American Go E-Journal
September 30, 2016
Mark your calendars, the 2017 US Go Congress dates and location have been confirmed as August 5-12 at the Town and Country Resort in San Diego. Centrally located in San Diego's Mission Valley, the Town and Country Resort will offer…
September 28, 2016
Pre-registration for this year's Cotsen Open -- October 22nd-23rd in Los Angeles -- closes on Tuesday, October 20th. Players who pre-register get a discounted $20 entry fee, free food truck lunch on both days and a full refund of the…
September 26, 2016
by John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal Fujisawa has sole lead in Women’s Meijin: A key game in the first half of the 29th Women’s Meijin League took place at the Nihon Ki-in in Tokyo on September 22. In a clash between the…
September 26, 2016
Several strong players from Kwon Gap Yong International Baduk Academy (KIBA) will be visiting the metro New York City area in October and intend to visit the two Go meetups , at the Hungarian Pastry Shop (10/11) and Pie by the Pound…
September 25, 2016
The Davis/Sacramento Go Club held their Fall Tournament on September 17 at the Arcade Library in Sacramento. There was a very small field of six players ranging from 1kyu to 7dan. It was won by Matthew Burrall, 7d, with a perfect 4-0…
September 25, 2016
by John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal Honinbo Monyu: When he won the Honinbo title for the fifth year in a row this year, Iyama Yuta qualified for the title of eternal Honinbo, though he can use it only afterhe turns 60…
September 25, 2016
For Sale: Seven Go game themed original oil paintings, 12x16", on canvas with wood frames. Purchased new from yunnan-arts.com about eight years ago. Email gerratt5@aol.com and I will send photos. All for $80 plus expedited shipping.…
September 22, 2016
This Saturday , the first New York Youth Team Go Championship will be held, reports Stephanie Yin. "This should be a regular yearly tournament for kids," says Yin. This year, there were 15 teams that wanted to register, "however, we…
September 22, 2016
"We have just been invited to send a representative to the 7th Qionglong Mountain Bingsheng Cup World Women Weiqi Competition," reports Cherry Shen. The tournament will take place from November 11th-17th (actual tournament dates:…
September 22, 2016
"About 3000 students in the Chicago Public Schools, and another 2,500 students from suburban districts, learned weiqi (go) during the last school year,” reports Xinming Simon Guo, 2015 AGF Teacher of the Year and founder of Go and Math…
September 20, 2016
Myungwan Kim 9P will comment the second game in the Bailing Cup Final live on Wednesday, September 21 on the AGA's YouTube Channel . The players are Ke Jie and Chen Yaoye, currently ranked number 1 and 2 in China. The commentary will…
September 20, 2016
Nearly two dozen game records have now been added to the 2016 US Open crosstab and the AGA is conducting its annual Go Congress survey . The Open is held at the US Go Congress, the single biggest go event in North America each year,…
September 20, 2016
An online preliminary round will be held on Pandanet to select the 16 students who will participate in the 15th World Students Go Oza Championship February 20-24, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan to decide the world’s number one student…
September 18, 2016
Location: Cairo, New York Date: Labor Day 9/5/16 Photographer: Felice Simon felicesimon.com Felice Simon's Instagram: @goldenfelice Go players: Micah Feldman and Alexandra Patz
September 18, 2016
The Nihon Kiin Summer Go Camp, an intensive training program targeted at non-Japanese go players, was held from August 21st through September 3rd at the Nihon Kiin in Tokyo. Vermont go player Peter Schumer was among those attending;…
September 16, 2016
The fifth year of the Pandanet AGA City League is starting soon. Register your team before October 16th to ensure your team is able to play. Please make sure to read the latest rules for the tournament. Email Steve Colburn to register…
September 16, 2016
The American Go Honor Society (AGHS) is looking for volunteers. "For all you high school students out there: Are you looking for ways to promote go?" asks new Co-President Brandon Ho. "The AGHS is still looking for applicants, and…
September 15, 2016
The American Go E-Journal has several openings for game recorders for the upcoming Cotsen Open, the annual go tournament sponsored by go-lover Eric Cotsen, which will be held in Los Angeles, CA October 22-23 at the Korean Cultural…
September 15, 2016
Cho U wins Kisei A League: So Yokoku 9P was a little unlucky in the Kisei A League. He had won six games in a row and held the lead all the way (enjoying the sole lead in the 5th and 6th rounds), but he lost his final game to Cho U 9P…
September 14, 2016
The theme of the day at the sixth Annual Emory University Chinese Student/Scholar GO Tournament had to be "Youth hands the Old Guard walking papers." Zhongfan Jian defeated Sooil Kim for top honors in the high Dan Division and…
September 14, 2016
by John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal Takao makes good start to Meijin challenge: Takao Shinji 9P has already improved on his performance in his Meijin challenge last year. The first game of the 41st title match was held…
September 13, 2016
Buzzfeed's "10 Awesome Board Games": Go made Buzzfeed's list of "10 Awesome Board Games You Probably Haven’t Heard Of" back in 2012. It came in at #6, behind Eureka, The Settlers of Catan, Dominion, Diplomacy and Say Anything, but it…
September 12, 2016
DeepMind has just published extensive new commentaries on the historic AlphaGo-Lee Sedol match, played earlier this year in Seoul. Fan Hui 2P, who first faced AlphaGo in October 2015, has teamed up with Gu Li 9p and Zhou Ruiyang 9p to…
September 12, 2016
Qingbo Zhang 5D topped the NOVA Back-to-School tournament, which was held on Saturday, September 10 at George Mason Law School in Arlington VA. Twenty players participated. The winners were: First place: Qingbo Zhang, 5D, 4-0; Diego…
September 12, 2016
While in Tokyo recently on business, Bart Jacob found his way to "this very nice Go Kaisho near my hotel in Nihonbashi" where he played a couple of games with Soma-san (right). " I believe the street is shin-ohashi, near the suitengumae…
September 7, 2016
The AGA is seeking a student pair to represent the USA and Canada in the 3rd World Students Pair Go Championship. This event, which features exclusively college/university/graduate students, will be hosted in Japan at the same time as…
September 7, 2016
Manassas VA players wanted: Beginning player looking for others to learn from and to play with in the Manassas VA area. Please contact Bill at billmcfa@yahoo.com Delaware Go Players Wanted: Southern Delaware area; email…