Life In 19x19

I use gowrite to convert a sgf file into a number of png files, each one depicting 50 moves, easier to read on the epub and replay games.

http://gowrite.net/lauri.html

There's a whole sub-forum devoted to your question, including a poll:
http://www.lifein19x19.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=66

The American Strategic Studies Institute published an essay by Dr. David Lai regarding why Chinese politics are different:
Learning from the Stones: A Go Approach to Mastering China's Strategic Concept, Shi

According Dr. Lai, the word Shi is key to understand Chinese strategy.
(Unfortunately, I ...

In this forum, when speaking about baduk in Korea, we (Westerners) mean South Korea.
When speaking about Korean pros we mean South Korean pros.

So ,,, what's the situation of baduk in North Korea?

I already know that it's a poor country and that its dictator is more interested in feeding missiles ...

Re: Style, I heard one strong player say once about kyu and low dan games, "There is no such thing as style. Only weaknesses." If you want my advice, forget about studying one style if you want to get stronger.

I am plenty aware that I am not strong enough to study ONE style, but when I replay ...

This is a game I played yesterday.
Despite I won it and it's a good example of my playing style, I am not satisfied with it.

The weak points I see are:
- Bad joseki at the upper right joseki,
- My invasion at the botom corner,
- And my reply to the invasion at the upper left sides.
I'd like you to ...

trout wrote:Controlling your mood is very important for your playing go or for your life.

When I want to play an aggressive game I listen to heavy music, and when I want a calm game I listen to calm music.

The problem is that my opponent might feel in another mood, and thus our game become a mess.

Right now I'm re-reading Go Seigen's A way of play for the 21st Century
http://senseis.xmp.net/?AWayOfPlayForThe21StCentury
and I'm enjoying it a lot:
It's easy to read, there are few moves in every diagram and, that's the best, when Go Seigen plays a pivotal move and I wonder why he ...

I'd suggest Kombilo:
http://www.u-go.net/kombilo/

My favourite feature is the "Guess" mode, very useful when watching pro games.

I bought a magnetic goban in El Corte Inglés some years ago, and last time I went I saw a whole pack made of recycled wood, that is, board and stones.

Also, take a look at this Spanish retailer:
http://www.inforchess.com/catalogo/Juegos-de-mesa.htm

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