Comments on: Becoming a Professional Player in Korea http://www.361points.com/blog/2007/02/12/becoming-a-professional-player-in-korea/ Saying `just one game' they began to play . . . That was yesterday. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:21:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: ChiyoDad http://www.361points.com/blog/2007/02/12/becoming-a-professional-player-in-korea/#comment-20 ChiyoDad Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:24:29 +0000 http://www.361points.com/blog/2007/02/12/becoming-a-professional-player-in-korea/#comment-20 Given how large the population in China is, I can't help but wonder how many "insei" they are cultivating - even if these are in less-formalized schools. It's odd that the proverb about the four corners seems to have only been recently refuted in Korea. Takemiya Masaki had long proven that you can lose all four corners and make one massive territory in the center. Much of his insight is captured in the English title, "The Imagination of a Go Master". If I recall correctly, Cho Chikun did the same in one game (although he probably lost only three corners - completely). Given how large the population in China is, I can’t help but wonder how many “insei” they are cultivating - even if these are in less-formalized schools.

It’s odd that the proverb about the four corners seems to have only been recently refuted in Korea. Takemiya Masaki had long proven that you can lose all four corners and make one massive territory in the center. Much of his insight is captured in the English title, “The Imagination of a Go Master”.

If I recall correctly, Cho Chikun did the same in one game (although he probably lost only three corners - completely).

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