RANKA YEARBOOK 1995 - The International Go Federation

The Bulletin of the International Go FederationRANKAYEARBOOK1995The International Go Federation7- 2, Gobancho, Chiyoda-kuTokyo 102, JapanTel. (03) 3288- 8727No. 11

RANKAis the Yearbook of the International Go Federation. The name refers to an ancientChinese legend testifying to the fascination of go. A woodcutter, coming upon twomountain sages enjoying a game of go, paused to watch. When it finished, so muchtime had passed that he found that the handle of his axe had rotted away. 'Ranka'literally means 'the rotted axe handle', and the term has become a poetic name forgo.In publishing this Yearbook, the IGF hopes that it will make a contribution tolinking lovers of the game all round the world and to conveying to them thefascination of the game.In this issue*A detailed report on the 16th WorldAmateur Go Championship. This tournamentwas won by Hiraoka Satoshi of Japan,the first really young player to representJapan in the WAGC and also the firstJapanese player to win it with a perfectscore.*Reports on two other amateur tournamentsorganized by the IGF: the 5th WorldWomen's Amateur Go Championship andthe 5th International Amateur Pair Go Tournament,both of which featured participationby teams from around the world.* An extensive coverage of developmentsin go-playing countries around the worldduring 1994. This section, 'Go Around theWorld', is the latest update on the world goscene.*Our triannual listing of the world's goclubs: where to play, when to play, in whatevercountry you happen to be in.*A calendar of results in Western gotournaments.A scene from the 5th World Women's Amateur Go Championship (Korea v. China)

1995 Ranka YearbookOn the Publication of the 1995 Yearbook ............................ 4Editor's Foreword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 5Compiler's Foreword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 5The 16th World Amateur Go Championship ........................ 6Round 2: Luxembourg v. Italy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 14Round 4: Chinese Taipei v. Korea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 18Round 6: Romania v. Korea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 20Round 7: Japan v. U.S.A ...................................... 25Round 8: Japan v. China ...................................... 31The 5th Yokohama-Sotetsu Cup:The World Women's Amateur Go Championship ............. 36Round 5: Japan v. Korea ...................................... 38Round 3: China v. Korea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 40Round 8: Japan v. Chinese Taipei .............................. 42The 5th International Amateur Pair Go Championship. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 43Go Around the World. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 47Calendar of Western Go Tournaments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 94Go Clubs Around the World................................... .. 97********************************© Copyright March 1995 by the International Go Federation.Published by: The International Go Federationc/o The Nihon Ki-in7-2, Gobancho, Chiyoda-kuTokyo 102, Japan.Tel. (03) 3288-8727, fax. (03) 3262-1527.Edited by Oed a Yusuke.Compiled by John Power.Typeset by Chikara Shokuji.Printed by Sokosha Printing Co., Ltd.Note: In the main body of the Yearbook (page 6 on), Japanese, Chinese and Korean names are given with thefamily name first, but it has not been possible to be consistent with Asian players living in Western countries.

On the Publication of the 1995 YearbookThe aim of this magazine, which wasfounded in 1985, is to present news aboutdevelopments in international go to go fansaround the world in order to popularize thegame more widely and to strengthen thebonds of friendship among all those wholove the game. Thanks to the generous cooperationof the members of the InternationalGo Federation, we have since then publishedan issue every year and are now able to presentour eleventh issue to our readers.international cultural exchange andcontribute to world peace by helping tospread go around the world.On the occasion of the publication of thisissue, we would like to thank all our membersfor their cooperation. We look forwardto your continued assistance and support inthe future.This issue features reports on three tournamentsthat have made important contributionsto the internationalization of go andto increasing its popularity around theworld: the 16th World Amateur Go Championship,the 5th Yokohama Sotetsu Cup:the World Women's Amateur Go Championship,and the 5th International AmateurPair Go Championship. The organizing ofthese three tournaments was the main activityof the International Go Federation lastyear. In this issue we also present reports onrecent developments in member countries.Go is a strange and wonderful game:even if the players do not understand eachother's languages, playing just a few gameswill enable them to understand each otherand become friends. There are now about 50countries that play go, and the go populationof the world far exceeds 30 million. Bothin fact and in name, go has firmly establisheditself as one of the leading intellectualgames of the world.We will be very happy if this magazinecan playa role in promoting the worldwidedevelopment of go by serving as a source ofinformation. The International Go Federationwill continue its efforts to promoteShizuo AsadaPresidentInternational Go Federation10 March 1995- 4 -

Editor's ForewordThanks to the generous cooperation of allour members, Ranka, the annual bulletin ofthe International go Federation, has nowreached its eleventh issue. Once every threeyears we publish a larger than usual issue topresent a comprehensive report on new developmentsin international go. The topicsfeatured in this issue are:-The 16th World Amateur Go Championship;-The 5th World Women's Amateur GoChampionship;-The 5th International Amateur Pair GoChampionship;- The annual survey of member countries;-An up-to-date listing of go clubs aroundthe world.We hope that readers will find this bulletinof interest and that it will serve to informthem about recent developments in internationalgo. We welcome suggestions andcomments to help us improve Ranka further,so that it will serve as a bridge on a globalscale linking players everywhere. We alsolook forward to contributions from aroundthe world for future issues.In closing, we would like to express ourgratitude to all the people around the worldwhose cooperation and assistance havemade the publication of this bulletinpossible.YusukeOedaOffice DirectorIGFCompiler's ForewordThe IGF Office would like to thank all thecontributors to this issue of Ranka for theirgenerosity in responding to our request forsubmissions. We are particularly grateful tothose who submitted their reports on floppydiscs, thus saving us some time in the task ofputting together this issue. (Our medium ofchoice is text file, ffiM-compatible.)In this issue, we have attempted to presentas comprehensive a picture as possibleof developments in world go, though, as always,the availability of commentaries hasled to a focus on the Far East in the presentationof game analyses. However, we arehappy once again to be able to present awide variety of reports from go-playingcountries around the world. We would liketo record our gratitude to all of those peoplewho have taken the trouble to write thesereports and send them in.Every three years we present a listing ofgo clubs around the world, which we hopewill be useful to our readers. The listing inthis issue is as complete as we could make it,but please note that we have refrained frompublishing club lists for which we have notreceived an update during the last year.The compiler would like to express hisgratitude to the following persons for theirinvaluable help with proofreading: TonyAtkins, Peter Blommers, James Davies,Jochen Fassbender, Richard Hunter, JonWood, and Rob van Zeijst. Needless to say,the compiler is responsible for any errorsthat remain. I would also like to thank thetypesetter, Chikara Shokuji, for theirpatience and forbearance.John Power- 5 -

The 16th World AmateurGo ChampionshipThe Kyoto tournamentThe 1994 World Amateur Go Championshiphad perhaps its most beautiful settingso far, being staged in the ancient city ofKyoto as one of the functions in the city'scelebrations of the 1200th anniversary of itsfounding. The tournament hotel was convenientlylocated in the middle of the city,making it easy to do some sightseeing if agame finished early and putting the city'snightlife within easy reach for playerswanting to unwind. That did not stop thecompetition from being as fierce and hardfoughtas ever, however,Japan's new star sweeps to victoryThe 16th World Amateur Go Championshipwas a triumph for Hiraoka Satoshi, thefirst player of the younger generation to representJapan in this tournament. Hiraoka is aHiraoka: Japan's youngest WAGC championThe 16th WAGC in full swing- 6 -

The 16th World Amateur Go ChampionshipThe game that decided the tournament: Hiraoka defeats Chou of Chinese Taipei in Round 6.university student and is, at 22, decadesyounger than the usual Japanese representative.He is the first Japanese player to winthe tournament with a perfect record.After all the ties in recent years, it wassatisfying to see a clear-cut result, but wedon't want to give the impression that thetournament was a walkover. Fourteen-year-Ivan Detkov of Russian is unable to slow down the Hiraoka juggernaut (Round 3).- 7 -

The 16th World A mateur Go Championshipold Chou Chun Shu of Chinese Taipei, whowas' quickly established as one of the favouriteswhen the tournament started, providedtough opposition. Chou, in fact, made theearly running in the tournament, defeatingKorea in the fourth round and China in thefifth. With both players on 5-0 when theyclashed in the sixth round, it was clear thatthis game was going to decide the tournament.Hiraoka's greater experience securedvictory for him, but Chou showed that hewas a very talented player. He did not loseany other games, so he finished up in 2ndplace with seven wins. Wang Cun of China,another young player, at 20, lost to Hiraokain the last round and so had to be contentedwith 3rd place. Kim Se Hyun of Korea wasout of luck: he had the same number of winsas Wang and the same 50S, but he wasforced down into 4th place because of alower SODOS. Korea seems to be jinxed inthe world amateur championship: its failureto win a W AGC is quite a contrast to its nearmonopoly of international professional titlesrecently.Studies in concentration: 1. John Lee (USA)Huseyin Karali (left) marked his country's debut in the WAGe by scoringthree wins, but he had no luck in his first game, against Eduard Ekart of Slovenia.- 8 -

The 16th World Amateur Go ChampionshipStudies in concentration: 3. Franz-Josef Dickhut(Germany)Studies in concentration: 4. Ivan Detkov(Russia)Reviewing a game: Michiel Eijkhout of the Netherlands (left) goes over hisfourth-round loss to Andras Gondor of Hungary (right) with the assistance (?)of Rob van Zeijst (centre) and Norman Chadwick (extreme left)- 10 -

The 16th World Amateur Go Championshiprounded out by Andras Gondor of Hungary,who made his best finish in seven appearancesin the WAGe.There were many other sterling performances,of course, as a glance at the tournamentchart on page 13 will make clear. And,of course, some players will have to consolethemselves with the thought that they hadgained valuable experience. Here we wouldjust like to draw attention to the performancesof players from the three countriesparticipating for the first time. Iouri Ledovskiiof the Ukraine played well andmade the group with five wins. Judging byhis excellent results in European tournaments,however, he may well have beenaiming higher than 13th place. The other twonew countries were South Africa and Turkey,where go is still a relatively younggame, so their representatives, Paul Edwardsand Huseyin Karali, have reason to besatisfied with being able to pick up two winsand three wins respectively in a tournamentin which the competition is getting tougherand tougher every year.Studies in concentration: 5. Huseyin Karali(Turkey)" vnL.U """"". cun \:I U vMAMt"'IUI'WSf'fIPThe prize winners: (L to R, front) 1st: Hiraoka Satoshi (Japan); 2nd: Chou Chun Hsun (Ch. Taipei);3rd: Wang Cun (China); 4th: Kim Se Hyun (Korea); (back row) 5th: John Lee (USA);6th: Robert Mateescu (Romania); 7th: Ivan Detkov (Russia); 8th: Andras Gondor (Hungary)- 11 -

The 16th World Amateur Go ChampionshipA traditional Japanese dance at the Farewell PartyAt the General Meeting, three newmembers were welcomed to the IGF ranks:in 1995 Indonesia, Cuba, and Slovakia willmake their debuts in the 17th W AGC, whichwill be held in Tokyo in May 1995.The secret of Hiraoka's success? A banner set upby his fans exhorting him to 'Gambare!!' (Doyour best!!)International Go Federation OfficialsPresident: Asada ShizuoVice Presidents: Chen ZudeBarbara CalhounAlan HeldDirectors: Pierre DecroixJang Z.David ErbachRussell BuchananSagara JyuzoOffice Director: Ishida YoshioAss't. Office Director: Ando TakeoOffice Manager: Oeda YusukeAss't. Office Manager: Fukunaga ShojiSecretary: Kurita TadaoCounselors: Yoshikuni IchiroArimitsu Jiro- 12 -

