Teuber v Chen
White: TEUBER Benjamin (Germany) 6d Black: CHEN Cheng-Hsun (Chinese Taipei) 7d Commentary by Yang Shuang 3p, transcribed by Chris Garlock Click here to start the game viewer. Here is the game record (sgf format). … Continue reading →
Category Archives: 33rd WAGC Edition
Ri vs Fang
White: RI Kwang Hyok (DPR Korea) 6d Black: FANG Xiaoyan (China -2-) 3d Commentary by So Yokoku 8p, transcribed by Chris Garlock (translation by Ting Ting Chen). Black makes a fatal mistake early in this game, and then seals her … Continue reading →
Round 2
Following round 1 the players were bused back to the Baiyun Hotel for lunch, which was punctuated by several subtropical bursts of rain. Then they were bused back to the Guangzhou Chess Institute for round 2, which started promptly at … Continue reading →
Talking with the Players
Before the first round, Ranka had chances to talk with the players from Finland, Japan, Malaysia, Norway, Turkey, and the U.S.A., and asked them what they had been doing so far this year. Juri Kuronen, Finland: Studying statistics. I’m a … Continue reading →
Round 1
Round 1 began at 9:00 a.m. at the Guangzhou Chess Institute, a half-hour bus ride from the Baiyun Hotel. Chief referee Hua Yigang gave the opening instructions in Chinese, with capable interpretation into English by referee Yang Shuang, and with … Continue reading →
Orientation
By 2:35 p.m. on Saturday, May 12, most of the contestants in the 33rd World Amateur Go Championship had made a good start on recovering from jetlag, had sampled the breakfast and lunch buffets at Guangzhou’s Baiyun Hotel, and were … Continue reading →
Warming Up for Guangzhou
During the past couple of months, some of the contestants in the upcoming World Amateur Go Championship in Guangzhou have been taking advantage of the extensive slate of European tournaments to get into shape. Here is a partial rundown of … Continue reading →
33rd World Amateur Go Campionship – GAC Trumpchi Cup
The 33rd World Amateur Go Championship will be held in Guangzhou, China, May 11-17, 2012. It is the first time that this event will take place in South China. Guangzhou, also known as Canton, is the capital city of Guangdong … Continue reading →