December 31, 2020
EJ Mailbag: 2020, Part 4
Tango cat go art link sent in by Daniel R. Grayson.
American Go E-Journal
2020
December 30, 2020
EJ Mailbag: 2020, Part 3 (the fiction edition)
Dark River "I just wanted to let you know that go plays a pivotal role in my new novel, Dark River, in which the main character is trying to solve a 20-year-old murder," writes Avery Jenkins . "In fact, the game provides him with the…
December 30, 2020
Go Photo: Phil Straus
"Bringing light to contacting the large knight's shimari." Board by Bill Saltman; stones from Solomon Smilack
December 29, 2020
Go Spotting: Sanjuro
"The movie Sanjuro has a couple of scenes with a nice go board in view," reports Daniel R. Grayson. Sanjuro is a 1962 black-and-white Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Akira Kurosawa and starring Toshiro Mifune. It is a sequel to…
December 29, 2020
EJ Mailbag: 2020, Part 2
‘Quantum go machine’ plays ancient board game using entangled photons A quantum-mechanical version of the ancient board game go has been demonstrated experimentally by physicists in China, according to a report in PhysicsWorld. "Using…
December 28, 2020
EJ Mailbag: 2020, Part 1
A more-or-less random selection of go-related stuff that somehow we just never got around to publishing this year, but that we don’t want to forget, file or delete. Thanks to everyone who sent us tips and suggestions this year and we…
December 26, 2020
Mok Jin-seok to launch ‘The Best Moves in Go History’ series on NYIG YouTube channel
January 1, 2021 will bring more than New Year's Day as Korean 9-Dan professional Mok Jin-seok joins the NY Institute of Go YouTube channel , co-host a new series -- ‘The Best Moves in Go History’ -- for the channel with Ryan Li 1P that…
December 26, 2020
50 years aGO December 1970
by Keith L. Arnold, hka with Patrick Bannister As of December 17th, Fujisawa Hosai 9 dan and Honda Kunihisa 8 dan hold the early lead at 2-0 in the 10th Meijin League. Only one round has been played in the 26th Honinbo league. As we…
December 24, 2020
English translation of How to Play Go the AI Way published by BOARD N'STONES
BOARD N'STONES, the English-language branch of primarily German-language Go books publisher Brett und Stein Verlag, has published a translation of Yamada Shinji 6p’s book on AI techniques, which became available in Japan in December…
December 24, 2020
Virginia showdown lights up Christmas weekend
The 2020 Virginia State Championship final is set in knock-out format on OGS on Saturday Dec. 26. After the Dec. 5 prelim - click here for results - four strong players have been invited to the final-four. Semi-finals start at 9am ET,…
December 19, 2020
Tianyi Li and Zixuan Gao win 2020 Young Lions Tournament
Tianyi Li "On November 22nd and 29th, over 140 youth players from across North America participated in the largest ever Young Lions Tournament, AGHS' longest-running tournament," says Promotion Head Jenny Li, "After four competitive…
December 18, 2020
Registration Open for AGHS Weekly Go Problems Season
"Registration for the American Go Honor Society (AGHS) Weekly Go Problems Season 1 is now open, and all players are welcomed," says Promotion Head Jenny Li, "Each Sunday, we will provide Go problems with five different levels from the…
December 15, 2020
Bo Luan 6d sweeps the 2020 California State Go Championship
Bo Luan 6d of Carpinteria, California won all five of his games this weekend in the Third Annual California State Go Championship, which was hosted online by the San Diego Go Club. The top seven players in the Open Division were all…
December 14, 2020
South Central Go Tournament and Texas State Championship set for February on KGS
From 2016 to 2020 the South Central Go Tournament has been held in Dallas on the Saturday and Sunday before Presidents’ Day. Because of the uncertain safety of in-person play during the COVID 19 pandemic, the 2021 tournament will go…
December 14, 2020
Ninghan Duan 6d wins the 9th Virginia Open in tight race, Alexander Qi and Stephanie Tan claim Youth and Women's titles, Ruoshi Sun leads going into VA State Championship Finals
Last weekend the Capital Go Chapter held the 9th Virginia Open on OGS with over 80 participants ranging from 30k to 8d. Players enjoyed the four-round event and many won prizes and certificates. “Nearly half players were youths, U.S.…
December 14, 2020
Lost and found
