- Deadlines
The S&T Student Handbook Planner important event or program dates that you’d like to have included in the planner, please email them to me by Friday, May 15th .
- Recruiting new members, targeting 10 new members.
* Flyer
* E-connection
* Recruiting events
. Seminar,
. Recruiting table
. Campus Showcase, Sep. 4th, 11-3pm
- Electing new officers
* President
* Vice President
* Public Affairs Officer
* Treasurer
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
KOSZEGI AND KIM PROPOSE U.S. TOUR
KOSZEGI AND KIM PROPOSE U.S. TOUR: Two English-speaking Korean professionals are available for a US tour later this year. Diana Koszegi 1P (l), one of only three Western women to achieve pro status, is a well-known player in the West with her own page on Wikipedia. Seung-jun Kim 9P (r), who recently returned from a teaching tour in Europe, especially enjoys working with international students. Both Ms. Koszegi and Mr. Kim speak excellent English, and they love to play soccer, tennis and other sports as well. Click here to help them plan this tour by answering a few questions. Seung-jun Kim photo by Boris Bernadsky; Seung-jun Kim photo from Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_Koszegi
AMERICAN GO E-JOURNAL
AMERICAN GO E-JOURNAL
World Go News from The American Go Association
April 20, 2009; Volume 10, #16
CHO U TAKES JUDAN FOR FIRST TIME: Cho U 9P defeated Judan title holder Takao Shinji 9P on April 16th to take the Judan title by a score of 3-1. Takao's only win came in the first game of the title match. The Judan was Takao's only current title, although he will be challenging Hane Naoki 9P for the Honinbo title starting in May. Cho now holds five of the top seven Japanese titles, lacking only the Kisei and the Honinbo. Cho held the Honinbo in 2003 and 2004, but he has never won the Kisei.
JIE LI FALLS TO HANE NAOKI IN FUJITSU: Jie Li 7d (l), representing North America in the international Fujitsu Cup, was paired against current Honinbo Hane Naoki 9P of Japan in the first round on April 11 and after a long battle was forced to resign (see attached game file) Li can legitimately claim to be the strongest player in North America these days, but he gets few chances to play against top Asian pros. Hane is definitely one such, having been Japanese Kisei twice, in 2004 and 2005, NHK Cup winner in 2006, and the current Honinbo. We hope to bring you Li'
s comments on the game later; see also KOREANS FAVORED IN FUJITSU below.
- Bill Cobb
HALF-POINTER PUTS OH CHIMIN ON TOP IN PARIS: Oh Chimin 7d (r) from Berlin won in the Paris Go Tournament last weekend, undefeated in one of the strongest weekend tournaments ever held in Europe, with 350 players. French national teacher Fan Hui 8d and Hwang Inseong 8d lost only to Oh, while the French were delighted with Antoine Fenech 5d finishing fourth with only a loss against Fan. Many top-board encounters featured razor-thin margins. Dai Junfu 7d's losses to Hwang and Fan were "both by half a point in mutual time trouble," Dai told the E-Journal. "It feels like swimming a sprint race. You arrive at the same slap. You look at each other and both don't know who won." Not surprisingly, then, the final between unbeaten Hwang and Oh was also decided by a half-point margin. Even top players like Noguchi Motoki 7d and Hong Seulki 7d incurred two losses. Catalin Taranu 5P provided game commentary and EuroGoTv broadcast the three top boards. Click here for results and here for photos. Winner's pic at http://picasaweb.google.
- Peter Dijkema; photo by Judith VanDam
TEEN CHEN YAOYE WINS FIRST TITLE: Teenager Chen Yaoye 9P (l), who gained fame in 2007 when he became the youngest 9P ever at the age of seventeen, has now won a major Chinese event, the Tianyuan (J: Tengen). Chen was promoted under the Chinese system for reaching the finals of two international events, the LG Cup, where he lost to Gu Li 9P 3-2, and the Asian TV Cup, where he lost to Lee Sedol 9P. Chen, who had never won a title other than the Chinese National Go Individual Championship in 2005, won the Tianyuan by sweeping Gu Li 2-0, who's not only considered number one currently in China, but had held this title for the previous six consecutive years.
XI GAO SWEEPS BRITISH OPEN: Xi Gao 5d (r) from China swept all six games to win the British Open during the 42nd British Go Congress in Chester in the first weekend of April, where 61 took part in the main event. Andrew Kay 3d of Cambridge University took second with 5-1. Yohei Negi 1d (St. Andrews), Richard Bentley 4k (Durham) and local hero James Brownrigg 12k won five each. Ryan Peters 3d, the only contender from the USA, went 0-4, while Jan Overgoor 10k (NL), the only other foreigner, went 2-4. Click here for full results.- Peter Dijkema, European correspondent for the E-Journal
ING MASTERS DOUBLE-HEADER IN BALTIMORE & SANTA MONICA: This weekend saw not one but two qualifier tournaments for the 2009 North American Ing Masters (NAIM) championship. On the East Coast, Baltimore's UMBC go club drew nearly 60 players to its tournament which, in a North American first, featured a web live video broadcast on EuroGoTV. Top seeds Jie Li, Eric Lui and Yuan Zhou all beat each other in an unbreakable tie and were declared co-champions. Meanwhile on the West Coast, the Santa Monica go club held its own qualifier, won by Dae Hyuk Ko, with Seung Hyun Hong and Calvin Sun tying for second place and Rui Wang and Andrew Lu tied for fourth. The tournament also featured a novel first: the Southern California Chinese Broadcasting Company provided the playing venue for the event, making it what may be the country's first TV tournament.
- Chris Hayashida & Phil Waldron; photo: Danny Ko watches Yixian Zhou play Rui Wang and Calvin Sun play Andrew Lu; photo by Andy Okun
KUIN WINS 3RD STRAIGHT DUTCH TITLE: Defending champion Merlijn Kuin 6d (r) won the play-off for the Dutch title against Geert Groenen (l) 2-1 on April 18-19 in the European Go Centre in Amsterdam. Kuin had lost to Groenen in the Championships' tourney in January, while the latter had lost to former Dutch champ Frank Janssen 6d. On Saturday, Groenen won the first game after an early blunder by Kuin. But Kuin won both games on Sunday, with Yoon Young-sun 5P commenting on the games for a youth study group. The final game was also watched live by over 300 on KGS and 100 on EuroGoTv. This is the third consecutive Dutch title for Kuin, who will represent The Netherlands at the next World Amateur Go Championship in Japan at the end of May (which will be covered again this year by the E-Journal). Click here for photos.
- Peter Dijkema, photo by Tijmen van Wettum
NORTH AMERICA PREVAILS IN TRANSATLANTIC YOUTH MATCH: Over 800 online spectators turned out Sunday to watch the inaugural TransAtlantic Youth Match, which brought together twenty players from nine different countries for an online friendship tournament between North America and Europe. Notable results included three-time Junior Redmond Cup champion Calvin Sun's victory over European Youth Champion Ali Jabarin in the morning session (see attached game record), in contrast to the afternoon session where French strongman Thomas Debarre dispatched Senior Redmond Cup champion Gansheng Shi. By the end of the series Team North America secured enough games to earn a 6-4 victory and congratulations from EGF organizer Ales Cieply, who expressed optimism for the future: "We hope there will be more interaction between North American and European players." 18 year-old AGA youth organizer - and EJ reporter - Lawrence Ku conceived of the event as a way of making new go friends: "I have always wanted to get to know European players better, but as I was unable to attend the European Go Congress in the past few years. I thought that the best way to meet other young players was through a friendship match online."
