Tuesday night go.
Tuesday, June 7th, 2005
There were something like eight new people who showed up to go club tonight, and Jason had them going on the first-capture game, an introduction that I somehow skipped when I was starting up. The idea is to demonstrate the basic concepts of go in a simpler game - just try to make the first capture on the board - passing is not allowed. So, that was some fun.
Better were two great games I played even, as black, and won. It seemed like it's been forever since I've won a game, or even been close. I still have a lot to understand about strength of groups in the opening, keeping my eye on the big picture, and not being careless in my reading. Tonight, I felt like I did reasonably well.
Oh, that picture is not one of my games. It's the "ear reddening" game won by the 17 year old Shusaku. You will probably never see me play moves anywhere near as amazing as in that game. Click on the picture for a brief recounting of the story behind this game.