So, for the Blitz Division, I thought I'd do some advertising, so I sent a request to the AGA's E-journal. Well, a week passed with no response, and no E-journal, either. So I put it out of my head and stopped thinking about it.
Then, today, the night before the tournament is supposed to start, I went to check my email, and lo and behold, there was the E-journal, complete with an invitation to the Blitz Division. I love how life does that to you!
I'm excited because I'm sure we'll get more people to join, not so excited because that means more work for me! But that's okay, We'll get it sorted out!
For right now, we'll be extending the sign-up deadline for at least a day and see what happens. If it goes crazy, we'll extend it a bit more; if we just get some passing interest, we'll start it the day after tomorrow.
30 September 2009
25 September 2009
Want $100?
So, would you like to win $100 over a Go game?
Think you can beat a player much stronger than you? How about, would you like a quick, cheap lesson to give you some stuff to think on?
Well, we here at the Enclave, we're thinking it might be fun to give weaker players a chance to play against a stronger player, since it's so much fun! And just to make it even better, whoever can beat this player will win $100! How cool would that be?
Of course, since there's a fairly big prize, there's a charge to enter. But we'll start on the low end, with only $5 for DDKs, and up to $10 for SDK. Since we don't want to just take your money, every game will get a short review afterward to help you up your chance next time!
Right now, if you want to try your luck, we have two opponents for you:
adoreme — Accepts any challenge up to 1k
One of the most dedicated players in the west, with only 3 years of serious study to become pro, adoreme is one of the players to watch in the next decade. But for now, if you seriously want to play with someone who just might become a legend, this is the guy to challenge!
50% of proceeds for ado's games will go into a fund to send him back to Korea for serious study. How cool would it be to help make a new Western pro? Challenge him immediately to help him on his way!
ChemBoy613 — Accepts any challenge up to 3k
A great player and very friendly, Chem has become very popular on KGS due to his extensive knowledge of joseki. Want to learn common joseki? This is the guy to play!
We'll be posting exact specifics soon, for now, if you'd like to arrange a game, contact players on KGS directly.
Think you can beat a player much stronger than you? How about, would you like a quick, cheap lesson to give you some stuff to think on?
Well, we here at the Enclave, we're thinking it might be fun to give weaker players a chance to play against a stronger player, since it's so much fun! And just to make it even better, whoever can beat this player will win $100! How cool would that be?
Of course, since there's a fairly big prize, there's a charge to enter. But we'll start on the low end, with only $5 for DDKs, and up to $10 for SDK. Since we don't want to just take your money, every game will get a short review afterward to help you up your chance next time!
Right now, if you want to try your luck, we have two opponents for you:
adoreme — Accepts any challenge up to 1k
One of the most dedicated players in the west, with only 3 years of serious study to become pro, adoreme is one of the players to watch in the next decade. But for now, if you seriously want to play with someone who just might become a legend, this is the guy to challenge!
50% of proceeds for ado's games will go into a fund to send him back to Korea for serious study. How cool would it be to help make a new Western pro? Challenge him immediately to help him on his way!
ChemBoy613 — Accepts any challenge up to 3k
A great player and very friendly, Chem has become very popular on KGS due to his extensive knowledge of joseki. Want to learn common joseki? This is the guy to play!
We'll be posting exact specifics soon, for now, if you'd like to arrange a game, contact players on KGS directly.
16 September 2009
EKD Winner!
Floss, 5th kyu took home the prize (figuratively) for the Enclave Kyu Division tonight, beating out tunafsh, 6th kyu in a pretty astounding game. Floss was up by just a few points when he left a huge weakness on the bottom of the board to threaten a group on top.
Fortunately, his opponent also missed the weakness and went ahead and followed along, with the top eventually becoming a giant seki.
When we started this tournament, floss assured me that he would not win. Now I'm very happy to rub it in his face! Enjoy your lesson, I look forward to more wins in the future, floss!
Those of you that are ready for the next one, come join the Blitz Division! There will be a lesson for the top player, and a goban given away at random to one of the players! Regardless of winning or losing! (Sorry, no stones this time around!)
Fortunately, his opponent also missed the weakness and went ahead and followed along, with the top eventually becoming a giant seki.
When we started this tournament, floss assured me that he would not win. Now I'm very happy to rub it in his face! Enjoy your lesson, I look forward to more wins in the future, floss!
Those of you that are ready for the next one, come join the Blitz Division! There will be a lesson for the top player, and a goban given away at random to one of the players! Regardless of winning or losing! (Sorry, no stones this time around!)
Rumors of a New English Go Server
I've been talking with some former students from the Kings Baduk Center, a new program in Korea that is open to westerners, and heard that the KBC is planning on opening an English version of their Go server.
