get Ready! Fall Classes start up next week!" reports the Seattle Go Club . "Including Nick Sibicky on Monday Nights, Andrew J on Wednesday Nights, and Classes for Beginners on Thursday Nights. Photo of Sibicky by Brian Allen.
September 21, 2013
Hiroshi Yamauchi transformed Nintendo from a small maker of traditional Japanese playing cards into to a manufacturer of gaming consoles and software that delivered Super Mario Bros. and Donkey Kong into living rooms around the…
September 21, 2013
Finland: The Nuorten SM 2013 finished September 15 in Helsinki with Bean Yang 4d in first, Jerry Savo 1k in second, and Samuel Laire 3k in third. Italy: Also on September 15, Carlo Metta 3d ( left ) took the Torneo di Pisa while…