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March 17, 2003

In This Edition:
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
YOUR MOVE: Go Software Just a Click Away; GoTalk
GO NEWS, US: Feng Yun To Play In MD Open; Yilun Yang Hackensack Workshop Set; Go Camp Video Online GO NEWS, FOREIGN: Redmond Update; Rui Naiwei Takes Jeogganjang Cup; Lee Changho One Win From World Sweep; Li New China Tianyuan; Kong Jie Wins Ricoh Cup GAME COMMENTARY: The Youngest Kisei MOMENTS IN GO HISTORY: Shusaku's Ear Reddening Move
TOOLKITS: Virtual Hardcopy
GO ONLINE: Let Me Count The Ways, Part I
GO REVIEW: The Nihon Ki-in Handbook Volume 4, Handicap Go
GO CLASSIFIED
AGA CONTACT LIST

CALENDAR OF EVENTS (U.S.)

Thru March 31: Hoboken, NJ
Hoboken Monday Night Ratings Tournament
Larry Russ 201-216-5379 lruss@stevens-tech.edu http://gm14.com/r.html?c=184951&r=184543&t=88498618&l=1&d=77024158&u=http://attila.stevens-tech.edu/~lruss/hoboken_monday_night_ratings_tou.htm&g=0&f=77024185

March 22: Arlington, VA
Cherry Blossom
Allan Abramson 703-684-7676 mediate8@worldnet.att.net
PLEASE REGISTER BY THURSDAY, 3/20!

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

April 13: Boston, MA
MGA Spring Handicap Tournament
Don Wiener 617-734-6316 donwiener@earthlink.net

April 19: Middlebury, VT
George Sporzynski Memorial Go Tournament
Peter Schumer 388-3934 schumer@middlebury.edu

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 http://gm14.com/r.html?c=184951&r=184543&t=88498618&l=1&d=77024177&u=http://www.usgo.org/usa/tournaments.html&g=0&f=77024185
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YOUR MOVE: Go Software Just a Click Away; GoTalk

"I've been trying to find go software for my husband to play," writes Peggy. "Do you know of any?" People looking for software that plays go have two ways to go, reports E-Journal Online Go columnist Roy Laird: commercial programs and shareware/freeware. "For commercial software, Yutopian Enterprises at http://gm14.com/r.html?c=184951&r=184543&t=88498618&l=1&d=77024182&u=https://www.yutopian.com/yutop/cat%3fcategory=E&g=0&f=77024185 offers a pretty good selection of programs that play go as well as other software products. Shareware versions of Handtalk and FunGo, two of Yutopian's popular programs, can be downloaded from http://gm14.com/r.html?c=184951&r=184543&t=88498618&l=1&d=77024180&u=https://www.yutopian.com/go/.&g=0&f=77024185 Many Faces of Go, another popular product, offers a free, downloadable version at http://gm14.com/r.html?c=184951&r=184543&t=88498618&l=1&d=77024172&u=http://www.smart-games.com/igowin.html.&g=0&f=77024185 The AGA web site lists a total of ov! er twenty downloadable programs that play Go at http://gm14.com/r.html?c=184951&r=184543&t=88498618&l=1&d=77024176&u=http://www.usgo.org/resources/computer.asp#plays.&g=0&f=77024185 Even if you don't have access to the Internet at home, your local library or copy center should be able to help you download these program to disk or CD within a hour. Caveat downloader: go programs are not very strong. Now that Deep Blue has defeated the world's strongest chess player, go has been called "the last refuge of human intelligence". To learn why go poses a uniquely difficult challenge for program check out the following articles: http://gm14.com/r.html?c=184951&r=184543&t=88498618&l=1&d=77024168&u=http://www.anusha.com/times-go.htm&g=0&f=77024185
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"Is a go club in Bangkok or nearby?" someone wondered last week on the British Go Association's useful Gotalk mailing list. Within hours Gotalk had posted a response: "Thailand is an up-and-coming go nation, and there certainly is a club in Bangkok. There is a nice site http://gm14.com/r.html?c=184951&r=184543&t=88498618&l=1&d=77024161&u=http://thaigoclub.hypermart.net/&g=0&f=77024185 . Better if you can read Thai, of course. The 'Go in Bangkok' link there leads to http://gm14.com/r.html?c=184951&r=184543&t=88498618&l=1&d=77024162&u=http://thaigoclub.hypermart.net/cgi-bin/ikonboard/topic.cgi%3fforum=12%26topic=2&g=0&f=77024185
7 which may help. Check out gotalk at
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GO NEWS: US

FENG YUN TO PLAY IN MD OPEN: Professional 9-dan Feng Yun will compete in the upcoming Maryland Open May 24-24 in Baltimore, Maryland. Ms. Yun's go school in New Jersey has generated more interest and participation by youngsters and the Chinese community, and organizers hope her appearance in Maryland will spark an even better, stronger and bigger field than usual; stay tuned for further announcements about other related events or email Keith Arnold at hlime@earthlink.net