This would be pretty incredible for a lot of us westerners, as the KBC has such amazing players as Kim Sung-rae 4p, Kim Seong-ryong 9p (hemmy on KGS, currently 8th on KGS Top 100) and Hong Seul-ki 7d teaching and playing with the students.
The English version was scheduled to go live on the 1st of July, but has apparently been held up. Hopefully it will be available soon!
I'll be sure to post as soon as I hear anything more!
This would be pretty incredible for a lot of us westerners, as the KBC has such amazing players as Kim Sung-rae 4p, Kim Seong-ryong 9p (hemmy on KGS, currently 8th on KGS Top 100) and Hong Seul-ki 7d teaching and playing with the students.
The English version was scheduled to go live on the 1st of July, but has apparently been held up. Hopefully it will be available soon!
I'll be sure to post as soon as I hear anything more!
New Tech
A while ago, I stumbled across a new and pretty awesome sounding Go technology, the Netgoban. This is an exciting event, something that may be the biggest news for internet Go since the invention of Go servers.
For those who don't want to visit the link, the Netgoban is exactly what it sounds like. In theory, while playing a game with an opponent, you would place your stones to make a move, then place his stones to make his move. Not exactly sitting across from your buddy, but much more interactive and interesting than clicking the points on a screen.
There is already a working model, and the project is still moving on (something I was very happy to hear, since most projects like this die pretty quickly), and we should be seeing buyable models a few months down the road!
The first few generations won't be cheap, with current cost predictions starting at 399€ (about $585 USD) for a 4 cm beechwood veneer with a clock and going all the way up to 899€ ($1,300 USD) for a 6 cm shin-kaya board with a clock. Hopefully with a little demand, the next few generations will be cheaper and more accessible.
When the project is finished, I've asked the owners to take a moment to give us a report for the magazine, but until now, why not have a look at the site and fill out their survey?
For those who don't want to visit the link, the Netgoban is exactly what it sounds like. In theory, while playing a game with an opponent, you would place your stones to make a move, then place his stones to make his move. Not exactly sitting across from your buddy, but much more interactive and interesting than clicking the points on a screen.
There is already a working model, and the project is still moving on (something I was very happy to hear, since most projects like this die pretty quickly), and we should be seeing buyable models a few months down the road!
The first few generations won't be cheap, with current cost predictions starting at 399€ (about $585 USD) for a 4 cm beechwood veneer with a clock and going all the way up to 899€ ($1,300 USD) for a 6 cm shin-kaya board with a clock. Hopefully with a little demand, the next few generations will be cheaper and more accessible.
When the project is finished, I've asked the owners to take a moment to give us a report for the magazine, but until now, why not have a look at the site and fill out their survey?
12 September 2009
14th Samsung Cup, Round 2, Part 2
Remember to support the Samsung's sponsors so the Samsung will stay active, unlike some other high profile tournaments recently! Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance, the Korean Baduk Club, and Unitel.
It's official! The Japanese are down to one pro in the Samsung cup, with Yamashita Keigo [9p] facing off against Korea's Kong Jie [9p] next month in the second tournament. Japan seems to have a weaker and weaker showing in international tournaments every year.
The tournament will continue next month starting on the 13th. Be looking forward to some strong showing from Korea, with Choi Cheolhan, Lee Changho, Kong Jie and Park Yeonghun all continuing on, and those Japanophiles among us start hedging your bets on Yamashita—who unfortunately has a first round match-up with Kong Jie.
We'll be there to keep you up to date when the tournament continues!
It's official! The Japanese are down to one pro in the Samsung cup, with Yamashita Keigo [9p] facing off against Korea's Kong Jie [9p] next month in the second tournament. Japan seems to have a weaker and weaker showing in international tournaments every year.
The tournament will continue next month starting on the 13th. Be looking forward to some strong showing from Korea, with Choi Cheolhan, Lee Changho, Kong Jie and Park Yeonghun all continuing on, and those Japanophiles among us start hedging your bets on Yamashita—who unfortunately has a first round match-up with Kong Jie.
We'll be there to keep you up to date when the tournament continues!
Samsung Cup, Round 2, Part 1
With the second round of the 14th Samsung Cup wrapping up tomorrow, we thought we'd take a second and update you all on what's happened so far!
The Samsung Cup is hosted by Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, the Korean Baduk Club and Unitel. If you have a chance, make sure to support these guys so the Samsung keeps up for many years to come!
So far in the second round, Japan has managed to keep a flagship pro in Yamashita Keigo [9p]. Yamashita won by resign against fellow Japanese pro Yuki Satoshi [9p]. Japan entered only three pros this year, with only Yamashita going without a loss thus far, and Hane Naoki already eliminated. Yuke Satoshi [9p] will be playing Qiu Jun [8p] tomorrow after losing to Yamashita today.