- Phil Waldron
BLAKE WINS SALT CITY TOURNAMENT: Nick Blake (aka N2, at left in photo) of Rochester swept the top division of the Salt City Paired Tournament last weekend in Syracuse, NY. Bryan Lim (at right in photo) of Binghamton and Bob Sollish of Syracuse finished close behind in this division with identical 3-1 records. In the single-digit kyu division, Peter Wynn of Syracuse took the top prize, finishing with a 3-1 record, and the double-digit kyu division was swept 4-0 by Richard Reeves of Jordan, NY. Twenty-three players participated in the annual tournament, and for the second year in a row, all participants received prizes, thanks in part to Slate and Shell, which donated some book prizes and provided others at discounted prices. The tournament was co-hosted by the Syracuse Go Club and the Manlius Pebble Hill School Go Club.
TUESDAY DEADLINE FOR ONLINE NAIM QUALIFIER: The clock is ticking for registration in the first of two online qualifiers for the NAIM. "This is particularly important for players in the central US," reports TD Philip Waldron, "since the region has no face-to-face events this year." Registration closes at midnight on Tuesday April 21; see the tournament webpage for full details.
U.S. SLOTS OPEN FOR OROMEDIA CUP: There are still slots of go players who'd like to represent the U.S, at the 2nd Oromedia Cup, scheduled for May 1-4 in Hong Kong, reports American Go Association President Allan Abramson. Anyone interested can contact him at president@usgo.org
4TH ARGENTINEAN GO CONGRESS COMING UP: The fourth annual Argentinean Go Congress will be held May 1-3 in Buenos Aires. Organizers have been preparing for months, including weekly workshops for children - sometimes up to a hundred at a time -- at the Japanese Garden in Buenos Aires. This year's Congress included a literary call for original work involving go that drew a "a much higher number of works than expected," reports Lucas Galfaso. Fernando Aguilar 7d will present his new go book, the first intermediate level go book written in Spanish, in a ceremony sponsored by the Japanese Embassy in Argentina and held at the International 35th Book Fair in Buenos Aires.
ZHAO AND SONG TOP NJ USYGC: Zhongxia (Ricky) Zhao 7d, and Forest Song 2d took first place in their divisions at the United States Youth Go Championship (USYGC) in New Jersey. Both boys had perfect records, despite a strong playing field of high dan kids. The qualifier was held at the Feng Yun Go School, in Piscataway, NJ, on April 11, and drew 27 kids. "The tournament was great, although four rounds in one day was a bit tiring" Zhao told the E-Journal. "Feng Yun kindly took the time to review my last game with Michael Huang, so I had an opportunity to learn as well," he adds. A novice tournament with 16 players was held after the junior division tournament concluded in mid-afternoon. Paul Matthews was the tournament director for both events. Click here for more details and photos. Winners report: Senior Division: 1st: Zhongxia Zhao 7d; 2nd: Yang Xu 5d; 3rd : Michael Huang 5d; Honorable Mention: Kevin Shang, Chen Kaishuo, Kelley Zhao, Victor Kang; Junior Division: 1st: Forest Song 2d; 2nd: Xiao Huang 2k, 3rd: Eric Wu 5k; Honorable Mention: Harrison Chiu, Justin Ching; Novice Tournament: Charles Cheng 22k and Felix Ke 23k both won all of their games.
- Paul Barchilon; photo: top boards in the Senior Division at the Feng Yun Go School. Foreground: Michael Huang (l) versus Zhao Zhongxia (r); background: Xu Yang Xu (l) versus Jasmine Yan (r); photo by Paul Matthews
WANG AND XIONG QUALIFY IN BOSTON YOUTH TOURNEY: Andrew Wang 1k and Kevin Xiong 12k won the April 11 U.S. Youth Go Championship qualifier in Boston, MA. The tournament was also the third annual Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association's youth tournament, which drew kids from Maine and Vermont in addition to local youth, and was covered in the World Journal, the most popular Chinese newspaper in the U.S. In the Senior Division Wang was neck-and-neck with Tom Bahun 1k throughout the tournament, both undefeated until they faced each other in the final round. In the Junior Division Xiong was undefeated. Although only seven years old, he has been a student at the GBCCA Go club for the past three years. Photos from the event are posted online. Winners report: Senior Division: 1st: Andrew Wang 1k; 2nd: Tom Bahun 1k; 3rd: Natalie Sharpe; Junior Division: 1st: Kevin Xiong 12k; 2nd: Zachary Lu; 3rd: Edward Yun.
- Paul Barchilon, Youth Editor; photo: Boston USYGC final between Tom Bahun (l) and Andrew Wang (r); photo by Ke Lu
TRAN WINS HOUSTON USYGC: 16-year-old Minh Tran beat his 14-year-old brother, Van Tran in a 2-out-of-3 contest, taking first place in the Senior section. The qualifier was held April 4 in Houston, TX. "The Tran brothers seem very dedicated to the game," noted Tournament Director Robert Cordingley; "Since they haven't been playing long they have yet to get in some rated games, but we think they're probably around 15k." There were no contestants young enough to play in the Junior bracket.
KOREANS FAVORED IN FUJITSU: With five players left, the odds favor the Koreans in the 22nd Fujitsu. Meanwhile, Japanese players, who have had a hard time in international tournaments recently, are doing better in the Fujitsu. With the first two rounds completed, there are two Japanese players still alive: Yamashita Keigo 9P and Kono Rin 9P. Kono defeated China's number one Gu Li 9P in the second round. There are also two Chinese players in the third round: Piao Wenyao 5P and Chang Hao 9P. The Korean players remaining include Park Yeonghun 9P, Lee Changho 9P, Lee Sedol 9P, and Kang Dongyun 9P, a formidable group. Although Gu Li (r) won the Fujitsu last year for the Chinese, Korean players had won it the previous ten straight years. The last Japanese winner was Kobayashi Koichi 9P in 1997. Lee Sedol has won this title three times and Lee Changho and Park Yeonghun have taken it twice. The tournament will resume in June.
BOGDANOV WINS SWISS OPEN: Viktor Bogdanov (l) 5d from Petrozavodsk in Russia won the 33rd Swiss Open in Luzern during Easter weekend 6-1. Sebastien Ott 1k and Sebastien Koch 2d shared second with 5-2, but Ott took the title of Swiss Champion, because he had won their mutual encounter in the first round. Both are from Geneva. While none of the 40 players won all seven games, several Swiss scored 6-1. Click here for results and here for a gallery of photos.
- Peter Dijkema, based on a report on dgob.de
CELEJEWSKI LEADS QUALIFIERS FOR POLISH LEAGUE OF YOUNG MASTERS: Eighteen top Polish youth players took part in the early-April elimination for the League of Young Masters in Lodz, Poland. Pawel Celejewski 4d qualified with an undefeated record, while Stanislaw Frejlak 2d and Karol Cieslak finished 4-1. Mariusz Pabich 2d and Sebastan Pawlaczyk 1d also qualified. Cieslak caused some amazement, entering at 5k, but defeating two dan-level players. In the 'San-san' side event 32 players competed, with Vit Brunner 4d (Czechia) taking first place ahead of Leszek Soldan 5d. Click here for full results and some game records.
