American Go E-Journal
August 31, 2017
The next tournament at the NGC will be on Saturday, September 9th . It will be a 4-round AGA rated tournament. Online pre-registration is available here at a 20% discount from registering at the tournament. The tournament memorializes…
August 30, 2017
Mexico will be the host country for the first-ever Latin American Go Congress in Cancun, Mexico October 13-15. Sponsored by the International Go Federation, the event will host the 19th Ibero American Go Championship, the final match of…
August 30, 2017
How to grow a go community? For the last couple months, I had been hosting a regular club on sundays to try and establish a go community in Wichita," writes Billy Bloomquist. "I have a made a group on Facebook to try and publicize it,…
August 29, 2017
For years now, reports Inverse , trendy Silicon Valley bros have been sustaining a slight buzz by microdosing, claiming a few potent hits of LSD can supercharge a workday. Until now, there hasn’t been much in the way of science to back…
August 29, 2017
By Michael Bacon Enjoyed the coverage of the Go Congress immensely! Could not help but poke a few of my chess friends in the eye while contrasting all the coverage it received with all the coverage the recent US Open did not receive on…
August 28, 2017
More than 80 game records from the 2017 U.S. Masters tournament earlier this month have now been posted on the Masters crosstab , including an extra bonus treat with the games by Sorin Gherman, who got them all commented by pros,…
August 28, 2017
"At the recent US Go Congress I sensed an air of defeat among some of the players with respect to AlphaGo," writes John O'Conner. "They gave me the impression that they consider the study of go to be somewhat of a dead end process…
August 27, 2017
"Invisible" available online: "Invisible: The Games of AlphaGo" is now available online . ‘It’s a fascinating account," says John Power, author of "Invincible: The Games of Shūsaku." "I strongly recommend Invisible to any go player…
August 27, 2017
Naked go classes: "The August 12th issue of The Economist relates the decline of Japan's public baths," writes Phil Waldron. "From a high of 2700 there are now fewer than 600, and those that remain are struggling to reinvent themselves.…
August 27, 2017
Go books for sale: Selling most of my go book collection comprising about 40 books. Email hughbzhang@gmail.com for the full list if interested. Board, bowls & stones for sale: Go board, 5.5cm of solid, very fine-grained wood and quite…
August 26, 2017
Hua Xueming 7P's Go philosophy is familiar "No matter who I play with, if I'm playing a game of Go I am enjoying myself," Hua Xueming 7P said through a translator during the Ruilong Primary School visit . "Even just last night I played…
August 26, 2017
Park Jungwhan 9P, Park Yonghun 9P, Li Xuanhao 6P, and Xie Ke 3P were victorious in their top eight games on Saturday afternoon 8/26. After all the games were finished, the players drew lots to choose their matches for the next round,…
August 26, 2017
by Karoline Li Down the street from our hotel Jeff Shaevel and I found the One Two Book Cafe, where we hoped to find good coffee to complement our otherwise local - and entirely delicious - culinary adventures here in Tongling. The cafe…
August 26, 2017
The final top eight players of the MLily Cup begun their games the morning of August 26th in Tongling at 12:30 on the dot. A clock issue that interrupted the game between Fan Yunruo 6P and Park Yonghun 9P in the first few minutes was…
August 25, 2017
by Karoline Li On Friday 8/25, the day off between the top 16 and top eight MLily Cup games, Jeff Shaevel and I were invited to accompany a delegation of professionals and tournament organizers on a student-centric trip around the city…
August 25, 2017
Eight players, six from China and two from Korea, will face off in the next round of the MLily Cup on Saturday afternoon 8/26 at 12:30pm. The strength of the young generation of Chinese professionals is evident in the results of the…
August 24, 2017
by Karoline Li After the beginning of Ryan Li's top 16 game on Thursday 8/24 here in Tongling, Stephanie Yin 1P and I got a chance to sit down to chat about her Go career and her experience here at the MLily Cup. "I think I'm more…
August 24, 2017
It never stops During the welcome dinner, many of the professional players including Ke Jie 9P ( at right in photo left) reviewed games on their smartphones while the tournament and local officials kicked off the festivities with…
August 24, 2017
Li Xuanhao 6P prevailed in Thursday afternoon's top 16 match against Ryan Li 1P, who lost by resignation. "Li Xuanhao has been on a winning streak," Stephanie Yin 1P says. "He has momentum." It was a match between friends; Yin and Li…
August 24, 2017
Ryan Li 1P has begun his match against Li Xuanhao 6P ( photo) in the top 16 of the MLily Cup in Tongling City. Check out live coverage and commentary on Twitch and Youtube to follow his game. - report by Karoline Li, EJ Tournaments…
August 23, 2017
by Karoline Li The 3rd MLily Cup tournament venue is the beautiful Tong Que Tai New Century Hotel International ( photo top left) in Tongling City, located in Anhui province, on the Yangtze River just a few hours south-east of Hefei,…
August 23, 2017
Tonight, Ryan Li 1p continues his run in the MLily Cup and you can watch LIVE on the AGA's YouTube and Twitch channels, starting at 10p PDT. After defeating world champion Chen Yaoye last month, Ryan's next opponent is Li Xuanhao 6p.…
August 23, 2017
Here's a round-up of some news, want ads and go spottings sent in over the last few weeks that we missed in the run-up to the recent U.S. Go Congress. Keep 'em coming! Horn & Malinas win Davis-Sac Summer Tourney: The Davis/Sacramento Go…
August 23, 2017
by Karoline Li Official MLily Cup tournament festivities kicked off Tuesday (local time) in Tongling City with a welcome dinner attended by players and association officials. Ryan Li 1P and his partner Stephanie Yin 1P ( photo at right)…
August 22, 2017
"Thanks to Facebook, my wife Margaret discovered that (longtime Princeton NJ go organizer) Rick Mott and his family were also in Casper, Wyoming for the total eclipse of the sun," reports EJ photographer Phil Straus. "That was a great…
August 22, 2017
The American Go E-Journal's comprehensive coverage of the annual U.S. Go Congress would not have been possible without the following team of dedicated volunteers who arrived early, stayed late and worked hard every single day to bring…
August 22, 2017
by Nate Eagle Move 110 of Wu Hao's game against Ryan Li in this year's U.S. Masters is remarkable: two seemingly dead white stones reach out a toe to the first line, creating a connection to the outside that turns out to be unbreakable…
August 20, 2017
11-year old Ary Cheng 6d (r) defeated 10-year old Matthew Cheng 5d (l) in the third and deciding game of the Redmond Cup Junior Division Finals Thursday August 10th at the 2017 US Go Congress to claim his third consecutive title. While…
August 19, 2017
Ryan Li 1P is gearing up for his next match in the MLily Meng Baihe Cup World Go Open Tournament (MLily Cup), achieving his place in the top 16 after a stunning upset win against Chen Yaoye 9P ( photo at right) in the last round on June…
August 19, 2017
With nearly 100 game records already added to this year's U.S. Open crosstab , we're extending the deadline for submitting games. The new deadline is 11:59pm next Sunday, August 27. Email your sgf files to us at journal@usgo.org and b e…