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Youth West Qualifier
On March 17th, Lawrence Ku 6d and Daniel Fang 2k won the Senior and Junior, respectively, divisions of the Regional Youth Championship Qualifier here at the Seattle Go Center. They will join players from around the country on May 26th and May 27th to determine the US Representative to the World Youth Ing Championship. The Championship will be held here at the Go Center so we look forward to seeing them both return to Seattle in May.
Submitted by:
Jon Boley
on 20-Mar-2007
AGA West Coast Summer Go Camp
The local Seattle organizers, headed up by Brian Allen, are once again hosting the West Coast AGA Go Camp at Pacific Lutheran University. This year the camp will run from July 14th to July 21st. Joining the Go Camp for the 4th year in a row will be head teacher Mingjiu Jiang, 7p. Having the Go Camp located so close to Seattle provides kids of all strengths a rare opportunity to improve their Go game in a safe and fun environment. You can get more information at agagocampwest@usgo.org.
Submitted by:
Jon
on 17-Jan-2007
North American Masters
The finals for the 2006 North American Masters tournament will be held at the Seattle Go Center in December. Chris Kirschner is looking for a game recorder, time keepere and technical support for the three games. If you think you can help and would have time during the weekday, send Chris an email at chris at seattlegocenter.org.
Submitted by:
Jon
on 29-Nov-2006
January Ratings tournament on the 8th
The January 2006 Ratings Tournament will be held on January 8th instead of the 1st. We hope you can join us for the first ratings tournament of the year. Both November and December set new records here at the Seattle Go Center for attendance.
Submitted by:
Jon
on 18-Dec-2005
Holiday Schedule at the Seattle Go Center
The Go Center will be closed on the following days: December 24th, December 25th, December 31st, and January 1st. Also, Program Director Jon Boley will be attending the Jujo Jiang tournament on January 7th and 8th (in San Francisco) and the West Coast Oza Tournament on January 14th and 15th (in Las Vegas.) This means that the Go Center will be left in the capable hands of Seiichi Aso, John Hogan, Scott Arnold, Chris Kirschner, and Lee Anne Bowie. I will see you all back at the Go Center on January 17th.
Submitted by:
Jon
on 18-Dec-2005
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Go is a territory-based contest between two
players that includes elements of planning, conversation, attack,
surrender, flexibility, confusion, and peace. The game rewards
patience and balance over aggression and greed; the balance of
influence and territory may shift many times during the course of
a game. This shifting promotes a delicate combination of firm
resolution and relaxed flexibility. Like the martial arts, Go
teaches concentration, balance, and discipline.
The game has endless subtlety -- the number of
possible go games is greater than the number of atoms in the
universe.
Go uses a unique system of handicaps based on
differences in rank, a distinct advantage over other games of
strategy and skill. This allows players of widely varying
strengths to enjoy a fairly even contest that is of interest to
both, and gives each player an equal chance at winning. A
beginner is given a rank of 30 kyu (pronounced "Q" or
"cue".) This rank number gets smaller as a player
improves, all the way down to one kyu. Each number difference in
rank between players entitles the weaker player to one handicap
stone. Thus if a 27 kyu plays a 22 kyu, the 27 kyu player will
begin the game with five stones on the board and the opponent
will move first. By tradition, the stronger player always plays
white. When 1 kyu players improve one step, the are called 1 dan,
then 2 dan, etc. Seven dan is usually the highest amateur rank.
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