YILUN YANG HACKENSACK WORKSHOP SET: 7-dan professional, go book author, and extraordinary teacher Yilun Yang will teach at the 2003 NJ Yang 7p Go Workshop, scheduled for Thursday June 26 through Sunday June 29th in Hackensack, NJ. "Yang has an uncanny knack for pulling profound lessons out of amateur games of any level," reports organizer Terri Schurter. "His style is both gentle and insightful, with advice expressed through clear and immediately applicable concepts, sprinkled with a sense of humor. Attending this workshop will deepen your game and dramatically add to your enjoyment of go." Details at http://gm14.com/r.html?c=184951&r=184543&t=88498618&l=1&d=77024164&u=http://wingsgoclub.org/YangWorkshop2003.asp&g=0&f=77024185

GO CAMP VIDEO ONLINE: Kids, check out the video of last year's go summer camp online at http://gm14.com/r.html?c=184951&r=184543&t=88498618&l=1&d=77024174&u=http://www.usgo.org/gocamp/index.asp&g=0&f=77024185


GO NEWS: FOREIGN

REDMOND UPDATE: Michael Redmond 9p's opponent in the second round of the Gosei Tournament in Japan will be Cho Chikun 9P. The winner of this match goes on to the quarter finals. - reported by Bill Cobb

RUI NAIWEI TAKES JEOGGANJANG CUP: Rui Naiwei, 9P won the Jeogganjang Cup 2-1 when she defeated Zhang Xuan (China, 8P), winning the marathon 352-move game by 9.5 points in the third and final round of the 1st Jeogganjang (World Ladies) Cup on March 11. A commented SGF file of this game will be attached to a future issue of the Games Edition of the E-Journal. Although Rui is Chinese, she plays for the Korean Baduk Association, so the Koreans continue to dominate international tournaments, having won twenty-one consecutive world titles in a row.- reported by Yuan Zhou and Bill Cobb.

LEE CHANGHO ONE WIN FROM WORLD SWEEP: Lee Changho, 9P leads 1-0 in the best of three 4th Chunlan Cup, beating Hane Naoki, 9P by resignation March 16. The second game will be held on March 18; Lee is one win away from completing his complete collection of world champion titles. The winner of Chunlan Cup will get about $250,000 in prize money. Luo Xihe, 9P beat Chang Hao, 9P in the 3rd place decision match on March 10, so Lee Changhao, Hane Naoki and Luo Xihe will be the seeded players for the 5th Chunlan Cup World Professional Championship. - reported by Yuan Zhou.

LI NEW CHINA TIANYUAN: Gu Li, 7P became the new China Tianyuan on March 16 by beating Huang Yizhong in the third round of the Tianyuan Title. - reported by Yuan Zhou

KONG JIE WINS RICOH CUP: Kong Jie, 7p, beat Liu Xing, 6p to win the Ricoh Cup in the third and final round on March 9. The Ricoh Cup is a 5 round invitational single elimination tournament. Kong Jie beat Chang Hao 9P in the semifinal. - reported by Yuan Zhou

GAME COMMENTARY: The Youngest Kisei
Today's commented game is the fourth game in the recent Kisei Title Match in Japan. The challenger, Yamashita Keigo 7P is only 25 years old, and after winning this game and the next one, he has become the youngest Kisei ever. O Rissei 9P had held the title for three consecutive terms. The commentary is by Alexandre Dinerchtein, a Russian who is a 1 dan pro in the Korean Baduk Association. Used with permission from Dinerchtein's subscription service for commented games at http://gm14.com/r.html?c=184951&r=184543&t=88498618&l=1&d=77024170&u=http://www.go4go.net&g=0&f=77024185

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MOMENTS IN GO HISTORY: Shusaku's Ear Reddening Move
One of the most striking moments in go history occurred in Japan on September 12, 1846, when a 17 year old 4 dan, who was destined to become a legendary player, made an amazing move in a game against an established 8 dan who was one of the greatest players of the age. The youth was Shusaku, playing Black in an even game against the head of the Inoue house, Genan Inseki. Genan had taken the lead on the basis of Shusaku's misplaying a new version of the taisha joseki. At the end of the second day of play, the pros all thought Genan had the game in the bag, but a weak player who was observing the game said he doubted it because when Shusaku played move number 127 Genan's ears got red, suggesting the move upset him. Sure enough, the move was a brilliant tesuji, and Shusaku won the game because of it. See the move in the attached .sgf file (available free to Game Edition subscribers; see http://gm14.com/r.html?c=184951&r=184543&t=88498618&l=1&d=77024175&u=http://www.usgo.org/org/!
application.asp&g=0&f=77024185 for details)
- by Bill Cobb from an idea by Michael Quintero.

