Life In 19x19

The history and culture encyclopedia that was discontinued in 2013 or so. I have tried for years to get my hands on a disc, without success. I'm practically distraught

Can anyone help out? Pleeeeeease?

EdLee wrote:Do you know of Bruce Wilcox's Contact Fights ?

No, I don't. But this is why I asked! Thanks!

A while back when I was taking my first steps, someone in these forums commented to me that most amateur games are won and lost because of shape, and fighting. As I've learned more, I've come to understand that he was right.

Does anyone know of good tutorials or helpers on fighting in go? Videos ...

GoGod [..] officially discontinued [..]
WUT? When was that announced? How could I have missed that?

The historical encyclopedia part has been discontinued, not the games database. In 2013 after T. Mark Hall passed away, it was announced on the site. It's in the FAQ. My luck that I got interested ...

Wow, thank you John! I clearly need to obtain the GoGod Encyclopedia. Is there a way to do so even though it's officially discontinued?

Many thanks again.

In "400 Years of Go in Japan", Andrew Grant writes: "...it was coming to be felt that it would be more appropriate to follow the precedent of the Honinbo tournament and hold an annual Meijin tournament." This doesn't seem to say anything as to the why of it, and I don't understand. Does anyone have ...

Thanks for all the advice! I will take it into account on deciding what to do next.

So I've played a couple dozen games against the computer, and feel like I'm not a complete and utter beginner anymore. My games are at least recognizable as go games and don't look like I'm playing the wrong game on a go board. But I still have that sense of bewilderment that sets in at around move ...

I've been thinking about this, so went looking in the archives of this board and found this thread:

http://lifein19x19.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=8910

where someone asked about the best classical games for a beginner to study. Some people said there is no such thing, and I don't ...