🔊 Announcements

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Tech Time 2025 Spring Tournament will be held on April 20, 2025. It is AGA-rated, 4 rounds.

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Past Events (Click triangle to unfold)

Tech Time 2025 Winter Tournament

Tech Time 2024 Fall Tournament

Tech Time 2024 Summer Tournament

Tech Time 2024 Spring Tournament

📈 Level Up Your Go Skills

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Offered by the Go school program:

Tech Time Go School

💫 Champion-level teaching staff: Professional 7-dan Mingjiu Jiang 7P and Canadian Champion Guanyu Song 7-dan lead the team.

📚 Scientific and comprehensive curriculum: Progressive courses from Go basics (101) to US Championship preparation (701)

🔄 Modern teaching philosophy: Up-to-date fuseki and joseki patterns in the AI era

👥 Interactive small group classes: 4-8 students per class to ensure teaching quality

Spring 2025 information:

• 📅 Start date: January 26, 2025
• ⏰ Duration: 15 weeks (every Sunday)
• 🏠 Both in-person classes and online classes are available

Please check more details on Courses

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🌟 What is Tech Time Go Club (TTGC)

• TTGC is a non-profit organization with tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3), and also qualifies as a 509(a)(2) public charity under the Internal Revenue Code.
• TTGC is a chapter of the American Go Association (AGA).
• TTGC is operated entirely by volunteers and sustained through donations.
• TTGC offers FREE weekly open play sessions in a welcoming, inclusive environment where anyone can practice Go, regardless of age, race, gender, background, or skill level.

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Surrounded by high-tech companies in San Francisco bay area, Tech Time Go Club combine traditional Go with modern technologies to help more people enjoy this charming game. All ages and skill levels are welcome!

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🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Board members

• Danni Chen, President
• Yindan Cheng, Vice President
• Rui Yan

🧩 What does Tech Time Go Club (TTGC) do

• TTGC hosts AGA-rated tournaments with cash prizes throughout the year, helping players advance in their Go journey.
• TTGC rents venues and provides equipment for public open play weekly on Sunday, fostering a community of players.
• TTGC maintains with hundreds of Go books, offering learning resources for players at all levels.
• TTGC supports local teams in San Jose for the AGA City League, showcasing our region's talent on the national stage.

🚀 Mission

• Go is an ancient game with 3,000 years of history. In the modern era, AI technology has given it new vitality. Our mission is to promote Go in the SF bay area's local community. We want more people to understand, appreciate, and enjoy both the skillful game and its rich culture behind the simple rules.
• As a group of passionate Go enthusiasts and volunteers, we've established this club to share our love of Go and provide opportunities to physically practice this fascinating board game in person.
• Our long-term vision is to build a Go museum in Silicon Valley. We aim to preserve and revitalize Go's cultural essence, by combining ancient Go equipment, game records, and books with modern AI analysis.

(Contact us to borrow books)

💰 Sponsors

TTGC is operated entirely by volunteers and relies on donations.

As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, all donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. We deeply appreciate your generosity.

Your support helps us share the magic of Go with more people in our community. Thank you for joining our journey and helping us inspire a love of Go that will last for generations.

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TTGC is grateful for the generous donations from:

Mingjiu Jiang 7P
Tao Li Chao Zhang Sheng Huang Anthony Morris Lee Wang Wenyuan Jiao

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