American Go E-Journal
December 30, 2015
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Iyama wins Japan-China Agon Kiriyama play-off: The 17th Japan-China Ago Kiriyama play-off (right) was held at the Shangri-la Hotel Chengdu in the city of Chengdu in China on December…
December 29, 2015
The AGA' live game commentary on the MLily Cup finals between Lee Sedol 9P and Ke Jie 9P will begin with Game 2 on Wednesday, December 30, not Tuesday 12/29 as previously announced . Myungwan Kim 9Ps commentary will begin at 9pm PST…
December 29, 2015
Eight top US go players will gather in Los Angeles next week to determine the next US professional. Play in the 4th AGA Pro Qualification starts on Sunday, January 3 and ends on January 9. The games will be broadcast live on KGS from…
December 29, 2015
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Motoki retains lead in Honinbo League: The third round of the 71st Honinbo League was played on December 10 and 17. Motoki Katsuya 7P, the dark horse of the league, continued his good…
December 28, 2015
The AGA will provide live game commentary this week on the upcoming MLily Cup finals between Lee Sedol 9P and Ke Jie 9P. The first game is tomorrow ( Tuesday), December 29; Myungwan Kim 9Ps commentary will begin at 9pm PST (midnight…
December 28, 2015
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal New Meijin League gets under way; Kansai Ki-in moves: The first games in the 41st Meijin League were played on December 3. In a match-up between heavyweights, Takao Shinji 9P (W) beat…
December 27, 2015
Oregon go player alert: the Portland Go Club is looking for volunteers to help host a table at Mochitsuki at PSU on January 31st and Corvallis will host a workshop with Janice Kim 3P February 13-14. The Portland Go Club will host a…
December 26, 2015
Yuan Zhou 7d instructed, enlightened and entertained members of the Triangle Go Group over a warm, sunny North Carolina weekend December 13-14 in Raleigh. In addition to extremely helpful reviews of participants' games, Zhou (right)…
December 26, 2015
With the New Year fast approaching, online go classes are starting new sessions: Guo Juan's Internet Go School's online group class starts on January 9th. "Meet friends, have fun and learn much from pro teachers," says Go Juan 5P.…
December 25, 2015
Two baduk teachers visited Seattle in December, courtesy of the Korean Amateur Baduk Association (KABA). Yoonyoung Kim 4P, a Korean tournament winner, and Hyunwoo Kim, who is completing the Baduk Studies program at Myongji University,…
December 25, 2015
Shin Jinseo 3p defeated Kim Myounghun 2p, posting a 2-1 record to win the 2015 Let’s Run Park Cup final on December 22, becoming a new teen champion in Korea. The final featured a battle between two teenagers, the first time such young…
December 25, 2015
The Davis/Sacramento Go Club held its Winter Tournament at the Rancho Cordova Library in Sacramento on December 12. The event drew 16 players from San Jose to Grass Valley. There was a tie between Yufei Hu 4d (right) and Matthew Cheng…
December 25, 2015
Go Books from SmartGo has just added two books for a total of 108 digital go books. “An Encyclopedia of Go Principles” by Richard Bozulich is volume 9 in “Mastering the Basics”. It brings together all the strategic and tactical…
December 24, 2015
The annual North American Kyu Championship (NAKC) is returning for the third time this coming January. Any kyu players under the age of 18, from Canada, the United States, or Mexico are welcome to play and fight to become 2016’s North…
December 23, 2015
Jeremy Chiu 7d won the annual Young Lions Tournament, held November 14-15 on KGS. "A record-setting 54 participants from the US, Canada and Mexico joined the 4-round event," reports American Go Honor Society (AGHS) Promotion Head…
December 23, 2015
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December 22, 2015
"Ke Jie is not undefeated as white this year ( Ke Jie Blanks Shi Yue in Samsung to Win Second International Title 12/12 EJ) ," writes Lucas Baker. "Please see this page with data provided by go4go. That said, he's still awesome."…
December 22, 2015
The Third Annual Pair Go Tournament at the Seattle Go Center on December 12 featured cake, raspberries, fancy punch, and friendly competition between 10 pairs of players. Table one winners were Peter Nelson 5d and Lily Berger 17k,…
December 22, 2015
This week we’re presenting extended coverage of the Korean World Amateur Championships (KPMC; click here for our winner’s report on December 8 and here for Eric Lui on Camaraderie and Pure Joy ). Here's Keith Arnold's interview with…
December 21, 2015
This week we’ll present extended coverage of the Korean World Amateur Championships (KPMC; click here for our winner’s report on December 8). Below you’ll find U.S. rep Eric Lui’s delightful reminiscence of the event, where he went…
December 21, 2015
Park Jeonghwan Defeats Cho Hanseung in Kuksu: The finalists in the 59th Kuksu -- Park Jeonghwan and Cho Hanseung -- are the same as last year and defending champion Park is looking to repeat the previous result as well. Park, playing…
December 21, 2015
Pittsburgh-based artist Jesse Kauppila is looking for two "highly skilled go players, hopefully dan-level, who can memorize and reenact a historic go game which I can film." An artist in Carnegie Mellon Univeristy's MFA program,…
December 20, 2015
Fifteen dedicated go players decided to test themselves across the goban rather than fight for parking places at the mall or go to the latest installment of Star Wars this past Saturday, December 19, in Arlington, VA at the 4-round NOVA…
December 19, 2015
Bao Yun 6d of China has just set a new Guinness record for the most wins in a blindfold go simul, defeating five amateurs ranging from about 2d to EGF 6d in Guangzhou, China. The games lasted nearly 12 hours and the players could not…
December 14, 2015
Chile won the Orion Latin American Online Youth Team Tournament, held November 28 and 29. The event drew 9 three-player teams from 4 different countries, reports organizer Sid Avila. "We contacted Yunxuan Li, President of the American…
December 13, 2015
Whether you're definitely planning to attend the 2016 US Go Congress July 30-August 7 in Boston or just considering it at this early stage, you'll want to sign up for updates from Congress organizers. The site will continue to be…
December 13, 2015
"Inside companies like Google and Facebook, deep learning is proving remarkably adept at recognizing images and grasping spacial patterns—a skill well suited to Go," reported Cade Metz in Wired last week . "As they explore so many other…
December 13, 2015
To celebrate the holiday season, go video blogger Dwyrin is releasing a short new go video each day this month on his channel. The playlist for this specific set of videos can be found here and features go proverbs and short game reviews.
December 13, 2015
“The Narrow Road to the Deep North ( 11/27 EJ ) is actually named after a Japanese classic," writes Michael Redmond 9P. " Quoting from Wikipedia: ' Taking its title from 17th century haiku poet Matsuo Bashō 's famous haibun , Oku no…
December 12, 2015
Ke Jie 9p (right) won the 2015 Samsung Cup by defeating Shi Yue 9p 2-0. The Samsung final was held on December 8-9 in Shanghai, China. This was Ke Jie's second international title -- his first was the Bailing Cup in January, 2015 -- and…