We’re very happy Maeda Sensei said he would visit Seattle Go Center for a two-day workshop. We will start at noon on Sat, 14 NOV, and go until 5 or 6pm. Sun we will start at 10am, have a lunch break around noon, then continue until 5 or 6pm.
Admission is $30 for non-voting members (lifetime or annual), and $10 for voting members. That covers both days. Sunday, we’ll do the pizza lunch order, but you can bring food and put it in one of our fridges.
We can usually get 2-3 pro visits a year, so please take advantage and come study with a pro!! Thanks to donations and annual members who help keep SGC doors open and fund such events.
The Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Washington (JCCCW) has invited us to host a booth at their Bunka no Hi this November 1st (Sunday). The event is located at the JCCCW (1414 S. WELLER ST., SEATTLE, WA 98144) and will go from 11am-5pm
I am looking for 4-5 volunteers to teach attendants the game of Go. It should be more of a midsize event, and there will be lots to enjoy at the event during downtime, such as a Japanese Armor & Sword display, a local Manga artist, Calligraphy, and more.
If you like to help out or learn more about this event, please email programs@seattlego.org
For all those who could make it out to the Anniversary Tournament/Party and all those who could not, thanks so much for all your love and support. The Seattle Go Center only functions because of the support of our membership and love of our great community.
So from the bottom of our hearts, thanks for all that you give and may the next year be even better.
We are glad to announce our upcoming 31th Anniversary Tournament October 4th. We will have both and open (all even games) and handicap tournament. The open tournament is for the 8 strongest players and will have a cash prize of $100 for the player winning 3 games. Our handicap tournament will also have some cash prizes for those who win 3 games (or divided over those who win 2 games if no one wins 3). There is also our usual kids prize of $20 for the person under 18 years old who wins the most games (playing with a higher ranks break ties).
We will also not be having our regular monthly tournament.
We will also order pizza after the first round, if participants want. It costs $15, and we will order 4 slices per person.
After the tournament we will host our Anniversary Party from 5:30pm-9pm. This event is free and open to all members. There will be chicken skewers and veggie stir fry for people to enjoy, and it will also be byob.
Registration:
9:00am-9:45am (an hour earlier than monthly ratings)
The Entrance fees:
$20 for non-voting members
$10 for voting members
$10 for youth under 18 (entrance fees will be paid by the AGF)
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR AGA MEMBERSHIP IS UP TO DATE AHEAD OF TIME. If you are not an AGA member when we pair the first round, you cannot play.
Big thanks to Bill Lin for visiting Seattle Go Center two days to give our strongest players a few games. I’d also like to thank all our strong players that were able to make it on such short notice. Other folks enjoyed watching the games. There were some great games played and overall it was a quite fun time. Props to Sung-Yen for contacting us and helping to set it up.
Bill Lin said he was pretty impressed with SGC and our members, and living in Vancouver, he hopes to come down more. He’ll coordinate ahead of time as this was a last minute visit on his way to the Go Congress.
Redmond Sensei will visit SGC again this year, 23-24 MAY. He was very popular last time he came. There is no pre-registration this time, and we will have a normal two-day workshop, roughly 10am-5pm Sat and Sun.
We will do our usual pizza lunch ordering, cheese or pepperoni, or you can come prepared with your own lunch.
If you have any questions, please email use at programs@seattlego.org
Thanks to all that made it out and supported this years Spring Tournament. We had 14 players in this year tournament. A special congrats to our winners from left to right, Quincy Costello (for youth), Jacques Trepanier (for handicap), Drew Barnett (for second in open), and Wenhuan Shu (for first in the open).
This year, we had a very successful Cherry Blossom Festival and Sakura-Con. These are two of our bigger events and we have successfully taught over 750 attends the game of Go combine. We have also partner up with our Shogi friends to help expand the events we have done at Sakura Con this year to include a Shogi Handicap Tournament. Congrats to Riko for getting first and Match for getting second at the Shogi Tournament. And Congrats to our own Anthony To for getting first, and Alex K who just learn the game for getting second at our 13×13 Handicap Tournament.
I also like to give a big thanks to all our volunteers this year for making this years festivities so successful. The Seattle Go Center could not have done this without your hard work and time. Thanks from the bottom of our heart, and may next year be as successful
We are hosting our Spring Tournament this April 19th. We will have both an open (all even games) and handicap tournament. The open being our 4-8 strongest players facing off in even games for prize money of $100 for first place and $75 for second. The handicap tournament will have $50 prize for strongest band winner of 3 games, and $20 for the lower band winner of 3 games. There is a youth prize of $20 to the youth winner of 3 games or the youth who won the most games.
Registration:
9:00am-9:45am (an hour earlier than monthly ratings)
The Entrance fees:
$20 for non-voting members
$10 for voting members
$10 for youth under 18 (entrance fees will be paid by the AGF)
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR AGA MEMBERSHIP IS UP TO DATE AHEAD OF TIME. If you are not an AGA member when we pair the first round, you cannot play.
We will also order pizza if participants want. It costs $15, and we will order 4 slices per person.
There will be no Monthly Rating Tournament this April 5th.
I want to congratulate the Bellvue Crossroad meet up on a successful blitz tournament this last weekend, and thank all that could make it down to take part in it. We are always looking to help get more Go activities in the surrounding area and this is a big step in the right direction.