The 16th World Amateur Go Championship16th World Amateur Go Championship (Kyoto 1994)Place Name } 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SO} Hiraoka (J apan) }22 217 3 7 4 6 5 18 6 2 7 5 8 3 422 Chou (Ch. Taipei) }27 2 19 3 9 44 53 51 6 8 7 12 433 Wang (China) 12 5 2 8 3 29 4 10 4 2 57 6 6 6 1 434 Kim (Korea) }21 2 15 3 5 3 2 4 11 4 6 5 13 6 10 435 Lee (USA) 1 34 2 13 24 3 24 4 9 5 10 51 6 7 4}6 Mateescu (Romania) 1 39 2 20 3 18 3 1 4 8 54 53 6 23 397 Detkov (Russia) 1\1 2 31 21 3 12 4 20 4 3 5 14 52 428 Gondor (Hungary) 1 38 }3 2 15 3 17 3 6 4 23 4 2 5 22 399 Nechanicky (Czech) 1 29 222 22 3 21 3 5 3 13 4 26 5 24 3710 Kan (Hong Kong) 144 2 28 3 12 3 3 414 4 5 5 16 54 3711 Dickhut (Germany) 0 7 }42 2 16 3 13 3 4 4 15 4 20 5 25 3612 Heiser (Luxembourg) 1 23 2 32 2 10 27 3 29 4 22 5 17 52 3513 Ledovskii (Ukraine) 1 43 }5 227 211 3 32 4 9 44 5 17 3414 Ben Malek (France) 124 1 18 2 30 3 19 3 10 4 25 47 5 20 3315 Penz (Austria) 13 3 14 I8 2 30 3 26 3 11 4 21 5 31 3316 Hansen (Denmark) 0 17 1 37 I II 2 36 3 39 4 18 4 10 5 19 3017 Eijkhout (Netherlands) 1 16 }1 2 35 2 8 3 27 4 20 4 12 4 13 39}8 Sasaki (Brazil) }40 214 2 6 3 23 3 1 3 16 3 19 4 30 3719 Munoz (Spain) }26 12 121 }14 2 36 3 35 4 18 4 16 3520 Choi (Canada) 1 35 1 6 2 39 3 28 3 7 3 17 4\1 414 3421 Cann (UK) 0 4 1 26 2 19 2 9 222 3 34 3 15 4 33 3422 Bates (Austrlia) 0 1 0 9 142 2 40 3 21 3 12 4 33 4 3423 Ong (Singapore) 0 12 1 38 2 31 2 18 3 24 3 8 4 28 4 6 3424 Soldan (Polaod) 0 14 }41 2 25 2 5 2 23 3 30 427 4 9 3325 Flood (Norway) 0 3 1 40 124 2-11 328 3 14 4 36 4 11 3}26 Siivola (Finland) 0 19 0 21 1 32 2 34 2 15 3 39 3 9 4 29 2927 Yeo (Malaysia) 0 2 1 13 1 43 2 37 217 3 42 3 24 4 35 2928 Ekart (Slovenia) 1 37 }10 241 2 20 2 25 3 29 3 23 4 40 2729 Borloz (Switzerland) 0 9 }34 1 3 2 35 21 2 2 28 3 39 3 26 3230 Wettach (Belgi urn) 032 1 33 }1 4 li S 2 31 224 3 41 3 18 293} Grierson (NZ) 1 36 17 1 23 }32 1 30 2 40 3 34 3 15 2832 Pedrini (Italy) po p 2 12 6 2 31 2 13 2 33 2 35 3 39 2833 Chairasmisak (Thailand) 0 15 0 30 0 34 1 38 2 40 3 32 3 22 3 21 2734 Alaluf (Argentina) 05 0 29 }33 1 26 241 221 2 31 3 43 2635 Persson (Sweden) 0 20 1 36 11 7 1 29 244 2 19 3 32 3 27 2536 Chacon ~Mexico) 0 31 0 35 144 }16 }1 9 2 37 2 25 3 42 2437 Karali (Turkey) 0 28 0 16 1 43 }27 142 1 36 244 3 41 2}38 Gibson (Ireland) 0 8 0 23 0 40 0 33 1 43 }41 242 3 44 1939 Ishida (J apan) 0 6 144 1 20 2 43 2 16 2 26 2 29 2 32 2640 Edwards (South Africa) 0 18 0 25 1 38 122 1 33 }31 2 43 2 28 2641 Sebrosa (Portugal) 142 }24 1 28 }25 }34 2 38 2 30 2 37 2642 De Grange (Chile) 0 41 Oil 0 22 }44 2 37 227 2 38 2 36 2443 Romero (Venezuela) 0 13 0 27 037 0 39 0 38 144 1 40 1 34 2244 Tan (Philippines) 0 10 0 39 0 36 0 42 0 35 0 43 0 37 0 38 22- 13 -

Luxembourg v. ItalyGames from the TournamentRound 2: Luxembourg v. ItalyWhite: Enzo Pedrini 2-d an (Italy)Black: Laurent Heiser 6-dan (Luxembourg)Played on 24 May 1994.Commentary by Amayake Nobuo 7-dan.developing the virgin territory on the bottomright; White 22 develops nothing whenit's handicapped by the cutting point at 23.f--f- 1111",f--f--I--B ~~-c ~ .....~"~ .'(~~~~~~. 16 30~"9>- ~~~18 ~!!I(.;0~.....'III,.~~.t!~ ~~'" ~~~~;;;~~~~~fI..~..,~Figure 1 (1-33)31: connects~ ..1111",4-~f-- f--f-- f--Figure 1 (1-33). The key points go begging.White 18. White could also extend at 23;after Black 18 and White 19, White wouldhave a more comfortable position in the centre.If Black answered White 23 with 19,White would have sente.White 20 is a bad mistake: White mustnot let Black cut at 23, so making a diagonalconnection at 25 is the only move. In thisgame, White tries too hard to develop fast(Pedrini admitted that he let the differencein rank between himself and his opponentaffect his play), and White 20 and 22 are thefirst manifestations of this. Since he receivesa komi, White should play leisurely and letBlack worry about making up for the komi.White 22. Again, White must play at 25.White 22 is the wrong direction - if he defendedat 25, he could aim at attacking at A,which would push Black towards White'sstrong position above. White A would aim at- 14 -Oia.lBlack 27. ow it's Black's turn to miss thekey point. He must attach at 1 in Oia. 1.Oia. 1. If White resists with 2, Black hitshim with 3. White is forced to give way upto 12, which is very painful. Note that 8 isforced. If instead White connects at 9-Oia. 2. His comer stones are captured after2.Oia.2Therefore, White must give way with 2 at9 in Oia. 1, though of course that is very

Luxembourg v. Italypainful. Heiser passed up every opportunityto play at 1 in this diagram because he wasaiming at the placement at 43 in Figure 2,but his judgement was askew. The former isa middle-game move, the latter an endgameone .. White 28, 30. Even after this squeeze,White remains weak on both sides (he alsoloses the aji of B, which Black can't counterat C so long as 14 is on the board).Black 33. The reader knows where thismove should be...... .. ~.. ~ .. III ilh ..rr'¢j~~ P-, I--~.--H' s6'II': 'Y illIIt. ...l...l ~--H' .."~P'-- 46 ~ Qk®54 ~ ~>-~~Kr~ 50 ~~~"'h 'l1li"" .....Hf4" 48 ~~'"~ ~ ...~DF )-k AI34);36 B...... ~ ~ J ,.~~ r ~--'-EI~" C1Figure 2 (34-65)6rr)l ;-r--~"!i"y-I--r--f-f-k >-k ~H'IIII "" f-+--+-+-+--+--+--t-+-+--+-t---i~-+~+-H ~~~+-~-+~~~~~.... ~ ...\.Oia.3Figure 2 (34-65). More vital points spurnedWhite 34 is slack: it should be at A.White 38 is a bad mistake in direction.The black group on the top left is verystrong, so playing anywhere near it ispointless. The fight is taking place in the centre,so White should not desert the battlefield.Extending at B or playing a hane at 55would be more relevant. Another possibilityis to play 1 in Oia. 3, which would punishBlack for his repeated refusals to attack atthe vital point. White 1 provokes Black 2,which in tum makes defending at 3 natural.Black 39. Again, we know where thisshould be.White 42. Having pushed down once at40, White should continue with C. Thatwould put pressure on the corner stones -for example, White can play D, which makesmiai of E and 49. If Black attached at F toforestall White D, that would help White bygiving him the hane above F.).....~~~1Irt.'l1li111'"0-f-ft-H.rf-H l ~It-H~ a~r-9 ~rg V r

Luxembourg v. Italythe centre top while making none for himself.If he wants to play at the top, it wouldbe more interesting to follow Via. 5. White'smoves here have more future.Black 57 fails to finish the game quicklyby allowing White to create complications.Since he is comfortably ahead, Black shouldsimply jump out with 1 and 3 in Via. 6. Thatkeeps White separated and menaces White'sweak centre group.Figure 3 (66-100).Black 77 is an attempt to defend the cuttingpoint at A in sente, but whatever happens- even if his top centre group diesafter White B (which is most unlikely)Black must connect solidly at A.~H ~ , ~P"~Hn.411~ .411 •""'.411. '" ..~ .. '" " 6-'IIIII' ... \...1,./~~~K'• .. jI!--t-(ji5 .. ~ QQ ... ~........"111Via. 51IIIiI'~ ~~,./... ... ."111"'.411. .. '"IIt--¢-~ .411'111..... 4-.."'.... .... ....Via. 6I- Y 'III"I-H -6~~ ~~~~H--Ctt "III", ......~Laurent HeiserWhite 78 throws away the chance to haneat B - that's where the fight is now, not at, the bottom.White 82. White can't hope to win aftermaking an empty triangle like this.Black 83. The usual shape is to descend at84, but Black's sole concern is to take sente toswitch back to the centre.Black 87 is very aggressive; if it catchesWhite, no one can criticize it, but a diagonalconnection at C would be good enough.Black 89 is aji-keshi.Black 93. Black was aiming at the placementat 1 in Via. 7, but he decided it didn'twork, so he switched to 95.Figure 3 (66-100)Via. 719: connects (at 16)- 16 -

Dia. 7. Heiser had another look at theplacement of 1 after the game and discoveredthe furikawari sequence to 21. The resultis, of course, a win for Black, but there is noneed for him to resort to extraordinarymeasures like this, as he has a win anyway.Luxembourg v. ItalyFigure 5 (126-145)Figure 4 (101- 125)Figure 4, Figure 5White does his best to continue resistancein these two figures, but to no avail.White resigns after Black 145.*Enzo Pedrini- 17 -

