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Dear Go Players,

The AGA Youtube host “BadatBaduk” will be visiting the Go Center today, Tuesday, Feb. 28.  He is about 4 dan, and he says he wants to play all the Go players in Seattle.  I’m not sure when he will arrive.  We will be open from 1-10 p.m., maybe later, if “babs” is still playing.

Cheers,

Brian

Brian  Allen

General Manager, Seattle Go Center

Nihon Ki-in Go Institute of the West

700 NE 45^th Street

Seattle WA  98105

206 545-1424 (Go Center)

206 370-1069 (Cell Phone)

206 632-1122 (Office at Home)

manager@seattlego.org (e-mail)

www.seattlego.org (website)

Dear Members,

Once again, we will be teaching and sharing the game of Go at the Sakura-Con, which is happening this year on Friday, April 14 through Sunday, April 16.  The Con is an amazing gathering of Japanese anime and manga fans, many of them in costume, at the Washington Visitor and Trade Center.  Here is their website:

http://www.sakuracon.org/

You do not need a pass to reach the room where we teach.  But our best volunteers do get passes for the rest of the convention.  We usually play teaching games on the 9x9 and 13x13, since many of the visitors to our room already know some Go.

If you can volunteer at least 4 hours, and would like a pass to the full Sakura Con, please contact me at manager@seattlego.org, or in person at the Go Center.   Since this is a very popular privilege, priority will be given to volunteers who are all already teaching at the Go Center, or who can commit to helping at one of our other outreach events, such as the Cherry Blossom Festival the next weekend, April 21-23, and the UDistrict Street Festival, May 20-21.  All folks who contact me before March 1 will be given equal consideration for passes.  (It will not be first come first served; if we get a lot of requests, we will use a lottery for all qualified volunteers to assign passes.)

Please tell me when you think you will be coming.  (You can adjust your schedule later, if things change.)  Once again, you do not need the pass to reach our room, if you just want to volunteer, or to watch the costumed crowds on the escalator.

Our hours will be as follows:

Friday, April 14, 10 AM to 10 PM (or later, if we have the volunteers)

Saturday, April 15, 10 AM to 10 PM (or later, if we have the volunteers)

Sunday, April 16, 10 AM to 4 PM (Moving stuff to Go Center 4-6 PM)

Please note that this weekend also has the Easter holiday, so watch out for schedule conflicts.

Brian  Allen

General Manager, Seattle Go Center

Nihon Ki-in Go Institute of the West

700 NE 45^th Street

Seattle WA  98105

206 545-1424 (Go Center)

206 370-1069 (Cell Phone)

206 632-1122 (Office at Home)

manager@seattlego.org (e-mail)

www.seattlego.org (website)

Dear Go Players –

The meetup at Hurry Curry in South Lake Union will not be happening tonight, Feb. 20, 2017, because it is a holiday.  We will meet next Monday.

Cheers,

Brian

Brian  Allen

General Manager, Seattle Go Center

Nihon Ki-in Go Institute of the West

700 NE 45^th Street

Seattle WA  98105

206 545-1424 (Go Center)

206 370-1069 (Cell Phone)

206 632-1122 (Office at Home)

manager@seattlego.org (e-mail)

www.seattlego.org (website)

Dear Members,

Today  Wednesday is the last day to respond to our four question survey about an upcoming pro visit.  The Nihon Ki-in in Japan will probably be sending a young pro, Bian Wenkai 2P, to Seattle from March 23 to March 29, 2017.   Mr. Bian is fluent in Chinese and Japanese, and he speaks some English.  We will have translators available.

To help us plan his visit, please fill out this four question multiple choice survey, if you haven’t already.   It will help us a lot.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LFB7PHJ

Thanks,

Brian

Brian  Allen

General Manager, Seattle Go Center

Nihon Ki-in Go Institute of the West

700 NE 45^th Street

Seattle WA  98105

206 545-1424 (Go Center)

206 370-1069 (Cell Phone)

206 632-1122 (Office at Home)

manager@seattlego.org (e-mail)

www.seattlego.org (website)

Dear Go Players,

The largest weekly gathering of Go players in North America continues on Tuesdays, from 1-10 pm at the Seattle Go Center.  Judging from the last few weeks, I expect about 30 players, which is a slow night by our standards, but still the envy of other American Go clubs.  And we often have surprise guests.  In January, a 9 dan pro (our friend Myung Wan Kim) dropped by unannounced.  It would be good to see you too.

Cheers,

Brian

Brian  Allen

General Manager, Seattle Go Center

Nihon Ki-in Go Institute of the West

700 NE 45^th Street

Seattle WA  98105

206 545-1424 (Go Center)

206 370-1069 (Cell Phone)

206 632-1122 (Office at Home)

manager@seattlego.org (e-mail)

www.seattlego.org (website)

Dear Members,

I’m passing this on to our  email list.  I haven’t checked out Todd’s books – contact him directly if you are interested.  By the way, we have had several nice donations of books recently, but those books will be put in our library, and used for prizes.  We will not be selling them.

"Local player is selling books to pay for utilities. Mostly sdk-range with a few ddk and a few dan, English and largely Kiseido. If interested, contact todd.rainey@gmail.com".

