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The European Go-congress-2014: Anyway I congratulate Romania on a victory!

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:56:33 +0400

The Go-congress 2014 will be spent in a city of Sinai, Romania. We asked Igor Grishin’s opinion about loss of russian application.

Igor Grishin: To win, it is necessary to offer the best game conditions, to consider errors. I believe that anything terrible has not occurred. Defeat learns to much. I consider that Romania quite good replacement to Petersburg. There are conclusive pluses. First, the warm sea. Secondly, normal kitchen. Thirdly, level of the organization of Romanian Go Federation much exceeds level of the organization of the Russian Federation Go(baduk), which was making an application. And hotel “S.-Petersburg” not the best place for carrying out of the European Go Congress. And the previous venue in Petersburg, so-called "washer", it is inadmissible. In Russia there are many interesting cities. Why it cannot be Yekaterinburg or Tolyatti in which this year has taken place 3-monthses Go game festival? It is necessary to “change a plate”, to show to the European and Asian visitors new, unknown for them. Anyway I congratulate Romania on a victory!

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EGC 2014
European Go-congress-2014
Romania

Igor Grishin's expedition returned to Moscow

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:33:53 +0400

It was the longest expedition of our Go Federation (more than 3 months and 20 000 km). Expedition visited 30 regions and 40 towns with lections, workshops and meetings.

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Go game origins
Igor Grishin
Mongolia
expedition
lection

Expedition to the Go game origins to Central Asia (Mongolia)

Tue, 25 May 2010 23:03:47 +0400

Short info about idea and plan of expedition

Go is the substantial phenomenon with long history and huge geography. We know a little about that time, when Go began spreading over the continent. Where the Go origins can be searched and what is Go game origins?

Today there are two main versions about Go game origin. First is that Go was invented in China, and the second is that Go came to China from outside. I think that the true is between of this. It is possible to assume that 4000-5000 years before some people came to China from Siberia. They went through Mongolian steppe and Gobi to Tibet. Now in Tibet graves of European type people has founded. We don’t know why they decided to go from north to south. But we can make a conclusion that Chinese culture and civilization was formed not in isolation but in connection with other ancient civilizations.

Version of Russian Go and Strategy School is that Go game belong to indo-european civilization and not only Chinese. Therefore we can try to search for Go origins not only on Chinese kingdom territory but on the ways of people migration from Siberia to Central Asia. All the more this region has explored a little on this problem.

Thought to make the expedition to Mongolia came to Igor Grishin not casually. He made more then 10 searching trips to China, he collected unique Go sets and books, spoke with masters and historians. He made a short of ancient Weiqi stones (6 сentury) in Shansi National Museum. He was very wondering that stones. It was pyramidal brown, beige and dark green stones not unlike usual stones modern-style. Why they have so strange form and plural colors? How stones were chosen for Go set. Why several sets were made from animal bones? And how were chosen animals for it?

Weiqi agate stones of the Sui Dynasty (A.D. 589), excavated from the eastern suburbs of Xian. Photo by Igor Grishin (1999)

Igor Grishin suggests that in early time game sets were made from not usual stones, but from stones which can give a power for man. And when stones were made from bones, the most aggressive, rare or power animals were chosen for it. The stones colors were mean the confrontation two elements: water and earth. Maybe for this reason on stones of Ming dynasty (this set in our school collection) are painted inhabitants of water and earth, and Japanese stones are made from shell (water) and slate (earth).

Planning the expedition we have a goal – to try to understand fillings, thoughts, imaginations of the people, who lived there, to see nature and landscape in which people in ancient time invented the form of the game. Like this we can understand fillings and thoughts of the citizens of the old towns in Europe. Their architecture makes us an imagination about their mind.

Researches and observations is the main but not the only one part of the expedition. It includes three missions. At first, it is a cultural-patriotic automobile expedition in places of fighting glory to Halhin-Gol (Mongolia). Its time to 65 anniversary of Win in Second World War. Russian Go and Strategy School is studying war history in connection with Go game, and is looking for strategic examples during the war. In 2009 Igor Grishin published his book “Soviet-German War Vocabulary”, where Go problems illustrated historical events what happened during the war.

During the Russian part of expedition Igor Grishin and other participants will visited the place of battles, war museums, meet with veterans, make a lections on war historical and strategic problems and presentations books about Go and war history.

The second mission is to popularize Go game in Russia and to help for people who want to develop Go in their cities. Never since before chief of Russian Go federation has not visited so many cities and regions in our huge country. Many people want to meet Igor Grishin, because he not only successful Go organizer (his children club in Moscow is oldest), but because he can explain how to begin study Go, how to find people, how to open club and section or to hold the tournament, how to teach children and adults. Because such questions people in Russia are afraid to open clubs and organizes something.

