American Go E-Journal
April 30, 2020
Honinbo Shuwa-Genan Inseki or Honinbo Dosaku-Yasui Santetsu? That’s the choice for this Sunday’s live video commentary by Michael Redmond 9P on the AGA’s Twitch channel with E-Journal Managing Editor Chris Garlock. Click here to vote!…
April 28, 2020
"The 2020 AGHS School Team Tournament has concluded," reports Promotion Head Sophia Wang, "Twenty-two teams competed in four rounds. Each round consisted of three games between two teams, and the team that won two or more games won the…
April 28, 2020
If you’re hankering for some more online go content, here’s our latest release schedule on the AGA’s YouTube channel : April 28: Southeast Asia (SEA) Go Congress: Masters Round 6 (Yang Shuang 2p): US Masters runner-up Jian Zhongfan…
April 27, 2020
This year four American Go Association (AGA) Board of Director seats are open for the Eastern, Western, Central regions and the At-Large position. The current terms of office expire this September. If you know of someone who you believe…
April 25, 2020
Tune in to the AGA’s Twitch channel Sunday night at 8p EDT (note later time!) to catch Michael Redmond 9P and Chris Garlock with their latest live game commentary on the AlphaGo vs AlphaGo series. SpaceTime Machine calls it "my favorite…
April 24, 2020
Michael Redmond 9p, hosted by the AGA E-Journal’s Chris Garlock, reviews the 38th game of the amazing AlphaGo vs. AlphaGo selfplay games. The 50-game series was published by Deepmind after AlphaGo's victory over world champion Ke Jie 9p…
April 24, 2020
by Keith Arnold, hka with Patrick Bannister Deprived of face-to-face go, we gaze with great longing at this fantastic photo of the climax of the 24th Honinbo league on April 8, 1970 (right) . In the foreground at left is my favorite…
April 20, 2020
After two days of games, the China-US internet Go Tournament concluded successfully. "The tournament went well," says organizer Stephanie Yin 1P. "The CWA appreciated the AGA's cooperation in this tournament, especially in such a short…
April 17, 2020
The 2020 U.S. Go Congress has been canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The following statement was released on April 17 by the American Go Association Board of Directors: At a Special Board Meeting held on April 15th, the…
April 16, 2020
The first round of the China-US tournament, organized by the China Weiqi Association and the AGA and coordinated by Stephanie Yin 1P, was held on Tuesday evening, with Albert Yen 7d giving the US team its first win against Ren Ke 6d of…
April 15, 2020
Players across the AGA and KGS are mourning the loss of David Saunders , AKA dsaun, who died on Monday March 30th from COVID-19 and pneumonia. A page on Sensei's Library has been created dedicated to memories of dsaun, particularly the…
April 15, 2020
After initially announcing a league in March of this year that would allow New York players to compete both in-person and online, the New York Go Honor Society has taken the New York Go League international in light of the recent…
April 14, 2020
The AGA relies heavily on volunteers in order to operate and continue to provides services to the Go community. An AGA volunteer himself, Justin Teng has designed a survey for AGA members to take to better understand their perspectives…
April 14, 2020
[sgf sgfUrl="/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020_04_14_common_mistakes_Kaz.sgf" href="/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020_04_14_common_mistakes_Kaz.sgf" class="alignright"] [/sgf] Published in the April 14, 2020 edition of the…
April 13, 2020
The first China-US Internet Go Tournament, organized on the AGA side by Stephanie Yin 1P, will be held this Tuesday and Wednesday, April 14-15 starting at 9:30 PM EDT on the Fox Go Server and broadcast on the AGA Twitch channel .…
April 13, 2020
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Discovery Cup: new tournament for young players A new tournament for young players has been founded. It is the Discovery Cup (using the English word “discovery”), which is open to…
April 12, 2020
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Iyama leads Meijin League On 4-0, Iyama Yuta is the only undefeated player in the 45th Meijin League. This is one of those leagues where the higher-ranked players, with one exception,…
April 11, 2020
The votes are in and Shusaku vs. Sanchi was the people’s choice for Sunday night’s live commentary by Michael Redmond 9. Tune in to the AGA’s Twitch channel at 7p EDT to see Redmond and Chris Garlock review Honinbo Shusaku's first…
April 11, 2020
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Murakawa evens score in Judan Murakawa Daisuke Judan The second game of the 58th Judan title match was held at the Kansai Ki-in in Osaka on March 26. Taking white, Murakawa Daisuke…
April 9, 2020
Michael Redmond 9P and Chris Garlock continue their Sunday night live game commentary series this Sunday, April 12 at 7P EDT on the AGA’s Twitch channel . And you get to choose the game! Viewers have asked for a classic game, so the…
April 8, 2020
"All are welcome to participate in the AGHS’s weekly go problems program," says Promotion Head Sophia Wang, "In addition to playing games, practicing go problems is critical to improving reading and practicing new skills. A Google form…
April 8, 2020
The coronavirus lockdown has inspired creativity in developers, and Shawn Ray has released a Go club simulator that is designed to give online players more of an in-person Go club feel. After being inspired by Haskell Small's pioneering…
April 6, 2020
Baltimore Go Club head Keith Arnold has announced that the Maryland Open will be postponed in light of the coronavirus outbreak. "With a heavy heart, the Maryland Open, the AGA’s longest running tournament, will be taking a year off,”…
April 4, 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. "With so many of us sheltering in place during the…
April 4, 2020
The AGA is seeking strong players to participate in an online team tournament against players from the Chinese Weiqi Association. The team will consist of six players, of which at least one will be female and at least one will be under…
April 2, 2020
The obituary for Philip Anderson , a Nobel prize winning physicist, appeared in the New York Times March after his death on Sunday at the age of 96, report E-Journal readers Dan Kastenholz and Larry Russ. Anderson was a professor at…