American Go E-Journal
August 31, 2015
The second day of the Mexican Go Congress kicked off on Sunday with a children's 13 x 13 tournament (right) , and Mexican Open rounds 3 and 4 occupied the late morning and early afternoon, followed a lecture by Myungwan Kim 9P on…
August 31, 2015
"It would be great if there was a system in place to help people who want to play in the pair-go but don't have a partner to find one"..."Live broadcasting was good, but I'd rather see live pro comments on a large room with many go…
August 31, 2015
by John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal Young players make Agon Kiriyama Cup semifinals: The remaining two quarterfinals of the 22nd Agon Kiriyama Cup were played rec ently. On August 10, Kyo Kagen 3P (B) (aged 15) beat…
August 30, 2015
Forty two go players signed up for the Mexican Open, a three-day, six-round tournament this weekend which is the main event of the second Coloquio de Go, or Go Congress, in Mexico City. "Enthusiasm for go is much newer in Mexico than…
August 27, 2015
The Mexican Go Association is holding its second Go Congress this weekend, August 29-31 at Centro Cultural Tlatelolco in Mexico City. The main event in the Congress is the second Mexican Go Open Tournament with total cash prizes of…
August 27, 2015
Yutopian Offers Extra 10% Discount: Buy two go books at Y utopian and, in addition to existing discounts, get an extra 10% off with free U.S. shipping (offer only good for shipping to US addresses). Yutopian has an extensive collection…
August 25, 2015
The inaugural American Chang Qi Cup , scheduled for September 26-28 at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA, is shaping up to be an exciting event, and over 100 players have already registered. The 2015 Chang Qi Cup is the first time…
August 25, 2015
Kudos for Swift Ratings: "I've complained before about the timeliness of ratings updates, so let me be the first to compliment those responsible for getting it done swiftly this year," writes Brady Daniels. The following US Go Congress…
August 24, 2015
“Meeting all the other people who love to play go as much as I do”…”Pro game review is the single most important activity at the Congress” …” I have attended only two US Go Congresses in the past ten years, but follow them avidly each…
August 23, 2015
Take Go Congress Survey, Win Prizes: The US Go Congress is the single biggest go event in North America each year, drawing hundreds of go players from across the country for a week of go events. Whether you've attended a Congress or…
August 23, 2015
"Fist of Legend": "Just noticed a go board being used for gomoku in the 1994 Jet Li film 'Fist of Legend,'" writes an E-Journal reader. " The scene is about 1 hour 16 minutes into the film." Podcast Picks Kageyama's "Fundamentals": "At…
August 21, 2015
The American Go Foundation is looking for someone who wants to make part of their living teaching go to children. Start up funds are available for a demonstration project that would include building a program around chess and go in the…
August 20, 2015
Brugo is back. After being down for some months, the joseki app -- for iPad only -- has returned to the appstore; click here for a direct link. Brugo provides a collection of more than 10,000 joseki moves from the Brugo joseki website .
August 18, 2015
by Janice Kim 3P Let me start off by alienating the half of the audience that may not be alienated after reading this, by giving away the title of my next installment, Why Go Is Better Than Chess, Really (From the Non-Chess-Playing…
August 18, 2015
by Chris Garlock, Managing Editor, American Go E-Journal The American Go E-Journal's coverage of the 2015 US Go Congress in St Paul, MN was truly wall-to-wall this year, with more than 60 games broadcast live on KGS, 23 live video feeds…
August 18, 2015
Where Was Ben? "I enjoyed reading your story about Lockhart's win ," writes Ted Terpstra. "But the story failed to say where the competition was held and where the next round will be. It is always interesting to read where our American…
August 15, 2015
Benjamin Lockhart 7d prevailed over fellow American Ricky Zhao 7d in the finals of the Samsung Cup World Baduk Masters World Division in Seoul, Korea and will play next month in the round of 32 of the top international event in…
August 15, 2015
The Orange County Go Club's Kevin Chao 6D (right) prevailed in a spirited bidding war at the annual go board auction at the 2015 U.S. Go Congress banquet August 8. For much of the auction, conducted by E-Journal Managing Editor Chris…
August 15, 2015
The 2015 Canadian Open will be held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from S eptember 4- 7 . Click here for complete details or check out the event's Facebook page . The 6-round event also features professional go players who will teach,…
August 14, 2015
2015 Congress Ratings Update: As of Friday, August 14th, the results of four Congress tournaments have been submitted, reports Jonathan Bresler. “The four tournaments are the U.S. Open, the U.S. Open Masters, the DieHard and the Girls…
August 11, 2015
In the new season for the Pandanet AGA City League , the A and B League will enlarged to eight teams each. The teams in last place for the A League and the winners of the B League will be demoted and promoted as normal. The other teams…
August 11, 2015
Jeffery Deaver's 2014 book of short crime stories "Trouble in Mind" has a story "The Competitors" set at the Beijing Olympics, reports Tony Atkins. "In it, the Chinese head of security out-thinks terrorists as he is a go player," says…
August 9, 2015
by John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal Shida qualifies for Samsung: The General Preliminary Tournament for the 20th Samsung Cup was held in Seoul from August 1 to 5. This is a massive tournament and the preliminary is held…
August 9, 2015
At the AGA Board meeting held August 4, in Minneapolis, MN at the U.S. Go Congress, Chris Kirschner , Martin Lebl and Diego Pierrottet were congratulated for winning election to the AGA Board; they'll serve September 1, 2015 to…
August 8, 2015
Yulin Tong 4P defeated Zexiang Sui 7D in just 126 moves ( click here to see the game ) Saturday morning to lock up his 2015 U.S. Open Masters Tournament championship, losing just one game, to defending champion Mark Lee, on his way to…
August 8, 2015
Rafael Torres Miranda had a problem. The automotive importer had just discovered the game of go in 1990 but had no one to teach him and, worse yet, no one to play with. Twenty five years later, he's attending the U.S. Go Congress as…
August 8, 2015
Yulin Tong Takes Lead in US Open Masters: Yulin Tong is now the leading contender for 2015 US Open Masters champion, defeating Beomgeun (Evan) Cho for a 7-1 record going into the final round Saturday morning. Other contenders include…
August 7, 2015
Amy Wang 5d and her partner Daehyuk (Daniel) Ko won first place in the 2015 North American Pair Go Championship Thursday night at the U.S. Go Congress. "U.S. Pair Go fans should watch for Amy and Daniel to be competing in the upcoming…
August 7, 2015
Curious to see how go might be played without a center point, John Goodell didn't just theorize about it; he produced 3,000 go sets sans center point. They didn't catch on, but Goodell's lifetime of promoting the game earned him the…
August 7, 2015
Nearly twenty videos from the US Go Congress have been posted so far on the AGA's YouTube channel as part of the E-Journal's expanded coverage this year. They include Crazy Go , Lightning Tournament , US Open Masters Rd6: Tong Yulin 4p…