March 10, 2003
In This Edition:
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
http://www.hilltopgo.com/tacoma/mar29.html
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
http://www.usgo.org/usa/tournaments.html
For the European Go Calendar see
http://www.win.tue.nl/cs/fm/engels/go/tourn.html
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 http://www.samarkand.net/
March 2: Sunnyvale, CA
7th Zhu Jiu Jiang Youth Goe Tournaments
Check out photos at U7RgIRCI5gB8gyY0f7G2WCL!BZy5Igh3GsKkR9pGFjWWunJOO9sxufJzl7cLPPG3tYPZIIv1zoewMxcGki*0LHWv9oVocFYp9A$$
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 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
http://discover.npr.org/rundowns/segment.jhtml?wfId=1180660
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 http://forum.weiqi.ru/read.php?f=1&i=265&t=265
Thanks to Harumi Takechi in Japan for passing this report along.
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 http://www.kyoto.zaq.ne.jp/momoyama/news/kr/rp/rp.html
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.
As promised, we're also including the solutions to last week's life and death problems by Yilun Yang.
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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 Café, where the club met until recently moving to the Bethany Church , 556 Hope Ave (Tuesdays at 6:30P). Check out the photo at http://members.aol.com/bhaber/
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.
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... Are there some unusual go metaphors you think are useful? Send them to us at journal@usgo.org. Past Empty Board columns are archived at: http://www.slateandshell.com/billcobb.asp
FOR SALE: Goban from the Meiji period with beautiful laquered sides. The bowl is decorated in similar style and include the original slate and shell stones. 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; gay_h@hendricks.com
WANTED: Jade bowls and stones in very good condition. Contact mattman30yrs@hotmail.com
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