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Saturday, October 13th, 2007
my latest game with Sam
I think my most recent game with Sam has come to a close, the borders are established and I intend to pass when he realizes there are no more points left to contest on the board. I do not believe he will allow the slightest weakness, but the game appears to be mine. By a [...]
No Comments » - Posted in editorial,Game analysis,ishudan by David
Thursday, October 11th, 2007
game with andy, advice about tsumego
Tuesday night is my customary night to play an over-the-board match of Go, so I headed to the Seattle Go Center for my game. I was there for a short time but there was nobody looking for a match, about 5 matches in progress. There are sometimes spouses and other non-go playing significant others who [...]
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Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
back from vacation in Indy
I am back again from a small vacation to see family in Indiana and to celebrate my wife’s birthday. I was able to take the game of Go along with me via a set I brought as a present for some interested family members, and got to teach a newbie how to play in the [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in editorial,ishudan,product review,study by David
Saturday, September 22nd, 2007
Updates on our progress with iShudan
It has been a few weeks since I posted anything about iShudan. There are many new developments, so I think it’s time to set my thoughts down for others who may be interested. We currently have about 5 people with different specific itches to scratch who are all listed as admins on the project home [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in editorial,iphone,ishudan by David
Monday, September 17th, 2007
My desk at work
I came into work this morning much earlier than normal, as I was unable to sleep after about 6am. Shown at left is my Go board that I keep at my desk for demonstration purposes, as well as a bonzai tree I got last week at the state fair. The pattern on the board was [...]
No Comments » - Posted in editorial,study by David
Wednesday, September 12th, 2007
Don’t count your chicks
Or in other words, don’t make plans based on uncertain events… I went over to Bob’s house tonight for my game, last time I won a game after taking a 2 stone handicap. If I beat him again at 2 stones, I was supposed to move ahead and start taking only a single stone per [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in OTB recap by David
Monday, September 10th, 2007
Double Digit Kyu Workshop by Guo Juan There’s such a wealth of material out there for self training right now! Guo Juan was the visiting professional that came through Seattle this summer that I posted about before. This is part one of a series posted showing her DDK workshop that she gave at the European [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Uncategorized by David
Monday, September 10th, 2007
The Go Masters
I was reading around on a popular Go discussion board, and found a thread that had a link to download a movie based on the life of a famous Go player that was very interesting, Go Seigen. He has a controversial past, and during the time depicted in the movie, he is forced to make [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in editorial by David
Friday, September 7th, 2007
Introduction to the Problems of Go AI Programming
Go is the next frontier in computer board game Artificial Intelligence. The game is simple enough for one to learn all of the rules in a day, but so far, no computer has managed to even compete with any professional players. The best programs in the world are beaten regularly by smart school-children! My friend [...]
No Comments » - Posted in editorial by David
Thursday, September 6th, 2007
Making updates…
Originally uploaded by davidplaysgo: I’m testing out some updates and methods of posting pictures directly to the blog from my iPhone using Flickr. And btw, if you haven’t seen the new Touch iPods revealed yesterday, there are now even more devices out there for aspiring Go players to use to play Go almost anywhere…. Check [...]
