American Go E-Journal
November 30, 2016
The Nihon Kiin on Tuesday announced a new World Championship tournament that will include top professional players and a strong AI program, to be held in Osaka in March 2017. The tournament is sponsored by NTT Docomo, Mitsui Sumimoto,…
November 29, 2016
By Lisa Schrag We got a glimpse of the future when our good friend Matsumoto Mamoru recently had us as guests in his home near Osaka, Japan. His family robot, Pepper, entertained us with conversation and song. Then Pepper politely…
November 29, 2016
There have been a number of attempts to create an international map of go clubs, so that instead of each country maintaining a separate map, there can be one reliable map of go clubs which transcends national boundaries. One such…
November 27, 2016
Grenoble has won the French club championship for the third year in a row; details here . JunFu Dai won the French championship; details here . Registration for the next Paris Tournament is now open; the tournament runs April 15-17.
November 26, 2016
The National Go Center planned for Washington, DC has found a space and expects to sign a lease in December, reports Gurujeet Khalsa. The location has 2900 sq/ft near the Tenleytown Metro in Northwest DC. "It’s a great location with…
November 26, 2016
The 19th Ing’s Cup Youth Go Tournament was held Sunday, November 6 at the Kungfu Fei SiFu Academy in San Jose, CA. One of the most prominent youth go tournaments in the US, the tournament is directed annually by Mingjiu Jiang 7P and…
November 26, 2016
While doing some go research recently, Tony Collman "came across this little feature on go artefacts , with many beautiful photographs which may interest your readers."
November 21, 2016
Registration for the annual Young Lions Tournament closes Nov. 27th. Organized by the American Go Honor Society (AGHS), the tournament welcomes kids 18 and younger who have not graduated from high school yet. The tournament will be on…
November 20, 2016
Deep Zen Go won Game 2 of the 3-game match with Cho Chikun 9P on November 20, evening the score at 1-1. "Cho played badly with White in the opening but invaded Black's huge moyo later and had a chance to live and win the game," Michael…
November 19, 2016
The legendary Cho Chikun 9P defeated Deep Zen Go in the first game of their 3-game match. "Zen played a pro level opening and middle game, but lost in the endgame," says Michael Redmond 9P in his game commentary for the E-Journal. (See…
November 17, 2016
In the second “Man vs. Machine” match of the year, Deep Zen Go will take on the legendary Cho Chikun 9P (honorary Meijin) in a 3-match series to be held November 19th, 20th and 23rd. Using the same deep learning system as AlphaGo , Deep…
November 16, 2016
by John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal THIS JUST IN: Kono to challenge for Kisei The second game of the "best-of-three" play-off to decide the challenger to Iy ama Yuta for the 41st Kisei title was held at the Nihon Ki-in…
November 15, 2016
by John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal Cho U doing well in Kisei knock-out: Until he was 30, Cho U 9P was winning titles at the same rate as Cho Chikun, but then he was dethroned at the top player by Iyama Yuta. In recent…
November 15, 2016
Go teams from the University of Miami and Florida International University played against each other on Saturday, November 5th in their third-round match of the AGA's Collegiate Go League, live in the Miami Go Club at a Miami Lakes…
November 15, 2016
AGA president Andy Okun's father, music producer-arranger Milton T. Okun, who worked with John Denver, Placido Domingo and Peter, Paul and Mary among other artists, died Tuesday in Beverly Hills. He was 92. Okun died at home five weeks…
November 15, 2016
Naples/Bonita Springs Players Wanted: We have just moved to the Naples/Bonita Springs area of Southwest Florida and I would like to begin playing go again (after a decades long layoff). Email John Henry Davis at jhpdavis@aol.com or call…
November 14, 2016
US pro Ryan Li 1P will provide live commentary for the LG Cup semifinals on Tuesday, November 15th. Hosted by Andrew Jackson, Li 1P's commentary will begin at 7PM PST. The players have not yet been determined, but follow along on the…
November 14, 2016
The Syracuse Go Club held its annual fall self-pair tournament on Saturday, November 12. Nineteen players participated, and "everyone was able to select a new book from Slate and Shell at the end of the day," reports organizer Richard…
November 14, 2016
by John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal Fujisawa Rina wins Women’s Honinbo: The fourth game of the 35th Women’s Honinbo title match was held at the Nihon Ki-in headquarters in Tokyo on October 24. Playing black, Fujisawa…
November 13, 2016
Applications are now being accepted for the American Go Foundation(AGF) college scholarship . The program recognizes high school students who have served as important youth organizers and promoters for the go community . To apply,…
November 13, 2016
by John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal 72nd Honinbo League: The first round in the new league was completed on October 20 when Hane Naoki 9P (W) beat Takao Shinji 9P by resignation. Two games in the league were held on…
November 10, 2016
Registration is now open for the 21st Pandanet Cup Internet World Amateur Go Tournament . A main division and four ranked division will be held. All the participants in each division will compete in the preliminary round; players who…
November 10, 2016
Over forty players from seven different countries competed in the 18th Ibero-American Championship tournament, held at the Pestana Premium City & Conference Hotel in Caracas, Venezuela from October 7-9. The field included 23 Venezuelans…
November 7, 2016
Artem Kachanovskiy 1p has advanced to the main tournament in the 13th edition of the Sankei Cup. Kachanovskiy won all three games in the preliminaries of the pro division to advance to the main tournament, which will take place next…
November 7, 2016
Go players from Miami, Tampa, and Orlando converged on Rockledge, FL, (near the Kennedy Space Center) to find the 2016 Space Coast Go Tournament on November 5. The venue was Rockledge Fire Station No. 1, in a conference room often used…
November 7, 2016
Coming up at 9:30p PST (12:30a EST) on Wednesday, November 9th, the AGA broadcast team will cover the Xin'ao Cup Round of 16 on its YouTube channel . Commentary will be led by AGA professional Ryan Li 1p and hosted by Andrew Jackson.…
November 7, 2016
Registration for the annual Young Lions Tournament is now open, through November 26th. Organized by the American Go Honor Society (AGHS), the tournament welcomes kids 18 and younger who have not graduated from high school yet. "This…
November 2, 2016
By Peter Schumer The North American Go Instructors' Workshop was held at the Nihon Ki-in and other sites around Tokyo, Japan from October 18-25. Nine highly motivated participants from the United States and Mexico were selected to…