American Go E-Journal
August 31, 2019
Want to help make the AGA’s website an even more useful resource for Go players worldwide? Join our website content team! Team members will review the existing pages to determine what needs updating, work with experienced team members…
August 29, 2019
If you’re a male Go player born before December 31, 1969 or a female player born before December 31, 1989, the 13th Kim In Kuksu International Baduk Championship could be just the ticket! The tournament is set for October 25-28 and all…
August 28, 2019
Children compete at the Kuksu Mountains Tournament in Korea. The Sixth Kuksu Mountain International Baduk Festival was held in Korea August 2-7, in Jeollanamdo. Children from ten countries attended, in teams of varying sizes, and local…
August 28, 2019
"Can't wait for the next Go Congress?" asks Terri Schurter, founder of the Wings Go Club. "Perhaps you want slow games with people you know. Experience the fun and fellowship of a Congress all year long on KGS. Chat and play with…
August 28, 2019
Young Go players under the age of 20 will compete for a $1,500 prize pool at the August 31 U20 Eastern Youth Open . The event is being organized by the New York Go Association, which intends to host this competition annually and make it…
August 28, 2019
Plenty of go players have tested their hand against Leela, but what about Bender, or Fry? Ever wanted to play a go game against Dr. Farnsworth? Andreas Hauenstein has modified Leela Zero - an open source superhuman-strength go program -…
August 27, 2019
Would you like to have a t-shirt that shows a Go board with a Go stone getting captured? How about a tank top that depicts a ko fight? Tenuki Normal is a new clothing brand offering apparel with Go-themed imagery. T-shirts are available…
August 25, 2019
Registration is now open for the 2019 Cotsen Open . The Cotsen is an annual go tournament, sponsored by go-lover Eric Cotsen, held in Los Angeles, CA. This year’s tournament will be held on October 26-27, 2019 at MG Studio in downtown…
August 25, 2019
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal 1200 wins for O Rissei : In the final play-off on July 18 for one of the places in the main tournament of the 58th Judan tournament, O Rissei (W) beat Akiyama Jiro 9P by resig. This…
August 25, 2019
by Brian Olive Regular readers of the American Go Association E-Journal will be well-acquainted with the contributions of William S. Cobb, both as author of The Empty Board , a column published regularly in this journal for many years,…
August 25, 2019
The AGA has maintained a mailing list for Chapters for years. This list has been a handy resource for Chapter and Club leaders to find out information from others and AGA leadership. If you have any chapter or organizational related…
August 24, 2019
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Shibano to challenge for Meijin title : The final round of the 44th Meijin League was held in Tokyo and Osaka on August 1. All of the games were important to the players playing them,…
August 23, 2019
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Fujisawa wins Senko Cup : The semifinals and final of the 4th Senko Cup Women’s Igo Strongest Player Tournament, which is sponsored by Senko Group Holdings, were held at the…
August 22, 2019
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Iyama defends Honinbo title : The sixth game of the 74th Honinbo title match was held at the Hotel Hankyu Expo Park in Suita City, Osaka Prefecture, on July 3 and 4. Taking black,…
August 22, 2019
Earlier this year, the E-Journal reported on Haris Kapolos’s Multilingual Go Book project , the goal of which is to create a book “that could circulate in libraries, schools, universities and game shops… in more languages [than just…
August 21, 2019
The AGA will broadcast the 2019 China Securities Cup World AI Go Open live from the Chinese Weiqi Congress in Shandong, China this week. "This is a brand-new challenge for us as we take our production to Asia for the first time, and we…
August 21, 2019
The American Go Foundation has purchased 12 new go sets designed for the visually impaired. Both black and white stones are slotted on the back, and click into a 19x19 grid, with a 9x9 grid on the backside. Black stones also have a…
August 17, 2019
ArenaGo is a new Android app that contains over 50,000 professional matches searchable by player, country or date. Nice stone graphics, flags to represent nationality, and the ability to select favorite players might interest go…
August 14, 2019
“During Go Congress, I visited the Chazen Museum of Art at UW and found this Japanese print,” writes Li Ping. “It is a Samurai standing on top of a Go set.” The woodcut is by Katsukawa Shunshô, who was known for “his widely influential…
August 10, 2019
Former AGA President Allan Abramson spotted games of go in two scenes currently on display in the East wing of the National Gallery in Washington, D.C. Horses and Grooms in the Stable Muromachi period, early 1500s pair of six-panel…
August 7, 2019
"Yanko Design considers itself an online magazine of modern and industrial product design," writes AGA member Morgan Faas. On Yanko Design's website he found a go board design that, in his words, "upgrades the go board into the modern…
August 7, 2019
The first annual U20 Eastern Youth Open will be held Saturday, August 31. Young Go players under the age of 20 will compete for a $1,500 prize pool. All players must be under 20 years old by the date of the tournament, ranked 10 kyu or…
August 6, 2019
Show co-host Dr. Jerry Jaffe 1d was so inspired by his short visit to the 2018 US Go Congress in Williamsburg that this year he registered as a player and participated in the entire week. An episode of his podcast also resulted, of…
August 5, 2019
Peter Morris and his wife Sharon My father, Peter Morris (AGA #3222 ), passed away last week. He was an active Go player for many years. He and his three sons (Doug - #2856 , Brett - #7468 , and Trevor - #2829 ) began playing Go in the…
August 5, 2019
The New York Institute of Go is launching a new series based on the 2019 US Go Congress on its YouTube channel . The series, featuring Stephanie Yin 1P, is as follows: -Monday, August 5: 5 Best Moves -Monday, August 12: Top 5 Mistakes…
August 1, 2019
The AGA is regularly asked for new chapters around the country. These are the newly registered chapters from July 2019: Peoria & Normal Go Club - Approximately every two weeks on Saturday or Sunday afternoon - Contact Brad Rose Members…