- Peter Dijkema
KOSZEGI AND KIM PROPOSE U.S. TOUR: Two English-speaking Korean professionals are available for a US tour later this year. Diana Koszegi 1P (l), one of only three Western women to achieve pro status, is a well-known player in the West with her own page on Wikipedia. Seung-jun Kim 9P (r), who recently returned from a teaching tour in Europe, especially enjoys working with international students. Both Ms. Koszegi and Mr. Kim speak excellent English, and they love to play soccer, tennis and other sports as well. Click here to help them plan this tour by answering a few questions. Seung-jun Kim photo by Boris Bernadsky; Seung-jun Kim photo from Wikipedia
GO QUIZ: Deep In The Heart Of Texas
Last week we asked which of the following states - Texas, Massachusetts, Colorado or Oregon -- has yet to hold its second Go Congress. While two dozen of you realized the Houston Congress was the only Go Congress in Texas so far, three each did not remember back far enough to recall the two Congresses in Massachusetts and Colorado, and only one chose Oregon. Four of you answered twice just to confuse me. Congrats to Bob Felice, this week's winner, chosen at random from thos e answering correctly.
THIS WEEK'S QUIZ: Jim Hlavka, tired of my Congress registration drive, asks "How about some arcane questions about go, instead of about Congresses?" Sorry, Jim, you'll have to wait one more week. Today's poll question wants to know " Where would you like to see a U.S. Go Congress held, and why?" Serious responses (and volunteers) are appreciated, and humorous ones will be evaluated on their merits. Click here to vote!
- Keith Arnold
GO CALENDAR: KGS, Oakland, Ames, Charlottesville & Tacoma
April 25-26: KGS Go Server: Ing Masters Online Qualifier #1
Philip Waldron tournaments@usgo.org
April 25: Oakland, CA: Bay Area Go Players Association Monthly AGA Ratings Tournament
Roger Schrag 510.501.2701 rsgo20090425@bayareago.org
April 25: Ames, IA: All-Iowa Tournament
Ramon Mercado 787.410.1977 cyclonego@iastate.edu
Tyson Willimas cyclonego@iastate.edu
April 25: Charlottesville, VA: UVA Spring Go Tournament
playgouva@gmail.com 757.329.5054
April 25: Tacoma, WA: Monthly Rating Tournament
Gordon Castanza 253.853.4831 gcastanza@comcast.net
GO CLASSIFIED
SELL IT, BUY IT OR TRADE IT HERE with nearly 13,000 go-players worldwide! Classified ads are FREE and run for 4 weeks; email your ad to us now at journal@usgo.org.
PLAYERS WANTED: Morris/Passaic County, NJ; New player seeking experienced players to get together weekly to learn and play Go. Contact Thomas Ott @ Ott.Tom@gmail.com (4/13)
HELP WANTED: I'm seeking interested people to assist me in developing a computerized go board. Must have an in-depth electronics and/or computer hardware (architecture) and programming experience. Can also be an advanced student, or this could be a possible development project for a college class.
Contact Kent Secor at kentsecor@yahoo.com (4/6)
PLAYERS WANTED: West Valley, UT: New club starting at Salt Lake County library; email Quinton Paul Ward at neoaptt@hotmail.com for details. (4/6)
STUDENTS WANTED: Guo Juan's Internet Go School is currently accepting enrollment for group classes for the term beginning April 18th. Our students and teachers want to meet you! Our very experienced teaching faculty includes Guo Juan 5P, Mingjiu Jiang 7P and Jennie Shen 2P. (4/6)
PLAYERS WANTED: El Segundo, CA: Hoping to start an after work or lunch-time go club in the El Segundo Imperial Avenue area for employees of Boeing, Raytheon, DirecTV, etc. email ElSegundo.Go@gmail.com (3/30)
GO BOOKS FOR SALE: Steve Fawthrop is selling all his go books and magazines. This includes all books published in English from the late '60s to mid '00s (well over 200 titles), a complete set of Go World, and hundreds of other magazines and Japanese books. Log onto GoDiscussions and look for his posts under user "Dr Straw's Book Sale". Those which don't sell on GoDiscussions will later be offered on EBay. UPDATE: Most OOP books have been sold. Many which are still in print are being offered for 75% of publishers prices. (4/13)
PLAYERS WANTED: Paris, France; The House Of Go: "Playing the game of go in calm, friendly atmosphere, over a cup of green tea in the heart of Paris." open every day. Contact: Xie Wei Dong 5me Dan xie@noos.fr or nyxxo@free.fr (3/30)
ASSISTANT GO CAMP COORDINATOR WANTED: The AGA Go Camp East is looking for an Assistant Coordinator for the summer of 2009. There is a small stipend for this position. For full details, contact David Dinhofer at: agagocampeast@usgo.org (3/30)
PLAYERS WANTED: Meadville, PA and nearby areas, contact Matt at mlitke431@hotmail.com (3/23)
ASSISTANT GO CAMP DIRECTOR WANTED: The AGA Go Camp East is looking for an Assistant Director for the summer of 2009. There is a small stipend for this position. For more information, contact Karen Jordan at: agagocampeast@usgo.org (3/30)
HELP FOR CLUB ORGANIZERS: Get instant on-line registration for your next tournament, any location, any time zone. Capture attendee lists, see registration trends, export/import to popular pairings programs, analyze profit and loss reports, award customized prize certificates and much more. See GoClubsOnline at http://www.goclubs.org/. Simple setup. Secure website. (3/16)
WANTED: Online go experts for posting go servers news on
GoSensations.com. Contact: Alexander Dinerchtein, backpast@gmail.com
for discussing details and your benefit (3/16)
STUDENTS WANTED: Yuan Zhou 7d is currently accepting new students. He
offers private lessons, group lessons in person or on the internet. If you are interested in becoming Yuan Zhou's student and/or taking lessons from him - especially if your rank is 9k and above - and if you are a serious go player who wants to learn, improve and enjoy go, contact him at yuan.zhou@zhouyuan.com (3/16)
YOUNG PLAYERS WANTED: San Diego, CA: Hoping to start a go club in San Diego for young people. We would need a teacher and students! inlandisle@gmail.com (3/9)
PLAYERS WANTED: China: Beijing Go Club; info at http://www.beijinggoclub.com (3/2)
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Monday, April 6, 2009
An email from Student Life about club administration
Last Chance To Update Membership Listings
This is your last chance to update the membership list of your organization in the online data base. To access the database, follow the directions below. Changes need to be completed by this Friday, April 10.
Schedule Fall Meetings And Events Now
Reserve meeting space for the fall semester now. Rooms in the Havener Center and many academic buildings are booked early. In order to get your organization meetings in the space you want, schedule space now.
Go to http://studentlife.mst.edu/reservations/index.html for information.
In addition, make sure your events are on the campus calendar. Submit events through submit function at: http://calendar.mst.edu/index.html.
Database change shortcuts:
Go to the Student Life homepage: http://studentlife.mst.edu/
Open Student Organization menu, click on “Listings”
Click on Officer/Advisor Listing (campus access only)
Enter your Campus ID information. The organization ID and password will not work for this application.
If you are authorized as an organization president or secretary, you will view the following information on the screen:
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List all Organizations in Alpha Order
List all Organizations by Group
List all Members
Add a New Member
Delete a Member
Change Status/Residence/Officer
To access your organization list, click on one of the buttons at the bottom of the page, then click continue. Some folks have tried to access the organization information through the classification listings. This does not give you the information you need.
Enter the full name of your organization, not the initials. If the name is longer than the box, fill in what you can, then click “Search for Organization.” You may enter the first word or two of your organization name. Do not use any punctuation in the name.
Verify the organization by clicking on the button next to your organization then click “Submit.”
The listing you requested will appear. You may then perform the function you need.
In order to add a member, you will need the student id number of the person you need to add.
You may not delete members. To delete members from your list, please email a listing of the members to be deleted to the student life office, stulife@mst.edu.
If you are the outgoing president, you can identify the new president, and then remove yourself as president. The orgpres and orgsec listserves will update at the nest refresh and you will be removed from the listserve.
