American Go E-Journal
February 26, 2021
Bob Bacon reports that earlier this month, several Chinese news organizations such as Xinhua Net and SINA English reported that the People's Publishing House and the Chinese Weiqi Association have jointly published the Chinese-English…
June 12, 2020
American and Canadian women players 5D and stronger are invited to submit their names by June 19 for a chance to represent North America in the third Wu Qingyuan Cup. In light of the global COVID-19 situation, the event will take place…
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 13, 2020
The first China-US Internet Go Tournament, organized on the AGA side by Stephanie Yin 1P, will be held this Tuesday and Wednesday, April 14-15 starting at 9:30 PM EDT on the Fox Go Server and broadcast on the AGA Twitch channel .…
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…
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 3, 2020
The Shanghai Ing Foundation will be hosting the 2020 International Collegiate Go Tournament in Shenzhen, China this summer. The tournament starts on July 7th and will conclude on the 13th. This event is open to any current undergraduate…
December 16, 2019
The 15th China-ASEAN Weiqi International Invitation Tournament 2019 was held in Nanning, Guangxi from December 8th to 11th 2019. Thirteen teams from ten countries were invited to attend the event including two American teams…
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…
August 21, 2019
The AGA will broadcast the 2019 China Securities Cup World AI Go Open live from the Chinese Weiqi Congress in Shandong, China this week. "This is a brand-new challenge for us as we take our production to Asia for the first time, and we…
May 27, 2019
In round one of the Chinese city league Saturday morning in Liuzhou, Los Angeles defeated the team from Jingdezhen. This was a major victory since the opponents were last year’s city league runner-up. In Saturday night's round two, L.A.…
May 26, 2019
A team from Los Angeles has joined the Chinese city league for the 2019 season,reports Steve Burrall from China. “The expense of fielding a team has historically been prohibitive for most non-Asian countries, but team leader Peter Chang…
March 29, 2019
An international Mind Sports event will be held May 13-18 in Hengshui, China. The event, announced March 26, will feature five sports, Bridge, Chess, Draughts, Go, and Xiangqi and 17 disciplines and will have a total of 99 medals in…
March 25, 2019
"We have been invited to send teams to two youth tournaments in Asia," reports AGA President Andy Okun. "With all expenses paid for kids once they arrive, this is an an incredible go-related cultural experience for the price of round…
December 5, 2018
Game Enthusiasts Gather Weekly in Brentwood to Play Ancient Board Game: Every weekend, you’ll find a group of people playing an ancient board game called Go at Fulin’s in Brentwood. Shawn Ray, of the Middle TN Go Club, spoke with us…
September 28, 2018
The 8th Qionglong Mountain Bingsheng Cup , a women's weiqi tournament, is seeking a representative from North America, all expenses covered. The tournament will be held October 30-November 5 in Suzhou, China. Professional and amateur…
September 25, 2018
Once again, the Hangzhou Branch of China Qiyuan is running the Shanglv Cup International City Go Tournament in Hangzhou from October 27 through November 1. This is China's biggest amateur go tournament and they will generously cover…
June 19, 2018
The Chinese Weiqi Association invites two men (professional or amateur) from North America to participate in the 4th Bailing Cup Championship. The first three rounds of the tournament will be held between July 24-27 in Beijing, China.…
June 17, 2018
The organizers of this event are inviting participants to this tournament, which will be held from August 8th to 14th, 2018, in the city of Nanning, the capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. There are six round of Open Team and…
May 14, 2018
by Sarah Yu 6D Recently I was lucky to attend the first Wu Qingyuan (Go Seigen) Women's Tournament in Fuzhou, China. It was like a dream come true. I was one of four North American representatives; the other three were Feng Yun 9P,…
May 6, 2018
North American players fared much better at this year's Wu Qingyuan (Go Seigen) Cup, reports Thomas Hsiang. In the first round, Feng Yun defeated Natalia Kovaleva, Stephanie Ying defeated Irvina Karlberg, Sarah Yu defeated Laura…
March 20, 2018
Impressed with the dedication and focus of amateur players at the US Go Congress, Hai Li 5P is planning on coming back to the US to teach in the LA area. Attendees at the 2017 US Go Congress in San Diego will recognize him as one of the…
December 17, 2017
The go activities during last two days of the IMSA Elite Mind Games included three medal competitions: pair go, men’s blitz and women’s blitz. The format for these tournaments were new: the six teams were divided into three tiers,…
December 13, 2017
The last day of women’s team competition saw plenty of sparks, but the only surprising result was Fujisawa Rina defeating the world’s top-ranked female player from China, Yu Zhiying. Japan was then in a position to tie or defeat China,…
December 12, 2017
On Day 3 of the IMSA Elite Mind Games, China and Taipei met in men’s team play. China’s number 1, Ke Jie, had no problem with Wang Yuan-Jyun; but the 2016 Ing Cup winner Tang Weixing lost to veteran Chen Shih-Yuan to make the team…
December 10, 2017
The second version of the IMSA Elite Mind Games (IEMG) is underway in Huai’an City, Jiangsu Province, China. The event runs December 9-16, and features 72 male and 62 female top athletes from five sports -- Bridge, Chess, Draughts, Go,…
November 19, 2017
China's top authority for the game of go recently announced a ban on phones at go matches in response to the increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the sport. According to a notice released by the Chinese Weiqi Association…
October 11, 2017
Yinli (Audrey) Wang has triumphed after a round-robin and elimination qualifier to become the North American representative to the 8th Suzhou Qionglong Mountain Bingsheng Cup World Women Weiqi Tournament. Sixteen women from around the…