Twenty-eight players — fourteen teams of two — competed in the “Rengo with Pie and Coffee” tournament on Saturday, June 9, 2018. Pair Go stalwart Bill Thompson organized the event, brought the fancy pies, directed the tournament, and even played in it.
TD Bill Thompson explains the rules
The event was run with the International Pair Go Association rules, but with no restrictions to team composition. [ Read more… ]
There was fresh bread (THANK YOU, Chris!). There were visitors from far places (Bellingham, Japan by way of Los Angeles, Germany). There were fond farewells (good-bye to Peter Nelson, and thank you for your service) and new representation to the AGA (hello Nick Wilmes, and good luck at the national meeting).
And there were players who didn’t want to wait for the weekend to play Rengo.
Couldn’t wait for Saturday
A couple hours later, the board looked like this:
Rengo board two hours later; Black to play
The corner held some surprises.
Black to play
Cullen Mott provided a kifu that covers from game start to early endgame: TheArgoGame (getting JagoPlayer working on the website will be a project for the future).
Join us Saturday for Rengo with Pie and Coffee! $10 to register ($5 for persons under 18, and for voting members of the Go Center). Registration opens 5:30 PM, and play starts at 6:00 PM. More info at www.seattlego.org/events
Rengo Tournament poster for June 9, 2018
It was a pleasant Sunday at the Seattle Go Center, with 19 players present for the monthly AGA ratings tournament. TD Daniel Top got the pairings out on time, and ran the tournament with his customary aplomb. Rounds 1 and 2 each had nine games. But two players in the second round fought deep into byo-yomi, and only a half-dozen players stayed until the bitter end; so round 3 had three games.
There were no three-game winners. Winning two games were Zhihong Yao 2d, Steve Ling 2k, Christian de Oro 4k, Brian Dai 8k, George Schmitten 8k, and John Johnson 9k.
Lucy Lu Wang vs. Tyler Michael Moore, and Nick Collins vs. Xiangnan Chen
Lucy Lu Wang vs. Tyler Michael Moore, and Emma Huang vs. Abigail Chen
Join us for the next monthly ratings tournament, Sunday July 1st! It’s free to play (but you do have to be a member of the AGA, and you do have to be a member of the Go Center or pay for your visit — under 18 is free, and adults first 10 visits are free).
Catherine Ozols has created a great poster publicizing the Rengo tournament on June 9!
Rengo Tournament poster for June 9, 2018
You can download it as a high resolution JPEG for printing, if you want to help publicize the event. The more, the merrier!
Mike Malveaux Teaching at the 2018 U District Street Fair
We are pleased to announce that the Directors of the Seattle Go Center have selected Mike Malveaux to be the Program Manager for the center. This is a new part time position with responsibility for classes, workshops, visiting pros, outreach and school programs. Mike will also be updating the website, the mailing list, and our social media. Brian Allen will be continuing at the Go Center as Operations Manager, with responsibility for the building, the bookkeeping, and for tax reports. [ Read more… ]
Steve Pell with his prototype Go board
A talented furniture designer and craftsman in Bellingham, Steve Pell, has taken an interest in making high quality Go boards. He has given us one of his prototypes to test out. Try it and tell us what you think! It is the 2.5 inch thick table board in the photo. (It will be in the main playing room, and it is a bit thicker than our regular boards.) Some of Steve’s other work can be seen at: Pellican Design
Teaching at Cherry Blossom 2017
The Go Center will be teaching and sharing the game of Go at the Cherry Blossom Festival, April 20-22, 2018. This is at Seattle Center, underneath the Space Needle. We will be in the “Armory Loft”, which is one floor up from the food court, from 10 am to 5 pm. We have room for more teachers!
We will be at the big anime festival, Sakura-Con this weekend. On Sunday, April 1, we hold a 13×13 tournament that is beginner friendly. Everyone is welcome, and you do not need a pass to reach us. We are at the Washington State Convention Center, near the escalator on the third floor, in Room 305. The tournament is from 10 am to noon, and we will be there until 4 pm.
We are pleased to host a weeklong visit by Nihon Ki-in Pro Chang Ruei Jie in March. Mr. Chang is originally from Taiwan, but he lives in Japan now. As a young pro, he is very much interested in Artificial Intelligence computer programs that play the game of Go. We have a number of events scheduled for Chang Ruei Jie, including:
Simultaneous games at the Seattle Go Center ($10):
Saturday, March 17, 4 p.m.
Tuesday, March 20, 6:30 p.m.
Lectures at the Go Center (free!)
Monday, March 19, 6:30 p.m. for DDK class and others
Wednesday, March 21, 6:30 p.m. for Single Digit Kyu group and others
One Day Workshop with Mr. Chang:
Sunday, March 18, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
$45/$30 students and voting members; $10 discount for early registration
More info at: workshop
Formal dress for Pair Go
The 5th Annual Pair Go Tournament, held Saturday Dec. 16, had stronger players than last year, and lots of laughter. Although the 2017 group was a little bit smaller than the previous year, with 11 teams, they managed to eat almost all the cake, and to polish off the raspberries and cream. The first table was won by Lusha Zhou and Tzu-Jen Chan. The second table was won by Cat Mai and Nick Wilmes, while the 3rd table was won by Anne Thompson and Bill Thompson.