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Interview with Cho Seokbin
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007
I already wrote an entry about Cho Seokbin’s visit to US.
Now I published an interview with Seokbin.
(You can read a brief report from Seokbin’s visit to Tacoma on the AGA webpage.)
Cherry Blossom Tournament – and Cho Seokbin
Monday, April 23rd, 2007
I played yesterday in the Seattle Cherry Blossom Tournament – which was held at the Seattle Center, together with the Cherry Blossom Festival,the annual Japanese event here in Seattle.
I managed to win the tournament with 3-0 (normally there are 4 rounds, but the 3rd one ran late and it wasn’t time for the 4th one for some players) after a lucky win against Steve Stringfellow (6 dan AGA).
The highlight of the day though was the visit by Cho Seokbin (also spelled Cho Seok Bin in some other sources) – the famous ex-insei from Korea (just to avoid confusion: many insei from Korea are as strong as professional players) who is now living in Europe (Germany) and winning a lot of tournaments there.
Seokbin is on a Go tour in the US – he is in Seattle for the next week or so, and will visit Tacoma and Portland next.
He is not only a very strong player, but also a great Go teacher: he commented my final game with Steve, and today he gave a very nice lecture on joseki – I’ll post both the game commentary and some highlights form the lecture on my website in the next few days.
Just in case you are in the Seattle area (or nearby): Cho Seokbin will present another lecture on Tuesday, April 24th at the Seattle Go Center (from 7 pm), and will play simultaneous games on Wednesday, April 25th, also at the Seattle Go Center, from 6 pm to 9 pm.
Also, if you are interested in one-on-one lessons with Cho Seokbin while he is in the US, please send an email to Jon Boley (”jon at airsltd.com”).
“Do you think this exchange is good for you?”
Wednesday, April 25th, 2007I wrote a new article/lesson titled “Do you think this exchange is good for you?”
It is based on the commentary that Cho Seokbin (ex-insei in Korea, now living in Germany; he is currently on a Go tour in the US) made for the decisive game in the Cherry Blossom Seattle Go Tournament
The title – “Do you think this exchange is good for you?” – seems to be one of Seokbin’s favorite questions during game commentaries.
This is a great question to ask before every move we want to play: just consider what is the opponent’s most logical response to our intended move, and ask ourselves: “Is this exchange good for me?”. This may bring a new perspective on the way we play.
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