Life In 19x19

Hi everybody,

If there's anybody in the Midwest region who'd like to play some go, I'd like to inform you that this chapter is up and running with a pretty regular crowd of 7-10 people from beginner to dan. Also, we're hoping for a great turnout for our upcoming All-Iowa Go tournament. These are bi ...

Fundamentals definitely exist. That is why pros constantly can talk about complex game situations and make even beginners feel like they are learning something. The stronger you get, the less it becomes "don't do this, this is bad- trust me, I read out all the variations" and the more it becomes ...

The only thing I dislike about go involves how certain mentalities towards the game.

(1)I strongly dislike that people care so much about their rank
(2)I dislike how this makes every game difficult to approach in a fun manner. Even if its ranked, you should be having fun competing and stop worrying ...

Ha! That's pretty entertaining. Its a shame they didn't settle into actual seki in the end.

I could easily believe that he is 1 or 2 dan. The joseki that kept occurring with the attachment is a recent korean joseki. Pretty much anything but connecting after you hane is good. White can take the corner, descend, or push on top of the 2 stones after black extends. Connecting seems to always ...

I'm going to go ahead and contradict most people's advice so far with my own... because that's just the sort of guy I am.

What you are doing is great and will no doubt completely show, but I suggest doing something completely different for now. Anything! Play like you've never played before.

Do ...