American Go E-Journal
February 28, 2015
Monthly tournaments are being held in the Tiger's Mouth room on KGS , with prizes awarded in three categories. The next tourney will be Saturday, March 14th, at 10 am Pacific (1pm East Coast). Sections will vary depending on…
February 27, 2015
This weekend’s 2015 Southern California Go Championship will boast support from the largest Chinese language newspaper in the US as well as a cultural non-profit, it was announced at a press conference Tuesday . “The promotion of go is…
February 26, 2015
One of the biggest go tournaments on the East Coast is taking place this weekend. The New Jersey Open will be held in Princeton, NJ Saturday February 28 and Sunday March 1st. Registration run from 9-10a at the Frist Campus Center,…
February 26, 2015
Yilun Yang came to the Seattle Go Center for his yearly workshop last weekend, Feb. 21 and 22. There were 13 participants, ranging from 12 kyu to 2 dan; a mixture of new students and old friends. Mr. Yang has been teaching these…
February 25, 2015
Kids in Portland, OR, competed for candy in a Chess and Go Tourney, held at Taborspace, on Feb. 22nd, reports Peter Freedman. Four elementary schools, Roseland Heights, Richmond, Irvington, and Beverly Cleary, sent a total of 24 kids.…
February 25, 2015
“Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Media Lab are trying to turn chess into a spectator sport like American football or poker,” reports the BBC . “The group wants to make the game more accessible to the…
February 25, 2015
Go is mentioned while developing a friendship with the character named Yu Jin in the game "Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends, Complete Edition," reports Tyler Keithley.
February 25, 2015
by John Power, EJ Japan Correspondent Ida loses sole lead in Honinbo League: Ida Atsushi 8P (right) seemed to be heading inexorably for a rematch with Iyama Yuta Honinbo, but he finally stumbled in the fifth round of the 70th Honinbo…
February 25, 2015
Life-Lessons of Go: "If life is a game of go. I wish I (could) place my first move again." ( Go Spotting: “Go Stone” Tweet 2/22 EJ) “And that is the life-lesson of go,” writes Terry Benson. “We don't get to play our first stone again.…
February 23, 2015
The 2015 edition of the Iwamoto Awards has gone global. “Thanks to internet and social media, the world has become smaller, so we think it is time to invite people on a global scale to submit go promotion projects,” says Harry van der…
February 23, 2015
The 2014 American Go Foundation College Scholarship winners are Amy Su of Bridgewater, New Jersey and Leon Lei of Bardonia, New York, AGF President Terry Benson announced. “We had nine applicants this year, more than ever, and all of…
February 23, 2015
“When I was reading the book ‘ Chess Secrets I learned from the Masters ,’ Edward Lasker’s semi-autobiographical book, I found that weiqi/go is mentioned in the introduction and in the middle of the book,” writes Xinming Simon Guo. “To…
February 22, 2015
Hinoki Press founder Chris Greene died last Friday. Greene, who had cancer, died at home in Libertyville, Illinois. He is survived by his wife, Vicky, and his daughters, Melissa and Elizabeth. “I was lucky enough to work with Chris…
February 22, 2015
After a long period of low attendance, things are looking up for the Evanston Go Club. "The new location has sparked a lot of interest" says club president Mark Rubenstein. "We started meeting at the new Starbucks in downtown Evanston…
February 22, 2015
The E-Journal is seeking a new European go news editor. Current European go news editor Annalia Linnan is taking a well-deserved break after two years of consistently excellent work. The volunteer position is responsible for editing…
February 22, 2015
Register by February 28 and you'll s ave 5000 yen (about $40) on Maeda Ryo 6P’s 3-week intensive go camp in Osaka, which runs June 28 through July 18 . Osaka Go Camp activities include intensive training by Kansai Kiin professionals,…
February 22, 2015
Tim Kington, a software engineer at Fog Creek Software and 2-dan amateur go player, talks about go, Artificial Intelligence and attempts to create computer programs that can beat human players in “ Go and Artificial Intelligence – Tech…
February 22, 2015
“On your site, you've posted a poem about go by Jorge Luis Borges, and asked about his connection to the game ( Go Spotting: Jorge Luis Borges on “the astrological game of Go” 10/1/2012 EJ),” writes Scott Enderle. “I am not currently…
February 22, 2015
The Go Blog @thegoblognet recently tweeted some stills from the Korean go film "The Stone" ( Go Spotting: New Korean Movie “The Stone” 11/28/2013 EJ) . #baduk #weiqi #igo #囲碁 #바둑 #围棋 #gogame #moviestills ift.tt/1C98g3g .
February 19, 2015
1st US Go Congress, Not: " The group photo said to be of the 1st Go Congress in 1985 is not ( Go Filmmakers Looking for US Go Congress Photos, Videos 2/16) ," writes Michael Bull. "That photo predates the Congress and was taken in San…
February 19, 2015
The American Go Honor Society has announced the 2015 School Team Tournament (STT) will be held March 28 and April 4. "The STT is our annual flagship tournament, played in the classic Hikaru no Go team style where each school sends three…
February 17, 2015
The third round of the Pandanet-AGA City League is this Sunday, February 22. Watch the action live starting at 3pm ET/12pm PT. The games are heating up between all of the teams. The schedules for A League , B League , and C League can…
February 17, 2015
by John Power, EJ Japan Correspondent Iyama close to defending Kisei title: The third game of the 39th Kisei title match was held at the Bella Vista Saka igahama Hotel in Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, on February 5 and 6. Yam…
February 17, 2015
"The rare, post-fermented tea called Goishicha is made in the town of Ōtoyo in the mountains of central Kochi Prefecture on the island of Shikoku," according to the Yunomi tea website . "The name, goishicha (碁石茶), is taken from the…
February 17, 2015
Irish Go Congress : On February 6 to 8, the Irish Go Congress took place in Gresham Hotel, Dublin. For the first time, it featured a Chinese Chess tournament alongside the traditional Confucius Cup (Irish Open) and Irish Rapid…
February 17, 2015
Russia: The Chinese Consulate General Cup finished on February 2 in Sankt-Peterburg with Zhen Wang 7d in first, Jung-hyeop Kim 7d in second, and Ilja Shikshin 7d in third. Ireland: Also on February 8, Young-Sam Kim 7d bested Chi-Min Oh…
February 17, 2015
The European Go Cultural Centre (EGCC) and the Dutch Go Association will host the 2015 European Youth Go Championship on March 12 through March 15 in Zandvoort, Netherlands. It will be split into three categories: under 12, under 16,…
February 16, 2015
Registration has just launched for the 2015 US Go Congress , the biggest go event of the year. The Go Congress will take place August 1-9 at St. Thomas University in St. Paul, Minnesota in the Anderson Student Center. “St. Thomas is…
February 16, 2015
"The Surrounding Game" filmmakers are looking for old photos of the annual U.S. Go Congress. "The story of American go is a central element of the film," co-director Cole Pruitt tells the E-Journal. "We've accumulated archival photos…
February 16, 2015
The Tacoma Go Club promoted go at the 17th Annual Asia Pacific Cultural Center’s New Year’s Celebration of the Year of the Ram, on Saturday, February 14. "The table was on a high traffic corner past which walked hundreds of people…