American Go E-Journal
August 29, 2016
The Bay Area Go Players Association held its quarterly tournament at the Japan Center in San Francisco on July 23. Thirty- three players from 7d to 24k competed in four divisions. The winners: Division 1: 1st- Linden Chiu 3d; 2nd- Eric…
August 29, 2016
Looking to acquire a modest set of slate and shell stones to pass on to my son (who has finally become interested in the game after 34 years). Any orphan sets out there that need a good new home? Will pay (but not looking for $$$$).…
August 29, 2016
The French Open Championship took place from August 26-28 in Grenoble. Motoki Noguchi, the 2015 champion, defended his title against a slew of tough opponents, including Dai Junfu, Thomas Debarre, and Tanguy Le Calvé. The tournament was…
August 28, 2016
When a player passes in go it's an indication that the game is over. In Peter Zandveld's case, he's just marking the beginning of a new era for Schaak en Go winkel het Paard , the Amsterdam games shop specializing in go, chess, bridge,…
August 28, 2016
Attachments and how to improve will be the main topics at the September 10 go seminar in Littleton, Colorado, led by Kellin Pelrine 7 Dan (right) . The first half of the seminar -- which runs 2-4:30 at the Columbine library -- will…
August 28, 2016
by John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal Ichiriki grabs share of Kisei S League lead: A key game was played in the Kisei S League on August 18. Playing white, Ichi riki Ryo 7P (right) beat Kono Rin 9P by resig. In the third…
August 28, 2016
Weekend players wanted near Stafford, VA: I am a stuck-in-the-upper-kyus player who wants to start growing again. I prefer in-person matches, but I only have time on the weekends due to work and school. If you are looking for even…
August 27, 2016
Final tournament winner reports for the 2016 US Go Congress are now available online . Reported tournaments include the US Open, US Open Masters Division, NAMT and Evening League, as well as the Senior Cup, Women’s Tournament, Lightning…
August 27, 2016
SmartGo's Anders Kierulf recently published a nice post-Go Congress blog post . In it you'll find out why Kierulf will be bringing a a 9.7" iPad to the next Congress instead of his 12.9" iPad Pro, gives shout-outs to Brady Daniels for…
August 27, 2016
Ralph Hewins' The Japanese Miracle Men (1967) provides portraits of the most influential Japanese tycoons of the post-war period, "and for several of them it is highlighted that they were keen go players," writes Erwin Gerstorfer. "Some…
August 26, 2016
Registration is now open for the American Yunguseng Dojang's 16th season of on-line classes, taught by former Korean insei and top-ranked player on the European rating list Inseong Hwang. The program contains five games of league play…
August 25, 2016
Myungwan Kim 9p and the AGA's Andrew Jackson will commentate the first game in the Bailing Cup semi-finals this Friday, August 26, starting at 10:30p (PDT). Friday's game will be the first game of a best-of-three match featuring Ke Jie…
August 25, 2016
"Congratulations to Aaron Ye on the WYGC ( EJ 8-13 )" writes eagle-eyed reader Keith Arnold, "he may be the first to finish third, but he is not the first to finish in the top three. Janice Kim took second place in the World Youth…
August 20, 2016
by John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal Takao to have another crack at Meijin title: All the games in the final round of the 41st Meijin League were held on August 4. At this stage, three players were still in the running…
August 18, 2016
China painter Marlene Shankar, of Adirondack NY, sent the EJ this picture of her latest piece. "The design was a snippet from a painting done by Hua Sanchuan ," says Shankar, "my painting teacher Audrey McCullough went to China and in…
August 18, 2016
by John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal Ishida wins 13x13 tournament: The final of the 1st 13x13 Pro-Amateur Tournament was held at the Nihon Ki-in in Tokyo on July 23. Ishida Yoshio (also known as 24th Honinbo Shuho, left)…
August 17, 2016
by John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal Iyama honored by Prime Minister: On June 16, Iyama Yuta was given a certificate of commendation by the Prime Minister of Japan, Abe Shinzo, in recognition of his feat in achieving the…
August 13, 2016
Aaron Ye 7d has finally broken the glass ceiling at the World Youth Goe Championships (WYGC) by becoming the first American player to place in the top three at the event. Now in its 33rd year, the event has been run by the Ing…
August 13, 2016
The Venezuelan Go Association , in collaboration with the Embassy of Japan, will host the 18th Iberoamerican Go Championship October 7-9 at the 5-star Pestana Caracas Premium City and Conference Hotel in Caracas, Venezuela. "We would…
August 13, 2016
The “Ipoh Wei Qi Enterprise” has formally extended an invitation to AGA players, and to amateurs worldwide, to sign up for the Malaysia International Amateur Go Championship , or MIAGC. The championship will consist of three sessions,…
August 12, 2016
April Ye and Brandon Ho have been named the new American Go Honor Society (AGHS) presidents for the upcoming 2016-2017 year. The AGHS is a youth organization that runs K-12 tournaments such as the competitive Young Lions Tournament and…
August 11, 2016
More cool stuff from -- and thoughts about -- last week's US Go Congress... "AlphaGo Insider" Posted: Video of the 2016 USGC Computer Go special session on August 4, 2016, presented by Google DeepMind's Aja Huang 7d and European…
August 11, 2016
Just as this year's US Go Congress set new records for attendance, the E-Journal provided a record amount of coverage of this major annual event. Karoline Li and Samantha Fede joined our reporting team -- which included Paul Barchilon…
August 9, 2016
Tonight (Aug. 9) and Thursday (Aug. 11), Myungwan Kim 9p will provide live commentary on the finals of the 8th Ing Pro Cup between Park Junghwan 9p and Tang Weixing 9p. The broadcasts will start each evening at 11 p.m. on the East…
August 7, 2016
Yun Bao 7d defeated Zhongfan Jian on Saturday morning to complete his flawless 9-0 sweep of this year's US Open Masters. In fact, Bao's only loss this week was in his unrated blindfold match against Eric Lui on Monday (right) ; Bao had…
August 7, 2016
Jeremy Chiu 6d won the final game in the Redmond Cup at the US Go Congress Thursday, taking the Senior Division title from defending champion, 16-year old Albert Yen 7d, with a final score of 2-1. Chiu and Yen had developed quite a…
August 7, 2016
Another two-week long European Go Congress has flown by quickly. Between hard go battles on the boards, participants at the historic 60th Congress could enjoy football, volleyball, basketball and table tennis matches, creative…
August 6, 2016
The annual auction benefiting the American Go Foundation got a boost this year when go bowls signed by AlphaGo programmer Aja Huang and Fan Hui 2P were added to the auction, conducted at the closing banquet at the US Go Congress on…
August 6, 2016
Newly-elected AGA board member Lisa Scott is definitely not new to the AGA scene. She served as a Central Region board member from 2010 to 2013, and has just been appointed US Go Congress Coordinator for the AGA. Scott learned to play…
August 6, 2016
Although just one name goes on the annual Congress Director plaque, there are literally dozens of volunteers who work for months to ensure a fun-filled week of go for the hundreds of go players who attend the largest event on the U.S.…