Registration is now open for top American go players interested in playing in the North American Fujitsu Cup and the North American
BC Card Cup. Winners will go on to participate in the 24th Fujitsu World Go Championship and the BC Card Cup World Baduk Championship, both to be held in 2011. “In addition to Fujitsu’s long-term support to the North America go community, leading Korean credit card issuer BC Card is providing a golden opportunity for North American amateurs to participate in the BC Card Cup World Baduk Championship,” says AGA National Tournament Coordinator Zhiyuan ‘Edward’ Zhang. Top players 4d and stronger can register now for the N.A. BC Card Cup, which will be played on KGS November 13-14. This new amateur qualifier requires rating 4.0 and above, a web camera, one-year continuous AGA membership, six months of residence in the past 12 months and U.S. citizenship (or otherwise recommended by Canadian Go Association or Mexican Go Association) Click here to register. Sixteen players will be selected for the N.A. Fujitsu Cup, which will be held on KGS December 11-12. Professionals and strong amateurs (rating 4.0 and above) can click here to register and here for details and the selection process.
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September 27, 2010
PHILLIPS WINS BELFAST OPEN
September 27, 2010
The Belfast Open saw a fair crowd of 18 players and 1 ghost turning out to do battle September 25-26 in Belfast, Ireland. The winner was David Phillips 1d of the Isle of Man, who gracefully lost his last round game thus creating a four way tie for second. Claas Roever 1k and James Hutchinson 1k shared second place on SOS, just ahead of Daniel Paraschiv 1d and then Colin MacSweeny 2k. On 4 wins was Julian Dragomir 7k, visiting from Romania, and Costin Camarasu 15k.
- Ian Davis, Irish Correspondent for the E-Journal
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September 27, 2010
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WORLD GO NEWS ROUND-UP September 21-27: Quzhou-Lanke Cup Semifinalists; Iyama Yuta 3-0 in Meijin
September 27, 2010
Quzhou-Lanke Cup Semifinalists. Xie He 8P, Zhou Ruiyang 5P, Jiang Weijie 5P, and Yang Dingxin 2P each won their respective
3rd round matches in in the 3rd Quzhou-Lanke Cup and now advance to the semifinals, which will be played on September 28th. Iyama Yuta 3-0 in Meijin. Iyama Yuta 9P defeated Takao Shinji 9P by resignation in the third round of the 35th Meijin. Yuta has won all of the first three matches in the best of seven series. The next round will be played on October 6th and 7th.
- JustPlayGo; edited by Jake Edge
SMITH SNAGS TOP PRIZE IN CHI FISH AMNESTY TOURNEY
September 27, 2010
Dan Smith 1d (l, in green shirt) took first place in the September 25 Fish Amnesty Tournament in Chicago, IL. Smith topped a field of 26 players. “We 
were honored to have the entire Central Region Board of Directors at this tournament, Laura Kolb and Lisa Scott,” reports TD Bob Barber. “Lisa has moved to Chicago to study, and plans on a good long stay. Joining her from the University of Chicago was Shanthanu Bhardwaj, who bicycled the 30 miles to the tournament. And went on to win half his games. Perhaps the two of them will be the core of a vibrant go scene on the South Side, something we’ve always lacked.” Thanks to the generosity of Chris Green, Barber adds, “each participant was given a copy of ‘Perceiving the Direction of Play’ from Hinoki Press. Chris plans to repeat this performance, with different titles, for upcoming tournaments. So, in effect the entrance fee will approach zero.” Barber also noted that “Lisa Scott will also co-direct the 2011 U.S. Go Congress in sunny Santa Barbara, CA. If half of what she told us is true about the site, it will be fabulous.” Finally, Barber extended thanks to Steffen Kurz, “and indirectly to Mark Rubenstein, for sponsoring the pizza and beer party.” Winner’s Report: 1st Place Dan: SMITH, Daniel, 1d (undefeated); 1st Place Hi Kyu: NORMAN, Matthew, 5k; 2nd Place Hi Kyu: KOLB, Laura, 2k; 1st Place Low Kyu: WU, Eric, 16k.
photo by Mark Rubenstein
SHEN AND SU WIN 2010 AGF COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
September 27, 2010
Cherry Shen 6d, and David Su 1d, have been chosen for the 2010 AGF College Scholarship. The $1,000 awards are presented each year to outstanding youth who have been active go organizers or teachers. “Although I enjoy the competitiveness of go,” said Shen, “there are other aspects of the game that I enjoy just as much: volunteering, teaching kids, and meeting a diverse group of people bridged by one game.” Su, an active high school organizer in the San Francisco Bay Area, told the Journal “I started playing Go in 7th grade and then joined my school’s go club in freshmen year, but I did not foresee that I would be leading the club 2 years later.”
