European Go Journal

March 2022 Edition of the European Go Journal

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Highlights:

  • An article from Artem on the war between Russia and Ukraine, its historical context and impact on the European go scene
  • An interview with Vsevolod Ovsiienko 4d on his recent European Championship Under 16 win, and first impressions of fleeing from Ukraine to the EU
  • A review of the deciding game of the 26th LG Cup final match, played between Shin Jinseo 9p and Yang Dingxin 9p
  • An interview with Volodymyr Kachanovskyi – Artem’s father and leader of Rivne Go School
  • Karl Desfontaines’ article on implementing KataGo to try and solve possibly the hardest go problem in the world, including detailed commentary on the solution
  • The latest of the Thirty-Six Stratagems presented by Dai Junfu 8d, Art & Photography and much more

Number of pages: 55



Contents:

Preface
1
War and Go – Report from Ukraine
3
European Youth Go Championship in Prague
7
Interview with Vsevolod Ovsiienko, European Under 16 Champion
9
Game Commentary: European Youth Go Championship, Yuze Xing 2d vs. Vsevolod Ovsiienko 4d
12
World Go News
16
Ichiriki Ryo Wins 69th NHK Cup
16
Ichiriki Ryo Wins 46th Kisei
16
Park Junghwan Wins 1st Korea Baduk Association Championship
17
Team Korea Wins 23rd Nongshim Cup
17
Shin Jinseo Wins 26th LG Cup
18
Game Commentary: 26th LG Cup Final, Shin Jinseo 9p vs. Yang Dingxin 9p
19
Interview with Volodymyr Kachanovskyi – Leader of Rivne Go School
25
Art & Photography
33
Camille Lévêque – Stand with Ukraine, 2022
33
Alizée Chabin – Randonnée à Talmont-sur-Gironde, 2021
34
Noemi Cieślińska – The Game, 2018
36
Tatsuya Okao – Yokochō Ki-In, 2022
37
Let’s Study with AI
38
The Hardest Go Problem in the World Possibly Solved by KataGo
41
Commentary on the Solution
42
Thirty-Six Stratagems. No. 12: Take the Opportunity to Pilfer a Goat
46
Guess the Next Move
50
Problems
52
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