Maui HI: Players wanted for the Maui Go Club. We meet Thursday evenings every two weeks. Contact Danny at Maui.Go.Club@gmail.com wit 2015.02.12_maui-go-clubquestions and our current meeting time and location. You can also get time and location information at our website or on our Facebook page, Maui Go Club.
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Cambodian Go Contact: “Sensei’s Library has a listing for Cambodia; contact ghislain on KGS,” writes Edward Cherlin in response to the February 6 Your Move/Readers Write: Cambodian Go Wanted posting. “I do not know whether that is a current connection,” adds Cherlin, a long-time go player who’s an adviser to the Cambodian Mathematical Society. Dalsoo Kim, secretary of the Asian Go Federation, also wrote in to ask that “If you find any connection in Cambodia, just let me know for my promotion in that area.” Reach him at aaatechm@daum.net.
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February 21: Montreal, Canada
36th Winter Cup
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February 21-22: Seattle, WA
Yilun Yang Workshop
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February 22: Columbus, OH
2015 Chinese Festival Tournament
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February 22: Portland, OR
Sunday Chess and Go Tournament
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This game is from the 26th Asian TV Cup final, between Kono Rin 9p and Lee Sedol 9p.
Lee Sedol 9 dan (left) and Kono Rin 9 dan at the 26th Asian TV Cup Final.
It was played on August 19, 2014, in Beijing, China.
Lee Sedol 9 dan at the 26th Asian TV Cup Final.
Lee Sedol was ranked #3 in Korea at the time, but many of his fans still regarded him as one of the best players in the world.
He defeated Tao Xinran 5p at the first round, and Iyama Yuta 9p at the semifinals, who was the defending champion.
By the time of this final, Lee was leading the Mlily Gu vs Lee Jubango by 4-2, and he was in good form.
Lee Sedol already won the Asian TV Cup twice in 2007 and 2008, but it was Kono’s first time to play in the final.
Kono Rin was ranked #2 in Japan after Iyama Yuta 9p according to Dr Bai Taeil’s raiting system.
Kono defeated Li Qincheng 1p and Park Junghwan 9p to reach the final.
He was born in 1981, and he was a pupil of Kobayashi Koichi 9p. He became a pro in 1996.
Kono Rin 9 dan at the 26th Asian TV Cup, Final.
He won the 1st JAL New Stars Haya Go tournament in 2004, and it was his first title.
He won the 31st Tengen, defeating Yamashita Keigo 9p 3-2 in 2005, and that was his first major title.
He defended the Tengen title for the two following years, defeating Yamashita Keigo 9p in 2006 and 2007.
He won the 27th NEC Cup and the 17th Ryusei in 2008, and won the 29th NEC Cup again in 2010.
Those were lighting tournaments, and we can assume that Kono Rin is good at lightning games like this Asian TV Cup.
He was the challenger of the 38th Gosei in 2013, but he was defeated by Iyama Yuta.
Lee and Kono have played together three times before this game.
Kono defeated Lee at the 3rd Zhonghuan Cup round of 16 in 2007, but Lee won both at the 4th Toyota Denso Cup round of 32, and the 13th LG Cup quarter finals in 2008.
It’s already been about six years since they played together last time, so this game would be totally different from their past games.
Let’s have a look at the 26th Asian TV Cup final.
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The 22nd annual Redmond Cup will begin in April, and registration is due by March 15th. Preliminary games will be played online and the four finalists will be invited to the 2015 US Go Congress to play the final games. There are two divisions in the Cup; the Junior league for kids 12 and under, and the Senior league for 17 and under. Competitors in both leagues must have an AGA or CGA rank of 1 dan or higher. The Junior league has been expanded to include 12 year olds, and both leagues now require a dan rating (kyu players can compete in the North American Kyu Championships instead). Players who complete the tournament will be eligible for $400 scholarships to the AGA Go Camp, or $200 scholarships to the US Go Congress, on a first come first served basis, courtesy of the AGF. Competitors from Mexico are also invited to the event. The participants must be members of the American Go Association or the Canadian Go Association and either residents of the U.S., Canada or Mexico, or citizens of the United States living anywhere in the world, provided that they are also members of the AGA. For more information on the event, read the rules document here. To register click here. –Story and photo by Paul Barchilon, E-J Youth Editor. Photo: Bill Lin 7d (l) vs. Jianing Gan 7d (r), in the foreground, while the Jr. League players compete in the background, at the 2014 US Go Congress in New York..
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Park Junghwan 9p has defeated Kim Jiseok 9p to win the 19th LG Cup 2-1. This was Park’s first LG Cup title, and only his second international title since winning the 24th Fujitsu Cup in 2011. Though Park is currently ranked #1 in the world according to the rating system used by the Korean Baduk Association, in recent years many go fans doubted his ranking, because Park hadn’t won any international titles since 2011. The LG Cup final was held on February 9, 10 and 12 in Gangneung, Gangwon-do, Korea.
– based on Youngil An’s longer report on Go Game Guru
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SyFy’s “12 Monkeys”: The latest episode of SyFy’s “12 Monkeys” is titled “Atari.” “A character describes a dire post-apocalyptic predicament as being ‘in atari,’” reports Steve Berthiaume. “The character describes go (and) how he used to play it.” Adds Jeffrey McLellan, “He and his friend are in rather desperate straits and he tells his friend that they are in atari. They only have one more move or they are finished. ‘Being in atari is bad.’” Click here to watch the episode.