TADASHI SASAKI 8P WORKSHOPS SCHEDULED FOR SAN FRANCISCO AREA
September 26, 2010
Tadashi Sasaki 8P will make his first visit to San Francisco in 20 years this Fall, and the Bay 
Area Go Players Association has arranged for Sasaki to teach two one-day workshops in the area. Tadashi Sasaki was a pupil of Sakata Eio 9P and became a professional at the Nihon Ki-in in Tokyo in 1980. He has attended the US Go Congress three times, and has taught go workshops in Los Angeles and Washington DC. The San Francisco area workshops, each including lecture, game analysis, and optional simultaneous play, will take place November 6 in Menlo Park and November 7 in San Francisco. Advanced registration is required, and space is limited. “With entry fees starting at just $10,” comments organizer Roger Schrag, “I expect these workshops to sell out quickly.” Get additional information and sign up here.
photo: Sasaki at the 2009 U.S. Go Congress; photo by Gurujeet Khalsa
CARSON TU & KEVIN HUANG TIE FOR TOPS IN HOBOKEN
September 26, 2010
The top section of the September 19 Hoboken Open turned into a struggle for the $400 first prize among perennial stars Kevin Huang 
and Carson Tu, youngsters Lionel Zhang and Andrew Huang, and newcomer Xiruo Liu. In the third round (r), Zhang outfought Kevin Huang in a tense mid-board capturing race setting up a climactic final round. Kevin Huang beat Carson Tu to tie for first with three wins, while Andrew Huang spoiled Zhang’s chance to get a third win. 47 players participated, with all 3-game and 4-game winners receiving a cash prize plus a book. The tournament was played on the campus of Stevens Institute in Hoboken NJ, against a stunning backdrop of the Manhattan skyline. Organized by Larry Russ, directed by Steve Bretherick. Special thanks to Slate and Shell for sponsoring book prizes and to Paul Matthews for Accelrat technical support.
Winners: Top section: 1st (tie) – Carson Tu 7d, Kevin Huang 8d; 3rd (tie) – Lionel Zhang 6d, Andrew Huang 6d, Xiruo Liu 6d; 4-game winners: Marc Palmer 1d; 3-game winners: David Byrne 1d, Justin Ching 1k, Afa Zhou 2k, Masaaki Hamaguchi 2k, Eric Wu 2k, Barbara Huang 8k, Jessica Huang 22k, Joanne Huang 19k, Sean, Huang 27k, Diana Huang 25k, Leo Huang 26k.
photo: top boards play Round 3: L-R, Andrew Huang, Lionel Zhang, Carson Tu and Kevin Huang; photo courtesy Larry Russ. Click here for more photos.
DAE HYUK KO 7D WINS ’10 COTSEN
September 20, 2010
Dae Hyuk Ko 7d (l) won the Cotsen Open last weekend in Los Angeles, California, besting a very tough Open section in which a lot of hard-fought games were played over the course of the two-day tournament. More than 150 players turned out for the 20th annual competition, one of the biggest and richest on the annual American Go Association tournament calendar. The popular event, founded and run by longtime local go fan and entrepreneur Eric Cotsen, is also a unique tournament, the only one to feature free shoulder massages from roaming masseuses, a free catered lunch on both days, a club competition with a $1,500 prize pool and full refund of registration fees to players who attend both days of the tournament. Another highlight was the 
online pro-pro game Sunday morning between Yilun Yang 7P and Yigang Hua 8P in China, which Yang then commented on afterward. In addition to being available to review player games, Yang ran a competition to correctly solve life and death problems that had players clustered over boards throughout the playing area working on the problems. This year’s tournament also hosted a planning meeting for the 2011 U.S. Go Congress, which will be held July 30-August 6 in nearby Santa Barbara, California and already has close to 100 pre-registered. The American Go E-Journal once again broadcast top-board games on KGS, some of which were commented by Jennie Shen 2P; EuroGoTV also hosted a live video feed of Board 1.
