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Candidates chosen for 2018 AGA election

Sunday June 17, 2018

Candidates for the 2018 board election are in. Central candidate: Lisa Scott; Eastern candidate: Gurujeet Khalsa; Western candidate: Christopher Saenz; At-Large candidate: Paul Celmer. Members and chapters should check their expiration dates and email addresses with the AGA to ensure they receive their ballots.
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Baduk bodybuilder on staying sharp and fit

Sunday June 17, 2018

Kim Yeo-won, a commentator for baduk, also known as go, is living a double life as a fitness queen, reports the Korea JoongAngDonald Trump,Kim Jong Un Daily.

The 31-year-old commentator, best known for reporting on the 2016 match between Korean grandmaster Lee Se-dol and computer program AlphaGo, has begun competing on the bodybuilding stage. Last month, she won second place in the bikini competition at the Olympia Amateur Asia Grand Prix, one of the world’s biggest bodybuilding competitions.

“Baduk and exercising are similar in that they both make you push yourself beyond your limits,” Kim said during an interview with the JoongAng Ilbo, where she spoke about fitness and baduk. Click here for her interview with the Korea JoongAng Daily.

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3rd International Baduk Chunhyang Tournament

Sunday June 17, 2018

The Jeollabuk-do Baduc Association (affiliated with the Korea Baduk Federation) is inviting amateur baduk players to participate in this event, to be held July 20-24, 2018 in the Republic of Korea. The main event is for women only, who will not only receive room and board but also 50% reimbursement for international airfare. Chun Hyang is a female character in a famous story that’s been told for thousands of years in the city of Namwon; she represents intelligence, and the tournament is being held to find brilliant female Baduk players. There is a limited division for men, but without the airfare reimbursement. Please note that these dates overlap the U.S. Go Congress and it will not be possible to attend both.
The deadline to apply is June 23. For more information, or to apply to participate, please contact tournaments@usgo.org.
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PechaKucha go presentation in Chicago

Sunday June 17, 2018

Mark Rubenstein and Bob Barber gave their second presentation about go at PechaKucha last week at Martyr’s in Chicago. Their first presentation in 2011 was about go in general; this one focused on AlphaGo. “It had been 7 years since we did our first one,2018.06.17_PPK presentation and we thought the time was right for version 2.0” said Rubenstein.

PechaKucha is a Japanese word that, roughly translated, means chit-chat. PK was devised in Tokyo in February 2003 as an event for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public. PK is a simple presentation format where you show 20 images, each for 20 seconds. “PK Nights are informal and fun gatherings where creative people get together and share their ideas, works, thoughts… just about anything, really!” Rubenstein tells the EJ.
PK presentations are usually done by one person. But in the first presentation Bob and Mark broke with tradition and presented together, alternating with each slide. “We wanted to do the same thing this time, but the information was too dense in this one”, said Rubenstein. “It was too complicated to keep alternating, so we agreed that I would present solo.”
 
You can watch the presentation here. The 2011 presentation from 2011 is here. For more information about Pecha Kucha, click here. “We encourage everyone to check out PK and consider doing a presentation”, said Rubenstein. “It’s lots of fun, and a great way to spread the word about Go!”
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ASEAN Board and Card Games International Invitational Tournament 2018

Sunday June 17, 2018

The organizers of this event are inviting participants to this tournament, which will be held from August 8th to 14th, 2018, in the city of Nanning, the capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. There are six round of Open Team and Open Individual events and 6 round of Women’s Individual event. Minimum AGA rank is 5D for men and 3D for women. Up to three players may participate and, if necessary, selection criteria will be added should more people express interest. International travel will the responsibility of the participants, but food, accommodations, and local transportation will be provided by the organizers. AGA President Andrew Okun will be in attendance. Please send your interest to attend to president@usgo.org as soon as possible.

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