AMERICAN GO E-JOURNAL: News from the American Go Association April 1, 2002 In This Edition: - CALENDAR OF EVENTS: Latest listings - GAME COMMENTARY: Yuan Zhou, Keith Arnold and Bad Aji in the Corner - Scoreboard: Washington, DC; KGS Wings League - GO NEWS: Make Your Vote Count!; Prizes, Massages & Refundable Fees at Cotsen; Bob High Memorial Library Now Online; Get Stronger at Upcoming Go Workshops; Go at Teatime; Font Problem? - ONLINE GO: Bayou Go Club - AGA OFFICER CONTACT LIST CALENDAR OF EVENTS (U.S.) April 6: Raleigh, NC Games Galore Go Club 2002 Spring Tournament Joe Berry 919-787-4358 gggc@nc.rr.com April 7: Seattle, WA Monthly Ratings Tournament Jon Boley 206-545-1424 go@seattlego.org April 13: Lakewood, CO Denver Open Spring Tournament Deedee Eckles 720-331-3170 Deedee@Eckles.net April 13-14: Houston, TX 10th Anniversary Houston Go Tournament Robert Cordingley 281-228-4774 rcordingley@houston.rr.com April 14: Boston, MA MGA Spring Handicap Tournament Don Wiener 617-734-6316 donwiener@earthlink.net April 20-21: College Park, MD University of Maryland Spring tournament Steve Mount 301-405-6934 sm193@umail.umd.edu April 27-28: Los Angeles, CA 2002 Cotsen Go Tournament Lawrence Gross 310-235-7415 le144@earthlink.net NOTE: this listing is not all-inclusive, featuring only upcoming tournaments in the next month or events which require early registration. For a complete U.S. listings, go to http://www.usgo.org/usa/tournaments.html For the European Go Calendar see http://www.win.tue.nl/cs/fm/engels/go/tourn.html GAME COMMENTARY: Yuan Zhou, Keith Arnold and Bad Aji in the Corner "B31 destroys White's top side potential, but leaves bad aji in the upper right corner," Yuan Zhou, 6d, says in today's commented game, an E-Journal original. The game with Keith Arnold, 4d, was played February 2 at the Pennsylvania Open in Lancaster, PA. Featuring the comments of Yuan Zhou, a professionally-trained player, this game provides terrific lessons in the power of steady, patient moves. To sign up for the E-Journal's Member's Edition with commented games, join the AGA today at www.usgo.org At just $30/year, it's the best Go value around! Scoreboard: Washington, DC; KGS Wings League Washington, DC: NOVA Cherry Blossom March 23 49 players TD: Alan Abramson 1st: Mei Wang, 4d; 2nd: Eric Lui, 5d, 3-1 1st: Chris Garlock, 1d, 3-1 (Promoted to 2d); 2nd: Chuck Robbins, 2d, 3-1 1st: Steve Barberi, 1k, 3-1; 2nd (tie): Michael Kyriakakis, 1k, 2-2; Paul Celmer, 1k, 2-2 1st: Ray Hunley, 2k, 4-0 (Promoted to 1k); 2nd: Alan Perrin, 3k, 2-2 1st: David Takahashi, 5k, 3-1; 2nd: Cathy Qiu, 6 K, 3-1 1st: Bob Ehrlich, 8k, 3-1; 2nd: Seth Hoffman, 10k, 3-1 1st: John Greiner, 12k, 4-0 (Promoted to 11k) 1st: Alex Tsuchida, 14k, 4-0 (Promoted to 13k) 1st: Horacio Blumenfeld, 17k, 4-0 (Promoted to 15k) 1st: Christian Sachse, 22k, 3-1 (Promoted to 20k) "As usual, the Sumner School's setting provided an ideal experience for serious Go," reports Alan Abramsion. "A visit from Karlin Kreindler, a National Cherry Blossom Festival Good Will Ambassador, also helped. Four people ended up with perfect 4-0 scores, and several sections needed tie breakers, up to and including a coin toss. The most popular prizes were bonsai cherry trees, and carrying bags of many sizes. We are looking forward to breaking the 50 player mark next year!" KGS: March Wings League "The Wings March KGS League finished up with 'playgo,' one of our Netherlands members, making a rush from behind, and securing first place with 41 earned points," reports John Stephenson. "Runner up is our young New Jersey dynamo, 'Lionel,' with 37 earned points, and third place went to 'Forbais,' a New York State player, with 27 earned points." Stephenson reports that the April KGS League is now beginning, and a Game Zone Spring League has also been started. Register now and post your offers to play at http://www.wingsgoclub.org GO NEWS MAKE YOUR VOTE COUNT! A Message from President Roy Laird A letter from the AGA will soon arrive in your mailbox, containing a ballot that can change the future of the AGA. Please take this opportunity to get involved and express your opinion! Revisions to the AGA governing documents have been proposed for the first time since the AGA incorporated nine years ago. Under the proposed new system, an elected Board of Directors would elect all officers, including the President. (The President and Regional VPs are currently selected by weighted vote of chapters. The electoral structure remains unchanged.) The revisions also include new language to prevent conflict of interests and numerous other changes. To view the changes, go to http://www.usgo.org/governance/proposed_gov_revisions.doc To review discussion of the proposed changes, go to http://www.usgo.org/governance/index.asp Talk to your friends in the AGA about what the changes mean. Contact any officer with questions or comments you may have. Then express yourself! The ballot you will find in your letter has a stamp already affixed. All you have to do is mark your preference and mail it in! Prizes, Massages & Refundable Fees at Cotsen The 2002 Cotsen Open, scheduled for Sunday April 27 & 28 in Los Angeles, provides plenty of incentives for attending, besides