RESULTS (Open Section): 1st: Dae Hyuk Ko 7d ($1,000); 2nd: Juyong Ko 7d ($500); 3rd: Deuk Je Chang 7d ($250); 4th: Curtis Tang 7d ($125); 5th: Seung Hyun (Kevin) Hong 7d ($75); 6th: Rui (Ray) Wang 7d ($50). A 3d-5d: 1st Haibo Zhou $500; 2nd Brett Kelly $250; 3rd Jack Shih $125. B 1k-2d: 1st Aaron Ye $400; 2nd Ross Wolf $200; 3rd Sammy Zhang $100. C 2k-4k: 1st Clark Brooks $500; 2nd Alex Chau $250; 34d Jay Chan $125. D 5k-8k: 1st Roger Schrag $200; 2nd Alf Mikula $100; 3rd Ezana Berhane $60. E 9k-11k: 1st Daniel Davis Jr. $100; 2nd Jiayue Li $80; 3rd Reese Anschultz $50. F 12k-18k: 1st Gordon Castanza $80; 2nd Scott Nichols $60; 3rd Luis Armendariz $40. G 19k+: 1st Shuai Weng $60; 2nd Bryan Liu $40; 3rd Alex Ledante $30. Club prize: 1st Santa Monica Go Club $1000; 2nd Orange County Go Club $300; 3rd Yu GO Go Club $20.
CREDITS: Eric Cotsen, Sponsor; Casie Rizer, Organizer; Chris Hayashida, TD; assisted by La Nida Cedeno, Lauren Madison-Jamar & Patricia Wang with special thanks to Alex Ledante; Friday set-up volunteers: Sue Gisser, AJ Laprix, Bobbie Rizer, Samantha Rizer, Sara Bergman. Photography by Tony Lau. E-Journal broadcasting team: Chris Garlock, Managing Editor & lead broadcaster; Chris Burg, Board 2 broadcaster & video stream manager; Nick McNelis, Board 3 broadcaster; Richard Dolen, Board 4 broadcaster; KGS, broadcasting host; EuroGoTV, video stream host. photo: reviewing the final round game between Dae Hyuk Ko 7d and Curtis Tang 7d; photo by Chris Garlock
GU, HOKIES & TEAM TOURNEY HIGHLIGHT NOVA TOURNEY
September 20, 2010
The September 18 NOVA Go Club Back to School Tournament drew 33 players, including “a whole carload of Hokies who came all the
way from Virginia Tech and joined the AGA for the first time,” reports organizer Gary Smith. Zhenying Gu 5d was undefeated in the 4-round tourney in Arlington, VA and won place first in the upper dan division. Tournament Director Edward Zhang again organized a team tournament, with the Capital Go Club walked away with the prize money, while NOVA and nOObpunzors tied for second. RESULTS: 1st: Zhenying Gu 5d; 2nd: Binquan Wang 5d. Lower Dan Division; 1st: Jian Liu 1d; 2nd: Jimmy Yang 4d. 1-2 Kyu Division: 1st: Hua Lin 1k (undefeated); 2nd: Greg Pongracz 2k. 3-5 Kyu Division: 1st: Kevin Chin 3k; 2nd: Sam Zimmerman 5k. 6-12 Kyu Division: 1st: Mike Lash 6k (undefeated); 2nd: Garrett Smith 11k. 13-30 Kyu Division: 1st: Tariq Khan 29k; 2nd (tie), Tristan Tran 17k; 2nd (tie), Christopher Tolley 18k.
photo collage by Edward (Zhiyuan) Zhang: left top, Capital Go Club, left to right, Hua Lin 1k, Zhiyuan Zhang 6d (Tournament Director), Binquan Wang 5d, Garrett Smith (NOVA President), Zhenying Gu 5d, Tao Wang 5d, Jian Liu 1d. left middle: Jimmy Yang 4d, Allan Abramson 3d, Greg Pongracz 2k. left bottom: the Virginia Tech Team, who drove 4 hrs to attend.