White: Ilya Shikshin (Russia) 7d Black: Yuqing Hu (China) 8d A fast but thin move early on by White sets off a cascading series of fierce battles in which the attack changes hands several times. A good example of … Continue reading →
This is my third international tournament. The first was the Nanning Go Tournament in 2011, in China. Most of the players were from Southeast Asia—Cambodia, Laos, Brunei, the Philippines—but there were also players from Germany and the USA. The second … Continue reading →
White: Lucas Neirynck (Belgium) 4d Black: Thiago Shinji Shimada Ramos (Brazil) 3d In this game, though Black makes no major errors, by move 72, White has established a clear lead\; here’s how… Click here to start the … Continue reading →
The fourth round was punctuated by a few drops of rain, but on the fifth floor of the AER complex nobody was thinking about the weather. All attention was on the confrontation between the three undefeated Asian players and the … Continue reading →
We took the opportunity to get to know some of the participants by posing the question: What would you be doing today if you weren’t playing go? Mario Miguel Agüero Obando (Costa Rica, 1 kyu) Even were I not here … Continue reading →
White: Martin Unger (Austria) 3d Black: Sebastian Mualim (Indonesia) 4d This game features an unorthodox opening by Black that actually works fairly well up to a point. Click here to start the game viewer. Commentary by … Continue reading →
White: Hyunjae Choi (Korea) 6d Black: Curtis Tang (USA) 6d Curtis Tang was one of the brilliant young Redmond Cup participants, winning five times to become one of only two players to earn the title of Redmond Meijin (the other … Continue reading →
The third round began at 9:30 on Monday, September 2, at the direction of 3-dan referee Ryo Ichiriki of the Nihon Kiin. As on the first day, the AER complex was humming with activity. Outside the playing room, boards were … Continue reading →
Three WAGC participants explain how they started playing go. Andrés Aguilar (Ecuador, 1 dan): My adventures with go began 11 years ago. At high school I founded the first anime club in Ecuador. With the support of the government and … Continue reading →
White: Yuging Hu (China) 8d Black: Csaba Mero (Hungary) 6d This is a very short but interesting game. Hungary’s Csaba Mero handles a challenge well and gets a fairly severe attack going on Yuging Hu of China, but at a … Continue reading →