AMERICAN GO E-JOURNAL: News from the American Go Association
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March 10, 2003
In This Edition:
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
YOUR MOVE: Auld Sod Go Players; Is This Not A Joy; First Kyu Back In (Limited)
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SCOREBOARD: Sunnyvale, CA
GO NEWS, US: Ratings Updated; Go and The Geography Of Thought; Exotic
Hand-Turned Bowls from S&S; Russian Go Organizer Felled by Stroke GO NEWS,
FOREIGN: Female Honinbo Now Meijin, Too; Rui Naiwei On a Roll; Firnhaber Wins
Irish Open GAME COMMENTARY: 2nd Budapest International Baduk Tournament GO
CLUBS: Washington, DC; Santa Barbara, CA GO REVIEW: Life and Death, Elementary
Go Series Vol. 4 THE EMPTY BOARD: Go Metaphors GO CLASSIFIED AGA CONTACT LIST
CALENDAR OF EVENTS (U.S.)
March 10-31: Hoboken, NJ
Hoboken Monday Night Ratings Tournament
Larry Russ 201-216-5379 lruss@stevens-tech.edu
March 22: Arlington, VA
Cherry Blossom
Allan Abramson 703-684-7676 mediate8@worldnet.att.net
March 29: Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia Tournament and Banquet
Phil Straus 215-568-0595 pstraus@post.harvard.edu
March 29: Tacoma, WA
Inaugural Tournament
Mike Malveaux, 253-297-6268, tacomagoclub@hilltopgo.com
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April 5-6: College Park, MD
University of Maryland Spring Tournament
Steve Mount 301-405-6934 smount@umd.edu
April 5-6: San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Go Club Spring Tournament
Steve Burrall 916-685-1504 sburrall@attbi.com
NOTE: this listing is not all-inclusive, featuring only upcoming tournaments in
the next month or events which require early registration. For a complete U.S.
listings, go to
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YOUR MOVE: Auld Sod Go Players; Is This Not A Joy; First Kyu Back In (Limited)
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AULD SOD GO PLAYERS? "I'm wondering if you could put me in contact with other
Irish go players," writes Brian McConway. "Go isn't very big in this country and
it's hard to find opponents. Go raibh mile maith agat (cheers)" Anyone with
Irish go contacts (or who plans on visiting) can email Brian at
bmcconway@hotmail.com
IS THIS NOT A JOY? "While playing through a rather abstruse variation of a 5-4
joseki in a game tonight, I was reminded of the very first thing Confucius says
in the Analects," writes Robert Barber. "'To learn something and then to put it
into practice at the right time: is this not a joy?'"
FIRST KYU BACK IN (LIMITED) PRINT: "Please remove my 'First Kyu' classified ad,"
writes Dale Barnes. "Samarkand has a limited number of new copies available
now." Check it out at
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SCOREBOARD: Sunnyvale, CA
NOTE TO TOURNAMENT PLAYERS: If you have played in an event but have not seen it
reported in the E-Journal, please contact the event organizer and/or Tournament
Director to make sure the results are sent in to us at journal@usgo.org
March 2: Sunnyvale, CA
7th Zhu Jiu Jiang Youth Goe Tournaments
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7TH ZHU JIU JIANG 19X19 YOUTH GOE TOURNAMENT
A SECTION: 1st: Shiah, Sam, 5d; 2nd: Burrall, Matthew, 5d; 3rd: Zhong, Sichen,
5d.
B SECTION: 1st: Orii, Naoki, 1d; 2nd: Luo, Chris, 1d; 3rd: Yen, Jonathan, 1d. C
SECTION: 1st: Cheng, Hank, 2k; 2nd: Liu, Kevin, 2k; 3rd: Zhang, Tony, 2k. D
SECTION: 1st: Chow, Winston, 4k; 2nd: Kuang, Leonard, 4k; 3rd: Yim, Arnold, 4k.
E SECTION: 1st: Huang, Owen, 6k; 2nd: Zhang, Pamela, 6k; 3rd: Leong, Lim-man,
6k. F SECTION: 1st: Chow, Wesley, 8k; 2nd: Sheu, Angela, 8k; 3rd: Shieh, Austin,
8k. G SECTION: 1st: Chen, Albert, 10k; 2nd: Chen, Wayne, 10k; 3rd: Huang, Ward,
10k. H SECTION: 1st: Liu, Howard, 12k; 2nd: Chang, Vincent, 12k; 3rd: Ma, Kevin,
12k.
7TH ZHU JIU JIANG 13X13 YOUTH GOE TOURNAMENT
A SECTION: 1st: Tang, Amy, 29k; 2nd: Jen, Vivian, 29k; 3rd: Chen, Jame, 29k. B
SECTION: 1st: Liu, Jason, 29k; 2nd: Teng, Angelica, 29k; 3rd: Chang, Jeffrey,
29k. C SECTION: Lien, Andrew, 29k; 2nd: Chen, Yale, 29k; 3rd: Coughran, Brendan,
29k. D SECTION: 1st: Chao, Eric, 29k; 2nd: Sun, Margaret, 29k; 3rd: Lee, Roger,
29k.
