American Go E-Journal
July 31, 2019
Go is now among the themes available for classes on Google Classroom, reports Alicia Seifrid. First launched in 2014, Google Classroom is an all-in-one platform for teachers, giving them online tools to post lesson material,…
July 30, 2019
Crystalline waters, comforting warmth and miles of golf courses... everything you'd expect at the Phileas Beach Resort in Selangor, Malaysia. But behind these peaceful scenes, a vicious battle rages on. Not a physical struggle, of…
July 30, 2019
By Zirui Song 1P The 6th Mexican Go Congress was a lifetime experience. I was both instructor and referee. I played simuls every afternoon, gave a lecture on life and death problems, and tried to review as many Congress games as…
July 30, 2019
Ronnie Fan 4d (left) vs. Tina Li 3d (right) at the 2019 AGA Girls Cup Finals Tina Li 3d defeated Ronnie Fan 4d 2-1 in the AGA Girls Cup Finals at the US Go Congress in Madison, Wisconsin to defend her title and claim her second…
July 30, 2019
Longtime EJ contributor Janice Kim recently sent along this screenshot "from my favorite anime, Hunter x Hunter . In this longer scene, the King of the Chimera Ants learns Go from books, and takes on the national champion, winning…
July 29, 2019
The National Go Center just announced its schedule of classes for the Fall. “This is the first time we have had a formal schedule of classes and we're very excited about this step forward,” said Executive Director Gurujeet Khalsa.…
July 28, 2019
With this year's U.S. Go Congress successfully concluded and rapidly fading into happy memories for the more than 400 go players who spent July 13-20 immersed in the game of go in Madison, WI, we wanted to take a moment to gratefully…
July 27, 2019
The video games and commentaries for Games 6, 7 and 8 of the recent Transatlantic Professional Go Team Championship have now been posted (see below). Commentators are as follows: Game 6 - Eric Lui 1p vs. Pavol Lisy 2p; commentary by…
July 26, 2019
Jeremy Chiu 6d (left) vs. Aaron Ye 7d (right) in the 2019 Redmond Cup Senior Division Finals This year's Redmond Cup Finals at the 2019 US Go Congress in Madison, Wisconsin marked both the conclusion of a dynasty and beginning of a new…
July 25, 2019
[sgf sgfUrl="/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2019_07_25_WAGC2_Yen.sgf" href="/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2019_07_25_WAGC2_Yen.sgf" class="alignright"] [/sgf] White: Albert Yen, 7D Black: Helcio Alexandre Pacheco, 3D June 2, 2019,…
July 25, 2019
[sgf sgfUrl="/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2019_07_25_WAGC1_Yen.sgf" href="/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2019_07_25_WAGC1_Yen.sgf" class="alignright"] [/sgf] White: Albert Yen, 7D Black: Anibal Gomez de la Fuente, 1D June 2, 2019,…
July 24, 2019
The dates for this year’s Cotsen Open have been set for October 26-27 in Los Angeles. The annual tournament is one of the major events on the AGA’s calendar of events and features cash prizes, free food truck lunches, a club competition…
July 24, 2019
If you’re a fan of the American Go E-Journal and have some copy-editing skills, we’re looking to add a few editors to our team! Help get the word out about the best game in the world to a global audience; email journal@usgo.org today if…
July 24, 2019
[sgf sgfUrl="/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2019_07_24_WAGC8_Yen.sgf" href="/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2019_07_24_WAGC8_Yen.sgf" class="alignright"] [/sgf] White: Albert Yen, 7D Black: Jaesung Lee, 7D June 5, 2019, in Matsue,…
July 23, 2019
Go will be featured at this weekend’s Otakon , including a panel with Diana Garnet, who co-hosted the NHK ETV show Igo Focus with several professional players including Michael Redmond 9P. Otakon is an annual convention celebrating…
