The U.S. Go 
Congress kicks off eight days of non-stop go for hundreds of go players (click here to see who’s coming) this Saturday in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The jam-packed schedule includes daily rounds of the U.S. Open, lectures and simuls with professionals and special events like Lightning Go and Pair Go, as well as go vendors offering a wide range of go instructional materials and equipment. Register now: $20 vendor certificates are available to players paying the highest rate!
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EIGHT DAYS OF NON-STOP GO KICKS OFF SATURDAY
July 29, 2010
OLDSTER IS A GAME CHOMP-ION
July 29, 2010
An elderly man bit the thumb off a 71-year-old foe during a fight over a board game at a Queens senior center, authorities said yesterday. Bok Jin Kim, 74, allegedly began taunting his victim, Sang Lee, as Lee was
playing Go — a Chinese game of strategy — with a pal at the Korean American Senior Center in Corona the afternoon of July 15. “Why did you make that move?” Kim allegedly snipped at Lee. “You’re going to lose!” Lee angrily responded, “It’s none of your business,” and the pair started heatedly arguing, law-enforcement sources said. Kim then allegedly grabbed Lee by the shirt, leaned over and chomped down on his victim’s thumb so hard that the tip, including the thumbnail, was severed, the sources said. Lee was rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors were unable to reattach the piece of thumb, according to the police report. Kim was charged with assault.
- reported by Jessica Simeone in the July 28 edition of The New York Post
GRESS, YEO & HUYNH TOP CHI TUNE-UP
July 28, 2010
Brandon Gress 5d, Sung Yeo 4d and Lee Huynh 1d shared top honors at the July 
24 Congress Tune-Up in Chicago, Illinois. There were 29 players, half of whom “came out for pizza, setting a new record,” reports TD Bob Barber. “And some got to show off their I-Pads,” adds Barber. Results: First Place Dan: GRESS, Brandon 5d, YEO, Sung 4d, HUYNH, Lee 1d; First Place High Kyu: NORMAN, Matthew 9k; First Place Low Kyu: SEIFRID, Alicia 16k.
CA STATE SENATE AWARDS CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION TO ING FOUNDATION
July 26, 2010
California Sate Senator – and Speaker Pro Tem — Leland Yee came to the San Francisco Go Club on Sunday, July 18th to present 
Mingjiu Jiang 7P with a Certificate of Recognition from the California State Senate in honor of the Ing Chang-Ki Goe Foundation and their continued sponsorship of the World Youth Goe Championship. This year’s contestants are both students of Jiang and he will accompany them to Peng Hu, China for the tournament along with Paul Barchilon. There Jiang will present the Certificate to Ing Ming Hao and Yang Yu Chia of the Ing Foundation at the opening ceremonies of the tournament.
Pictured l-r: Dr. Alfred Lee, Vice-President San Francisco Go Club, Senator Leland Yee, Ph.D., and Mingjiu Jiang 7P; report/photo by Ernest Brown
YOUR MOVE: Where Are The Classifieds? Liking The New Clean Look & Love The Interactive Game Apps
July 26, 2010
Where Are The Classifieds? “Is there still a classified ad section of the EJ?” writes Roy. “I can’t find it in the new format.” Yes, new classifieds appear in the daily and/or weekly editions of the E-Journal and are posted on the AGA website’s news page as well, under “Go Classified”
Liking The New Clean Look: “Just wanted to send a quick heads up to say that I really like the new clean look of the E-Journal these days,” writes Chris. “Good work!”
Love The Interactive Game Apps: “Just wanted to let you know I really love the way you have implemented the game commentaries as interactive web apps,” says Mark. “They’re great!
Mark
YUSUKE OEDA 9P: 1935-2010
July 26, 2010
Yusuke Oeda 9P has died. Born in 1935, he was a student of Nobuaki Maeda, and was Michael Redmond 9P’s dojo mentor. “In addition to
his work with young players, he was a prime mover in international go,” says Barbara Calhoun, former director for the International Go Federation. “Through his efforts, the Meijin Tournament came to New York City for the first time, in 1987, and many other such exchanges have followed.” Oeda was a major organizer of the annual World Amateur Go Championship, as well as the IGF. “Mr Oeda was a skilled teacher of professional students,” Michael Redmond tells the E-Journal. “He created a strict and go-centered environment that pushed his students to professional strength. In my case, my years spent living in his house were vital for my future success as a go player. Mr Oeda was also generous with his knowledge of the fine points of Japanese language and culture, and he gave me a basic understanding of the country that I live in.” Adds Calhoun, “He was an emotional man who could relate to and communicate with people culturally different from him. He seemed to thrive on traveling and networking. A natural for the work he was doing.”
- Chris Garlock; photo courtesy Sensei’s Library
“Mr Oeda was a skilled teacher of professional students,” Michael Redmond tells the E-Journal. “He created a strict
and go-centered environment that pushed his students to professional strength. In my case, my years spent living in his house were vital for my future success as a go player. Mr Oeda was also generous with his knowledge of the fine points of Japanese language and culture, and he gave me a basic understanding of the country that I live in.” Adds Calhoun, “He was an emotional man who could relate to and communicate with people culturally different from him. He seemed to thrive on traveling and networking. A natural for the work he was doing.”
THIS WEEK’S GO CALENDAR
July 26, 2010
July 31 – August 8, 2010: Colorado Springs, CO
2010 US Go Congress
Location is Univ. of CO at Colo. Springs
Karen Jordan 719.572.5097 2kleekai@gmail.com
Jim Michali 719.487.8816 jimichali@gmail.com
NEW EMPTY SKY T-SHIRTS AVAILABLE
July 26, 2010
The new Empty Sky Go Club t-shirts are now available. “This was designed by 
our very own Becky and it looks great,” reports club president Steve Colburn. The Hanes Tagless t-shirts in Kelly Green can be pre-ordered now; orders will ship by the end of the September, “just in time for the go tournament season!” adds Colburn. CLICK HERE to order.
TANG TO PLAY IN REDMOND CUP
July 26, 2010
Curtis Tang 7d (r) will be competing in the Redmond Cup at the upcoming U.S. Go Congress. Gansheng Shi 7d was slated to play, but was 
unable to attend Congress. Tang, who placed third in the finals, will face Jianing Gan 6d in a best-of-three match in the Senior Division. In the Junior, eleven-year-olds Oliver Wolf 2d and Henry Zhang 1d will square off. All Redmond games will be broadcast live on KGS in the AGA Tournaments room. The action starts Sunday August 1 at 3p MTN time, with additional matches on Monday at 3p, Tuesday at 7p, and Thursday at 3p.
- Paul Barchilon, Youth Editor
GO CLASSIFIED: FOR SALE
July 26, 2010
Brand-new 8-inch Kaya Itame go board & stones (1 Tsuki 28, 2 Jitsu 34, 2 Yuki 38, 1 Yuki 40), 3 Ukiyo-e, all very good prints and condition: Kuniyoshi triptych: “The Operation on the Arm of Kuan Yu” (Kiseido 3-1); Kuniyoshi triptych: “Raiko’s Retainers Playing Go” (Kiseido 6-10); Utamaro: Gei Jiman Kodarara Awase Hichifukuno Uchi: More information later. I will be at the U.S. Go Congress from Friday, 8/6 – Sunday 8/8 (to give a lecture updating “Go! More Than a Game”). Items will be at the Yutopian booth. Coupons accepted. Peter Shotwell bixleco@gmail.com