American Go E-Journal
October 30, 2014
With little competition so far for the two open slots, interested university and college students in the Americas have a good shot at getting to compete in the preliminary for the next World Students Go Oza Championship . Application…
October 28, 2014
At the annual NOVA Pumpkin Classic, players usually compete for prize pumpkins. At this year’s Classic, on Saturday, October 25, 31 players vied “not to lose a pumpkin,” a result of a surfeit of squash due to what Tournament Allan…
October 28, 2014
Justin Chiang topped the Austin Fall Classic Go Tournament on Saturday, October 25th at Great Hall Games in Austin, Tx. Fourteen players participated in the 4 round, handicap tournament, with prizes going to the following players:…
October 28, 2014
The October 18 Twin Cities Go Club’s Fall 2014 rated games day took place on the University of Minnesota campus, in a building that sits right on the edge of the Mississippi river. “It was a picturesque autumn day – clear skies and a…
October 28, 2014
Forty-two players participated in the Massachusetts Go Tournament held in Davis Square, Somerville on October 19, so the tournament was divided into two independent sections with two sets of prizes. There were twenty players in section…
October 26, 2014
Dark horse Youwhan Kim 7D, a former Korean insei, won the 2014 Cotsen Open, upsetting 2014 Masters champion Mark Lee in the second round and going on to sweep the rest of the tournament, 5-0. Kim’s play was consistently sharp and tough…
October 26, 2014
Click here for top-board game records and complete results . Additional photos are on the AGA’s Facebook page . Special Awards: Richard Dolen (top right) and Larry Gross received special awards from tournament sponsor Eric Cotsen for…
October 26, 2014
Netherlands: Zeno van Ditzhuijzen 5d took the Indis (Inter-District) Tournament in Amstelveen on October 19. Behind him were Rudi Verhagen 4d in second and Rene Aaij 4d in third. Russia: Also on October 19, the Cup of Japan Ambassador…
October 25, 2014
Mark Lee 7D (right), the odds-on favorite to win this year’s Cotsen Open, was upset in the second round on Saturday by Youwhan Kim 7D in a edge-of-the-seat 299-move thriller. The former Korean insei swept the US Masters 9-0 last August…
October 25, 2014
You can tell how some go players feel about their game by the expression on their face, nervous if they’re losing or cheerful if they’re winning. But not Eric Cotsen. He always looks happy and excited to be playing, no matter what the…
October 25, 2014
For the past few years, the Twin Cities Go Club has been involved at an annual Chinese culture event in April hosted at the Mall of America. Three years ago at this event we met the organization, Families with Children from Asia-Midwest…
October 24, 2014
by John Power, EJ Japan Correspondent Murakawa Eliminated From Samsung Cup: The second round of the Samsung Cup was held in Taejon City in Korea on October 14. Tang Weixing 9P (right) of China, the previous winner of the tournament,…
October 23, 2014
by John Power, EJ Japan Correspondent Murakawa Wins Kisei B League: All the fifth-round games of the 39th Kisei Leagues were played on October 2. In the B League, Murakawa Daisuke 7-dan (right) of the Kansai Ki-in had stumbled in the…
October 23, 2014
Czech Republic: Ondrej Kachyna 2d bested Petr Cipra 3d at the Mikulov Tournament on October 18 while Ondrej Krumi 5d came in third. Poland: Also on October 18, the Turniej o Puchar Burmistrza finished in Ozarow Mazowiecki with Jan…
October 23, 2014
If you like go, tea and gardens – and are in the Portland, Oregon area – you’ll want to stop by the fifth annual Tea & Arts in the Garden celebration at the Teahouse & Lan Su Chinese Garden this Sunday, October 26 from 11a to 4p. “We'll…
October 22, 2014
by John Power, EJ Japan Correspondent Nihon Ki-In Celebrates 90th Anniversary: The Nihon Ki-in held a party on October 3 at the Grand Hill Ichigaya hotel to celebrate its 90th anniversary with about 350 people in attendance. The Nihon…
October 22, 2014
University and college students under the age of 30 are invited to compete in the preliminary for the next World Students Go Oza Championship . The 13th World Students Go Oza Championship will be held February 23-27, 2015 in Tokyo,…
October 22, 2014
The 2014 Samsung Cup semifinals took place in Daejeon, Korea on October 14. Because the "elite eight" consisted of four Chinese players and four Korean players, the sponsor arranged the draw so there would be four “China vs Korea”…
October 21, 2014
The 2014 US Open has now been rated. Click here for the AGA ratings page where you can search by name or AGA membership number. You can also see the final wall list here .
October 21, 2014
Pre-registration for the Cotsen Open will be closing at midnight on Thursday night. After that, players will have to register at the door on Saturday morning. The 2-day tournament will be held on October 25-26 at the Korean Cultural…
October 21, 2014
Two unusual occurrences highlighted details of the AGA rules at the Portland Go Tournament last weekend. One game involved a seki with points: two black groups, each with one eye, separated by a white group with none. The white group…
October 21, 2014
The 16 th Ibero-American Championship was held in Quito, Ecuador, from October 10 to 12. Forty-seven players from 11 countries participated: Argentina (4), Brazil (5), Columbia (2), Ecuador (23), Guatemala (1), Mexico (1), Korea (1),…
October 21, 2014
Eighteen players entered the September 18 Cocoa Go Tournament in Cocoa, Florida, with ranks from 4-dan to 25-kyu and ages that spanned more than 60 years. The two youngest players are shown below (top left) facing off in Round 2. …
October 17, 2014
New York University Game Center Director Frank Lantz’ keynote speech at this year’s US Go Congress ( Game Theorist Frank Lantz on why go should be “A little less Tang Dynasty and a little more NASCAR” 8/13 EJ) is now available online.…
October 17, 2014
The San Diego Go Club became the first AGA chapter to take advantage of the free pizza offer ( AGA Chapter Offer: Play Go, Get Free Pizza! 10/3 EJ) when it held a go party on October 12 at the home of the chapter’s president. Twenty…
October 14, 2014
“Thousands of students, parents, and residents from the Chicago area visited a 4-hour Chinese Cultural Festival on Sept. 27th,” reports organizer Xinming Simon Guo. “This fun and educational event is held to promote Chinese culture and…
October 13, 2014
The American Go Association’s Twitter account is about to cross the 1,000-follower mark. Those following @theaga are the first to get the AGA’s go news, like Monday’s posting that the 2014 US Open ratings had been released or the Cotsen…
October 13, 2014
Go Club Tango and the Slovak go association will host the 2014 Winter Solstice Bratislava on December 27 and 28 at Hotel Viktor . The 13 EU fee must be paid-on site but organizer Julius Masarovic requests that all players register…
October 13, 2014
“This is a call to all the metro DC area go players,” writes Nick Jhirad. “There are two excellent Kiwons in the Annandale area which I've been attending recently: The Korean-American Baduk Association of Washington ($15 per day) 7535…
October 12, 2014
It’s Spring in Australia and tournaments are popping up all over. The Australian tournaments all attract selection points towards qualification for the Australian teams at the various world championships. Here’s a quick rundown: •…