Cheers,

Brian

Brian  Allen

General Manager, Seattle Go Center

Nihon Ki-in Go Institute of the West

700 NE 45^th Street

Seattle WA  98105

206 545-1424 (Go Center)

206 370-1069 (Cell Phone)

206 632-1122 (Office at Home)

manager@seattlego.org (e-mail)

www.seattlego.org (website)

Dear Go Players,

The days are getting longer, and the weather more gentle, so it is time to get out and play more Go face to face.  The Hurry Curry meetup needs a few more players, at any level, so come on by, and get dinner at happy hour prices, and also have a game of Go, or some informal instruction.

They will meet next on

Monday, February 13, 2017

5:30 – 8:00 PM

Hurry Curry of Tokyo

825 Harrison St, Seattle

Seattle, WA

Cheers,

Brian

Brian  Allen

General Manager, Seattle Go Center

Nihon Ki-in Go Institute of the West

700 NE 45^th Street

Seattle WA  98105

206 545-1424 (Go Center)

206 370-1069 (Cell Phone)

206 632-1122 (Office at Home)

manager@seattlego.org (e-mail)

www.seattlego.org (website)

Dear Members,

We are happy to report that the Nihon Ki-in in Japan will probably be sending a young pro, Bian Wenkai 2P, to Seattle from March 23 to March 29, 2017.   Mr. Bian is fluent in Chinese and Japanese, and he speaks some English.  We will have translators available. To help us plan his visit, please fill out this four question multiple choice survey.  It will help us a lot.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LFB7PHJ

Sincerely,

Brian

Brian  Allen

General Manager, Seattle Go Center

Nihon Ki-in Go Institute of the West

700 NE 45^th Street

Seattle WA  98105

206 545-1424 (Go Center)

206 370-1069 (Cell Phone)

206 632-1122 (Office at Home)

manager@seattlego.org (e-mail)

www.seattlego.org (website)

Dear Members,

Here’s a friendly reminder that visiting pro Chihyung Nam will lead a discussion tonight, Wednesday, on her book “Contemporary Go Terms”,  a comparison of Go terms in English, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean.  The book was published by Oromedia, but unfortunately it is out of print.  We will have some handouts from the book for participants.  We will have several bilingual and trilingual members attending, so it should be a good discussion.  The event is free.

Regards,

Brian

Brian  Allen

General Manager, Seattle Go Center

Nihon Ki-in Go Institute of the West

700 NE 45^th Street

Seattle WA  98105

206 545-1424 (Go Center)

206 370-1069 (Cell Phone)

206 632-1122 (Office at Home)

manager@seattlego.org (e-mail)

www.seattlego.org (website)

Dear Go Players,

There will be no Double Digit Kyu Players class tonight, Monday, Feb. 6, due to weather concerns.  We expect to be open Tuesday 1-10 pm, which includes simultaneous games with visiting pro Chihyung Nam at 6:30 p.m.  And on Wednesday, at 7:00 p.m., Ms. Nam will lead a discussion on issues raised by her book “Contemporary Go Terms”, which compares Go terms across 4 languages.  One topic: Is there an exact equivalent Go term for “liberties” in Japanese?

Cheers,

Brian

Brian  Allen

General Manager, Seattle Go Center

Nihon Ki-in Go Institute of the West

700 NE 45^th Street

Seattle WA  98105

206 545-1424 (Go Center)

206 370-1069 (Cell Phone)

206 632-1122 (Office at Home)

manager@seattlego.org (e-mail)

www.seattlego.org (website)

Dear Members,

The AGA ratings now include the results from the Youth 19x19 Tournament from Jan. 22, and the Jin Chen Tournament from Jan. 8.  For the Jin Chen Memorial, the results were submitted as two tournaments: The Jin Chen Annual Open, and the Seattle Monthly Ratings (for the handicapped games).

You can look up ratings on this page.  Enter family name to search; then click on the correct AGA number to get the ratings.

http://agagd.usgo.org/

Cheers,

Brian

Brian  Allen

General Manager, Seattle Go Center

Nihon Ki-in Go Institute of the West

700 NE 45^th Street

Seattle WA  98105

206 545-1424 (Go Center)

206 370-1069 (Cell Phone)

206 632-1122 (Office at Home)

manager@seattlego.org (e-mail)

www.seattlego.org (website)

Dear Members,

It’s February already!  The Monthly Ratings Tournament will be this Sunday, Feb. 5,  at the Seattle Go Center, with registration from 10 – 10:45 a.m.  Please make sure your American Go Association (AGA) membership is up to date.  It is more convenient for us, and faster for everybody, if you update your membership online.  But we can also do new memberships and renewals with paper forms and cash or checks at the Go Center.

https://www.usgo.org/members/login

The Monthly Ratings Tournament is a great way to place some intense Go face to face.  Usually we have players from 20 kyu to 2 dan playing.  More information is on our events page.  You can click on the tournament listing to get the details.

http://www.seattlego.org/events/

Cheers,

Brian

Brian  Allen

General Manager, Seattle Go Center

Nihon Ki-in Go Institute of the West

700 NE 45^th Street

Seattle WA  98105

206 545-1424 (Go Center)

206 370-1069 (Cell Phone)

206 632-1122 (Office at Home)

manager@seattlego.org (e-mail)

www.seattlego.org (website)