American Go E-Journal
October 31, 2016
The NOVA Pumpkin Classic was held last Saturday, October 29, at George Mason Law School in Arlington VA. Over 30 participated, including 13 dan-level players. As usual, the winners took home fine pumpkins, selected by NOVA President…
October 31, 2016
Gansheng Shi 1P (l) made it through to the second round of the Sankei Cup before losing to Tetsuya Kiyonari 9p. He defeated Yosuke Shintani 1p in the first round. Eric Lui 1P (r) lost to Mika Yoshida 8p in the first round. Click here…
October 30, 2016
American pros Eric Lui (r) and Gansheng Shi (l) are playing in the Sankei Cup. The broadcast will start at 10a (local time in Japan) on Monday, October 31st . Click here for details . The matches are Eric Lui vs Mika Yoshida 8p, and…
October 29, 2016
Lee Sedol 9p will take on Ke Jie 9p in the Samsung Cup semifinals, in a reprise of last year's match, when they also met in the semis. The match starts this Sunday , and Myungwan Kim 9p will provide commentary on the three-game series…
October 27, 2016
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Nihon Ki-in, Mr. Hiroaki Dan, gives a greeting in Japanese at the beginning of Nick Sibicky's latest YouTube lecture . Mr. Dan was in the United States on personal business, and he had a…
October 25, 2016
Myungwan Kim 9p will give live commentary on exciting final round of the 8th Ing Pro Cup finals. Park Junghwan 9p and Tang Weixing 9p play the fifth and final match of the best of five series on Tuesday evening starting at 6:30 p.m.…
October 23, 2016
Mark Lee won the 2016 Cotsen Open, scoring a decisive 5-0 sweep in which the only real threat came in Round 3 when he faced "a very hard situation" against Dae Hyuk "Danny" Ko. In the end he prevailed against Ko by resignation, a…
October 23, 2016
Myungwan Kim 9p, hosted by badatbaduk, will give live commentary on the action as the 8th Ing Pro Cup finals draw to their conclusion. Park Junghwan 9p and Tang Weixing 9p play the fourth match of the best of five series on Sunday…
October 22, 2016
Defending champion Mark Lee 7D cruised through the first three rounds of this year's Cotsen Open on Saturday, putting himself in position to capture the title for the second year in the final two rounds on Sunday. Also undefeated are…
October 20, 2016
by John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal New Honinbo league starts: The 72nd Honinbo League got off to a start on October 6. Hane Naoki is back a fter a gap of four terms, so for the first time in a while the “the four Deva…
October 19, 2016
An international seminar on strategy games was held at Cambridge University, England, on October 1st and 2nd. Organized by ChessPlus, and co-sponsored by Google's Deepmind, the event drew about 40 teachers from 15 countries, who shared…
October 18, 2016
by John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal Iyama fights back in Meijin title match Iyama Yuta faced a very important game in Game 4 of the 41st Meijin title mat ch: his first kadoban (literally, a “corner game,” that is, a…
October 18, 2016
Pre-registration for this year’s Cotsen Open — this weekend, October 22nd-23rd in Los Angeles — closes at 11:59p Tuesday, October 18th (not Thursday, 10/20 as previously posted). Players who pre-register get a discounted $20 entry fee,…
October 17, 2016
Registration for the Pandanet City League has been extended. "We're extending registration a week for all of the teams," reports Steve Colburn. "Has your team signed up yet?" Check the rules and email Steve Colburn to register.
October 17, 2016
"This is the strangest place I'd ever think to find go equipment," reports Andrew Jackson. "Bed Bath & Beyond is selling wooden go bowls. No stones, no boards, just bowls! They're available in their online catalog . Crazy!"
October 16, 2016
SmartGo Books has added several new titles to its collection . Volume 2 of Thomas Redecker’s “Tsume-Go Strategy — Learn to Recognize Vital Points in Go” joins the previously-released Volume 1 to offer over 700 problems based on 47…
October 15, 2016
Matthew Cheng 4d topped a field of 27 players at the Bay Area Go Player’s Fall tournament, held in Berkeley Oct. 8. In the 7k+ division second place was Colin Grant 10k and first place was Jeremy Wang 16k. In the 1k-6k division second…
October 15, 2016
"In the 'Deadly Games' episode of the TV series 'Diagnosis Murder' (Season 5), the main character, Dr. Mark Sloan, played by Dick Van Dyke learns and plays go," writes Erwin Gerstorfer. "Here's the summary of the episode on the Internet…
October 14, 2016
"Just finished the novel Saturn Run by John Sandford and Ctein," writes Michael Goerss. "In this novel set in the 2060’s, two members of a spaceship crew use a 3D printer to make a go board and stones. They reference the game briefly…
October 13, 2016
Myungwan Kim 9p is running a teacher training workshop in Los Angeles this weekend, aiming to enable attendees to teach beginners especially in group settings like high school go clubs and after-school programs. The course will go from…
October 13, 2016
The San Diego Go Club’s Fall Soiree at the club president’s home, overlooking Mission Bay on October 9 was a "huge success," reports Ted Terpstra, who hosted the event. Over 35 players of all strengths from beginner to 6-dan enjoyed an…
October 13, 2016
Go4Go.net has released an Android-based app that allows users to access the Go4Go database via their smartphones and tablets and the E-Journal is looking for Android users to test and review the app. Email us at journal@usgo.org if…
October 12, 2016
The Evanston Go club hosted its third quarterly tournament on Saturday, October 8. Attendance was good at 30 players. “We’re so glad we were able to use the Immanuel Lutheran Church again”, said club president and TD Mark Rubenstein.…
October 12, 2016
The registration for the Pandanet AGA City League is open for just one more week. Contact Steve Colburn for more information or to register. If you are registering please read the rules before signing up. "We are also looking for a…
October 10, 2016
In a reprise of the Ing Cup Finals, Lee Sedol 9p took on Tang Weixing 9p in the quarterfinals of the Samsung Cup last week. Check out Myungwan Kim 9p's commentary on the AGA's YouTube Channel.
October 10, 2016
Ming Li 5D, Dan Schmidt 3K, Graham Higgins 5K and Mark Nahabedian 12K, each with with three wins and one loss, tied for first place at the Massachusetts Go Association's Fall Tournament on October 9, topping a field of 18. James Peters…
October 10, 2016
12th-grader Anthony Chiang 6d topped the Ninth Sunflower Happy Cup Youth Go Tournament, with all three wins, on Sep 26 in Cupertino, California. “Forty-three kids from 5 to 17 gathered together on a beautiful Sunday afternoon and played…
October 10, 2016
“Tachi-mori” is the art of drawing lines on high-end go boards using a traditional Japanese sword upon which lacquer has been thinly and evenly applied. Gurujeet Khalsa sent along this video showing the technique . The video is from…
October 8, 2016
The 15th World Students Go Oza Championship is now open for registration. The main tournament will be held in Tokyo from Feb 20 to 24, 2017 . An online preliminary round on Pandanet will be held to select the 16 students. Details here ;…
October 6, 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…