July 22, 2019
[sgf sgfUrl="/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2019_07_22_WAGC7_Yen.sgf" href="/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2019_07_22_WAGC7_Yen.sgf" class="alignright"] [/sgf] White: Albert Yen, 7D Black: Pal Balogh, 6D June 5, 2019, in Matsue,…
July 22, 2019
NGC volunteers at the 2019 Sakura Matsuri festival Coming back from vacation to find a letter from the IRS can be a little stressful, but “it was just the opposite” reports National Go Center Executive Director Gurujeet Khalsa. “It was…
July 21, 2019
Jim Pickett plays Yoshitomo Nakata and Phil Straus plays Polly Pohl in round 5 of the Senior Tournament The 35th US Go Congress closed with a celebration of the week's tournament winners at the awards banquet Saturday evening.…
July 20, 2019
Congress Tournament Schedule: Saturday 7/20 9:00a: US Open, round 6 Final round of the US Open underway in the main playing area Stay tuned for US Open and other tournament results coming soon! - photo by Chris Garlock
July 20, 2019
Nyu Eiko 2p The 2019 U.S. Masters tournament concluded dramatically Friday night as both Nyu Eiko 2p and Zhongfan Jian 7d killed huge groups in their final-round top-board games against Mark Lee 7d and Eric Lui 1p. Those wins gave Eiko…
July 19, 2019
All four pairs at the top table of Thursday evening's North American Pair Go Championship were youth attendees. Tina Li 3D and Aaron Ye 7D ( below left with Hajin Lee 4P ) ultimately prevailed, defeating Sophia Wang 4D and Jeremy Chiu…
July 19, 2019
Isobel Liang 12k plays Antonina Perez-Lopez 19k in the fourth round Congress Tournament Schedule: Friday 7/19 9:00a: US Open, round 5; US Open Masters Division, round 6 1:00p: Senior Tournament, round 5 3:00p: Women's Tournament, round…
July 19, 2019
Japanese pro Eiko Nyu 2P is leading the 2019 Masters tournament with a 5-0 record going into the last two rounds on Friday. Eric Lui, Mark Lee and Zhongfan Jian are all 4-1. Rounds 6 and 7 will be broadcast live on OGS and the AGA's…
July 18, 2019
One Color Knights Move Go US Go Congress Tournament Schedule: Thursday 7/18 9:00a: US Open, round 4; US Open Masters Division, round 5 1:00p: Senior Tournament, round 4 3:00p: Women's Tournament, round 3 7:00p: Pair Go Crazy Go! "Crazy…
July 18, 2019
This year's Die Hard tournament at the U.S. Go Congress had 96 players, "exactly one more than last year," reports TD Andy Olsen. "Let's try to break 100 next year." Upper section of the Die Hard tournament. photo by Andy Olsen…
July 17, 2019
[sgf sgfUrl="/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2019_07_17_WAGC6_Yen.sgf" href="/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2019_07_17_WAGC6_Yen.sgf" class="alignright"] [/sgf] White: Albert Yen, 7D Black: Xie Kai Kun, 7D June 4, 2019, in Matsue,…
July 17, 2019
Haskell "Hal" Small - organizer of the very first US Go Congress in 1985 - plays Vladimir Danek in the Senior Tournament. US Go Congress Tournament Schedule: Wednesday 7/17 9:00a: Die Hard Tournament That's all for today, folks! Senior…
July 17, 2019
And then there were two. Four-game winners, that is. Japanese pro Eiko Nyu notched a comfortable win over Aaron Ye 6d on Board 1 in the fourth round of the 2019 U.S. Masters on Tuesday, while Eric Lui eked out a 1.5 win over Alan Huang.…
July 17, 2019
The 2019 Teacher’s Workshop concluded its third day at this year's U.S. Go Congress on Tuesday afternoon. Attendees had been taught the Mizuma Method in the previous two sessions, and were given the opportunity to try their newfound…
July 16, 2019
After a several-year hiatus, afternoon soccer has returned! A large group of players ranging in age from kids to adults gathered Monday afternoon to enjoy the beautiful weather and share in some physical competition. “It’s important to…