by Mark Rubenstein I started playing Go in the 1970’s. I only knew one other person who played, a friend whom I had taught. I didn’t know much back then, but I was enthralled by the beauty of the game. My friend had a set of stones; I…
December 9, 2020
Go stones found buried at the feet of 5th century princess in Korea
Natural Go stones excavated from an ancient tomb in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea [Credit: Gyeongju National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage] During the excavation of Silla ancient tomb No. 44 at Jjoksaem in…
December 9, 2020
Hong Kong Go club seeks friendly matches with US clubs
After successful friendship matches between Go clubs in Hong Kong and Taiwan, Hong Kong-based Go club Go Legend has contacted the AGA to seek out friendly matches with US-based Go clubs. "We are Go Legend, a Go club in Hong Kong," says…
December 1, 2020
Cao and Zhou named AGHS Presidents for 2020-2021
Melissa Cao at the Nihon Ki-in Brandon Zhou at the US Go Congress Melissa Cao and Brandon Zhou have been voted as the American Go Honor Society (AGHS) presidents for the 2020-2021 year. The AGHS, a youth organization run by primarily…
December 1, 2020
AGA IVP Thomas Hsiang awarded Japanese Foreign Minister’s Commendation
Hsiang with former IGF Secretary General Yuki Shigeno. Thomas Hsiang has been selected to receive a 2020 Japanese Foreign Minister’s Commendation , after being recommended by the Nihon Ki-in for his dedication to the promotion of Go…
November 30, 2020
Pandanet AGA City League Returns Dec 6
With the return of other sporting leagues so does the Pandanet AGA City League . Sunday December 6th starts the first round of this long running tournament. Watch some of your favorite and local teams battle their opponents from across…
November 28, 2020
50 years aGO - November 1970 Part Two - Keith L. Arnold, hka with Patrick Bannister
This month's mystery pro question turned out to be much harder than I thought. I asked you to identify the man in the picture at right, share his importance to Western go and finally, explain why we celebrate him this month. Well, we…
November 21, 2020
Ninth Virginia Open welcomes all, features cash prizes and VA State Championship Prelim - register by 11/30
The Capital Go Club is proud to announce the 9th Virginia Open and 2nd VA State Championship Qualifier to be held on OGS and BadukClub on Saturday, December 5th and Sunday, December 6th. Players will compete across four divisions for…
November 16, 2020
Support American Go during the holiday season and beyond
During this holiday season you're going to do a lot of online shopping. While you're on Amazon help American Go by donating a portion to the AGF . Amazon Smile helps by donating a portion of purchases through their Smile website. Please…
November 15, 2020
Tony Yang 5D sweeps NGC Fall Online Tournament
Seventy six players from across the country participated in the National Go Center's first online tournament on Saturday, November 14, competing via Zoom and KGS. Tony Yang 5D was the overall tournament champion with a perfect 4-0…
November 13, 2020
Michael Redmond 9P joins Osaka Go School teachers
After two months of successful operation, the Osaka Go School staff is excited to welcome new teacher Michael Redmond 9P, who joined the school in November. The Osaka Go School opened in September with 25 students, including 10 American…
November 13, 2020
Redmond vs O Meien Sunday night
Michael Redmond 9P’s next live game commentary will be on his recent game with O Meien (right) , known for his quick fuseki and fighting ability. He became a pro in 1977, two years after moving to Japan, and advanced to 9 dan in 1992. A…
November 11, 2020
50 years aGO - November 1970
by Keith L. Arnold, hka with Patrick Bannister Fujisawa Shuko Meijin followed up on his victory with another title final. However, perhaps exhausted by his effort against youthful Rin Kaiho, he was defeated by his longtime rival, Sakata…
November 10, 2020
Registration for 2020 Young Lions Tournament Closing Soon
"The AGHS Young Lion’s tournament is just a few weeks away," says Promotion Head Jenny Li, "This is one of AGHS’ longest running events and will be held on November 22nd and 29th this year. All eligible participants must be 18 years of…
November 9, 2020
Last week to Register for the Pandanet AGA City League
This is the final week to register for the Pandanet AGA City League . Check the rules for the tournament. Talk to your club this week. Register by November 15th to get your team in this year competition. Be a part of the strongest…