You will need to perform the same functions for every person wish to add or change. A shortcut is to copy and paste your organization name in the box when it is requested.
Organization membership lists will be frozen in order to facilitate statistical analysis. Changes are not permitted after the lists are frozen.
If you have problems or are unable to access your listing, please contact the Student Life Office and we will be happy to help.
This is your last chance to update the membership list of your organization in the online data base. To access the database, follow the directions below. Changes need to be completed by this Friday, April 10.
Schedule Fall Meetings And Events Now
Reserve meeting space for the fall semester now. Rooms in the Havener Center and many academic buildings are booked early. In order to get your organization meetings in the space you want, schedule space now.
Go to http://studentlife.mst.edu/reservations/index.html for information.
In addition, make sure your events are on the campus calendar. Submit events through submit function at: http://calendar.mst.edu/index.html.
Database change shortcuts:
Go to the Student Life homepage: http://studentlife.mst.edu/
Open Student Organization menu, click on “Listings”
Click on Officer/Advisor Listing (campus access only)
Enter your Campus ID information. The organization ID and password will not work for this application.
If you are authorized as an organization president or secretary, you will view the following information on the screen:
Academic Departmental Groups
Honor Societies
Intercultural Groups
Media and Publications
Programming and Governing
Recreation and Sports
Religious Organizations
Residence Halls Associations
Service Organizations
Social and Special Interest
Fraternities
Sororities
Student Design
List all Organizations in Alpha Order
List all Organizations by Group
List all Members
Add a New Member
Delete a Member
Change Status/Residence/Officer
To access your organization list, click on one of the buttons at the bottom of the page, then click continue. Some folks have tried to access the organization information through the classification listings. This does not give you the information you need.
Enter the full name of your organization, not the initials. If the name is longer than the box, fill in what you can, then click “Search for Organization.” You may enter the first word or two of your organization name. Do not use any punctuation in the name.
Verify the organization by clicking on the button next to your organization then click “Submit.”
The listing you requested will appear. You may then perform the function you need.
In order to add a member, you will need the student id number of the person you need to add.
You may not delete members. To delete members from your list, please email a listing of the members to be deleted to the student life office, stulife@mst.edu.
If you are the outgoing president, you can identify the new president, and then remove yourself as president. The orgpres and orgsec listserves will update at the nest refresh and you will be removed from the listserve.
You will need to perform the same functions for every person wish to add or change. A shortcut is to copy and paste your organization name in the box when it is requested.
Organization membership lists will be frozen in order to facilitate statistical analysis. Changes are not permitted after the lists are frozen.
If you have problems or are unable to access your listing, please contact the Student Life Office and we will be happy to help.
Monday, March 30, 2009
The First MST BGW Club League
Purpose:
1. Apply to compete in the league
2. Set the list of players
Seongsoo, Beau, Yoojin
Youngbae, Youngju
Seongbin, Jonghan, Pat,
1. Apply to compete in the league
2. Set the list of players
Seongsoo, Beau, Yoojin
Youngbae, Youngju
Seongbin, Jonghan, Pat,
Residence Directors at dormitories
RC, Joni Burch, burchjl@mst.edu
Quad, Joe jackson, N/A
TJ, Loni Oehlwein, oehlweinl@mst.edu
Quad, Joe jackson, N/A
TJ, Loni Oehlwein, oehlweinl@mst.edu
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
AMERICAN GO E-JOURNAL March 23, 2009; Volume 10, #12
AMERICAN GO E-JOURNAL
World Go News from The American Go Association
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March 23, 2009; Volume 10, #12
CHO U EVENS UP JUDAN: Cho U 9P (l) won the second game in the Judan to even up the score at 1-1 in the best-of-five-games match. Cho is challenging Takao Shinji 9P for Takao's Judan title. Cho, who won the March 18th game by 4.5 points, is the dominant player in Japan currently, holding six titles, including four of the top seven. The Judan and the Kisei are the only two of the top seven Cho has never held. Takao took this title for the first time last year, defeating Cho Chikun 9P who had held it for the previous three years.
5 TOURNEYS THIS WEEKEND! Among the five coast-to-coast tournaments this weekend (see Go Calendar, below) are a youth event in Fort Myers, FL and the Jin Chen Memorial Tournament in Ann Arbor, MI, where top boards will be broadcast live on KGS with commentary by Guo Juan 5P and Jennie Shen 2P; prizes include Audio Go Lectures from Guo Juan. Photo: Jin Chen - who died earlier this year - at the 2008 US Go Congress; photo by Steve Colburn.
TAKEMIYA WINS SPOT IN OZA CHALLENGER TOURNEY: Takemiya Masaki 9P (l) defeated Ko Iso 7P, who is more than thirty years younger than Takemiya, on March 19th to win a place in the final tournament to determine the challenger for the Oza title, currently held by Cho U 9P. Well into his fifties, Takemiya shows no sign of dropping out of top level competition. Takemiya challenged for this title back in 1988, but lost to Kato Masao 9P, who held the title for eleven years altogether. Takemiya plans to attend this summer's US Go Congress in Washington, DC. Photo: Takemiya at the 2008 U.S. Go Congress; photo by Steve Colburn
IYAMA YUTA WINS ANOTHER TITLE: Iyama Yuta 7P (r), the most impressive of the younger generation among Japanese pros, has added another title to his meteoric career, repeating as Daiwa Cup Grand Champion Iyama beat Shuto Shun 6P by a half point in the March 21 final of this fast-play event held on the Internet.
LEE CHANGHO HOLDS ON TO KBS CUP: Lee Changho 9P (l) defeated Lee Sedol 9P 2-1 to retain his hold on the KBS Cup, which he has now won ten times altogether. Lee Sedol has won this one only once, in 2006. The two Lees now hold just two current national titles apiece, a sign of the rising tide of the younger Korean pros. The KBS Cup is a fast-play event shown on TV.
RELUCTANT EIJKHOUT WINS "KEIZER KAREL" AGAIN: Michiel Eijkhout 6D of Leyden -- who has won the "Keizer Karel" (Charlemagne) tournament many times and announced that he didn't want to win again this year -- nevertheless won it again in Nijmegen, The Netherlands last weekend. Bernd Radmacher 5D from Germany finished second. None of the 58 participants won all five games. Nijmegen is an old university town, founded by the Romans as Noviomagus Batavorum over 2000 years ago.
- reported by Peter Dijkema, European correspondent for the E-Journal. photo by Paul van Galen; click here for his online album
FENG YUN INTERNATIONAL SUMMER GO WORKSHOP: This summer go players of all ages will have an opportunity to combine studying go with a vacation in China at the Feng Yun International Summer Go Workshop. In addition to Feng Yun 9P (r), who lives in the United States and is fluent in both English and Chinese, other teachers include her former Henan Province coach Huang Jin Xian 6P, her colleague Liao Gui Yong 9P, and Cai Jian Peng 6d and other instructors from the Shantou Weiqi Association. In Hong Kong, workshop students will visit the school of another colleague, Ao Li Xian 4P. Local Chinese students will also participate in the workshop. In Shantou, students will stay at the China National Table Tennis Team Training Base, where the athletic facilities provide a chance to have fun and get physically stronger. The workshop will also have Chinese language and culture classes, and sightseeing trips in Hong Kong and Shantou. Registration is limited, and airfares to China are low right now; see the Feng Yun Go School website for more details. Photos: Feng Yun (above right) at the 2008 G Congress; photo by Brian Allen; Shantou's gymnasium for table tennis and badminton (l); photo by Paul Matthews.
