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| Experience Go in China |
In the summer of 2009, like other similar trips, Liu Yuanbo 2p (Peteliu 2p, tartaric 9d, fondle 9d on KGS), Li Siyuan 5d (wadmn 9d on KGS), and Su Yang 5d (JeffChang 9d on KGS) will be hosting a trip to China. The trip has occurred once before, while the organizers do have past teaching careers too. Most have taught on KGS and have even taught players in China for a number of years. All are very qualified for their positions.
This trip lasts 2 months or one may chose the 1 month program as well. Unlike similar programs the Experience Go in China trip will help you get the most out of your trip, whether you went to see China or to progress in Go. "... someone may want to mainly play for fun over hard training to get improvement, in that case we'll not give him too much pressure on training, but a relatively more flexible plan, so he will still get some improvement, and at the same time enjoy and relax." Su Yang continued, "...and for some others who would like to endure a relatively tough and just want to get improvement as fast and as much as they can, we'll also support a relatively tight schedule for him."
Personal Study plans will be constructed by the three teachers to help fit you, your style, how to want to experience China, and how fast you wish to progress. There are a number of program plans which can be seen and chosen from here http://www.experience-go.com/option.htm .
I will personally be going on this trip soon and if you want more information contact me or check out the site at http://www.experience-go.com/index.htm .
Have Fun!
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dinnertime on 12/18/2008 22:16
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| Wang ming-wan wins the title of the Oza title against Cho Chi-kun! |
 Five people competed for it, only one could win. The 50th Japan Oza title was just finished recently on December 12th with Wang ming-wan taking the title up. He defeated Cho Chi-kun [9dan] and stripped him of his only Oza title.
Previously, Chi-kun held the "big three" titles of kiseido, Meijin, and Honinbo, but lost them in the middle months of '99 to 2000, along with his rank 1 position. This title match was either going to make or break his strive to get back to the top in '08. Hopefully the new year will bring him more chances.
With critics already on his side, Wang ming-wan [9 dan] was predicted to win the last match against Chi-kun. The game opened with fierce battles in the lower- right corner and along the left side. Chi-hun's key stone ad group got driven into the corner by Ming-wan's pressuring moves.
During the game, Ming-wan was able to push Chi-kun around more than expected, and after 174 moves, Chi-kun resigned. Ming-wan had won his third and final game, making it 3-2 between he and Chi-kun. Ming-wan successfully captured the long sought-after Oza title, along with 13 million yen and a spot as #6 in the Japanese ranks.
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HikaruUSA on 12/18/2008 21:05
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| Lee Sedol Takes 2-1 Lead in Myeongin |
"Lee Sedol 9P has taken the 2-1 lead in the best-of-five-game finals of the Korean Myeongin against challenger Kang Dongyun 9P. Kang became the challenger by defeating Won Sungjin 9P who had just defeated Lee Changho 9P in the play-off after the Challenger League left the three players tied. Kang is an up-and-coming teen. He won the gold medal in the male individual section of the recent World Mind Sports Games and recently won five consecutive games in the Nongshim Cup international team tournament. Last year he won the King of Kings title by defeating Lee Changho. Lee Sedol took this title last year from Lee Changho, who had held it for twelve of the previous thirteen years." Thanks to the AGA E-Journal...
In my personal opinion I believe that Sedol is currently one of the best if not the best player in the world right now. Many say he is a mere image of Lee Changho when he was a younger pro player. Sedol may lead our Go scene into a new age!
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dinnertime on 12/10/2008 02:24
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| Korean Female Pro Starts an English Blog |
Lee Hajin's New English Blog
Lee Hajin, 3p has recently started a blog about her Go career and on GO in general. You can also find her personal diaries and essays, as well as her pictures on the site. It is very cool how members can comment and participate in the discussion and I have personally signed up and spoken with Hajin and I find her to be very kind.
It is rare to find Asian pro's so willing to start English Blogs, but she has taken on the task with her father. The site is set up well and very easy to use. The news section is great because you get the latest articles before anywhere else. Who better to report them, than someone who is right there?
She seems to want to spred go throughout the west, which for us is always a good thing.
Eventually she will be offering lessons and lectures on KGS. Overall my experience there has left me with a new pro to watch and a new website to check everyday. Check her out at http://starbaduk.com/... Have fun! |
dinnertime on 12/10/2008 02:10
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| The Oza too, Cho? |
Wow Cho... The Oza too? Just a few days after capturing his Tengen title, Cho moved on to capture the Oza as well. Cho's record against the strong Yamashita Keigo is a astounding 3-1. He won the first two games of the title and Keigo moving to win the third sent the two players into a fouth game were Cho won by 2.5!
Cho now posses the Meijin, Tengen, Gosei and Oza, which proves that he is the one to beat on the Japanese pro scene. Hopefully Cho can lead Japan into winning some international titles.
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dinnertime on 12/10/2008 00:24
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| Cho U Captures Tengen |
Cho U has been doing very well latley, with his many win vs. loss record and his play on the Japanese title scene. Cho defeated Kono Rin 3-0, in his Tengen title challenge.
Cho won the third game by resignation. He now posses the Meijin, Tengen and Gosei of the "Big Seven" main Japanese title tournements. Many people are finding the new found strength in Cho to be of great importance to players who have felt that they cannot improve anymore. Cho has proved it all wrong.
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dinnertime on 12/10/2008 00:22
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