Chinese Taipei v. KoreaRound 4: Chinese Taipei v. KoreaWhite: Chou Chun Shun (Chinese Taipei)Black: Kim Se Hyun (Korea)Played on 25 May 1994.Commentary by Michael Redmond 7-dan.This game was the first. clash betweenmembers of the Far Eastern big four whousually dominate the tournament. The fourteen-year-oldChou demonstrated here thathe was a strong contender for the title,though Kim also had plenty of chances.~~ ~lI.~ itr ~ ~ ~I--k ~ ~F ~b~ ~~o/ ~~~ ~p3 38 , ~~ ~JI'.t: ~4 ~f))~~ A\- ~ ,., /. ~ ~. ~~C .-!.... ~ ~.... h ~ ~ •"It'''HIs ~" ~ ~f--,' !J Df-I-- f- BIf-H 6\~~ I---/I ~~"~~ jt- ~ f-~ f--i~ ~ ~ I--I--W "l\ ~~~2 A ~~ .411~ .III!~I· ~~~ i'~~~~ ~:a..~~~=' ~ ~f--~ t?:Figure 1 0 - 50)~ ".. ~.."0-jjI")--I- ~.. II. ~.~.'11' '11'~II'Dia.lFigure 1 (1- 50). Black misses his chance.Black 13. There's no need to invade thecorner when White has not played a pincer.For example, if White has a pincer in place atA, then Black 13 and 15 are good, since theyIf--make the white stone at A meaningless.(Similar reasoning applies if the pincer is atB: it would become overconcentrated afterBlack 13 and 15, though it would still be betterthan White A.) When there is no pincer,playing the ordinary joseki in Dia. 1 looksbest.Black 25 should be at 28. Black 25 doesn'tmake good balance at the bottom and leavesroom for White to invade. If Black is going toplay at the bottom, playing closer to 5 or 7(A, for example) would work better, but inany case completing the joseki at the top withBlack 28 is superior.Black 31 helps White to get sabaki: itmakes the hane at 32 a good move. Blackshould simply 'stand' at C (perhaps Blackwas hoping for White 32 at 34, after whichBlack 32 would be good).Black 41. Better to seal White in with 0:that would enable Black to catch up a little.However, White fails to take advantage of41 by playing immediately at 44.Black 43. Again this is Black's chance toseal White in with Black D. If he did so,White would have to play at 2 in Dia. 2 tolive, but even so Black would be able to playat 3 in sente; if White plays tenuki (the tenukiwould most likely be to switch to anotherpart of the board, since a direct answer to 3,such as 'a', is not appealing), Black can killWhite with 5 etc. (If White 8 at 9, Black getsa nakade with 8.) Black 3 is therefore sente,forcing White 6, so Black gets the forcing sequenceof 'b' through White 'e', buildingthickness and eye shape.With 43, Black misses his big chance tomake a game of it. The fight is a success forWhite when he pokes his head out at 50....I.. ... B.1O'A.. I-k)! ... ~" ~ ~¢m2 ~:: ·\ .1I~ '1I' :':;..1 J-ot6 11'1-1- e O ,,", 'III", X 6 ,.J...'"~~1-1- C b a .4i.~ .~.I-~ '111",'111",'11111' .... '11'Dia.24: elsewhere,'"Q- I-Q- I-1- 18 -

Chinese Taipei v. Korea--.... .. D*9--~ ~... ~-¢~~ .. ~ ,.. ~ ~~~OO B...~ ~,.:~....... ....,... A !!"\~ . ' ~ ~ '1'~~-64;... .., .. ~~~~ ~~.MO=~ • \ )( ~)lbf---~~'-h~ 1~~ ~ ~~~~~o -Q~ ~~~~~~68 •~~~8)\~ ~~ ~i!\.;; ~; k)-", r. ~ ~~, ~t.~~ r,;, • '~!'IJ~. \:'\: ~~ ~ ~'"Iii}.• '")-:----,........., ~y..... ,...,.,~...".~••\i1 t....... ~,,...,,..~.... ~~ . t\.~~:ttl i)-:~Cf-solidly at 93. The diagonal connection makesit easier for White to move out with the peepof 92 later. Playing 83 at 93 would have keptthe gain earned by taking the key point of 63and would have made the game still playablefor Black.Black's attack from 95 to 12 in the nextfigure is a complete failure: White cleverlysidesteps.Figure 2 (51-100)Figure 2 (51-100). Black takes the vital point,but . ..Black 57. Black should play at A; whenWhite defends at B, Black A becomes a kikashi.The difference is that White 58 will nolonger be sente.White 62. The vital point is 63. Blackcatches up when he launches an attack with63.White 68. Playing this stone is strange ifWhite can't counter 69 by cutting at 72.White probably made a misreading here.Figure 3 (101-150)43: ko; 45: connectsDia.4Dia.3Dia. 3. If White cuts at I, Black has thesevere counter of 2 to 6.White hastily backtracks with 70, but theexchange of 68 for 69 is now a minus forhim.Black 83 is thin: Black should connectFigure 3 (101-150). Unable to resistConnecting at 11 is Black's only gain fromhis attack, but he has lost too much in thecentre, on top of which White has secured allthe right side, which during the fight didn'tseem very likely.White 16 is nicely timed. It may seem aggressivebut it's quite feasible.Black 17. Black plays here because hisonly chance is to keep the white stones sepa-- 19 -

Romania v. Korearated. Answering 16 at 18 or 34 would justmake it easy for White.Black 27. Black would like to be able toplay at 1 in Oia. 4, but after White pushes upat 2, Black must jump to 3. White then atariesat 4. Black has weaknesses in the centre,so this variation is probably not playable.White 42 to 50 is another nice sabaki.and China in 1991; Mateescu followed up bytriumphing over Korea. That result helpedto secure him 6th place and also put Koreaout of the running for the championshiptitle.White: Robert Mateescu (Romania)Black: Kim Se Hyun (Korea)Played on 26 May 1994.Commentary by Michael Redmond 7 -dan..... .... .. ....®- ~ ~~I---~I--K6 10 "~ ~" ... ~~q ~ )-, ... " ... "4)-I--eA -B ~ ~ ~.: ~.~" ~!)J~~~~~~ r~ v~ ~"v18Figure 4 (151-199)Figure 4 (151-199). Too little too lateBlack plays 51 to 55 to set up the cut at57, but this is too little too late, especially afterpaying the price of two stones.Black missed his chances to take the lead,first in the opening and then in the middlegame at 83. White's play in the bottom rightdecided the game.Kim plays an interesting game but hegets careless in the execution.Moves from 200 to 276 omitted.White wins by 19~ pointsRound 6: Romania v. KoreaGiving Kim's other loss may seem a littleunkind, as he did after all win six games outof eight, but this game is of some significancefor Western players. By winning it,Mateescu became the second Westerner todefeat a representative of one of the traditionalFar Eastern strongholds of go.Schlemper blazed the path by beating JapanI......,."AAFigure 1 (1-25)~~ ~ ....~~a ~ ., I 'IIII'...1IIt.'1111"~-+-()....-~"-$Oia.1+0-Figure 1 (1-25). A lack of severityWhite 12. I would prefer to play at 13,that is, at 1 in Oia. 1. If Black 2, White plays 3to 5. This gives White better shape than inthe game and he can still slide into the cornerat 'a'. White is not frightened of Black'susing 2 to cut at 3.Oia. 2. The usual aim of cutting at 1would be to sacrifice the corner and squeezeon the outside, but after the continuation to10 Black has no effective way of setting up asqueeze.I--- 20 -

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Romania v. Koreagoing to attack it, blocking at A would bevery big. In fact, blocking there before tryinganything in the centre seems more natural.Dia. 6Black 47. If Black tries to link up with 1and 3 in Dia. 6, White walls off the centrewith 4 to 8 and can play 'a-d' in sente later."' ~\! ~ ! ~,s-H 6'"~ .~K>= -= "" --< ~ ~, .. .~ , III' .,l.... .... ~'... r--k "...".. ~~~ W- r--.J... ,J. A ... ~ ~J:~. ~ ~'II: :1' ~ Q , ~I' 0-r--".. Ill'111111' .. ~, ~: III .. ~ J:~ J:b' ... " ': ... " '11::" ~"./)--(:x.~A.i:?\J:~,~ ~60 ~~.III, ~ Al\ t.:~ J:~ti'l\, ,"!" .... ~~.,~~... ~ ... ~ r.~ r.~... " ... "'II::~ ~'=' ,yFigure 3 (51- 75)'-l: ~.~M~~.· .................. A Wk>-:_ ~·4 R" ''',.;;~ ,: w--~ I ... " ... ~ .. ~\..r- ~ B ~~....~~ ~ ~~ 0--"'''...,~: .... ~' ... ~~:.... ...III' ... ~ ... ~.III ~t. ~ ~ '!~ ' b- ~'.. III. ~1. • 8 i\" 4 '" ~.III ~~. ~ Ii\ 'll::1":~, ?\ If 'l\;' ~.~ ~ c" '" ....... ... ~~"~"~i~~~~~~ ~ .. ~ . ~ ~ ..... ~... "... ., .... ~ ... .,Figure 4 (76-100)J: ~i9~White 96 looks like a nice kikashi, butWhite 98-Black 99-White 97 might be evenbetter. (Black loses side territory if he tries todestroy the eye.)Though his attack on the centre groupfails, the game is still close, as Black hasmanaged to enclose all the bottom side.I--I--Figure 3 (51-75). A strange tenukiWhite 62. White probably should jumpone more time or press at A. White 62 is big,but around A is the key area.Black 67. Answering at B would be normal.Black 69 / 71. The tenuki is strange: livingin the corner is worth almost 35 points. IfBlack just blocks at C, he still has a goodgame.White is paralysed in the bottom half ofthe board. If he tries to invade the black territoryat the bottom, his centre group will getinto trouble.Figure 4 (76-100). Black's attack fails.Black 87. If Black is going to attack thisgroup, he should peep at 90 first. If he's notFigure 5 (101-150)- 22 -

Romania v. KoreaOia.710: connectsFigure 5 (101-150). Endgame mistakes byWhiteWhite 22. Better to run in at A.White 46 is a mistake. Playing as in Oia. 7is worth at least three points more. Whiteprobably overlooked Black 49.Figure 7 (201-264)50: connects (below 2); 62: retakes64: connects (right of 60)Oia.8Figure 6 (151-200)59: connectsFigure 6 (151-200). Playing small movesBlack 53 is too early: securing the centrewith Black 63 instead would be very big.White 62. This is worth only 5~ points -instead, White should jump to A. Not onlywould that be a big move, it would alsomake the prospect of a semedori (beingforced to remove a captured group from theboard - see next figure) remote. Even amove like White B on the centre left wouldbe bigger than 62. Or White 66, for thatmatter.Figure 7 (201-264). The losing moveBlack 3 is a large move.Black 5 is strange: it's better simply toconnect at Black B.It's around here that Black seems to realizethat he has a possible squeeze, that is, asemedori. However, playing the 5-6 exchangeweakens his centre and loses points. That'swhy Black B would be better.White 16. This is White's chance to avoidthe semedori by making two eyes with amove at 25. That would let Black make asente hanetsugi (hane + connection) on the leftside, but White would have a win by at leastthe same margin as in the game, that is, 1 ~points.Black 19 is the losing move. Black neverwants a stone on this point; instead, heshould play at 23 or A.- 23 -

Romania v. KoreaA big win for Robert Mateescu -Oia. 8 (page 23). If Black plays I, White 2and 4 are forced. Black next ataries at 5, thenpushes in at 7, stopping White from gettingtwo eyes. Next -Oia.912: at 8; 20: left of 8Oia. 9. White must start filling libertieswith 8 etc., otherwise the corner will becomea seki. After 17 and 19, Black has alreadygained three points with the squeeze. White20 is necessary to protect against the approach-moveko. Black won't have to continuehere now; all he has to do is to play theyose as in the actual game to win by I1hpoints.White 24. Note that, in contrast to Ow. 8,White is not compelled to connect in answerwith just a little luck in the endgameto the atari. White 24 is the winning move.The result in the game is a two-move approachmove ko for Black, which is notenough.Black knew he had a squeeze, but he gotthe timing wrong. He played the atari at 23when it was no longer a key move. As wementioned in the previous commentary, hetends to slip up in the execution of his strategy.This was a game that wobbled a lot in theendgame. White's major mistakes were missingA-B-C instead of 26 in Figure 2 andfailing to play 62 at A in Figure 3 and 16 inthis figure at 25.White wins by 11h points.- 24 -

Japan v. U.S.A.Round 7: Japan v. U.S.A.White: Hiraoka Satoshi Gap an)Black: John Lee (U.S.A.)Played on 27 May 1994.Commentary by Hiraoka (interviewed by KyonoHideo for Igo Club.)off the centre with 22 and 24. The only thingthat worried me was Black 23 at 1 in Oia. 1.f--I-k f0- r-- I- I-- - E~ -.. ~~II'- I--...4 ~~30-- -I-k o,,~~~-c e)_ ~ ~-

