Gandalf and the 1-2 point

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Gandalf packed his bags twice in his life to visit the white wizard for a game of go. His last masterpiece is now remembered through the proverb “When one says two, two can not say one, then one is three”.

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(PRO) Tang’s Toilet move

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Another game from the semi finals between Park JungHwan and WeiXing Tang in the Samsung cup. Tang had some chances but nature called and brought disaster.

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(PRO) Another tricky elephant

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Our special reporter from Korea has spotted another strange elephant. Prepare yourself and add this tricky joseki to your arsenal for the new year.

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In memory of Go Seigen

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Go Seigen passed away this year at the respectable age of 100. As an ode to this master player, Merlijn Kuin – multiple times Dutch champion – reviews one of his games against Takagawa Kaku in front of a live audience.
The video stops at move 99. More commentary can be found in the sgf-file.

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(PRO) Turn the game around

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Park JungHwan started off well in his game against WeiXing Tang. We showed the beginning of this game in episode #178. Tang won the 2013 Samsung cup though and does not give up easily.

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(PRO) Whisperers with tea

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We are so happy with our new teacher YoonYoung Kim 4p, that we suddenly start whispering about the Samsung cup.

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(PRO) Licking the first line

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When the second line is considered to be the line of defeat, what good can be said about the first line? Here two magical tesujis played on the first line.

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