TOOLKITS: Virtual Hardcopy
by Lon Atkins

Do you ever wish you could correct or update the printed books in your library? Even with the most conscientious proofreading, errors sneak through. When a book goes to press it's frozen at a moment in time, but go knowledge marches onward. What's your reaction when you find a mistake? (Say, a stone is missing from the diagram and "Black to kill" becomes "Can black live?") Of course, you appreciate the extra mental challenge, but do you correct the mistake? I have a friend who marks such errors with a red crayon because it catches the eye. (Then he wonders why pages stick together.) I hope your method is less messy. These days I use a computer to note the errors. A new feature in the latest version of the SmartGo games editor [http://www.SmartGo.com] lets you create neat errata sheets and addenda complete with diagrams. Diagrams can be exported as EPS or PDF files. You can then pop them into a word processor, or you can add text to the PDF. Build files with corrected text an! d diagrams. Let each file name is the name of the target book. Each printed page can be sized to fit nicely inside the book. Print the book name and page number on each sheet, in case they accidentally flutter out. If you lose an errata sheet, or give one away to a fellow go player who likes the idea, it can be reprinted quickly. (a longer version of this column will appear in the forthcoming Spring issue of the American Go Journal)

GO ONLINE: Let Me Count The Ways, Part I
By Roy Laird

I will never forget my astonishment when I first discovered Chinese counting. I had learned by Japanese rules, and when my opponent filled my territory and removed all the white stones from the board to begin counting, my jaw dropped. You mean there's another, completely different scoring method that comes out to within one point in nearly all cases? How remarkable that such a simple game can contain such profound conundrums that even a "perfect" set of rules has yet to be found. I was reminded of this intriguing truth when collecting sites for my column on ko some weeks back. Looking a little further, I discovered that there are at least four distinct workable rule sets in existence, and no real consensus exists as to the "best" set. It turns out that the quest of a "perfect" rule set of go is a subject of deep study by a group of ardent enthusiasts out there. If such things interest you, a world of interesting discourse awaits you on the Internet. Japanese profession!
als taught most early Western player, so most Westerners are familiar with Japanese rules, in which players score the game by counting up vacant intersections they have surrounded. Codified shortly after the Japan Go Association (Nihon Kiin) was established in 1927, the Japanese rules were augmented and modified many times over the years, eventually becoming an unwieldy mass of arcane, sometimes arbitrary conventions to cover special situations, last amended in 1949 and available at http://gm14.com/r.html?c=184951&r=184543&t=88498618&l=1&d=77024160&u=http://home.snafu.de/jasiek/wagc.html&g=0&f=77024185 . In the 1980's the Nihon Kiin set out to revise and simplify their rules, finally settling on a revision in 1989. Go to http://gm14.com/r.html?c=184951&r=184543&t=88498618&l=1&d=77024166&u=http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~wjh/go/rules/Japanese.html&g=0&f=77024185 to see a translation and commentary by James Davies. Chinese players, on the other hand, score their games by counting ! the territory occupied by stones as well as vacant intersections. Rather than carefully preserving the essential outline of the game as in Japanese counting, one player (usually Black) simply fills all his/her territory with stones of the same color. The white stones are removed from the board, and the black stones are grouped in units of ten. More than 181 stones means victory for Black, otherwise White has won. In China, this counting method has been in use for thousands of years. James Davies has also written a thorough description of Chinese rule, available at http://gm14.com/r.html?c=184951&r=184543&t=88498618&l=1&d=77024165&u=http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~wjh/go/rules/Chinese.html.&g=0&f=77024185 The author of several volumes in the classic "Elementary Go Series", Davies has also translated and commented extensively on rules issues. This article is reprinted from The Go Player's Almanac 2001." In ancient China, the rules stipulated placement of stones in certain pat! terns in corners and along the side before the game began. To see a similar system that was used in ancient Tibet, go to http://gm14.com/r.html?c=184951&r=184543&t=88498618&l=1&d=77024179&u=http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/go/variants.html#tibetan.&g=0&f=77024185 An especially tantalizing commentary on the ancient Chinese rules can be found at http://gm14.com/r.html?c=184951&r=184543&t=88498618&l=1&d=77024159&u=http://extend.hk.hi.cn/~playgo/rule/chinarule.htm.&g=0&f=77024185 It seems to include analysis of an ancient game, but unfortunately it appears to be in Chinese. Any translators out there?
(next week: Ing & AGA counting)


GO REVIEW: The Nihon Ki-in Handbook Volume 4, Handicap Go
Nihon Kiin Editor Fujisawa Kazunari, Translated by Robert J. Terry Published by Yutopian
Reviewed by Michael Turk, Australian 10k

What a find for us weak/middle kyu players! If you are weaker than 9 kyu and you play in a club dominated by strong kyu players and dan-level players, you probably spend most of your time playing handicap games. If this is so, this book will be very useful for you. Although it is called a "Dictionary" it does not provide simply brief catalogue of handicap joseki and tesuji like many of the other dictionaries - it actually explains fundamental principles of handicap play in terms that weaker players can understand. The book is written from Black's perspective. Each handicap level - from nine stones down to two is covered. Most diagrams have only seven or eight moves. Each diagram has comments on the key concepts illustrated. The nice thing is that one can actually develop an instinct for the shape of the stones and how they move. The book is designed for you see what moves are possible and the reasons for their choice - with a consistent strategy in mind. It not only ! shows the 'good' variations, it also shows some 'weaker' variations and explains the difference. I suspect that the book is written for players in the 15-10k AGA range. I am sure that study and application of the principles within the book, (with the view of understanding rather than memorization) will result in you becoming a stronger player.

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