American Go E-Journal
January 29, 2019
"I recently started a new AGA chapter and I'm trying to generate some awareness of our newly established monthly game," writes Matthew. "I've convinced the library at which I'm hosting it that if we get enough attendance for a few…
January 27, 2019
Michael Redmond 9p, hosted by the AGA E-Journal's Chris Garlock, continue their popular series with a review of the 27th game of the AlphaGo vs. AlphaGo selfplay games. The 50-game series was published by Deepmind after AlphaGo's…
January 26, 2019
The AGA is seeking a representative from North America to participate in the 6th GLOBIS Cup U-20 World Go Championship to be held in Tokyo, Japan between April 18-22. To be eligible, the player must be under 20 years old as of Jan. 1,…
January 25, 2019
The simplest ideas are often the most complex. For example: a basic go book in multiple languages to spread the game around the world. That’s the idea behind the Multilingual Go Book Project . “The project came to be due to the…
January 23, 2019
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Ishida Yoshio scores 1100 th win: In a game in Preliminary C of the 45 th Gosei tournament, Ishida Yoshio 9P (also known as 24 th Honinbo Shuho) (W) beat Tsurumaru Keiichi 7P by…
January 23, 2019
The 2019 International Collegiate Go Tournament, hosted by the Ing Foundation, will be held at the University of Sydney, in Australia this summer. The event runs July 7-13 and is open to any current, future, or recently graduated…
January 22, 2019
Go in Cuba: Chinese board game GO experiences wide popularity in Cuba : The Chinese board-game GO has been played since ancient times, but it remains popular around the world even today. One country with a large GO following is…
January 22, 2019
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Ueno makes good start in Women’s Kisei: The first game in the 22 nd Women’s Kisei title match was held at the Hotel Sunlife Garden in Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture, on January…
January 21, 2019
The Southern California Chinese Go Club will host a 2-day, 6-round major tournament February 16-17 in Irvine, California. This will be the sixth consecutive year that Jay Zheng has sponsored this event, formally known as the Southern…
January 21, 2019
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Honinbo League: The fourth round of the 74 th Honinbo League has been completed. Instead of one player breaking clear, the position has become complicated, with four players sharing…
January 20, 2019
The fourth running of the South Central Go Tournament will be held Presidents’ Day weekend -- February 16 and 17 -- in Dallas Texas. There will be Open and Handicap Sections. Prior events have drawn around 40 players and from several…
January 20, 2019
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Chen Yaoye wins 1 st Tianfu Cup: The semifinals of the 1st Tianfu Cup were held on December 21 and the best-of-three final on December 23, 25, and 26. In one semifinal, Chen Yaoye 9P…
January 20, 2019
by James Sedgwick, president of the Canadian Go Association CGA summer go camp: We're now ready to accept registrations. As previously noted the event will take place August 18-23 2019, at Jouvence resort inside Mount Orford national…
January 19, 2019
Michael Redmond 9p, hosted by the AGA E-Journal's Chris Garlock, takes a break from analyzing the AlphaGo self-played games to review his own recent game against Cho U 9P . This game was played just a few days after Cho U became the…
January 18, 2019
"I don't know anything else but Go...However, it doesn't mean I don't know about life." Thus begins "Go with the Flow: How the Great Master of Go Trained His Mind," the memoirs of Cho Hunhyun, one of the greatest go masters in history,…
January 16, 2019
Eight kyu Joseph Chaves went 4-0 to win the Massachusetts Go Association’s annual Winter Hand icap Tournament on January 6. A total of 18 players ranging from 6 dan to 13 kyu competed in the tournament at the Boylston Chess Club in…
January 14, 2019
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to study in a Chinese go school? Sinan Djepov of Bulgaria, rated 5d by the European Go Federation, recently spent three months studying go at Ge Yuhong Go Academy in Beijing as part of the…
January 14, 2019
The 7th Osaka Go Camp has been announced for June 23 - July 11 . Ryo Maeda 6p, long a favorite at the annual U.S. Go Congress, is once again the host and chief organizer. The camp includes league games in the mornings and teaching…
January 12, 2019
Michael Redmond 9p, hosted by the AGA E-Journal's Chris Garlock, continue their popular series with a review of the 26th game of the AlphaGo vs. AlphaGo selfplay games. The 50-game series was published by Deepmind after AlphaGo's…
January 12, 2019
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Honinbo League: Two players share the lead in the 74 th Honinbo League: Hane Naoki 9P, at 42 a veteran, and Ichiriki Ryo, aged 21. Both are on 3-0; they are not slated to play each…
January 10, 2019
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Iyama defends Tengen, sets new record: The fourth game of the 44 th Tengen title match was held at the Hotel New Awaji in Sumoto City, Hyogo Prefecture on December 10. Taking white,…
January 9, 2019
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Fujisawa takes Women’s Honinbo title: The fourth game in the 37 th Women’s Honinbo title match was held at the Tokyo headquarters of the Nihon Ki-in on December 5. Taking white,…
January 8, 2019
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal China dominates Nong Shim Cup: The second round of the 20th Nong Shim Spicy Noodles Cup was held in Pusan near the end of November. In the opening round, held in Beijing in October,…
January 6, 2019
Ten-year-old Sumire Nakamura will become the youngest professional go player on April 1. She began playing at the age of three and was competing in national tournaments in Japan by the time she was seven. The previous record was set by…
January 6, 2019
Michael Redmond 9p, hosted by the AGA E-Journal's Chris Garlock, resume their popular series with a review of the 25th game of the amazing AlphaGo vs. AlphaGo selfplay games. Black starts out with "a very human-looking opening,"…
January 5, 2019
"You may have just made your resolutions for the new year, but young kyu players under the age of 18 from North America will not have to wait long to vie for glory in the 6th North American Kyu Championships (NAKC) on February 2nd,"…
January 3, 2019
The Seattle Go Center hosted its 6th annual Pair Go Tournament on December 8, 2018. Thirty go players teamed up in pairs, and each table had four teams, with Round 1 winners facing each other in Round 2 to determine the table winner.…