COUNTDOWN TO ING SEASON BEGINS: Four weeks remain until qualifying tournaments begin for the North American Ing Masters championship. The tournament season kicks off on April 18-19 with events on both coasts. Baltimore's UMBC Go Club will host their event in a venue overlooking Ericson Field and featuring complimentary pizza. "Strong players are coming for the Ing points and weaker ones are playing for go equipment," reports organizer Todd Blatt. Click here to pre-register. On the other side of the country, the Santa Monica Go Club will host a qualifier of their own that weekend, held in tandem with the Orange Country Go Club's monthly rating tournament. The two-day qualifier features extended time limits of 80 minutes per side for the top division. Contact Joe Cepiel (joecepiel_go@yahoo.com) for more details.
- Phil Waldron, AGA Tournaments Coordinator
ROMANIA HOSTS SHUSAKU CUP: The second Shusaku Cup, one of the biggest spring European tournaments, will take place this weekend in Romania at Tg Mures. Among the nearly 300 players expected to compete for prizes are top European players, including Youth European Champion Ali Jabarin from Israel, professionals Mok Jinseok 9P, Kim Seung Jun 9P and a number of young players from Ukraina, Russia, Poland, Serbia, Hungary, Czehia, Israel and Romania. Top boards will be broadcast live online on EurogoTv, IGS and KGS.
- Marilena Bara, Romanian Correspondent for the E-Journal
NEW IMPORTER OFFERS DISCOUNT: Saying that "I never would have learned to play go without the AGA," Shodan Imports owner Chuck Thomas is offering a discount to AGA members at his brand-new go imports business. "Shodan Imports is the culmination of a dream many years in the making," says Thomas, "to import the finest traditional go equipment from Japan and make it available to North America." Shodan Imports has been awarded exclusive status as the North American reseller for Keiji Miwa, whose family has been making go equipment by hand in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, since the beginning of the 1900s. Shodan Imports also offers go stones and bowls. "I hope (the discount) will encourage people to join the AGA and keep their membership current," adds Thomas.
GO SPOTTING: Arresting Go
"In the epilogue of the final episode of Arrested Development's first season, ‘Let 'Em Eat Cake,' there's a very brief shot of Maeby and Annyong playing go on a travel-sized board (pretty sure I have the same model)," reports Chris Sira.
FREE GO WORLD OFFER: Here's a deal too good to pass up: 5 free copies of Go World and the 2008 American Go Yearbook! That's right, for a limited time, when you join the American Go Association - or renew your membership - you get five action-packed copies of the oldest English-language go magazine in the world, plus the latest edition of the Yearbook, the annual "best of" collection of material from the American Go E-Journal. That's a more than $70 value for just $30: click here now to take advantage of this special offer!
GO CALENDAR: Davis, CA, Washington, DC, Fort Myers, FL & Pittsburgh, PA
- March 28: Davis, CA: Davis/Sacramento Go Club Spring Quarterly
Yolo County Library, 315 East 14th St., Davis. Registration at 9 am, first round at 10 am.
Willard Haynes 916.929.6112 willard@saclink.csus.edu
- March 28: Washington, DC: NOVA Cherry Blossom Go tournament
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Allan Abramson 703.684.7676 allango@igc.org
- March 28: Fort Myers, FL: USYGC QUALIFIER
Registration at 8:30A; 18-and-under-only event
Joshua Frye 239.357.8811 joshua1frye@comcast.net
- March 28: Ann Arbor, MI: Jin Chen Memorial Tournament
Jonathan Hop 7346862678 hopj@umich.edu
- March 28: Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh Spring Tournament 2009
Kim Salamony 412.653.7736 gophantom@gmail.com
GO QUIZ: A Large Gap, Anyway
After correctly surmising that last week's Quiz question about a match between 89-year-old Sugiuchi Masao and 20-year-old Xie Yimin was inspired by another Go World piece, Phil commented "Its worth noting that Go World isn't 100% sure it sets the record for largest age difference between two pros in an official game." Indeed, Brian Kirby suggests there is a bigger gap between Sugiuchi Masao and Ito Masashi in another recent game, so his answer said this was the largest margin between a male and female player. Although I was unable to confirm this on an English-language source, I did find a foreign-language source that appeared to confirm this. In any event, 6 of 12 of you recognized that the age difference was noteworthy, congrats to Grant Kerr, this week's winner, selected at random from those answering correctly.
MARCH MADNESS: Hopefully this does not refer to Pittsburgh's Kim Salamony, for a rare miss last week, particularly since top-ranked Pitt continues to move on in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tourney. For this week's lame but hopefully non-controversial quiz, What is the only team in the 65-team field where a go player can root for the team and say "GO (insert official school name)"! and have your exclamation begin with "Go Go"? Nothing tricky here, just looking for the first two letters in the school name. Click here to send your "bracket" pick.
- Keith Arnold
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STUDENTS WANTED: Yuan Zhou 7d is currently accepting new students. He
offers private lessons, group lessons in person or on the internet. If you are interested in becoming Yuan Zhou's student and/or taking lessons from him - especially if your rank is 9k and above - and if you are a serious go player who wants to learn, improve and enjoy go, contact him at yuan.zhou@zhouyuan.com (3/16)
YOUNG PLAYERS WANTED: San Diego, CA: Hoping to start a go club in San Diego for young people. We would need a teacher and students! inlandisle@gmail.com (3/9)
PLAYERS WANTED: China: Beijing Go Club; info at http://www.beijinggoclub.com (3/2)
PLAYERS & STUDENTS WANTED: Englewood, NJ: Donghwa Cultural Foundation looking for go players who can volunteer to help students out and also seeking more students for the Korean Style of Go class in all levels at Donghwa. (2/23)
PLAYERS WANTED: Comox Valley, B.C.: Contact George Beck,
george.beck@gmail.com (2/23)
PLAYERS WANTED: Warminster, PA. E-mail jstarr75@gmail.com (2/23)
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Thursday, March 19, 2009
Add A New Member to Baduk Club
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(1) 추가모임
- 모임 날짜 정하기
추가로 할 모임 스케줄을 정할 때 리스트서브로 메일을 보내 의견을 물어보면 되겠네.
- 모임 날짜가 결정된 후에 Havener Center 예약하기
를 참고.
- 추가모임의 host역할하기
(2) 예전에 도서관에 모여서 했던 일
그때 계획했던 것 중에 대부분은 마무리가 되었는데, 클럽홍보에 관한 두가지 사항이 남았네.
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Letter용지에 클럽에 관심을 유발할 수 있도록 flier를 만들어서 캠퍼스에 붙이기.
- 만들기: Spring break기간 동안 다 만들었으면 좋겠다.
만든 파일은 홈페이지에서 다운받을 수 있도록 하고, 프린트해서 캠퍼스에 붙어야지.
- 붙이기: 게시판에만 붙여야 되는 등 몇가지 제약사항이 있는데 '보'가 잘 알고 있으니까 물어보면 될듯...
(2) 클럽홍보용 email
- 문구 만들기
되도록이면 간결하게... 홈페이지링크를 클릭해서 열어볼 수 있도록...
- 메일보내기
몇가지 단체를 선별해서 보내는 게 좋을듯...
- 모임 날짜 정하기
추가로 할 모임 스케줄을 정할 때 리스트서브로 메일을 보내 의견을 물어보면 되겠네.
- 모임 날짜가 결정된 후에 Havener Center 예약하기
- 추가모임의 host역할하기
(2) 예전에 도서관에 모여서 했던 일
그때 계획했던 것 중에 대부분은 마무리가 되었는데, 클럽홍보에 관한 두가지 사항이 남았네.
