American Go E-Journal
September 29, 2014
The 2014 US Open Masters tournament has now been rated , and the other Congress tournaments are expected to follow suit soon. "We are cleaning up the last few membership issues and glitches in the data," said AGA President Andy Okun .…
September 29, 2014
Ge "Johnny" Wang took the high-dan first place honors at the fourth annual Emory University Chinese Student/Scholar Go Tournament on September 27 in Atlanta, GA. "Johnny has attended the tournament every year and this was his year to…
September 29, 2014
by John Power, EJ Japan Correspondent Kisei Leagues: One game was played in the 39th Kisei A League on September 11. Takao Shinji 9P (B) beat Kono Rin 9P by resignation. Both players are now on 2-2 and will b e fighting to keep their…
September 28, 2014
The most anticipated go event in decades concluded on September 28, when Lee Sedol 9p (right) defeated Gu Li 9p in their historic jubango, winning the eighth game by 2.5 points. The 350-move game was the longest in the series, and took…
September 28, 2014
Korea’s Jeju Island hosted the 18th China Korea Tengen from September 23 to September 26. Defending champion China’s Chen Yaoye 9p ( left ) has won the tournament for the past three years. With four total wins, Chen matches the…
September 28, 2014
Rom ania: The 5th Radu Baciu Grand Prix — stage 6 Sibiu finished on September 14 with Adrian Nedan 1k in first, Alexandru Acsinte 4k in second, and Sorin Padurariu 3k in third. Russia: Igor Nemlij 5d bested Andrej Kulkov 6d at the…
September 27, 2014
Chile, Ecuador, and Mexico held their first ever three country online tournament for youth on July 27 th , reports Chilean organizer Sebastian Montiel. Dubbed "Las Tres Águilas" the matches were held on the OGS go server. Ecuador took…
September 27, 2014
Applications are now being accepted for the American Go Foundation(AGF) college scholarship . The program recognizes high school students who have served as important youth organizers and promoters for the go community . To apply,…
September 27, 2014
Live coverage of the eighth round in the MLily Gu vs Lee Jubango starts Saturday night at 9pm PST (midnight Sunday morning EST). It takes place in Gu’s hometown, Chongqing, and with the score currently at 5-2 in Lee’s favor this game is…
September 27, 2014
"Recently I was watching the movie 13 Assassins ," writes Cylis Dreamer. "Around the 42 minute mark the two main characters mention playing go together. There might have been more times it was mentioned, but I missed them. I didn't see…
September 25, 2014
Nick Sibicky will start up the popular Double Digit Kyu Players Class (DDK) on Monday, September 29, at 6:30, at the Seattle Go Center. The class is open to anybody who can finish a 19x19 game. The class is free, and a new member's…
September 25, 2014
"In your recent article ( Your Move/Readers Write: Where to Play Go in Japan 9/13 EJ) , Devin Flake states that the Diamond Go Salon is 'mainly for women,'" writes" Adam Harding. "I am a long term member of that salon and I would say…
September 22, 2014
This is the last week to sign up your city's team for the upcoming year of the Pandanet-AGA City League. "We almost have a full roster for this season," reports League Coordinator Steve Colburn. Any information can be found on the rules…
September 22, 2014
A glorious fall day at the Umstead State Park in Cary, North Carolina welcomed the 14th annual Triangle Memorial Go Tournament on September 20. Despite the tranquil surroundings, mental chaos reigned under the picnic shelter as 34…
September 22, 2014
Peter Nelson, a recent arrival to Seattle from Minnesota, was selected for the Seattle 1 Pandanet-AGA City League Team, after winning the Qualifier Tournament at the Seattle Go Center by a narrow margin. Longtime Northwest player…
September 21, 2014
The AGA is holding a 1-day tournament on KGS on Monday, September 22 to select the replacement for Gansheng Shi, who was selected to represent North America at the SportAccord World Mind Games (SAWMG) but could not go. Mingjiu Jiang…
September 21, 2014
Keith Arnold 4D took top honors in the NOVA Back to School Special tournament held on Saturday, September at GMU Law School in Arlington VA. Winner’s Report: First place: Keith Arnold 4D (at right, in cap) , 3-1; Yukino Takehara 1K,…
September 21, 2014
Registration for this year’s Cotsen Open is now open. The 2-day tournament will be held on October 25-26 at the Korean Cultural Center in Los Angeles. Sponsored by Eric Cotsen (at right) , the tournament is one of the biggest on the…
September 21, 2014
Hundreds of people gathered to play Go in Korea’s Gwanghwamun Square, on September 21. The event was part of Seoul’s Street Without Cars Festival and Learn Go Week . Go fans got autographs from players like Lee Changho , Lee Sedol and…
September 21, 2014
Hungary: Pavol Lisy 1p took the Hungarian Open Go Championship on September 14 in Budapest while Pal Balogh 6d was second and Viktor Lin 6d placed third. Luxembourg: Also on September 14, Yaqi Fu 6d ( left ) bested Jonas Welticke 5d at…
September 20, 2014
Korea's Wei TaeWoong (right) swept the 9th Korean World Amateur Championships (KPMC), winning all six games on September 19-20 in Seoul. US representative Ben Lockhart scored an impressive 5-1 record, losing only to Wei in the final…
September 18, 2014
"You mention that you're looking for a January 2002 article about go by Katy Kramer ( Go Spotting: Northeastern University Magazine 6/7 EJ) ," writes Harald Zellerer. "I really liked that article also and republished it on the website…
September 18, 2014
I’ve got a set of new-in-box, size 34 (9.5mm) Yuki (snow) graded shell & slate stones I’m letting go for $750. Serious inquiries only please. goishi.san@gmail.com
September 17, 2014
“Go is getting interesting in Latin America,” reports Mexican organizer Siddhartha Avila, “we've been organizing online tournaments for kids with Chile and Ecuador, and they have been a great success. I'll be at the Iberoamerican Go…
September 16, 2014
Learn Go Week started last weekend, with go players all around the world -- 60 events in 21 countries -- running teaching events in their local communities. The first-ever event runs through this coming weekend, so if you want to get…
September 16, 2014
History is Not Offensive: "Regarding the 'offensive' qualities of the 'Highbrow' item ( Your Move/Readers Write: High/Low Brow Matrix Offensive 9/14 EJ) , I'd like to rebut on behalf of the long-gone authors,” writes Peter St. John.…
September 15, 2014
Turn-Based INGO Server Growing: The International Network Go Organization (INGO) now has about 606 registered members from 24 regions playing nearly 2,000 games. The turn-based server was established in May 2011 and expanded to the US…
September 14, 2014
Phil Straus won the Online-Go.com SDK Round Robin tournament that ran February 3 through September 1. Straus, 3k on OGS, swept the 8- player field with seven wins and 21 points. Mpopovic 12k was second with 5 wins and 14 points. OGS…
September 14, 2014
In cooperation with Kiseido, GoShopkeima.com has just issued the fourth printing of John Power's classic " Invincible: The Games of Shusaku ." "We still believe that all serious go players eventually want to have this book as a real…
September 14, 2014
"I am probably in a very small minority on this topic, but I found the 'High Brow – Low Brow' matrix ( Go Spotting: A “Highbrow” Game in 1949 9/6/2014 EJ) extremely offensive," writes Gordon Castanza. "As with almost all pseudo…