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!
16 September 2009
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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