American Go E-Journal » 2010 » May

The Evanston Go Club’s fifth year at the Anime Central convention (ACEN) in Chicago last Friday and Saturday was so popular that “the crowds never seemed to let up, and we kept teaching until midnight both days!” reports local organizer Mark Rubenstein. “ACEN is a huge event, with 15,000 attendees last year,” says Rubenstein. “The go club has our own room with dozens of 9×9 boards available for learning. The room was full of enthusiastic, costumed first-time go players, some of whom spent hours enjoying their first foray into go.”  The club also held a tournament on Saturday, and gave away 8 full-size go sets, provided by Yellow Mountain, to the top eight winners. For more pictures of the “wacky, wonderful world of ACEN,” check out the club’s photo page. “Thanks also to Bob Barber, Lee Hyunh, David Rohde, and Bob Schattke for their tireless and enthusiastic help!” photo: at the 2006 ACEN

Trevor Morris 7d narrowly won last weekend’s tournament in Amherst, MA. Going into the fourth round of the one-day tourney on Sunday, May 16, there were no three-game winners, so the top spots were up for grabs and Morris eked out the win, besting David Saxner (also 3-1) by a single tie-break point to win the tournament trophy. Eric Reid was the only kyu player to post a 3-1 record, clinching the kyu title. Special mention goes to Richard Buckman (2-1) who volunteered to take a bye in the second round after a first-round loss. Buckman managed to pick up wins in his last two games, for a respectable winning record. photo: (l-r):  Richard Buckman, David Saxner, Trevor Morris, Eric Reid)

Local club organizer Ed Lee sent along this photo of the May 5 weekly go evening at the Santa Barbara (CA) Go Club meeting. “My friend Gregg (r, with mustache) was visiting from Tahoe,” says Lee. The club — which typically attracts anywhere from one to eight players, from 25 kyu to pro 2-dan — meets Wednesday nights 6-10p at Borders Books in the Camino Real Marketplace in Goleta, at 7000 Market Place Drive. It also meets some Tuesdays, 6-10p, at Jitters Coffee House, at 728 State Street , just below De La Guerra Street, in Santa Barbara, CA. Email bhaber@aol.com (Tuesdays) or EdxLee@gmail.com (Wednesdays).
– photo: Jennie Shen 2P