European Go Journal

June 2021 Edition of the European Go Journal

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Highlights:

  • An interview with Antti Törmänen 1p, a top European go player from Finland who became professional in Japan.
  • Interviews with Lukáš Podpěra 7d and Stanisław Frejlak 7d about their excellent results in the 41st WAGC.
  • Commentary on the game from the 41st WAGC played between Stanisław Frejlak 7d and Ma Tianfang 7d.
  • An article on the Zvezda go center in Saint Petersburg, the capital of Russian go, by Ivan Mesenko 9k. Ivan recently visited the go center and tells us all about it!
  • The continuation of the Thirty-six Stratagems by Dai Junfu 8d, illustrating tactics used in warfare through examples from games of go.
  • Breathtaking tesujis compiled by Alexander Dinerchtein 3p

Number of pages: 63



Contents:

Preface
1
European Go News
3
1st Transatlantic Professional Go League: Progress Report
3
World Go News
4
Park Junghwan 9p Achieves 900 Victories in Professional Career
4
Wang Xinghao 6p Wins 8th GLOBIS Cup
4
Tu Xiaoyu 6p Wins 25th Xinren Wang
5
Fujisawa Rina 5p Wins 8th Aizu Central Hospital Cup
5
Iyama Yuta 9p Makes a Comeback in 76th Honinbo Title Match
6
The 41st WAGC: Interviews with Top European Participants
7
Interview with Lukáš Podpěra 7d
8
Interview with Stanisław Frejlak 7d
10
Game Commentary: 41st WAGC, Stanisław Frejlak vs. Ma Tianfang
13
The Zvezda Go Center in Saint Petersburg, Russia
21
Interview with Antti Törmänen 1p
24
Art & Photography
35
Yvonne Limbach – Zentangle, 2018
35
Alizée Chabin – Summer Studies, 2020
36
Camille Lévêque – Go, 2021
37
Kim Ouweleen – Chicago Midway Go Club, 2021
39
Rasmus Wilken – Universe on Board, 2021
40
Alexey Khovanets – Atmosphere of the 41st WAGC, 2021
42
Favorite Place to Go
43
A Contribution by Aorja Harris
43
The Journal Answers
44
A Contribution by Anton Vedenskyi
44
Thirty-Six Stratagems. No. 4: Await the Exhausted Enemy at Your Ease
46
Let’s Study with AI: Shoulder Hit to San-San
52
World of Tesuji
54
Tesuji No. 1: The Power of Sacrifice
54
Tesuji No. 2: Unexpected Connection
56
Tesuji No. 3: Protecting from a Cut in Sente
58
Problems
60
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