American Go E-Journal
April 14, 2020
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July 16, 2019
Western VP: Chris Kirschner Central VP: Devin Fraze Eastern VP: Dan Ritter - reported by Arnold Eudell
July 8, 2018
Ballots for regional, at-large and by-law update voting by members of the American Go Association have been emailed via Election Runner. If multiple members are sharing an email address then multiple ballots may be sent to the same…
March 18, 2018
Committees delegated by the AGA board have drafted a major proposal to establish a formal Code of Conduct for AGA events, which the board has accepted for release to the membership for review and comment prior to implementation. The…
July 8, 2016
Four of the AGA's seven directors are up for election in 2016 for two year terms. All ballots must be received by July 30. The following candidates have been nominated by AGA members and approved by the AGA Nominating Committee. Click…
June 7, 2015
In the upcoming elections for the American Go Association Board of Directors, incumbents Chris Kirschner and Martin Lebl are running to retain their seats in the Western and Central regions, respectively, and newcomers Diego F.…
January 15, 2015
“Thanks for adding the zip file to the 2014 game index!” writes Joe Maia, who suggested it to us a couple weeks back. “Where do I go to download the Yearbook and sgf archive?” asks Willard Haynes. " You mention a single zip file is…
September 27, 2013
AGA members: when you need your contact information to be updated, the quickest way is to log into the AGA membership database where you can update your own membership profile directly (you'll need your AGA ID and password). You can…
July 28, 2012
Although much of his vision remains to be realized, outgoing American Go Association President Allan Abramson remains bullish on the future of the AGA. As outlined in 2008 when he was appointed President, Abramson’s vision included more…
July 26, 2012
Ten candidates are running for four seats on the AGA’s Board of Directors in this year’s elections, which are now underway. To give members a better sense of who the candidates are, their experience and vision for the AGA, the E-Journal…
July 25, 2012
Ten candidates are running for four seats on the AGA’s Board of Directors in this year’s elections, which are now underway. To give members a better sense of who the candidates are, their experience and vision for the AGA, the E-Journal…
July 24, 2012
The AGA Board of Directors will decide on a replacement for Western Region rep Gordon Castanza during the upcoming U.S. Go Congress. “but before the Congress Board meeting,” according to Board Chair Andy Okun. Castanza retired on July…
July 24, 2012
Ten candidates are running for four seats on the AGA’s Board of Directors in this year’s elections, which are now underway. To give members a better sense of who the candidates are, their experience and vision for the AGA, the E-Journal…
July 23, 2012
Ten candidates are running for four seats on the AGA’s Board of Directors in this year’s elections, which are now underway. All AGA chapters with two or more members can vote for the director in their region, and all full AGA members…
July 17, 2012
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March 3, 2012
Members of the American Go Association may have noticed that the AGA membership database has not been updated since December 2011, and new membership cards have not been sent out since then. "The problem is that our membership database…
February 20, 2012
Discovery of a “surprising” financial loss at the 2011 U.S. Go Congress dominated the February 12 meeting of the American Go Association’s Board of Directors. The loss may be as much as $20,000; further details are expected soon from…
February 6, 2012
After a yearlong break, the Ing Goe Internet Class has started up again, reports Guo Juan 5P. The free lessons will run Sundays on KGS (Lessons - Ing’s Goe Internet Class) at GMT 3:30–5p. Teachers include Mingjiu Jiang 7P, Jujo Jiang 9P…
February 6, 2012
The final round of comments on the AGA's proposed "tap/fee" on international prizes was strongly against imposing the "tap," President Allan Abramson reports. "I will be reviewing all of the comments and giving my decision and…
January 30, 2012
The latest round of comments on the American Go Association's (AGA) proposed "tap" or fee on international prizes includes strong opposition from many pros, reports AGA President Allan Abramson. Click here for an updated summary.…
January 30, 2012
The American Go Association’s Board of Directors held a special meeting on January 21st to discuss reactions to the proposal to “tap” or tax players representing the AGA in certain international tournaments. The Board had previously…
January 22, 2012
Comments for and against the American Go Association's proposal to charge a "tap" or "fee" on prizes/playing fees in international tournaments “are rolling in," says AGA President Allan Abramson. With the January 31 deadline for…
January 22, 2012
Want to represent the American Go Association as a guest official in international tournaments? President Allan Abramson has issued the AGA’s annual call “for people who are interested in and able to represent us at events overseas, as…
January 9, 2012
Atari founder Nolan Bushnell’s appearance at the 2012 U.S. Go Congress and a proposed "tap" on prize winnings at international tournaments highlighted the January 4 meeting of the American Go Association board of directors, reports…
December 6, 2011
American Go Association Board member Daniel Smith has been appointed "Board Liaison to the E-Journal" and will be reporting for us on topics of discussion at Board meetings. Here’s his first report: Several controversial topics have…
October 24, 2011
A number of readers wrote in to advise us that not all the links in the 2010 American Go Yearbook (2010 American Go Yearbook Released 7/28/2011) were hotlinked. We’ve fixed the problem and uploaded and updated version of the Yearbook…
September 5, 2011
"To read Yilun Yang's Life-Death Lecture in the E-Journal I click 'download SGF file' and allow Windows Explorer to download the file," writes AGA member Bong Joon Yoon. "Then I only get the screen saying 'Copyright 2002-2011 Google…
July 28, 2011
The complete 2010 American Go Yearbook has just been released. The 123-page full-color PDF includes a wealth of material culled from last year’s reporting in the American Go E-Journal, as well as latest ratings and a list of AGA…
July 11, 2011
The 2010 American Go Yearbook is being issued in an online PDF version only, and we’ve been releasing sections as they become available. See below for the nine sections already published; a single PDF will be published when the 2010…
June 19, 2011
Two more sections of the 2010 American Go Yearbook have just been released. The Scoreboard (below right) section is a 10-page full-color PDF featuring a selection of photos from go events held across the country in 2010. Go Tools…