Japan v. U.S.A.with 1 and 3 in Via. 3. If White presses at 5,his thickness here combines well with hisbottom thickness.Ie: This is simple and straightforward.I- -Q .. ~~~~~ ......b a O ,..,-4t2CXD6T'~ .. "' .. .,ITVia. 2: still not satisfied'\I ........- '-"--6 ~~"1111"-~.~:~-~iCV-y~~'l1li 11"TTT ilC 11""1111",...Via. 3: straightforward.. ~.....HS: When Black answers at 23, the movesto 28 are a one-way street.Ie: The ladder is favourable, but isn'thaving Black playa ladder block painful?HS: When the ladder block is somethinglike 29, White can match Black with his bottommayo, can't he?Ie: White 30 at A would be too tight ...HS: My bottom position was strong, so Ithought expanding the centre was better.The chances of Black's trying to pull 25 outare quite remote.Figure 3 (31-50). An oversightIe: You expected Black 31?HS: Since White has staked out a largescaleposition on the left side, this is whereBlack wants to play. If White had played atight move like 1 in Via. 4, Black wouldprobably play at 2. My strategy of gettingBlack to invade on the left side so that I canattack him looks right. The only thing is thatI wasn't sure what to do if Black played 35 at1 in Via. 5. Black has various options here,but moving out into the centre makes thegame more difficult..- - - - -. r - f--- 1-(oi)..;:n ,./ "?'- --I--1---4--"~ --.. •- - .. ...I- I---r-9 ~ - - -.- --- ~ ~ ~ -" . ~~ !>- -- r -- r- - --"I-- - -- r-~~ ~ - -- ,-- ---~ ~ ~ -I-- .- --I--- t- ,-- --I-- ~--~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ 38 f-- 1--~~~ ~ -..:: ~~/ '(! ~ j - ~ 0 --- -!- r-- ~ I--- - - -'---~C)- - I-- . -_.- - -- - -- I-----•4~ ' - - .- ---- -I--- - I-- -4 t-r-e--I--r--~-- ~~{Q4 - -r- , - - - .4.-'----- I---Figure 3 (31-50)T~~-6~p:II'~.r-I--- 1111.,- - k l)f--H'I--~ )~ ~t¢- -y y-4..'"Via. 4: a different game--I--Ie: White 36 seals Black in on the side, soWhite's strategy is working.HS: I think that having to make an exchangelike the 37-38 one must have beenpainful for Black. I wonder what wouldhave been best after Black 39.Ie: With 41 to 47 Black lives in sente.- 26-

Japan v. U.S.A.- -bO--6.... .. ~- i ~."111'''''' ...."III'"III'"III'expanding the centre would make a game ofit, but still I felt uneasy.r "'"'\.,/r--r--~ ~~t¢-~~.....~ 'l1li",,.,~ .. ....'" TT T~" "'''III'Dia. 5: better for Black?Figure 4 (51- 74)Dia. 6: Hiraoka I s oversightHS: Someone said to me that this wasn'tbad for me, as I made excellent shape on theoutside, but, to tell the truth, I made a misreadinghere.IC: An oversight?HS: I thought White could kill Black with1 to 5 in Dia. 6. If Black plays 6 at 7, Whiteplays 6; that makes Black 6 the only move,whereupon White 7 is good, or so I thought.But it doesn't work after Black 8. I got a littleupset at overlooking a move like this.IC: You maintained a poker face, so wehad no idea of the actual psychology involvedhere.HS: In view of this, I still don't know ifthe sequence from 40 is best. Also, I have mydoubts about White 50. I thought thatJ.a....L.~...L... ""'IIII ..... ~- -bO--¢ .~ .. ~--< ~.4lll11L41•~-{~ .. ~~r--~r--~~~+y2 6,/"III'\..~% .... I ......4111~''/ ..... .. '"A~ ~.. ....'" , TT ~' '''III'? ~Dia. 7: Rin IS theory\..c -r--.4111 •..'"Figure 4 (51-74). Rin lodges an objection.IC: Rin Kaiho, the Chief Referee, criticizedBlack 57.HS: I couldn't work out what to do afterBlack reduced with 51. I couldn't make upmy mind whether it was better to play 52 orto make the shoulder hit of White 57, followedby Black 54 and White A. And findinga move after Black 53 is really tough.Around here, I thought that I might bebehind.IC: That is presumably why you played- 27 -

Japan v. U.S.A.the emergency measure of White 54 and 56.Rin's theory was that Black should haveused 57 to solidify the top as in Dia. 7. Blacktakes territory up to 7.HS: This way White no longer hasenough territory. His top left corner is alsothin. White will lose a territorial contest, somy plan was to exchange 'a' for Black 'b',then attach at 'c'. If White gets some thicknesson the right side, he can use his thicknessat the top in an attempt to capture thecentre black stones. It's an unrealistically farreachingstrategy, isn't it?Ie: How do you evaluate the positionafter White solidifies the top with 62?HS: The situation is not good. The reducingmove of 63 is a good point, so catchingup is not going to be easy.Ie: Black got nervous after this ...HS: You get that feeling a little. Black 65is a good point, but I expected Black to crawlat 1 in Dia. 8.~ ....- - t6- K> ~~~: ~ .. .............. 'l1li11' 'l1li111'.. ~~ ,..I~k~ R) ..--'111' ,..I".,.~.. II.- ~.{:[ .~ , 'IIII"'~ ..'l1li~..... ~ .. II' "III", ./t--0 t--t--t-~~ ~ '"~ ~ ,..I q ~r--H .. '"~ r+Y~... ~... '" T"'T'T T~ 111"'l1li'"TDia. 8: better for Black?Figure 5 (75-100). The game finally becomes areal contest.Ie: The usual move for 76 is A.HS: That would be more forceful. Theonly thing is that when White captures with76, the threat of 1 in Dia. 9 becomes moresevere.Figure 5 (75-100)Dia. 9: White's aimr

Japan v. U.S.A.nothing happens after 4 to 10, but Black canprobably resist with 1 in Dia. 11. If Whitefights back with 2, Black lives with 5 to II.Consequently, White will have no choice butto give way with White 2 at 4 in Dia. 10, followedby Black 2, White 5.-+-6 ! IOr-Dia. 11: bad for WhiteIC: Black 81 is a mistake?HS: The moves to 86 cause Black to losepoints, but after he lives with 89 he's leftwith Black B. In other words, the loss fromWhite's bad move of 78 remains unredeemed- the exchange on the left side is afailure for White.IC: How is the game after White extendsto 90?HS: I still didn't think it was good for me.starting the endgame.HS: Perhaps I was helped by my opponent'sattack of nerves. Even so, Black 7 and9 were strange. If Black had played 7 at 14,he might still have been able to make a fightofit.IC: Black still has the move of 27, so thiswhite area would become quite small.HS: Instead of 20, I also consideredpushing through at 21, but there's no needfor White to do anything unreasonable.IC: The diagonal connection of 28 is sente.In the centre, White gets a squeeze, startingwith 40, so Black's territory is much reduced.At this point, White may be ahead on theboard.HS: Up to the middle game there werelots of difficult positions that puzzled me. Ialso twice made miscalculations in attackingBlack's group on the left side, which mademe anxious.Figure 7 (151-233)109: connectsFigure 6 (101-150)50: connectsFigure 6 (101-150). Still fightable?IC: You rapidly increased your lead afterFigure 7 (151-233). White keeps ahead.HS: Maybe White 80 should be at 81.IC: Black's bottom right comer has beenreduced to 18 points, so White now has a biglead - about ten points. You leapt ahead atthe end.White wins by Il1h points.(lgo Club, August 1994)-29-

Japan v. U.S.A.Hiraoka scores his seventh win.-30 -

Japan v. ChinaRound 8: Japan v. ChinaWhite: Hiraoka Satoshi Uapan)Black: Wang Cun (China)Played on 27 May 1994.Commentary by Sakaguchi Ryuzo 9-dan.Report by Nakamura Chikako.This game was the only clash betweenmembers of the traditional top three, that is,Japan, China, and Korea. Usually they runinto each other on the third day, in the 5thand 6th rounds, but the course of the tournamentwas a little different this year. Korealost to Chinese Taipei in the 4th round andRomania in the 6th and as a result was notpaired against China or Japan at all. China'sloss, again to Chinese Taipei, in the 6thround accounted for why China did notmeet Japan until the final round.By the 6th round Hiraoka had pulled onepoint clear of the field, but if he had lost thisgame there would have been a three-way tiefor first with Chinese Taipei and China. Thebest way to take the title with good aji wasto win this game.~~v ~ ~ ~~ ~~Ih~+-+-~~~-4-4-+-+-+~~~~~I~~~~-+~+-~-+~+-~-+~~'Black 27 is too impatient. Black shouldtake up position with A and wait to seewhich way White jumps.'~~~~ A ~ .... .. ...~ f-~ ~' 'l1li11'''\~k) ,/~~~'".......- - ~"11'"- ~~H ~~H t?4--- H ~ /"'\ ...Y"11"~H t?2 .....T' "11"Dia.l"~ .4 :r;::~ -4~~~~~'" ....,... ~ ~ ..... ~A" ,.}' 1.~~~ ~ ~ ....~~1 ••• 1,.."~........... ,..,,..,I--k"/I; ~ ...'\... /'II ~ If >.~ ~~~ ....... 11"t:>. Y~ ,@)3 4~ k) ~~@~~~~~..,"II"r.~~v~ " "11'", ,..,.. ""..k?- k'" i!~ .. 1iiII.~~v ,."" .....,.""Figure 2 (28-57)Figure 1 (1-27)Figure 1 (1-27). Too impatientSakaguchi: 'Instead of 19, Black couldalso have invaded at the 3-3 point as in Dia.1. Choosing between blocking on the side(White 3) and at the bottom (White 2) will bea tough decision for White.Figure 2 (28-57). Unsuccessful sabakiWhite 28 is the strongest answer to theinvasion. Black now goes all out to seeksabaki, but not with much success.Sakaguchi: 'If Black uses 31 to play at 1 inDia. 2, he will have reason for concern afterWhite 6 and 8. White 32 is a calm move - ifinstead he pulls back at 1 in Dia. 3, Blackgets sabaki shape with 2 to 4. The sequence toWhite 42 is a one-way street.'Black 47. Black may have made a ponnuki,but it doesn't qualify as thickness; on the- 31 -

