American Go E-Journal
November 29, 2018
“Attacking and Defending Weak Groups,” a new book by Richard Bozulich, is now available both as paperback and in digital form in the Go Books app. Weak groups are a crucial factor in the middle game of go, and this book covers all the…
November 29, 2018
by Peter Schumer Montreal is just north of the border for go players in New York, Vermont, and New Hampshire. They have a thriving go community and a full time place to play go and enjoy some quality tea, baked goods, soups, and…
November 28, 2018
By Bill Cobb As in life, there is a color issue in go that has an impact on most players’ experience. The fact that Black plays first has an obvious effect. Most players, at least in the early years of playing, find it more comfortable…
November 26, 2018
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Iyama takes lead in Oza and Tengen: This report is a contrast to my reports of November 2 and 3, which told of losses by Iyama in three different titles. His Meijin title is now gone,…
November 26, 2018
Yuan Zhou's new book, Playing AlphaGo’s Early 3-3 Invasion , "includes Yuan’s discussion of current pro understanding of this increasingly popular tactic along with a large number of examples of current top pro games using it to show…
November 26, 2018
Ten players from across the state met at the Aldea Community Center in Santa Fe, NM on November 3 to compete in the 2018 New Mexico State Go Championship. In the three-round Open Section, four players vied to be champion in a…
November 26, 2018
The New York Institute of Go's (NYIG) official YouTube channel (NYIG_Go) recently achieved a significant milestone, reaching the 1,000 subscribers mark. "I was surprised by how quickly the numbers are climbing, since our videos are so…
November 26, 2018
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Samsung Cup: Ke v. Ahn, China v. Korea: The best-of-three semifinals for the 23 rd Samsung Cup were held at a Samsung Research Center in Taeon City, Korea. Results were as…
November 24, 2018
Aaron Ye 7d of the US took first place in the Pan-American Championship in Mexico City on November 10th. Canadian Player Manuel Velasco came in second and Cuban player Orlando Trujillo placed third. Mr. Kijin Song, the director of the…
November 23, 2018
On Sunday, November 18, as part its ongoing Youth programs, the Seattle Go Center hosted its annual fall tournament for go players age 17 and younger. It was a just-for-fun event where the kids could choose to play their games on 19×19…
November 23, 2018
Feifan Jia 5D took top honors at the 4th Lake Erie Go Tournament, held November 18 on the campus of Lake Erie College. Twenty players competed in the four round, handicap tournament, and player ranks ranged from 5d to 25k. The…
November 23, 2018
The 2018 New York Youth Go Open was hosted on November 17 at the New York Institute of Go in Little Neck, NY . The Institute's first youth AGA-rated face to face tournament with both trophies and cash prizes attracted 45 young players…
November 17, 2018
"It could be that the way humans play go is changing, but in this game AlphaGo plays a lot of moves that human players are playing these days," says Michael Redmond 9P in the latest installment of his game commentaries with E-Journal…
November 16, 2018
by Keith Arnold I loved Charles French. That is a term I do not throw around much, but I loved Charles French,who passed away, age 90 on November 13. All of us, who can remember the time before a stroke severely limited his…
November 14, 2018
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Samsung Cup: Ke v. Ahn, China v. Korea: The best-of-three semifinals for the 23rd Samsung Cup were held at a Samsung Research Center in Taejeon City, Korea. Results were as…
November 14, 2018
An undefeated Michael Chen 8D took top honors in the Gotham Go Tournament on November 10 in New York City. Tournament Director David Gleckle directed his first tournament with his assistants Ying and Sichen, and organizer Peter Armenia…
November 14, 2018
On the weekend after Thanksgiving, Saturday and Sunday, November 24 & 25, the San Diego Go Club will host the first annual California State Go Championship . The 5-round tournament will include an Open Section and Handicap Sections, and…
November 13, 2018
The Evanston Go Club’s November 10 fall tournament drew 42 players from five states; Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota and, “Wait for it,” said TD Mark Rubenstein, “Hawaii!” The diverse field included players ranging in rank from…
November 13, 2018
Nearly three dozen -- 33, to be exact -- players competed to take home Halloween pumpkins at the National Go Center on October 27. The top finishers in the open section were Frederick Bao 5D (pictured, front center) a nd Justin Teng 6D,…
November 12, 2018
The Seventh year of the Pandanet AGA City League starts this Sunday November 18th. Most games will be played at 3PM EST. Check the list of teams or the lineups for the A League , B League , and C League . Watch using the GoPanda2 client…
November 12, 2018
Alexander Yehsakul of the Columbus Go Club partnered with volunteers from three other go clubs in the area to set up a go workshop room at the Youmacon anime convention in Detroit on November 3. About 60 conventioneers came to the…
November 7, 2018
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Cho U wins Meijin title: This year’s Meijin title match not only when the full distance, but was also decided late in the second day of a two-day game. The challenger Cho U won back a…
November 5, 2018
The Misunderstood Nature of Entropy episode of the PBS "Space Time" series uses a go board as a nice example of thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and average distributions of energy in a system. They explain that there are macro…
November 3, 2018
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Honinbo League: The third game in the new Honinbo League was played on October 18. Taking black, Ichiriki Ryo 8P beat Ko Iso 8P by resignation. The opening round was completed on…
November 2, 2018
This Sunday November 4th students all around North, Central, and South America will play in the 17th World Students Go Oza Championship. Watch LIVE on Pandanet starting at 8am EST for each of the two groups . This tournament is not only…
November 2, 2018
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Iyama’s sextuple crown under assault: This is an unusual report. Though he lost the Gosei title to Kyo Kagen, Iyama Yuta still holds six titles, but he is now engaged in defending…
November 2, 2018
The 8th season of the Collegiate Go League (CGL) is currently underway with last season's third-place team, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign leading the A-League, and UCLA's B team leading the B-League. Rounds take place on KGS…
November 1, 2018
California go players have a couple of interesting events coming up. This Saturday, November 3 from 9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m., three visiting Korean pros -- Paul Ah 9P (now living in Southern California), Seo Nungwuk 9P, and Na Joonhoon 8P…
November 1, 2018
"Registration for the 2018 American Go Honor Society Young Lions Tournament closes this Saturday, November 3," says AGHS Vice President Jeremy Chiu, "The Young Lions Tournament is a four round tournament held on November 11 and 18 that…