Life In 19x19

I have, at least notionally, prefered the idea of playing Go to the idea of playing Chess.

My perception of the two games is that Chess is a game of rigid logic, and mathematical patterns. If you memorize enough patterns and combinations of moves you become a master player.

Go by contrast seems ...

At least in the US, I think Go remains small and mostly unkown due to lack of exposure. I would agree that almost every American has at least heard of Chess and Checkers, even if they do not play. Those games are part of our culture. Go is not part of the culture in the same way. Most US newspapers ...

Most of my dealing with copyright are from the world of art and creative expression. An "idea" is not copyrightable (at least in the US), a particular "expression" of the idea may be copyrighted. Works of expression that substantially derive from a particular (copyrighted) expression may be in ...

Infact it's been that long sice I learnned the game. I picked it up one afternoon, when a co-worker on a summer job showed me how to play.

Since then, a lack of other players, and a lack of any Go representation in the rural area where I live has lead to me letting drop.

Now I have 7 and 10 year ...