American Go E-Journal
March 20, 2021
by Ted Terpstra For the tenth year in a row, the San Diego Go Club has taught Go to interested people attending the annual Japanese Friendship Garden's Cherry Blossom Festival in Balboa Park in San Diego. Thousands streamed through the…
March 15, 2021
"I’m writing to ask if there will be any go tournaments in the near future?" writes David. "I recently got back into the game after watching the AlphaGo documentary, and I’d like to participate in a legit tournament before deciding…
March 11, 2021
The AGA Board of Directors is meeting this Sunday, March 14th at 8pm EDT/5pm PDT, later the same day of the daylight savings time change. The agenda for the meeting can be found here , and agenda and minutes for past meetings can be…
March 7, 2021
Diego Albuja of Ecuador, Paola Sarmiento of Colombia, and Sid Avila of México invite players of all the countries of the Americas and the Caribbean to take part in the Liga Panamericana de Go por Equipos Sub 18 “SIRIO” (U18 Pan-American…
March 5, 2021
On February 21, the Eastern Youth Open (EYO) tournament, hosted by New York Go Association, took place online on KGS due to the pandemic. Eighty youth players of all different levels from across North America participated. After 4…
March 5, 2021
Registration is now open for the 2021 San Diego Go Championship hosted by the San Diego Go Club. This will be the 10th annual San Diego city championship. In 2019, the Open section featured one player with a rating of 10 dan - who…
March 5, 2021
The North American Go Federation (NAGF) has announced its intention to certify one new professional player through a Pro Qualification tournament this Summer at the National Go Center in Washington D.C. Any player who is eligible and…
March 1, 2021
The AGA is regularly asked for new chapters around the country. These are the newly registered chapters from February 2021: Midway Go Club - We are located in Chicago with meetings upcoming. They are Online for now. Will be at the…
February 27, 2021
Registration is open again for the New York Go League! Now in its sixth iteration, players can expect to play one round robin game per week with players of similar rank over the two-month league. The organizers continue to hope that…
February 26, 2021
From 2016 to 2020, there were five consecutive South Central Go Tournaments held in Dallas over the weekend preceding Presidents’ Day. In 2021, because the pandemic rendered in person play unsafe, the tournament was held online February…
February 22, 2021
According to AI analysis, cooler areas of the board are lower priorities for play, but when Audrey Wang and Milan Mladenović took to the icy waters of Walden Pond for a game last Saturday, it was a real challenge finding hotspots.…
February 19, 2021
Edward Zhang 6d won Virginia State Championship finals over the holidays and is now the current Virginia State Champ with Qingbo Zhang 5d runner up for the second year in a row. The four competitors in the two-round knockout final won…
February 16, 2021
2019 Congress in Madison, WI The AGA today announced that the 2021 US e-Go Congress will be held online July 17-24. With the pandemic continuing, the AGA has determined this is the safest for all of its players. The Congress Coordinator…
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…
February 1, 2021
The AGA is regularly asked for new chapters around the country. These are the newly registered chapters from January 2021: Appalachian Go Club - Open to Go enthusiasts from East Tennessee, southwest Virginia, and west N Carolina. Come…
January 29, 2021
"Inspired by founder Reshma Saujani's Girls Who Code, the American Go Honor Society has established the first-ever Girls Who Play Go," says Promotion Head Jenny Li, "This event aims to promote and increase the number of young female…
January 27, 2021
Pandanet AGA City League Round 3 is this weekend! Sunday January 31st at 3pm EST/12pm PST starts a ton of great go this weekend. Load up Pandanet, head over to the AGA City League and AGA City League (Manual) rooms and grab your snacks.…
January 19, 2021
While the pandemic may have put a pause on many tournaments, the annual suite of AGA youth tournaments will remain in full swing for 2021. Registration is now open for the 8th North American Kyu Championships (NAKC), the 28th Redmond…
January 16, 2021
To encourage players to play on western Go servers and support the western Go community, Shawn Ray (Clossius) has launched the Western Dan Challenge . Sponsored by Ray, and as a result of various donations, the prize pool has steadily…
January 15, 2021
The E-Journal is looking for a volunteer Assistant Game Editor to work with Bill Cobb, who’s assuming the duties of EJ Game Editor Myron Souris, who’s moving on to other projects. The weekly game commentaries by Guo Juan, Yuan Zhou, Kaz…
January 13, 2021
"The Eastern Youth Open (EYO) is a 4-round open youth tournament hosted by the New York Go Association (NYGA) for players of all levels under the age of 18. Having started in 2019, the EYO provides an opportunity for young players to…
January 5, 2021
"Registration for the first AGHS Pair Go Tournament is now open," says Promotion Head Jenny Li, "We welcome players from across the globe and of all ages. This two-round event will be hosted in the AGHS Tournament Room on KGS on…
January 5, 2021
After over 23 years of meetings at the Un-Urban Coffee shop were interrupted by the pandemic, the Santa Monica Go Club is set to resume weekly meetings on KGS in the new Santa Monica Go Club room this Thursday. "Without even really…
January 4, 2021
The Pandanet AGA City League is getting into swing with the second round coming up this weekend. Sunday January 10th most games will be held in the AGA City League and AGA City League Manual Rooms. Watch LIVE Sunday at 3PM for most…
December 26, 2020
January 1, 2021 will bring more than New Year's Day as Korean 9-Dan professional Mok Jin-seok joins the NY Institute of Go YouTube channel , co-host a new series -- ‘The Best Moves in Go History’ -- for the channel with Ryan Li 1P that…
December 24, 2020
The 2020 Virginia State Championship final is set in knock-out format on OGS on Saturday Dec. 26. After the Dec. 5 prelim - click here for results - four strong players have been invited to the final-four. Semi-finals start at 9am ET,…
December 19, 2020
Tianyi Li "On November 22nd and 29th, over 140 youth players from across North America participated in the largest ever Young Lions Tournament, AGHS' longest-running tournament," says Promotion Head Jenny Li, "After four competitive…
December 18, 2020
"Registration for the American Go Honor Society (AGHS) Weekly Go Problems Season 1 is now open, and all players are welcomed," says Promotion Head Jenny Li, "Each Sunday, we will provide Go problems with five different levels from the…
December 15, 2020
Bo Luan 6d of Carpinteria, California won all five of his games this weekend in the Third Annual California State Go Championship, which was hosted online by the San Diego Go Club. The top seven players in the Open Division were all…
December 14, 2020
From 2016 to 2020 the South Central Go Tournament has been held in Dallas on the Saturday and Sunday before Presidents’ Day. Because of the uncertain safety of in-person play during the COVID 19 pandemic, the 2021 tournament will go…