American Go E-Journal
January 31, 2015
Pandanet has begun posting E-Journal articles on their site, translated into Japanese. The first one is the EJ’s recent report on the AGA pro tournament. “We’re tremendously pleased that EJ reporting is now available in Japanese,” said…
January 31, 2015
Go drives the plotline in a second-season episode of JAG entitled "The Game of Go." "Harm and a Colombian drug lord play a high-stakes game of go, with the prize being a Marine who was left behind during a covert mission, as Webb and…
January 29, 2015
Peter Freedman (at far right), Hikaru Saito, Glenn Peters, Jessie Jenkins and Jessie's friend, Austin, taught at least 50 people to play go at Portland's Mochitsuki Festival on Sunday January 25th. Held at Portland…
January 28, 2015
The Open Section of the Jin Chen Memorial Tournament at the Seattle Go Center drew twelve players, including two 7 dans and three 6 dans. Since the Jan. 4 tournament had only three rounds, there was a tie for first place between Boyang…
January 27, 2015
by John Power, EJ Japan Correspondent Xie Makes Good Start in Women’s Kisei Defense: The first game of the 18th DoCoMo Cup Women’s Kisei title match, a best-of-t hree, was played at the Hotel Sunlife Garden in Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa…
January 27, 2015
Maidenhead-Hitachi Tournament: On January 24th, Charles Hibbert 2 dan went on to win all three of his games, claiming the Maidenhead title. Coincidentally, it was also his first-ever tournament. Second and third place were claimed by…
January 27, 2015
Ukraine: Oleksandr Hiliazov 1d bested Anton Boreiko 4k at the Kharkiv Championship on January 25 while Leonid Shumakov 5k placed third. United Kingdom: The Maidenhead finished on January 24 with Charles Hibbert 2d in first, Alistair…
January 27, 2015
Phoenixville, PA: Players wanted for the Phoenixville Go Club. We meet Sunday afternoons and Wednesday nights at Artisan's Cafe in downtown Phoenixville. Free mug of coffee for each first time visitor! Contact Craig at…
January 26, 2015
The deadline for young kyu players who want to compete in the North American Kyu Championships is Feb. 3rd, with the tourney itself held Feb. 7th, on KGS. Kids and teens (under the age of 18) who are members of the AGA, CGA, Gimnasio…
January 24, 2015
On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2015, the Atlanta Go Club and the Atlanta Chinese Go Association organized a hike up Stone Mountain, in memory of Dr. King, who referred to the mountain in his I Have a Dream speech — “Let freedom ring…
January 24, 2015
BGC Bullseye: "Although I left Brooklyn behind several years ago, the description of the Brooklyn Go Club ( Go in NYC: An Insider’s Guide 1/21 EJ) is disturbingly accurate," writes Solomon Smilack. "Thank you for the laugh." More on…
January 21, 2015
Just because the Gotham Go Group at the Hungarian Pastry Shop on Tuesday evenings 7-11p - 1030 Amsterdam Ave - between 110th and 111th – “is the hottest go scene in New York City does not mean it's the only option,” reports local…
January 20, 2015
Pandanet Go European Team Championship : On January 13th, the UK secured a win against the South African team with a score of 3 wins to 1 loss, making it their fifth win in the league. A commentary by Andrew Simons of his own game…
January 20, 2015
How Do You Study Pro Games? “We often hear ‘study professional games to help you improve,’” writes Eric Osman. “But how do you actually do that in practice?” Osman says he plays through pro games on his phone. “At each move, I think…
January 20, 2015
Robert Jasiek , German 5D and author of eight go books aiming to clarify various aspects of the game for kyu players, has released his ninth and tenth instructional books. With Endgame 1 – Fundamentals Jasiek begins a study of the last…
January 19, 2015
This Sunday is the second round of the Pandanet-AGA City League. Watch heavyweights from the A League including professionals like Ximeng Yu and Ryan Li, the AGA's newest pro. "Don't discount our B and C Leagues; they will be duking it…
January 19, 2015
Sweden: The Jusandan 2015 finished on January 18 in Stockholm with Yaqi Fu 6d ( left ) in first, Charlie Aakerblom 4d in second, and Fredrik Blowback 6d in third. Czech Republic: Also on January 18, Martin Jurek 5d took the 5th Decin…
January 19, 2015
Ten children played go and 15 chess in a four round Swiss-McMahon tournament, at Taborspace, in Portland, OR, Jan. 18th, reports organizer Peter Freedman. "All the children were in the chess and Go clubs at Irvington, Richmond and…
January 19, 2015
“I taught one of my best lessons ever this morning,” wrote Stephen Brivati recently on the violinist.com blog. “When this nice thing happens, I always try to figure out why. When playing Go , the greatest intellectual challenge in my…
January 19, 2015
Online EGF Academy to Launch in March: In “ another very important milestone for European go,” European Go Federation (EGF) President Martin Stiassny reports that the new online EGF Academy will launch March 23. “The EGF Academy will…
January 19, 2015
The 2015 Osaka Go Camp is set for June 28 - July 18, supported by the Kansai Kiin and the Osaka University of Commerce. The camp offers intensive training by Kansai-Kiin pros, the opportunity to play go inside the Kiin with pros, play…
January 19, 2015
“Want to see some incredible go stones?” writes Peter Freedman. “Check out this link.” Exotic Go Stones offers “Semi-precious Go Stones for the Serious Collector,” made out of everything from black and white onyx to Botswana Agate,…
January 18, 2015
by John Power, EJ Japan Correspondent 17-Year-Old Ke Wins Bailing Cup: The best-of-five final of the 2nd Bailing Cup was fought between two Chinese players, the 17- year-old Ke Jie 4P (left) and the 32-year-old Qiu Jun 9P. After split…
January 18, 2015
The first-ever Mexican Go Congress was held November 15-17, 2014 at the Tlatelolco Cultural Center in Mexico City, Mexico. The 3-day Congress hosted several events, including the first Mexican Open Tournament, a 13x13 tournament for…
January 18, 2015
Enjoying Inseong Hwang’s School: “I signed up for January for Inseong Hwang’s school on KGS, the Yunguseng Dojang , and am much enjoying it,” Bob Gilman writes. “Inseong Hwang, Korean 8D, is an excellent teacher with a gift for…
January 16, 2015
The players in last week’s AGA Pro Qualification Tournament were of course the stars of the event – click here for the final results and game records -- but there was an entire team of volunteers who made it possible for the tournament…
January 15, 2015
SmartGo’s Go Books is no longer limited to the iPad and iPhone: you can now also read your books on the Mac. “And more importantly, the infrastructure is in place for a future Android version,” says SmartGo’s Anders Kierulf. You can…
January 15, 2015
Where are the AGA Pro Game Records? “Isn't it great having these Qualification tournaments?” writes Jean de Maiffe. “I love seeing our young go players battling it out for the honors and opportunities these tournaments provide. One…
January 15, 2015
“Thanks for adding the zip file to the 2014 game index!” writes Joe Maia, who suggested it to us a couple weeks back. “Where do I go to download the Yearbook and sgf archive?” asks Willard Haynes. " You mention a single zip file is…
January 14, 2015
Young players, in the US, Canada, and Mexico have until Feb. 3rd to register for the North American Kyu Championships (NAKC). The tourney will be held on KGS , on Saturday Feb. 7th. Brackets in the NAKC will be divided by rank, with a…