Life In 19x19

So the WAGC has just ended.

I think the results tend to agree with the decision.
Carlo has won 3/8 games. One of them, surprisingly (considering his current rank), against Oscar Vazques (5d) - but that's just a one rank difference.
Among his losses:
Amir Fragman 5d(the Israeli team captain, btw ...

I'd like to raise some attention to a strange move that wasn't mentioned before: e2

I think any strong player knows that g2's purpose is to get sente - you make this exchange and then play away (or you just descend in gote to c2). No pro, and I think no strong amateur, would add e2 immediately. It ...

I'd like to raise some attention to a strange move that wasn't mentioned before: e2

I think any strong player knows that g2's purpose is to get sente - you make this exchange and then play away (or you just descend in gote to c2). No pro, and I think no strong amateur, would add e2 immediately. It ...

I wonder if we'll get a comment from Metta himself anytime soon...

It's quite a complicated issue...

I really wonder why was only this game from the PGETC checked.
It seems a bit suspicious, considering it was perhaps the least impressive of his wins (he lost only to Csaba Mero and won against ...

I've been studying in Korea with Pavol in 2009.
Back then he was around 1k-1d and perhaps 15 years old (which makes him around 19 now), maybe younger...
But he's been playing since the age of 6.
He showed great reading ability there, and generally an aggressive style.
I think playing with strong ...

Any known results from the first 3 rounds?

I only saw a few games from round 1...