American Go E-Journal
May 31, 2014
Reigning British Champion Andrew Kay 4d (right) and Alex Kent 3d (below left) will meet in the final of the 2014 British Championship after taking top places at the Challengers' League , held over the bank holiday weekend, Friday May 24…
May 29, 2014
Lee Sedol 9P’s plans to retire from competitive play and move to the US may not be quite as firm as they seemed last year ( In Shocker, Lee Sedol Announces Retirement; May Move to U.S. 2/13/2013). "One year later, it seems that Lee’s…
May 29, 2014
Russia: Ru slan Dmitriev 5d took the Championship of Moscow on May 18 while Vjacheslav Kajmin 4d placed second and Vadim Khavin 4d was third. Romania: The Romanian Championship Semifinal also finished on May 18 with ( left ) in first,…
May 29, 2014
The go problem on this year's US Go Congress logo is from a collection of classic Chinese problems and like most such problems it has a name. Is it: The Warrior Escapes ; An Ambush of Five Stones ; or A Pearl Emerging from the Sea ?…
May 28, 2014
Young go players are invited to participate in the 2014 World Youth Mind-Sports Fair , scheduled for July 25-28 at Gangneng Yeong-dong College in Gangwon-do, Gangneng-si, Rep. of Korea. Participants must be born after 1991; there's an…
May 28, 2014
On his BenGoZen blog , Benjamin Hong recently posted a nice report on his Hong Kong go adventure earlier this year. After spotting an ad for go on a bus, Hong was disappointed to discover that the Hong Kong Go Association (HKGA) does…
May 27, 2014
Help determine the direction of play for the American Go Association by joining the AGA Board of Directors. "This is a very exciting time for American go," says AGA President Andy Okun. "Our new professional system, more local…
May 27, 2014
David Lee 3d of Dundee scored a perfect six wins to take the Scottish Open Championship 2014, which ran Sat May 24 to Sun May 25 at the Gilchrist Postgraduate Club, University of Glasgow . Runner-up was Francis Roads 1d of Wanstead with…
May 27, 2014
The vast majority of you (84%, or 38 out of 45) correctly chose Edward Lasker as the source of the quote "The rules of go are so elegant, organic and rigorously logical that if intelligent life forms exist elsewhere in the universe they…
May 26, 2014
"Visitors to Seattle should save Tuesdays for the Go Center", advises Center Manager Brian Allen. "It's our biggest day." On Tuesday, May 20, the Center had 47 players visit, including 12 children. New players can find instruction on…
May 26, 2014
The first two rounds of the European Go Federation (EGF) / CEGO Pro Qualification Tournament were held on Friday May 23 at Strasbourg , with four of the 16 who started in this double-elimination Swiss tourney no longer in the running to…
May 26, 2014
Chuck Thomas has launched Find Go Players , "which is a fresh rewrite of my old website Igolocal.net," he tells the E-Journal. "It’s become difficult to find games where I live, and I hope this will help others as well as me." Users put…
May 25, 2014
Andy Liu 1P continued his recent run of wins ( Andy Liu 1P Sweeps Washington Baduk Open 4/27/2014) EJ on Memorial Day weekend, winning the 41st Maryland Open on May 24-25 with a perfect 5-0 record. Daniel Chou 6d, with 3 wins, was the…
May 25, 2014
Focus was the name of the mid-point Game 5 in their 10-game match on May 25 but the intense altitude at the jubango venue in Sangri-La added an extra obstacle for Gu Li 9P and Lee Sedol 9P. Held at 3,000 m (10,000 ft) above sea level,…
May 25, 2014
The end of May is coming fast, and with it, the end of the US Go Congress's early bird pricing. “Register before June 1st to secure the current lowest price,” urges Congress Director Matthew Hershberger. After June first, the…
May 25, 2014
A record number of players turned out for the San Diego Go Club’s 2014 Spring Go Soiree on Saturday, May 17. Over 30 players, aged 7 to 70+ attended the all-day informal event at chapter president Ted Terpstra’s home. Tony Koslow 16k…
May 23, 2014
One thing's for sure about this weekend's Gu-Lee game: one of them will take the lead in their historic 10-game jubango. With the score tied at 2-2 and their upcoming break in July, whoever wins this game will take the lead for at least…
May 22, 2014
In celebration of the 90th birthday of Nihon Kiin, a special summer go camp will be held in Tokyo August 26 through September 4. Included in the camp are daily pro instructions in separate dan and kyu sections, playing in the largest…
May 22, 2014
Beginner located in Montgomery County, Maryland seeking used go equipment at reasonable price. Preferably good quality, thick shin-kaya (or kaya if the price is right), stones and bowls. Contact acheson.daniel@gmail.com .
May 22, 2014
This Week’s Quiz: Who said this? “The rules of go are so elegant, organic and rigorously logical that if intelligent life forms exist elsewhere in the universe they almost certainly play go.” Was it Albert Einstein, John Nash or Edward…
May 21, 2014
Players are coming from as far away as Chicago and New York for this weekend’s 41st Maryland Open, which is also a NAMT Qualifier and Pro Qualifier. Click here for details and to register . There will be prizes in all sections and cash…
May 21, 2014
by John Power, EJ Japan Correspondent Iyama Makes Good Start In Honinbo Title Defense: The difference in experience seemed to be a big factor in the opening game of the 69th Honinbo title match, which was held on May 14 and 15. Though…
May 21, 2014
Natasha Regan and Matthew Cocke of Epsom (right) regained the title of British Pair Go Champions at the 24th British Pair Go Championship on Saturday May 17. They had lost it last year to Kirsty Healey and Matthew Macfadyen, but the…
May 20, 2014
by John Power, EJ Japan Correspondent Yamashita Increases Lead In Meijin League: Yamashita Keigo (right) hasn’t played a game in the 39th league since our last report, but his lead has opened up to two wins because of a loss suffered by…
May 20, 2014
While Bellevue is just across Lake Washington from the Seattle Go Center, during rush hours it can be 60 minutes away. This makes it hard for Bellevue players to come to weekday events at the Seattle Go Center. In February, the Go…
May 20, 2014
Last week’s quiz asked about which bit of New York Go history is referenced by one of these shows: “Hong Kong Phooey”, “Underdog”, “Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales” or “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.” The answer is “Tennessee Tuxedo and…
May 20, 2014
Dylan Zhu-Dong 10k of Leamington Go Club beat Oscar Selby 6k of Epsom to become British Youth Champion 2014 at the King Edward VI School, Aston in Birmingham, England on Sunday May 18. Zhu-Dong, who also took the Under-14 title,…
May 19, 2014
What’s a typical day at the AGA Go Camp like? Joe, age 12, writes “I studied everyday with my friends and my teacher, and I had a lot of good times with them. We played games with each other, learned new go problems, joseki, and fuseki,…
May 19, 2014
The Jinhua Sports Adminstration, in Zhejiang, China, has agreed to sponsor a friendship match between American teenagers and their Chinese counterparts in Jinhua city. The match is tentatively planned for late July or early August, and…
May 18, 2014
The Evanston Go Club taught go on May 17 and 18 to over a hundred enthusiastic attendees at Anime Central (ACen), the largest annual anime convention in the midwest. "We taught non-stop for 13 hours on Friday, and 11 hours on Saturday,"…