American Go E-Journal
January 29, 2016
The following is translated by Jennie Shen 2P from a WeiqiTV video : Liuxing 7p: before the games, what were you expecting? FanHui 2p: I was thinking about how to torture/destroy the program, and see how many handicap stones I could…
January 28, 2016
Myungwan Kim 9P will analyze the Fan Hui-AlphaGo games on the AGA YouTube and TwitchTV channels this Friday at 9p EST (6p PST) . And for the first time, the broadcast will be simulcast on weiqitv.com in China. Yesterday's news…
January 27, 2016
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January 27, 2016
The AGA has received a request to send a professional player to China for the 11th Chunlan Cup Selections March 25-28. Opening ceremony is on March 25th. This is the first section of the tournament and players will participate in the…
January 27, 2016
Robert Jasiek has released his 12th book, "Positional Judgement 2 - Dynamics." Targeted at players 5 kyu to 5 dan, the book focused on "the dynamic aspects of the middle game (influence, aji, fights etc.) and the related positional…
January 26, 2016
Online play-offs to determine the U.S. rep to the 3rd Bailing Cup will take place on the weekend of February 6-7 on KGS. The AGA has received a request to send an amateur player to Beijing, China (China Qiyuan) for the 3rd Bailing Cup…
January 24, 2016
Korean pair Jeon Yujin-Song Hongsuk won the 26th International Amateur Pair Go Champion in Tokyo held December 5-6 at Hotel Metropolitan Edmont. Amy Wang 4D and Danny Ko 7D represented the United States. It was the second time the two…
January 21, 2016
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Judan challenger: Iyama or Yo: The new tournament year at the Nihon Ki-in got off to a good start on January 7. M ost of the interest focused on the semifinals of the 54th Judan…
January 21, 2016
The upcoming South Central Go Tournament in Dallas February 13-14 "aims to bring together players in the south central part of the country to enjoy a weekend of competition, and to build a sense of community amongst one another," says…
January 19, 2016
Registrations for the North American Kyu Championship (NAKC) are due by January 26. Any kyu players under the age of 18, from Canada, the United States, or Mexico are welcome to join. Junior (under 13) and Senior (under 18) players will…
January 19, 2016
Three of the eight competitors in the recent 2015 AGA Professional Qualifying tournament are players from the AGA City League. They are tournament winner Eric Lui 1p of the Greater Washington team, Aaron Ye (Bay Area team) and Jeremy…
January 18, 2016
Round three of the AGA City League will take place this Sunday, January 24 at 3p EST . Throughout the day you can catch your local and favorite players from around the US and Canada. Check the schedules for each league to see when they…
January 18, 2016
Mark Lee's year is off to a strong start. In the ultimate game of the 2016 San Diego Go Championship -- held January 10 -- Lee 7d beat UCSD freshman Weihan Huai, a professional from China, in the Open section, to become the first…
January 18, 2016
The first Japan Go Congress will be held July 15 through 18 in Takarazuka, Japan, and organised by the Kansai Ki-in. In addition to a main tournament, the Congress -- at which 200-300 participants are expected -- will offer a variety of…
January 18, 2016
Weiqi Teacher Needed in Maryland: The Hope Chinese School is looking for a go teacher for a Saturday afternoon class, reports Edward Zhang. "It's a great school with several hundred students registered." The class is at Winston…
January 13, 2016
In February, a strong North American Go team will head to Huai-An in Eastern China’s Jiangsu Province, for the first ever International Mind Sports Association Elite Mind Games. Mingjiu Jiang 7p and Eric Lui 1p of the US, along with…
January 13, 2016
The second Australian Go Congress kicks off this Friday, January 15 and runs through the 19th at the Sydney Parramatta Novotel in Parramatta, NSW, Australia. The main tournament will be played over five days; in addition there will be…
January 12, 2016
Mark Lee won the sixth annual Jin Chen Memorial Tournament, held at the Seattle Go Center on January 3. Lee (in yellow shirt) was visiting from California; readers may remember that he was undefeated in the U.S. Open in 2014. Dong…
January 9, 2016
In the final set of games in the AGA Professional Qualification Tournament on Saturday morning, Andrew Lu defeated Daniel Gourdeau and Jeremy Chiu beat Sarah Yu. Lu took third place and a seeded place in the next pro tournament,…
January 8, 2016
For Eric Lui, the fourth time was the charm. Lui (left) has played in all four AGA Professional Qualification Tournaments , losing to Ryan Li in last year's final, but on Friday afternoon he became the American Go Association's fifth…
January 8, 2016
Newly-minted professional Antti Törmänen 1P will play an exhibition match against Hajin Lee 3P on OGS this Saturday, January 9, at 11p EST (4a UTC). Lee, a Korean 3P and secretary of the International Go Federation, is well known to…
January 7, 2016
Thursday morning's session at the AGA Professional Qualification Tournament featured just two games, Ben Lockhart vs Aaron Ye and Sarah Yu vs Andrew Lu, in a battle to move onto the semi-finals. Lockhart had an early lead but then…
January 6, 2016
The round-robin section of the AGA Professional Qualification Tournament wrapped up Wednesday morning with few surprises except for second-seeded Ben Lockhart's 7th-place finish. Eric Lui was first, Aaron Ye second, Daniel Gourdeau…
January 6, 2016
"I like the You Tube highlights from the qualifier games," says Bob Gilman. "These analyses of important situations provide insights in a readily digestible form. Longer game commentaries are good to have also, but they demand a big…
January 6, 2016
by Chris Garlock The AGA's professional qualification tournament tests the go skills of its young competitors, but it's also a grueling endurance challenge. With two rounds each day, and each game usually going at least three hours,…
January 6, 2016
Ke Jie's defeat of Lee Sedol in the M-Lily Cup is the buzz of Chinese media. The 18-year-old Chinese phenom has been on a stunning run of success, winning three championships in one year: the Bailing Cup, the Samsung Cup, and then the…
January 5, 2016
Top seed Eric Lui 7d is one game away from winning the AGA Pro Qualification Tournament's round robin section, with a 5-1 score and and just one more round to play before the knock-out section begins. Third-seeded Aaron Ye 7d is in…
January 5, 2016
In our latest batch of brief video game highlights focusing on key points in selected games, Norman Tsai 6-dan shows how Jeremy Chiu's attachment to unimportant stones in his third-round game against Andrew Lu causes him to choose the…
January 5, 2016
After four rounds in the AGA Pro Qualification Tournament , Eric Lui 7d, Aaron Ye 7d and Andrew Lu 7d are tied for first place in the round robin section, each with three wins. Ben Lockhart 7d and Daniel Gourdeau 6d are next with two…
January 5, 2016
Ke Jie 9P edged out Lee Sedol 9P by the narrowest of margins -- a half-point -- to win the MLily Cup Monday night in a dramatic deciding fifth game that drew a record number of viewers to the AGA's YouTube channel , where Myungwan Kim…