Call to University Students in SF and NY for 3rd University Students Weiqi League in Shenzhen, China

The AGA has recently received an invitation for two collegiate teams—one from the San Francisco Bay Area and one from New York—to attend and compete in the 3rd University Students Weiqi League in Shenzhen, China between November 21-23. The event, hosted by the Shenzhen People Sports Promotion Center, features a five-round team tournament in addition to an exhibition simul game with a professional player. Players on each team must all be affiliated with the same university, and may consist of either three current students, or two current students plus one alumni or faculty/staff member. The organizing committee will cover accommodations and meals during the event, but players will be responsible for their airfare and other expenses.

Please email Justin Teng at justin.teng@usgo.org by October 15th if your university can field a team, or if you have any questions. If multiple universities from the same area express interest in participating, average team rank will be used to decide which team is selected.

NA vs UK Youth Go Tournament To Be Held October 12, 19

The American Go Honor Society (AGHS) is excited to announce our first NA-UK Youth tournament. 

Players under the age of 18 and residing in North America or the United Kingdom are eligible to participate. The tournament will take place on KGS, with 2 rounds on each Sunday, October 12 and October 19. The games will be held at 8am PDT/11am EDT/4pm BST and 11am PDT/2PM EDT/7PM BST on those dates. 

Time settings will be 45 minutes of main time followed by five periods of 30-second byo-yomi. AGA rules will be used.

A Go professional will be holding a virtual interactive game review workshop via Zoom after the final round, featuring top game reviews and an opportunity to engage with fellow players.

Register by October 9 using this Registration Form and refer to the Rules & Regulations document: here. Email aghsregister@gmail.com with any questions.

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AGHS 2025 Weekly Go Problems Are Back!

Struggling to find time for regular Go practice while wanting to maintain your skills? The American Go Honor Society is excited to announce the return of our Fall Weekly Go Problems for 2025! Starting October 20th, a weekly form containing 5 different level problems will be sent out in an email every Monday ranging from beginner (15k-10k) to advanced (4d+) levels, with harder problems worth more points. Players are welcome to attempt all five, but only one solution will be graded. Submissions are due each Sunday by 11:59 PM PST, and solutions will be posted weekly on our website.

The program has separate general and youth (under 18) leaderboards, with prizes including simuls and game reviews for top performers at the end of the ten-week session. 

All players of different levels and ages are welcome to join! Simply register using our registration form by October 19th.

Green Captures Maine State Go Title in Portland

PORTLAND, Maine —The 3rd Maine State Championships & Open crowned a new state champion on Sept. 21 as Jonathan Green topped a field of eight Maine residents to claim the Maine State Go Championship. Green received the tournament’s new Championship Plaque from Mako Bates (see photo), capping a brisk day of boardside battles in Portland.

Running alongside the title hunt, the Open welcomed competitors of varied ranks, with action steady from the first stone to the final resignation. Thanks to a generous prize table—mostly supplied by Benkyo Baduk—nearly every player headed home with swag as well as bragging rights.

Dongha Lee sweeps NGC Back-to-School

Rising youth stars Dongha Lee (3d), 4-0, and Richard Duan (4d), 3-1, won 1st and 2nd in the high dan section of NGC’s annual Back-to-School event. The lower dan and kyu section saw Patrick Sun (3k) and Arthur Wang (3k) sharing 1st and 2nd closely followed  by Joonha Lee (4k) also 3-1. All games in both sections were handicapped.

To celebrate the end of vacation and school restarting, all 29 participants received a 5x5 souvenir photograph of wildlife in the Galapagos where TD and photographer Gurujeet Khalsa recently vacationed. All 3 and 4 game winners received an 8x8 print. Quipped one participant, “No booby prizes, just blue-footed boobies.”

Houston Go Club Delivers Beginner Go Game Workshop in Collaboration with Chinese Community Center

On Saturday September 6, 2025, volunteers from the Houston Go Club (HGC) presented a Go Game Workshop for beginners at the Chinese Community Center - Houston (CCC). Volunteer HGC instructors included Paul Tung, Vincent Wang, Young Yiu, Shulin Chang, Vincent Tam, Peter Lee, and Michael Bloom.  

The workshop was part of the CCC's Asian Heritage Tour and was open to the public.  The CCC helped promote the event through their newsletter and in collaborative social media posts with HGC.  Special thanks to the HGC volunteer teachers, to Shaun Siddiqui, CCC volunteer event coordinator, and to Jo Truong, the CCC's Development Director.

The event drew 13 registrants.  Both the CCC and HGC look forward to future collaborations!

photo (l-r):  Shaun Siddiqui, Vincent Wang, Paul Tung (back), Lucy Wang (front), Vincent Tam, Shulin Chang, Michael Bloom, Joel Livsey, Jo Truong (front), Trang Doan, Peter Lee, and Young Yiu. 
By Michael Bloom, Houston Chapter Leader