Japan v. Chinacontrary, it even runs the risk of comingunder attack. White has scored a successwithout having to work for it.tI~r--.. ~~ ~ ~A~y~" ..~:a.'IIi"~ II" k> .. ~r--"II"f--.. A ..~-.. ., .. .,"\-{) \..,1~~Dia.2AW .. ~y,/ .. .,I--r--.. ~.. .,'- r--"':~ ' 3..'~.. ~ .. 'lt~ .. .,.. .,..~\.,/"\"II'--9 \.,/I\. .. ~ .. ., A .....Oia.3.. ~.. .,White 52. Sakaguchi: 'This is an interestingmove. Instead of 53, Black should createsome aji by cutting with 1 and 3 in Oia. 4.When White captures with 54, there's no ajior anything here. The invasion of 57 feelsunreasonable.'A ...L. J...J...~- - ~f---(Y)~- - ).. ..... ~ iii'11111''11111''f--f--~"\ 11' ..~.~(Jt aex4> '\.,/ ... ""l1li".411~ .. ~ .l1li ill... ., '11111" .. .,~~Y K> 9-Oia.4) .A.... A ¢! !QQ~.. ~ .. \~.~ R- KX)4~ ,~ ~.."'....'11111"~""iiIIl , "\ Y~~.411 ~ ~: ... ",~ )- k) .. ~~"''''111 II" "\ "'I' .. ~"''''-(~---(,X ,~.\..I~If~.'~ .. ~ ~; .. .. 1 t'i(j'1''-1 y"'I''''''}~ ''' i\6~~ n;,"y ~ t' ~5o'.411 .. -i~~ ~Y~f'IIII'...'" .411.... '"~.. ill> ...I ....,... '"Figure 3 (58-70)~ .."'1'.411""'1'Figure 3 (58-70). Playing to the galleryThroughout the tournament Hiraokaplayed with composure. He never looked indanger except for one instant in his gameagainst Chou of Chinese Taipei. That wasthe only time he was level with or perhapsbehind the opponent. However, the descentof 66 was risky - White A would have beengood enough.'My games were not popular with thegallery,' said Hiraoka. 'People said theyweren't interesting. I played 66 to show thatI was prepared to fight, but I was overdoingthings. This game was dicey.'It's certainly true that Hiraoka won mostof his games without fighting, in contrast tothe usual pattern in the WAGe, where thetop contenders tend to be over-aggressive inthe decisive games. One got the feeling thathe was a level above the other players. If thegallery was expecting to see fierce fightinggames, it's not surprising it was disappointed.Sakaguchi: 'Black's one and only chancein this game is to use 67 to wedge in at 1 inDia. 5. If White resists with 2, he loses thesemeai after 7. White has to compromise with1 in Oia. 6, though that lets Black make goodshape with 2.'With 67, Black probably expected 1 inDia. 7, letting him play 2 and 4. White 68was a calm response - Black's hopes-32-

Japan v. Chinavanish.Black 69. If at 1 in Dia. 8, White plays 2and 4; the bottom left black group won'tsurvive this fight.Because Black failed to exploit White'smistake, White took a large profit. Luckseems to have been on Hiraoka's side.Dia.5position is now clearly good for White. It's atsuch times, however, that mentally onebecomes the most uneasy.-A.....A x~ ~¢!~ .~.'~... 11' ....R ~ KX )4~sr ..... p y ...""..... ~....... •~: ... II'~... )-K>---41..... 11' ... II' ........... 11' ... 11'k",.....,,~ ...'e :Y... ""~ " ., ~,~.. ~ .....LXII UI'n. ,......r.~ ~ ~/h r.~k / ~.,~ ~ ~'" ;.~ j\~~~. ~ ./""HK~~~ ~ 'C~ ' (~ .1. , ~ .... 1 It: ~G i)-~ .,~ ~ \::! ~ , . ... 11'UWII!!"IU' ~I,:, i ~)(I I}-... ,. A i\..Figure 4 (71-106)Dia. 6Hiraoka: 'White 72 and 74 are better leftunplayed. White 80 should be at 94; White82 in a sense invites Black 83, but it's a badajimove. Around here my play was erratic. Ithought Black would try to capture thewhite group in the bottom left corner. I gotoff lightly in the game.'Hiraoka was lucky that these small slipsdid not affect his lead.Dia.7I I 1 I~,-4- 'l1li11"~-QJt~ ~~ .. ~l$=t.h ..l!"r-~~ ~i ..!C'" "'-..~~- ~~'l1li II" Y ... '" .. II.I 'llii'" ...'"IDia.8Figure 4 (71-106). White wraps it up.Black started fights at the top and on thebottom left only to see his invading stonescaptured, letting White score points. TheDia.9Sakaguchi: 'Instead of 82, the propermove is White 93. White 84, threatening topull out a stone with A, is well timed. Thejump to 92 is a good move - playing theknight's move at 1 in Dia. 9 would be risky:Black has forcing moves after Black 'a'­White 'b', so he might try to capture Whitewith 2 to 6. Living with 98 makes the positionclear: White is ahead even on the board.'- 33 -

Japan v. ChinaUsually the winner of the game between China and Japan wins the tournament . ..Black seals off the centre with 101 to 105,but White 106 is miai, so he can't get a bigterritory. White has started to wind up thegame.wrap up a win. His strength is professionallevel. His go is composed, not flashy - itfilled me with admiration.'Figure 5 (107-147)Figure 5 (107-147). Professional levelWhite heads straight for the goal, takingno risks. Sakaguchi: 'Hiraoka knows how toFigure 6 (148-192)ko (over 69): 72, 75, 78,81,84,8788: connects (at 67)Figure 6 (148-192). The world number oneBlack resigns after White 192.- 34 -

Japan v. ChinaHiraoka was interviewed by Kido afterthe game.Kido: What got you started playing go?HS: I learnt from my father, who wasamateur 3-dan, in the second year of elementaryschool [probably aged 8]. Mymother was going to a beginners' class, so Ibecame her practice partner.K: When did you play go most seriously?HS: The members of the go club at myuniversity always say they've never seen meplay go. In high school I devoted myselfcompletely to athletics. If I had to name atime, it would be the 5th and 6th years ofelementary school and the 1st and 2nd yearsof junior high, when I joined the live-inspring and summer classes at theRyokuseien [run by Kikuchi Yasuro, whowonwon the 14th WAGe]. They were run like acamp and I thought of nothing but go.K: When did you get so strong?HS: I don't know. I don't play throughgames, though I do read Kido from beginningto end, as I'm a subscriber.K: Were you ever invited to become aprofessional ?KS: I was, but I didn't feel like it. My parentslet me make my own decisions, and Iwanted to try various things in the futurerather than limiting myself to one field.K: You have a poker face, but does losingupset you?KS: I'm not greedy, but I do dislike losing.I like to make a psychological analysisof the reasons when I lose.(Kido, July 1994.)- 35 -

The 5th Yokohama-Sotetsu CupThe World Women'sAmateur Go ChampionshipSato Akiko's second triumphThe 5th Yokohama-Sotetsu Cup: TheWorld Women's Amateur Go Championshipwas held at Shonan International VillageCenter from 29 September to 2 October withplayers from 24 countries and territoriesaround the world participating. Actually, 26players were scheduled to compete, but therepresentatives from Russia and the Ukrainewere unable to attend, so the tournamentfailed to top the record set in the 4th Cup in1992 of 25 players.As usual there was very fierce competitionamongst the Oriental players at the top,and the first five places were monopolizedby players who write their names with kanjior Chinese characters. The sixth place wasalso taken by a Chinese emigrant to Australia.However, the standard of play in thetournament continues to rise, and a numberof Western players showed that they weredrawing closer to the top level.This year's tournament saw the secondtriumph by Sato Akiko, who has recentlyThe 1994 World Women's Amateur Champion: Sato Akiko of Japan- 36 -

5 th Yokohama-Sotetsu CupAt the Opening Ceremony: Monique Berreby (France), Rilffaella Giardino (Italy),Carmen-MariaMateescu (Romania), Sato Akiko (Japan), Eleonore Gruber (Austria), and Beatriz Martinez (Spain)Sato defeats another former WWAGC champion, Kan Ying of Hong Kong, in the 6th round.-37 -

5 th Yokohama-Sotetsu Cupbeen dominating women's amateur events inJapan and also doing well in some opentournaments. Sa to won the tournament witha perfect score in the 3rd Cup in 1991 andshe seemed likely to repeat that feat thisyear, but after seven straight wins shestumbled in the last round, losing to ChangKai Sim of Chinese Taipei. That left her tiedwith Kwun Hyo-jin, an elementary-schoolstudent from Korea, but Sato prevailedthanks to a two-point lead in 50S. As in theW AGC, Korea always loses in ties - fateseems determined to deny her a victory inan amateur tournament.In retrospect, the key game turned out tobe the clash between Korea and Japan on themorning of the third day when both countrieshad 4-0 scores.Japanese fans were of course rooting forSato, but Ishida Yoshio 9-dan, the ChiefReferee, commented that actually Liu Ya Jieof China played the 'best-balanced go' of theplayers in the tournament. However, Liu,who is a go coach in Henan province, suffereda painful upset loss to Korea in thethird round that hurt her chances.This year two new countries were participating:Italy and Turkey. RaffaellaGiardino of Italy attracted a lot of attentionon the first day when she started with twowins, but unfortunately she was unable tokeep up this pace. She made 18th place,however, a creditable performance for adebut.The top place-getters were:1. Sato Akiko Oapan): 7-1 (50S 40)2. Kwun Hyo-jin (Korea): 7-1 (38)3. Kan Ying (Hong Kong): 6-2 (42)4. Chang Kai Sim (Ch. Taipei): 6-2 (39)5. LID Ya Jie (China): 5-3 (42)6. Zhang Xue Hui (Australia): 5-3 (39)7. Anlje Rapmund (Germany): 5-3 (34)8. Stella Chang (Canada): 5-3 (31)9. Martina Simunkova (Czech): 5-3 (31)10. Debbie Siemon (USA): 4-4 (36)Below, we present some games from thetournament with brief commentaries.Japan v. Korea (Round 5)White: Kwun Hyo-jin (Korea)Black: Sato Akiko Oapan)Played on 1 October 1994.Komi: 5th; time: 90 minutes each.~ f-- ~ AI ;;, ?' ~b ;;,~~~ ~ ~J" ~,.4.f.t:~;;,~~~~r:,.,~~I"~~~~ .~~ \~ ~~0\~ ~ ,qa2I---tf' ~~~Figure 1 (1-26).... 'II.,..t~...."... :..'4~Figure 1 (1-26). An erratic start by BlackBlack 21. An approach move at 22 issuperior; that would make better use of thethickness below. Black 23 is a little narrow asan extension from such a strong position.White 26. White A is correct shape. White26 just helps Black to strengthen herself.Figure 2 (27-52). Black is outplayed.White 32. White should simply connect at34, taking sente, then switch to the top rightcomer.Black 45. The key point is A. Up to 52,Black gains nothing from her attack - hercentre top position (39-45) hardly qualifiesas influence. White has done well.Figure 3 (53-74). White deserts.White 54 is a tesuji.White 58. Better to capture at A.White 74 is too greedy - needless to say,extending at B is the only move. White desertsthe battlefront.-38 -

5th Yokohama-Sotetsu CupFigure 2 (27-52)A~Pl~ r-0I-- , .. Ii. ">\.... ~ ...I--I-- :T .....1'l1li111" >< 'l1li111"~ .... ~ >J4~~H .n~:=~ )4~4 x ~~t~~ f >'~J( D ~ ~~~ ')4h4 ~. 1:11 I~ il~" ~: ~ : I ~>:'~QQI: .11: " I: t. ~H '41( )41( \J ~~~~~'\.Y......"1111"~1It.~"...1It.'l1li"AI.-I--m~~ ...

