Archive for the ‘funny’ Category
The 10 rules of territory in Go
Friday, February 8th, 2008Here’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.
(Strangely similar to the Toddler’s Rules of Possession)
No goban? No problem! (part 2)
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008This is a high-tech variation of the previous “No goban? No problem!” blog entry.
No goban? No problem!
Thursday, January 24th, 2008
Funny Fuseki
Saturday, January 19th, 2008I found by chance this photo of an Asian ad (the ad is for a Chinese resort, but I am not sure if it is displayed in Japan or in China).
What is really strange is that even in Asia they would make up (almost) random positions when Go / Baduk /Weiqi boards are displayed:
Unless the position is that high and unusual on purpose and the ad has some very deep message, but I somehow doubt that 
(Here is the source of the photo).
“Don’t Kiss Me”
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008The title of this blog entry, “Don’t Kiss Me”, is the title of this Korean site news.
I cannot read Korean, so the English title intrigued me a lot
The first (misleading) clue was the English title of the tournament, from one of the photos: “The 6th International Women Baduk Championship KGC Cup”:
Mystery solved, in the end, when finding the following photo:
Becoming a Professional Player in Korea
Monday, February 12th, 2007I just found this nice article: Becoming a Professional Player in Korea
The title is self-explanatory. I was impressed with the number of Korean insei at any given time: 168! That is more than 3 times the number of insei in Japan, at least at the time when I was insei.
By the way, the article is part of a nice series of Korean lessons.
In the “Proverbs Part (2)” one, I found a quite funny comment in the “If You Have Lost All Four Corners, Resign” section:
“However, after many brilliant professionals in Korea discovered the value of the sides and the center, the modern version of this proverb goes like this: “If you have secured the four corners, resign.”
The funny thing is that I have known the updated proverb from Japanese sources for a very long time now, so the brilliant professionals in Japan must have discovered that before the brilliant professionals in Korea
