American Go E-Journal
January 31, 2018
Ueno makes good start in Women’s Kisei: The challenger to Xie Yimin for the 21 st Women’s Kisei title is a new face: Ueno Asami 1P (right) , a 16-year-old who became a professional in 2016. She is the second woman 1-dan to challenge for…
January 31, 2018
The holiday hiatus is over! In a short video today, Chris Garlock and Michael Redmond 9P confirmed that they’re resuming the popular weekly series of AlphaGo game reviews on the AGA’s YouTube channel . The duo update viewers on their…
January 26, 2018
“When will we see the next Michael Redmond/AlphaGo video on YouTube? It’s been more than a month since the last video,” writes George Shutack. “ I am huge fan of the video series with Michael Redmond and Chris Garlock,” says Brian…
January 26, 2018
by John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal People’s Honor Awards confirmed for Iyama and Habu: At a cabinet meeting held on January 5, it was officially decided to give People’s Honor Awards to go player Iyama Yuta and shogi…
January 18, 2018
This weekend is the second round of the Pandanet AGA City League . Watch some of your favorite young pros and many of the strongest players in the US and Canada. Check the schedule to see your favorite team’s matchups! This Sunday LIVE…
January 18, 2018
In the opening montage of “Counterpart” , a new sci-fi thriller television series on Starz, "there is part of a stylized go board grid with black and white stones appearing on it," reports Joe Maia. "I’m guessing this might suggest that…
January 16, 2018
Gordon Marsh 1-dan won last weekend's Portland Tournament, sweeping all five games. Twenty-one players ranging from 6- dan to 13-kyu participated in the event, held at the University of Portland, Oregon on January 13th and 14th,…
January 14, 2018
The advent of AlphaGo has inspired…well, many things. Chief among them, of course, is self-reflection among serious go players: What is it like to be superseded by artificial intelligence? Conversely, what can AlphaGo teach us about…
January 13, 2018
For those making 2018 go travel plans, our friends Down Under have just launched the 2018 Australian Go Congress website and Facebook page . The Congress will be held at the University of Sydney, Australia between September 27th and…
January 12, 2018
Slate & Shell has just brought out a new book by Yuan Zhou, “Rethinking Opening Strategy: The Impact of AlphaGo on Pro Play” . Zhou discusses several new moves introduced by AlphaGo that professionals are using in important games. He…
January 11, 2018
Dozens of young go players turned out last Sunday, January 7, to contest the Second Zheng Youth Tournament in Irvine, California. The venue is located on the second floor of a bowling alley, next door to an amusement park featuring…
January 11, 2018
The dates have been set for the third annual Go Congress in Japan, as well as Osaka Go Camp 2018, reports Ryo Maeda 6p of the Kansai-Kiin. Maeda has been a popular lecturer at the last eighteen U.S. Go Congresses. The camp, held from…
January 11, 2018
Fred Baldwin found this on a Twitter feed. Yoshida Kenkō was a Japanese author and Buddhist monk. His most famous work is Tsurezuregusa (Essays in Idleness), one of the most studied works of medieval Japanese literature. Kenko wrote…
January 10, 2018
Baduk is experiencing heightened popularity in Turkey, especially among female players, thanks to the South Korean television series ‘Reply 1988′ in which Park Bo-gum (left) features as "A genius go player who is mostly quiet and…
January 10, 2018
"The Memory Palace of Mateo Ricci" includes a reference to a European coming across go in China, reports Jose Santiago. On page 157 of Jonathan D Spencer's book (Penguin Books, 1984 ed.), is a section describing a memory method used by…
January 9, 2018
"Attention youth players, The American Go Honor Society (AGHS) wants your opinion," says Promotion Head Gabby Su. "In order to make plans for this upcoming year, we have created a survey to gauge your interest in participating in events…
January 9, 2018
The first meeting of the Pasadena Go Club on Sunday, January 7 was well attended with eight people showing up with ranks ranging from 15k to 7d. "Mark Lee 7d is planning on attending as much as possible, and helping attendees get…
January 9, 2018
"You might easily miss it," writes Dewey Cornell, "but in my recent interview with PBS NewsHour you can see my go board and bowl in the background."
January 8, 2018
"These Yuan Zhou Workshops just keep getting better and better," says Bob Bacon. The Eleventh North Carolina Workshop with Yuan Zhou -- a popular teacher and lecturer who continues to compete -- was held December 8-10, 2017, in Raleigh,…
January 8, 2018
"I read your article about the Tokugawa Memorial Go Congress set for February 2017 in Shizuoka," writes Erwin Gerstorfer. "One additional bit of information that might be interesting to the readers of the American Go E-Journal is an…
January 7, 2018
The E-Journal team has immediate openings for news editors. Anyone interested should email journal@usgo.org ; no experience necessary but enthusiasm and a good sense of humor helpful. These are volunteer positions and the time…
January 7, 2018
Registration is now open for the South Central Go Tournament , coming up February 17-18, in Plano, TX (Dallas area). "The preceding two tournaments have been well attended and provided 6 rounds of exciting play for competitors," reports…
January 6, 2018
A dozen teams faced off just before Christmas in the New York Youth Team Go Championship, hosted by the New York Institute of Go. The five-round event, held December 22-23, was organized by the New York Go Association and held at The…
January 4, 2018
"With the ringing in of 2018 a new year of youth go tournaments begins," says AGA Youth Coordinator Justin Teng. "Starting with the fifth edition of the North American Kyu Championships (NAKC) on February 3rd, kyu players under the age…
January 4, 2018
"AlphaGo" -- the 2017 documentary about the 2016 showdown between the AlphaGo AI and Lee Sedol, is now streaming on Netflix. Directed by Greg Kohs with an original score by Academy Award nominee, Hauschka, AlphaGo chronicles a journey…
January 2, 2018
The 5th Annual Gala Pair Go Tournament, held Saturday Dec. 16 in Seattle, had lots of laughter, and stronger players than 2016. Although the 2017 group was a little bit smaller than the previous year, with 11 teams, they managed to eat…