5 th Yokohama-Sotetsu Cupio. ,A~~ ..:.=-i( ~~,,~~~ I' ~ ~~.4IIi-, ~,,~ ,.," i'.. , ~ .~~,,:1\~; !~ ~~, " ViiIJ~~~~ 'iI. ~ b.;;~ .,y\ ~!:V..t::1:\~~~~~} ~wFigure 6 (151-200)~ , '\ ~ ~~-~k 10 ~~~ ~ ~ II.~~ If- ~~ f))" ~'1~ .~~~ ~ .. ~yf ~ ~Figure 1 (1-50)Figure 1 (1-50)White 32 is a good point: White is doingvery well. Exchanging 32 for 33 before invadingat 34 shows a good strategic sense.Black 47 is too deep. Usually Blackwouldn't be able to live after White caps at48.Figure 7 (201-227)7: connects (at 2); 16: connects (below 10)Figure 6, Figure 7Then she kills all the stones on the rightside. Her use of her dead stones with 61 onin particular is very skilful.White resigns after Black 227.China v. Korea (Round 3)White: Liu Ya Jie (China)Black: Kwun Hyo-jin (Korea)Played on 30 September 1994.Commentary by Ishida Yoshio 9-dan...t'')..d[....... ~~""11Ii I--'1:Jf..,... II. ~:.."jIIr"~~~(5=f---k~,...,... ~ ~ I:\~ .. ~ M~ ~"- -",="- v~'c: " V. ®r. C\t!~p.. .411'" .,'\ .. II... ..,.~I--~~ {~ 2 ~,.,~ ...m~'68\ j. •~ ' ''«: ~ \.-4"-QQ .411:~ ~~ ....... .,...,.. ., ~:x Y T"""ryFigure 2 (51-75)Figure 2 (51-75)White doesn't go all-out to kill the group,being content to get territory at the bottom.With 71 to 73, each player goes her ownway..~{--40-

5 th Yokohama-Sotetsu CupJi'P.Io.nb..fli >. ~~ ~ ..~~~_€.. ~,.~ .. ,..,.III.~ -. t- A -~ ~- '': ~H@~ ~ .~r-- ~~~~ @~Qv~ 0~ 88 •• \. ..r.~~Liu (left) seemed to be winning this game, but . ..-.. ~ -,. ..,..,.~ ~{)-~;Y' lit. .. lit. ' Ai :;., ~" .. .,.,.~..~ \ ~~.. ...~ -( ..... ...... !" .,..i~~ .. ~~I--~ , ~~ =8',..,.'\ ...'IIII~~ '\'II~ 4 R)±~'\'II•.lIIi~.. .. ~ ~o. ~,.~~~ , y """'yFigure 3 (76-100).... .,...... jjj(-~ .. "'l1li'"a furikilwari (trade), which upsets White'splans.The blow at the vital point of 33 decidesthe game in Black's favour.Figure 3 (76-100)White 82 must be the diagonal connectionat A.Figure 4 (101-150)White 18. If White had attached at A, thegame would have been over. Instead ofhaving her group simply collapse, Black getsFigure 3 (101-150)Figure 4 (151-215) (next page)Even though Liu lost this game, Ishidawas full of praise for her play.- 41 -

5th Yokohama-Sotetsu CupIshida: 'Because of lack of experience,they get into too much fighting, but bothplayers show talent. Comparing theJapanese, Korean, and Chinese players, inoverall strength, Liu has the best balance.'White resigns after Black 215.Japan v. Chinese Taipei (Round 8)White: Chang Kai Sim (Chinese Taipei)Black: Sato Akiko Gapan)Played on 2 October 1994.Just the opening of this game is given, butthat's enough.~ ~H~· ~~·~~~~r+++~~-' N ~@V)(j 'Hvl('m~.+-t---1f--t-+-+--+-+-t-t--r-r-1Figure 5 (151-215)ko: 92, 95, 98, 101, 104, 107, 110;111: throw-in (at 109); 113: koMoves after 54 omitted. Black resigns.Sato smiles ruefully on losing her final game. (The game recorder is Matthew Macfadyen.)-42-

5th International Amateur Pair Go TournamentThe 5th International AmateurPair Go ChampionshipMr. Yoshikuni Ichiro, President of the newly formed Japan Pair Go Association(he is also the Japanese Professional Baseball Commissioner), presents thecup for 1st place to the winning team of Sakai Hideyuki and Umezawa Yukari.The 5th International Amateur Pair GoChampionship was held at the EdmontonHotel in Tokyo on 26 and 27 November1994. This year four new countries - Singapore,Italy, Spain, and the Ukraine - joinedthe tournament, making a total of 16 teamsfrom around the world. However, victorywent to the home team of Umezawa Yukariand Sakai Hideyuki, who defeated Lee Jungwonand Park Sung-soo of Korea in the final.This is the third victory in a row and thefourth overall for the host country (whichhad quite an advantage, it should be noted,as it had 17 teams competing in the 32-teamtournament). Apart from Korea, no overseasteam made it past the second round.The other highlight of this pair go festivalwas the mammoth handicap tournament, inwhich 174 pairs competed. According to theorganizers, the number of applicants to participatein these pair go tournaments doubleseach year (for the even tournament,elimination rounds are staged throughoutJapan to pick the representatives for eacharea), which shows that pair go is catchingon. The number of overseas pair go tournamentsalso seems to be steadily increasing.Below we would like to present a briefcommentary on the final by Ishida Yoshio,who was the Chief Referee.White: Umezawa Yukari (2), Sakai Hideyuki(4)Black: Lee Jung-won (I), Park Sung-soo (3)Played on 27 November 1994.- 43 -

5th International Amateur Pair Go Tournament~-~~y ~::&fs:~1~J];~t , G)04D ~'I=' ~.... "~-4\CB~ ~8'- r-r~'111:.,~fIt.~~~~~ r-~~@)@ € ~~~ ' 30 aG)- r-2 '''"d~~~ r-~p--f) ~ r-~ t ~~ r-IFigure 1 (1- 37)Figure 1 (1-37)Black makes a good start, building a nice,wide position on the right side. AlreadyBlack has a slight advantage. Instead of 26,White should played the joseki of White 27,Black 31, White 26.Figure 2 (38-70)White 48. This counter is dubious: when~ .. 4I-- r.r.'6 f-........... ~~~~~~'\y.: ~J"., ...li:i\\A '; ~ t1 a,- ~g " ~ ~~ ~A 6~ ~oIf~~q~r- - ~ ~-r-~~ .....~~~ 'f\~_''f\....~w~Iil ~ P ~'!It1i\\ '\ ~:W..~"'" 'o~~( ~r.~ J:~--~68 • ~-Figure 2 (38- 70)'

5th International Amateur Pair Go TournamentA scene from the mammoth pair handicap tournamentRomania in action: Constantin-Cristian Ghioc and Carmen-Maria Mateescu- 45 -

5th International Amateur Pair Go TournamentFigure 3 (71-100)Figure 4 (101-150)Black 1. A bad move because it loses theclamp at Black 10. Black should have used 1to occupy A. With 4 and 6, the game beginsto look good for White.Umezawa: 'I would never think of playingWhite 4. I first realized what a goodpoint it was when my partner played it.Sakai helped me out.'Sakai: 'I was grateful for Black 1. Whitewants to play at 2 anyway. It was the opponentswho helped us out.'Umezawa and Sakai had a good day:they also won the Best Dresser Prize, whichis chosen by a group headed by Rin Kaihoand his wife. That made the usual swag ofprizes for the winners of this tournamenteven bigger.Figure 3 (71-100)Black 77. If Black is going to play here, heshould first atari at A, to make White heavy,then connect at 77. More important, Black 77passes up Black's last chance to invade at B.It would not be possible to capture thisstone; if White did make an unreasonable attemptto capture it, Black would be able tobuild strength on the outside.The really dubious moves, however, are93 and 1 in the next figure. Black 93 shouldbe at C.Figure 5 (151-208)97: connectsFigure 5 (151-208)Black resigns after White 208.Figure 4 (101-150)- 46 -

Go Around the WorldAustraliaThe future of go in Australia brightensevery year. Fuelled by immigration fromChina, Hong Kong, Korea, and Japan, aswell as natural growth within the diverselymulticultural Australian community, thenumber of go players is steadily increasing.And so is the level of talent. We must begaining at least two or three players a yearover 5-dan and we now have five playershovering slightly above 7-dan.All of this is accelerating the growth ofour lower dans and resulting in a large cropof kyu players about to invade the danranks. Nonetheless, we are a small community,probably 3,500 players in total,spread over seven major cities, all of whichare hundreds of kilometres apart. So thechances for people from all over the countryto get together are limited. This makes theNational Championships ever moreimportant. It's one of the few times eachyear that we are able to meet people fromthe other cities and catch up with all thenews, facts, and fictions.As to be expected, this year's Nationalsattracted the strongest field we've ever had.Lower dans in Australia once had a chanceto get to Japan, but those days are over. Thebenefit of having strong players in ourcommunity far outweighs that once slimchance. We're even getting to believe that,within the next five years, Australia maywell have a major chance in the WAGC.This year the Nationals hosted KonagaiMasaru 6-dan of the Nihon Ki-in. As a preliminaryto the Championships, Mr. Konagailed a three-day training camp at a popularresort area near Melbourne. This was thefirst of its kind and with 23 attendees thecamp was fully booked. Next year we willhave to arrange a far larger facility. Thefeeling for this beautiful game that Mr.Konagai imparted to us all was beyond description.One phrase he used is now part ofour go lore: 'The noodles at lunch tastedgood, perhaps because I felt I was leading.'Mr. Yang 9-dan from Korea also flew outto observe the Nationals. Mr. Yang isamongst the strongest players in Korea andParticipants in the Phillip Island training camp- 47 -

Go A round the WorldKonagai 6-dan playing simuls at Phillip Islandis part of a study group in that countrywhich is achieving Kitani-like status aroundthe world.Playing in the Nationals is tense at thebest of times. I'm sure everyone understandswhat we mean when we say it is a pleasureto have such Masters of Go in our midst, butplease, oh please, let them look the otherway when I play my next move ...A very special pleasure was watchingFred Flatow play in his second NationalChampionships. Fred plays around the shodanlevel but is better known as an AustralianOpen Chess Champion. His father, Kurt,was probably go's earliest pioneer in Australia;amongst other achievements, hefounded the Sydney Go Club and he neverreally regarded Fred's immense success atPresentation ceremony at the Nationals. (Centre: Mr. Yang; front right: Mr. Konagai)- 48 -

Go A round the Worldchess at being as important as Fred's goskills. Since Kurt's death last year, Fred hasbegun playing go with the seriousness on~ereserved for chess, out of homage to hisfather.After a close struggle among our top fourplayers, decided by one SOS point, Yu FeiWang became the new Australian Championand will be the strongest player we've yetsent to Japan. Andrew Chi will have to bepatient for one more year. .Meanwhile, following the Nationals, theintensity between our top players continues.Our four best are now engaged in a protractedleague-style struggle to determineascendancy.Other news includes the beginnings ofsomething close to all go players' hearts:commercial sponsorship. Our great thanksto the Po Hong company, who are nowsponsoring an annual tournament with prizemoney for both dan and kyu levels as part ofMelbourne's Chinese Arts Festival.Clubs across the country continue toprosper and if you are ever in our pa~t of theworld every single one of them will welcomeyou with delight.Address for correspondence:GPO Box 65Canberra ACTAustralia 2601Tel. 61-6-249- 2709 (bh), 273- 3108 (ah)Fax 249- 5549Electronic mail: Neville Smythe@anu.edu.auAGA Office Bearers for 1995President: Sang Dae HahnSecretary: Neville SmytheTreasurer: Patrick CulshawEditor: Peter JohnsonIGF Director: Brad MelkiCommittee Members: Jim Bates, Paul ClayCanadaThe 17th Canadian Open GoChampionshipFor the first time, this preeminentCanadian event was held in Victoria, thecapital of the province of British Columbia.However, this is the third time in thehistory of the Canadian Open that thisprestigious event was held in that province(the first time was in 1981 and the secondtime in 1992). Directed by Kirk Westergaard,with the assistance of Roy Langston,and organized by Richard Neil and theVictoria Go Club, this tournament attracteda total of 56 players. That is a rather lowturnout for the Open (the averageattendance for the preceding 16tournaments is 70 players) but understandablegiven the geographical location and ~erelatively smaller number of go players mWestern Canada.The main tournament of this six-roundevent was held over the Labour DayWeekend of September 3rd and 4th at themagnificent Empress Hotel facing VictoriaHarbour and just down the street from theprovincial legislative assembly building.The winner of the tournament was EungsooChoi 6-dan, a visitor from Korea. SinceChoi is not a Canadian citizen, the secondplacewinner, Sunghwa Hong 6-dan fromVancouver, became Canadian Championand Canada's representative at the 1995World Amateur Go Championship. Thewinner of third place was Stanley Chang 5-dan from Ottawa. There was a tie for fourthplace between Keiji Shimizu 6-dan andDino Cremonese 5-dan. After a playoff,Dino won, and both he and Stanley willrepresent Canada at the 1994 North AmericanFujitsu Qualifying Tournament.The winners of the other sections in thisevent were: Shiro Amano 3-dan, Woon­Seok Yang 1-kyu, Masa Kagami 5-kyu, andDonald Foxford 8-kyu, all from Vancouver.On the Monday of the long weekend, aplayoff was held to determine Can~da'srepresentatives at the 1994 InternationalAmateur Pair Go Championship. Thewinners were Stanley Chang 5-dan and his- 49 -

