American Go E-Journal
March 30, 2014
Gu Li 9p (right) chalked up his first win in the MLily Gu vs Lee jubango , forcing Lee Sedol 9p to resign in game 3 on Sunday, March 30. Lee and Gu faced one another in Chengdu – the capital city of Sichuan, China – having traveled…
March 30, 2014
Registration for the 2014 U.S. Go Congress has opened with a special offer: $50 cash for using your AGA Capital One Visa credit card . Use it to pay for the Congress and you'll get an extra $10, for a total of $60. "This year's Congress…
March 30, 2014
Matthew Burrall 6d and Tai-An Cha 5k topped their divisions in the Davis/Sacramento Go Club's Spring Tournament at the Arden-Dimick library in Sacramento on March 29, 2014. There was a field of 17 players ranging in strength from about…
March 30, 2014
The annual NOVA Cherry Blossom tournament was held on Saturday, March 29, at George Mason University Law School in Arlington, VA. Thirty-nine players participated, including long-distance commuter Paul Celmer from North Carolina. "A…
March 30, 2014
THE LITTLE RED BOOK: For many, this volume of the Elementary Go Series (available from Kiseido and SmartGoBooks ) was the book they were waiting for - the book that taught the West how to fight. Rarely a day goes by without someone…
March 28, 2014
Myungwan Kim 9P will do live audio commentary on this weekend’s Lee Sedol – Gu Li Jubango on KGS. His commentary, with James Kim 1d, will start at 8p PST (11p EST) on Saturday, March 29. As previously reported ( Gu Li & Lee Sedol…
March 27, 2014
Gu Li will be looking to begin erasing his 2-game deficit Game 3 of the Lee Sedol – Gu Li Jubango this weekend. Gu beat Lee in Round 2 of the just-concluded Zhaoshang Cup on March 21 ( Korea wins 4th Zhaoshang Cup by a whisker GGG…
March 26, 2014
The latest advances in computer go are covered in a new post by The New Yorker . In “The Electronic Holy War” , Patrick House reports on the Densei-sen, “or ‘electronic holy war,’ tournament, in Tokyo, where the best Go programs in the…
March 26, 2014
German go journalist colleague Tobias Berben recently sent a link to an English-subtitled online version of Tokyo Newcomer ( New Go Films: Tokyo Newcomer & Weiqi Wonders 5/7/2012 EJ) . In Jiang Qinmin's 2012 film, Chinese go genius…
March 25, 2014
MTV's Teen Wolf has shattered the Go Spotting record, featuring go four weeks in a row, on a show that's not about go. With a viewership of 3.5 million, repeated mentions of the game, and even a summary of the main goals, local clubs…
March 25, 2014
"I just want to add an addendum to Bob Gilman's efforts to bring the Cubans to the US Congress ( Progress Reported on Project to Bring Cuban Delegation to U.S. Go Congress 3/8 EJ) ," writes Peter Shotwell. "I organized a trip there in…
March 23, 2014
The next round in the AGA City League is set for Saturday, March 29. Click here for the team pairings in the A League , B League and C League and catch the action live on game day at 3PM EST on Pandanet using the new GoPanda2 software.…
March 22, 2014
In celebration of the 90th birthday of Nihon Kiin, a special summer go camp will be held from August 26 to September 4 in Tokyo. Included in the camp are daily pro instructions in separate dan and kyu sections, playing in the largest…
March 22, 2014
We have not seen him for a while, but there was a time when Chuck Robbins of Lancaster PA was everywhere, running tournaments, Congresses, workshops and holding offices in the AGA and AGF. His 1126 rated games are the clear leader in…
March 20, 2014
The 41st Maryland Open is coming up May 24-25 just outside Baltimore, MD. The 5-round event -- 3 rounds Saturday, two on Sunday -- attracts players from across the Eastern Seaboard, with prizes in all sections. "This is a very popular…
March 20, 2014
by John Power, EJ Japan Correspondent Humans Beat Computers in First “Igo Electrical King Tournament”: To test how close computers have come to human level at go, the first Igo Electrical King Tournament was staged in the top playing…
March 19, 2014
The AGA Go Camp is confirmed for this summer, reports Camp Director Amanda Miller. Camp will be held the week before the Go Congress, from August 3rd to 9th, at YMCA Camp Kresge in White Haven, PA. White Haven is about 2 hours outside…
March 19, 2014
MTV's Teen Wolf seems to be on a go jag. This week's episode featured another conversation about strategy, with Kira (Arden Cho) learning about go from her mother, who even explains what the game is about, and describes territory.…
March 19, 2014
Guo Juan Go Class Starts New Term: The new term for Guo Juan's Online Go Class starts up on April 12th. "You are welcome to join us," says Guo Juan 5P. "Meet new friends, have fun and improve your go!" Mingjiu Jiang Workshop Coming Up…
March 19, 2014
by John Power, EJ Japan Correspondent Takao Makes Good Start To Judan Challenge: The first game of the Mori Building Cup 52nd Judan Best-of-Five Title match, to give the tournament its full name, was held on March 4, and the…
March 18, 2014
Nine-year-old Andrew Zhang, of Corvallis, OR, took 1st place with a record of 7-1, at the Hikaru no Go Tournament in Portland, on March 16th. 14 youth competed in the event, the youngest was six and the eldest in high school, reports…
March 18, 2014
Go is referenced prominently in the liner notes for Haskell Small's new CD, The Rothko Room: Journeys In Silence , beginning with a quote from Iwamoto Kaoru: "Go uses the most elemental materials and concepts — line and circle, wood and…
March 18, 2014
by John Power, EJ Japan Correspondent Yamashita Keeps Lead In Honinbo League: Yamashita Keigo (left) started out and ended badly in his Kisei challenge, but his form in other tournaments has remained good, especially in leagues, where…
March 17, 2014
by John Power, EJ Japan Correspondent Iyama Defends Kisei Title, Defeats Yamashita 4-2: Iyama Yuta swept to a 3-0 lead in the 38th Kisei title match, but then Yamashita made a comeback, saving two kadobans (games that can lose a series)…
March 17, 2014
"Thank you very much for the problems link, especially the ebook (' New on the AGA Website: Classic Chinese Problem Collection ' 3/16 EJ) ” writes Lee Frankel-Goldwater. "I think it's been a challenge to have a good, and simple solution…
March 17, 2014
The novel “Cryptonomicon” by Neal Stephenson "has a 2-page scene involving a go board and a rambling digression using go as a metaphor in the middle of its 1100+ pages," reports David Doshay. "Cryptography is one of the main themes of…
March 16, 2014
The recent European Youth Go Championship (EYGC) and British Go Congress held in Bognor Regis, England saw Japanese professionals Minematsu Masaki 6p and Kobayashi Chizu 5p visiting the UK under the auspices of the Nihon Ki-in. As…
March 16, 2014
Anton Ninno spotted this mysterious sky-writing recently outside the Japan Center at Disney Epcot in Orlando, Florida.
March 16, 2014
The 6th Strasbourg International Tournament will take place May 24 and 25 at the Collège Saint-Etienne. In addition to the main tournament, players may enjoy asian game demonstrations and an all-you-can-eat dinner on Saturday. There…
March 16, 2014
Last Week’s Quiz: Only one of you picked 1973 as the year of earliest New Jersey Open attendance in the field two weeks ago. Jeff Rohlfs (right) was working at Bell Labs when he attended the event held at his work location. The longtime…