(1) 클럽홍보용 Flier
Letter용지에 클럽에 관심을 유발할 수 있도록 flier를 만들어서 캠퍼스에 붙이기.
- 만들기: Spring break기간 동안 다 만들었으면 좋겠다.
만든 파일은 홈페이지에서 다운받을 수 있도록 하고, 프린트해서 캠퍼스에 붙어야지.
- 붙이기: 게시판에만 붙여야 되는 등 몇가지 제약사항이 있는데 '보'가 잘 알고 있으니까 물어보면 될듯...
(2) 클럽홍보용 email
- 문구 만들기
되도록이면 간결하게... 홈페이지링크를 클릭해서 열어볼 수 있도록...
- 메일보내기
몇가지 단체를 선별해서 보내는 게 좋을듯...
MST List serve email account is open.
Hi,
MST List serve email account is open for MST Baduk/ Go/ Weiqi Club.
This email includes important notices for the club,
so please take a moment to read this email.
FAQ
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A: Club officers, regular/honor members, and advisory group members are recipients of this mailing list. You are receiving this email because you belong to one of the above categories or you showed interested to the club.
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You can send out an email to all of the recipients by emailing to
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You should take the following actions.
1. If you are a regular/honorary member subscribed to the Google group, http://groups.google.com/group/mst_bgw, please unsubscribe from the Google group. We are moving to a blog site at http://mstbgw.blogspot.com/.
Note regular/honorary members will automatically be unsubscribed on Apr. 1, 2009.
You are suggested the following actions.
1. Familiarize yourself to the club's homepage at http://baduk.mst.edu/
Report some errors on the homepage.
2. Write a message on the club's blog site at http://mstbgw.blogspot.com/
and share your knowledge with other club members.
3. Take an online survey about the club at http://freeonlinesurveys.com/rendersurvey.asp?sid=b17r8pai1eaj8c4561744
Have a great spring break!
Best regards,
Tae-Hyung Kim
MST List serve email account is open for MST Baduk/ Go/ Weiqi Club.
This email includes important notices for the club,
so please take a moment to read this email.
FAQ
Q: Why am I receiving this email?
A: Club officers, regular/honor members, and advisory group members are recipients of this mailing list. You are receiving this email because you belong to one of the above categories or you showed interested to the club.
Q: How can I unsubscribe from this list?
A: If you wish to be removed from the recipient, please reply this email and let us know.
Q: What is the purpose of this mailing list?
A: The mailing list recipients are maintained because of convenience.
You can send out an email to all of the recipients by emailing to
baduk@lists.mst.edu
You should take the following actions.
1. If you are a regular/honorary member subscribed to the Google group, http://groups.google.com/group/mst_bgw, please unsubscribe from the Google group. We are moving to a blog site at http://mstbgw.blogspot.com/.
Note regular/honorary members will automatically be unsubscribed on Apr. 1, 2009.
You are suggested the following actions.
1. Familiarize yourself to the club's homepage at http://baduk.mst.edu/
Report some errors on the homepage.
2. Write a message on the club's blog site at http://mstbgw.blogspot.com/
and share your knowledge with other club members.
3. Take an online survey about the club at http://freeonlinesurveys.com/rendersurvey.asp?sid=b17r8pai1eaj8c4561744
Have a great spring break!
Best regards,
Tae-Hyung Kim
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
IT errands
Office & membership list
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Welcome package
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Survey on club activities
Click here to take our Online Survey
Please take a few minutes to take a survey on club activities by Mar. 18, 2009 (Wed).
There are seven simple questions.
Thanks!
Please take a few minutes to take a survey on club activities by Mar. 18, 2009 (Wed).
There are seven simple questions.
Thanks!
Monday, March 9, 2009
Sunday, March 8, 2009
A new URL for the club homepage: baduk.mst.edu
A new URL for the club homepage is given to us.
The URL is http://baduk.mst.edu/
The domain name is given to us.
What's important about this to you?
The most important thing is you can check the meeting schedule on the club homepage.
If you are not sure where/when the meeting will be, go to the homepage and check the schedule.
Another important thing is that all the links related to the club are provided on the homepage.
We have a blog, vlog, mailing list, and photo sharing site.
So, we can write/read articles, post photos and videos, and discuss issues only among officers and advisory group.
All the services are accessible via the homepage.
The URL is http://baduk.mst.edu/
The domain name is given to us.
What's important about this to you?
The most important thing is you can check the meeting schedule on the club homepage.
If you are not sure where/when the meeting will be, go to the homepage and check the schedule.
Another important thing is that all the links related to the club are provided on the homepage.
We have a blog, vlog, mailing list, and photo sharing site.
So, we can write/read articles, post photos and videos, and discuss issues only among officers and advisory group.
All the services are accessible via the homepage.
Monday, March 2, 2009
AMERICAN GO E-JOURNAL - March 2, 2009; Volume 10, #9
AMERICAN GO E-JOURNAL
World Go News from The American Go Association
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March 2, 2009; Volume 10, #9
EDITOR’S NOTE: We’re pleased to include the EJ bonus content in this edition (see MEMBER'S EDITION BONUS CONTENT at right); producing the comprehensive E-Journal each week is a major investment of resources by the American Go Association and we hope you’ll consider joining today to support this important source of world go news. Plus, you’ll get all this great extra content with every EJ!
GU LI SOLIDIFIES GRIP ON #1: Gu Li 9P (l) shook off his February 19th loss to Lee Sedol 9P in the Nongshim Final to notch back-to-back wins against Lee in the LG Cup last week. With ten titles -- five international and five national Chinese -- Gu seems to be solidifying his place at the top of the professional go world. Lee of Korea beat Gu of China in the final game of the Nongshim Cup on February 19th to win the cup for Korea, but Gu came storming back on February 23rd and 25th to sweep Lee 2-0 and win the international LG Cup. He’d defeated Lee Changho 9P by 1.5 points to get into the LG finals. The victory in the LG Cup gives Gu Li five international titles -- the LG Cup, the Fujitsu Cup, the Toyota-Denso World Oza Cup, the Chunlan Cup, and the Japan-China Agon Cup – along with five Chinese national titles.
- Bill Cobb
ANDY LIU WINS NJ OPEN: Andy Liu 7D (below) swept all five rounds -- defeating Eric Lui 7d by half a point in an exciting final round watched by over 450 on KGS -- to win the New Jersey Championship at last weekend's New Jersey Open in Princeton, NJ. 113 players – including contingents from the Feng Yun Go School and Stony Brook University -- turned out for the 50th annual event, held February 28-March 1, with nearly 50 joining or renewing their AGA memberships. RESULTS: 1st: Liu Zhi Yuan (Andy) 7d; 2nd-5th tie: Eric Lui 7d, Tu Xinyu (Carson) 7d, Kevin Huang 7d, Zhao Zhongxia (Ricky) 7d; 5-game winners: Saul Lapidus 2d, Chen Kaishuo 1d, Li Shi 4k, Barbara Huang 9k, Harrison Chiu 12k; 4-game winners: Zhang Feng 2d, Marc Palmer 1d, Peter Nassar 3k, Adam Connell 5k, Zaher Nazif 6k, Ilhee Kim 7k, Joyce Hong 9k, Jessie Chen 18k, Greg Nye 24k. Shirley Liu of Riverhead, NY, won the Bob Ryder Memorial Beginner's Prize, selected at random from the eligible attendees.
