American Go E-Journal
March 31, 2020
Carol Geary reports that in the latest episode - Episode 5 - of Devs, a drama miniseries available on Hulu, one of the main characters flashes back to her childhood playing Go with her father. The series stars Sonoya Mizuno as Lily, the…
March 29, 2020
For many players, online play can lack a sense of ownership and connection, but a group of east coast players led by Haskell Small ( right ) is testing the limits of Zoom's ability to bring groups together by making online play feel as…
March 28, 2020
Tune in to the AGA’s Twitch channel Sunday night at 7p EDT to catch Michael Redmond 9P and Chris Garlock with their latest live game commentary on the AlphaGo vs AlphaGo series. “Michael Redmond always makes sense no matter how hard he…
March 28, 2020
"We have used this pandemic as an opportunity to make connections between our Go club and other regional clubs," reports Stephan Tanner of the Walla Walla Go Club. "Last week, in place of our usual in-person gatherings, the Walla Walla…
March 28, 2020
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Go Federation has postponed the 41st annual World Amateur Go Championship - originally scheduled to be held in June in Vladisvostok, Russia - until the summer of 2021. "We kindly…
March 27, 2020
"On Thursday 12th March I was working in the garden for many hours and I knew my country was going to be in a quarantine soon," says tournament founder and organizer Lukas Podpera, setting the scene for the tournament's inception. "Many…
March 25, 2020
by Benjamin Teuber 6d (Germany) For many years, I was considered the “eternal second” of the German championship. I finished as runner-up nine times - while never winning the title. No matter how well I did, I always managed to lose the…
March 25, 2020
NYIG_Go , the YouTube channel of the New York Institute of Go and the New York Go Association, launched a brand-new series, ‘Epic Battle,’ earlier this week on March 22. This series, produced, directed, and edited by Allen Moy,…
March 23, 2020
"The WMGC (Western MA Go Club) held it's usual Thursday night meeting via Zoom last week," reports Trevor Morris. "Ten of us showed up on-line. At times, it was a bit chaotic, with three different conversations going on simultaneously!…
March 22, 2020
In this game, "the attacking side suddenly abandons the attack and sacrifices some stones," says Michael Redmond 9P in his latest AlphaGo game commentary with Chris Garlock. "The attack sort of disappears into thin air." At the same…
March 22, 2020
Playing more online go? Studying more? Producing online go content? We’d like to hear about how go players around the world are dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Email us today at journal@usgo.org . We’ll share the best tips and ideas…
March 22, 2020
by Keith Arnold, hka with Patrick Bannister The Third British Go Congress took place on March 21 and 22. A visiting Japanese 4 dan, a Mr. Akiyama, won the British Open Championship, narrowly defeating John Diamond 3 dan who was…
March 20, 2020
Tune in to the AGA’s Twitch channel Saturday night at 8p EDT to catch Michael Redmond 9P and Chris Garlock with their latest live game commentary on the AlphaGo vs AlphaGo series. "I see you guys are having new teaching tools!," said…
March 18, 2020
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Sumire’s results This year Nakamura Sumire 1P is finding things a bit tougher than last year. Since my previous report, she has suffered two losses, so her record this year is 4-6.…
March 17, 2020
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Shibano starts well in Judan The 58th Judan title match got off to a start on March 3, with the first game being played at the Osaka University of Commerce. The defending titleholder,…
March 16, 2020
Go players are coming up with creative ways to keep playing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The National Go Center in Washington DC is “working to set up both formal and informal offline play,” reports Gurujeet Khalsa. “We have a room on…
March 16, 2020
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Iyama overcomes Kono fightback in Kisei title match Iyama As noted in my previous report, Iyama Yuta won the first three games in the 44th Kisei title match, but Kono saved the first…
March 14, 2020
The following statement has been released by the American Go Association's Board of Directors. "Generally, the AGA considers promoting face-to-face go to be one of it's biggest priorities. As COVID-19 has progressed, however, it has…
March 13, 2020
More than 13,000 viewers -- a new record for the AGA's Twitch channel -- tuned in for Thursday night's Twitch broadcast featuring Michael Redmond 9P and Chris Garlock discussing their new book "Alphago to Zero" and reviewing a game from…
March 13, 2020
Self-Isolation? Recovering from St Patty's Day? Miss other sporting events? Logon to Pandanet this Sunday March 15th at 3pm EST/12pm PST and watch some go! Many of the country's top players are playing throughout the day. Check out our…
March 12, 2020
"Registration for the 2020 AGHS School Team Tournament is now open through March 31st, " says Promotion Head Sophia Wang, "All participants must be North American residents in grades K-12 and attend the same school as their teammates.…
March 11, 2020
Michael Redmond 9P and Chris Garlock, who teamed up four years ago to comment the historic AlphaGo-Lee Sedol match in Seoul, will appear on the AGA's Twitch channel Thursday night at 7p EDT to discuss the match and their brand-new…
March 9, 2020
March 22: Painesville, OH 7th Lake Erie Go Tournament Soren Jaffe ohiogoschool@gmail.com 440-231-7057 Get the latest go events information .
March 9, 2020
Plans for the Canadian Open to be held late June in Vancouver have been cancelled. "The host organization has had to withdraw, due to the issues with COVID-19 virus," reports Canadian Go Association president James Seddwick. The CGA is…
March 9, 2020
Registration for the 27th Redmond Cup and 3rd AGA Girls Cup will be closing soon on March 11th and March 18th respectively. Competitors must be residing in the US, Canada, or Mexico and be members of their respective national Go…
March 8, 2020
Four years ago today, the whole world watched as a computer program took on one of the top go players in the world. And won. From the historic AlphaGo-Lee Sedol showdown in Seoul in March 2016 to the release of AlphaGo Zero in November…
March 5, 2020
Jiayang Su 1k and Andrew Kim 2k topped the 85-player field at the 7th North American Kyu Championships on February 1st held on the KGS Go Server. Su (Junior champion) and Kim (Senior champion) will both have the opportunity to test…
March 4, 2020
The AGA board minutes from their November meeting were approved at the meeting on February 23rd, and are now available online here . A summary of the meeting was first published here on January 19th . Do you have questions or comments…
March 4, 2020
by Stephanie Yin and Felipo Jian The New York Institute of Go (NYIG) and the New York Go Association (NYGA) are happy to bring you our annual summary of achievements. We concluded the year 2019 with lots of prides and great memories,…
March 2, 2020
March 7: Little Neck, NY NYGA Monthly Tournament March Zhongfan Jian tournaments@ny-go.org 617-921-4105 Stephanie Yin info@ny-go.org March 9: Seattle, WA Mr. Daiki Komatsu 3P at Seattle Go Center Mike Malveaux programs@seattlego.org…