Bill Lin 1P Claims 2025 North American Pro Title—and $10,000—With a Game-Changing Liberty

North American Professional Go Championship
*This is a copy of a news article from the AGA E-Journal. Original article: https://aga1.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=5&club_id=454497&item_id=114234 You could call it the $10,000 liberty. In Saturday morning’s decisive fifth-round game, Bill Lin 1P secured a massive group—complete with one critical liberty that Henry Yu 2P didn’t have—giving Lin a commanding win (click here for Round 5 game records), the 2025 North American Pro Tournament Champion ... Read More

2025 NAGF Pro Qualification Tournament Announcement

Pro Qualification
The North American Go Federation (NAGF) will hold the 2025 Pro Qualification Tournament at the National Go Center (4652 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington DC) from August 17 to 22, 2025. The National Go Center was the venue for the first NAGF pro qualification tournament back in 2022. The NAGF will certify one player from this ... Read More

2024 Pro Qualification Tournament Rules

Pro Qualification
Overview Dates: Round of 16: June 16 – 17Quarter-final round: June 17-18Semi-final Round: June 19 – 20Final Round: June 20 – 21 Venue: College André-Grasset, Montreal, Canada Tournament Director: Jean-Sébastien Lechasseur Match Start Times: Morning: 9:30 AM / Afternoon: 2:30 PM Time Limit: 75 minutes main time + 1 minute / 5 times byo-yomi Game ... Read More

The 2024 NAGF Pro Qualification Tournament Announced

Pro Qualification
The North American Go Federation (NAGF) will hold the 2024 Pro Qualification Tournament at College André-Grasset, Montreal, Canada from June 16 to 21, 2024. The NAGF will certify one player from this tournament as the new professional player. For more information on the tournament, including eligibility requirements, please refer to the official document here. The ... Read More

NAGF Wins Transatlantic Team Match

Transatlantic Team Match
The North American Go Federation (NAGF) team clinched a triumphant 3-0 victory over the European Go Federation (EGF) in the second round of the Transatlantic Professional Go Team Championship, securing their lead in the 2023 event. On the first board, Kevin Yang 1P defeated Artem Kachanovskyi 2P in an intense game  (game). The second board ... Read More