- report/photo by Chris Garlock; KGS broadcasting by EJ game recorder John Pinkerton. Click here to check out Carrie Lapidus’ NJO photo album FAN HUI WINS 5TH ING MEMORIAL: Fan Hui 2P (l) swept the Ing Memorial 6-0 in Amsterdam last weekend for a fifth consecutive championship. Guo Juan 5P took second place, losing only to Fan. "I enjoyed myself alot, as all my games were full of fierce fighting," Guo told the E-Journal. Six native Europeans shared third place with four wins each: Aleksandre Dinerchtein 3P (Russia), Catalin Taranu 5P (Romania), Christian Pop 7D (Romania), Ilya Shiksin 7D (Russia) and Cornel Burzo 6D (Romania). The 20th edition of the Ing took place at the European Go Centre in Holland February 26-March 1, and was “the strongest ever," according to TD William Wandel. EGF VP Martin Stiassny announced that although Ing funding for Europe had stopped for the time being, due to low interest rates in Taiwan, next week’s Ing Youth Championships in Banja Luka will go ahead as planned. Rudi Verhagen 5D won the Ing side-event 5-0. Harry Weerheijm of EuroGoTV broadcast three boards simultaneously on EuroGoTv, KGS and IGS. Interviews with all 24 participants will be posted soon on EuroGoTv, which will also broadcast live from Banja Luka next week. Click here for full results.
- Peter Dijkema, European EJ correspondent; photo by Ronald Verhagen 1D, click here for more photos
TWO OHS DELIVER ONE-TWO PUNCH IN BARCELONA: Two Ohs, Chi-Min (r in photo below) and Lluis (l), topped the February 21-22 Barcelona tournament, with Chi-Min (Korea) taking first place and Lluis (Korea) second. Though unrelated, both are students of longtime teacher Professor Hahn Sandae. Matthew Cocke 5d (UK) took third place, Li Yue 6d (China) was 4th and Piers Shepperson 3d (UK) 5th. Players repaired to the on-site bar after each round and to a nearby Chinese restaurant – equipped with go boards -- each evening and enjoyed “non-stop Spanish tapas” after the final round. Eighty players turned out from France, Germany, Austria, the UK, Italy and Spain. Click here for more details, full results and pictures.
- based on reports by Julio Martinez and Marc Gonzalez-Carnicer; photo by Frederic Dericke
ZHANG & LEAHY TOP NORCAL TOURNEY: Hugh Zhang 6D and Brian Leahy 3D topped the Bay Area monthly ratings tourney’s Dan Division February 21 in Palo Alto, CA, scoring three wins apiece. Samuel Gross 2k and John Lai 25k went 4-0 to win the Kyu Division. Thirty nine players participated. “While many of the players are regulars at these monthly tournaments held at various locations around the San Francisco Bay Area, nine adults and children were playing in their first ever rated tournament,” reports organizer Roger Schrag. “We encourage players at all levels to play, and the community seems to be responding well,” Schrag says. “At this tournament we had ten players in the Dan division, with four players 5d or above. Meanwhile, there were also five players in the 20k to 30k range,” and eight players joined the AGA. The next Northern California event is set for March 21 in Menlo Park. Click here for details and registration.
“CHEESE MIDGETS” & OSU TURN OUT FOR CORVALLIS TOURNEY: The February 21 Corvallis Go Club tournament featured four first-time players from Fritz Balowitz’s burgeoning "cheese midgets" club, which now boasts more than 60 Portland-area students. Yigal Toister also brought four first-timers from Oregon State University in Corvallis. “Nationalities represented at the tournament included Japan, China, Thailand, Great Britain and Germany,” reports organizer Cynthia Gaty. Ranks ranged from 7dan to 16 kyu. The following players had perfect 3-0 records Jinno Shohei 5D, Vincent Zhuang 3D, Joshua Hoak 4k, Ogden Kellogg 9k.
SALIGNON WINS FRENCH QUALIE FOR KAC: Jerome Salignon [at right in photo, left] defeated fellow teen Thomas Debarre to win the French qualifier for the Korean Ambassador’s Cup, held February 14-15 in Cannes. In other French go news, La Maison du Go -- The House of Go – opened last November and is open daily (except Tuesdays) from 3-11P. Regular Wednesday lessons are given by Motoki Noguchi 7D, Zhao Pei 6D or Weidong Xie 5D. The Maison is located at 11 Passage Dubail, Paris X, 10th arr; entrance fee, which includes a drink, is 2 euros for youth and 3.50 for others.
- Peter Dijkema
ZOU WINS DRESDEN: Favorite Jin Zou 6D won the 22nd Dresden February 21-22, winning all five games and besting fellow Leipzig resident Yi Zhang 4D (4-1). Thomas Ludwig 2D was third with 3-2, while Thilo Burkhart 8k won 4-1; both are from Dresden, as is Mandy Hilbert 1k, who again won the youth event. At the 18th San-Ren-Sei tournament, held a week earlier in the ancient university town of Goettingen, Malte Weiss 2D from Dortmund won the A-group 5-0, with Juergen Breuer 1D (Hannover) taking 2nd, and Joachim Beggerow 3D in 3rd. Local heroes dominated the B-group: Julius Mordant 4k won 5-2 for 1st place, while Lars Bohl 5k took 2nd with an undefeated 4-0. Other top performers were Frederk Meysel 15k, who won against 9k and only lost once for a 6-1 record to Conny Pohle 7k, who scored second best with 5-1. On February 7&8, 128 people took part in the 12th Erdinger in Bavaria, with Jun Tarumi 5D (Munich) winning all five games. Viktor Lin 5D (Vienna) won 2nd and Franz Micha 3D was 3rd with 4-1. Only Ralf Ludwig 8k won all five games in the lower section.
- Peter Dijkema
TERWEY TAKES PONNUKI IN PADERBORN: Matthias Terwey 4d (r) from Muenster took the 11th Paderborner Ponnuki with five wins, ahead of Juergen Breuer 1D of Hanover at 4-1; Alexander Luecking 2d was 3rd. Over 50 players took part; click here for full results.
- Peter Dijkema
“WAY TO GO” AUTHOR BAKER PASSES: "The Way to Go" author Karl Baker passed away on February 16. Likely the most-published book on go ever written in English, over 70,000 copies of “The Way To Go” -- first issued by the American Go Foundation in 1986 -- are now in print. Baker (in blue shirt, with Terry Benson at the 2008 U.S. Go Congress) completed extensive revisions to the seventh edition just last year, updating it to feature AGA rules. "Karl was a mainstay of the go community in Ashland, Oregon," writes 2008 Congress Director Peter Freedman. "He was an organic gardener, a ping pong and tennis player, taught for the Oregon Commission for the Blind, was an avid motorcycle rider, and just a helluva sweet guy." His wife Ann tells the E-Journal that Baker "endured, mostly with humor and always with patience, a five-month medical nightmare following a diagnosis of colon cancer. His passing was peaceful. He knew that he was dying and he was happy and unafraid. Until he slipped out of consciousness he was lucid, present and clear. He asked me to write a letter to send out to all of you. When I asked what he wanted me to say, he said 'Tell everyone that I just loved knowing them.'” A memorial service for Baker will be held later in the year. The print edition of The Way to Go is available for free from AGA Chapter Services. Click here to download the online edition.
- Paul Barchilon; photo by Roy Laird
TAKEMIYA STILL MAKING WAVES: Closing in on sixty, Takemiya Masaki 9P (r) recently demonstrated that he’s still a force to be reckoned with in the pro world. In January he beat Yoda Norimoto 9P by a half point to reach the third round of the Gosei tournament, and in February he defeated Yuki Satoshi 9P by 1.5 points to reach the final round of the preliminary qualification tournament for the Oza. Takemiya lost in the first round of the Tengen, but did make the final tournament. He has also made it to the semifinals of the NHK Cup, and he ended up in the top twenty on the list of Japanese pros winning the most games in 2008. Takemiya seems to be following his own advice to "just play wherever you want to," which won him a lot of new fans at the last US Go Congress.
