American Go E-Journal
February 28, 2017
by John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal Xie defends Women’s Kisei: The third and deciding game of the 20th Women’s Kisei title match was held i n the Ryusei Studio at the Tokyo headquarters of the Nihon Ki-in on February 6…
February 28, 2017
The second season of AMC's science fiction series, Humans , features go in its second episode, reports Alicia Seifrid. The award-winning television drama explores the social and psychological impact of anthropomorphic robots having…
February 27, 2017
by John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal Title-award ceremony for Fujisawa Rina: On January 27, the 18-year-old Fujisawa Rina attended the ceremony for the co nferral of the 35th Women’s Honinbo title, held at the Daiichi…
February 27, 2017
The 24th annual Redmond Cup will begin in April, and registration is due by March 19th. Preliminary games will be played online and the four finalists will be invited to the 2017 US Go Congress to play the final games. There are two…
February 26, 2017
We just learned that David Erbach has died. A long time go player, and former editor of the publication Computer Go, Erbach taught Computer Science at Western Kentucky University until his retirement in 2014. " Dave was part of the wave…
February 26, 2017
One of the largest English-language go communities, LifeIn19x19.com , is back online. The site suffered a downtime of about 12 days beginning on February 6th, reports Adrian Petrescu. It was brought back online last Saturday ( details…
February 26, 2017
If you can't get to Blackie's International Baduk Academy, Blackie's will come to you. "We recently started an online teaching service in order to help people who cannot come to Korea to still be able to study with us," Diana Koszegi 1P…
February 25, 2017
Thirteen teachers from the National College of Education in Chicago, IL, participated in a 90-minute go workshop on Jan 26. The teachers, and their professor Xue Han, learned the basic rules of go, experienced a couple of games…
February 25, 2017
Go is getting some interesting exposure in Vienna, Austria, reports Christian Palmers. At left is a go sculpture installed last December, while at right is a touchscreen go-table, designed and programmed by Daniel Bösze from Vienna.…
February 25, 2017
"I am looking for suitable electronic clocks for go," writes Agustín. "The AGA website makes an amazing work at listing where to get go equipment of different qualities, but unfortunately it is almost entirely about go stones, boards…
February 22, 2017
by Eric Lui 1P Editor's note: Lui, who's now a regular game commentator for the E-Journal, wrote this after attending the second Pair Go World Cup in July 2016 and recently shared it with us. Coincidentally, Hajin Lee recently made a…
February 21, 2017
The Confucius Institute of Rutgers University, together with the Feng Yun Go School, will be hosting a go tournament on Saturday, April 1 at the College Avenue Student Center in New Brunswick, NJ, reports Paul Matthews. Click here for…
February 20, 2017
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February 20, 2017
Reviewed by Roy Schmidt Go translator and historian John Fairbairn draws upon his phenomenal knowledge of go history and his collection of classic works to craft " Meijin of Meijins: The Life and Times of Honinbo Shuei ," an…
February 20, 2017
Eric Lui 1P swept the NOVA Chinese Lunar New Year 10th anniversary tournament, held on Saturday, February 11 at George Mason University Law School in Arlington VA. The four-round tournament attracted 42 players, including 18 dan-level…
February 16, 2017
"I taught two classes at Whitsitt Elementary school on Power Monday,' reports Shawn Ray from Tennessee. "Power Monday is an event held once a month to teach kids new subjects or ideas. At the end of both classes, the kids were begging…
February 15, 2017
The AGA has received a request to send a young US or Canadian player to Tokyo, Japan for the 4th GLOBIS Cup U-20 World Go Championship, to be held April 20-23, 2017. The event, sponsored by the GLOBIS Corporation and organized by the…
February 13, 2017
Twenty-four children played in Portland's latest chess and go tournament for kids, held on Jan. 22nd. Six kids played go and 18 played chess. Perennial champ Olin Waxler, 4-0 took first place in go, with Luke Helprin taking second over…
February 13, 2017
The Ing Foundation is hosting the 2017 International Collegiate Go Tournament, to be held at Panyapiwat Institute of Management, Bangkok, Thailand, this summer. The event starts on July 7th and will finish on the 13th. This event is…
February 13, 2017
Ryo Maeda's annual Osaka Go Camp will be held June 25th to July 13th in Osaka, Japan. This year’s camp will have new content, says Maeda, a 6-dan pro from the Kansai-Kiin who's been a regular attendee at the US Go Congress for the past…
February 13, 2017
Early bird rates for this year's European Go Congress apply until February 15. "This year it does not clash with the US Congress, so you can actually enjoy both!" says Michael Marz, President of the German Go Federation. The EGC will be…
February 12, 2017
Six European professionals fought for the title of a European Professional Go Champion February 8-10th in Saint- Petersburg, Russia. In the end, Ilya Shikshin (Russia, 1p) won the second European Professional Go Championship. Shikshin…
February 12, 2017
As the South Central Go Tournament draws near ( February 18-19 , Plano, TX – Dallas area) things look promising for a good event, reports Bob Gilman. "As of February 6, there are 31 players registered -- 6 Open Section, ranging from 7d…
February 7, 2017
Stephen Hu topped the 25th annual Jujo Jiang Goe Tournament last weekend. Sponsored by Ing’s Go Foundation of California, the tournament was held on February 4 and 5th at the Kabuki Hotel in San Francisco. Donna Casey presented Jujo…
February 7, 2017
The Evanston Go Club hosted its Winter Wonderland tournament on Saturday, Feb 4. Turnout was excellent, with 34 players attending, ranging in rank from 5d to 20k “Special thanks go to Xinming Simon Guo for catching a counting error…
February 6, 2017
by John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal Yo to challenge for Judan: The first semifinal in the 55th Judan tournament was held on December 26. Imamura Toshiya 9P (B) beat Hane Naoki 9P by resig. The second was held on January…
February 5, 2017
by John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal Xie starts well in Women’s Kisei, Nyu catches up: The first game of the 20th Docomo Cup Women’s Kisei title match, a best-of-three, was played at the Hotel Sunrise Garden in Hiratsuka…
February 4, 2017
This year's New Jersey Open has been canceled, and will be discontinued indefinitely. One of the longest-running go tournaments in the U.S., the NJO -- usually held in mid-February -- had seen increased turnout in recent years, but ran…
February 4, 2017
by John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal Fujisawa wins 29th Women’s Meijin League: The last league game of 2016 was played on December 22. Suzuki Ayumi 7P (W) beat Sakakibara Fumiko 6P by resig. The final round of the league…
February 4, 2017
The AGA broadcast team is back at it, starting this weekend with the LG Cup Finals. On Sunday, the AGA's own Gansheng Shi 1P will provide live commentary on our YouTube channel of the first game of the finals between Zhou Ruiyang 9p vs…