January 2023 Edition of the European Go Journal
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Highlights:
- An interview with Jonas Welticke 6d, last-year’s Grand Slam winner and a fan of mirror go
- A brief interview with Go Baron title holder, Lukáš Podpěra 7d, along with his commentary on the final game of his title match against Ondřej Kruml 6d
- A brief interview with Stanisław Frejlak 1p, the winner of the European Grand Prix Finale
- Commentary on the decisive game of the Korea-Japan Genius Girls Match played between Kim Eunji 5p vs. Nakamura Sumire 3p
- The “Go and Innovation” article by Joan Lluís i Rabassó, dedicated to the invention of the QR-code - inspired by an image of a go board and stones
- The latest of the Thirty-Six Stratagems presented by Dai Junfu 8d, Art & Photography and much more
Number of pages: 63
Contents:
Preface
1
War and Go – Report from Ukraine
3
European Go News
5
Stanisław Frejlak 1p Wins European Grand Prix Finale
5
Lukáš Podpěra 7d Wins 11th Go Baron
8
Game Commentary: 11th Go Baron, Lukáš Podpěra 7d vs. Ondřej Kruml 6d
10
World Go News
18
Choi Jeong 9p Wins 2nd Strongest Lady Tournament
18
Kim Eunji 5p Wins Korea-Japan Genius Girls Match
18
Game Commentary: Korea-Japan Genius Girls Match, Kim Eunji 5p vs. Nakamura Sumire 3p
19
Interview with Jonas Welticke 6d, Grand Slam Winner
25
Art & Photography
32
Vitaliia Kalmutska – From a Dream About my Bucha, 2022
32
Alizée Chabin – La Pie Niche Haut, 2023
33
Camille Lévêque – Stone Kingfisher, 2022
34
Sho Ishinoshita - Hermit of the Deep Sea, 2022
36
Marianne Thompson – Christmas Gift, 2022
37
Photo Collage from European Grand Prix Finale, 2023
39
Go and Innovation
40
Path to 1-dan – Lessons with a Kyu Player
44
Go Terms Explained: Sente and Gote, Part II
46
Let’s Study with AI: Fragment from Korea-Japan Genius Girls Match
48
Thirty-Six Stratagems. No. 21: Slough off the Cicada’s Golden Shell
51
Guess the Next Move
56
Problems
60
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