American Go E-Journal
March 28, 2020
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Go Federation has postponed the 41st annual World Amateur Go Championship - originally scheduled to be held in June in Vladisvostok, Russia - until the summer of 2021. "We kindly…
July 25, 2019
[sgf sgfUrl="/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2019_07_25_WAGC2_Yen.sgf" href="/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2019_07_25_WAGC2_Yen.sgf" class="alignright"] [/sgf] White: Albert Yen, 7D Black: Helcio Alexandre Pacheco, 3D June 2, 2019,…
July 25, 2019
[sgf sgfUrl="/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2019_07_25_WAGC1_Yen.sgf" href="/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2019_07_25_WAGC1_Yen.sgf" class="alignright"] [/sgf] White: Albert Yen, 7D Black: Anibal Gomez de la Fuente, 1D June 2, 2019,…
July 24, 2019
[sgf sgfUrl="/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2019_07_24_WAGC8_Yen.sgf" href="/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2019_07_24_WAGC8_Yen.sgf" class="alignright"] [/sgf] White: Albert Yen, 7D Black: Jaesung Lee, 7D June 5, 2019, in Matsue,…
July 22, 2019
[sgf sgfUrl="/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2019_07_22_WAGC7_Yen.sgf" href="/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2019_07_22_WAGC7_Yen.sgf" class="alignright"] [/sgf] White: Albert Yen, 7D Black: Pal Balogh, 6D June 5, 2019, in Matsue,…
July 17, 2019
[sgf sgfUrl="/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2019_07_17_WAGC6_Yen.sgf" href="/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2019_07_17_WAGC6_Yen.sgf" class="alignright"] [/sgf] White: Albert Yen, 7D Black: Xie Kai Kun, 7D June 4, 2019, in Matsue,…
July 12, 2019
[sgf sgfUrl="/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2019_07_12_WAGC4_Yen.sgf" href="/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2019_07_12_WAGC4_Yen.sgf" class="alignright"] [/sgf] White: Wang Chen, 8D Black: Albert Yen, 7D June 3, 2019, in Matsue,…
July 8, 2019
[sgf sgfUrl="/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2019_07_08_WAGC3_Yen.sgf" href="/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2019_07_08_WAGC3_Yen.sgf" class="alignright"] [/sgf] White: Albert Yen, 7D Black: François Gonze, 4D June 3, 2019, in…
June 7, 2019
Wang Chen, China's representative to the 2019 World Amateur Go Championship edged out his Korean rival Lee Jaesong in a tense half-point game to take top honors, while the US player, Albert Yen, and Canadian Wu Qi You scored outstanding…
May 6, 2018
Taipei's Yi-Tien Chan leads the 2018 World Amateur Go Championships, with a 6-0 record and just two rounds to go. China's Chen Wang, Korea's Sangcheon Kim, Singapore's Jie Hui Kwa, Hungary's Csaba Mero and Poland's Stanislaw Frejlak all…
April 29, 2018
The World Amateur Go Championship returns to Tokyo this week, after a nine-year hiatus. Sixty three players from around the globe will compete in the 39 th edition – known as the Gurunavi Cup – World Amateur Go Championship -- May 4-7…
June 8, 2017
by Thomas Hsiang, special correspondent to the E-Journal In the WAGC's 7th round, the top three tables featured China vs. Russia, Japan vs. DPR Korea, and Taiwan vs. Korea. China came in at 6-0 and the other were at 5-1. Bai Baoxiang…
June 6, 2017
by Thomas Hsiang, special correspondent to the E-Journal The morning’s round 5 was highlighted by an exciting game between China and DPR Korea, won by China with the smallest margin of 0.5 point. US rep Danny Ko lost to Cornel Burzo…
June 5, 2017
by Thomas Hsiang, special correspondent to the E-Journal For day 2 of the 38th World Amateur Go Championship, there were no major surprises at the top tables. Round 3 in the morning saw US and Russia lose to China and North Korea…
June 4, 2017
by Thomas Hsiang, special correspondent to the E-Journal The pairing for WAGC this year, as in 2016, uses a Chinese algorithm that does not pre-order the players. Therefore some early strong pairings have already taken place on the…
June 3, 2017
by Thomas Hsiang, special correspondent to the E-Journal The 38th World Amateur Go Championship is being held at the five-star Guiyang Sheraton Hotel in downtown Guiyang, China. On June 3, the first day, the International Go Federation…
June 14, 2016
China’s Baoxiang Bai (right) defeated Chinese Taipei’s Chia-Cheng Hsu to win his second world amateur championship with a perfect 8-0 record. Korea's Kibaek Kim was second, and Chinese Taipei's Chia Cheng Hsu was third. Benjamin…
September 24, 2015
The 2nd World Students Pair Go Championship is coming up in December, and the United States is searching for a male and female representative through a pair go qualifying tournament. The online pair go qualifying tournament will be held…
June 10, 2015
Changhun Kim 6d (right) of Korea has won the 36th World Amateur Go Championship, held this year for the first time in Thailand. In second was Aohua Hu 6d of China, and third place was taken by 12-year-old Jyun-Fu Lai 7d from Chinese…
June 8, 2015
Twelve-year-old Jyun-Fu Lai 7d of Chinese Taipei (right) and Korea's Changhun Kim 6d were the only two undefeated players at the end of the second day of the 2015 World Amateur Go Championships (WAGC) in Bangkok, Thailand on June 8.…
June 6, 2015
Players from six continents and assorted islands will gather at the Montien Riverside Hotel in Bangkok for this year’s World Amateur Go Championship June 7-10. The Asian contingent will be young, including 12-year-old contestants from…
May 19, 2015
At the 36th World Amateur Go Championship (WAGC) this year, Pandanet will broadcast up to seven games live each round. The venue this year is at the Montien Riverside Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. The games will be broadcast from June…
February 5, 2015
The 36th World Amateur Go Championship will be held in Bangkok, Thailand June 5-12. North America will be represented by Danny Ko. More details will be forthcoming soon.
July 10, 2014
Cho Hunhyun: “No shortcuts” to Stronger Play and World Go “There are no shortcuts” to getting stronger at go, Cho Hunhyun 9P told the E-Journal in an interview during the World Amateur Go Championship in Korea, where he served as chief…
July 9, 2014
Chinese Taipei’s Yitien Chan won the 2014 World Amateur Go Championship on July 9, narrowly edging out Korea’s Taewoong Wei and Ruoran Wang of China. The three were all 7-1, so the winner was decided by SOS (sum of opponents’ scores),…
July 8, 2014
After his 5 th -round win over Chinese Taipei’s Yitien Chan on Tuesday morning, China’s Ruoran Wang (left, below) must have been eying the 2014 World Amateur Go Championship trophy a bit possessively. After all, he had just beaten the…
July 7, 2014
Korea and Japan, two of the favorites to top the 2014 World Amateur Go Championship, both lost by half a point to their respective opponents from Chinese Taipei and China in the third round of the WAGC on Monday morning. China and…
July 6, 2014
Round 1 Reports, Game Record & Photos There were no surprises for top seeds in the first two rounds of the 35 th Annual World Amateur Go Championship in Gyeongju, Korea on Sunday, July 6. In the first-round Japan-Hungary match, the game…
July 5, 2014
Why top players love go is as varied as the players themselves, but they all pretty much agree that in order to get stronger, “you must love the game.” So said Japan’s Emura Kiko at a brief press conference on the opening day of this…
July 5, 2014
The 35th World Amateur Go Championship got underway Saturday morning in Gyeongju, Korea with the traditional Friendship Match between local go players and the WAGC players from around the world. Gathered in the main playing area on the…