American Go E-Journal
Browse the public E-Journal from November 2008 through March 2021. This is a static historical copy.
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 16, 2021
Cyberpunk 2077 "While playing Cyberpunk 2077 , a recently released RPG videogame, I was doing a mission and came across a game of Go on some barrels in the middle of a street," reports Liam McFadden. "Oddly enough, as you get further…
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…
February 15, 2021
Have you moved this year? Changed your email address? Make sure you've updated your contact information in the AGA's membership database. There are few tournaments going on and our TDs love to have accurate info. Tournaments have…
February 14, 2021
by Keith L. Arnold, hka, with Patrick Bannister Hashimoto On February 2 Ishida Yoshio finally played his third game – picking up his second win -- in the Honinbo League, over Sakata Eio. By the end of the month, Kato Masao had played…
February 13, 2021
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Sumire’s progress First of all, some good news for Nakamura Sumire fans. On August 15, she scored a commendable win over Takao Shinji in a practice game played on the net. Takao was…
February 12, 2021
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Ichiriki wins Tengen Ichiriki (r) beats Iyama After failing in five challenges to Iyama Yuta for top-seven titles, Ichiriki Ryo finally prevailed in his sixth challenge, which was for…
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…
February 9, 2021
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Seki wins 45th King of New Stars title Seki Kotaro 3P This year’s title match was fought between Sada Atsushi 7P (aged 25) of the Kansai Ki-in and Seki Kotaro 3P (aged 18) of the…
February 8, 2021
The American go community is always eager for reports of local tournaments, mentions of go for our Go Spotting column, new tools or study resources, and any go-related news. Please submit all your stories to our E-Journal Article…
February 8, 2021
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Fujisawa wins 1st Hakata Kamachi Cup Fujisawa Rina The Hakata Kamachi Cup is a new tournament with a first prize of 7,000,000 yen (about $67,300), which ranks it with the Women’s…
February 7, 2021
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Iyama regains Meijin title and triple crown With both the challenger, Iyama Yuta, and the champion, Shibano Toramaru, holding three of the top-seven titles, the 45th Meijin title…
February 7, 2021
by Keith L. Arnold hka with Patrick Bannister Ishida (r) defeats Takemiya Hashimoto Utaro vs Otake, with Miss Miyashita and Liljana Atanasova Ishida Yoshio won the second game in his defense of his Nihon Kiin Championship Title on…
February 6, 2021
by Bertram Schilling I am a German member of the AGA, thanks to Michael Redmond's AlphaGo video series. Long before becoming an AGA member, I was inspired by the "Empty Board" articles and book from William S. Cobb. As a long term…
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
David Matson and Peter Freedman report an article published in issue 94 of Nautilus on understanding evolution through the lens of games, called Playing Go with Darwin . Roy Laird reports on Go's puzzle appearance: "#120 across in the…
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 31, 2020
Tango cat go art link sent in by Daniel R. Grayson.
December 30, 2020
Dark River "I just wanted to let you know that go plays a pivotal role in my new novel, Dark River, in which the main character is trying to solve a 20-year-old murder," writes Avery Jenkins . "In fact, the game provides him with the…
December 30, 2020
"Bringing light to contacting the large knight's shimari." Board by Bill Saltman; stones from Solomon Smilack
December 29, 2020
"The movie Sanjuro has a couple of scenes with a nice go board in view," reports Daniel R. Grayson. Sanjuro is a 1962 black-and-white Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Akira Kurosawa and starring Toshiro Mifune. It is a sequel to…