"Eat well, sleep well, and gain two stones" … [Continue reading]
GAME REVIEW
In order to improve our Go skills it is a good idea to review & analyze our games...Which Fuseki was more successfull? Which Josekis emerged? Did i or my opponent made any Joseki-mistakes? If so, were they punished correctly? Were … [Continue reading]
LOOSING AT WBADUK IS FUN
Circa 1 year ago i started playing on Wbaduk ( aka. Cyberoro) for the first time and i was very staggered about the difference between a KGS-Rank and a WBaduk-Rank. I think i was about KGS 12 Kyu at this time and after i played my first dozen … [Continue reading]
GO HAIKU
Here at this LINK you find some funny GO Senryu dated back to the Edo time, compiled by John Fairbairn."Senryu are Japanese poems that have the same structure as haiku (snapshots in 17 syllables), but instead of grand themes such as the transience of … [Continue reading]
THE PLACE WHERE I GO
The Game on the Board is Sakata Eio (W) vs. Takagawa Kaku (B),played on the 24th April 1946.On the Wall hangs a map of the world which i was buying years ago at the Christmas market of my former secondary school. … [Continue reading]
„IF YOU DON`T KNOW LADDERS, DON`T PLAY GO“
is a well known Go proverb ... just like for example "The opponent's vital point is my vital point" "Hane at the Head of Two Stones" "Don't touch stones you want to attack." "Don't follow proverbs … [Continue reading]
Black And White Variations
"Today, the ninth of September of 1978,I had in the palm of my hand one small discof the three hundred sixty-one that are neededfor the astrologic game of Go,that other chess of the East.It is older than the oldest writingand the board is a map of … [Continue reading]
The possibilities of game play are endless like the sea
Found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/leokoolhoven“Do nothing which is of no use” Miyamoto Musashi … [Continue reading]
Cinema-loving and a bit addicted to GO
As i wrote in my last post ... since i started my film studies i had not enough leisure hours to concentrate on GO again ... but i was making a shortfilm, as an exercise, in wich GO appeared! Here some screenshots!NOW i will study and play again ... … [Continue reading]
Time & GO
Hi there,it is been a while since i wrote something about GO here ...the reason is, that i`m now studying at a film-university and that means:not much time left for playing go ... and even less time for writing about go ...BUT ... i`m workin on a … [Continue reading]
What i need: a „Casio Tsumego Calculator“ in my brain!
FOUND HERE : http://tchan001.wordpress.com/•••“Do nothing which is of no use” Miyamoto Musashi … [Continue reading]
Game Review / Video Lesson WITH STYLE!
Via Twitter (i am @taoteaking there) i found a Video-Game-Reviewon www.livestream.com by Graham Philips !I was suprised by Grahams Philips very fast, eloquent, insightful and most of all very clear teaching style!I highly recommend you this Video if … [Continue reading]
ON HUNTING GNUS part 3.
A interesting point when we talk about GnuGo is this "Noseki Thing" ...here a quote from Sensei`s Library:Gnugo nosekisThere are some situations where Gnugo just screws up EVERY time. If You know them, Youll improve Your performance against Gnugo … [Continue reading]
Ask yourself: „Why did i win?“
"You have to like to win, and to learn to recognize the errors that gave you the victory."Audouard, Pierre LINK … [Continue reading]
Check this out!
Here a wonderful (new) GO - Blog by John Arundel with a very nice text about "Fighting SPirit" ...Check it out ... I like it very much!http://go.keithlard.com/fighting-spirit••“Do nothing which is of no use” Miyamoto Musashi … [Continue reading]
You!, read less blogs and play more GO ! ;-)
“Do nothing which is of no use” Miyamoto Musashi … [Continue reading]
ON HUNTING GNUS part 2.
Ok, although i find it really hard to write in english ... i will give it a try now.As a comment to my previous post "on hunting gnus part 1." Nate wrote:"Do you feel like it's useful to play Gnu in terms of developing your game against other humans? … [Continue reading]
GO scenes in the movie „π“
Here 2 very cool GO-Videos ! "π (also known as Pi) is a 1998 black-and-white American psychological thriller directed by Darren Aronofsky, who won the Directing Award at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival, the Independent Spirit Award for Best First … [Continue reading]
The 2 Weak Groups Game COMMENTED!
