American Go E-Journal
February 11, 2021
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Kono to challenge for Kisei title Kono Rin After the fourth round of the S League in the 45th Kisei tournament, Takao Shinji 9P was in the sole lead, but he slipped up in the final…
September 1, 2020
The AGA is regularly asked for new chapters around the country. These are the newly registered chapters from August 2020: Luther College Go Club - Contact me if you are interested in joining the Luther College Go Club. We'll start…
September 1, 2020
As reported before the e-Go Congress the Web Team has been working to upgrade the AGAGD to take over for the old Ratings pages. They have been working hard to make sure all of the information has been copied over and enhanced. In the…
August 13, 2020
After a week of online play between nearly one thousand participants, the results are in! This year's 2020 e-Go Congress hosted eight tournaments, plus the Bob High Memorial Song and Poetry Contest. Pandanet AGA City League Tournament…
July 21, 2020
Registration for the e-Go Congress continues to climb, passing 450 registrants on Monday, July 20. "We just hope everyone can actually attend – it's so wonderful to be able to bring a solid week of go events to people during this…
July 14, 2020
The New York Youth Open is coming up soon and will be held on Saturday July 25th. Players under 18 of all strengths are encouraged to register for this four-round, non-handicapped tournament. Registration is open until July 20th with a…
July 13, 2020
EJournal reader Mel reports that other readers may be interested in an article from the October issue of EPL (Europhysics Letters) focusing on telling the difference between human and computer players. He notes that the article is not…
July 13, 2020
Twenty-two players and a sprinkling of spectators enjoyed two rounds of online Go in the Triangle Go Group/Cleveland Go Club Friendship Match held Sunday, July 5th, in the Triangle Go Group club room on KGS. It was an exciting event…
July 3, 2020
With many traditional July 4th activities -- attending professional sports events and traveling, for example -- restricted by the COVID-19 pandemic, longtime Go teacher Yuan Zhou is coordinating a Friendship Team Go tournament between…
June 19, 2020
Xinming Guo, AGF Teacher of the Year in 2015, will be teaching an online workshop on Go and math learning on Wednesday June 24th from 3:30 to 5:30 PM central time. The workshop is sponsored by National Louis University and Guo's Go and…
June 18, 2020
The San Diego Go Club has been barred from its coffee house where it has met once a week on Tuesdays, from 7-11 p.m., for more than 25-years due to the Coronavirus, but the go players still compete. Local and more afield go players play…
December 2, 2019
Missing the generous Yuans: "The Go community will miss the Yuans ( Yutopian to close, offering discounts and seeking potential successor ) ," writes Noni Redmond. "There was no one more generous than they were. When we were running…
November 21, 2019
Colorado held its first pro workshop in long time when Yoonyoung Kim, 8p of Korea visited Denver November 2nd and 3rd. Players from both Colorado and Utah, 26 in total, participated. The highlight of the two-day event was when Ms. Kim…
November 21, 2019
Soren Jaffe directed a field of 19 players in the 6th Lake Erie Go Tournament, held at Lake Erie College in Ohio, on November 2nd. The participates competed for handmade mini goban prizes. Michael Stevenson 2d won the Dan division with…
November 15, 2019
To put the time in and help this great organization? The AGA is continually looking for new talented leaders to help with our programs. We are a small core group that wears many hats. Our listing of open positions is always growing. If…
October 29, 2019
This is the last week to register to play in the tournament. Join the strongest players across the US and Canada in this tournament spanning months. The rules for the tournament outline when games are played and any other information.…
October 13, 2019
By Peter Schumer The Nihon Ki-in Summer Go Camp was held from August 20 - 29 at the Nihon Ki-in headquarters in Ichigaya, Tokyo. Twelve nations were represented by some thirty participants of all playing levels, with almost a third…
October 1, 2019
Applications are now being accepted for the American Go Foundation(AGF) college scholarship . The program recognizes high school students who have served as important youth organizers and promoters for the go community. To apply,…
September 13, 2019
Pandanet AGA City League registration begins again for a new year. Registration will be open until Saturday November 2nd.The first round will start on November 17th. Please see the updated rules for the year for any questions.…
July 23, 2019
Go will be featured at this weekend’s Otakon , including a panel with Diana Garnet, who co-hosted the NHK ETV show Igo Focus with several professional players including Michael Redmond 9P. Otakon is an annual convention celebrating…
July 16, 2019
US Go Congress Tournament Schedule: Tuesday 7/16 9:00a: US Open, round 3; US Open Masters Division, round 4 1:00p: Senior Tournament, round 3 7:00p: Crazy Go! 13x13 Tournament Players gathered to duke it out on not-quite-as-tiny boards…
July 8, 2019
Earlier this year the AGA IT team made sure that the AGA Membership Manager is fully working again. The organization wants our membership to know that our membership software is fully working to accept your payments. We have worked…
July 8, 2019
This Saturday will feature the Pandanet AGA City League Finals between New York City and Greater Washington. They will be playing LIVE from the US Go Congress in Madison,Wisconsin at 3pm CST. Find the game on Pandanet in the AGA City…
May 24, 2019
Chris Kirschner has been nominated to continue in office as the representative for the western region. So far no candidates have come forward for the eastern or central seats. If you know of someone who you believe would offer guidance…
April 12, 2019
Will Calvin Sun manage to stop Mateusz Surma ’s winning streak and save the AGA team? Find out this Sunday starting at 14:00 EDT when the second round of the Transatlantic Professional Go Team Championship will be played on KGS and live…
January 20, 2019
by James Sedgwick, president of the Canadian Go Association CGA summer go camp: We're now ready to accept registrations. As previously noted the event will take place August 18-23 2019, at Jouvence resort inside Mount Orford national…
September 2, 2018
The 5th World Students Pair Go Championship takes place from Nov. 30 to Dec. 5 in Tokyo this year, held in parallel with the 29th International Amateur Pair Go Championship. We are seeking one North American pair, one man and one woman,…
August 22, 2018
Chinese professional Yang Yi 6P, Vice Chairman of Chinese Weiqi Association, played a simul with seven local players at the Seattle Go Center on July 7. He had dropped by the previous month while in town visiting family and agreed to…
July 22, 2018
The 25th Redmond Cup preliminaries, for the strongest young players in North America, were held on KGS between March and June and ended with both of last year's champions, Aaron Ye 7d and Ary Cheng 6d sweeping the Senior and Junior…
March 4, 2018
The Go Playing Friendship of Rotarians, a special interest group within the worldwide service organization Rotary International, is seeking US rotarians who would be interested in participating in their activities. The group started in…