American Go E-Journal
February 28, 2014
This weekend’s New Jersey Open (NJO) on March 1-2 is expected to draw a large field with players at all levels. Top boards will be broadcast live on KGS by the E-Journal. The tournament will be in the same site as last year (Frist…
February 28, 2014
“The U.S. Go Congress has never before been in a place so close to so much!” says Congress organizer Matthew Hershberger. As previously reported ( ’14 US Go Congress To Be Held In Midtown Manhattan, Sources Say 12/4/2013 EJ) , the…
February 28, 2014
While our teacher question was pending, Gu Li dropped the second game of the jubango. All but the most diehard Lee fans should start rooting for Gu Li, since we want as many of the ten games as possible played. Eight of 20 of you…
February 26, 2014
The Ing Foundation has announced US qualifiers for their World Youth Goe Championships (WYGC), reports Mingjiu Jiang 7P. The qualifiers will be held online, March 15 and 16. The two highest placing youth in each age bracket will then…
February 26, 2014
Slots in upcoming AGA online simuls on February 27 and March 1 are available to AGA members current through 3/31/2014. Email bobgilman.aga@gmail.com with your AGA ID number and KGS username for access to the room. A schedule is linked…
February 26, 2014
Dates have now been fixed for visits to the UK by the Nihon Ki-in's Minematsu Masaki 6p (right) and Kobayashi Chizu 5p (at left; see Japanese Pros to Attend EYGC , EJ 1/15) . They will attend the combined British Go Congress and…
February 25, 2014
This weekend’s New Jersey Open (NJO) will be the first Eastern region North American Master’s Tournament (NAMT) qualifier, reports AGA Tournament Coordinator Karoline Burrall. “All players in the top section will be awarded qualifier…
February 25, 2014
Canwa Vancouver 1 leads the Pandanet-AGA City A League after the second round games were played last weekend. Boston [sgf sgfUrl="/news/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2014.02.23_League-GOdnPoppy-Tallis.sgf"…
February 25, 2014
Though the "D" now stands for "Download," GoGoD is continuing, following the death of T Mark Hall last December ( In Memoriam: T Mark Hall, 1947-2013 , EJ 12/12/2013) , who originated the massive go game collection. Originally an…
February 23, 2014
In what can only be described as a very disappointing game for Gu Li 9P, Lee Sedol 9P (left) snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in the late endgame to win the second game of the MLily Gu vs Lee Jubango by 1.5 points. Lee now has a…
February 23, 2014
"Go Seigen is my favorite player!" comments Albert Yen on last week's quiz, which asked who was the only player to defeat Go in a jubango match. Longtime quiz players may recall that your quizmaster considers him the greatest player of…
February 23, 2014
"In response to the question about viewing the rest of the Iyama program ( Your Move/Readers Write: Where’s the Rest of Iyama? 2/22/2013 EJ): it is possible but you must pay," writes Todd Dahlquist. " Click this link and it will ask you…
February 22, 2014
Fan Hui 2P of France swept the Confucius Cup at the 2014 Irish Go Congress, posting a perfect 5-0 score. Fan (right) topped a field of 44 players over the February 15-16 weekend in a surprisingly sunny Dublin. Celebrating 25 years of go…
February 22, 2014
"Just wondering if the NHK program on Iyama ( Go Spotting: Iyama Yuta on NHK 2/15 EJ) is available online in its entirety," wonders Brian Olive. Perhaps one of our readers who reads Japanese can check out the NHK site and let us know.…
February 21, 2014
In the manga Ashita No Joe -- also known as Tomorrow's Joe in America -- the main character Joe Yabuki talks about fuseki. The manga isn't about go at all -- its about boxing -- but here Joe is in the middle of a brutal match and in…
February 20, 2014
The second round of the AGA City League is set for February 22. The first round concluded on February 10 with a win by Katy TX 1 defeating Syracuse to complete the round. “As always catch the action live on game day at 3PM EST on…
February 19, 2014
Save $50 USD by registering by February 28 for Maeda Ryo 6P’s 3-week intensive go camp in Osaka, which runs June 29 through July 19. Osaka Go Camp activities include intensive training by Kansai Kiin professionals, the opportunity to…
February 19, 2014
The 38th Swiss Go Championship will be April 4-6 at the Hotel Ascona as part of the Ascona Mind Games . Prizes include cash prizes for the top three players and qualification for World Amateur Go Championship (WAGC) and Korea Prime…
February 18, 2014
48 kids and teens competed in the AGA's new North American Kyu Championships (NAKC) for youth, held Feb. 15th on KGS. The event was dominated by younger players, with 41 kids competing in the Junior Division (12 and under) and just 7…
February 18, 2014
The date for the live commentary on the second game of the Lee Sedol-Gu Li jubango is this Saturday, February 22, not the 24 th , as originally reported ( Lee Sedol-Gu Li Jubango Game 2 Broadcast Set for Feb 24 (US time) 2/17 EJ). Also,…
February 17, 2014
Defending champion Evan Cho 7D held onto his title last weekend at the Dado 2014 SoCal Go Championship. Nearly 60 players attended the Orange County championship on a beautiful sunny weekend in Southern California. Players came from as…
February 17, 2014
Taking advantage of a break in the recent winter weather, twenty-six players turned out for the NOVA Chinese Lunar New Year tournament on Saturday, February 15 at George Mason Law School in Arlington VA. "The tournament results were a…
February 17, 2014
The second game in the historic Lee Sedol-Gu Li jubango will be broadcast live on GoPanda2 on February 23, starting at 9AM local time in Shanghai (2/22 5p PST, 8p EST). Myungwan Kim 9P will provide live commentary (written, not audio)…
February 17, 2014
The British Go Association (BGA) took a stand at the first ever combined London Anime and Gaming Convention on Sunday February 9 at the Rocket Complex, part of the London Metropolitan University. It was expected that some anime fans…
February 17, 2014
Although Zhou Ruiyang 9p is ranked the number five Chinese player and defeated Tuo Jiaxi 3p in the Luoyang Longmen Qisheng last year, Tuo got his revenge in the 18th LG Cup Final on February 13 at Seoul National University. After game…
February 16, 2014
When the Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersburg, Maryland sponsored a Chinese New Year celebration recently, local player Benjamin Hong volunteered to teach go, saying “how could you have a Chinese New Year celebration without go?”…
February 16, 2014
Thank you for all of your pleased remarks about the return of the quiz. Unfortunately, your faith in my book collection was misplaced, as the number of unique books is "only" around 750. Although this was enough to prompt Joel…
February 16, 2014
Go makes the top slot in Top 10 Mind-bending Strategy Games on the How Stuff Works website . "It's perhaps no coincidence that the most mind-bending of all strategy games is also the oldest," writes John Kelly. Kelly also reports that…
February 15, 2014
Robert A. McCallister, one of the key go organizers in the U.S. in the late 1950's and 60s, died Feb 5 in Winchester, VA at 92. A long time New Jersey organizer, McCallister also served the American Go Association in just about every…
February 15, 2014
Go Game Guru has announced that their first go book will feature the ongoing 10-game match between Gu Li and Lee Sedol. "Over the last few years, many readers have emailed us and suggested that we should publish a go book of my game…