American Go E-Journal
February 15, 2021
South Korean baduk player Shin Min-jun has won his first world championship, coming first in the LG Cup World Baduk Championship. The 22-year-old who's ranked 4th in South Korea, defeated top-ranked Chinese player Ke Jie, giving him his…
December 9, 2020
Natural Go stones excavated from an ancient tomb in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea [Credit: Gyeongju National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage] During the excavation of Silla ancient tomb No. 44 at Jjoksaem in…
August 11, 2020
In a bit of welcome good news in the midst of the uncertainty around in-person play during the global pandemic, an exclusive stadium for Baduk – as Go is known in Korea -- is being planned for a municipality north of Seoul, reports…
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…
January 11, 2020
South Korean Go icon Lee Sedol closed out his illustrious career last month in a three-game match with home-developed artificial intelligence (AI) program HanDol, according to a report by the Yonhap News Agency. Lee, who turned pro at…
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,…
August 29, 2019
If you’re a male Go player born before December 31, 1969 or a female player born before December 31, 1989, the 13th Kim In Kuksu International Baduk Championship could be just the ticket! The tournament is set for October 25-28 and all…
August 28, 2019
Children compete at the Kuksu Mountains Tournament in Korea. The Sixth Kuksu Mountain International Baduk Festival was held in Korea August 2-7, in Jeollanamdo. Children from ten countries attended, in teams of varying sizes, and local…
May 19, 2019
The 2019 IMSA World Masters Championship was held in Hengshui, China, from May 13 to 18. The Championship included five sports, Go, Chess, Bridge, Draughts, and Xiangqi, which in total offered 99 medals in 17 disciplines, with 170…
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…
January 18, 2019
"I don't know anything else but Go...However, it doesn't mean I don't know about life." Thus begins "Go with the Flow: How the Great Master of Go Trained His Mind," the memoirs of Cho Hunhyun, one of the greatest go masters in history,…
October 15, 2018
November 5th has been designated “Baduk Day” in South Korea. The Korea Baduk Association made the announcement earlier this month, following the resolution to establish “Baduk Day” at a cabinet meeting chaired by President Moon Jae-in…
June 17, 2018
Kim Yeo-won, a commentator for baduk, also known as go, is living a double life as a fitness queen, reports the Korea JoongAng Daily. The 31-year-old commentator, best known for reporting on the 2016 match between Korean grandmaster…
June 17, 2018
The Jeollabuk-do Baduc Association (affiliated with the Korea Baduk Federation) is inviting amateur baduk players to participate in this event, to be held July 20-24, 2018 in the Republic of Korea. The main event is for women only, who…
May 6, 2018
A Hungarian baduk player competing in Korea is demanding an apology from a star Korean player for allegedly raping her at his home, reports Korea JoongAng Daily. In an interview in Seoul on Tuesday, Diana Koszegi (right) told the…
January 10, 2018
Baduk is experiencing heightened popularity in Turkey, especially among female players, thanks to the South Korean television series ‘Reply 1988′ in which Park Bo-gum (left) features as "A genius go player who is mostly quiet and…
December 13, 2017
Being a collection of interesting items – in no particular order – that have landed in our in-box in recent months but never made it into the E-Journal. New go mag launched: Myosu , a new Korea-based go publication, was quietly launched…
July 9, 2017
European Go Federation pro Mateusz Surma 1p beat a strong field of players from outside the main go countries to win the Samsung Cup World Baduk Masters World Division and a spot in the main tournament. The 12-player event, which took…
June 4, 2017
by Daniel Acheson "Misaeng," which means "an incomplete life," is a 2014 South Korean television drama about 26-year old Jang Geu-rae and his struggles adapting to corporate life after failing to qualify as a professional go player.…
April 24, 2017
Young American go players are invited to participate in the 4th Kuksu Mountains International Children Baduk (Go) Festival, which will be held from July 28 to August 1 in Korea. Some 400 kids are expected at the the festival, which is…
March 15, 2017
A brand-new event, the " World Go Championship ”, will be held next week, March 21-23 in Osaka, Japan. Four top players, Iyama Yuta (Japan), Park Jeon Hwan (Korea), Mi Yuting (China), and DeepZenGo (representing AI) will fight it out…
February 26, 2017
If you can't get to Blackie's International Baduk Academy, Blackie's will come to you. "We recently started an online teaching service in order to help people who cannot come to Korea to still be able to study with us," Diana Koszegi 1P…
December 8, 2016
Ke Jie 9P defeated Tuo Jiaxi 9P in a dramatic Game 3 Wednesday night to capture the 2016 Samsung Cup. The game featured fighting from the very beginning; you can watch Stephanie Yin 1P's commentary on the AGA's YouTube stream here .…
December 7, 2016
Ke Jie 9P evened the score in the Samsung Cup final Tuesday, defeating Tuo Jiaxi 9p to take the match to a Game 3 decider Wednesday night. Stephanie Yin 1P will be commenting the game, starting at 8p PST on the AGA’s YouTube and Twitch…
December 5, 2016
The AGA's YouTube and Twitch channels will cover the Samsung Cup finals this week. Coverage of the match between world #1 Ke Jie 9p and Tuo Jiaxi 9p will start at 8p PST, on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (Dec. 5-7th). This week a new…
November 14, 2016
US pro Ryan Li 1P will provide live commentary for the LG Cup semifinals on Tuesday, November 15th. Hosted by Andrew Jackson, Li 1P's commentary will begin at 7PM PST. The players have not yet been determined, but follow along on the…
October 29, 2016
Lee Sedol 9p will take on Ke Jie 9p in the Samsung Cup semifinals, in a reprise of last year's match, when they also met in the semis. The match starts this Sunday , and Myungwan Kim 9p will provide commentary on the three-game series…
October 23, 2016
Myungwan Kim 9p, hosted by badatbaduk, will give live commentary on the action as the 8th Ing Pro Cup finals draw to their conclusion. Park Junghwan 9p and Tang Weixing 9p play the fourth match of the best of five series on Sunday…
October 10, 2016
In a reprise of the Ing Cup Finals, Lee Sedol 9p took on Tang Weixing 9p in the quarterfinals of the Samsung Cup last week. Check out Myungwan Kim 9p's commentary on the AGA's YouTube Channel.
August 9, 2016
Tonight (Aug. 9) and Thursday (Aug. 11), Myungwan Kim 9p will provide live commentary on the finals of the 8th Ing Pro Cup between Park Junghwan 9p and Tang Weixing 9p. The broadcasts will start each evening at 11 p.m. on the East…