- Bill Cobb; photo by Steve Colburn
MYONGJI U GO PROGRAM GRADUATES MORE WESTERNERS: Two more Westerners have graduated from Myongji University’s Baduk program, Apidet Jirasophin of Thailand and Diana Koszegi of Hungary, who received their honors on February 18. They’re the first to complete the school’s 4-year program: the two other Western grads -- Svetlana Shikshina and Daniela Trinks – finished sooner because of other training. The program has attracted increasing numbers of students from outside Korea, some of whom want to become Korean professionals, while others are prepare to develop go in their home countries and still others are using the game as an opportunity to experience a foreign culture. “I am not yet strong enough,” Kosegi, 25, told the E-Journal. “I want to study more to be stronger as a professional and go back to Europe to spread baduk.” Jirasophin, 24, plans to return to Thailand and work for the Thai Go Association.
- Jens Henker, Korean Correspondent for the E-Journal. Photo: Boris Bernadsky, Simon Schwanhauser, Apidet Jirasophin (front left, in cap and gown), Diana Koszegi (center in cap and gown), Nandor Gyerman, Lee DoYun & Jens Henker.
LIBRARY GO PROGRAMS SPIKE: "The support that the American Go Foundation (AGF) has given us has been invaluable," Teen Services Librarian Stephanie Squicciarini, from the Fairport, NY, Public Library tells the E-Journal. "With library budgets being hit hard, we might not otherwise be able to offer go as a programming option for our teen patrons and their families, and seeing teens and parents learning, playing, and enjoying the game together would be so missed," says Squicciarini. Adds Sandy Moltz of the Swampscott, MA, Public Library, "the American Library Association has a division specifically for Young Adult Librarians, and our online discussions lists are very active and include many savvy librarians who know the best way to stretch meager budgets. One of them mentioned the AGF and a lot of us jumped on that information and requested free starter sets." Immediately after the listing in the ALA discussion list, the AGF received 15 new library programs, and has set up a special page for librarians interested in launching go clubs. Local go clubs are encouraged to support these new programs, and AGA members who would like to help a new club are encouraged to volunteer. Contact the AGF at agf@usgo.org for more information. The AGF continues to rely entirely on donations from the go community, and remains committed to fostering youth go regardless of the economic slump. Readers who would like to support these efforts may donate to the AGF.
- Paul Barchilon, EJ Youth Editor
GO CALENDAR: Philly & Boulder
- March 7-8: Philadelphia, PA: Yuan Zhou Go Workshop
Matt Bengtson 215.704.4600 matt@mattbengtson.com
- March 7: Boulder, CO: USYGC Qualifier - central region Youth Tournament
Paul Barchilon 303.440.7124 shimari@comcast.net
Photo: Kids at the 2009 New Jersey Open; photo by John Pinkerton
GO QUIZ: Your Aim Is True
Most of you correctly spotted the Elvis Costello compilation album "Taking Liberties" as the clear go reference in his discography. Many of you liked this question, but I cannot take credit, as it came from EJ editor – and longtime Costello fan -- Chris Garlock. Indeed, my own rather hasty guess was "Punch the Clock." Chris Sira commented that "Brutal Youth" reminded him of his many games with Feng Yun's students, while physicist Phil Waldron lobbied poetically for "All this Useless Beauty," and several of you noted that "Taking Liberties" features the obviously go-inspired song "Black and White World." Interest in the quiz is high this year: we still have 9 folks with perfect and complete records. Congrats to Casey Alexander, this week's winner, selected at random from those answering correctly.
THIS WEEK’S QUIZ: This year’s U.S. Go Congress will be the 25th. Last year we revealed that every U.S. Go Congress except the first has had a commemorative t-shirt. The second most frequent Congress souvenir has been the pin: how many of the first 24 Congresses have been commemorated by a pin? Click here to vote for 18, 19, 20 or 21. It’s not cheating to ask Congress veterans; while you’re doing so, find out how much fun they had, and make plans to get yours in Virginia this year!
- Keith Arnold; photo by Phil Straus
GO CLASSIFIED
SELL IT, BUY IT OR TRADE IT HERE with nearly 13,000 go-players worldwide! Classified ads are FREE and run for 4 weeks; email your ad to us now at journal@usgo.org
PLAYERS WANTED: China: Beijing Go Club; info at http://www.beijinggoclub.com (3/2)
FOR SALE: Set of like-new 9.0mm double-convex Yunzi stones in original boxes, $40. Chestnut bowls, $30. Combined, $60. Add $15 shipping. Email to Anton at antonninno@yahoo.com (3/2)
HELP WANTED: AGA Go Camp Staff: The AGA Go Camp West is looking for a Coordinator for the summer 2009 Camp. A small stipend may be available for this position. For more information, contact Brian Allen at: agagocampwest@usgo.org The AGA Go Camp East is looking for an Assistant Coordinator for the summer of 2009. For more information, contact Karen Jordon at: agagocampeast@usgo.org (2/23)
PLAYERS & STUDENTS WANTED: Englewood, NJ: Donghwa Cultural Foundation looking for go players who can volunteer to help students out and also seeking more students for the Korean Style of Go class in all levels at Donghwa. (2/23)
PLAYERS WANTED: Comox Valley, B.C.: Contact George Beck,
george.beck@gmail.com (2/23)
PLAYERS WANTED: Warminster, PA. E-mail jstarr75@gmail.com (2/23)
PLAYERS WANTED: Monterey, CA. Looking for players within 30 mins drive or reasonable distance to play go or start a club. Contact Mark at kurama56@yahoo.com (2/16)
MEMBERS WANTED: South Florida: New go club in South Florida meets the last Thursday of each month at the University of Miami Student Union after 7P. Find out more at www.mscg-goclub.org (2/9)
PLAYERS WANTED: Independence, MO: The club is free (unless you want to buy a drink; unlimited refills for $2.50). Any questions on location, participants etc, email: The_emo_kyd@yahoo.com or http://www.myspace.com/
PLAYERS WANTED: Virginia Hampton Roads area: scole.gamer@gmail.com (2/2)
PLAYERS WANTED: Seneca Falls, NY: Contact Richard Kim: korearichardkim@yahoo.com (2/2)
PLAYERS WANTED: Glendale, Arizona: Prefer to meet at Glendale Public Library on Brown Ave. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday availability. I am new to the game but eager to learn. Contact Byron Woolley at woolleymammoth@cox.net (2/2)
PLAYERS WANTED: Rockford, IL: New go club has eight regular attendees so far. All skill levels welcome. Contact Michael Hopkins at michael.hopkins@gmail.com (2/2)
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Managing Editor: Chris Garlock
Assistant Editor: Bill Cobb
Professionals: Yilun Yang 7P; Alexandr Dinerchtein 3P; Fan Hui 2P
Contributors: Paul Barchilon (Youth Editor); Lawrence Ku (U.S. West Coast Reporter); Brian Allen (U.S. West Coast Photographer); Keith Arnold (Go Quiz); Peter Dijkema (Dutch/European Correspondent); Marilena Bara (Romania/European Correspondent); Ian Davis (Ireland Correspondent); Jens Henker (Korea Correspondent)
Columnists: James Kerwin 1P; Kazunari Furuyama; Rob van Zeijst; Roy Laird; Peter Shotwell
Translations: Chris Donner (Japan); Bob McGuigan (Japan); Matt Luce (China)
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