E SECTION: 1st: Ju, Stephany, 29k; 2nd: Woo, Eugene, 29k; 3rd: Chang, Lisa, 29k.
GO NEWS: US
RATINGS UPDATED: Updated ratings through 2/22 are posted at
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Tournaments were rated in this update include: Denver Open Fall Tournament,
11/02; Fujitsu Amateur, Baltimore, MD, 1/03; Valentine Special, Salunga, PA,
2/03; Davis/Sacramento Quarterly Tournament, Sacramento, CA, 2/03.
GO AND THE GEOGRAPHY OF THOUGHT: Go popped up on National Public Radio's Talk of
the Nation on March 3 when guest Richard Nisbett, responding to a caller's
question about go, compared it to chess to illustrate the different thinking
styles of East and West. Nisbett, Professor of Psychology and Co-Director of the
Culture and Cognition program at the University of Michigan is the author of
"The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently...and
Why" Hear the whole show at
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Thanks to sharp-eared Anton Ninno of the Central NY Go Club for the tip!
EXOTIC HAND-TURNED BOWLS FROM S&S: Unusual go bowls, hand-turned by a Scottish
wood worker from woods with exotic grain patterns are now available from Slate &
Shell. Check them out at their newly redesigned web site at
www.slateandshell.com
RUSSIAN GO ORGANIZER FELLED BY STROKE: Russian Go Federation Vice President and
2003 European Go Congress organizer Victor Bogdanov fell seriously ill during
the recent Ing Memorial tournament in Amsterdam. During the start of the fifth
round on Sunday morning March 2 he lost control over his arm, leg and speech and
was taken to the hospital where a CT-scan showed severe bleeding on the left
side of his brain. Surgery was successful in relieving the pressure and Bogdanov
has shown slow but steady improvement during the week. "A positive thing is that
we think he understood us," report Frank Janssen, Erik Puyt and William Wandel,
"he even showed interest in the results of the tournament." Bogdanov brought
young Russian players to the U.S. Go Congress in Baltimore and often represents
Russia at the WAGC in Japan. Progress reports will be posted at
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Thanks to Harumi Takechi in Japan for passing this report along.
GO NEWS: FOREIGN
FEMALE HONINBO NOW MEIJIN, TOO: Kobayashi Izumi 5P, who is the female Honinbo in
Japan, is now also the female Meijin, having just defeated Aoki Kikuyo 8P in the
title match. Aoki had taken the title from Kobayashi the previous year. Izumi is
the daughter of the well known Kobayashi Koichi 9P.
RUI NAIWEI ON A ROLL: Rui Naiwei 9P won the final game in her ten game match
with Park Jieun 3P bringing the score to an even 5-5. Rui started off by winning
the first three games, but had to come from behind to tie the series after Park
won games 7, 8, and 9. You can download the game records at
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THIS JUST IN: Rui Naiwei won the second game in the title match for the 1st
Jeongganjang (World Ladies) Cup against Zhang Xiang 8P of China to even the
score at 1?1 in the three game match. The decisive game will be on March 11th.
- reported by Bill Cobb
FIRNHABER WINS IRISH OPEN: Marco Firnhaber, 5d from Berlin won the Irish Open
last weekend in Dublin. Coming in second was Vladimir Danek 6d of Czechia, while
Dan Gilder, 3d of Manchester took third and Chen Mingyou, 3d of China was fourth
on sos. Sharing GP points for 5-8 were Tony Atkins, Toby Manning, Gerry Mills
and Paul Lecomte. John Leuner, 9k SAF won 4.5/5 and Aude Friren 3k Fr won 4/4;
Winner of Irish Rapid play was also Marco Firnhaber.
- reported by Tony Atkins, President or the European Go Federation and
Vice-President, British Go Association.
GAME COMMENTARY: 2nd Budapest International Baduk Tournament Two top European
players battle it out in today's game commentary by Guo Juan. Diana Koszegi is
from Budapest is and one of the strongest female players in Europe. She was
European Youth Champion in 2000 and in 1998 she placed 9th in the World Amateur
Go Championship in Japan at the age of 14, winning 6 of her 8 games. Now a
student at the University of Budapest, her dream is to study go in Asia.
Christoph Gerlach of Germany is one of the best-known European players. He has
played several times in the World Amateur Go Championship in Japan and had very
good results in the European Championship. Gerlach plays a nice style of go and
usually gives his opponents a hard time. Today's game was played in the 2nd
Budapest International Baduk Tournament for the Korean Ambassadorｴs Cup on
February 8-9 and included about 100 players. Two top Korean pros also attended.
