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the strongest players in Europe. The bonus file today is a sneak peek
at “MasterPlay: Lee Changho,” just out from Slate
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February
18, 2008; Volume 9, #9
won
the February 16 Rocky Mountain Open, topping a 56-player field that
included 19 kids. Winner’s Report: Open Section: 1st: Jung
Hoon Lee 8d; 2nd: Daniel Ginsburg 7k; 3rd: Erwin Yu 5d; 4th: Andew
Briscoe 2d; 5th: Aeones DeVeyra 3k; 6th: Katherine Lin 3k. Handicap
Section: 1st: Thomas Creel 14k; 2nd: Amy Chen 17k. “Lee and
Ginsburg went 4-0,” reports David Weiss, “and Creel
went 4 -1, losing his only game in a jigo taking Black.” Photo by Paul Barchilon. 
two million children and adults, the strip
has helped youth go clubs flourish across the nation. "In a magazine
jammed with fist-fueled fighting manga, Hikaru no Go has quietly carved
out a place in readers' hearts," the editors at Shonen Jump state in a
farewell message to the series. Nonetheless, the strip is being
replaced by Slam Dunk, a manga about basket ball. It is not all bad
news though, the series will continue coming out in graphic novel
format, although it will be October before we see a release that will
pick up the story line from where it ends in the April issue (which was
released this week). Many manga series come out in graphic novel format
only, and some of them are quite popular. Hopefully Hikaru will weather
the transition and continue to attract new readers. No announcement was
made regarding the streaming of the anime series on Toonami, which may
well continue. In the four years that the series has run in Shonen
Jump, AGA youth membership has nearly quadrupled, and the AGF has added
over 200 new youth clubs in schools, libraries and community centers.
The impact of Hikaru will be seen for many years to come and the go
community will continue to benefit from our increased standing in the
national consciousness of millions of children. Sayonara Hikaru, domo
arigato!
an AGA
chapter on January 25 – is not a traditional go club with
regular meeting hours, “but rather the glue that connects the
more than one dozen go clubs in the San Francisco Bay Area,”
Association President Roger Schrag tells the EJ. “Our events
calendar and email newsletter keep go players in Northern California up
to date on tournaments, professional player appearances, and other
special activities of interest to go players. We also help clubs
promote their events, and we run tournaments so that in 2008 there will
be at least one AGA-rated go tournament each month in the San Francisco
Bay Area.” Visit the Association’s website
to keep up to date on upcoming events, find a local go club, or sign up
for the free email newsletter.
e extended an invitation to U.S. players to
participate in this year’s event, scheduled for March 22-24.
The biggest open tournament in Europe, the Pa
ris Go
Tournament will bring together over 300 players from at least 20
countries, including the best European players, who will be playing the
final round of the Pandanet European Cup, the last step of a
20-tournament circuit that began last year. The "IA-GO Challenge 2008"
is also scheduled for the Paris event, featuring a showdown between a
professional player and the MOGO go program. 
coming young pros in China make up the semifinal players in the 22nd Tianyuan
(Japanese: Tengen), one of the most prestigious Chinese national
tournaments. The tournament determines the challenger for current title
holder Gu
Li 9P, who has held this title for the last five years. Other
players who have held this title for multiple terms are well-known
figures like Chang
Hao 9P, Ma
Xiaochun 9P, and Nie
Weiping 9P. Heading up this year's semifinalists is is Li
Zhe 6P, who is the youngest of the four at nineteen. He won
his first, and only so far, pro title in 2006, the Xinren
Wang, which is limited to younger pros 7P and under. He was
the National Youth Go champion at 13. Second is Zhou
Heyang 9P (r), who is the oldest of the group in his early
thirties. Zhou won the 2nd Chang-Ki
Cup, the richest national event, in 2006. He also has won
several other titles, including the Asian
TV Fast Game Cup and the Mingren
in 2003. Next is Kong
Jie 7P, who's best feat has been to win the Chang-Ki Cup
twice, in 2005 and 2007. He's also won several minor titles. The fourth
member of the group is Wang
Xi 9P, who is also in his twenties. Wang won the Asian TV Cup
and the Liguang
Cup in 2006, which are his only titles so far.
Proverbs Illustrated." Additional material
has been added over the years by several authors, culminating in the
recent "New Go Proverbs Illustrated." Putting to use his extensive
experience teaching beginners, author Milton N. Bradley provides
twenty-five new proverbs for the kyu-level player.