[Seattle Go Center] Largest Weekly Gathering; Go Congress; Atomic Bomb Game Replay

Hello fellow Go enthusiasts,

Tuesdays
The past three Tuesdays have been well attended, with 30+ players each week. Last night, we had 39, including five Youth, and six players having their first-ever visits to the Go Center. So, you can expect to see some new faces the next time you come on a Tuesday to "the largest weekly gathering of Go players in North America (possibly the Western Hemisphere)™"!

Go Congress
The US Go Congress starts this Saturday, June 13, and runs until June 20. Please join me in wishing the best of luck to Jon Boley, Frank Brown, Chris Kirschner, Chanseok Oh, Brendan Roof, Nick Sibicky, George Schmitten, Steve Stringfellow, Dennis Wheeler, and Nick Wilmes, and any other Seattle-area players who are going to the Go Congress!
The Go Center will be open the regular hours during the Congress. And we'll be having bagels next Tuesday, instead of Chris' excellent bread.

August 6, 5:00-6:30 PM
Tuesday August 6 will mark the 74th anniversary of the Hiroshima atomic bomb. As many of you know, but some may not, Japanese professional Go player Kaoru Iwamoto was challenging Utaro Hashimoto in for the Honinbo title that day, approximately three miles from where the bomb detonated.
Both players survived, and even continued playing the game to its conclusion. Iwamoto-sensei went on to win the title, help rebuild the Nihon Ki-in after World War II, and establish Go Centers around the world -- one of which is in Seattle.
To honor the memory of Iwamoto-sensei and to further realize his vision of peace and trans-cultural understanding through Go, volunteers from Seattle Go Center often participate in the annual "From Hirsoshima to Hope" commemoration at Green Lake Park, in a solemn replay of what has come to be known as the "Atomic Bomb Go Game" (a portion of which is on the outside wall of the Go Center).
We begin about 5:00 PM, and finish before 6:30 (when the other events and speeches are getting underway). There will be art exhibits, music, and finally, at 8:15, a floating lantern ceremony.
If you'd like to volunteer to help replay the game, please email programs@SeattleGo.org
More information on the From Hiroshima to Hope events: http://fromhiroshimatohope.org/the-event/

See you soon at the Go Center,

Mike Malveaux
Seattle Go Center Programs Manager

email: programs@SeattleGo.org
web: www.SeattleGo.org
Go Center phone: 206-545-1424

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