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postHeaderIconAmerican Collegiate Go Association

 A new online tournament format for college Go clubs anywhere in the world. Matches are held on the KGS Go Server, in the “Collegiate Go League” club room. Every other week on Saturdays at 1pm EST / 10am PST

postHeaderIconHearts on KGS

In December  ”Hearts”(9dan) was back to rip into the competition at  KGS…

Since then he has been victorious against players ranking 7-9 dan..

But his” luck” was to run out , suffering his first loss against  a 2 stone handicap..

for the game and more info :

http://quantumgambitz.com/blog/eE

 

 

postHeaderIconZen 19

John Tromp, computer scientist and avid fan of Go tests his skills against a  new and improved  computer program .. Yoji Ojima’s Zen19 .

Best of 5 games were  held  Friday, January 13 – Wednesday January 18, 2012.

The match was played online, on KGS go server.. Players got 90 minutes each, with byo-yomi of 25 stones every 10 minutes. Chinese rules and 7.5pt komi

3-1 win for Zen19   games listed below.. 

 more info on the “shodan bet “..

http://quantumgambitz.com/blog/6Py

Fri, Jan 13, 8pm US Eastern Time: Tromp won by resignation. View Zen19 vs John Tromp game 1 online or download the SGF.

Sat, Jan 14, 8pm US Eastern Time: Zen19 won by 18.5 points. View Zen19 vs John Tromp game 2 online or download the SGF.

Sun, Jan 15, 8pm US Eastern Time: Zen19 won by resignation. View Zen19 vs John Tromp game 3 online or download the SGF.

Mon, Jan 16, 8pm US Eastern Time: Zen19 won by resignation. View Zen19 vs John Tromp game 4 online or download the SGF.

 

 

 

postHeaderIconWorld Mind Games

 

  

 Daily four-hour video coverage will be transmitted from 7:00-11:00 (CET), 14:00-18:00 (CST) on The Sports Hub www.youtube.com/mindgameschannel 

 

Bridge: 
BBO: http://www.bridgebase.com
Ourgame: http://register.ourgame.com/special/foreign

Chess: 
http://quantumgambitz.com/blog/By

Draughts:
WBF Website: http://swmg.fmjd.org/with-computer-analyses

Go: 
SINA: http://sports.sina.com.cn/chess
Wbaduk: www.wbaduk.com/

Xiangqi:
WXF Website: http://24.52.200.45/wxf , http://24.52.200.45/wxfc

 

 

postHeaderIconLife and Death

He is undefeated on KGS with 12-0 score.  Even crushed KGS superstars smartrobot 2p and bigbadwolf 9d twice , now after a ”short” hiatus this killer is back  …….

 

postHeaderIconOne final game

Two friends play one final game while awaiting evacuation, in San Francisco,CA  early 1942 (NARA)

postHeaderIconPlaying Go on a Chinese Chess Board

Yuan Dynasty Mural at the Lower Guangsheng Temple

Source : Zhongguo Meishu Quanji vol.13 plate 83
 

postHeaderIcon1st WBaduk Intercontinental Team Cup

The 1st WBaduk Intercontinental Team Cup is a last man standing tournament with five representatives from each participating continent.

1. Asia + Oceana team
2. America
3. Europe

postHeaderIconATARI

Wei qi, the game of “surrounding,” has long been popular in the East — known as Go in Japan and Baduk in Korea. Now, U.S. military officials are looking at the game in an attempt to understand how the Chinese really think.

postHeaderIconArchaeology of Internment

Wyoming Heart Mountain internment camp in 1943; photo by Tom Parker, {The War Authority via The National Archives}

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