Zhou Ruiyang 5P defeated Kong Jie 9P by 5 points in the second round of the 7th Changqi Cup on Thursday, June 24. Zhou Ruiyang will now face Piao Wenyao in the third round on June 26th. The Changqi Cup is a relatively new tournament sponsored by the Ing foundation, which had its beginnings in Beijing in 2004. The tournament name ‘Changqi’ is the first name of the late Taiwanese millionaire (Ying Changqi) who sponsored the Ing Cup world championship. The tournament is open to all Chinese professionals.
– JustPlayGo, based on reports on go4go
American Go E-Journal » 2010 » June
KONG JIE ELIMINATED FROM CHANGQI CUP
Saturday June 26, 2010
EUROPEAN RESULTS: Turin, Vienna, Stockholm & Bohemia
Thursday June 24, 2010
Carlo Metta 2d won the 2010 Turin Go Tournament, held June 12-13 in Torino, Italy, with a 5-0 record. Alberto Zingoni 4k (4-1) was second, while Mirco Fanti 1k (3-2) was third. In Vienna, Austria, Viktor Lin 5d swept the Alfred Nimmerrichter Gedenk Turnier 2010 which was also held on June 12th and 13th. Bernhard Scheid 5d was second at 4-1 and Ondrej Kruml 4d was 3-2 for third place. Weiying Soerlin 5d won the Stockholm Open 2010 by going undefeated in the tournament held in that Swedish city. Victor Damberg 2d only lost to Soerlin for second, while Erik Ouchterlony 3d lost to Soerlin and Damberg for third. Karel Kral 20k won the Northern Bohemia Cup, which is a handicap tournament that was held June 12-13 in Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic. Kral had 4 wins in 5 rounds as did Katerina Babicka 8k, who came in second, and Martin Cech 4k, who came in third.
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Monday June 21, 2010
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GO SPOTTING: A Thousand Plateaus
Monday June 21, 2010
”In chapter 12 of their book A Thousand Plateaus- Capitalism and Schizophrenia,” Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari use go in opposition to chess as a model to begin describing their concept of ‘nomadology’ (pp.352-53),” writes Marc Willhite. “Not the lightest reading to be sure, but it certainly gave me a new appreciation for the qualities that make go the confounding and fascinating game that it is.”
MICHAEL REDMOND DEFEATS CHO U IN AGON CUP
Sunday June 20, 2010
Michael Redmond 9P defeated Cho U 9P by half a point in the first round of the 17th Agon Cup on Friday. Stay tuned for more details as they become available. This week’s Member’s Edition of the American Go E-Journal will include Redmond’s commentary on his May 6 win against Nakano Hironari 9P which got him into the 16-player Agon Cup final. CLICK HERE for the E-Journal’s recent interview with Redmond.
– includes reporting by JustPlayGo
YAMASHITA KEIGO ONE WIN AWAY FROM HONINBO
Sunday June 20, 2010
With his fourth-round win in the Honinbo on Friday, Yamashita Keigo 9P has taken a 3-1 lead over Hane Naoki 9P. This would be the first Honinbo title for Yamashita; Hane has held the title for the past two years. The fifth round will be played on June 28-29.
– JustPlayGo
YOUR MOVE: Finding Member Game Commentaries; New EJ More Polished & Easy To Read
Sunday June 20, 2010
FINDING MEMBER GAME COMMENTARIES: “I just recently started receiving the AGA journal for members,” writes Denis Pelletier. “The main reason for doing so was for the commented games. How do I go about finding the commented games?” Game commentaries are marked as Member’s Edition content in the E-Journal; click on “read more” to play through the game in an online viewer or click on “link” to download the .sgf file (you’ll need an sgf reader).
NEW EJ MORE POLISHED & EASY TO READ: “Just wanted to drop you a line that this week’s E-Journal was very cool,” writes Aaron Cammarata. “It’s looking much more polished and easy to read. I enjoyed reading about the Santa Monica Coffee Cup (kudos to them for bringing some fun into the entire competition, with theme color, and coffee-themed division names! I wish I still lived down there!). Also, big time congratulations on signing Michael Redmond as a regular contributor – I’m looking forward to reading more of his thoughts in the future.”
While Aaron’s comments reflect the majority of the responses to the E-Journal’s new look, several readers have had trouble with images in the new format. There are images in the Member’s Edition (click here to subscribe) but some browsers block them and you’ll need to click on the appropriate approval (varies by browser) to view them. Non-member subscribers can see the images – along with complete reports — by clicking on “read more.”
KYEONG-NANG SWEEPS IN BUDAPEST
Sunday June 20, 2010
Kyeong-nang Kang 7d swept the 2010 Hungarian International Tournament, going 5-0 at the June 4-6 event in Budapest. Pál Balogh 6d was second and Pavol Lisý 4d took third, both coming in just ahead of long-time teacher Csaba Mérõ 6d, and all with three wins. There were 44 participants in the tournament.
– EuroGoTV
JANSSEN WINS KOREAN AMBASSADOR’S CUP IN DELFT
Sunday June 20, 2010
Frank Janssen 6d (r) was perfect through seven rounds to win the 2010 Dutch Korean Ambassador’s Cup, held June 12-13 in Delft. Michiel Eijkhout 6d, Willem-Koen Pomstra 5d, and Rudi Verhagen 5d were all 5-2, each having lost to Janssen and once to each other, and came in 2nd through 4th respectively. There were 14 players in the tournament, which is a qualifier for the Dutch representative to the Korean Prime Minister’s Cup.
– EuroGoTV
SMUD WINS BUNDEK OPEN
Sunday June 20, 2010
Mladen Smud 1k (r) won the four-round Bundek Open Go Tournament, held June 12 in Zagreb, Croatia. Vedran Vasiljevic 2d was second, losing only to Smud (who was a strong 4d fifteen years ago), while Vigor Grego 1d was third, losing only to Vasiljevic. This was the final tournament of ten in the first Croatian Go League, which was won by Matthew Zakanj 3d with Smud in second.
– EuroGoTV