Life In 19x19

As some others have said, clearing the browser cache fixed the issue for me right away. It would probably be a good idea to put this suggestion on the video player page.

I think if you don't happen to speak Korean it's not necessarily the case that you need the premium plan with English ...

Odd that no one is reporting problems. On Windows 7, nothing works. IE9 (32 and 64) both say the video format is not supported. Firefox and Chrome (latest versions) both just have an endless hourglass icon.

It's been working for me. Oddly I use it mostly on my tablet which is usually the hardest ...

It's the 1st of September so I declare this tournament officially open!

Here are the players currently signed up (remember, you can join at any time by just posting to this thread and saying "I AM IN").


Name Played Won Lost Win% Points
keithlard 0 0 0 0 0
kukula 0 0 0 0 0
noodley 0 0 0 0 0
Rafa ...

I'd like to stick to the format as originally described, if you don't mind - in other words minimal organisation and no limit on the number of games.

Don't let me stop you organising an alternative Swiss tourney, though - I think that's a great idea and would play in it.

What I'd like to do with ...

It's very similar to the ASR League, The free-form nature of it encourages you to play as many games as possible, and playing even games against stronger players helps you get stronger.

The tournament starts on the 1st of September, and any games played after that time can count towards your ...

Inspired by the excellent 9x9 tourney organised by SinK and ably assisted by many regulars, I'd like to propose a 19x19 tournament for 10 kyu players and below (or those who think their true strength lies in this range, regardless of current rank). Absolute beginners are entirely welcome.

The ...

Thoughts about the tournament:

I've really enjoyed playing in it as it makes the games more exciting knowing that they will count for something (and that people will be scrutinising them!). I've even had a few dan players pop in to watch some of my games, which I can't say has happened before

I ...

S1NK 2-0 keithlard
Game 1: S1NK (B) 32.0 - 30.5 keithlard
Game 2: S1NK (W) 21.5 - 18.0 keithlard

keithlard 2-0 TominNJ
Game 1: keithlard (W) 34.5 - 23.0 TominNJ
Game 2: keithlard (B) 34.0 - 23.5 TominNJ

keithlard 2-0 kukula
Game 1: keithlard (W) 37.5 - 21.0 kukula (B)
Game 2: keithlard (B) 41.0 - 16.5 kukula (W)

Are you allowed to record a tournament game on a computer or phone? I would tend to use SmartGo Pro on the iPhone to record a game I was playing over the board, but I can see where this wouldn't be allowed.

The AGA rules are not quite clear, because they say (section VI.A.5):

"a. A player shall ...

I would definitely be up for a 19x19 or 13x13 tournament as well. I've found the 9x9 games really valuable so far though. It allows me to think about shape without getting caught up in the larger board situation.

keithlard: If you are interested in 19x19 tournament type games, have you looked into ...

Actually, I find it can have both effects. The goal is not to play for the smallest loss, it's to play for the biggest win If you are losing, winning is still far more valuable than the tiebreak anyway, and if you are winning, it can encourage even more sharp / aggressive play.

A fair point ...

If we can make changes for next month's tourney, I'd vote for using tie-break matches instead of score ratio. Playing for the smallest loss strongly discourages speculative invasions and puts a dampener on fighting spirit in general. If you're behind, it's important to learn how to invade and reduce ...

noodley 2-0 keithlard
Game 1: noodley (B) 19.5-19.0 keithlard
Game 2: noodley (W) 33.5-9.0 keithlard