Argentine Go Association

Asociación Argentina del Juego de Go (AAGo), the Argentine (or Argentinian ^[1]) Go Association, was founded in September 1971. ^[2]

The association:

• promotes the game of go in Argentina
• organizes tournaments, congresses and courses
• maintains the national rating system
• selects representatives to international tournaments
• acts as a central organizer of activities among the different go clubs in Argentina
• coordinates activities and communications with other National and International Go Associations

As of November 2021, there are more than 100 members of the AAGo, and there are 21 go clubs recognized by AAGo in different parts of Argentina.

The AAGo affiliated to the International Go Federation on the IGF's creation in 1982.

The AAGo hosted the 3rd (2001) and 10th (2008) Torneo Iberoamericano (Iberoamerican Tournament).

In October 2020 the AAGo hosted the first Online Latin American Go Congress with over 300 participants including players from North America, Europe and Asia.

In November 2021, the final round of the Argentine Series of the 1st Latin American Circuit of Weiqi Championships was held in Buenos Aires, being a major Go event in the region and the first official on-site Tournament since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. It involved 51 players from six cities throughout the country, and was held under the sponsorship of the Chinese Weiqi Association.

AAGo has its own National Rating System, called Rango, which is directly based on AGA's published rating system. As of November 2021 there are 70 ranked active players, and 151 ranked players in total when including inactive players.

AAGo is in charge of "Sala Argentina", the Argentine Room in the KGS server

Social Media and contact information

• Website
• English info
• Mailing list
• Youtube
• Twitch
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Discord
• Instagram : @go_argentina

International participation of members

A more detailed list can be checked at the association's website

• Fernando Aguilar, 7 dan (KPMC 2020, WAGC 1979, 1980, 1982, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2021, ITBC 2005, World Go Oza 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, Fujitsu Cup 1989, 1992, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011)
• Eduardo Lopez Herrero, 6 dan (WAGC 1980, 1981, 1991, 1996, 2004, 2012, ITBC 2005, Fujitsu Cup 2005, 2006, 2008)
• Diego Ruiz, 5 dan (WAGC 2000, 2006, IWABC 2003)
• Gabriel Benmergui, 4 dan (WAGC 2005, ITBC 2005, KPMC 2010, 2011)
• Franklin Bassarsky, 4 dan (WAGC 1984, 1988)
• Roberto Isaac Alaluf, 4 dan (WAGC 1983, 1986, 1994, 1999)
• Carlos Almiron, 3 dan (WAGC 1992)
• Guillermo Tawara, 3 dan (WAGC 1993)
• Andres Comito, 3 dan (KPMC 2008)
• Santiago Tabares, 3 dan (KPMC 2007, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, WAGC 2009)
• Lucas Galfaso, 3 dan (KPMC 2006)
• Carlos Asato, 3 dan (WAGC 1989, 1995)
• Luciano Salerno, 2 dan (WAGC 2013)
• David Pollitzer, 2 dan (KPMC 2014, WAGC 2015, 2016, 2018)
• Jaime Guiamet, 2 dan (KPMC 2018)
• Carlos Castro, 2 dan (WAGC 1987)
• Enrique Burzyn, 2 dan (WAGC 1990, 1997)
• Hugo Scolnik, 2 dan (WAGC 1998)
• Michel Martens, 2 dan (WAGC 2011)
• Anibal Gomez de la Fuente, 1 dan (WAGC 2002, 2019)
• Pablo Cianni, 1 dan (KPMC 2009)
• Horacio Andres Pernia, 1 kyu (WAGC 1985)
• Francisco d'Albuquerque, 1 kyu (KPMC 2016)
• Haroldo Brown, 2kyu (WAGC 2014, 2017)

[1] Their own website uses Argentine, including on the English information page. The IGF has used both forms. The EGF has used Argentinian.

[2] A lecture on AAGo's history, including the foundational act, is available in Spanish on Youtube