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IN MEMORIAM: Judge King, Early Translator & Longtime AGA Member

Longtime American Go Association member Samuel P. King died in early December in Hawaii. “Judge King published one of the first English go books called "The Theory and Practice of Go" written by Oscar Korschelt (1880) which he translated from German to English with George Leckie,” reports Sid Kobashigawa of the Honolulu Go Club. The 94-year-old King, a leading figure in Hawaii – click here to read more about his fascinating life – was an AGA member for more than 35 years; his AGA membership number is 415.