the opportunity to participate in an excellent field of players. The $20 entry fee will fully refunded Sunday afternoon to players attending both days, and anyone pre-registering qualifies for the free luxury lunch buffet on both days. There's also a $1000 cash prize for the winning Go club, all players receive a limited AGA membership absolutely free just for playing the entire weekend and prizes will be awarded to those who can solve certain Go problems. There's more: professional Go players Yi-Lun Yang and others will review and comment on your games and there will be a pro game over the Internet between Yi-Lun Yang, 7P and Yigang Hua, 8P. And, while you toil away at your games two masseuses will be making the rounds to ease the tensions that arise in your shoulders (when you discover, for example, that your big group really doesn't have two eyes.) Beginners and children are especially welcome as are kids, friends, relatives and acquaintances. Details at http://www.thelec.com/go.pdf Send checks -- payable to Lawrence Gross - to 10844 Marietta Ave., Culver City, CA 90232 Questions: 310-235-7415 310-837-1855 or le144@earthlink.net Bob High Memorial Library Now Online The latest addition to the AGA's growing website is a unique collection of writings about Go. The Bob High Memorial Library, named in honor of the late AGA Membership Secretary and (briefly) President, includes all sorts of articles touching on Go from many angles -- culture, history, psychology, mathematics and humor, to name a few. You can also view or download the AGA Song Book, containing many fine Go-theme parodies of popular songs. Go to: http://www.usgo.org/bobhighlibrary/ Get Stronger at Upcoming Go Workshops Get stronger; sign up now for workshops with leading Go teachers! * May 10-12: Raleigh, NC 2ND NORTH CAROLINA KERWIN GO WORKSHOP; Attack Plans & How to Win Without Fighting; Brad Jones 919-466-7084 Bradley.Jones@sas.com * May 17-19: Ann Arbor, MI YILUN YANG WORKSHOP Susan Weir susan@weirdolls.com * June 27-30: Mawah, NJ YANG 7P GO WORKSHOP John C. Stephenson 201-612-0852 jcs@wingsgoclub.org Go at Teatime "My dad played Go at Princeton during the 40's, the same time John Nash was there," writes Douglas Ridgway. Ridgway's father writes that "Go was a vigorous recreation for math and physics graduate students in the late 40's when I was there. Chess was displaced. One math professor had international ranking. I was pretty average, but handicapping allowed me some fun in playing with the big boys. I do not remember John Nash playing Go, but we traveled in different circles." At tea time, according to Ridgway's father, there would be a big rush for the four Go boards set up in the common room used by physics and math grad students, and games and conversation would continue until people wandered down to dinner around six. "It's a little difficult to judge the level of play from his recollections," says Ridgway, who says his father tells him "High level players would put stones all over the board. I was much more tactical -- someone would place a stone, and I'd put one down right next to it." There were no written materials studied, in any language, according to Ridgway's father, "But the existence of the 'internationally ranked' player certainly implies some knowledge diffusion. It'd be interesting to find any records of games from this period." Font Problem? "Any chance of sending out the Go Journal in a font size larger than 8?" pleads Richard. "My old eyes can't read it. Am I the only one? Also, the xml stuff is coming through uninterpretted, viz: AMERICAN GO E-JOURNAL: News from the American Go Association ? xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Anyone else having this problem? Please email us at journal@usgo.org ONLINE GO: Bayou Go Club by Terri Schurter The Bayou Go Club is located in New Orleans. Its web site is at http://www.historicalshop.com/bayougo/club.htm#contact , and was last updated on March 15. At the top of the page is a graphic showing a picture of a bayou and the skyline of New Orleans. On either side are the following links: "about us", "contact us", "meetings", "club news", "members", "what is go?", "club ladder", "tournaments", "go links", and "play online". The "play online" link offers seven links to various Go servers. The "links" page offers links in a number of categories including introductory pages, learning Go, Go news, Go clubs, and online stores. The "members" link lists rank and email information for 22 members of the club. The "club ladder" link shows the relative positions of 20 members of the ladder and includes a very detailed description of the administration of the ladder. This is the most developed area of the site and the level of detail would suggest that this is an important aspect of the club. If you are considering instituting a club ladder, you might want to take a look. GET LISTED & BOOST TURN-OUT! Got an upcoming event? Reach over 3,000 readers every week! List your Go event/news In the E-Journal: email details to us at journal@usgo.org Ratings are on the web! Check the website ( www.usgo.org ) for the full list. GET YOUR TOURNAMENT RATED! 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