American Go E-Journal
May 30, 2015
"There's still time to take advantage of the early registration discount for this year's US Go Congress," says Congress Director Josh Larson. "Prices go up June 1st, so sign up and pay to take advantage of the discount." Click here for…
May 30, 2015
British Youth Postponed : Originally planned for May 31, the British Youth Go Championship has been pushed to the fall of 2015. The UK Go Challenge Finals (13x13 boards) is going ahead though on Saturday 18th July in Letchworth Garden…
May 26, 2015
The three American Go Association (AGA) regional Board of Director seats are up for election and with just over two weeks to go, no candidates have been nominated. The current terms of office expire this September. Nominations,…
May 26, 2015
Lee Hajin 3p, popularly known on YouTube as Haylee, will record one of her signature play-and-explain games at the US Go Congress , the AGA announced. Though the exact format is still to be determined, her opposition will include…
May 26, 2015
The 42 nd annual Maryland Open, which was played last Saturday and Sunday , was entered into the ratings system the next day and ratings updated before the players returned to work Tuesday morning, report American Go Association staff.…
May 26, 2015
Sweden: The Swedish Championships 2015, played from 5/15-17 in Gothenburg, Sweden, were won by Fredrik Blomback 6d ( left ). Second came Charlie Aakerblom 5d and third was Yang Huang 5d. Result table . France: In France several national…
May 26, 2015
Mexico City triumphed over Portland, OR in a friendly children’s tourney held May 16th on KGS, reports organizer Peter Freedman. Each city fielded a team of six children, ranked from 10-21k. They participated in a three-round tournament…
May 26, 2015
Nearly Complete Set of Go World Magazine For Sale: All issues of Go World, except #13 and #23. #5 is missing its cover and #129 (last issue) is still in the unopened envelope as mailed from Japan. There are also some extras that could…
May 25, 2015
by John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal Lead changes in 40th Meijin League: A game in the 40th Meijin League was played on a Monday, May 4, instead of the usual Thursday. Cho U 9P (B) beat Murakawa Daisuke Oza by 2.5…
May 25, 2015
The Celerity Go League is a brand-new women's go training league hosted on the KGS Go Server . Founder Peggy Yang had “a light-bulb moment” at the recent San Diego Go Championship when it occurred to her that female go players “should…
May 24, 2015
John F. Nash Jr., a mathematician who shared a Nobel Prize in 1994 for work that greatly extended the reach and power of modern economic theory and whose long descent into severe mental illness and eventual recovery were the subject of…
May 24, 2015
Eric Lui topped a field of 58 players to win the Maryland Open on Memorial Day weekend in Baltimore. Keith Arnold was the event organizer and the Tournament Director was T odd Heidenreich. photos by Steve Colburn Open Section First:…
May 24, 2015
2nd Globis Cup final: Huang vs. Na White: Huang Yunsong 3P (China) Black: Na Hyun 6P (Korea) Played on May 10, 2015 See: The Power Report: Huang of China Wins Globis Cup 5/10 EJ Click here for the SGF . Venue: Graduate School of…
May 24, 2015
"The Divine Move," last year's Korean action movie about go ( Korean Action Go Movie Opens in US & Canada 7/23/2014 EJ) , is now on Netflix under its Korean name, Sin-ui Hansu, reports Matthew Hershberger. Click here .
May 24, 2015
Portable Go Board? "What kind of goban are the kids in your Chicago tournament story ( Chicago Kids Compete in First Tourney 5/21 EJ) using?" writes Chris Uzal. "Who makes it? And how did they make stones for it? It looks perfect. Right…
May 23, 2015
Italy: The Trofeo Milano 2015 quarta tappa, played on the 9 th of May in Milano, Italy, was won by Gionata Soletti 4k. Second place was for Andrea Failli 8k. Slovakia: In the village of Liptovský Ján, Slovakia, two national…
May 22, 2015
After a seven-year hiatus, the Reiyukai America/Yu Go Club’s Traffic Cup returned on Saturday, May 16, when go players representing the Yu Go Club (by Reiyukai America in Pasadena), and the Santa Monica Go Club visited the Atari Go Club…
May 22, 2015
The Netherlands: The 44th edition of the Amsterdam International Go Tournament took place from May 14-17 in the European Go Cultural Centre in Amstelveen, the Netherlands. The three top winners were Csaba Mero 6d (left) from Hungary in…
May 22, 2015
We are looking for an assistant to help write youth related stories for the E-Journal. An interest in reporting on youth activities, and helping spread go among kids and teens, is required. Duties would include editing submissions, and…
May 21, 2015
Students from Andrew Jackson Language Academy(AJLA), in Chicago, just finished their first go tournament for kids in the Chinese program, reports organizer Xinming Simon Guo. "Students first played with opponents in the same grade, and…
May 19, 2015
At the 36th World Amateur Go Championship (WAGC) this year, Pandanet will broadcast up to seven games live each round. The venue this year is at the Montien Riverside Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. The games will be broadcast from June…
May 18, 2015
Free lessons, with Andy Liu 1P or Calvin Sun 1P, will soon be available for a few lucky young players. "Thanks to a generous donor, the AGF is making lessons available to High School and College students as a thank you for their efforts…
May 17, 2015
The Evanston Go Club taught scores of enthusiastic beginners at Anime Central over the weekend. “This event is a blast!” said EGC president Mark Rubenstein. “We taught for 11 hours Friday and 11 hours Saturday . We probably taught a…
May 17, 2015
Among the professionals teaching at this year's US Go Go Congress in St. Paul, MN, are long-time favorites Myungwan Kim 9P, Yang Yilun 7P and Jennie Shen 2P, according to Congress organizers. Although the Japanese and Korean visitors…
May 17, 2015
“I question whether it's a good sign when one of the greatest go players of all time is making commercials for Candy Crush soda,” ( Go Spotting: Cho Hunhyun Crushes It 5/15 EJ) writes Terry Benson. “It's amusing and well shot. (Cho…
May 16, 2015
“When people ask me, ‘how was your summer,’ I tell them it was wonderful, because of the AGA Go Camp,” writes 14-year-old Elan, “I had an amazing time playing go and hanging out with other kids, learning from our teacher, and enjoying…
May 16, 2015
American Go E-Journal Managing Editor Chris Garlock and his wife Lisa are walking 200 miles along the coast of Wales this July to celebrate their 32nd wedding anniversary and raise funds for the American Go Foundation , which is…
May 15, 2015
Korean 9-dan professional go player Cho Hunhyun crushes it in this amusing short video . Considered one of the greatest players of all-time, Cho reached professional level in Korea in 1962. Since then, Cho has amassed 150 professional…
May 15, 2015
Ishi Press Archives is reprinting five long out-of-print Ishi Press go books. The reprints include Breakthrough to Shodan by Naoki Miyamoto 9- dan, Enclosure Josekis by Masaki Takemiya 9-dan, Kato's Attack and Kill by Masao Kato 9-dan,…
May 14, 2015
"Minnesota, home of the 2 015 US Go Congress , celebrated its’ annual fishing opener over the weekend,” reports Congress Director Josh Larson. A guided fishing tour is among the traditional day-off options for this year's Go Congress. …