American Go E-Journal
February 19, 2021
Edward Zhang 6d won Virginia State Championship finals over the holidays and is now the current Virginia State Champ with Qingbo Zhang 5d runner up for the second year in a row. The four competitors in the two-round knockout final won…
February 15, 2021
Have you moved this year? Changed your email address? Make sure you've updated your contact information in the AGA's membership database. There are few tournaments going on and our TDs love to have accurate info. Tournaments have…
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…
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 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
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 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
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…
March 27, 2020
"On Thursday 12th March I was working in the garden for many hours and I knew my country was going to be in a quarantine soon," says tournament founder and organizer Lukas Podpera, setting the scene for the tournament's inception. "Many…
March 4, 2020
by Stephanie Yin and Felipo Jian The New York Institute of Go (NYIG) and the New York Go Association (NYGA) are happy to bring you our annual summary of achievements. We concluded the year 2019 with lots of prides and great memories,…
March 1, 2020
The Canadian Go Association summer camp is ready to welcome you! Running August 23-28 at Jouvence resort inside Mount Orford National park (near Montreal Quebec), it will combine a sojourn in nature with top-notch Go instruction, luxury…
February 17, 2020
At the 2019 US Open; photo by Chris Garlock by Steve Colburn During last year's U.S. Go Congress I heard the same question more than a few times. "Why does it take so long to get the tournament I last played in rated?" We're always…
February 8, 2020
The 28th Jiang ZhuJiu Ing Cup was held in San Francisco at the Hotel Kabuki on Sunday February 2, the second year the tournament has been held on Super Bowl Sunday - players were able to watch the game between rounds on a large screen…
February 8, 2020
The qualifier for the 2020 Globis Cup will take place as a double-elimination tournament over the next two weekends. Spectators can tune in on KGS for the following scheduled rounds: Round 1: Saturday 2/8, 12 Noon EST Round 2: Saturday…
January 29, 2020
The quadrennial Ing Pro Cup, originally planned to start in Shanghai this April and involving players from all over the world, has been temporarily suspended by the Ing Chang Ki Goe Educational Foundation because of the epidemic being…
January 23, 2020
The Seattle Go Center held the annual Jin Chen tournament on January 5, 2020. There were 41 players - 33 in the Handicap section, and eight in the Open . Nick Wilmes, Seattle's AGA Chapter Representative, directed the tournament and a…
December 2, 2019
Evan Lin ( left ) versus Steven Hu in a crucial 3rd-round game won by Lin After the first day of the 2019 California State Go Championship, Yifan Wu 6d and Evan Lin 7d lead the pack of 14 players in the open division with 3-0 records. …
October 8, 2019
8th Virginia Open Champion Eric Lui 1p The 8th Virginia Open took place in Vienna, Virginia on September 28th and featured a 26-player field, including nine 5-dan and stronger players in the 10-person Open section. Eric Lui 1p emerged…
October 5, 2019
The San Diego Go Club scheduled on Sunday, September 29, at the San Diego Chess Club in Beautiful Balboa Park, two Back-to-School tournaments - one 19x19 and a 13x13 for youth players - plus a pizza party, and professional instruction…
October 5, 2019
GOTHAM GO TOURNAMENT Saturday, November 2nd, 2019 AT Hostelling International New York 891 Amsterdam Ave (btw 103rd & 104th) Tournament Director: David Glekel 3d Assistant TD : Jino (Steven) Choung (1k) Organizer: Peter Armenia Players…
September 30, 2019
Last week's elimination qualifier resulted in a win for Stephanie Yin 1P ( at right) , who will travel to Suzhou, China and compete in the 10th Suzhou Qionglong Mountain Bingsheng Cup from October 29 to November 4. National Tournaments…
September 27, 2019
Cash prizes will be available for all sections of the NYGA new monthly tournament series, beginning Saturday October 12. Each tournament will be four rounds played in a single day, with light snacks provided and a several hundred dollar…
September 27, 2019
A strong field is shaping up to compete for the Virginia State Championship at this year's Washington Go Festival Saturday 9/28. On top of strong returning players, "we have over a dozen new players registered!" reports organizer Edward…
September 18, 2019
The San Diego Go Club kicked off its fall program of professional go lectures and tournaments with a presentation by Chinese pro Hai Li 5P in Balboa Park. It was the first in a monthly series of eight go lectures by Yilun Yang 7P and…
September 16, 2019
Fresh from his win at the top section of the US Open in Madison WI, Frederick Bao 5d (on the right) went 4-0 to win the 5d-6d section in an overall field of 34 . Second place went to Justin Teng 6d ( on the left) with a 3-1 record.…
September 16, 2019
The 10th Suzhou Qionglong Mountain Bingsheng Cup, a women's weiqi tournament, is seeking a representative from North America. The tournament will be held October 29th through Novermber 4th in Suzhou, China. Interested professional and…
September 16, 2019
The AGA is looking for one male player and one female player to play as a pair in the 6th World Students Pair Go Championship in Tokyo, Japan from December 6 to 11. Players must be either American or Canadian citizens, under the age of…
September 11, 2019
Pandanet is holding the 18th World Students Go Oza Championship from February 17-21, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan, where sixteen students from around the world will gather to determine the world’s top student player. To select the finalists,…
September 8, 2019
2018 US Open in Virginia This month's Washington Go Festival promises to give players a full day of competition, featuring four tournaments including the three-round Virginia Open, which this year will serve as a qualifying tournament…
August 28, 2019
Young Go players under the age of 20 will compete for a $1,500 prize pool at the August 31 U20 Eastern Youth Open . The event is being organized by the New York Go Association, which intends to host this competition annually and make it…