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Do you want to get better at Go? It seems that nearly all Go players want to improve their Go game, regardless of what level they’re currently at. And that’s not surprising. After all, it’s human nature to want to get better at the things we enjoy doing. Isn’t it? And that feeling of getting better at something is incredibly satisfying. Right? But how do you do it? Here are four key ingredients for getting good at Go.
This is a commentary of the last game of the 66th Honinbo title match. Yamashita won first three games, but Hane won next three games and made it a tie at 3-3. In general, we could expect Hane to win from this position in a reverse sweep. Anyway, let’s review the final game of the 66th Honinbo final and see what happened.
This game is the third and deciding match of the 8th Chunlan Cup final between Lee Sedol (9p) of Korea and Xie He (7p) of China. Lee Sedol once said “Xie He is the toughest one to play against” in an interview about 5 years ago. Let’s see whether that’s changed or not. In this game (game three) as well as game two, Lee played a new pattern starting with 18 in the top right.
This is a commentary of the final game of the the 23rd Asian TV Cup. Black is Baek Hongseok from Korea, and white is Kong Jie from China. Kong won the Asian TV Cup for the last two years in a row, and this is third time he has won it. On the other hand, it’s first time Baek Hongseok has been in the final of this title. I hope you enjoy the commentary and the game.
This is a commentary of a top game from the 32nd World Amateur Go Championship in Japan. Bai (China) is a 20 year old young guy, and Hirata (Japan) is 84. Hirata used to be one of the four great amateur players in Japan. Bai swept all 8 of his games and won the tournament. Hirata’s score was 6-2 after losing this game, and he was ranked in 5th place. However, it’s still amazing as he is 84 years old. I can’t imagine how he can play so beautifully at his age.
This game was the final of the Bosai Cup between Gu Li (9p) and Iyama Yuta (9p). Both players defeated Lee Sedol (9p) before this game. Iyama played this game wonderfully. White 112 was the winning move. Iyama’s endgame was perfect, and Gu didn’t get any chances afterwards. This game should be one of Iyama’s best games, I’m sure.
This is a commentary of the fifth and final game from the finals of the 3rd BC Card Cup, between Lee Sedol (9p) and Gu Li (9p). This game had less fighting than the other games in the series, but was more subtle and delicate than their earlier matches.
Many Go players I know are not confident in their ability to deal with openings using the 5-4 point. On the other hand, some players understand the 5-4 point well and use it as a weapon in their games. In this article we’ll cover some effective ways of dealing with your opponent’s 5-4 play and also show you some tricks that you or your opponent might try.
This is a commentary of the fourth game from the finals of the 3rd BC Card Cup, between Gu Li (9p) and Lee Sedol (9p). A fight began at move 20, and the fighting never stopped until almost the end of the game. Both players are infighters, and games between them are always interesting and full of excitement and tension.
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Go Commentary: Joanne Missingham vs Park Jieun – 16th Samsung Cup
This game is from a preliminary match in the 16th Samsung Cup, between Joanne Missingham (5p) and Park Jieun (9p). These two played a game in the final of the Bingsheng Cup last September (2010), and Park won that game to take the title. Jieun is one of the strongest female players in Korea, along with Rui Naiwei (9p) and Cho Hyeyeon (9p). On the other hand, Joanne must be the strongest female player in Taiwan and she has had good results lately.