Wednesday September 1, 2021
Part Two of Feng Yun’s multipart analysis of the Chinese Opening. This is her first series as a new contributor to the AGA E-Journal.
Feng Yun 9p is one of the very few women 9p players in the world and is the only one who is a US resident. She runs a highly regarded go school in the USA, and teaches online: including private lessons, classes, and summer workshops. Her school can be found online here.
Wednesday July 21, 2021
The Iwamoto North America Foundation (INAF) and the Nihon Kiin announce two upcoming joint online events. Anyone may sign up on a first-come-first-served basis.
Event 1 – August 2 2021, US Eastern time 21:00 to 22:30. Lecture for kyu players by Mitani Tetsuya 7p (三谷哲也) and Antti Tormanen 1p. This pair has frequently visited Europe and given many popular lectures since 2012. This event is limited to the first 100 people. Register for this webinar.
Event 2 – August 7 2021 US Eastern time 21:00 to 22:30. Interactive AI play for kyu players with Tajiri Yuto 5p (田尻悠人). All participants will join in to play with AI, led by Mr. Taijiri who will also provide Q&A, quizzes, and commentary. Register ahead of time for this webinar.
Additional events will be forthcoming. Please check INAF website and on AGA e-journal for announcements.
Go to the INAF website to sign up: http://www.inaf-go.org/2021/07/sign-up-for-joint-inaf-nihon-kiin-online-events/
Zoom links will be sent to all registrants by the end of July.
Friday July 9, 2021
“Wow, it’s been a while! Welcome back,” Nyarlah commented on the latest Michael Redmond AlphaGo game commentary; Part 1 was published last week. “It’s been too long AGA!” agreed Clay Tin. Some commenters noted the unusually long pre-game chat as Redmond and host Chris Garlock caught up on news from the previous 8 months; note that the game commentary starts at 22:56.
Part 2 of the AlphaGo-AlphaGo Game 50 commentary will be published at 6p ET tonight. The game series was published by Deepmind after AlphaGo’s victory over world champion Ke Jie 9p in May 2017. The video was produced by Eva-Dee Beech, Chris Garlock and Stephen Hu.
Friday April 30, 2021
Feng Yun 9p is one of the very few women 9p players in the world and the only one who is a US resident. She runs a highly regarded go school: fengyungoschool.com. This analysis of the Chinese Opening is her first contribution as a new contributor to the AGA E-Journal.
Friday May 29, 2020
Michael Redmond 9p, hosted by the AGA E-Journal’s Chris Garlock, reviews the 41st game of the amazing AlphaGo vs. AlphaGo selfplay games. The 50-game series was published by Deepmind after AlphaGo’s victory over world champion Ke Jie 9p in May 2017.
In this commentary, originally broadcast live on the AGA’s Twitch channel on April 26, Redmond talks about a special video his mother made about the first time a young Michael met Kaoru Iwamoto, “who did so much to promote go overseas.” Today’s game starts with the Chinese Opening, “which is a little unusual for AI’s, we’ll see a few 3-3 invasions and of course some exciting fighting involving some groups where you’ll be wondering if they’re dead or alive.”
Also, tune in this Sunday on Twitch at 7p EDT for another live commentary, this one on the Ichiriki-Shibano game from Pandanet’s recent “Golden Panda Cup”
AG #41 produced by Stephen Hu, Allen Moy and Chris Garlock
Saturday December 21, 2019
In this episode, Michael Redmond reviews his game with the legendary Ishida Yoshio 9P. This game started Redmond’s winning streak earlier this year; up to this game Redmond had never won against Ishida.
A student at the legendary Kitani Minoru go school, Ishida’s fellow students included Cho Chikun, Kobayashi Koichi, Kato Masao, and Takemiya Masaki. He joined the dojo at a young age like his fellow students and became a professional in 1963 when he was 15. His dan rank grew quickly because of the Oteai. He would go up the ranks faster than rules allowed after winning the first 14 Oteai games when he was being promoted from 6 to 7 dan. He reached 9 dan in 11 years, faster than most other players. Ishida was given the nickname “The Computer” because his yose play and counting skills were far more accurate than other pros.
Click here to see the video, produced by Stephen Hu, Allen Moy and Andrew Jackson.
Thursday July 25, 2019
White: Albert Yen, 7D
Black: Helcio Alexandre Pacheco, 3D
June 2, 2019, in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
Comments by Albert Yen, 7D
Game editors: Kiren Polara, Myron Souris
Albert Yen’s commentary is from his 2nd round win against Brazil’s Helcio Alexandre Pacheco. Albert gives even more variations for his favorite pincer opening. Although, the game is almost over by move 24, Albert continues the commentary with useful explanations of common shapes and tesujis. For the game moves, Albert also includes LeelaZero’s (AI) winrates.
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Thursday July 25, 2019
White: Albert Yen, 7D
Black: Anibal Gomez de la Fuente, 1D
June 2, 2019, in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
Comments by Albert Yen, 7D
Game editors: Kiren Polara, Myron Souris
Albert Yen’s commentary is from his 1st round win against Argentina’s Anibal Gomez de la Fuente. Although the game is effectively over by move 60, Albert covers instructive mistakes by both sides. For the game moves, Albert also includes LeelaZero’s (AI) winrates.
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Wednesday July 24, 2019
White: Albert Yen, 7D
Black: Jaesung Lee, 7D
June 5, 2019, in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
Comments by Albert Yen, 7D
Game editors: Kiren Polara, Myron Souris
Albert Yen’s commentary here is from his 8th round loss against South Korea’s Jaesung Lee. Albert’s analysis covers the complicated middle game fighting, when one misread turns an even game into an almost immediate loss. For the game moves, Albert also includes LeelaZero’s (AI) winrates.
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Inaugural Quzhou Lanke Go Supermatch
Wednesday December 1, 2021
This evening, Wednesday, Dec. 1st at 10pm EST/7pm PST, Game 1 of the Quzhou Lanke Go Supermatch will be streamed live on the official AGA Twitch channel. Stephen Hu will host commentary by Michael Redmond 9p starting at 10:30pm EST, and the broadcast will be produced by Eva-Dee Beech.
The match is between Ke Jie 9P (China) vs. Lian Xiao 9P (China). Time controls are 2 hours main time, followed by 5 periods of 1-minute byo-yomi.
The event is taking place in Quzhou, China, where the Legend of the Rotten Axe took place, in which a woodcutter observed two immortals playing a game of Go.