American Go E-Journal

Is Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg a go player? Paul Barchilon found this evidence in a 2007 photo on the Fast Company website. Zuckerberg has been in the headlines a lot recently, thanks to his less-than-flattering portrayal in David Fincher’s new film, The Social Network and Zuckerberg’s $100 million contribution to Newark schools on September 25. We haven’t checked with the American Go Foundation (AGF), but we’re willing to bet that for a fraction of Zuckerberg’s generous investment in education – say 1% — the AGF would be happy to expand its go-in-the-schools programs. That’s assuming our friends in the chess world haven’t already beaten us to the punch…