American Go E-Journal
April 27, 2016
The AGA East Coast Go Camp will feature Myungwan Kim as this year’s teacher. Kim is a 9-dan professional, and the only player dispatched to the United States by the Korean Baduk Association since 2008. Kim has more than 10 years of…
April 25, 2016
The surge in interest in go following the recent match between AlphaGo and Lee Sedol 9p has apparently led to a worldwide shortage of go equipment. Go Game Guru reports that their stocks of go equipment have been significantly depleted…
April 25, 2016
The University of Toronto and UCLA go teams will face off in the Collegiate Go League Championship finals on Saturday April 30 at 1pm ET / 10am PT. Michael Gallucci (InSente) and William Shi 1p will provide live commentary on KGS and…
April 22, 2016
American professionals Andy Liu 1p and Eric Lui 1p fought bravely earlier this week in an unsuccessful attempt to make it through the first round of the 8 th Ing Pro Cup in Shanghai. The two notched strong games but succumbed in the end…
April 21, 2016
The AGA's YouTube & Twitch channels will feature commentary from Myungwan Kim 9p on the games of the 8th Ing Cup this Saturday April 23rd , with commentary starting at 8pm Pacific time. "If Round 2 goes as expected, we'll cover Ke Jie…
April 21, 2016
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Cho U beats the odds: Some more details about the final round of the 71st Honinbo League, held on March 31. The league was in a state of flux: the only player certain of retaining his…
April 21, 2016
In the wake of AlphaGo's match, the Go Club of Strasbourg, France has been busy promoting the game with its own teaching method. The Strasbourg Teaching Method has been used successfully for a long time, indeed it won the Iwamoto Award…
April 21, 2016
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Iyama wins Judan, scores grand slam: The third game of the 54th Judan title match was played at the Kuroyon Royal Hotel in the town of Omachi in Nagano Prefecture on April 14. The…
April 19, 2016
The E-Journal has just gotten word that US players Andy Liu 1p and Eric Lui 1p will play two of the top players in the world tonight, starting at 9:30p EST. Liu (right) will play Lee Sedol 9p (left) of Korea and Lui will play Hane Naoki…
April 19, 2016
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April 18, 2016
California’s Cupertino High School became the champion of the open division, after 4 hard fought rounds, reports American Go Honor Society President Yunxuan Li. "This year’s school team tournament (STT) drew 13 teams from every part of…
April 16, 2016
Andy Liu 1p won his next Sankei Cup game against amateur Shingo Ono in Osaka Saturday. Liu, taking white with no komi, won by six by taking a large central territory. The win puts him in a game today with Murakawa Daisuke 8p, among…
April 15, 2016
Eric Lui 1p and Andy Liu 1p are headed to Shanghai to play in the opening rounds of the 8th Ing Pro Cup. The Ing Foundation's quadrennial tournament is considered one of the most prestigious international titles in the go world, with a…
April 14, 2016
The AGA Summer Go Camp will be held from July 3 to July 9 at YMCA Camp Campbell Gard in Hamilton, OH (45 minutes South of Dayton). Camp directors Nano Rivera and Frank Luo invite campers of all skill levels, between the ages of 8 and 18…
April 11, 2016
The NOVA Cherry Blossom tournament was held on Saturday, April 9, at the George Mason University Law School in Arlington VA. Fifty-seven players participated, including Andy Liu, 1P, Michael Chen, 7D, and Xinying Jiang, 7D. Four members…
April 11, 2016
Registration is now open for the American Yunguseng Dojang 15th season of on-line classes. Taught by former Korean insei and EGF 8-dan Inseong Hwang, the program each month offers members five games of league play, three lectures of…
April 11, 2016
The American Go Foundation ( AGF) is offering $200 youth scholarships to this year’s US Go Congress . Interested youth must write an essay on why they want to go; the application deadline is May 31st. Twenty-five scholarships are…
April 9, 2016
Google DeepMind team members Aja Huang 7d and Hui Fan 2P have just confirmed that they'll attend this year's US Go Congress in Boston. "This is an exciting opportunity for the American go community to meet some of the team behind…
April 9, 2016
Nominations for the American Go Foundation’s Teacher of the Year award are due by May 8th. Presented each year at the U.S. Go Congress, the award recognizes an outstanding American teacher. The winner will receive an all expenses paid…
April 6, 2016
By Eric Lui It's unusually nice out today*. As I stroll down my neighborhood and head towards the park, the sun's rays hit me square in the back, right between the shoulder blades. The tingling warmth spreads all the way down and brings…
April 6, 2016
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Takao leads Meijin League: Takao Shinji 9P, the previous challenger, has the provisional lead in the 41s t Meijin League with four straight wins, but two other players, Cho U 9P and M…
April 6, 2016
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Cho Chikun wins 2015 Title Winners Tournament: This is a new tournament now in its third term. Participants are all the titl e winners from the previous year plus one player selected…
April 4, 2016
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Iyama closing in on Grand Slam in Judan challenge: The first game of the 54th Judan title was played at the Osaka University of Commerce on March 8. The Judan is the lowest-ranked of…
April 4, 2016
Mingyu Oh 7D won the 2016 Paris Go Tournament , held in Neuilly, Paris, France from March 26-28. 152 players competed this year. This is the 44th edition of the event with 6 rounds and a first prize of €1000. It is the largest…
April 4, 2016
The 33rd World Youth Goe Championship is open for registration, reports Mingjiu Jiang 7P. The event is open to US citizens only. The Senior Division is for youth aged 12—15, and the Junior for kids under 12. Players cannot be on…
April 2, 2016
Steam, the largest distribution platform for online games, is moving ahead with its first-ever go client. Developed by Hart Laboratories, Ancient Go was approved on March 15 through a process called Steam Greenlight, which uses…
April 2, 2016
Young North American players are being sought for the first session of the new Li Min Cup World Best Go Star Championship from April 25 to 30 in Hangzhou, China. Note that t his a separate event from the Li Min Cup Finals, which we…
April 2, 2016
Rock 'n' roll legend David Lee Roth is "goin' to the world championships; Not monster truck. Not PBR. Not rodeo. All of it mixed into one: AlphaGo versus a human being." Former Van Halen front man Roth's most recent addition to his hit…