Go Around the Worldsister, Selina Chang 2-dan, both fromOttawa, Ontario. (Due to time constraints,the Canadian Go Association had to selectthe Canadian representative at the WorldWomen's Amateur Go Championship priorto the Canadian Open.)The participants in the Canadian Openwere treated to the visit of two womenprofessional go players on their way back toJapan after touring in Mexico: Inoue HatsueI-dan and Nakamura Kuniko I-dan. Theyprovided some commentaries and somesimultaneous games during a reception onFriday and again on Monday.Next year (1995), the Canadian Open isslated to be held in Toronto, Ontario, againover the Labour Day Weekend, September2nd and 3rd.Ontario's Major Tournaments in 1994The 4th Kingston Open was held onJanuary 2nd on the campus of Queen'sUniversity. Organized by the Kingston GoClub, this three-round event attracted atotal of 40 players, 12 more than last year,and was divided into seven sections. Thefirst-place winners of each section were:Stanley Chang 5-dan (Ottawa), Yi-ChumDing 4-dan (Kingston), Peter Hamley 3-dan(Marmora, Ont.), Gerry Fung 2-dan(Ottawa), Cheng-Ping Chen 2-kyu(Kingston), John Fodor 7-kyu (Ottawa), andJayson Law 13-kyu (Whitby, Ont.).The 2nd Heritage Go Classic was heldon February 5th and 6th in Ottawa atHeritage Games, a commercialestablishment devoted to selling traditionalgames of the world. This six-round event,organized by Steve Donaldson, co-owner ofHeritage Games, attracted 32 players. Thewinners of the five sections were: Yuzo Ota5-dan (Montreal), Z. Zhang 3-dan (Ottawa),Mike Cheng I-dan (Ottawa), John Fodor 7-kyu (Ottawa), and Jean-Charles Gregoire12-kyu (Ottawa).The Toronto Open was held on theweekend of March 12th and 13th at itstraditional location, the third floor debatingroom of the venerable Hart House on thecampus of the University of Toronto.Organized by the Toronto Go Club with PatThompson as tournament director, this six-round event attracted a total of 72 players,16 more than last year.The overall winner was Zhi-Qi Yu 6-dan(Toronto). The winners of the remainingseven divisions were: Shi Chen 4-dan(Toronto), Philip Waldron 3-dan (Waterloo,Ont.), Luping Zhang I-dan (Toronto), PeterMcMain 2-kyu (St-Catherines, Ont.),Samuel Law 7-kyu (Ajax, Ont.), RussellLevy 11-kyu (Toronto), and Bryce Moore21-kyu (Ajax, Ont.).The 12th Ottawa Open, held on April 9thand 10th, attracted 28 players and wasorganized by the Ottawa Go Club withMarc Lecours as tournament director. Thissix-round event was divided into fivesections, and the winners were: StanleyChang 5-dan, Jang Hwang 3-dan, KevinZou I-dan, Wayne Ling 3-kyu, and MaxChe 14-kyu, all from Ottawa.The 10th Ottawa Meijin Tournamentlasted from December 1993 to May 1994and had a total participation of 16 players.Stanley Chang reclaimed the title of OttawaMeijin that he had lost last year to VincentWong. The best kyu player was AndrewZhang 5-kyu. This event was organized byCharles Chang and the Ottawa Chinese GoClub.The 11th Ottawa Chinese Goe Cup wasmoved from its traditional time of theThanksgiving weekend in October to itsnew permanent time of mid-June. This year,and presumably for years to come, thetournament was the beneficiary of anofficial sponsor, the Taiwan OverseasChinese Education and Culture Center(located in Toronto). Organized by theOttawa Chinese Go Club with Isabel Changas tournament director, this event attracteda total of 56 players. The top place-getterswere: Ming-Liang Dong 5-dan (Montreal),William Hewitt 3-dan (Rochester, N.Y.),Hao-Ming Wu 2-d an (Kingston), StanleyWilliams 1-kyu (Toronto), and J.C. Imbeault12-kyu (Ottawa).Quebec's Major Tournaments of 1994The 13th Montreal Honinbo was held inFebruary and was again won by Lian-MingDong 5-dan who defeated his challenger- 50 -

Go A round the Worldand winner of the Honinbo League, YuzoOta 5-dan. This annual event was organizedby Andre Labelle and the Montreal GoClub.The 15th Winter Tournament was heldon February 27th and was won by StanleyChang 5-dan from Ottawa. This threeroundevent, sponsored by the Consulate­General of Japan and organized by theAssociation quebec;oise des joueurs de go,attracted 32 players. The winners of theremaining three sections were: Thomas Fox2-dan (Montreal), Renjie Xu 2-dan(Montreal), and Wayne Ling 5-kyu(Ottawa).The 16th Quebec Open, held on May21st and 22nd, was won by Louis Leroux 5-dan from Montreal with an impressivescore of six wins. This six-round event,which is organized by the Associationquebec;oise des joueurs de go with StevenMays as tournament director, drew a totalparticipation of 37 players, ten more thanlast year's all-time low of 27 players. Thefirst place winners in the other threedivisions were: Stella Chang 2-dan(Ottawa), Peter Schumer 3-kyu(Middlebury, Vermont), and Louis Borgeat11-kyu (Quebec City).British Columbia's Major Tournaments of1994A tournament was held on January 30 tocelebrate the 20th anniversary of theVancouver Go Association. Thirty-sixplayers, divided into four sections,participated in this four-round event, whichwas directed by Richard Woloshyn andCarlos Costa and which was held at theDunbar Community Center in Vancouver.The winners of each section were: SunghwaHong 6-dan, Eric Cheng I-dan, Y.K. Son 3-kyu, and Derek Vichert 12-kyu.The 2nd Vernal Equinox Tournament,held ~ March, was divided into fourgroups and was organized by Moto Miyata,Richard Neil, and Ken Taylor. The winnersof each section were: Sunghwa Hong 6-dan,Hirotake Tomita I-dan, Carlos Costa 7-kyu,and Jamie Chrones 14-kyu.The 12th Hollyhock Go Workshop washeld from July 11 to 17. This year thenumber of participants reached an all-timehigh of 30, ranging in strength from 20-kyuto 4-dan and coming from as far away asToronto and Florida. As in the last numberof years, James Kerwin was on hand toprovide instruction to players on how toimprove the quality of their games. Alsoon hand was Roy Langston (5-danamateur), who provided instruction for theweaker players.Located on Cortes Island in the wilds ofBritish Columbia, about 160 kilometersnorth of Vancouver, the locale provides awonderful setting for a relaxed yetconcentrated attention to go. Next year theWorkshop is scheduled to be held fromAugust 6 to 12, the week before the U.S. GoCongress (which will be held in Seattle fromAugust 12 to 20). For more informationcontact Rex Wyler, Box 85, Manson'sLanding, Cortes Island, B.C. VOP 1KO. Tel.:(604) 935-6736.(N.B. In last year's Ranka I mistakenlyreported that the Hollyhock Workshopbegan in 1987. Actually, it began in 1983. Itwas in 1987 that James Kerwin beganattending regularly.)Canada's Representatives at InternationalEvents16th World Amateur Go Championship:Jong Choi 6-dan (Vancouver)11th World Youth Goe Championship:Gerry Fung 2-dan (Ottawa), Selina Chang 2-dan (Ottawa)4th North American Ing CupTournament: June Ki Beck 6-dan (Toronto),Sunghwa Hong 6-dan (Vancouver), LouisLeroux 5-dan (Montreal)5th World Women's Amateur GoChampionship: Stella Chang 2-dan(Ottawa)8th North American Fujitsu QualifyingTournament: Stanley Chang 5-dan(Ottawa), Dino Cremonese 5-dan(Vancouver)5th International Amateur Pair GoChampionship: Stanley Chang 5-dan(Ottawa), Selina Chang 2-d an (Ottawa).- 51-

Go A round the WorldList of CGA ExecutivesPresident/International Liaison: DavidErbach, 71 Brixford Crescent, Winnipeg,Manitoba, R2N lEI. Tel. (204) 256-2537.Vice President: Sunghwa Hong, 7033 204thSt., Langley, B.C., V3R 4P7. Tel. (604) 533-0892.Registrar /Treasurer: Carlos Carvalho, 71 St.Dunstan's Bay, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T3H6. Tel. (204) 452-6472.Editor: Charles Chang, 917 Killeen Ave., Ottawa,Ontario, K2A 2Y1. Tel. (613) 722-0603.Ratings Officer: Pat Thompson, 383 MarySt. North #1, Oshawa, Ontario, L1G 5C9.Tel. (90S) 728-0669.Youth Co-ordinator: Isabel Chang, sameaddress as Charles Chang.Club Co-ordinator: Stephen Coughlan, 33Melwood Ave., Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3N1E4. Tel. (902) 477-1766.Executives at large: Carlos Costa(Vancouver), Orah Costello (Vancouver),Roy Langston (Vancouver), Steven Mays(Montreal), Suhk Joo Yoon (Toronto).(Report by Steven J.c. Mays)1985: Matti Siivola1986: Vesa Laatikainen1987: Vesa Laatikainen1988: Vesa Laatikainen1989: Matti Siivola1990: Vesa Laatikainen1991: Vesa Laatikainen1992: Matti Siivola1993: Vesa Laatikainen1994: Vesa LaatikainenAround 1982 we made contact with twoplayers in Tampere, the second largest cityin Finland. The Finnish Go Association wasfounded in 1987. Now we have go clubs andplayer groups in five places: Helsinki, Tampere,Turku, Salo, and Lapinjarvi. The numberof active players is about 100.The first Finnish go book was publishedin 1988. It was written by Matti Siivola andLauri Paatero. A go magazine, Sente, hasbeen published at irregular intervals. In May1992 the first newsletter of the Finnish GoAssociation was published.(Matti Siivola)FranceParis TournamentGuo Juan 6-dan of Holland topped afield of 230 players, 58 of them from outsideFrance, competing in the Paris Tournament,held on 2-4 April. Top place-getters were:FinlandThe first go club in Finland was foundedin 1979 in Helsinki. Before that there weresome individual players. The first FinnishChampionship was played in 1981 and waswon by Matti Siivola, who competed in theWorld 'Amateur Go Championship in 1982.The Finnish Champions are:1981: Matti Siivola1982: Lauri Paatero1983: Matti Siivola1984: Lauri Paatero- 52 -1. Guo Juan 6-dan (Holland)2. Shen Guangji 6-dan (Germany)3. Pierre Colmez 5-dan (France), Lu Jinqiang5-dan (Germany)5. Vladimir Danek 5-dan (Czech)6. Frederic Donzet 5-dan (France)7. Jean MichelS-dan (France)Germany10th German OpenThis tournament was held in Essen on 15,16 January with 165 participants. Zhao Pei 5-

