Aug 26

NEWS: Cotsen Go Tournament Sep 19-20

Great opportunity to meet other Go players in LA area!

http://www.cotsengotournament.com/

Game of the Week

Here is the game of the week!

I will be posting games that you have seen in the manga "Hikaru no Go"

For this week, I have chosen the following game.

Episode 56:

After becoming an "insei," Hikaru had to play against all other insei including Yoshitaka Waya. As you know, Waya once played agaist Sai over the internet naming himself as "zelda."

Watching Hikaru's move, Waya get suspicious thinking that Hikaru might be the "Sai" that he played over the internet.

Black: Hikaru Shindoh

White: Yoshitaka Waya

Original Kifu source: June 21, 1843

Black: Shusaku Yasuda (3d) vs
White: Chuzaemon Katsuno (5d)
211moves
Black wins by resignation

It is Shusaku's game record before he holds the title of Honinbo

http://homepage1.nifty.com/tomospace/hikagokifu/kifu/kifu056.html

Aug 19

Game of the Week

Here is the game of the week!

Do you remember when Hikaru (Sai) played against Akira for the first time? Yes. The game where Hikaru himself had no idea who was winning, but Akira got so scared about Hikaru.... And you may say.... how was that game.....? well... here it is! Enjoy!!

Black: Hikaru (Sai) White: Akira

Original Kifu source: Oct 22, 1851
Black: Shusaku Honinbo (6d) vs
White: Syuwa Honinbo (8d)
227moves
Black wins by 4

Data source: http://homepage1.nifty.com/tomospace/hikagokifu/kifu/kifu002b.html

Aug 12

Go Festival 2009

Reiyukai America's Yu Go Club sponsored the Go Festival 2009 held at the Pasadena Public Library on August 8, 2009.

Here are the results and some pictures from the event.

Advanced division:
1. Johnathan Luc 12k
2. Corey Young 7k
3. Dani Kerr 12k and Nicky Kerr 13k

There was a tie in the third place!!!!

(Photo by Mae Young)

Intermediate Division:
1. Alan Kerr 23k
2. Daniel Yim 21k
3. Max Burkholder 22k

(Photo by Yu Go Club)

13x13 Division:
1. Joshua Schery 25k
2. Anton Lou 25k
3. Tiffy Kerr 28k

(Photo by Mae Young)

and the picture of all the participants!

(Photo by Mae Young)

Go Festival at the Pasadena Central Library

Attention Go Players!

Pasadena Central Library and Yu Go Club will be organizing a Go Festival at the Pasadena Central Library! There will be tournaments, teaching games and fun stuff! Don't Miss It!

Date: August 8, 2009

Time: 1pm to 5pm

Place: Pasadena Central Library, Patio

Cost: Free

For more details click the following link and search on August 8th event!

http://www.ci.pasadena.ca.us/library/events/