American Go E-Journal
September 30, 2020
After seven rounds, Ilya Shikshin 3P finished with a 6:1 score to win the 5th European Pro Championship played September 24th to 27th and sponsored by Pandanet. Eight players participated and games were streamed with commentary on the…
September 28, 2020
The Austin Go Club sponsored the GOVID 19x19 Tournament over the weekend, drawing 42 players from across the country, Vermont to San Diego. Players ranged from 7 dan to double-digit kyu. Overall, there were five rounds, with 10 players…
September 26, 2020
As of September 23, the AGA has rated 12 tournaments that have been in the queue for some time. Our team is restarting operations and planning upgrades in the process. Check the AGAGD and see the list of recent tournaments added. We…
September 20, 2020
The deadline for the registration for the NY Go League is coming up at the beginning of October, and the New York Go Honor Society (NYGHS) encourages anyone that wants to continue playing organized games to enter. As in previous…
September 20, 2020
The first North American Youth Open took place on September 5th, 2020 in the AGA Tournament Room on KGS. Hosted by the New York Go Association and sponsored by the American Go Foundation, the North American Youth Open is one of the…
September 20, 2020
Registration is now open for the 2020 Latin American Online Go Congress , which will run October 3-11. Players from all countries are invited to participate in the Congress, which will include six different tournaments, all free. In…
September 18, 2020
This week’s live Sunday night game commentary by Michael Redmond 9P will feature a hot-off-the-board game between Ke Jie and Xie Ke at the 9 th ING Cup. “The game was well fought,” says Redmond. Tune in at 8p EDT this Sunday, September…
September 18, 2020
Do you like supporting go? Do you use Amazon for ordering those necessary items for back to school and quarantining yourself? You're half way to becoming a donating hero. Head on over to Amazon Smile and set your charity to "US GO…
September 17, 2020
by Keith L. Arnold, hka with Patrick Bannister On September 9 a young man traveled to Japan from Seattle, intending to stay for one year. That man was James Davies, and I think he has been there ever since, producing many of the true…
September 16, 2020
Ryo Maeda 6P reports that his new online Osaka Go School has opened with 25 students, 10 of whom are Americans, with levels ranging from 15k to 6d. "I hope to have more students in the future!" says Maeda. "Our setup allows even busy…
September 11, 2020
Michael Redmond 9P returns with a new live game commentary this Sunday, September 13 at 8P EDT on the AGA's Twitch channel . The game will be another one from the archives, played in 1951 between Go Seigen and Yamabe Toshiro. Not as…
September 3, 2020
Andrew Okun reports that Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone's book This is How You Lose the Time War and its inclusion of Go features in a new tor.com article called All Is Fair in Love & Go: Strategy Gaming in This is How You Lose the…
September 2, 2020
Tyler Keithley, president of the Southwest Missouri Go Club, reports that the second episode of The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman includes a mention of Go at 48:27 in a transition between explaining the historical importance…
September 2, 2020
"We're very excited to announce the formation of the Womxn's Online Go Club, a women-led chapter of the AGA," says founder Samantha Fede. "Our goal is to provide a supportive and friendly place for women to play go online without…
September 1, 2020
The AGA is regularly asked for new chapters around the country. These are the newly registered chapters from August 2020: Luther College Go Club - Contact me if you are interested in joining the Luther College Go Club. We'll start…
September 1, 2020
As reported before the e-Go Congress the Web Team has been working to upgrade the AGAGD to take over for the old Ratings pages. They have been working hard to make sure all of the information has been copied over and enhanced. In the…