American Go E-Journal
February 29, 2016
by Special Correspondent Andy Okun, with re porting by Natalya Kovaleva In the run-up to AlphaGo’s challenge match with Lee Sedol 9p in Seoul in a little over a week, go players have been worrying about the new age whose beginning might…
February 28, 2016
After two rounds, the Korean and Japanese men’s teams are undefeated in the first International Mind Sports Association (IMSA) Elite Mind Games in Huaian, China, while North America’s sole woman player scored a win to stay alive in the…
February 28, 2016
The International Mind Sports Association will hold three more IMSA Elite Mind Games in Huaian, Jiangsu Province, China over the next three years, according to IMSA Secretary General (and AGA VP) Thomas Hsiang. IMSA signed a memorandum…
February 28, 2016
If you’ve been following the E-Journal over the last several years, you will know that Cole Pruitt (right) , Will Lockhart and many friends have been working on The Surrounding Game , the first major documentary about what’s “going on”…
February 27, 2016
Following the Seattle Go Center’s lead ( Seattle Plans AlphaGo-Lee Sedol Watch Parties 2/25 EJ) , the Evanston Go Club will have a watch party for the first game of the Lee Sedol/AlphaGo match. The party will be hosted by club President…
February 26, 2016
Myungwan Kim 9P will be providing live commentary in the Nongshim Cup starting Tuesday, March 1st. The game will begin at 10p PST (1a 3/2 EST) and commentary on the AGA's YouTube channel will begin at 10:30p PST 1 :30a 3/2 EST , UTC-8).…
February 25, 2016
The Seattle Go Center is planning to host watching parties for the upcoming AlphaGo-Lee Sedol 9P 5-game match, March 7-15. "We did something similar for the Jubango between Lee Sedol and Gu Li in 2014, although those games were longer,"…
February 25, 2016
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Lead shared in Honinbo League: The first game in the fourth round of the 71st Honinbo League was played on January 7, with Ichiriki Ryo 7P (B) beating Yamashita Keigo 9P by 4.5…
February 25, 2016
"I'm reading 'When the Emperor was Divine' by Julie Otsuka, a small book about the forced Japanese internment during the second World War," writes None Redmond. "At the beginning of the second chapter as the family of three arrive at…
February 24, 2016
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Iyama to challenge for Judan: The new tournament year at the Nihon Ki-in got off to a start on January 7. Most of the interest focussed on the semifinals of the 54th Judan tournament.…
February 24, 2016
Three children from North America are being invited to Japan, for international friendship matches. The sponsors of the trip are paying all expenses while in Japan, and a stipend of 100,000 yen (around $893 at press time) for airfare.…
February 23, 2016
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal The first game of the 40th Kisei title match was held at the Konjakutei inn in Higashiyama Hot Spring in the city of Aizu-wakamatsu in Fukushima Prefecture on January 14 and 15.…
February 22, 2016
The legendary Lee Sedol, the top go player in the world over the past decade, will take on computer program AlphaGo in a landmark five-match, million-dollar tournament March 9-15. AlphaGo’s 5-game sweep of professional Fan Hui 3P…
February 21, 2016
The first IMSA Elite Mind Games (IEMG) are being held from February 25 to March 3 at the New Century Hotel Huaian, China. A re-branded event of SportAccord World Mind Games, IEMG will feature five mind sports: go, chess, bridge,…
February 21, 2016
If you missed the February 14 livestream of " Lee Changho 9p vs Cho Chikun 9p, the LEGENDS OF BADUK FINAL ROUND " you can catch it now on the AGA's YouTube Channel. Lee Changho plays Cho Chikun (Chihoon), in the last round of the…
February 21, 2016
Slate & Shell is having its annual "Dark of Winter" sale. The following books are available at 50% off through February 29: The Meijin's Retirement Game , Old vs New Fuseki , All About Joseki , Whole Board Thinking in Joseki , Monkey…
February 20, 2016
Beomgeun Cho 7D (right) won the 2016 Jujo Ing Cup open section and Ary Cheng 4D won the handicap section. The 24th Jujo Ing Cup tournament was held February 14 at the Hilton Hotel in Chinatown, San Francisco. Jiang ZhuJiu, Rui NaiWei…
February 20, 2016
Forty-three players from five states competed in the South Central Go Tournament, held in Dallas, Texas February 13th and 14th. Fifteen played in the Open Section (right) and 28 in the Handicap Section. “It went so well we are already…
February 20, 2016
"In the movie 'The Warlords," there are two men playing go and a third discussing it starting at 56:19," writes Austin Harvey. For more on this, see our May 23, 2010 post .
February 20, 2016
In " Seven Common Misconceptions Concerning the History of Go in Ancient China ," go author Peter Shotwell -- inspired by the recent popular appearance of several errors and misconceptions concerning the history of early go in China --…
February 20, 2016
Go Journals available: Old American Go Journals from 1974 through 1997 and American Go Yearbooks from 2003 through 2009 are offered free, preferably to a go club, school or non-profit organization. Click here for details and contact…
February 17, 2016
The 23rd annual Redmond Cup will begin in April, and registration is due by March 13th. Preliminary games will be played online and the four finalists will be invited to the 2016 US Go Congress to play the final games. There are two…
February 13, 2016
This Sunday morning -- February 14 -- at 3a PST (6a EST), Myungwan Kim 9P and Andrew Jackson will comment a game from the "Legends of Baduk" league between Lee Changho 9p and Cho Chikun 9p. Watch on YouTube or TwitchTV . Start your…
February 13, 2016
The Iwamoto North American Foundation on February 8 announced jointly with the Nihon Kiin the establishment of a Go Teachers’ Workshop, to be held in Tokyo in October this year. The workshop is intended for people with interest in…
February 13, 2016
In addition to winning the Jin Chen Memorial Tournament , Mark Lee taught several sessions at the Seattle Go Center during his visit in January of 2016. He did game analysis for the Monday evening Double Digit Kyu Class, including…
February 13, 2016
The Ing Foundation is hosting the 2016 International Collegiate Go Tournament at the University of Toronto, Mississauga, in Canada this summer. The event starts on July 7th and will finish on the 13th. This event is open to any current,…
February 12, 2016
The Ing Foundation will be hosting the 2016 International Collegiate Go Tournament, at the University of Toronto, Mississauga, in Canada this summer, reports Michael Fodera of the American Collegiate Go Association. The event starts on…
February 8, 2016
What do you do when you have the flu and can’t make it to the go club? That’s what Skype was invented for, says Evanston Go Club president Mark Rubenstein. “This was Kiren Polara’s idea,” says Rubenstein. “He was at home with the flu,…
February 8, 2016
Blind Go Online? "A friend of mine recently lost his sight, and I helped him get some go equipment," writes Michael Redmond 9P. "Do you know of any method for the blind to play go on the internet? Since we can expect a blind person to…
February 7, 2016
As the go world -- and indeed much mainstream media -- has continued to buzz in the wake of the recent announcement of AlphaGo's defeat of a professional go player, details of the matchup between AlphaGo and Lee Sedol have been…