One Man’s Journey to Study Go in China Still Resonates with Audiences over Ten Years Later
A review of “Go Nation: Chinese Masculinities, and the game of Weiqi in China” including quotes from a 2022 interview with the author.
Go Seigen — 100 Years of Legend
“He played like the birds fly: swift and light. Suddenly the position could get frozen though, and then one would get a glimpse of the…
Go Magic Courses Reviewed by a Go Teacher
Hi! I’m Marco Henkel from Germany. As a Go teacher myself (in schools and at the local go club), I was very intrigued by the…
Interview with a Professional Go Player — Alexander Dinerstein
In the spring of 2021 we filmed two interviews with Alexander: “15 Most Asked Questions to a Go Professional” (for those who don’t know anything…
Leela Zero, KataGo, Lizzie and KaTrain — Installing Software for Analysis with AI
When I started to play Go in 2005, everyone was laughing at computers playing the game. There was a 1 kyu player who crushed The…
Go Magic — Secrets Behind the Magic
This article is for those who’d like to know more about the project founders and to see the way our “magic lab” works from the…
Endgame Flashcards
In the 80s and early 90s there were two Russian Go masters who would often play each other to become champion of Russia. They were…
The Nuances of Go Etiquette
If you have been playing Go for a while, chances are that you’ve heard of Go etiquette as well. Sure enough a lot of it…
How to Use Handicap Correctly — 10 Useful Tips
1. The simpler you play the better. Any complicated fighting plays to the stronger player’s advantage. 2. Any long joseki sequence makes the board smaller.…
What This Section is About
In this section we are planning to post the most entertaining, peculiar or educational articles on a variety of topics. It won’t be news feed…
