🔊 Announcements

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We offer in-person Fall 2026 Classes between Sep 12 and Dec 12 this fall.

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🎉 Honors

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Congrats to our students on their achievements at the 2026 San Jose Open:

Steve Zhou: 2nd place in 3-4d Dash Zhang: 3rd place in 3-4d Andy Ji: 3rd place in 1-3k Chase Zhang: 1st place in 7–9k Eden Shi: 2nd place in 14-17k Vienna Song: 3rd place in 14-17k Ethan Gao: 3rd place in 18k and below

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Congrats to our students, Riannie Duan and May Zhang, won the champion and the runner-up respectively, in the U13 division of the 2026 AGA Girls Cup.

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Three students of our club, Liam Liu, Dash Zhang, and Riannie Duan, proudly formed the U.S. national team at the 2025 Quzhou Lanke Cup.

U.S. Youth Team Places 10th at Quzhou Lanke Cup International Championship - American Go Association

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Congrats to our student, Riannie Duan, won the runner-up title in the U13 division of the 2025 AGA Girls Cup.

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Congrats our student, Xinzhou Song, proudly represented the U.S. national team at the 2024 Quzhou Invitational.

Korea tops 2024 Quzhou Friendly Children Invitational - American Go Association

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Congrats our club’s San Jose team won the first place in the Division E of the 2024 AGA City League.

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🎈Past Events

2026 San Jose Open

Tech Time 2025 Spring Tournament

Tech Time 2025 Winter Tournament

Tech Time 2024 Fall Tournament

Tech Time 2024 Summer Tournament

Tech Time 2024 Spring Tournament

🌟 What is Tech Time Go Club

• We are 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.
• We are a chapter of the American Go Association (AGA).
• We are 100% volunteer-run.

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For donor-advised funds, corporate matching, or employer giving platforms, please use Tech Time Go Club and EIN 99-1455782.

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🏙️ Our AGA City League Team - San Jose Sparks

• Liam Liu
• Xinzhou Song
• Dash Zhang
• Riannie Duan
• Steve Zhou
• Aaron Fan

🧑‍🏫 Teaching program

We’re offering online 1-on-1 training to all strength levels, together with in-person classes to single-digit kyu and double-digit kyu learners. Fall 2026 Classes

Teachers

🧩 What does Tech Time Go Club do

• We rent venues for in-person activities in the Bay Area, and periodically hosting AGA-rated open tournaments with cash prizes.
• We maintain a Tech Time Library with hundreds of Go books, and lend them at no cost.
• We periodically invite top local players for simul games, and provide it for free to public.
• We organize San Jose team in AGA City League each season.
• We support youth go clubs in Thornton Middle School and Hopkins Middle School.

🚀 Mission

• As an ancient game with 3,000 years of history, Go gets new vitality in the AI era. Our mission is to promote Go in the Bay Area's local community. We want more people to understand, appreciate, and enjoy both the skillful game and its rich culture.
• 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 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.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Board members

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

Tech Time Library

💰 Support

We are operated entirely by volunteers and relies on donations.

As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and 509(a)(2) public charity, all donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. We deeply appreciate your generosity.

For donor-advised funds, corporate matching, or employer giving platforms, please use Tech Time Go Club and EIN 99-1455782.

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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