American Go E-Journal
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 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
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…
February 27, 2021
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Legends Yoda (l) & Kobayashi (r) Korea wins Go Legends National Competition This is a special event that was held in January in conjunction with the 22nd Nong Shim Cup. It pitted…
February 25, 2021
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal New restrictions on players As of Jan. 1, new rules came in effect at all three branches of the Nihon Ki-in limiting the freedom of players in order to insure no one resorts to help…
February 21, 2021
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal This reports focuses on the players with the best performances in various categories last year. Most wins Because of a multiple tie for 9th place, the top ten is actually the top…
February 13, 2021
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Sumire’s progress First of all, some good news for Nakamura Sumire fans. On August 15, she scored a commendable win over Takao Shinji in a practice game played on the net. Takao was…
February 12, 2021
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Ichiriki wins Tengen Ichiriki (r) beats Iyama After failing in five challenges to Iyama Yuta for top-seven titles, Ichiriki Ryo finally prevailed in his sixth challenge, which was for…
February 11, 2021
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Kono to challenge for Kisei title Kono Rin After the fourth round of the S League in the 45th Kisei tournament, Takao Shinji 9P was in the sole lead, but he slipped up in the final…
February 9, 2021
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Seki wins 45th King of New Stars title Seki Kotaro 3P This year’s title match was fought between Sada Atsushi 7P (aged 25) of the Kansai Ki-in and Seki Kotaro 3P (aged 18) of the…
February 7, 2021
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Iyama regains Meijin title and triple crown With both the challenger, Iyama Yuta, and the champion, Shibano Toramaru, holding three of the top-seven titles, the 45th Meijin title…
August 27, 2020
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Kataoka wins 1100 games A win former titleholder Kataoka Satoshi 9P picked up on July 23 was his 1100th in the 48 years three months of his career (12th fastest). He is the 16th…
August 26, 2020
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Moon wins Globis Cup The 7th Globis Cup, an international tournament for players under 20, was originally scheduled for May 8 to 10, but was delayed by the virus. It was finally held…
August 25, 2020
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal 13th Chunlan Cup The Chunlan (literally, Spring Orchid) Cup is a Chinese-sponsored international tournament that is held every two years. First prize is $150,000, and the current…
August 4, 2020
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Iyama defends Honinbo, matches Takagawa : The fifth game of the 75th Honinbo title match was held at the Todaya hotel in Toba City, Mie Prefecture, on July 8 and 9. Taking white,…
July 7, 2020
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Shibano starts fightback in Honinbo The fourth game of the 75th Honinbo title match was played at the Imai Villa, Kawatsu Town, Shizuoka Prefecture on June 30 and July 1. For the…
July 1, 2020
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Ichiriki to challenge for Gosei The play-off to decide the challenger for the 45th Gosei title was held at the Nihon Ki-in on June 29. Taking white, Ichiriki Ryo 8P beat Cho U 9P by…
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 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 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…
May 28, 2020
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Professional go to resume When the Japanese government declared an emergency on April 7, the Nihon Ki-in and the Kansai Ki-in fell in line and cancelled face-to-face go activity. The…
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
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…
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
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…
February 22, 2020
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Amateur makes Kisei C League For a number of years now, the top four place-getters in the Net Kisei tournament for amateur players have earned places in the professional Kisei…
February 21, 2020
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Nakamura Sumire receives Kansai prize, scores 20th win On January 27, Sumire was awarded the 2019 New Power Prize by the Association for Promoting the Kansai Cultural Sphere. The…