Life In 19x19

When printing out 9x9 boards on paper, I always thought that if they're going to be used to introduce young children to baduk, that a background which doesn't argue with the lines and stones, is a plus. Something as simple as allowing toddlers to choose what colour board they want to use or (better ...

Actually, I bought it. It just arrived the other day, and it is lovely. Sorry, goTony!

The explanation that intersections imply connection makes sense when you consider go and the mill but then why isn't checkers played on the intersections? (with a diagonal grid -- logical, no?)
Actually, there is an interesting historical note here. Most scholars agree that the precursor to ...

xed_over wrote:So as long as both side can agree on the status of dead stones, this final method seems simplest.

Perhaps. But of course the question becomes, what if they can't agree?

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Sedol. He seems like a friendly guy. I love his style. Plus, he's old enough to make a chat about the current state of the pro circuit very interesting.

Very cool! It looks quite sci-fi even if the shiny-ness is distracting.

I'm a bit late in reading the conclusion, but I wanted to say thank you for a great story!

Araban wrote:Sometimes I'll do it to my opponent if I'm ahead by a significant margin, the aji's run out, and the opponent won't resign.

Why not just pass in that situation?

Everyone says to try KGS, but unfortunately the client will not work on my computer. I think part of the reason I can't improve much is that I was never a good visual thinker....
I hate to be trite, but it may be that you simply need practice. The more you play a game like Go, the more you will ...

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Your "private blog" sounds so sexy and mysterious. How does one get access? -- and by "one," I mean "me."

I'm a distance runner, and your marathon analogy certainly resonated with me!

Hey, thanks for all of the help! I'll be working through some of the resources posted on here.
Keep with it! It wasn't too long ago that I was a beginner. I've played literally hundreds of different board games, and so I like to think of myself as someone who can pick up strategies easily. Even so ...

That's too bad; it looks fascinating.

Great information and pictures, everyone. I'm not in China, but I appreciate a bit of vicarious travel.