American Go E-Journal
June 29, 2016
"The 3rd Mexican Go Congress turned out to be a huge success," reports Mingming Stephanie Yin 1P. "The event was held June 18th-20th at the Tlatelolco Cultural Center in Mexico City, and was full of surprises for everyone. Three…
June 29, 2016
The Evanston Go Club held its second tournament of the year last weekend. The event, dubbed Spring Fling, drew 34 players ranging in rank from 18k to 5d. Winners were Henry Li 2d (4-0), Cheuk To Tsui 2d (3-1), Nathan Chan 3k (4-0), Cong…
June 29, 2016
This year's US Go Congress in Boston "is shaping up to be the largest Go Congress ever!" reports Walther Chen. "Please help us make it a success by renewing your AGA membership and paying your outstanding balance in advance. This will…
June 29, 2016
Ballots for the American Go Association's At-Large election via Ballotbin are invalid, reports Arnold Eudell . Additional emails will arrive soon from Electionrunner. "Sorry for the inconvenience," says Eudell.
June 28, 2016
Myungwan Kim 9p will return to provide live commentary of the Bailing Cup round of 32, between Tang Weixing and Park Junghwan, starting at 8:30pm PDT on 6/29. He'll also provide live commentary on the round of 16, on July 1, again…
June 27, 2016
Central Iowa Go Society's second casual tournament saw 11 players, more than doubling last tournament's five entrants, reports Jacob Upland. Players were split into a 13x13 beginner's section and a 19x19 section. Alex Tong, 2 dan, swept…
June 27, 2016
E-Journal Forum (Part 2): In another response to Eric Osman's query about a forum for responses to articles in the E-Journal, Steve Colburn also notes that the AGA has a sub forum on Lifein19x19.com. "This is for AGA stuff much like…
June 27, 2016
The Austin Go Club held a 7-round handicap tournament June 25-26 th . A total of 18 players participated ranging in strength from 6 dan to 10 kyu. Prizes were awarded to the following participants: Dan Level: 1 st Place – Matthew…
June 27, 2016
by Keith Arnold As I sit down for breakfast at our hotel in Beijing, the gentlemen next to me asks "Are you Chris?" "No, my name is Keith." "Sorry, similar face." And I thought that was over. But when he returned with food he tried…
June 25, 2016
Thanks, Janice: "Thanks to Janice Kim for sharing her views on AlphaGo vs Lee Seedol and 'The Master of Go,'" writes Jean deMaiffe. "I very much enjoyed her article 'with my morning coffee.'" Yearbook Zip File: "Thank you for creating…
June 24, 2016
by Janice Kim 3P Andrew Feenberg has made illuminating and interesting points comparing and contrasting the recent match between AlphaGo and Lee Sedol, and the novelized match between Shusai and Kitani in the book The Master of Go .…
June 24, 2016
Iowa City, IA: Seeking players to form a go club in Iowa City. All strengths welcome. Contact: ximane@gmail.com
June 22, 2016
This year's US Go Congress organizers have lined up "an exciting 'Computer Go Afternoon'" reports Chun Sun . "We are honored to have Yuandong Tian from Facebook Research, who will present 'DarkForest: A DCNN-based open source Go…
June 22, 2016
The American Go Yearbook 2015 Member’s Edition Collection has just been published. One of the benefits of membership in the American Go Association is the Member’s Edition of the American Go E-Journal, the largest English language go…
June 22, 2016
The 39th Canadian Go Open Tournament will be hosted in Mississauga and Oakville, Ontario this year from July 1st to July 3rd over the Canada Day weekend. Participants will have a chance to view the Canada Day fireworks and dazzling…
June 20, 2016
by John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal Ichiriki wins 7th O-kage Cup: The final section (last four rounds) of the 7th O-kage (Gratitude) Cup, a tou rnament for players aged 30 and under, was held on the bank of the Isuzu…
June 20, 2016
The candidates for this years board election are: East - Gurujeet Khalsa; Central - Doc Sade, Lisa Scott; Western - Andrew Jackson; At-Large - Edward Zhang, Steve Colburn. If a chapter representative has not received their preliminary…
June 19, 2016
The 2016 Pair Go World Cup will be held on July 9 & 10 in Tokyo. Sixteen of the world’s best male-female pairs have been invited to compete for the top prize of 10M JPY. The star-studded field includes Ke Jie – Yu Zhiying (China);…
June 19, 2016
The Syracuse Go Club had its largest turnout ever for a weekly meeting on Monday, June 13, when 14-year-old Zhangbokan “Tony” Tang 7d played a simul against all comers. Tang, recent winner of the Maryland Open, faced 17 opponents,…
June 19, 2016
Demo board for sale: Full size magnetic demo board made in China for sale.The board is in great condition (see photo). The magnetic stones are used, but most of them are in good condition. Price: $100 plus shipping. Email:…
June 15, 2016
Redmond Responds: "Andrew Feenberg ( Rational Play? The Master of Go vs. AlphaGo ) clearly knows his stuff," writes Michael Redmond 9P, "but I think it's confusing that he leaves the challenger's name as Otake. I was told that Kawabata…
June 15, 2016
Application for admission into the joint Iwamoto North American Foundation - Nihon Kiin Go Teachers’ Workshop are still being accepted until June 30 . The workshop is intended for people with interest in implementing go into school or…
June 14, 2016
China’s Baoxiang Bai (right) defeated Chinese Taipei’s Chia-Cheng Hsu to win his second world amateur championship with a perfect 8-0 record. Korea's Kibaek Kim was second, and Chinese Taipei's Chia Cheng Hsu was third. Benjamin…
June 14, 2016
"In the 1949 movie 'Stray Dog' Toshiro Mifune plays a homicide detective looking a criminal," writes David Matson. "Ten minutes before the end he scans a room for suspects. The two men who best fit the description are both in their late…
June 14, 2016
Where's the 2015 Yearbook? "Last year you published the 2014 Member’s Edition Collection of Games, including a zip file of all files," writes Joe Maia. "I didn’t find a similar page for the 2015 Game Collection. Are here any plans for a…
June 14, 2016
by Dai Junfu, France's representative at the 2016 World Amateur Go Championships (WAGC). It is a strange and very bitter feeling. I finished in 9th place at the 37th WAGC, a very disappointing result. Before the tournament, many people…
June 13, 2016
More AlphaGo effect: "My uncle teaches math at Colorado Mesa University and asked me to give a presentation about go and AlphaGo," writes Sirocco Fury Hamada. "Dr. Edward Bonan-Hamada’s mathematical modeling class at Colorado Mesa…
June 13, 2016
by Andrew Feenberg This is the story of two go matches. In March, Google's artificial intelligence computer AlphaGo defeated world champion Lee Sedol 9P 4-1. This is considered a great triumph for artificial intelligence. Does it mean…
June 13, 2016
"I just listened to one of my favorite podcasts called Freakonomics Radio with Steven Dubner," writes Aaron Murg. The title of this episode is called “How to Win Games and Beat People,” and it is all about board games. In it, they…
June 12, 2016
There's just a week left to register for Padanet's 13x13 Internet Go Tournament . Registration is free but you must sign up by June 19. "This year we are holding an open tournament in which all games are played on even and a handicap…