Ok folks here is a commented game again, have fun!Hi! Please notice that all of these comments are made by myself ( a ~9kyu) andperhaps i am telling stupid things here ... i don`t know ...i`m using "Smartgo" (+databases) to analyse, review and … [Continue reading]
The Attempt
"Do nothing which is of no use."Miyamoto Musashi … [Continue reading]
ON HUNTING GNUS part 1.
¡WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE!(Look! The bloody beast is harming the innocent and poor little penguin! Tremendous! )" GNU Go is a free software program by the Free Software Foundation that plays Go. The program plays Go against the user, at about 8 to 12 … [Continue reading]
A lot of games …
I played a lot of games in last months ... but i had a lot of work and things to do beside that ... so i was just playing ... not studying very much ... but now i want to learn more about the mistakes i made in my games ... about tsumego ... … [Continue reading]
NO FIXED PLANS
"A good traveler has no fixed plansand is not intent upon arriving.A good artist lets his intuitionlead him wherever it wants.A good scientist has freed himself of conceptsand keeps his mind open to what is. Thus the Master is available to all … [Continue reading]
Fighting Spirit Is Important In Go!
Maybe following quotes can give us some insight ... FIGHTING - SPIRIT - INSIGHT ;-)Enjoy!•••“Perceive that which cannot be seen with the eye.”Miyamoto Musashi•••“Study strategy over the years and achieve the spirit of the warrior. Today is victory … [Continue reading]
„The Half Point Game“ (Commented!)
contrary to my comments on the last game ("The Ridiculous Game") the comments on this game are much more serious and detailed! Enjoy! I was black ... winning this game (undeserved!) with 0.5 points! [Please notice that all of these comments are made … [Continue reading]
The Magic Of Go
"Everything would seem to be possible in go. Like pulling a rabbit, by a magical move, out of a hat."Audouard, Pierre … [Continue reading]
„The Unusual Game“ (commented!)
Hi! Please notice that these comments are all made by myself (a 10-12 kyu) and perhaps i am telling stupid things here ... i don`t know ... i enjoy reviewing my games very much and i am glad if i can share my thoughts with you ... feel free to have … [Continue reading]
Challenging Study Material
"Graded Go Problems For Beginners" ... for me very challenging but barely doable. Nice book. A book about a Jubango (= a ten game series) in Kamakura between Go Seigen and Kitani MinorouEach game is reviewed and a lot of historical background … [Continue reading]
Their First Time Playing Go
•••"You can hide nothing on the goban."Audouard, Pierre … [Continue reading]
Easter Tsumego
White to play and win the capturing race. •••"To do or not to do something is not determined by what is done in general, any more than by what is necessary. Doing or not doing something is determined by what you want, and to want in go is to want to … [Continue reading]
Remember…
... it takes two eyes to become immortal ! ;-) "Whenever you advise a ruler in the way of Tao, Counsel him not to use force to conquer the universe.For this would only cause resistance.Thorn bushes spring up wherever the army has passed.Lean years … [Continue reading]
The Place Where I Go
"When in a winning position, keep the game simple; Make it complex only when losing"Go Proverb ( Gobase) … [Continue reading]
Go Means Work
[While i am not a native english speaker i am using this blog not only to write about GO ... but as well to improve my english skills ... so please excause me if there may be some mistakes ]At the moment i am on the countryside at my mothers house … [Continue reading]
Get Strong … At Making Good Go-Jokes
Please click here to read more funny Go-stuff•••"You can hide nothing on the goban."Audouard, Pierre … [Continue reading]
The 11 Kyu Struggle Game
•••I think white 38 was a bad move ...Without white 182 black would havewon... i guess ... (yes?!)I don`t know exactly which of my moves were very bad ... but i think there were several ... black could have punished me more for them.For exampel: … [Continue reading]
Go Seigen
"Wu Qingyuan (born May 19, 1914), generally known in the West by his Japanese name Go Seigen, is considered by many players to be the greatest player of the game of Go in the 20th century and probably the greatest of all time." WikipediaIf you want … [Continue reading]
The Sunshine Game
I was black ... i think it was a strange game ... i don`t know why he allowed me to capture his Q8- Group ... was it a careless mistake or was it really impossible to escape for them? ... After i killed these stones i thought "victory is certainly … [Continue reading]
Go Proverb
"You can hide nothing on the goban."Audouard, Pierre … [Continue reading]
Truth And Go
"Competition and faith are my life-long vocations. Like water and fire, I depend on both. When I couldn't outrank the others, it was time for me to leave. There are two things in my life, truth and Go."Go Seigen, from the movie "The Go Master"( … [Continue reading]