Other crowd favorites Chang Hao [9p], Lee Changho [9p], and Choi Chelhan [9p] have all advanced without loss to the third round. Chang and Lee beat other familiar faces in Park Yeonghun [9p] and Kong Jie [9p] respectively.
Lesser known advancees include Zhou Ruiyang [5p], Zhou Heyang [9p], Liu Xing [7p] and Wang Yao [6p].
We're wishing them all luck, though we biasedly hope for some more incredible showing from our favorites.
Tomorrow you can be looking forward to matches from Cho Hunyun [9p], Gu Li [9p], Kong Jie [9p], and Park Yeonghun, among other incredible players!
For now, why not enjoy these two games from today?
The Samsung Cup is hosted by Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, the Korean Baduk Club and Unitel. If you have a chance, make sure to support these guys so the Samsung keeps up for many years to come!
So far in the second round, Japan has managed to keep a flagship pro in Yamashita Keigo [9p]. Yamashita won by resign against fellow Japanese pro Yuki Satoshi [9p]. Japan entered only three pros this year, with only Yamashita going without a loss thus far, and Hane Naoki already eliminated. Yuke Satoshi [9p] will be playing Qiu Jun [8p] tomorrow after losing to Yamashita today.
Other crowd favorites Chang Hao [9p], Lee Changho [9p], and Choi Chelhan [9p] have all advanced without loss to the third round. Chang and Lee beat other familiar faces in Park Yeonghun [9p] and Kong Jie [9p] respectively.
Lesser known advancees include Zhou Ruiyang [5p], Zhou Heyang [9p], Liu Xing [7p] and Wang Yao [6p].
We're wishing them all luck, though we biasedly hope for some more incredible showing from our favorites.
Tomorrow you can be looking forward to matches from Cho Hunyun [9p], Gu Li [9p], Kong Jie [9p], and Park Yeonghun, among other incredible players!
For now, why not enjoy these two games from today?
11 September 2009
Mission Statement
The Enclave has had a mission statement for quite a while, but I don't think most people have ever seen it, or probably even heard of it. It's a little too wordsy to put on KGS or even really here on Blogger, so a while back (some 6-8 months ago) we put it up on the main page of our site, http://www.kgsenclave.com, but hardly anyone ever even sees the main page! They are usually given a deep link, if they ever make it to our site in the first place!
So I decided to put it up here so that our visitors can see what The Enclave is all about. Here you go!
Mission Statement
In order to aid individuals in learning and improving in the game of Go, the Enclave shall be a serious and studious environment where all are welcome.
As we believe this game to be the crowning achievement of human cognition, thoroughly showcasing its ability for profound pattern recognition, brilliant creativity and ingenious, multi-layered logic, the Enclave shall also strive to popularize the game of Go through any means possible in order to further expose complex genius in the simple grid.
So I decided to put it up here so that our visitors can see what The Enclave is all about. Here you go!
Mission Statement
In order to aid individuals in learning and improving in the game of Go, the Enclave shall be a serious and studious environment where all are welcome.
As we believe this game to be the crowning achievement of human cognition, thoroughly showcasing its ability for profound pattern recognition, brilliant creativity and ingenious, multi-layered logic, the Enclave shall also strive to popularize the game of Go through any means possible in order to further expose complex genius in the simple grid.
Some Life and Death
So, I recently started doing some more serious studying. I went through a bad breakup and the only things that kept me going for a while were God, my mom, and Go. So while I was going through this rough patch, I picked up some Life and Death.
Here are a few examples. One of them is pretty easy, if you know the answer. If you don't, it will probably take quite a while to see it, even though it's very obvious immediately afterwards.
Black to kill.
Black to live.
Good luck solving them!
Here are a few examples. One of them is pretty easy, if you know the answer. If you don't, it will probably take quite a while to see it, even though it's very obvious immediately afterwards.
Black to kill.
Black to live.I'll try to post solutions soon. You may have to wait a while on the second one while I figure out what it is!
The First EKD!
The tournament has started nicely. Turnout was lower than I was hoping, with only 8 players in the end, but that's okay.
I'm glad to see a lot of the Enclave's most loyal players have returned once again to play in our tournament, despite the massively bad ending of the last one (now over a year ago). Hopefully we'll keep their expectations high by making this one go smoothly!
So far, we've done a fairly good job. Half of the first round has already been played, with floss and Ekibyo moving on to the second round. Congratulations to both of those guys! They both played well and deserve to progress.
I'm glad to see a lot of the Enclave's most loyal players have returned once again to play in our tournament, despite the massively bad ending of the last one (now over a year ago). Hopefully we'll keep their expectations high by making this one go smoothly!
So far, we've done a fairly good job. Half of the first round has already been played, with floss and Ekibyo moving on to the second round. Congratulations to both of those guys! They both played well and deserve to progress.
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