American Go E-Journal
August 18, 2017
International Mind Sports Association Secretary General Thomas Hsiang discusses IMSA's short- and long-term plans in a recent interview with Sports Destination Management. IMSA, which started with Bridge, Go, Draughts and Chess, added…
September 14, 2015
The selection process for the 2016 World Mind Sports Games (WMSG) will begin at the upcoming American Chang Qi Cup in Cambridge, MA, on September 26 – 28, says AGA President Andy Okun. Although plans have not been formally announced,…
December 18, 2014
China won the SportAccord World Mind Games Pair Go Event to complete their sweep of gold medals in the 4th annual event, which wrapped up on December 17 in Beijing, China. Russia emerged as the SAWMG's big winners overall this year,…
December 16, 2014
China has swept the SportAccord 2014 World Mind Games go competition, winning gold in the men’s team and women’s individual events. Tuo Jiaxi, Mi Yuting and Shi Yue (right) easily dispatched the US team in the final match to clinch…
December 14, 2014
by James Davies, Ranka Online As noted in yesterday’s report , the US team beat Europe in the SportAccord World Mind Games Round 3 team match on December 13; click here for Ranka’s details on that match, and here for the interview with…
December 12, 2014
by James Davies, Ranka Online The first round of go competition at the 4th SportAccord World Mind Games on December 11 featured an epic encounter between the Korean and Japanese men’s teams, and a historic victory for a Russian woman.…
December 11, 2014
The fourth SportAccord World Mind Games officially opened at an evening ceremony held on December 10 in the banquet hall of the V-Continent Beijing Parkview Wuzhou hotel near the Beijing International Conference Center, which is the…
December 7, 2014
The 4th SportAccord World Mind Games (SAWMG) will be held in Beijing December 11-17 . Contestants will compete for gold, silver, and bronze medals in five areas: go, chess, contract bridge, draughts and xiangqi (Chinese chess). The go…
September 21, 2014
The AGA is holding a 1-day tournament on KGS on Monday, September 22 to select the replacement for Gansheng Shi, who was selected to represent North America at the SportAccord World Mind Games (SAWMG) but could not go. Mingjiu Jiang…
September 10, 2014
Registration for the 2014 SportAccord World Mind Games – Pandanet Online Tournament continues through September 30.The winner will participate in the 4th edition of the SportAccord World Mind Games (SAWMG), scheduled for December 11-17…
August 23, 2014
Registration is now open for the 2014 SportAccord World Mind Games – Pandanet Online Tournament . This year’s go tournament, held jointly with Chess.com and BridgeBase.com, includes different bands and multiple winners in each band.…
February 15, 2014
Highlights from the 2013 SportAccord World Mind Games -- held in Beijing last December -- have now been posted on YouTube . The overview (the go part starts at about 35:50) includes some brief commentaries by Michael Redmond 9P on the…
December 18, 2013
The American Go E-Journal collaborated with Ranka Online and SportAccord to again provide comprehensive coverage of the 2013 SportAccord World Mind Games (SAWMG), held December 12-18 in Beijing, China. The team included American Go…
December 18, 2013
China’s Chenxing Wang 5P and Ruiyang Zhou 9P (left) defeated Chinese Taipei’s Joanne Missingham 6P and Yuan-Jyun Wang 6P on Wednesday to win gold in the SportAccord World Mind Games (SAWMG) Pair Go competition. The 3-round event capped…
December 17, 2013
"Study life and death problems." We've all heard that advice on how to get stronger at go, but it turns out that there's a missing word that's key to improving. The word is easy. Literally. Michael Redmond 9P revealed the missing word…
December 16, 2013
Click here for latest winner results and Ranka Online’s full coverage . At 9 pm EST (6p PST) Tuesday night, Michael Redmond 9P and E-Journal Managing Editor Chris Garlock will provide live audio commentary on KGS on the top boards at in…
December 16, 2013
The third annual SportAccord World Mind Games are taking place December 12-18 in Beijing, China. Click here for latest go competition winner results , here for Ranka Online’s full coverage and here for reports on all 2013 SportAccord…
December 16, 2013
Japan’s National Team : Members of Japan's brand-new national team -- nicknamed ‘Go-Go Japan' -- talk about their practice sessions and how being on the team has changed their approach to the game... Interview with Park Jieun : The…
December 14, 2013
The third annual SportAccord World Mind Games are taking place December 12-18 in Beijing, China. Click here for latest go competition winner results , here for Ranka Online’s full coverage and here for reports on all 2013 SportAccord…
December 14, 2013
Joseki used to take months, sometimes years, to develop and be accepted. Now, like everything else in this hyper-connected world, they zip around the globe like so many electronic mushrooms, popping up overnight and sometimes fading…
December 13, 2013
The third annual SportAccord World Mind Games are taking place December 12-18 in Beijing, China. Click here for latest go competition winner results , here for Ranka Online's full coverage and here for reports on all 2013 SportAccord…
December 13, 2013
Day 1 Summary: Men’s teams: China beat North America 3-0, Korea beat Chinese Taipei 2-1, Japan beat Europe 3-0. Women’s individual: Yu Zhiying (China) beat Dina Burdakova (Europe/Russia), Chang Cheng-ping (Chinese Taipei) beat Natalia…
December 12, 2013
Approximately 150 bridge, chess, draughts, go and xianqi players flew into Beijing Monday for the third SportAccord World Mind games, which run through December 18. Daily highlights are available on YouTube , click here for schedule and…
December 5, 2013
Thirty players (18 men and 12 women) from around the world -- China, Chinese Taipei, Europe, Japan, Korea and North America -- will compete for major cash prizes in this year’s SportAccord World Mind Games , coming up December 12-18 in…
December 5, 2013
The 3rd SportAccord World Mind Games will be held in Beijing, China December 12-18. Contestants will compete for gold, silver, and bronze medals in five disciplines: chess, contract bridge, draughts, go, and xianqi (Chinese chess). This…
December 1, 2013
The third edition of the SportAccord World Mind Games is set for December 12-18 in Beijing. The American Go E-Journal will once again team up with Ranka to provide coverage this year, with Michael Redmond 9P and EJ Managing Editor Chris…
November 26, 2013
The North American delegation to this year’s SportAccord World Mind Games – coming up December 12-18 in Beijing – includes Daniel Ko and Huiren Yang from the US and Sarah Yu and Yongfei Ge from Canada. The American Go E-Journal will…
September 29, 2013
The go part of the 2013 SportAccord Mind Sport Online Tournament has just gone into the final stage. Over 1000 go players worldwide participated in the largest-ever online tournament. Three regional preliminary tournaments were held for…
August 13, 2013
This Sunday, August 18 is the deadline to register for the SportAccord-Pandanet Cup Go Online Tournament ( SportAccord-Pandanet Cup Online Go Tournament Registration Opens 6/30 EJ) . Preliminary rounds will be played August 22 through…
July 23, 2013
The United States has been invited to send five players – three men and one woman – to the 2013 SportAccord World Mind Games (SAWMG) in Beijing, China. The team will be selected in an online tournament in August, except for the winner…