![]() ![]() I wish him the best of luck with promoting our game. I've been invited to help but I can't add any more activities to my plate these days. If you're interested, you can find his contact information and details in his post on. He's announced plans to start a new magazine called Go Gazette but needs writers to help out. Some of you may have heard of Chris Kubika who is running for the Eastern Director of The American Go Association. I will write more about my impressions of this book after I have read it thoroughly. Go is the sort of game where that kind of attitude keeps it fresh and lively. Whatever one encounters, whenever the mood strikes, turn your attention in that direction and investigate as one's interest is stimulated. Instead, adopt a broader approach, being open to anything, and willing to try whatever is at hand. This order seems to be systematic but no sensible player would give any credence to such a theory. First one masters joseki, next one conquers the opening, then one turns to the middlegame. In view of this fact, what we want to warn the reader against in regards to methods of Go study, is to avoid meaningless adherence to a theory of perfection. It is not likely that while one suffers the taunts and laughter of the others in the club, one will inexorably become stronger? One should take on all comers, playing everyone and anyone, building up experience at the board. ![]() Therefore, it is an error to harbor a noble vision of "becoming strong in secret, while no one is watching." The less accomplished combatant will fall and immediately get back up, to be defeated and rise once again to challenge, demonstrating to all eyes focused on the battles the indomitable will of a champion, all the while spending more time tasting the dust of the ring than the fruits of victory. The matter is comparable to a novice sumo wrestler trading blows with a junior champion. Naturally, this is only a joke, but the fact is that it cannot be expected that one will get stronger without playing.Īs is the case with every art, it never comes to pass that one suddenly becomes strong one day. "I am such a weak player that I am ashamed of myself, and I plan to forsake playing until I become strong." Part of this excerpt reminds me of my old lesson plan. I just have to share page 43 with all of you. However, I seem to be understanding a bit more and there are amusing bits of writing from its author. I had set-up a wishlist request on and was notified when a seller put a copy up for sale.Īt first glance, this books seems neither inferior nor superior to Davies's Tesuji. I was able to acquire a copy of Sakata Eio's Tesuji and Anti-Suji of Go for US$20 this week. Hopefully, I'll at least be able to drop-in and meet some of my online Go friends who will be attending the NorCal Open. The ChiyoClan might be in Japantown of San Francisco for lunch this Saturday. Sadly, much of my key data will not be available until Saturday and that has backed-up a lot of analysis. I need to work for most of this weekend in preparation of my quarterly review of our corporation's operational performance. Keep an eye on YMI's eBay auction store in case they offer any of these stones there at a reduced starting price. ![]() Still, this means that you have more options open to you when shopping for real slate and shell. Air freighting your stones might still be less expensive than YMI's US$390 and Samarkand's US$409. Yellow Mountain Imports (Ogawa Goishi distributor in US) = US$390 (excludes local shipping and handling)īased on this information, it looks like Kuroki Goishi Ten may still be able to offer a better final price if you take their least expensive surface shipping and wait 6-8 weeks for delivery.Ogawa Goishi, Japan, as sold by the Yunzi Company in China : 2,380 Yuan = US$299 (excludes shipping and handling to outside of China).Samarkand (Kuroki Goishi Ten distributor in US) = US$409 (excludes local shipping and handling).Kuroki Goishi Ten, Japan: 18,000 Yen = US$157 (excludes shipping and handling to outside of Japan this is a special discounted price below the normal 33,000 Yen ).Here's a sampling of prices for Japanese Size 36 (10.1mm) Jitsuyo (utility) grade stones. They currently do not seem to have a website of their own. This vendor is among those listed in the 2005 Hyuga Go Stone festival and their stones are imported into China by the Yunzi company. An examination of their box photos revealed the name Ogawa Goishi (小川碁石店). ![]()
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