Life In 19x19

On Sunday, 2014-11-30, Japanese Go Legend Go Seigen died at the age of 100 “in Kanagawa Prefecture Odawara city hospital of natural causes.” (Google Chrome translation)

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/culture/201411 ... m=ytop_top

English article: http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0001757079

R.I.P. Go Seigen, and thanks for all your teaching and games!

http://senseis.xmp.net/?GoSeigen (updated)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_Seigen (not yet updated)

(Via Peter Marx on FB https://www.facebook.com/groups/Badukli ... 522830466/)

<edit>

Since it’s Monday already in Japan I misunderstood.

He died early Sunday morning. Sorry.

</edit>

sad news. great loss.

Very, very sad news.

Very sad to hear this.

Sad that he's gone. Thankful for his contributions to the game.

Adiós

One chinesse friend told me. It is a outstanding bad notice because he isnt a go player.

Darsey wrote:One chinesse friend told me. It is a outstanding bad notice because he isnt a go player.

I imagine he is famous enough that it was widely reported there. Certainly a sad day for go players everywhere.

C'mon folks, let's be reasonable here. He became one of the greatest players in history, successfully straddled two deeply antagonistic countries, and lived to be 100... who's sad? Why are you sad? A wonderfully gifted life has come to a timely close in great comfort. Be happy for this man, be happy for all of us that we were fortunate enough to bear witness. Celebrate his life, don't mourn!

I am sad now that it is literally impossible to play him. (Even if I didn't have much of a chance before.)