American Go E-Journal
February 6, 2021
The American Go Association and the Canadian Go Association are pleased to announce the formation of the North American Go Federation (NAGF), a governing body representing Go across North America. The NAGF will inherit the joint…
December 24, 2020
BOARD N'STONES, the English-language branch of primarily German-language Go books publisher Brett und Stein Verlag, has published a translation of Yamada Shinji 6p’s book on AI techniques, which became available in Japan in December…
July 30, 2020
Frank and his daughter Alice promoting go at a local school. Frank Luo has been chosen as the AGF Teacher of the Year. The traditional prize, of a free trip to congress, will have to be delayed until next year but the AGF wanted to…
May 23, 2020
The KGS Go Server just got easier to join and use. The Java client for KGS has been an ongoing problem for some computers and blocked by many schools. The KGS Home Page features a new link to sign up for a free account . Using ShinKGS ,…
May 22, 2020
BadukPop has added several improvements in its latest update, including the ability to play against artificial intelligence. The popular go problem app, developed by Hajin Lee 4P and Dan Maas, works on both Android and iOS. The…
May 9, 2020
Brian Allen, Operations Manager, Seattle Go Center Nick Sibicky in Cyberspace The Seattle Go Center has been closed due to coronavirus precautions for almost two months now. I still go there to check on the building, and to do office…
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…
March 1, 2020
BadukPop is a new mobile app that provides Go problems with fun visuals and game mechanics featuring a 3D-animated Go board, a curated library of Go problems for all levels, and a global leaderboard. Players start at Level 1, low…
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…
November 27, 2019
Lee Sedol plays the first move in the first game of the AlphaGo series Korean Go champion Lee Sedol has officially retired. "The 36-year-old, who scored 18 victories in international competitions and 32 victories in domestic events,…
November 27, 2019
Yutopian Enterprises is planning to close their doors and are offering all customers an extra 30% discount with the purchase of three or more books until January 2020. Owners and operators Sidney and Katherine Yuan have been fixtures in…
November 26, 2019
Stephanie Yin 1P has been appointed to the new position of Vice President for Development at the American Go Association. Yin, a professional go player and teacher, will focus on fundraising, seeking sponsorships and potential…
October 18, 2019
Ben Lockhart, one of the stars of the American go scene, died peacefully at home on Saturday, October 12th, reports his brother Will Lockhart. Ben had been fighting an aggressive cancer for the past two years. "Even in the last stages…
August 21, 2019
The American Go Foundation has purchased 12 new go sets designed for the visually impaired. Both black and white stones are slotted on the back, and click into a 19x19 grid, with a 9x9 grid on the backside. Black stones also have a…
August 5, 2019
Peter Morris and his wife Sharon My father, Peter Morris (AGA #3222 ), passed away last week. He was an active Go player for many years. He and his three sons (Doug - #2856 , Brett - #7468 , and Trevor - #2829 ) began playing Go in the…
July 24, 2019
If you’re a fan of the American Go E-Journal and have some copy-editing skills, we’re looking to add a few editors to our team! Help get the word out about the best game in the world to a global audience; email journal@usgo.org today if…
July 13, 2019
Ye (left) and Chiu (right) playing in their first Redmond Cup Finals against each other in 2014 in New York. 17-year old Aaron Ye 7d and 17-year old Jeremy Chiu 6d defeated Melissa Cao 3d and Zhixiang Lou 5d respectively to earn their…
April 1, 2019
The Seattle Go Center is pivoting to teaching the science of playing Go, instead of the art of Go playing, according to Program Manager Mike Malveaux. "Our latest class, held on Wednesdays, is on programming computers in Python with…
January 14, 2019
The 7th Osaka Go Camp has been announced for June 23 - July 11 . Ryo Maeda 6p, long a favorite at the annual U.S. Go Congress, is once again the host and chief organizer. The camp includes league games in the mornings and teaching…
May 31, 2018
The Directors of the Seattle Go Center have selected Mike Malveaux to be the Program Manager for the center. This is a new part-time position with responsibility for classes, workshops, visiting pros, outreach and school programs.…
May 27, 2018
Nick Sibicky celebrated his 300th recorded go lecture by playing Andrew Jackson in front of 25 go fans at the Seattle Go Center on May 21. Pizza for the jovial crowd was provided by the AGA Chapter Rewards program. Mr. Sibicky's first…
March 24, 2018
London is getting a new go tournament. Sort of. The Not the London Tournament will run May 26th - 28th. Sponsored by London Go Club and the BGA , and made possible by the T Mark Hall Foundation , the Not the London Tournament is meant…
February 7, 2018
The AGA has received an invitation to send a strong US or Canadian player under the age of 20 to the 5th GLOBIS Cup U-20 World Go Championship, to be held April 19-23, 2018, in Tokyo, Japan. The event, sponsored by the GLOBIS…
February 1, 2018
For everyone that's been marking time until the general release of The Surrounding Game, your wait is nearly over. The documentary team just announced that February 15th will see the film released worldwide on DVD, Blu-ray, and instant…
January 7, 2018
The E-Journal team has immediate openings for news editors. Anyone interested should email journal@usgo.org ; no experience necessary but enthusiasm and a good sense of humor helpful. These are volunteer positions and the time…
October 21, 2017
A rousing game of "Beat the Kyu", led by famous YouTube instructor Nick Sibicky , was the highlight of the 22nd Anniversary Party at the Seattle Go Center on Sunday October 15. Sibicky teaches at the Go Center on Monday nights. In…
September 27, 2017
"I love the E-Journal updates of what is going on in the professional go world," writes Howard Cornett. "But I want more! Where are links to the game records? Is there any more detailed coverage in English somewhere? And an in-depth…
September 23, 2017
Coach Sonny (Sung-Chul) Cho distributed American Go Honor Society first place awards to two teams from the Northwest Chinese School on September 5 at the Seattle Go Center. The "A" team of Xinlei Liu, Chansseok Oh and Steve Ling won…
August 26, 2017
Hua Xueming 7P's Go philosophy is familiar "No matter who I play with, if I'm playing a game of Go I am enjoying myself," Hua Xueming 7P said through a translator during the Ruilong Primary School visit . "Even just last night I played…
August 26, 2017
Park Jungwhan 9P, Park Yonghun 9P, Li Xuanhao 6P, and Xie Ke 3P were victorious in their top eight games on Saturday afternoon 8/26. After all the games were finished, the players drew lots to choose their matches for the next round,…