American Go E-Journal
March 31, 2019
The weekend of March 22-24 was a busy time for the members of the San Diego Go Club. On Friday and Saturday, they manned several tables at the annual Cherry Blossom Festival at the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park. Thousands…
March 31, 2019
The Syracuse Go Club hosted its 12th annual Salt City Tournament on March 23; thirty-seven players participated, one shy of the tournament record. Local high school senior Tony Tang 7d (top right) was the only four-game winner in the…
March 31, 2019
On respect and harmony: “The negative tone and harsh criticism of the translator of the Cho Hunhyun book "Go With the Flow" ( Empty Board #13 3/24 EJ ) caught me by surprise,” writes Hanxi Zhang. “I have read the book in both English…
March 29, 2019
An international Mind Sports event will be held May 13-18 in Hengshui, China. The event, announced March 26, will feature five sports, Bridge, Chess, Draughts, Go, and Xiangqi and 17 disciplines and will have a total of 99 medals in…
March 25, 2019
"Registration for the American Go Honor Society’s School Teams Tournament closes this Sunday, March 31st," says Promotion Head Melissa Cao, "Held on April 7 and 14 this year, the School Team Tournament is a four-round tournament open to…
March 25, 2019
"We have been invited to send teams to two youth tournaments in Asia," reports AGA President Andy Okun. "With all expenses paid for kids once they arrive, this is an an incredible go-related cultural experience for the price of round…
March 24, 2019
By Bill Cobb I’ve just finished reading Cho Hunhyun’s fascinating book Go With the Flow , which was highly recommended by several prominent members of the AGA. It’s fascinating, although the Korean publisher should be ashamed for…
March 23, 2019
The 35 th annual U.S. Go Congress will be held July 13 - 20 in Madison, Wisconsin. The playing site, Memorial Union on the UW– Madison campus, is on the shore of Lake Mendota within walking distance of many restaurants and attractions.…
March 21, 2019
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Fujisawa evens score in 31 st Women’s Meijin In recent years, the first game of the Women’s Meijin title match has been linked with the first Judan game, being held at the same venue,…
March 21, 2019
The Transatlantic Professional Go Team Championship's players for both the AGA and EGF teams have been announced. Ilya Shikshin 3P is the highest-ranked player on the EGF team, while the AGA team has Ryan Li 1P, who has become a star by…
March 20, 2019
Park Junghwan has topped the World Go Championships for the third year; v ideos have been posted online and include commentaries by Michael Redmond 9P. The 3-day tournament March 18-20 featured Iyama Yuta 9p and Cho U 9p from Japan,…
March 20, 2019
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Ueno & Xie join C League The Kisei qualifying tournament had a big day on February 14, with seven play-offs for seats in the C League, which is a five-round Swiss System. Places in…
March 20, 2019
The National Go Center's first Pair Go/Paella Friday social last month "was a big hit so we are having it again this month," reports the NGC's Gurujeet Khalsa. The fun, social evening features mixed Pair Go "and a special meal prepared…
March 19, 2019
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Back on January 5, this journal carried a report about Nakamura Sumire, who had been granted 1-dan rank at the Nihon Ki-in at the age of nine. When she makes her pro debut in April,…
March 18, 2019
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Another Ueno makes pro Following older sister Asami’s successful defense of her Women’s Kisei title, related in my previous report, there was more good news for the Ueno family when…
March 17, 2019
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Kido Prize winners announced The 52nd Kido Prizes will be awarded at a ceremony scheduled for March 26. They are awarded to the top Nihon Ki-in performers of 2018 in various…
March 17, 2019
This game features AlphaGo’s version of the double karari against a starpoint. "That’s one I like and have been using in my own games, so it’s sort of personal for me," says Michael Redmond 9p in the latest vi deo with the AGA…
March 15, 2019
Janice Kim was scheduled to undergo surgery Friday to remove “a tennis-ball sized brain tumor in my frontal lobe,” she reported recently on Facebook. “Will probably be off Facebook for a long time, but I should be okay,” she said. The…
March 15, 2019
Reading interactive go books used to be limited to iPad, iPhone, and Mac. "Not any more," says SmartGo publisher Anders Kierulf. "Most of the 134 books at gobooks.com are now available as ePub, so you can also read them on Android and…
March 15, 2019
Sunday starts the fifth round of the Pandanet AGA City League. Watch Sunday as most games will be played starting at 3PM EST in the AGA City League and AGA City League[Manual] Rooms. Check the league schedule s to find the times to…
March 14, 2019
In the third round of the 2nd Wu Qingyuan Cup Qualifier, Gabby Su (playing black) beat Yinli Wang by 9.5 points to join Feng Yun, Stephanie Yin and Cathy Li at the 2nd Wu Qingyuan Cup, which will be played April 26-30 in Fuzhou, China.…
March 14, 2019
The Pasadena Go Club recently celebrated its one-year anniversary. It currently has a consistent 13 to 15 players of all ranks attending weekly. Also notable is that the club has a number of 10-15k players that have recently begun…
March 14, 2019
Deep Learning and the Game of Go by Max Pumperla and Kevin Ferguson, teaches all the aspects of deep learning that went into Alpha Go. It is complete with code in Python3, with all code based upon building a go-playing program starting…
March 13, 2019
Gabby Su won on time in Round 2 of the Wu Qingyuan Cup Qualifier, tying things up 1-1 in the best-of-three match against Yinli Wang. The deciding game will be Thursday, 3/14, at 6 PM EDT in the AGA Tournament Room on KGS. - Jeff…
March 13, 2019
"I was invited to the opening ceremony of a new exhibition at the Chinese American Museum of Chicago," writes Xinming (Simon) Guo. The exhibition, “The Chinese Helped Build the Railroad – The Railroad Helped Build America,” features the…
March 13, 2019
Mark Lee 7D, once again showcasing his flawless opening technique and middle game fighting strength, defeated all six opponents to win the 2019 Zheng Cup (formally known as Southern California Go Championship) held on Feb. 16-17. Lee…
March 13, 2019
As anyone who’s either a renewing or new AGA member knows, our online enrollment system has had a technical problem in recent months. Folks renewing their memberships or joining the AGA have encountered off-putting messages during the…
March 12, 2019
In Game 1 of the best-of-three Wu Qingyuan Cup Qualifier between Gabby Su (w) and Yinli Wang (b) on Tuesday night, Yinli won by resignation. The second game will be Wednesday, March 13, at 6 PM EDT in the AGA Tournament Room on KGS,…
March 12, 2019
"Registration for the 2019 American Go Honor Society (AGHS) School Team Tournament is now open until March 31st," says Promotion Head Melissa Cao, "This year, the K-12 tournament will be held on Sunday, April 7th and Sunday, April 14th,…
March 12, 2019
Registration for the 2nd AGA Girls Cup is now open. Modeled after the Redmond Cup, the AGA Girls Cup strives to promote go among girls and recognize the top young female players in North America. Competitors must be female, 15 or under,…