Life In 19x19

I think the fact that Elephants can't cross rivers, Horse can't leap over pieces and the Advisors (and General) having such limited movement options make the game quite a bit slower and less brutal than western chess. But again, it may be me speaking as a beginner in both games.

Xiangqi seems like a good casual chess game. The perks of a slower pace and limited movement make it a nice alternative to western chess while still being familiar enough (no capture mechanic like in shogi). I can see why experienced strategy players would prefer the other games though. It does come ...

Thank you. Funny, I like xiangqi because to me it's a nice, structured chess game. At least compared to western chess that has more powerful pieces. Haven't tried shogi yet. I got xiangqi and my hugely competitive roommate got shogi, so I haven't arsed myself to try yet.

When I was taught the basics years ago I don't remember discussing the scoring system in much depth. I have been under the impression that you count the territory and captured stones after both players forfeit their moves successively.

In all levels of go play, but perhaps games in 19x19 particular, how do people keep up with the number of points held by both players during the game? Or do people just agree to stop the game before it progresses "too far" (as in, more area and captured stones to calculate than is comfortable)? In ...

I just started reading Malkovich games. A truly fascinating resource! Good reading for slow work days.

Helsingin go-kerho at Poromagia would be a good location where it not for all the miniature scenes also gathering there hehe. Too bad the Natural Flavour Tea House closed down... Yli Go might be the way to go.

Hello,

I was introduced to go as a teenager, but I never really pursued the game. A while ago I shifted my focus from miniature games to easy-to-pickup classic games such as go and xiangqi and decided to look for online resources to browze at work. I'm also going to look for local clubs in the ...