American Go E-Journal
June 30, 2019
In round seven of the Transatlantic Professional Go Team Championship , played on June 30, EGF pro Artem 2P defeated Eric Lui 1P, ending Lui's streak at three wins. The AGA team now has only one player remaining - Ryan Li 1P -…
June 30, 2019
Although Pie by the Pound is closing on Sunday, New York City Go organizer Peter Armenia reports that he’s “found a new place where folks can play go on Wednesday evenings from 6-10.” The new meeting place will be the Barnes & Noble at…
June 30, 2019
by Bart Jacob While attending the Osaka Go Camp , we had an opportunity to attend the World Go Festival. In the morning session, there was an exhibition match between Nakamura 1P who recently became the youngest pro play at age 9 (she…
June 30, 2019
The National Go Center has just launched its new website . It features a prominent calendar of upcoming Go events, a go news feed, latest NGC tweets and more, including albums of photos from recent NGC events. You’ll also find details…
June 29, 2019
Fourteen players participated the Second Greater Boston Youth Go Tournament on June 22nd in Lexington, MA. Andrew (Hancheng) Xu won senior division and Ruihan Cao won junior division. The second to fourth place winners of the senior…
June 29, 2019
Remembering the No Exit Go Club: “When I got married in 1980, my wife and I found an apartment in Rogers Park,” writes Bob Barber ( Your Move/Readers Write: No Exit update? 6/26/19) . “I had no idea that this was THE neighborhood where…
June 29, 2019
“Google has hosted an annual programming competition for the last 15 or so years in early April,” writes Adrian Petrescu. “This year, the registration page looked like this. By the way, I wonder if any AGA E-Journal readers recognize…
June 28, 2019
photo: Bill and David of the Boise (ID) Go Club, on the cover of the Meridian Library magazine, Meridian, Idaho, courtesy David Bogie. by Zhiping You A couple of months ago, I was in the library of my town (Lexington, MA), and found…
June 27, 2019
by Xinming (Simon) Guo Just one month after we discovered Weiqi (Chinese for Go) in the new exhibition at the Chinese American Museum of Chicago ( Go featured in Chicago museum exhibit ) , we welcomed the first school field trip…
June 27, 2019
A studious player named Jones Tried capturing a group of stones His opponent gave them He just didn't save them And from the observers came groans. A fearless young player named Joe Was trying to stir up some woe He made a big cut His…
June 26, 2019
Renowned teachers of teachers Toshifumi Mizuma 7P and Yuto Tajiri 5P will lead the Teachers' Workshop at the upcoming U.S. Go Congress. The workshop is sponsored by the Iwamoto North American Foundation (INAF) and the Nihon-kiin. Open…
June 26, 2019
No Exit update? "I played at the No Exit club a few times many years ago, but had no idea it was gone ( Go Spotting: Remembering the No Exit ) " writes Dewey Cornell. "Perhaps someone could add a few sentences of explanation for readers…
June 25, 2019
Via EJ photog Phil Straus, Howard Rosen sent us this great shot of a mural that "was on the wall by the train tracks near where the No Exit (go club) used to be" in Chicago, Illinois.
June 25, 2019
Robert Jasiek has released two new endgame Go books, his 15th and 16th. " Endgame 3 - Accurate Local Evaluation " distinguishes local gote from sente endgames objectively and evaluates local endgames accurately. "Even for long local…
June 25, 2019
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June 24, 2019
Registrations are now being accepted for the 24th Pandanet Cup Internet World Amateur Go Tournament . The deadline is July 17. Registration is free; click here . There are five divisions: Main Class (6-dan and up); A…
June 24, 2019
By Mark Rubenstein Why do we play this game? Some might say it’s just for fun, but I believe it goes deeper than that. I think many of us have discovered that Go is more than a game; it's a space where we can experiment with a way…
June 23, 2019
“Tonight at Coffee Bean, our regular Wednesday evening. 8:37 pm.,” reports Ed Lee. “I was playing a teaching game with Lorin. Five other members were at the far tables. A few minutes later, two puppies walked in…”
June 23, 2019
Twenty-seven players took part on Saturday, June 22 in the annual National Go Center (NGC) tune-up tournament for the upcoming US Go Congress . Jake Game 3D, the overall winner, was one of a contingent of four players from Tennessee who…
June 23, 2019
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal China dominates 2nd Go Seigen Cup The preliminary tournament and Rounds 1 to 3 of the 2nd Go Seigen Cup World Women’s Go Championship were held in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China,…
June 21, 2019
by Chris Garlock, Managing Editor, The American Go E-Journal It’s easy enough to find out that there are 389 people registered for this year’s U.S. Go Congress (just click here for the latest list), but how many different states are…
June 21, 2019
Chris Kirschner is running unopposed in the Western region while new comers Devin Fraze and Ashish Varma will be challenging incumbent Martin Lebl in the Central region and Dan Ritter is challenging incumbent Steve Colburn in the east.…
June 12, 2019
The Orlando Go Tournament was held June 1st and 2nd. Fifteen players and five matches over the two days included lots of re-connecting with old friends, laughter and serious playing. The first day went by too fast, and left everyone…
June 11, 2019
After a two-month hiatus for travel and other projects, Michael Redmond 9P and Chris Garlock have returned with their latest AlphaGo vs. AlphaGo game commentary, Game 31 of the series. “Black plays the Chinese Opening, which was very…
June 11, 2019
Two dozen go players enjoyed stimulating competition in the North Carolina Annual Spring tournament on Sunday, May 19th. After four rounds of well-matched games the following winners were noted: in the top band, Jeff Kuang won all of…
June 11, 2019
Eric Lui 1P defeated Pavol Lisy 2P by 1.5 points in the 6th round of the Transatlantic Professional Go Team Championship played June 9 on OGS. Lisy (Black) took an early advantage by capturing white's group on the lower side. When white…
June 7, 2019
Current candidates are Chris Kirschner in the western, Steve Colburn in the eastern, and Devin Fraze in the central region. If you know of someone who you believe would offer guidance and service to the AGA consider making a…
June 7, 2019
Wang Chen, China's representative to the 2019 World Amateur Go Championship edged out his Korean rival Lee Jaesong in a tense half-point game to take top honors, while the US player, Albert Yen, and Canadian Wu Qi You scored outstanding…
June 2, 2019
In round five of the Transatlantic Professional Go Team Championship , played on June 2, Eric Lui 1P defeated EGF pro Ali Jabarin 2P. The game was followed live by over 300 players on OGS and 4,000 viewers on Twitch. The game…