Sunday Problem #60
This problem is based on a shape that appeared in a recent ngd league game between Sanderbaduk and irglbriz; July league subscribers can view the game here.
Black to play.
Contemporary Go Terms: Airport and Toothpaste
Learning new go terms has a bigger impact on one’s improvement than many players give credit for. While the terms themselves are mere placeholders, they refer to shapes and strategical concepts in the game that are usually worth learning. For instance, imagine not having a term for ‘hane’ or ‘one-space jump’; besides the terms allowing for smooth communication between players, …
Sunday Problem #59
This is a classic life-and-death problem which most readers are probably familiar with. From an endgame point of view, however, the status of the resulting corner shape is quite interesting and worth thinking about.
Black to play.
‘Solution’
Most people know the attachment of black 1, here, but the follow-up with 3 and 5 is wrong: White lives …
Commented Game: Oscar v. Calvin Sun 1p (Transatlantic Professional Go League)
Our own Oscar Vazquez scored big in the Transatlantic Professional Go League yesterday, getting 2:0 over Calvin Sun of the American Go Association and therefore securing at least the 4th place in his league, ahead of Andrii Kravets 1p (egf). On July 25, Oscar will match off with Artem Kachanovskyi 2p, and, if he gets 2:0 there, too, he will enter the playoffs.
In celebration of Oscar’s win, I am publishing a free commentary of the first game against Calvin. Enjoy!
Sunday Problem #58
This is a classic tesuji problem.
Black to play.
Solution
Because the black stones to the right only have three liberties, the wedge of 1 is the only possible starting move. After white 2, black 3 quickly starts reducing the white stones’ liberties, and, after 7, White is unable to save all of his stones.
White has …
Jeff on Managing Time Pressure – Compilation
This is a compilation of the lecture held on April 10, 2021. Thanks to Mikgo for the editing work!
Sunday Problem #57
This is a classic tsumego that sharp-eyed readers may remember from Hikaru no Go.
Black to play.
Solution
Black 1 is the correct starting move; most other killing attempts fail to White playing at 1. Following, after white 2, 3–5 strictly reduce White to one eye.
If white tries 5 instead of 2, then black 4 kills.
Antti on Control Go (How to Win With One-Space Jumps and Two-Space Extensions)
Streamed on Twitch on July 3, 2021.
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