American Go E-Journal
July 30, 2017
Young North American pro Ryan Li 1P takes an in-depth look at his recent win in the MLily Meng Baihe Cup World Go Open Tournament against Chen Yaoye 9p in a brand-new 75-minute video commentary hosted by American Go E-Journal Managing…
July 30, 2017
EGF launches newsletter: The European Go Federation has launched a free twice-monthly newsletter that will include news from the European Championship, Go Congress and side events, EGF updates, announcements about big tournaments from…
July 30, 2017
Slate & Shell has a new book available through Amazon. Professional players have begun to play a territorial style that differs from the ‘old’ style in that it focuses on making solid territory early and then creating a large fight in…
July 29, 2017
With just a week left before the 33rd US Go Congress kicks off next Saturday at the Town and Country Resort in San Diego, California, the schedule for the week-long event is finally complete, reports Congress Co-Director Ted Terpstra.…
July 29, 2017
"I have Black in this Meijin A-League game against the legendary Kobayashi Koichi 9P," says Michael Redmond 9P in this detailed video commentary , hosted by Chris Garlock of the AGA E-Journal. "I am surprised at my own unwillingness to…
July 28, 2017
"This game is the final round of the Oza B section, and my opponent is Matsumoto Takeshi 7P," says Michael Redmond 9P in this video commentary , hosted by Chris Garlock of the AGA E-Journal. "I had a good position in the middle game,…
July 25, 2017
More Redmond Reviews and a brand-new AlphaGo vs. AlphaGo series are coming soon. A brief video just released reveals that Michael Redmond 9P is working on a new series of video commentaries with E-Journal Managing Editor Chris Garlock,…
July 24, 2017
East Bay Go Club formed: The East Bay Go Club has just formed and meets Thursdays from 6:30PM to 9PM "at the beautiful new Games of Berkeley" at 2510 Durant Ave. (near Telegraph Ave), reports Chris Russell. More details on the club's…
July 23, 2017
Yang Shuang 2P's go class has been a big hit among kids attending the Hope Chinese School's summer camp in Northern Virginia. In the first week of the 10-day program, two dozen students learned the basic s of the game, including…
July 23, 2017
AlphaGo and Beyond: The national security blog Lawfare last month posted an article called "AlphaGo and Beyond: The Chinese Military Looks to Future 'Intelligentized' Warfare," reports Kyle Highful. "Among other things, this article…
July 19, 2017
In the second round of the World Youth Goe Championship, Gabriella Su defeated Andrey Mramorov 4dan from Russia and Frederick Bao defeated Ahn Dongkyeong 5dan from Korea. T he 34th edition of the World Youth Goe Championship is being…
July 19, 2017
The Bay Area Go Players tournament in San Francisco July 8 attracted a record 46 players ranging from 20k to 7d. In the 1d-7d band Xu Zao 7d took first place while Matthew Cheng 5d was second. Other results: 4k-1k: 1st Xiaofei Long…
July 19, 2017
by John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal Fujii Sota sets new record In my report at the end of May, I took the liberty of writing about a shogi debutant who was making waves. First he set a record by becoming the youngest…
July 18, 2017
by John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal Komatsu wins Samsung seat: The international preliminary tournament for the 22nd Samsung Cup was held in Korea from June 28 to July 3. Twenty-seven players from Japan took part in the…
July 17, 2017
“When we renamed this annual event from Congress Tune-up to Summer Sizzler, we weren’t thinking it would be quite so literal,” reports TD Gurujeet Khalsa. “However, with one of the two roof AC units going out just previous to the…
July 17, 2017
by John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal Iyama makes good start in Gosei defence: The first game of the 42nd Gosei best-of-five title match was held at the Matsushima Ichi-no-bo, a mixed Japanese- and Western-style hotel in…
July 14, 2017
What do a 5-dan, a 5-kyu and a 12-kyu have in common? They all tied for first at the recent Skip Ascheim Memorial Go Tournament in Boston. David Cho 5D, Benjamin Coplon 5k and Howard Cornett 12k were all 4-0 at the July 9 tournament,…
July 13, 2017
by Terry Benson Forty years ago today, I was staring down intently at my go board on the second floor of the Zen Oriental Book Store in midtown Manhattan when all the lights snapped off. “The breaker blew,” said a player, intent on his…
July 11, 2017
Free registration for the Pandanet Cup Internet World Amateur Go Championship ends July 17. This is the world’s longest-standing internet tournament, and players are grouped by their playing strengths and regions of residence in the…
July 11, 2017
The temperature is definitely sizzling in DC. Unless you are enjoying the area beaches, the place to be on July 15 to get out of the heat is at the Summer Sizzler tournament at the National Go Center. This is a 4-round AGA-rated…
July 9, 2017
European Go Federation pro Mateusz Surma 1p beat a strong field of players from outside the main go countries to win the Samsung Cup World Baduk Masters World Division and a spot in the main tournament. The 12-player event, which took…
July 9, 2017
All current chapters should have received your chapter vote count via the agachapters list, reports Arnold Eudel. There are many chapters with recently expired chapter memberships that may not have been included. "Please check your…
July 3, 2017
Longtime go publisher Slate & Shell has announced that it is ceasing distribution of print books. "Our books will continue to be available in either print, through Amazon, or as e-books, through SmartGo ," said publishers Bill Cobb and…
July 2, 2017
Zeolites, porous aluminosilicate minerals, are a key catalyst for industrial use due to their unique structure. As a result of their porous nature, these minerals aid chemical reactions involving molecules directly bordering the…
July 2, 2017
The Evanston Go Club has arranged their very own screening of The Surrounding Game . “It was so easy to set up!” said club president Mark Rubenstein. “I just followed the instructions under the film's Host A Screening section , and the…
July 1, 2017
While several different Lego chess sets have been created and marketed in recent years, David Fazekas thinks the Danish plastic brick company is missing a big opportunity. "After Deep Blue defeated Kasparov in 1997 Lego had made several…
July 1, 2017
Yang Shuang 2P has agreed to teach a two-week afternoon class in the summer camp at McLean High School in Northern Virginia. Camp director Dinny Li welcomes kids to join the go class --likely during 3-4:30pm, for the week of 7/17-7/21…