Archive for February, 2008
New joseki analysis
Saturday, February 16th, 2008
I wrote a brief analysis on this new move:
Two unusual moves
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
I followed a live game on Cyberoro: Takemiya Masaki 9p against Yamada Takuji 7p.
Yamada was an A-class insei when I became insei in Japan, then he soon won the pro qualification. We both lived in the “Igo Kenshu Center” (Go study center) for a while (so did Kato Keiko who is currently defending her Meijin title against Xie Yimin).
It payed off for Yamada, since he won the game by 2.5 points. Link to complete game record.
It payed off for Yamada, since he won the game by 2.5 points. Link to complete game record. Female Meijin game 1: Xie Yimin – Kato Keiko 1-0
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
Xie Yimin (Female Honinbo) won the first game by half a point in her challenge for the Female Meijin title against Kato Keiko. Xie Yimin is on the right hand side in the photo.
Teaching game with Kato Masao
Sunday, February 10th, 2008I wrote a new article: Teaching game with Kato Masao. It is based on a 3-stones handicap teaching game I received from Kato Masao 9p back in 1990 when I was 3 dan and I represented Romania at the WAGC.
What motivated me to write the article at this point was the godiscussions.com thread “Asking professionals for serious games” – in particular Tommie’s request there.
I hope you enjoy it!
The 10 rules of territory in Go
Friday, February 8th, 2008
Here’s how to think about territory in Go:
- If I like it, it’s mine.
- If it’s in my hand, it’s mine.
- If I can take it from you, it’s mine.
- If I had it a little while ago, it’s mine.
- If it’s mine, it must NEVER appear to be yours in anyway.
- If I’m doing or building something, all the pieces are mine.
- If it looks just like mine, it is mine.
- If I saw it first, it’s mine.
- If you are playing with something and you put it down, it automatically becomes mine.
- If it’s broken, it’s yours.
Kisei game 3: Yamashita forces Cho to resign
Friday, February 8th, 2008
Yamashita takes the lead again (2-1) after game 3: he forced Cho to resign.
Added handicap to the computer-go interface
Thursday, February 7th, 2008I added the possibility to play with handicap against the GnuGo computer-Go program, online. This should make games more interesting. Link to computer-Go page here.
Also, I owe an apology: I have introduced a bug that resulted in the board not to be displayed at all for the InternetExplorer users for the last few days. Fixed now. (By the way, why not use Firefox instead of InternetExplorer?)
Takao Shinji (Honinbo) is Judan challenger
Thursday, February 7th, 2008
Takao Shinji (on the right hand side in the photo) defeated Cho U in the playoff for becoming Judan challenger. (link to the game)
No goban? No problem! (part 2)
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008
This is a high-tech variation of the previous “No goban? No problem!” blog entry.
Lee Changho Returns
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008
After a period when we didn’t hear much about him, Lee Changho seems to be coming back in top form: he won the Korean Siptan (10 dan) title against Mok Jinseok 2-0. (Games here and here.)
