A few simple rules ... limitless possibilities
May 2011
The bar was at 1k. Handicap and no-komi games are in red.
Held at the Nippon Club.
British Go Journal 155 (Spring 2011) has just been posted to members.
The game records and problems are, as usual, now on the website: http://www.britgo.org/bgj/issue155.
Also included in this issue are some Book and Software reviews.
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In March the BGA was approached by a Taiwanese Game Manufacturer who wanted to use the text and diagrams from our “How to Play GO” booklet in a new Go set produced in volume for the North American and European market.
BGJ 155 Spring 2011
Reviewer: David Carter-Hitchin
Microsoft Research has recently developed Go-playing software, which was released last December to run on the Xbox 360 gam
BGJ 155 Spring 2011
Reviewer: Tony Atkins
ISBN 978-0-141-33254-3
“The Ring of Water” is the fifth book in the Young Samurai series of books for teenagers. They are written by Chris Bradford.
BGJ 155 Spring 2011
Reviewer: Bill Brakes
Hard back edition ISBN 978-0-340-92156-2
Trade paperback ISBN 978-0-340-92157-9
Paperback B-format ISBN 978-0-340-92158-6
Paperback A-format ISBN 978-0-340-92159-3
BGJ 155 Spring 2011
MyGoFriend is a strong program for Windows with some interesting features for studying, at least in 9x9.
14 players took part in the Cambridge Bar-Low. The only players winning 4 games were in equal first: Graham Lamburn (1 kyu), John Richardson (1 kyu) and Adan Mordcovich (2 kyu).
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28 players from 2 kyu to 5 dan attended the Candidates' Tournament held at Selwyn College in Cambridge. Andrew Kay (4 dan) was unbeaten winner and Des Cann (4 dan) won five out of six. The rest of the qualifiers, on 4/6, were Hui Wang (5 dan), Alan Thornton (1 dan), William Brooks (3 dan), Nick Krempel (3 dan) and Alistair Wall (3 dan).