Samantha Mougette

3 articles

Rank:

Plays Go since:

Teaches Go since:

Samantha is a SDK player from Chicago. She has been playing Go regularly since 2024, but has been interested in the game since she read Hikaru No Go as a kid. When she's not playing Go, Samantha is teaching history, or practicing embroidery.

Samantha's Courses

Samantha's Articles

Group of players concentrating during a Go match at a local club gathering

Go Variants

Rengo, Zen Go, Traitor Go and other twists on Go that sharpen reading, teamwork and intuition. Rules, setups, and why each variant is fun.

Samantha Mougette 2026-02-27

5761

2 Comments

Collage of five Go league team logos including Fukuoka, Wakagoi, Igo & Shogi Channel, Senko Group, and Nagoya

Your Guide to the Japanese Women’s Go League

Learn everything about the Japanese Women’s Go Li League — teams, players, and games that define the 2026 season.

Samantha Mougette 2025-11-21

5106

0 Comments

Professional Go player Yukari Yoshihara smiling while holding the Women’s Kisei championship trophy

Yukari Yoshihara: Go’s Greatest Ambassador

From prodigy to promoter: Yoshihara fueled the Hikaru no Go boom, won the women’s Kisei, and now grows the game as teacher, author and team manager.

Samantha Mougette 2025-10-10

5420

0 Comments