The Fury of Jowa and the Blood-Vomiting Game
A tale of the biggest underhand plot in Go history.
Have you heard of the blood-vomiting game? And why do they call it that? How did it come to be played and what was at stake there? How did Honinbo Jowa gain and lose the most epic title in Japanese Go?
Our tale will shed light on these and many other events. We will watch some brilliant games of that era, enjoy their elegance and review them with the modern AI.
Suitable for: 12k–9d. This is a historical course, so it may be interesting to all players regardless of their strength.
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a very great course; i really enjoyed the games; please make more courses like this
HelpfulReally awesome to see these classical games reviewed. I'll definitely revisit this course a couple of times.
HelpfulThis course was so interesting with great pro game reviews! Would watch again!
HelpfulGood course i like history
HelpfulThe course could have been better if it focused on the games and less on storytelling, which I can learn from ChatGPT. I was hoping to learn how these players think, how they read positions, and what ideas guided their decisions, rather than simply showing moves or saying “atari, hane, connect” without enough explanation. I hope courses focus on the ideas and thought process behind the moves.
Helpfulgood course, i would also say that genran were a little out of my level but some of them were nice puzzles, i learned some history also, i would only ad some more regular quizzes to keep your skills sharp
HelpfulGood change of pace from rigorous lessons to learning by example from a masterful game and a bit of notable history. A bit out of reach for the lower levels of the recommendations. Final quiz a bit too tricky for the lower level too. Maybe I'm just reaching the limits of my abilities.
HelpfulGreat mix of content in this course! The Genran problems, though… definitely a bit beyond my current powers 😉
HelpfulSuch a fantastic change of pace. History, mystery, intrigue, conniving, ghostly revelations! And lots of .sgfs included for ongoing study—these files are really priceless. Lots of work went into this course and it shows. Enjoyable and informative.
Helpfulthe puzzles were too hard for me, but good to learn some history!
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