EuroGoTV Shuts Down After 8 Years

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After eight years, EuroGoTV has shut down. “We started just as a place where the go-player could watch instruction videos and video reports, but soon EuroGoTV changed to a real go-news site with live video streaming,” writes founder Harry Weerheijm in the final edition of EuroGo TV’s email newsletter on May 27.2015.06.02_Harry Weerheijm

Nearly 3,000 tournament reports were published on the EuroGoTV website, including tens of thousands of photos of go events across Europe. EuroGoTV regularly streamed live video of tournament games and posted “over 900 videos” on YouTube, according to Weerheijm (right). EuroGoTV’s newsletter was widely ready by go players throughout Europe and was a reliable source of European go news for the E-Journal.

Ultimately, the burdens of the time and energy necessary to run EuroGoTV combined to make continuing the service untenable for Weerheijm, who also expressed disappointment that more go players didn’t pay to access the videos and that tournament organizers rarely used EuroGoTV as a tool to attract sponsors. He thanked his partner Judith van Dam, Catalin Taranu 5p, Peter Dijkema, Olivier Dulac, and EuroGoTV’s VIP members for their support for the project.

“Harry has been a tireless member of our small band of Western go journalists,” said E-Journal Managing Editor Chris Garlock. “He has single-handedly set a very high bar for the rest of us and we owe him a great debt for all his hard work promoting go. We are very sad to see the end of EuroGoTV but wish Harry all the best in the future.”

The EJ plans to continue covering the European go scene through the efforts of European Correspondent, Kim Ouweleen. Anyone interested in joining that team can email journal@usgo.org. The EJ is also in the process of developing plans for video coverage from this year’s US Go Congress; stay tuned for updates on that effort soon.

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GoClubsOnline Adds PayPal Option

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With the latest release of GoClubsOnline attendees can now pay their tournament or event fees via PayPal. Look for payments due and PayPal 2015.06.02_GCOL-paypalprompts during online registration for a tournament or event to see if this convenient option is offered by organizers. When PayPal is offered by the hosting club and payments are due, attendees can pay either via PayPal or with a credit card. GoClubsOnline (GCOL) doesn’t handle any of these funds and organizers can manage their PayPal account completely independently. “Organizers can set whatever fees they wish to charge, especially if they want to supplement a prize pool!” says GCOL’s Robert Cordingley.  “Club organizers can separately and simply set up a club PayPal account, then include the account name in the Payment Method section of a tournament or event profile and it’s good to go.”

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Weekly Go problems: Week 131

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Here are the weekly Go problems for week 131.

Black plays first in all problems and all solutions are labeled ‘correct’. Have fun!

Easy Go problem

You need to find two very useful tesuji, but first remember the basics.

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Intermediate Go problem

It’s a capturing race, so what’s the fastest way to reduce White’s liberties?

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Hard Go problem

The shape is a bit confusing, but if you’ve solved previous weeks’ problems you’ll be able to find the vital point.

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ACGA & Shanghai Ing Foundation to Host Chang Qi Cup Semi-Finals, American Chang Qi Tournament

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The first American Chang Qi tournament will be held this fall in conjunction with the semi-finals of the 2015 Chang Qi Cup, which will be held in the US in September, the first time a professional go tournament semi-final will be held in North America. A major Chinese go tournament, the Chang Qi Cup semis will feature four of the world’s top go professionals, live review and commentary from the legendary Chang Hao 9P and a major American amateur tournament, all held at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA, September 26-28.2015.05.26_10thChangQiCup_GoGameGuru

“This tournament is a great opportunity to see top pros battling it out in person,” says local organizer Cole Pruitt. “We expect to draw many of the strongest players in North America to compete” in the inaugural American Chang Qi tournament which  will offer a total prize pool of at least $15,000 distributed across several divisions. “Every part of the event is free for the public and online registration is coming soon!”

Supported by the Shanghai Ing Foundation, the event is organized by the American Collegiate Go Association. the tournament will be AGA-rated and will be jointly hosted with the American Go Association. The American Chang Qi tournament will include a special ‘university showdown’ where students can win prize money for having the best turnout from their school, the best record during the tournament, and more. “On Saturday night, we’re planning a special ‘Students and Professionals’ night out, where students at the event can hang out with and get to know professional players visiting from China,” adds Pruitt.

