Xie He 7P (l) advanced to the RICOH Cup finals after defeating Gu Lingyi 5P (r) by resignation in the semifinal on 
Tuesday. Xie will face Kong Jie – who won the title in 2005 — in the title match. This will be Kong Jie’s first RICOH Cup title match.
– JustPlayGo for the game record
American Go E-Journal
XIE HE ADVANCES TO RICOH CUP FINALS
Sunday April 11, 2010
CHO U SWEEPS JUDAN 3-0
Sunday April 11, 2010
Cho U 9P (l) has retained his Judan title handily, defeating Yamashita Keigo 9P (r) by resignation in the third round Thursday to
complete a 3-0 sweep of the 48th Judan, winning the title for a second year in a row. Cho won games one and three by resignation and game 2 by 1.5; he now leads Yamashita 34-22 in head-to-head competition. See below for photos & game records
– Just Play Go & Kin’s Homepage
AMERICAS, EUROPE OUT IN FUJITSU 1ST ROUND
Sunday April 11, 2010
The players from Europe, North and South America went down fighting in the first round of the 23rd Fujitsu Cup Saturday 
in Tokyo. China’s Piao Wenyao 5P (l) defeated amateur Li Jie 7D (r) of the United States by resignation after 219 moves, Japan’s Takao Shinji 9P defeated Argentina’s amateur Fernando Aguilar 6D by resignation after 172 moves, and Kim Jiseok 7D of Korea beat a very strong effort by Russia’s Alexandre Dinerstein 3P, who resigned after 243 moves. Round 2 is scheduled for Monday, April 12. Click below for more photos, game records and Round 2 pairings.
– JustPlayGo
PAL BALOGH WINS PANDANET CUP
Sunday April 11, 2010
Pal Balogh 6d of Hungary won the Pandanet European Cup at the Paris Open closing the 2009-2010 season. Balogh collected 66 points from six of the 21 Pandanet European Cup tourneys. Czech Ondrej Silt 6d finished with 58 from 7, while both Christian Pop 7d (56, Romania) and Csaba Mero 6d (53, Hungary) played only in 5 events on tour.
– Peter Dijkema, European Correspondent for the E-Journal
photo: Pal Balogh (l) winning the Austrian Open last November, a Japanese Ambassadors Cup event and part of the Pandanet Go European Cup
WORLD MIND SPORTS GAMES ON FILM
Saturday April 10, 2010
French filmmaker and go player Fred Donzet 5d has just posted his film about the 2008 World Mind Sports Games. Donzet, a French representative to the WMSG, shot a lot of material about all the games played at the event in Beijing, China.
– Peter Dijkema
SMUD TOPS BIG MOUNTAIN
Saturday April 10, 2010
Mladen Smud 1k (l) won his local home tournament Veligoricki Go Turnir – or Big Mountain Tournament — in Veligoricki, Croatia. Smud finished ahead of Robert Jovecic 2k on sos.
– Peter Dijkema, from EGD
CORSAGE FOR KORSAK TITLE IN UKRAINE
Saturday April 10, 2010
Viktoriya Korsak 6k was victorious in the Female Champs of the Ukraine, held in Kyiv, April 1-4. She won 6-1, with three 5-2 players at her heels; 8 players took part. Click here for full results.
– Peter Dijkema, from EGD
ASSISTANT YEARBOOK CD EDITOR NEEDED
Saturday April 10, 2010
With the 2009 American Go Yearbook – the compilation of the “best of” the American Go E-Journal – nearing completion, Yearbook staff needs immediate assistance to wrap up the Yearbook CD. No experience necessary; the qualifying candidate will receive credit in the Yearbook and an E-Journal staff cap. Email journal@usgo.org if interested
LI SWEEPS NORDIC GO CHAMPS
Saturday April 10, 2010
Martin Li 5d of Sweden swept the 2010 Nordic Go Championship 6-0, held this year in Oslo from April 2-4. Local hero Jostein Flood 4d lost only to Li, for the silver crown. Xia Jie Lin 5d, also from the Norwegian capital won bronze on sos. In Oslo 33 took part. Click here for complete results.
– Peter Dijkema, European Correspondent for the E-Journal
DAI PEAKS IN PARIS
Saturday April 10, 2010
Dai Junfu 7d (r) of Lyon won the Paris Open in Antony, April 3-5, undefeated 6-0. Csaba Mero 6d of Hungary lost only to
Dai to finish for silver. Favorite Hwang In-Seong 8d had to settle for bronze on sos. Also with four wins: French Championne Yanqi Zhang 6d, Christian Pop 7d (Romania) and Pal Balogh 6d (Hungary). The latter won the overall classement of the Pandanet season this year. The field was very strong, like last week’s Shusaku Cup in Romania and attendance was similarly high: 224 took part. Between rounds, Dai autographed copies of his new book on the middle game. Click here for the full results.
– Peter Dijkema, after EuroGoTV.com