As promised, we're also including the solutions to last week's life and death
problems by Yilun Yang.
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GO CLUBS: Washington, DC; Santa Barbara, CA
YUAN ZHOU BACK AT DC CLUB: Just back from a month in China, AGA 7d Yuan Zhou
will be reviewing games at this Friday's meeting of the Greater Washington Go
Club reports organizer Haskell Small. Bring game records to the club meeting,
which starts at 8:30P 3/14 in the Cedar Lane Unitarian Church at 9601 Cedar Lane
in Bethesda, MD.
INTRO WORKSHOPS SET FOR DC: If you live in the DC area and know someone who's
been wanting to learn about go, here's the perfect opportunity: three
introductory workshops have been scheduled for March 15, April 19, and May 17 in
Washington, DC, reports John Goon. The workshops are free and will cover the
history of the game, the etiquette of play, game rules, where to find other
local and Internet players, lessons, what to look for in go equipment and books,
and where to buy them. The workshops will be held at the Guy Mason Community
Center in NW Washington DC from 10A to 12P. Info: 301-315-8297 or
jgoon@erols.com.
SANTA BARBARA MAKES THE NEWS: The Santa Barbara Go Club - an AGA chapter - got a
nice write-up in Sunday's Santa Barbara News-Press, including a terrific photo
of American Go Journal contributor (Pretty Like a Rose Comix) Blake Haber
playing in the Espresso Roma Caf？ where the club met until recently moving to
the Bethany Church , 556 Hope Ave (Tuesdays at 6:30P). Check out the photo at
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GO REVIEW: Life and Death, Elementary Go Series Vol. 4
By James Davies,
Published by Kiseido Publishing Company
157 pages, $13.00
Reviewed by Lawrence Ku, AGA 11k
This book is one of the Elementary Go series published by Kiseido. I don't know
why this book is Vol. 4, as I think it should be Vol. 2 since I'd prefer to read
it right after Vol. 1 'In the Beginning'. If you want to study life and death,
this book is a great one to start with. It begins with the simplest
'three-space' shapes and gradually moves to four-space, five-space, and more
complicated shape such as, L+1, J and carpenter's square. Not only does the book
discuss the life and death of those different shapes, but also teaches you how
to make eyes, what are false eyes, how to attack, defend, and throw-in. Divided
into 36 sections, there are a few problems to help you practice the new
techniques at the end of each section. I read this book when I was 16k and found
that while two-thirds of the material was easy, the rest was very challenging.
"Life and Death" is excellent for both beginner and mid-level kyu players.
THE EMPTY BOARD: Go Metaphors
by William Cobb
One of the interesting features of go terminology is the use of metaphors.
Metaphors can be amusing, but they can also make it easier to understand things
and to remember things. Sometimes they illuminate a situation more clearly than
an elaborate explanation could. For example:
AJI: This term refers to the latent potential in a situation, usually involving
a stone or two with no real hope but a threat that could develop later. Most
Americans know this Japanese word means "taste" or "flavor". It's a delightful
metaphor. Think of a tiny morsel of food that isn't likely to be very
satisfying, but could provide a pleasant moment and you'll be less likely to
forget to make use of that potential.
FUSEKI: Many players think this word means "the opening", but it doesn't. It
means "scattering stones around" and refers not to the opening stage of the game
but to the kind of play that is appropriate in the opening stage. Knowing that
definition might help you avoid making early plays that are too small: scatter
some stones in the big open areas before your opponent does.
GETA: We use "net" for this Japanese term, and that's a very effective metaphor,
reminding us of a way to capture that can save the day when a ladder doesn't
work. The word really refers to a traditional kind of footwear made of stiff,
wooden slats that resembles the formation made by a "net" capture.
SQUEEZE: A neat metaphor for a series of plays that reduces a group's liberties
and allows you to capture some stones or at least make a profit in sente. When
you see a small group with limited liberties, you should always think "squeeze".
GO: A neat metaphor for life・re there some unusual go metaphors you think are
useful? Send them to us at journal@usgo.org. Past Empty Board columns are
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GO CLASSIFIED
WANTED: Go players in Boise, ID; email David Bogie (25-20k, former AGA member)
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FOR SALE: Goban from the Meiji period with beautiful laquered sides. The bowl is
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Price to be determined by interest. Email Geoffrey Gray at gray@hardnet.com.au
FOR SALE: Goban, 250 years old made of Yew wood. original black lacquer lines
(lines are in perfect shape); Has large water stain on top and crack on side.
Lance@KemperPainting.com
WANTED: info on organizations dedicated to promoting go among business people. I
need the info for a book I?m writing using go as a metaphor and practice for
paradigm shifting in business; I?d appreciate any assistance. Gay Hendricks;
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