“As we gear up for the event, we want to bring on university students to help us organize it and make it an incredible event. We encourage all interested students to apply to be an organizer. In exchange for helping us run the event, we’ll cover your travel, room, and board in Boston during the event and you’ll get behind-the-scenes access, wine-and-dine the visiting pros from China, and more.”

photo: Chang Hao 9p competes at the 10th Chang Qi Cup back in 2013 (credit: Go Game Guru)

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Youwhan Kim Drinks Deep at Santa Monica Coffee Cup

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Youwhan Kim 7d, former Korean insei and winner of last year’s Cotsen Open (10/26 EJ), will be sipping his coffee from the 9th annual Santa 2015.06.01_Youwhan Kim2015.06_Okun-Kim-Oliver WilliamsMonica Coffee Cup.  Kim (right) took top honors by going 3-0 in the one-day tournament, beating fellow Korean visitor Seunghee Ryu 7d in the final.  Ryu and Kim were the strongest of a strong “Espresso” section; eight of the 48 competitors were 5d or stronger.   Other 3-0 winners were Tyler Oyakawa 3d in the Java Section, Jeff McLellan 4k in the Mocha Section, Greg Kulevich 8k in the Latte Section and Jeremy Cook 17k and Ryan Kim 23k in the Decaf section.  In addition to hand-painted mugs and tiles for first through fourth place, winners and placers got bags of organic Peruvian light-roast coffee ground and packed by owner Pam Stollings of the UnUrban Coffeehouse.   Players with no wins received a portable go board courtesy of the Korean Baduk Association as a consolation prize.  TD Joe Cepiel also awarded one of the KBA boards to the youngest player attending, six-year-old Oliver Williams (at left, with Andy Okun and Myungwan Kim 9p), who completed a game in good form.  The turnout, close to the Coffee Cup’s highest, was boosted not only by visitors from Korea, but by large contingents from San Diego and Arizona and a player from Hamburg, as well as the cool, sunny weather.
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Act Now to Get Discount on US Go Congress Registration

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“There’s still time to take advantage of the early registration discount for this year’s US Go Congress,” says Congress Director Josh Larson. “Prices go up June 1st, so sign up and pay to take advantage of the discount.” Click here for details on the biggest annual US go event, which runs August 1-9 in St Paul, Minnesota. “We’ve got a great Congress planned this year!”

 

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UK Go Updates: British Youth Postponed

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British Youth Postponed: Originally planned for May 31, the British Youth Go Championship has been pushed to the fall of 2015. The UK Go Challenge Finals (13×13 boards) is going ahead though on Saturday 18th July in Letchworth Garden City. All young players are welcome to attend.

Challengers’ League: This year’s Challengers’ League, played between the top 8 available players coming out of the Candidates’ Tournament, took place at the Goddard Arms in Swindon on May 23-26. Andrew Kay (the reigning British Champion) won all of his games to lead the field, followed by Andrew Simons who won all of his games except for his game against Andrew Kay. Charles Hibbert, playing in his first Challengers’ League, finished with 4 wins in third place. Andrew Kay and Andrew Simons will now go on to play for this year’s British Championship title.

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Go Commentary: Iyama Yuta vs Takao Shinji – 40th Tengen Final

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This is game 4 from the 40th Tengen final.

The game was played between Iyama Yuta 9p and Takao Shinji 9p on December 11, 2014 in Kobe, Japan.

Iyama Yuta 9 dan (left) and Takao Shinji 9 dan at the 40th Tengen final.

Iyama Yuta 9 dan (left) and Takao Shinji 9 dan at the 40th Tengen final.

Iyama Yuta

Iyama Yuta is the absolute #1 player in Japan, and he’s still Japan’s greatest hope in the international Go scene.

He was holding six major titles out of seven when this game was played. However, he was defeated by Murakawa Daisuke 7p in the 62nd Oza final by 3-2 after few days from this game.

Takao Shinji 9 dan (left) and Iyama Yuta 9 dan were walking along the garden.

Takao Shinji 9 dan (left) and Iyama Yuta 9 dan were walking along the garden.

Iyama challenged for 37th Tengen in 2011, and defeated Yuki Satoshi 9p 3-0 in the final to take the Tengen title.

On the following year, Iyama defeated Kono Rin 9p by 3-0 in the final as well.

In 2013, Akiyama Jiro 9p was the new challenger, but he couldn’t win any games against Iyama in the final.

Iyama played nine games in first three finals of Tengen since he challenged, and he shut them out all.

This was his 3rd time defending Tengen, and he was leading the series by 2-1 in the best of five before this game.

Takao Shinji

Takao Shinji was the new challenger, and it was his first time to challenge the Tengen.

He won the 60th Honinbo, defeating Cho U 9p in 2005, and that was his first major title. He won four more major titles up to 2008, and he was one of the best players in Japan by that time.

However, he didn’t add any major titles after five years since then. He challenged for 35th Meijin, but lost to Iyama Yuta by 4-0 in 2010.

Iyama Yuta 9 dan (left) and Takao Shinji 9 dan, when the game was finished.

Iyama Yuta 9 dan (left) and Takao Shinji 9 dan, when the game was finished.

He also challenged for 36th Kisei, but was defeated by Cho U by 4-3 in 2012.

On the following year, he challenged for 68th Honinbo, but lost to Iyama Yuta again by 4-3.

Nevertheless, he eventually came back to the title holder with Judan in 2014. He challenged for 52nd Judan against Yuki Satoshi, and he won the title with a 3-2 score.

Therefore, if he took the Tengen, he would be holding two major titles.

In this final of Tengen, Iyama won game 1 and 3, so this was kadoban for Takao in this best of five match.

Let’s have a look at the game.

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Iyama Yuta vs Takao Shinji

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