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Updated 3/16/2010
Plus: SCHOOL TEAM TOURNEY SETTING NEW RECORDS; AGF ACCEPTING APPS FOR COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS; AGA RATINGS UPDATED; NEW AGA DATABASE FEATURE LINKS PLAYERS; WHY HOST A PRO WORKSHOP? WORLD GO NEWS: Choi Wins First Round In Maxim; Rui 1-0 In Female Kuksu; Lian Xiao Wins Ricoh Cup; EUROPEAN GO NEWS: BLITZED IN AMSTERDAM; KARLSRUHE BACK ON TOP IN BUNDESLIGA; ARTEM92 TAKES OVER LEAD IN KGS LEAGUE; KID'S TOURNEY EASY & FUN Click on Latest Go News at right for full coverage | |
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LEE CHANGHO OVERCOMES ODDS TO CLINCH NONGSHIM CUP: Lee Changho 9P, the last player on the Korean team, overcame a rough flight and three top opponents to win the Nongshim Cup title on March 12… XIE YIMIN RETAINS TITLE AS FEMALE MEIJIN: Xie Yimin defeated Mukai Chiaki 4P last Wednesday to retain her Female Meijin title… 
LIAN XIAO WINS RICOH CUP: Lian Xiao 3P defeated Li Haojie 3P by resignation in the final game of the 4th Ricoh Cup (Xinxiu) last Wednesday… QU SWEEPS NORCAL TOURNEY: Larry Qu 7k topped the Bay Area Go Players Association monthly ratings tournament in Palo Alto, CA on March 6, finishing with a perfect 5-0 record. U.S. GO NEWS: WORLD YOUTH QUALIFIER MOVED UP TO APRIL 3: The selection process for the World Youth Go Championships has just been dramatically accelerated, with an online qualifier to be held April 3 and the finals held on April 10-11. NORTHEAST INTERCLUB TOURNEY INVITES TEAMS: Go clubs in the Northeast are invited to participate in the upcoming Martch 27 Northeast Inter-club Go Tournament in the Boston area.Go is... an ancient board game which takes simple elements -- line and circle, black and white, stone and wood -- combines them with simple rules and generates subtleties which have enthralled players for millennia. Beyond being merely a game, go can take on other meanings to enthusiasts: an analogy with life, an intense meditation, a mirror of one's personality, an exercise in abstract reasoning, or, when played well, a beautiful art in which Black and White dance across the board in delicate balance. But most important for all who play, go is challenging and fun.
