American Go E-Journal
June 30, 2020
If you’re disappointed that this year’s US Go Congress has been canceled, mark your calendar for the 2020 e-Go Congress. Scheduled for August 1-9, the e-Go Congress will be held online and includes a weekend "Open" tournament, a…
June 30, 2020
"If Patience and Fortitude, the two lions guarding the New York Public Library, are wearing masks as an example to the public," writes Terry Benson (in response to Your Move/Readers Write: Strict observance of masking and other sanitary…
June 30, 2020
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Iyama extends lead in Meijin League With Iyama maintainaing his unbeaten record in the 45th Meijin League, it’s looking more and more as if he will be the one to challenge the new…
June 30, 2020
It’s official. The 4th Latin American Go Congress, which was to be held in Buenos Aires in October 2020, has been canceled. “The coronavirus pandemic will still take some time to bring under control in Argentina and it has become…
June 29, 2020
“Peter Armenia is missing the point in his comments about Roger Schrag’s letter ,” writes Steve Burrall. “I don’t doubt that he is correct about that particular photo depicting relatively low-risk conditions based on details he…
June 29, 2020
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Shibano takes Judan title, sets new records Even though professional go resumed on June 1, it took over two weeks for the 58th Judan title match, which had been interrupted with the…
June 28, 2020
If you missed the live commentary -- originally aired on May 17 on Twitch -- by Michael Redmond 9P and Chris Garlock on the second game of the historic 2016 AlphaGo vs. Lee Sedol match, it’s now been released on the AGA’s YouTube…
June 28, 2020
“I am very disappointed by the E-Journal article "Gotham Go back in action," writes Roger Schrag. “The article includes a photo of two people playing go ‘safely’; one player is wearing a mask incorrectly with their mouth and nose…
June 26, 2020
By William Cobb I was chatting with the young man to whom I am teaching go the other day and I remarked that he was beginning to make a lot more plays that were like those of a real go player. His reply was that that might be true but…
June 26, 2020
“Add my applause to the AGA statement on injustice ,” writes Steven Burrall. “Even though Go players are a very nice bunch of people and perhaps need to hear the message less than members of most organizations, I think it is a great…
June 25, 2020
photo courtesy Peter Armenia The Gotham Go Group was back in action — safely — on Tuesday at the Hungarian Pastry Shop.
June 25, 2020
Keith Arnold, hka, with Patrick Bannister On June 4 the Nihon Kiin Igo Festival was held. There were a variety of events, but the greatest excitement was created by the 2nd place finish in the All-Japan Ladies Amateur Championship of…
June 24, 2020
As the president of the American Go Association, I too am worried about the ways in which our members are affected by current events like Covid-19 as well as ongoing injustice. I am supportive of the recent efforts by the Board and the…
June 24, 2020
New York Youth Open is taking place online this year. “We are all Go thirsty while staying at home,” says AGA Vice President of Development Stephanie Yin 1 dan professional, “So we want to provide opportunities for Go players to play…
June 22, 2020
NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: The letters below have been edited from correspondence sent to the E-Journal in response to the recently-published "Statement on Injustice from the AGA Code of Conduct Committee." This note is in response to…
June 22, 2020
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Korea dominates opening rounds of 25th LG Cup After a gap of two months caused by the shutdown to stop the spread of the coronavirus Covid-19, professional go activity resumed in…
June 19, 2020
“It's not so helpful to suggest folks tune into a Twitch broadcast ‘tonight’ when the E-Journal comes out many hours after said broadcast has finished,” writes Rick Rubenstein. “Perhaps you should get into the habit of announcing these…
June 19, 2020
Contact the Go and Math Academy at goandmath@gmail.com with any questions. This online program will be lead by Xinming Guo, AGF Teacher of the Year 2015.
June 19, 2020
Xinming Guo, AGF Teacher of the Year in 2015, will be teaching an online workshop on Go and math learning on Wednesday June 24th from 3:30 to 5:30 PM central time. The workshop is sponsored by National Louis University and Guo's Go and…
June 18, 2020
Candidates in the Eastern region are Justin Teng and Stephanie Yin. The contest for the At-Large seat is between Darrell Ashworth, Ted Terpstra, and Varma Ashish. Sole candidates for the central and western regions are Lisa Scott and…
June 18, 2020
With no US Open tournament on which to base eligibility, the AGA will hold an online qualifier to select one representative to the 15th Korea Prime Minister's Cup, which will be held online this year (Tygem) throughout August. Any AGA…
June 18, 2020
The San Diego Go Club has been barred from its coffee house where it has met once a week on Tuesdays, from 7-11 p.m., for more than 25-years due to the Coronavirus, but the go players still compete. Local and more afield go players play…
June 17, 2020
The American Go Association shares the communal outrage at the inequality and injustice suffered by so many minority groups, and particularly by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. Racism and racial inequality are anathema to the…
June 16, 2020
In the regularly scheduled May 2020 meeting of the AGA Board of Directors, the board discussed the continued impact of COVID-19 on the go community, including forthcoming recommendations to continue to minimize or adjust in person go…
June 14, 2020
Tune in to the AGA's Twitch channel at 8p tonight for Michael Redmond 9Ps live commentary on the “Golden Panda Cup” tournament game between Mutsuura Yuta 7P and Iyama Yuta Kisei, Honinbo, Tengen (9P). Hosted by Pandanet , the tournament…
June 14, 2020
Nominations are coming to a close June 15th and the race in the Eastern region is heating up. Three candidates are running including professional Stephanie Yin, incumbent Gurujeet Khalsa and top player Justin Teng. The contest for the…
June 12, 2020
American and Canadian women players 5D and stronger are invited to submit their names by June 19 for a chance to represent North America in the third Wu Qingyuan Cup. In light of the global COVID-19 situation, the event will take place…
June 10, 2020
Larry Russ reports that in this documentary about the Swedish artist and mystic Hilma Af Klint, from about 1:15 to 1:30 at the beginning of the documentary there is a Go board with bowls in the room where the speaker is being filmed.…
June 10, 2020
After a successful first month, the New York Go Honor Society team is ready to announce the New York Go League's second month of competition. "The league has been operating at a participant count of over 80 players and we hope that more…
June 8, 2020
In the first days of 2017, rumors started to ricochet around the online go community. A mysterious online player had been making huge waves by defeating dozens of top professionals on go sites in Asia in recent days. “Master” first…