December 2021 Edition of the European Go Journal
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Highlights:
- An interview with Ilya Shikshin 4p – European Champion 2021
- Ilya’s detailed commentary on the deciding game of the European Championship final match against Artem Kachanovskyi 2p
- Artem’s impressions on participating in and winning the 6th Lanke Cup Grand Slam Tournament
- Review of the Grand Slam final between Tanguy Le Calvé 1p and Artem Kachanovskyi 2p
- An article on the “Go Baron”, a Czech title with three ounces of gold as the prize, and a brief interview with Lukáš Podpěra 7d – the title holder
- Breathtaking tesujis compiled by Alexander Dinerchtein 3p, the next of the Thirty-Six Stratagems presented by Dai Junfu 8d, Art & Photography and much more
Number of pages: 65
Contents:
Preface
1
European Go News
3
Ilya Shikshin 4p Wins his Eighth European Championship
3
Artem Kachanovskyi 2p Wins 6th Lanke Cup Grand Slam Tournament
6
Lukáš Podpěra 7d Wins his Sixth Go Baron Title
10
Game Commentary: European Championship Final, Artem Kachanovskyi 2p vs. Ilya Shikshin 4p
13
Game Commentary: 6th Lanke Cup Grand Slam Final, Tanguy Le Calvé 1p vs. Artem Kachanovskyi 2p
21
Five Wins out of Six Games at the European Youth Go Championship
27
World Go News
29
Seki Kotaro Wins 47th Tengen
29
Iyama Yuta Wins 69th Oza
29
Gu Zihao Wins 22nd China-Japan Agon Cup
30
Byun Sangil Wins 7th Kuksu Mountains International Baduk Championship
30
Choi Jeong Wins 4th Wu Qingyuan Cup
31
Oh Yujin Wins 5th Women’s Kiseong
31
Interview with Ilya Shikshin 4p
32
Art & Photography
40
Zoé Constans – Study About Go Gesture, 2021
40
Alizée Chabin – Dreaming of Playing, 2021
41
Camille Lévêque – Christmas Goban, 2021
42
Mikhail Krylov – Invitation to Play Go, 2011
43
Alexey Khovanets – Playing on a Luxury Go Set, 2021
44
Thirty-Six Stratagems. No. 10: Hide a Knife Behind a Smile
48
Taking AI Sensei to the Next Level
53
Let’s Study with AI: Fragment From the 6th Grand Slam
55
World of Tesuji
57
Tesuji No. 1: A Blind Spot
57
Tesuji No. 2: A Murder in the Center
59
Tesuji No. 3: Bad Shape Kills
61
Problems
62
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