Monthly Archives: March 2006

The highest level of Go style!

The top Russian Go Game.
It is possible only in Russia.

Russian strategy

The Best Go Game equipment, the best places, the best people…

You can find more Russian Top Go Games at the Go Game Gallery

All-Russian children Go Championship 2006 “Moscow-Rostov”

All-Russian children Go Championship 2006

On the 25-26th of March a big children tournament – All-Russian children Go Championship 2006 “Moscow-Rostov” – took place.

There were more than 30 participants in Moscow and more than 20 participants in Rostov.

The winner is Anton Rumyantsev (1d).

The tournament was held by Go School “Voskhojdenie”, the Go Federation and the Don Go Federation.

The photos from this tournament can be seen at the Go Gallery.

We express our special gratitude to the President of The Go Federation Igor Grishin for his mental and financial help.

You can ask any questions about the tournament at the International Go forum

Igor Grishin visited China

The visit of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin to China was at the same time when the President of The Go Federation Igor Grishin made his visit to this country.

You can find new photos from China Go trip and Ms. March at the Go Gallery.

Alexandre Dinerchtein took the 2nd place at the Ing Cup

Alexandre Dinerchtein took the 2nd place at the Mr. Ing Chang-Ki Memorial Tournament 2006.

We congratulate Alexandre and wish him more Go victories and happiness!

You can also congratulate Alexandre at the International Go forum

THE CLASSICS OF WEIQI IN THIRTEEN CHAPTERS

THE CLASSICS OF WEIQI IN THIRTEEN CHAPTERS

INTRODUCTION

The Classic of Weiqi in Thirteen Chapters was written by Zhang Ni 27 during the Huangyou period (1049-1054 A.D.) of the Song dynasty.

Zuozhuan stated: “To stuff oneself with food all day without worrying about anything is difficult indeed! But what about weiqi players then? it is better to be one of them than to do nothing!”28.

In his Xinlun, Huan Tan wrote: “There is now a game called weiqi, concerning which some say that it is a kind of simulation of war. The skilful player, fully cognisant of its configurations, places his pieces so as to encircle those of his opponent and thus win. The average player, although he aims at gaining advantages, can isolate his adversary. Therefore, whether he wins or loses, he must always be attentive and circumspect, and must also carefully calculate and evaluate in order to be certain of winning. The inexpert player, although able to defend sides and corners, moves in small areas, limiting himself simply to surviving in small portions of territory”29. Since the period of the Springs and Autumns all ages have had players of these categories, so that the Way of weiqi has always prospered. The most important problems dealing with victory and defeat, divided into thirteen chapters, are now examined. Extracts from Sunzi Bingfa have sometimes been inserted in the text.

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Congratulations on the 8th of March Day

The Go Federation congratulates all women on the 8-th of March Day! We wish you a lot of happiness, love and Go victories!

Go and women in Russia