Sunday Problem #9
Like Sunday Problem #8, this is also from Guanzi Pu.
Black to play.
NGD online league reminder (August I)
The first August pairing will be made this Saturday, on August 1. If you want to join the online league starting from this round, please register as soon as possible!
We currently have 38 registered participants from 16k to 4d, so we can easily set you up with interesting and challenging training games no matter your playing level!
To see what our students say about us, please check out this review thread.
A Simple Beginner’s Guide to Go
Introduction
This guide explains the rules and basic tactics of go in a simplified fashion.
The rules and scoring process used in this guide differ in some details to those used in go tournaments, but the core game is the same. We use this simplified interpretation because it makes it easier to understand when a game should end and how …
Sunday Problem #8
This problem is from Guanzi Pu – possibly my favourite of the classic problem collections thanks to its varied and relatively difficult problems.
While a (most likely illegal) pdf version of the book been posted around on Western go websites, its solutions often seem to be wrong. I would instead recommend interested players to invest in a six-volume physical copy, …
July Lecture II – Oscar on good and bad exchanges
Streamed on Twitch on July 25, 2020.
NGD online lecture reminder (July II)
Today, on July 25 at 1 pm Helsinki time, we will hold the second July lecture on Twitch.
This time Oscar 6d will hold a lecture on the topic: ‘Good and bad exchanges’. The examples used in the lecture are from past ngd league games.
As usual, the video of the lecture will be posted on this website afterwards, in case you cannot attend it live.
Tagua go stone
High-quality go stones are traditionally made of slate and shell. The cheapest, relatively thin stones cost around €150–200 for a set, and the highest-quality, thick stones can easily cost €10,000 or more.
Recently, in Japan it has become a problem that big enough hamaguri clams, which are used for white go stones, are getting increasingly rare due to overfishing. Because …
Is ‘fair’ komi necessarily an integer?
One popular topic among go players is: what is the ‘correct’ value of the komi?
There are many ways to approach this question. For example in tournaments, it is useful to have the 0.5 in 6.5 (or 7.5) to prevent draws; after all, tournaments need a winner, and a game that ends in a tie often has to be replayed. …
Sunday Problem #7
Black to play.
Solution
The (ten) thousand year kō
Kō fights are a most interesting phenomenon in go. Go is already special in that the simple stone-capturing rules lead to the emergent property of …
Events
All times are in Helsinki time (eet with summer time).
New pairing for the online league made every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month.
Public lectures on Twitch every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month at 1 pm.
Jeff and Mikko stream on Twitch on Fridays at 6 pm.
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