In every city and it will be more then 25, Igor Grishin will meet Go game fans, make a lection about Go game or connection Go and strategy and about teaching or Go life organizations, in several cities he will make his workshops about Strategic Go or present his books. I hope that this big programme will really help a lot of Russian to understand that Go game is useful, interesting, modern and deep art, and they will begin studying Go by all families. Such expedition is really grate event for Russian Go life.

In Astrakhan (the capital of Russian Caspian sea region) Igor Grishin will take part in interregional economic forum with his workshop. Now in Russia a lot of people want to study strategy, therefore forum organizers ask Igor to come to Astrakhan with workshop about Strategic Go.

And the third mission is research about Go game origins and other researches about history and nature of west part of Mongolia. I think we will know something interesting about it when expedition returns to Moscow with full report.

The final point of expedition in Mongolia will be lake in Gobi which is the last part of ancient sea. It is special sacred place, and in this lake there is “whale” as locals named it. In early time people lived there, because it is lake with sweet water.

The full route of expedition is marked on the map. The expedition will continue near 80 days. We choose the towns for make a stop according asking from its. If there was somebody who wanted to meet expedition, Igor agreed to visited town. Therefore in every town there is a programme of meeting or lections and presentations.

There are 4 cars (8-9 persons) in the expedition team. The Ministry of foreign affairs of Russia and the Ministry of sport, tourism and youth politic of Russia support this expedition. Especial thanks for Association of graduating students of Russian President’s programme of skill (management) conversion.

The expedition’s journal

The 4-th of May. Ryazan. The expedition made first stop in old russian town with 1000 years history. In Ryazan there was not any club Go, Time to time several people ask our Federation to help them to find somebody who plays Go. We answered that they should be first Go players there. Because the right way to find players is - to open club and begin studying Go. Other people will come to you. When we prepared expedition we have not got any request for lection or workshop. But several Go game fans ask to meet with Igor Grishin. Their leader – teacher of Japanese language at Ryazan Government University. He is from Japan, living in Russia.

Meeting with Go lovers in Ryazan

The meeting was in Ryazan Kremlin (old fortress in the center of the town). Igor Grishin presented them our books. On photo he presents Go game textbook “Russian Teacher of Japanese Go”.

Igor Grishin and Irina Chukomina in Ryazan Kremlin.

And after it Igor said a few words about expedition and Go game to local journalists.

The 5-th of May. Penza. It is real russian interior. We could not find any Go players there when compare the plan of the trip. But expedition was met by local ministry of tourism. It was very useful meeting because Igor Grishin asked them about route. In Penza expedition visited the memorial of the Unknown Warrior

With Soviet-German War Vocabulary near memorial of Unknown Warrior in Penza.

After it Igor Grishin visited museum of russian writer Radischev. Museum placed in his house. He wrote famous critical essay “The Journey from Petersburg to Moscow” about corruption and difficult life people in Russia (it was time of Catherine the Great). After publication Empress banished him to Siberia.

Igor Grishin and director of Radischev museum

“GO” at the left top corner on the plate.

It is interesting photo, from museum. Here – family plate with to letters – ГО – Go into russian. What dose it mean, I don’t understand. I think Igor Grishin will explain it when he return to Moscow.

The 6-th of May. Tolyatti. It town is placed near big city Samara, and famous as russian automobile industry center. We came to Tolyatti several times before, because there is a big children education center there. It center specializes on teaching Wushu, martial arts. And from 2007 there is a Go education programme here. In our first visit (I took part too) we presented a lot of Go game sets and books. The center director Artem Marchenko is president of The Go Federation of Samara region. He made big programme for Igor Grishin with lections, presentations and workshops.

On the photo lection for youth in Tolyatti Government University “The Go game Sublety”.

The 7-th of May. Samara. In Samara Maksimilian Yatskar and Aleksey Kurochkin are developing Go game. Thanks for them in the city lections, seminars, tournaments are conducted. Our federation help them with advises, books and sets.

Igor Grishin on the meeting with children from Go section

Igor Grishin’s workshop about Strategy for business-club “Altera Pars”

In Samara Igor Grishin made a lection in Samara Government Aerospace University, lection about Strategy for “Altera Pars” club, workshop for student’s club “Thought flight” and meeting with children from Go section in sport club “Rook”.

Tolyatti and Samara are the most dynamic developing as Go centers in Russia. It is huge social movement, which rise without outside support. I think that in future Samara will be the strong Go game center, which will attract the best russian youth to Go. Expedition spent 5 days in Tolyatti and Samara.