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“The Academia Cubana de Go is organizing a tournament in Havana at the beginning of April and is encouraging US players who want to compete to come,” Bob Gilman writes. “Under President Obama’s new Cuba policies, travel restrictions for US citizens going to Cuba have been liberalized.” Write bobgilman.aga@gmail.com if you want more information about this tournament and travel possibilities.
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Canada’s WAGC Player TBA: “The AGA web page says ‘North America will be represented by Danny Ko’ (at the WAGC), but of course Canada also sends a player,” James Sedgwick writes. “Who Canada will send is still up in the air, as our selected rep Ryan Li is no longer eligible due to his now pro status.”
Gambian Go Stamp: “This picture of a stamp, I think it might be from Gambia, was sent to me by my friends at the Beijing Go Club,” writes Gordon Castanza.
Hikaru Cosplay in LA: This year at Anime Los Angeles, held January 9-11, Samantha Davis cosplayed Hikaru from Hikaru no Go. “My friend Kazuki Deng cosplayed Sai (and) we had a little impromptu photo shoot in the hotel lobby.” photo by Cecilia Nguyen.
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Park Junghwan 9p defeated Kim Jiseok 9p to win the 19th LG Cup 2-1.
The final of the 19th LG Cup was held on February 9, 10 and 12, in Gangneung, Gangwon-do, Korea.
Kim Jiseok 9 dan (left) and Park Junghwan 9 dan at the 19th LG Cup Final
Park Junghwan 9 dan at the 19th LG Cup Final
This was Park’s first LG Cup title, and only his second international title since he won the 24th Fujitsu Cup in 2011.
Park is currently ranked #1 in the world according to Dr Bae Taeil’s rating system, which is used by the Korean Baduk Association.
In recent years, many Go fans doubted Park’s #1 ranking, because Park hadn’t won any international titles since 2011.
However, during this LG Cup, he showed his power and strength. Now that he has another title, I hope he can play even better without too pressure much from Korean Baduk fans.
Park got off to a good start in game 1. He took the lead after a big fight at the top, and he won the game without any significant trouble. Kim couldn’t find any opportunities to fight back.
Kim won game 2 with his excellent sabaki skills inside of Park’s big moyo, and the score was tied at 1-1.
In game 3, Kim took an early lead after the first battle in the top left corner. He maintained his lead very well against Park’s tough and aggressive moves in the middle game.
However, Kim played safely and softly in the endgame, and the game become closer. It was reversed in the end.
Once Park reversed the game, there was nowhere left for Kim to catch up again.
Kim Jiseok 9 dan at the 19th LG Cup Final
Park Junghwan is #1 in Korea, and Kim Jiseok is #2. However, their games together haven’t been well balanced so far.
The head to head record between these two, before this final, was 16-5 for Park’s favor. And it’s now at 18-6.
Because of that, people in Korea say that Park is Kim’s natural enemy.
If Kim wants to become #1, he has to surpass Park one day, and this final was a very good chance for Kim to do so.
However, Kim missed the perfect chance to defeat his natural enemy in this LG Cup. He failed to extend his good mood from the 2014 Samsung Cup final, and might suffer a psychological setback because of this defeat.
I hope he can become even stronger from this painful experience.
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The opening up to White 28 was Kim Jiseok’s favorite, but Park Junghwan didn’t mind.
White 42 and 44 were a nice combination, and the result up to Black 47 was even.
Black 59 was questionable, and White 60 and 62 were nice moves to extend the ko.
The result of the big trade up to White 74 was better for White, and White took the lead of the game at the same time.
Black 79 to 89 were nice sequence for Black, but White’s responses were accurate.
Black 99 was questionable again, and Black’s center group was isolated after White 110.
White was in a winning position at 138, and the game was decided by 156.
This was a wonderful game for Park Junghwan.
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The opening up to Black 21 was normal, but Black 23 and 25 were recently researched moves.
Black 33 was very nice and thick, but White was also fine after settling down up to 42.
Black started to attack White’s lower side group from 43, but White’s responses were nice and calm.
Black tried to attack White’s corner with 69, but White 70 was a good counter, and the game became better for White.
White 88 was a mistake, and the game became complex with the ko fight from 91.
White 114 was questionable, and the game seemed to be reversed with 115.
White 118 was a subtle reduction, and Park tried to attack that stone severely with 119, but it was the wrong decision of play.
The sequence from White 126 to 134 was excellent, and it became hard for Black to capture the whole group.
Black 157 was a severe attack, but White 164 to 168 were nice responses.
White 174 and 176 were brilliant moves, and the trade up to Black 181 was unavoidable.
White restarted the ko with 182, and the game was decided. Black couldn’t win the ko because White was solid and strong everywhere.
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The opening up to Black 21 was the same as in game 2, but Kim chose to play the higher extension at 22.
White 30 was interesting, and the result up to White 38 was even.
White 44 and 46 were strong responses, and White 52 was a well timed probe.
Black 53 and 55 were a nice counter, but White 60 and 62 were also nice moves.
The result up to White 70 was satisfactory for White, and Kim took the lead with 76.
White 78 was big, but it was a bit too greedy, and White’s right side group became thin and weak.
Black 99 and 101 were nice tesuji, and Park reduced White’s territory in sente.
Black 113 and 115 were strong moves, but White 120 and 122 formed a nice counter.
Black caught up a bit up to Black 137, but White was still in the lead.
Black 165 and 181 were big reverse sente endgames and the game was reversed.
Black 191 was a small mistake, but 223 was the last big endgame move, and the game was decided. Kim tried to catch up with a ko, but it didn’t succeed.
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