The North American Go Federation (NAGF)

[Dmitriy]

February 1, 2021
The American Go Association and the Canadian Go Association are pleased to
announce the formation of the North American Go Federation (NAGF), a governing
body representing Go across North America.
The NAGF will inherit the joint professional system of the American Go Association and
the Canadian Go Association and will work on growing and enriching this system. In
addition, the NAGF will work to develop and support Go competitions for both elite
players and amateur fans in North America. NAGF will, in addition, be the vehicle for
choosing North American representatives for international events. The AGA and the
CGA will continue to select for invitations directed to them individually.
“For hundreds of years, countries in East Asia have celebrated those who achieve
mastery in Go, and we believe the highest achieving Go players in North America
deserve recognition as well,” said the NAGF’s Chair of the Board and American Go
Association President Andy Okun. James Sedgwick, the President of the Canadian Go
Association, added "The Canadian Go Association is pleased to have a formal structure
around the collaboration which has always existed between the AGA and CGA, and are
looking forward to what we can achieve together".
Regional Go associations such as the European Go Federation and the Ibero-American
Go Federation have brought tremendous improvements to the development of Go in
their respective communities. It is our intention that the NAGF learn from these
organizations and collaborate with them when opportunities present themselves.
For more information on the NAGF, please visit our official website https://nagofed.org,
or contact us at <contact@nagofed.org>.