American Go E-Journal
March 20, 2021
by Ted Terpstra For the tenth year in a row, the San Diego Go Club has taught Go to interested people attending the annual Japanese Friendship Garden's Cherry Blossom Festival in Balboa Park in San Diego. Thousands streamed through the…
March 16, 2021
Color Go Server, a brand new Go server geared towards beginners, promises to inject a little fun and a lot of learning into beginner play. The programming includes basic Go server features, allowing players to play, watch and review…
March 15, 2021
By William Cobb I was thinking about taoism the other day (such things are a consequence of studying and teaching Eastern philosophy for many years) and realized that it offers a hint of what I might say to readers who are unhappy about…
March 15, 2021
"I’m writing to ask if there will be any go tournaments in the near future?" writes David. "I recently got back into the game after watching the AlphaGo documentary, and I’d like to participate in a legit tournament before deciding…
March 11, 2021
The AGA Board of Directors is meeting this Sunday, March 14th at 8pm EDT/5pm PDT, later the same day of the daylight savings time change. The agenda for the meeting can be found here , and agenda and minutes for past meetings can be…
March 7, 2021
Diego Albuja of Ecuador, Paola Sarmiento of Colombia, and Sid Avila of México invite players of all the countries of the Americas and the Caribbean to take part in the Liga Panamericana de Go por Equipos Sub 18 “SIRIO” (U18 Pan-American…
March 5, 2021
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Takemiya wins 1200 games On Jan. 14, Takemiya Masaki 9P (W) beat Hara Sachiko 4P by resig. in a game in the First Tournament (= preliminary) of the 46th Kisei tournament. This made…
March 5, 2021
On February 21, the Eastern Youth Open (EYO) tournament, hosted by New York Go Association, took place online on KGS due to the pandemic. Eighty youth players of all different levels from across North America participated. After 4…
March 5, 2021
Registration is now open for the 2021 San Diego Go Championship hosted by the San Diego Go Club. This will be the 10th annual San Diego city championship. In 2019, the Open section featured one player with a rating of 10 dan - who…
March 5, 2021
The North American Go Federation (NAGF) has announced its intention to certify one new professional player through a Pro Qualification tournament this Summer at the National Go Center in Washington D.C. Any player who is eligible and…
March 4, 2021
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Meijin League After three rounds of the 46th Meijin League, Ichiriki Ryo holds the provisional lead on 3-0, but Hane Naoki, on 2-0, is also undefeated. Shibano, the previous Meijin,…
March 3, 2021
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Kyo to challenge for Judan title Kyo Kagen The play-off to decide the challenger for the 59th Judan title, held by Shibano Toramaru, was held at the Nihon Ki-in in Tokyo on Jan. 28.…
March 1, 2021
Kim Eunji 2p's AI cheating incident Thirteen-year-old professional Go player Kim Eun-ji was suspended from competing for one year in late November after she admitted to using artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance her gameplay in an…
March 1, 2021
The AGA is regularly asked for new chapters around the country. These are the newly registered chapters from February 2021: Midway Go Club - We are located in Chicago with meetings upcoming. They are Online for now. Will be at the…
March 1, 2021
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Ueno wins Women’s Kisei Ueno Asami Ueno Asami, who is still a teenager (she turned 19 on October 26) has confirmed her ranking as the number two woman player in Japan by becoming a…