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2012 WAGC at a Glance: Report/Game Index

The American Go E-Journal and Ranka Online teamed up again this year to provide full coverage of the GAC Trumpchi Cup 33rd World Amateur Go Championship May 11-18 in Guangzhou, China. Round-by-round reports, game records, commentaries, feature stories and photos brought the annual gathering of 56 top amateurs from 55 countries to life for go fans around the world. Below is a handy overview of the coverage in both the E-Journal and Ranka Online; click here for final tournament results (or here for an easy-to-use WAGC Smart Crosstable by the EJ's Myron Souris, which includes several nifty features, including the ability to place cursor over a player name to highlight all opponent names and results). Thanks to the organizers and staff of the International Go Federation, the China Qi-Yuan and the Guangzhou Qi-yuan for their generous support and assistance. Special thanks to the Ranka/EJ team for all their hard work: (l-r) Yoshitaka Morimoto (Go Weekly), So Yokoku 8P, Ting Ting Chen (translator), Yang Shuang 3P, Chris Garlock (EJ), John Pinkerton (EJ), Ivan Vigano (Ranka), Yuki Shigeno (IGF), James Davies (Ranka), Taro Matsuo (Go Monthly). World Amateur Championship Set for May 11-17 2012 WAGC Readies for Launch in Guangzhou 33rd WAGC Begins: E-Journal & Ranka Online Team Up for Coverage WAGC Orientation & Pairings WAGC Short Takes: Yuan Zhou on Tygem & the U.S. Pro System; Nihon Ki-in Teams up with Cho U on New Go App; In the Gardens of the Guangzhou Chess Institute; A Glimpse of James Davies WAGC Go Players on Destiny, Predicting the Weather and Managing a Disco Bar Go Photo: Unwinding at the WAGC 

The Nakazono Fan Club’s Road Trip to Guangzhou31st General Meeting of the IGF Interview with Igor Popov (Russia)Interview with Chan Chihan (Hong Kong)Interview with Chen Cheng-Hsun (Taipei) Interview with Fang Xiaoyan (China, at right) Interview with Leslie Perez (Chile)
 2012 WAGC Round 1Overview (EJ) Detailed Report (Ranka)Game Records: DPR Korea-China (Commentary by So Yokoku 8P); Thailand-Japan (Commentary by Yang Shuang 3P); US-Norway; Brazil-Korea

2012 WAGC Round 2Overview (EJ)Detailed Report (Ranka) Game Records: Finland-UK (Commentary by Kaz Furuyama); Hungary-DPRKorea (Commentary by So Yokoku 8P); Taipei-US (Commentary by So Yokoku 8P); Japan-Netherlands (uncommented) photo: China Go Association President Wang Runan (left) relaxes over a game; photo by John Pinkerton

2012 WAGC Round 3Detailed Report (Ranka)Game Records: China-Macau (Commentary by Yang Shuang 3P); DPRKorea-Austria; Japan-Korea; Slovakia-Romania photo: WAGC winner Qiao Zhijian 7d (2nd from left), 2nd-place winner Hyunjoon Lee of Korea (far left), and third-place winner Chen ChengHsun of Tapei (2nd from right), with China Go Association President Wang Runan (3rd from left) and IGF Secretary-General Yuki Shigeno (far right); photo by John Pinkerton

2012 WAGC Round 4U.S. Beats Japan in Controversial 4th-Round WAGC Game (EJ) Detailed Report (Ranka) Game Records: US-Japan (Commentary by So Yokoku 8P); HongKong-China (Commentary by So Yokoku 8P); Czechia-Taipei
 2012 WAGC Round 5 Overview (EJ) Detailed Report (Ranka) Game Records: DPRK-Korea (Commentary by So Yokoku 8P); UK-US (Commentary by So Yokoku 8P); Taipei-China (commentary by Yang  Shuang 3P); Czechia-Japan photo: EJ photographer John Pinkerton; photo by Taro Matsuo
2012 WAGC Round 6Overview Report (EJ) Detailed Report (Ranka) Game Records: Korea-China (Commentary by So Yokoku 8P); Singapore-HongKong; US-DPRK; Germany-Taipei (Commentary by Yang Shuang 3P) 
2012 WAGC Round 7Detailed Report (Ranka) Game Records: China-DPRK (Commentary by So Yokoku 8P); HongKong-Taipei; Hungary-Korea; Japan-Slovakia 
2012 WAGC Round 8Detailed Report (Ranka)Game Records: Korea-Taipei (Commentary by Yang Shuang); Finland-Romania (Commentary by Yang Shuang); Japan-Bosnia; China-Germany