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July 18th, 2010 On Sunday July 18th, 2010, California State Senator Leland Yee (Assistant President pro Tempore) came to the San Francisco Go Club to present Jiang Ming Jiu, 7-Dan with a Certificate of Recognition from the California State Senate in honor of the Ing Chang-Ki Goe Foundation and their continued sponsorship of the World Youth Goe … Continue reading Leland Yee presents certificate to Jiang Mingjiu 7P

November 7th, 2010

Most of these photos were taken at the old club at 1881 Bush Street, probably in the 70’s. I suspect Lloyd Gowen was the photographer for many of the older pictures. The more recent pictures (below) were taken by Ernest Brown and Paul Goodman. I (P.G.) scanned some from old prints, others from contact sheets. … Continue reading Photos from the “Golden Age”

April 2014 The SF Go club teams up to share Go at the 2014 Cherry Blossom Festival. We also celebrate the life of our closing Go club at 500 8th Ave in the Inner Richmond district. Photo Album

1961 channel 5 TV Video of the SF Go Club (1881 Bush Street) – The opening scene is Mr. Torao Moriguchi 4 Dan hammering a small paper sign ‘Go Club’, under the Japanese sign “Nihon Kiin Soku Shibu” (Nihon Kiin San Francisco Branch). Video Link

During the 1930’s, one man named Yokotta, was instrumental in promoting the interests of the San Francisco Go Club to a very considerable extent. In fact, he is one of the principle benefactors in the club’s history. Mr. Yokotta was postmaster of the Japanese ship, “Assama Maru,” traveling between Yokohama and San Francisco. He was … Continue reading The Beginning of the San Francisco Go Club