European Go Journal

April 2021 Edition of the European Go Journal

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Highlights:

  • Interview with Lorenz Trippel, the secretary of the EGF
  • An article on the experience of organizing the series of three Corona Cup tournaments, by Lukas Podpera 7d
  • An article on the Finnish Go Championship 2020 with the commentary on the final game between Javier Savolainen 5d and Juuso Nyyssönen 5d, by Javier Savolainen 5d
  • Game commentary: 35th Chinese Tianyuan Title Match, Game 3 between Gu Zihao 9p and Yang Dingxin 9p
  • Analysis of Mini-Chinese opening using AI
  • Article on the second of the Thirty-Six Stratagems: Besiege Wei to Rescue Zhao, by Dai Junfu 8d
  • Article on the famous life and death shape called “Bent four in the corner”, by Andreas Witte 5k
  • Five breathtaking tesujis compiled and explained by Alexander Dinerchtein 3p

Number of pages: 61



Contents:

Preface
1
European Go News
3
European Go Congress 2021 Canceled
3
Pandanet Go European Team Championship, Round 8
3
Kim Seongjin wins 48th Paris International Tournament
4
Pavol Lisý wins 49th Prague Go Tournament
5
Kim Seongjin wins 3rd Corona Cup
5
Corona Cup Trilogy
6
Game Commentary: Finnish Go Championship 2020
12
World Go News
18
Fujisawa Rina wins 32nd Women’s Meijin Title
18
Kyo Kagen wins 59th Judan Title
19
Moon Minjong wins 6th Korean Future Stars Tournament
20
Seo Bongsoo wins 8th Daejoo Cup
20
Kim Jiseok wins 22nd Maxim Cup
21
Gu Zihao wins 35th Tianyuan Title
21
Game Commentary: 35th Chinese Tianyuan Title Match, Game 3
22
Interview with Lorenz Trippel, Secretary of the EGF
26
Art & Photography
30
Camille Lévêque – Bamboo Forest, 2020
30
Alizée Chabin – Go Zen II, 2021
31
Kim Ouweleen – IGLO, 2021
33
Atari, 2015
34
Emotions during the EGC Finale, 2018
34
Jack – Photobombing Go Maestro, 2021
35
Let’s Study with AI: Mini-Chinese Opening
36
Thirty-Six Stratagems. No. 2: Besiege Wei to Rescue Zhao
42
Bent Four in the Corner
48
World of Tesuji
52
Tesuji No. 1: Ladder Adventures
52
Tesuji No. 2: Creative Connection
54
Tesuji No. 3: First Line Madness
55
Tesuji No. 4: Destroying the Corner
56
Tesuji No. 5: Avoiding Ko
57
Problems
58
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