American Go E-Journal
February 28, 2020
Michael Redmond 9P and Chris Garlock present their latest Redmond’s Review, Episode 20 , posted on the AGA’s YouTube Channel. In this game -- from the B section of the Judan tournament -- Redmond takes on Shiraishi Yuichi 7P, a player…
February 24, 2020
The five volumes of Janice Kim's popular Learn to Play Go series are now available as ePubs from SmartGo Books, which opens them up to readers on Android and Windows. "Janice Kim’s award-winning series takes the complete beginner…
February 23, 2020
Weiqiu (Rachel) You 2k, 3-1; Neil Ni 2d, 3-1; Minghan Jiang 1d, 4-0; Joel Kenny 4d, 3-1; Stephen J. Choung 2k, 3-1 The Western Massachusetts Go Club had a respectable turnout of 18 players for the winter tournament, held on February 22…
February 23, 2020
The fourth Latin American Go Congress will be held October 3-12 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. European pro Mateusz Surma 2P has been confirmed for both a weekend workshop October 3-4 and the boot camp October 5-9. “Mateusz will also be…
February 22, 2020
by Keith L. Arnold, hka, with Patrick Bannister Humbled by drafting this column in the midst of John Power’s latest excellent reports from Japan , we bring you a slightly less up-to-date view of the Honinbo and Meijin leagues. Fifty…
February 22, 2020
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Amateur makes Kisei C League For a number of years now, the top four place-getters in the Net Kisei tournament for amateur players have earned places in the professional Kisei…
February 21, 2020
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Nakamura Sumire receives Kansai prize, scores 20th win On January 27, Sumire was awarded the 2019 New Power Prize by the Association for Promoting the Kansai Cultural Sphere. The…
February 20, 2020
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Suzuki wins Women’s Kisei title In the last year or so, women’s go has been dominated by two players, Fujisawa Rina (Women’s Hollyhock Cup, Women’s Meijin, Senko Cup) and Ueno Asami…
February 20, 2020
This month, Smithsonian Magazine published an article called Great Board Games of the Ancient World ; naturally Go is included, though towards the end of the article, along with Mancala, Senet, the Royal Game of Ur, Mehen, Backgammon,…
February 19, 2020
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Iyama close to defending Kisei title Iyama Yuta made a great start in the 44th Kisei best-of-seven, racing to a 3-0 lead, but Kono Rin picked up his first win in the fourth game, so…
February 18, 2020
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Most wins Shibano Toramaru, the youthful new Meijin, topped this list for the third year in a row. Considering the level of his competition now, as he’s playing top-flight opponents…
February 17, 2020
The AGA is looking for one male player and one female player to play as a pair in the new Pair Go Handicap Tournament at the Pair Go World Cup 2020 in Tokyo, Japan from July 1 to July 6, 2020. Both players must be American citizens and…
February 17, 2020
February 22: Springfield, MA Western Mass Go Club Winter 2020 Tournament Trevor Morris gotrevor@gmail.com 413-548-6256 Neil Ritter ritter.neil@gmail.com March 1: Seattle, WA Seattle Monthly Ratings Tournament - March Mike Malveaux…
February 17, 2020
Go was part of the February 8-9 grand re-opening of the Seattle Asian Art Museum, following a $56 million renovation of the 1933 art-deco building. On prominent display was a large Chinese decorative screen (artist uncertain) featuring…
February 17, 2020
Evan Lin (B) beat Jeremy Chiu (W) by 11.5 points on Sunday, Feb. 16 in the final game of the 2020 Globis Cup Qualifier, to become the North American representative to the 2020 Globis Cup. In Game #1, Jeremy Chiu (W) beat Willis Huang…
February 17, 2020
At the 2019 US Open; photo by Chris Garlock by Steve Colburn During last year's U.S. Go Congress I heard the same question more than a few times. "Why does it take so long to get the tournament I last played in rated?" We're always…
February 14, 2020
Chocolates and flowers are popular Valentine's Day gifts but what go players really want is another AlphaGo game commentary and Michael Redmond 9P and Chris Garlock deliver with their latest AlphaGo vs. AlphaGo game commentary, Game 36…
February 13, 2020
The AGA Board is meeting on Sunday, February 23rd at 8pm EST. Topics of discussion include: updates on several on-going projects as well as new domestic and international tournaments, the creation of two new commissions, U.S. Go…
February 13, 2020
Tune in to the AGA’s Twitch channel tonight at 7p EDT to catch Michael Redmond 9P and Chris Garlock with their latest live game commentary on the AlphaGo vs AlphaGo series. "This is amazing content," says viewer Funaru, "like the Go TV…
February 11, 2020
On Saturday Feb 8, Xinming Simon Guo - assisted by his wife Joy - Greg Kulevich and Mark Rubenstein taught over 350 new-comers how to play Go at the Chicago Art Institute’s Lunar New Year event. This is the second year that Simon has…
February 10, 2020
The AGA Board is meeting on Sunday, February 23rd at 8pm EST. Topics of discussion include: updates on several on-going projects as well as new domestic and international tournaments, the creation of two new commissions, congress,…
February 10, 2020
Need some fresh life-and-death Go problems for inspiration? Check out Spindrift: Leon Chen 4p's Original Tsumego, featuring 136 original tsumego puzzles of various levels written in both traditional Chinese and English. It is available…
February 8, 2020
Winners in the various sections: Aaron Jones, Evan Tan, Yixian Zhou, Ted Terpstra (President, SDGC), Angel Zhou (Yixian’s daughter) On Sunday, January 19, 2020, twenty-six players braved the Southern California sunshine and warmth on a…
February 8, 2020
The 28th Jiang ZhuJiu Ing Cup was held in San Francisco at the Hotel Kabuki on Sunday February 2, the second year the tournament has been held on Super Bowl Sunday - players were able to watch the game between rounds on a large screen…
February 8, 2020
The qualifier for the 2020 Globis Cup will take place as a double-elimination tournament over the next two weekends. Spectators can tune in on KGS for the following scheduled rounds: Round 1: Saturday 2/8, 12 Noon EST Round 2: Saturday…
February 7, 2020
Michael Redmond 9P and Chris Garlock return with their latest Redmond’s Review, Episode 19 , posted on the AGA’s YouTube Channel. Kudo is a seasoned 9-dan professional in his late 70s. Though not as well-known in the West as some other…