American Go E-Journal
November 27, 2019
Lee Sedol plays the first move in the first game of the AlphaGo series Korean Go champion Lee Sedol has officially retired. "The 36-year-old, who scored 18 victories in international competitions and 32 victories in domestic events,…
November 27, 2019
Yutopian Enterprises is planning to close their doors and are offering all customers an extra 30% discount with the purchase of three or more books until January 2020. Owners and operators Sidney and Katherine Yuan have been fixtures in…
November 26, 2019
Stephanie Yin 1P has been appointed to the new position of Vice President for Development at the American Go Association. Yin, a professional go player and teacher, will focus on fundraising, seeking sponsorships and potential…
November 22, 2019
The Mountainview Go Club held its 4th tournament in the South Bay at the Palo Alto downtown library on Saturday November 9th. "Congratulations go to Hajin Lee 4P who won the overall tournament," says Michael Kokosenski. "We would also…
November 21, 2019
This month 26 go players enjoyed another great weekend of competition in the second NYGA Monthly Tournament held by on November 9 in Little Neck, NY. After 4 rounds of close fighting, Kenny Joel 4d clinched first place by direct win…
November 21, 2019
Colorado held its first pro workshop in long time when Yoonyoung Kim, 8p of Korea visited Denver November 2nd and 3rd. Players from both Colorado and Utah, 26 in total, participated. The highlight of the two-day event was when Ms. Kim…
November 21, 2019
Twenty-two players turned out to play in the Syracuse Go Club's annual Fall Self-Pair Tournament on November 2nd, including ten past and present students of tournament organizer Richard Moseson. Every player went home a winner after…
November 21, 2019
Soren Jaffe directed a field of 19 players in the 6th Lake Erie Go Tournament, held at Lake Erie College in Ohio, on November 2nd. The participates competed for handmade mini goban prizes. Michael Stevenson 2d won the Dan division with…
November 21, 2019
2018 San Diego Champ, Michael Wang vs. 2018 California Champ, Calvin Sun The best amateur go player in the state of California in 2019 will be crowned over Thanksgiving weekend. The San Diego Go Club will host the 2nd Annual California…
November 20, 2019
The 2019 MA State Championship on Saturday, November 16, was a huge success with a healthy turnout of 30 players, the biggest tournament in Western Massachusetts in years. It was hosted by the Western Mass Go Association (WMGC) at…
November 20, 2019
This month we start a new feature, as we look back fifty years in world Go. by Keith Arnold, hka, with Patrick Bannister On November 14, 1968, the Nihon Kiin celebrated Rin Kaiho’s victory as the 8th Meijin. He towers above the…
November 19, 2019
Ogawa Tomoko 6 dan passed away on November 15 at age 68. A pupil of Kitani, she is perhaps best known in the West as the author of “ The Endgame ” part of the Ishi Press Elementary Go Series. I will always remember her as the ofttimes…
November 17, 2019
The Evanston Go Club hosted its semi-annual tournament on November 9th, drawing 33 players from Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. In addition to the normal handicap section, the tournament included an Open…
November 17, 2019
Andy Liu 1P took the top prize by tie-breaks after a three way tie in the top division of the Gotham Go Tournament on November 2nd. "Thanks to everyone who participated," says organizer Peter Armenia, "and thanks so much to our fabulous…
November 15, 2019
U.S. Go Congress organizers would love to thank everyone who has filled out the Congress Survey – nearly 200 responses already. The feedback they've received has been extremely valuable, especially since over half of the responses came…
November 15, 2019
To put the time in and help this great organization? The AGA is continually looking for new talented leaders to help with our programs. We are a small core group that wears many hats. Our listing of open positions is always growing. If…
November 14, 2019
This Sunday November 17th starts the 8th year of the Pandanet City League in the US and Canada. This year brings four sets of leagues with 30 different teams. Check the teams listing to find your closest city to root for. Watch at least…
November 10, 2019
"The American Go Honor Society is hosting its annual Young Lions Tournament, " says Promotion Head Sophia Wang, "All go players under age 18 of any rank are welcome. It is a great tournament where youth players can compete against…
November 10, 2019
https://youtu.be/JNSf2QuMafQ A few follow-ups to the Cotsen Open, which recently celebrated its 30 th anniversary with one of the biggest tournaments yet: Games: Top-board game records are posted here . Videos: Click here for a playlist…
November 9, 2019
Star of the show: "Sad news ( Ben Lockhart: 1993-2019 ) from a wonderful NYC Go family," writes Peter Armenia. "Ben was an accomplished and passionate Go player, as well as a friendly and inquisitive soul. Whenever he showed up at our…
November 9, 2019
Dutch artist, art historian, author and go teacher Kim Ouweleen has created an original series of Go-themed posters and postcards that are available on his website . “I'm very enthusiastic about combining my passions for drawing and…
November 8, 2019
Qingbo Zhang, Josh Lee, Yaming Wang and Ran Zhao will face off in the final games of the Virginia State Champion in Annandale VA on Saturday, November 16. The Korean American Baduk Association (KABA) will host, and KABA president James…
November 8, 2019
Perennial and personal trophies The Santa Fe Go Club will host this year's New Mexico State Championship to be held Saturday, November 23, at the Aldea Community Center in Santa Fe, NM. "Billy Maier is eager to defend his title!"…
November 8, 2019
Longtime Go-player Richard Cann, 68, died on Sunday, Oct. 6th of ALS. A memorial service will be held Nov. 16 th from 1-4pm at the Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Rd, Pennington, NJ 08534. Born in Pasadena, California he grew up in…
November 8, 2019
The first meeting of the new AGA Board took place on July 19 and followed a new topic-oriented meeting structure. The board discussed expanding and improving major AGA tournaments through funding and policy. The board moved to double…
November 4, 2019
Towards the end of the 2019 US Go Congress, Greg Steltenpohl had the idea to ask volunteers, E-Journal staff, local club members, professionals, long-time attendees, and online go content creators to sign a t-shirt to give to 2019…