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Learning to Play Go: A Simple Guide

Recently, after a discussion in the comments of one of my posts, I found myself explaining the basics of Go to someone who wished they could play. Inspired by that

I tried playing a game of Go for a change.

I set up OBS, in case I want to do some streaming, but it was a little bit late, so I tested it by recording a game. I didn't talk in this one so don't get your

An Eventful Day

Today was a very cold day for a late March day. It was -15 C in the morning. I played simultaneous games of go against @gamer00 and his son at the go club today.

Even Games With Our Local 1 Kyu And Chess With Miro Today

I'm black in this one. Komi: 6.5 points. Slow steady development in the middle game resulting in black being in the lead by over 15 points. Here, the lead was about

Go And Go-Moku At The Go Club

I'm giving @gamer00 seven stones here. I think he was off to a good start. The corner was big but the power he got in exchange was valuable, too. This game ended

Kanikuutonen/Rabbity Six Is Over

Today was a much better day for me. I won both my games. My first game. I was black. 14 points for black on the board minus komi equals 7.5 points. This was against

Kanikuutonen/Rabbity Six Go Tournament

It's been a few years since I last took part in a tournament. The tournament has been named after the largest shape inside an opponent's group that reduces the space

Lost A Big Group And Lost

Gave six stones to @gamer00 and got the group in the middle killed. A reminder not to create heavy groups in a handicap game. Well done @gamer00! This is a borderless

Saarto Is Back On Track

Yesterday, we had another club evening at Jaro's building's club room. This time we had more players with us. I'm so glad Ville's skills are improving. He's still

Saarto Go Club In Lahti, Finland, Is Active Again

We met in the clubroom of the building in which @gamer00 lives for the first time in quite a while. Here's more info and a link to our Telegram group: Only @gamer00,

The Game Of GO As A Self-Improvement Tool

Introduction I'm going to talk about how emotional states and clinging to things degrade performance in a game of Go. Basic emotions like fear and greed - when not

A Three-Stone Handicap Game Against Leela

Leela is a near pro-level AI. Let's see if I can win as black. K17 was followed by the marked stone. Leela likes taking the corner, which it did this as a response

A Three-Stone Handicap Game Vs. Leela

Leela is an AI whose level is close to professional level depending on hardware. The choice here for black is between blocking at D17 and C16. I think D17 is better

Taking Three Stones From Leela (AI)

Leela began by playing the marked white stone. Black's approach at q5 was followed by the exhchange in the lower right corner. Then white approached black's corner

An Even Game Against Leela As Black

Interesting. White (Leela) played sanrensei, too. White played a kakari at o17 but black played the narrow pincer which broke the symmetry. After the corner exchange

Three Stones As Black Against Leela

Ok, here we go. This is not a very good position for black. I was listening to an interesting podcast while playing - speeded up by a factor of 1.5 to 2. That may

Two Stones As Black Against Leela

Have a nice game! Black answered white's kakari at C6 with a pincer at C8, which was followed by a joseki where white took the corner. After white's kakari at O3,

Taking Two Stones From Leela

Have a nice game! Black's pincer at C8 led to the position above. I can hear British Go Association members sing "Sanrensei, that's the way we play..."

Two Stones From Leela

Have a nice game! White played kakaris at O17 and C6. Then black played at F16 and an exchange took place in the corner. The obvious thing for black to do now is

An Even Game As Black Against Leela

Have a nice game! The lower side is what needs attention most, I think. I'll invade the corner. White's thickness has been somewhat rendered ineffectual by L3. R3,