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Big allrussian expedition of Russian Go and Strategy School

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 23:39:24 +0400

The 3-d of May our expedition from Moscow to Mongolia will start. The cheaf of it - Igor Grishin. Expedition will visited more then 20 cities. In every place Igor Grishin will make lections, workshops, meetings and other activities on Go and Strategy. It will be continued 3 months.

The expedition has research and patriotic purposes. It is organazed with support of the ministry of foreign affairs of Russia, the ministry of sport, tourism and youth politics and other public organizations.

During it Igor Grishin will take part in interregional economic phorum "The pearl of Kaspiy" in Astrakhan.

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Igor Grishin
Mongolia
Russian Go and Strategy School
allrussian expedition

Igor Grishin presented his book about Strategic Go to prof. Morris Sayas in Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:32:14 +0300

Chief of Russian Go and Strategy School Igor Grishin presented his book "Soviet-German War Vocabulary" on his workshop in Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO to Morris Sayas, the one of the top specialists on strategy in Europe.

Igor Grishin explain Go rules on his Strategic Go workshop

During the Strategic Go workshop

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Strategy
Strategic Go master-classes
Strategic Go game in Russia
Russian Go and Strategy School
Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO
Morris Sayas
Igor Grishin

X-mas in Moscow Go Game Club in Moscow

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:43:51 +0300

Here are photos of X-mas tournament in the oldest Moscow children Go club "Voskhojdenie" (was founded by Igor Grishin).

Thanks for organizators: Aleksander Lazarev and Vladimir Spiridonov!

More photos in Facebook's Mikhail Emelyanov album

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club Go in moscow
children
X-mas in Moscow
Go game

Allrussia Go and Strategy promotion tour

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:31:50 +0400

Pesident of The Go Federartion (Moscow, Russia) Igor Grishin visited big cities across all Russia.

He conducted many lectures and master-classes for students and young russian politicians about strategy and Go as the strategy tool. \\\"Go should be used for developing of Russia. Only in this case game will benefit youth in our country\\\" - he said.

Krasnodar. Igor Grishin and russian Go game champion Ruslan Dmitriev near Kubansky State Technological University

Lection for student of Kubansky State Technological University

Igor Grishin gave an interview to university television channel in which has told about a Youth Train and strategic Go

The president of The GO Federation Igor Grishin at Severo-Kavkazky the State technical University. Lection about Go and its role for russian youth for invalids.

Igor Grishin at Stavropol Children Creativity Center explains Go game rules.

Igor Grishin explain Go in Orenburg State University. The purpose of similar master classes is to learn young men to think strategically, to develop intelligence, to see prospects and not to be afraid to make decisions.

Young politicians play Go in Orenburg

Igor Grishin answering questions after big lection Generals of Сommunications for schoolboys of Nizniy Novgorod. There are more then 70 participaints on lection.

Теги:
Go Game in Russia
education
russian youth
strategy in Russia
места > Moscow

Go Game in the action The Youth Train

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:28:47 +0400

Igor Grishin took part in the allrussian action The Youth Train. It started in Moscow and held in such cities as Kazan, Samara, Volgograd, Rostov and so on.

The Youth Train in Samara

President of The Go Federation gave a master classes, trained in Go game russian youth.

Russian Go game champion Ruslan Dmitriev gave a teaching game

Press conference of participants of the action The Youth Train in Kazan. Igor Grishin extreme at the left.

Igor Grishin and Ruslan Dmitriev in Samara Go club.

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Go Game in Russia
Go gmae for youth
action The Youth Train in Russia
места > Moscow

President Russian Go Federation Igor Grishin conducted master-class for DHL-Russia

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:59:16 +0400

Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO conducted the corporate program for heads of Russian representation DHL. The program under the direction of professor London Business School Zeger Degraeve helped to get acquainted with the best world practices in the field of decision-making, to strengthen command work.

The invited experts - director of Moscow Art Teathre Oleg Tabakov and the Head of Russian Go and Strategy School Igor Grishin - made master-classes for DHL tops.

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DHL
Igor Grishin President Russian Go Federation
Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO
Strategic Go game in Russia
места > Moscow

Igor Grishin has conducted lecture An Aesthetics of Japan Go

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:04:34 +0400

The President of The Go Federation (Moscow, Russia) conducted lecture An Aesthetics of Japan Go in Moscow Businessman House.

Igor Grishin told to participants of lecture about an aesthetics of the equipment of Go, about players and Go game history.

In the conclusion the President of The Go Federation answered questions and played Go game with visitors on an ancient Japanese goban.

More pictures on Russian Go Federation President\'s gallery

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ancient Go game goban
go game in Moscow
lectures about Go game
russian Go game federation
места > Moscow