Tacoma Go Club
Go is a board game
of simple rules yet complex strategies, and no element of chance. Originating in China over
2,500 years ago, the game now has avid players throughout the world.
[Wikipedia on Go]
["How to Play" tutorial]
Roy Hayashi Memorial Tournament May 3 - 4 at P.L.U. University, Xavier Hall, Room 201
(These are the correct dates -- sorry for the earlier mistake posted here!)
Qualifying points for: World Mind Sports Games US Team · US Youth Go Championship · North American Ing Masters
Come play Go! Beginners welcome!
Tuesdays 7 pm~10 pm at Mandolin Cafe, 3923 S. 12th St.
Saturdays 1 pm~4 pm at Commencement Bay Coffee Co., 2354 S. Jefferson Ave. (S. 25th and Jefferson)
Upcoming Events -
Regular Schedule -
Recent News -
Tacoma Venues
[updated 2008-03-22]
- Cherry Blossom Festival Tournament at Seattle Center in the "Center House," Saturday, April 19, 2008
- Youth Tournament at the Seattle Center Cherry Blossom Festival, Sunday, April 20, 2008
- Roy Hayashi Memorial Tournament at P.L.U. University, Xavier Hall, Room 201
May 3 - 4, 2008 (corrected dates!).
Players can earn points toward qualifying for the
World Mind Sports Games US Team, the
North American Ing Masters, and the
US Youth Go Championship. Check-in and registration, 9:00 - 9:45 a.m.; first round starts 10:00 a.m.
Five rounds: three on Saturday, two on Sunday. Ing Goe rules. $10 for kids (younger than 18), $15 for students (18-22), $20 for adults.
Current AGA membership required (available at tournament).
- AGA Kids Go Camp West at Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, July 27 - August 2, 2008, will again be run by Seattle Go Center folks, with 7-dan professional Mingjiu Jiang teaching
- 24th Annual U.S. Go Congress in Portland, OR, August 2 - 9, 2008
- World Mind Sports Games in Beijing, China, October 3 -18, 2008. Please donate (tax-deductibly) to the American Go Foundation and help pay the travel expenses of the U.S. Go Team!
- Also see links at Go places for Seattle, Olympia, Oregon, etc.
[updated 2008-03-22]
- Weekly games Tuesdays, 7 p.m. ~ 10 p.m., at
Mandolin Cafe, 3923 S. 12th St., Tacoma.
- Weekly games Saturdays, 1 p.m. ~ 4 p.m., at
Commencement Bay Coffee Co., 2354 S. Jefferson Ave. (S. 25th and Jefferson), Tacoma. Free 2-round AGA Ratings Tournament on 3rd Saturdays starts 12 noon.
- Annual tournaments: 4th Saturday of January (Castanza Memorial), 2nd Saturday of May (Spring), 3rd Saturday of September (Back to School), and the Saturday of Veterans Day weekend (usually the 2nd Saturday of November).
[updated 2007-10-21]
- February 16, 2008: Free Ratings Tournament at Commencement Bay Coffee Co.
- January 26, 2007: Tacoma Go Club annual organizational meeting was held at Commencement Bay Coffee Co.
- January 19, 2007: Verna Castanza Memorial Tournament was held at P.L.U. University Center #133
- December 15, 2007: Twelve played in the free monthly 2-round ratings tournament, including 3 from TCC Go Club. Solomon Choe and Robert Tobias won both of their games -- congratulations!
- November 17, 2007: Twelve played in the (belated) Veterans' Day Go Tournament, including three who made the trip up from Portland. Guozhong Zhuang 5d and Mike Tobias 18k won all three of their games.
- November 13, 2007: Gordon Castanza, Solomon Choe, and Jang Bi went to the Cotsen Open in Los Angeles. Jang Bi was undefeated, to win the Open section. He has yet to lose an AGA-rated game!
- November 4, 2007: Tacoma players at the Portland tournament: Dr. Steve Stringfellow, Dr. Gordon Castanza, Solomon Choe, Robert Tobias, Mike Tobias, Mike Malveaux, and the winner, Jang Bi.
- Older news items can be found in the Tacoma Go Club news archive.
These fine Tacoma cafes have boards and stones for casual play.
- Commencement Bay Coffee Co., 2354 S. Jefferson Ave.
- Board and stones behind the small counter at the back of the room.
Tacoma Go Club plays here Saturdays, 1 p.m. ~ 4 p.m.
Usually three to six of us are there, strength ranging from about 1-dan to 20-kyu. Beginners welcome!
- Mandolin Cafe at 3923 S. 12th St.,
Tacoma, WA, 98405 (a block west of Proctor St.).
- Boards low on the games shelf, opposite the cashier; stones are in the cupboard by the meeting room.
Tacoma Go Club plays here Tuesdays, 7 p.m. ~ 10 p.m.
About four to ten of us show up pretty regularly, strength ranging from AGA 6-dan to about 25-kyu; beginners are always welcome.
- Bertolino's Coffee Bar, 2421 S. Union
- Board and stones on the shelf in back. Open 24 hours/day.
- Cutters Point Coffee at
5104 6th Ave. (Sixth and Orchard), Tacoma, WA, 98406 (253-761-3113).
- Board and stones near the fireplace.
- Kickstand Cafe, 604 S. Fawcett Ave.
- Board and stones on high shelf to the right.
- Shakabrah, 2618 6th Ave.
- Board and stones low on shelf to the right.
Other stuff:
[old news]
[Seattle Go Center] and other [Places to Play GO]
[Tacoma and South Sound email]
[Oregon and PNW Regional Go listserv]
[where to find Go equipment] and [general links about go]
For opportunities to learn the game or to play, contact the Seattle Go Center, or Tacoma Go Club, or see the list of Puget Sound and West Coast places to play go.
Tacoma Chess Club has been meeting since 1891.
Tacoma Go Club is a chapter of the American Go Association,
and a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization fostering knowledge and appreciation of the game and art of Go
(also called Baduk, Goe, Igo, and Weiqi). We love the game, and we share the love! This page is for information
and announcements of interest to Go players (and others curious about the game of Go) near Tacoma, Washington, USA.
Please send appropriate items to
tacomagofiend@yahoo.com, or phone
Mike Malveaux at 253-906-0095.
Updated 2008-03-22
Moved 2006-09-02 (to tacomagoclub.org)
Begun 2002-02-14 (at hilltopgo.com)