American Go E-Journal
September 29, 2018
The first Texas State Championship will be held October 20-21 in Austin, Texas. The tournament is part of the new system of state championships being developed by the American Go Association. The Texas tournament -- a five round Swiss…
September 28, 2018
The 8th Qionglong Mountain Bingsheng Cup , a women's weiqi tournament, is seeking a representative from North America, all expenses covered. The tournament will be held October 30-November 5 in Suzhou, China. Professional and amateur…
September 26, 2018
The 17th World Students Go Oza Championship will be held from Feb 18 to 22, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. Sixteen students from around the world will come together in Japan to decide the world’s number one student player. To select the…
September 25, 2018
Registration is now open for the 7th year of the Pandanet AGA City League. Registration will be open until November 1st. Teams can check for the updated rules for full information. We hope to see many strong teams compete against the…
September 25, 2018
Once again, the Hangzhou Branch of China Qiyuan is running the Shanglv Cup International City Go Tournament in Hangzhou from October 27 through November 1. This is China's biggest amateur go tournament and they will generously cover…
September 24, 2018
What’s the fastest way to the top boards at the upcoming Cotsen Open? Volunteer as a game recorder! No previous experience necessary but you do need a laptop with KGS on it and must be available all day Saturday and/or Sunday, October…
September 24, 2018
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Kisei Leagues S League: Below are the results of the games played in the final round of the 43rdKisei S League. On September 13, Takao Shinji 9P (B) beat Yamashita Keigo 9P by half a…
September 22, 2018
Michael Redmond 9Ps commentaries -- with E-Journal Managing Editor Chris Garlock -- on the recent DC Fall Open are now posted on the AGA's YouTube channel. Originally broadcast live on Twitch on September 8 from the E-Journal's new…
September 22, 2018
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Iyama makes best 16 in Samsung Cup: The opening round in the 2018 Samsung Cup was held at the Samsung Insurance Campus in Korea on September 4 to 6. (It’s the 23rd cup, but apparently…
September 22, 2018
"In response to Bill Cobb’s message of the importance to play moves out of our comfort zone ( The Empty Board: Philosophical Reflections on Go #10 9/19 EJ), " writes Eric Osman, "I offer the following: A 7d player on kgs alerted me to…
September 21, 2018
Robert Jasiek’s new book "Endgame 2 - Values" is now available. The result of two years of work and research, Jasiek says the book "teaches every relevant, basic aspect of endgame evaluation systematically, clearly and in detail." It…
September 20, 2018
There is a new capture go app for Apple devices, designed for the very young. "I created this app for my six-year-old grandson who was showing interest in my go playing, but was not yet mature enough to understand ko fights,…
September 20, 2018
Aliens and The Artificial Human: “Just finished watching the final episode of Ancient Aliens Season 13, episode 13, ” writes Michael Bacon. “About twenty or so minutes into the program the focus was on Alpha Go vs Lee Sedol, who was…
September 19, 2018
by William Cobb A big part of life is experiencing things you have never experienced before: flying in a plane, hiking to a mountain top, being in a snow storm, visiting a country where you don’t speak the language. We think of such…
September 19, 2018
Demo board wanted: “I’ve been scouring the Internet for one of those old, large, magnetic go boards that can be stood up on an easel,” writes Dirk Knemeyer. “I have learned that they are no longer easily available because the teaching…
September 17, 2018
AGA chapters have been accumulating “tons of points” since the launch of the Chapter Reward Points program , reports Steve Colburn. The program operates similarly to an airlines or credit card rewards program; chapters are awarded…
September 17, 2018
Where to score a scoresheet: In response to Glen Hart's query about "Where to score a scoresheet?" , Jim Hurley sent this link where he's posted some printable game recording files. How many Nakayama? “I’m wondering how can I find out…
September 17, 2018
"During a recent Scrabble game, someone showed me this book," writes Ted Terpstra.
September 16, 2018
The North Carolina State Go Champion will be determined in a day-long tournament on September 22 at Umstead State Park in north Raleigh. Competitors from across the state will vie for the title, with prizes and trophies awarded in…
September 16, 2018
Sometimes folks send in reports late, sometimes those reports just get lost in the EJ in-box, but eventually we do catch up... Ethan Wang wins first official AGA state championship in PA: The Penn Go Society had the distinction of…
September 16, 2018
Avoiding grammatical confusion: “While the style sheet ( Your Move/Readers Write: Go or go? 8/20 EJ) may be consistent and logical,” writes former EJ editor Terry Benson, “the reason I continue to capitalize Go and have (most of the…
September 16, 2018
Space Time: "Recently the very succesful PBS series 'Space Time' did two episodes on entropy, where they used the game of go to explain how entropy works," writes Guillermo Molano. You can find the first episode here . Thanks also to…
September 15, 2018
The website for the 2018 Cotsen Open is back up. The tournament is on October 13th-14 th ; pre-registration will close on Tuesday, October 9th, at 11:59pm. Day-of registration will also be available for $25. Pre-registration comes with…
September 13, 2018
By Thomas Hsiang Dr. Chun-Shan Shen, a multi-time US go champion, passed away on September 12 at the age of 86. Dr. Shen was born in 1932; received his B.S. degree in physics from the National Taiwan University in 1955 and Ph.D. in…
September 12, 2018
The 17th World Students Go Oza Championship will be held from Feb 18 to 22, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. Sixteen students from around the world will come together in Japan to decide the world’s number one student player. To select the…
September 12, 2018
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Yamashita wins Kisei S League: Two games in the 43rdKisei S League were played on July 9. Yamashita Keigo 9P (B) beat Ichiriki Ryo 8P by resig. and Takao Shinji 9P (W) beat Cho U 9P…
September 11, 2018
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Park wins Kuksu Mountain: The Bailing Cup was immediately followed by the 5th Kuksu Mountains International Tournament, held in Jeollanam-do in Korea. Three Japanese players took part…
September 10, 2018
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal This was a harsh summer over most of the Japanese archipelago, with record heat alternating with record rainfalls. For the first time ever, the thermometer topped 40 degrees Celsius…
September 10, 2018
In this episode , Michael Redmond 9p, hosted by the AGA E-Journal’s Chris Garlock, plays Akiyama Jiro 9P, a strong young player in the Kisei B League. This match was in the final elimination tournament of the Kiriyama Cup before the…
September 8, 2018
Yuan Zhou 7d won the 2018 DC Fall Open, held on September 8 at the National Go Center in Washington, DC. The 4-round tournament was one of a series of events held at the NGC featuring Michael Redmond 9P, thanks to the support of the…