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Address: 215 Berkeley Place, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Phone:(718) 638-2266 (Jean-Claude) or
(212) 580-5882 (Barbara).
We have been meeting at each other's homes (in Brooklyn or Manhattan) on Friday nights since 1978! We usually have dinner, play Go, debate the future of mankind, etc.
If you are a Go player and in New York, please give us a call and drop by!
If you don't play Go and want a good introduction to Go, click here

Here are some old regulars:

(click here for photos -- slow) (If you have been omitted, please accept my apologies):
  • Jean-Claude Chetrit, Paul & Claire
  • Barbara Calhoun, former AGA President
  • Vinnie & Eni Falci, Eve & Laura
    evenvin AT aol.com
  • Roy (current AGA President) & Mary Laird
    rlaird AT msn.com
  • Terry Assael
    tassael AT aol.com
  • Morrs & Beverly & Wanda Palmer
    Morrsarian AT juno.com
  • Richard Simon & o-Sel Nyima
    simon AT lehman.com
  • Marilyn Stern, a great photographer
    sternphoto AT erols.com
  • John Exter
  • David & Sam Lazarus
    dlazarus AT erols.com
  • Steve Silberblatt (our wonderful civil rights advocate)
    blattmanNY AT aol.com
  • Vieri Tucci
    nygc AT ix.netcom.com
  • Peter Shotwell & Susan Long
    shotwell AT ix.netcom.com
  • Jeff VanRiper & Erik VanRiper, manager of the No Name Go Server.
    jeffvr AT pluto.njcc.com
  • Frank Fallon
    zmmresident AT zen-mtn.org
  • Terry Benson (former AGA President) & Kathy Kline, Ross & Kara
    terrybenson AT delphi.com
  • Todd Seidman & Shirley Turner, Matthew & Jennifer
  • Phil Williamston
    pwilliam AT shiva.hunter.cuny.edu
  • Colin & Elizabeth Ruthven
    ruthven AT ibm.net
  • Dan Streja
  • Wayne Hyun
  • Dan Rechter
    drechter AT aol.com
  • Jim Merkin
    jmerkin AT ibm.net
  • Michael Samuel & Dawn Philcox
    logosam AT earthlink.net and dphilcox AT mcs.pvt.k12.ny.us
  • ... I gave up on this a few years ago (jc)

Some strong players:

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  • Janice Kim, New York Go Professional, founder of Samarkand and author of the best introduction to the game.
  • Jean Michel
    jmichel AT math.jussieu.fr
  • Dae Yol Kim
    lydia1 AT idt.net
  • Michael Simon
    MikieSimon AT att.net
  • Larry Fish
    LarryFish AT aol.com

Some beginners:


(Click here for photos): :
  • Barbara Contardi
  • Alex Botta
  • Hong Miao
    hmiao AT painewebber.com
  • Sylvia Borget
  • Janis Wilkins, graphic artist.
    janisart AT yahoo.com
  • Sati Choudhary
    satichou AT yahoo.com
  • Cole Ferry
  • Erich Heinemann
    heineman AT interport.net

Some who started a colony in Brookline:

  • Don Wiener 86
    donwiener AT earthlink.net
  • Marvin & Katherine Wolfthal (Boston) 94
    maw AT fsg.com
  • Michael & Daphne Ryan 94
    mryan AT jhancock.com

Some who moved far away:

  • Mindy Mc Adams (Canada) mmcadams AT well.com
  • David Godinger, initiator of the Club's e-mail system and author of the Quick Guide to Playing Go on the Internet
    Deva AT bigfoot.com
  • Maury Ostroff (San Francisco)
  • David Dinhofer, radiologist and medical consultant
  • Bob High, Tsugio Hattori and Harry Gonshor (gone forever, resp. in 1993, 1998 and 1991)

The Woodlands

Every year, 30 to 50 of us spend the July 4 and Labor Day week-ends at The Woodlands, an inexpensive Inn in Round Top, near Catskill, NY. Reserve early with Jean-Claude if you'd like to attend.

picture of group Click here to blow up the picture on the right.

Ever play go at the bottom of a pool? Jean-Claude and Vinnie did, while Marilyn photographed.



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Last updated on March 2, 2007.
The membership has not been updated here since 2001,
i.e. we have many new members, but they are not listed here