(Note -- this page you're viewing now is not the official Seattle Go Center website; that's at seattlegocenter.org (also linked below.)

Seattle Go Center

700 NE 45th Street (2nd floor)
Seattle, WA 98105 (USA)
Telephone: 206-545-1424; Fax: 206-545-1268
Yahoo Map locating Seattle Go Center

By bus: King County Metro bus routes 7, 26, 44, and others stop near the Go Center. You may use Metro's trip planner to find the best bus route for your visit. (Put 700 NE 45th St into the box labeled "2. Where does your trip end?")

Seattle Go Center is one of four Go Centers worldwide founded by Iwamoto Kaoru (brief biog.; games), the famous Japanese professional go player, author, and teacher. Seattle Go Center happily continues Iwamoto-sensei's legacy, promoting peace and understanding through the game of go. The sister Go Centers are in New York City (alternate), Amsterdam, and Sao Paulo. (He also founded a Go Center in London in the 1970s. Perhaps ahead of its time, it closed after a few years.)

In January 2004, Seattle Go Center was the place to see live television coverage as Yamashita Keigo and Hane Naoki played the first game of the Kisei title match. The same week, SGC hosted the West Coast portion of the Toyota / Denso North American Oza. (report and pictures forthcoming)

In April 2002, Seattle Go Center kids visited China. You can see the fundraisier "Go Friend" T-shirts that were sold to help make the trip possible.

Below: photos from tournaments at Seattle Go Center. (More pictures are available at the Seattle Go Center website.)

Ji Li 7-dan critiques a game 2002 midwinter tournament

Thanks for reading! Please send comments etc. to: <tacomagofiend@yahoo.com>.

Best wishes; - Mike Malveaux
Back to links about Go - Tacoma- area Go - West Coast Go venues - HilltopGo homepage

Support our Go organizations:
Seattle Go Center - American Go Association - International Go Federation

Last updated 2002-09-09
Begun 2002-03-05