Go A round the Worlddan and Guo Juan 6-dan tied for 1st placewith 4-1 scores. Shen Guangji, the winner in1992 and 1993, had to be content with 3rdplace.Mainz TournamentThis tournament was held on 26, 27March, and the winner was Kettenring 3-dan, followed by Mertz I-dan.Konstanz TournamentThirty-nine players participated in thistournament, staged by the Konstanz GoClub on 23, 24 April. The winner was the favourite,Felix von Arnim 4-dan. G. Schmid3-dan and F. Giljum 2-dan took 2nd and 3rdplaces respectively.34th Hannover International Messe TournamentThis tournament was held on 30 Apriland 1 May, with 132 participants, not quiteas many as the previous year. Two players,Franz-Josef Dickhut and R. Nechanicky(Czech), ended up with the same score (4wins) and the same SOS, but Dickhut prevailedthrough a superior SOSOS. M. Wolffand S.N. Park, 3rd and 4th respectively, alsohad four wins.Hamburg Monkey Jump TournamentThe Hamburg Affensprung or MonkeyJump Tournament was held on 21-23 Maywith 119 participants. Shen Guangji(Frankfurt/ China) won all six of his gamesto take first place ahead of Zhao Pei 5-dan(5/6) and David Schoffel6-dan (4/ 6).The qualifying tournament for the GermanChampionship was held at the sametime and was won by Malte Schuster with a5-1 score. Qualifying with him for theChampionship were: Egbert Rittner, LutzFranke, Jan SchrOer, Felix von Arnim, andJens Gillwald.The Bochumer Bambus TournamentHeld on 8 and 9 October, this tournamentwas won by Zhao Pei, who won all five ofher games. She was followed by Franz-JosefDickhut and Christoph Gerlach, both onthree points.1994 German ChampionshipThe 1994 German Championship washeld at Humboldt University in Berlin from27 to 30 October. Eight players took part in afiercely fought seven-round Swiss tournamentwhich no one player was able to dominate.Winner of first place, with five wins,was Egbert Rittner 4-dan of Hamburg. Secondplace was taken by Felix von Arnim 4-dan of Karlsruhe, who also scored five wins.Next was Jens Gillwald 4-dan of Hamburgand fourth place went to Malte Schuster 5-dan of Berlin, who both had four wins. Theywere followed by Franz-Josef Dickhut 4-danof Bochum (3 points, 5th), Jiirgen Mattern 5-dan of Berlin (3 points, 6th), Jan Schroer 4-dan of Bielefeld (2 points, 7th), and LutzFranke 4-dan of Hamburg (2 points, 8th).Forty-eight players took part in the companiontournament. Stefan Lange and MarcoFimhaber tied for first place and Stefan Liesegangand Robert Jasiek tied for third.German Rating ListIn the latest rating list we have to hand,dated August 1994, top place goes to ShenGuangji 6-dan of Frankfurt. The top ten are:1. Shen Guangji 27272. Jiirgen Mattern 25773. Zhao Pei 25744. Franz-Josef Dickhut 25615. Christoph Gerlach 25386. Laurent Heiser 25267. Sang-Nam Park 25208. David Schoffel 25169. Malte Schuster 250910. Egbert Rittner 2508IrelandThis year was marked mostly by a welcomeincrease in the number of foreign participantsin our open events. The Irish Open,held in March 1994, attracted a total of 25players, including ten dan players, making itthe largest and strongest tournament everheld in Ireland. The winner was Tony Goddard5-dan from Belfast. The Irish Open- 53 -

Go A round the WorldHandicap Tournament in November 1994also attracted many players from abroadand was won by Mark Ivey 9-kyu fromPreston, UK.We were again fortunate to have ourusual quota of summer visitors and this yearthey included two professionals from Chinatouring after the European Go Congress. Mr.Wang Guan Jun 8-dan and Mr. Chen ZhiGang 6-dan spent a frenzied weekend inAugust humbling our local players. Thanksare due to the Chinese Embassy for layingon a sumptuous reception also.The Irish National Championship wasagain won by Noel Mitchell 2-dan; John Gibson2-kyu was second and represented Irelandin the 16th WAGC in Kyoto, finishing arespectable 38th. Commencing this year wehave changed to a points system (points beingaccumulated each year) to select futurerepresentatives.We look forward to the year ahead andanticipate a further increase in internationalvisitors since from 1995 the Irish Open willbe a European Grand Prix tournament.(Noel Mitchell)learned from them. Traditionally, there weretwo open tournaments a year with two sections,one for kyu and one for dan players.Mr. Noboru Sato, formerly a JAL executive,gave a considerable impulse to the nucleusof dan players. He was very activepromoting the game and he invited Mexicanplayers to form an association in 1983. Thuswas born the Asociaci6n Mexicana de Go. Alittle later, the AMexGO began to particfpatein the WAGC. Mr. Sato returned to Japan in1984.In January of 1989, we had the honor of avisit by Ishii Kunio 9-dan, who gave severallectures and simultaneous game exhibitions.Iwamoto Kaoru 9-dan also visited Mexico acouple of times in the mid-70s to promotethe game.In the last five years, contact with theAmerican Go Association has increased, andwe are participating in some of their activities.We have many plans and hopes and weare sure that, despite our meager resources,go will continue to develop here and ourlevel of competition will rise. Our main projectis teaching children. Two players in particular,Mr. Marcos Arambula' and Mr. Ferriz,are spending a lot of time teachingchildren how to play go.MexicoThe game of go was introduced intoMexico (Mexico City) around 1962 by acouple of mathematicians who had learnt itin the United States. A few years later it wasa common sight to see people playing it inthe coffee shops of the Faculty of Sciences ofthe Mexico National University (UNAM) orin the Mathematics Department of the ResearchCenter of the National PolitechnicalInstitute (IPN).A t the beginning of the next decade,there were a few dozen players and the firsttournament was organized; in the middle ofthe decade, the commercial relationship betweenJapan and Mexico became muchcloser, and many Japanese technicians andbusinessmen working in Mexico began toplay in the Mexico-Japanese Friendship Association(AMJA), and Mexican players- 54 -

Go A round the WorldThe NetherlandsThere have been several new developmentsin Dutch go activities. Mr. RobKoopman, who has been an active boardmember of the Dutch Go Association formany years, will be its new president.Mr. R. KoopmanKorenmolen 152353 XE LeiderdorpTel. +71-419136This year we also welcomed the openingof the lng's European Go School. Mrs. GuoJuan, a former 5-dan professional, will organizego lessons for players of every level.A very important part of the go school activitieswill be the promotion of go in Dutchsecondary schools. This certainly foreshadowsa large increase in the number of youngplayers and in years to come will increasethe strength of European go.Furthermore, a new go-playing centrehas been opened in Amsterdam. Mr. MengingChu is responsible for this excellent locationin the centre of Amsterdam, where itis possible to play go seven days a week.GO-center 'De Loge'Waterlooplein 73AmsterdamTel. +20-6248110The Nihon Ki-in Foundation EuropeanGo and Cultural Centre, donated to theEuropean go community by Iwamoto Senseithree years ago, has already established afirm base. It continues to expand its activitiesto promote go in Europe. The EuropeanGo Centre developed the plan 'Go Promotion1994-1997'. The focus of this plan is on~ssisting ~ational go associations in developmgan active policy to promote go. The GoCentre - in close cooperation with theEuropean Go Federation and national go organizations- plans to provide teaching andpromotional materials and also offers organizationalsupport all over Europe. To helpfurther this end, a third employee has beentaken on by the centre, former DutchChampion Mr. Frank Janssen, who recentlyfinished a training course held by the NihonKi-in to become an official Go Teacher.The centre has become a meeting placefor all kinds of go activities on a nationaland international scale. If you happen to beRobert Rehm (left) playing Caspar Nyhuis at the new Amsterdam go centre- 55 -

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in the Amsterdam region, please visit theEuropean Go Centre.European Go and Cultural CentreSchokland 141181 HV AmstelveenTel. +20-6455555, fax +20-6473209Go A round the WorldThe 1994 Hitachi European Go CongressThe most important go event of the yearwas held in Maastricht. From July 24th toAugust 6th, more than 500 people gatheredto play in the main tournament or in one ofthe many side tournaments. The tournamentstook place in an old but renovatedmonastery with an inner court and a largegarden, provided by University of Limburg,which hosted the congress. The sun shonefor practically the entire fortnight and thegarden was always full of players relaxingor taking the opportunity to play somegames outside.Between and after games many peoplewent out for a stroll in Maastricht. Maastrichtis the oldest city in Holland and hasmany ancient houses and streets. This provideda very pleasant atmosphere, also becausethe most beautiful comers and squaresof Maastricht are filled with terraces, whereone could have some refreshments or even anice dinner. The tournament was made possibleby the main sponsors Hitachi, JAL, thecity of Maastricht, and the province ofLimburg.The main tournament was run on theMacMahon system in ten rounds and wasattended by 333 players. A top group of 32players was selected to compete for theEuropean and the Open European Championship.Two of the main favorites, Guo Juanand Shen Guangji, ran into each other veryearly, in the fourth round. Many believedthis game would decide the outcome of thetournament. The entire game could be followedon an internal video system. SaijoMasataka, 8-dan professional from Japan,commented at move 148: 'If Black (Shen)does not win, I am a very weak player.'Everyone at the congress already knew Saijoas a very strong professional, who tookevery opportunity to play and teach all theparticipants in the congress.Tsukuda and Kitano in the garden of theUniversity of LimburgHowever, Guo Juan's fighting spirit enabledher to turn the game around in herfavour. After the fifth round, in which shebeat a Dutch favourite Gilles van Eeden, shetook a one-point lead. The seventh roundsaw a big surprise: Manfred Wimmer fromAustria beat Guo Juan by one and halfpoints. Unfortunately, no game record survived.Wimmer, who had already won theEuropean Championship in 1969 (Ljubljana)and in 1974 (Zagreb), after 20 years againhad a big chance. However, he still had tosurvive three rounds.The only one still unbeaten after sevenrounds was Dragos Bajenaru 5-kyu.Bajenaru was one of a large group ofchildren from Romania who traveled a longway by bus to enjoy the tournament. Manyof the children already play quite strongly;undoubtedly they will be among the strongestEuropean amateurs in the years to come.Catalin Taranu, a top Romanian amateur,was responsible in the eighth round for thediminution of Wimmer's chances. Wimmeralso lost to Shen in the last round. Meanwhile,Guo beat the Japanese favouritesMiyakawa and then Kai to finish first in theEuropean Championship after all. By winningthe title, she qualifies as European contenderin the Tong Yang Securities Cup.Next year she intends to defend her title in-57-

Go Around the WorldThe Pair Go Tournament: (from left) Erik Puyt, Annemarie Wagelaar, Fujita Kiyoshi, and Egami YukoTuchola. In the last round Wimmer beatChristoph Gerlach from Germany andbecame second best European. He won aticket donated by Japan Airlines.The congress was very lively because ofthe many side events organized on sparedays and in the evenings. The pair tournamentwas again a big success with 36 pairs.However, as always, it was a big challengeto remain silent. For many, even when theydid not speak, their faces told the story ofsurprise, happiness, and intense sadness.The first group was won by Guo Juan andMatti Groot, the second by Hovingh and vanDiepen. The winners and runners-up receivedvases awarded by La-Ia-la PlanningCompany from Japan.The weekend tournament could hardlybe labeled a 'side' event: with 350 players itwas the biggest so far in Holland. After fourrounds, only Shen and Guo were unbeatenin the top MacMahon group. In the decidinggame in the fifth and final round Guo managedto beat Shen for the second time in fourdays and became winner of the weekendtournament.The Rengo tournament had one specialfeature. To promote international contactand better relations between players of differentstrength, the organization decided togive bonus points to multinational andmulti-strength teams. There were severalteams who gained up to 30 points extrakomi. The winner, however, was the all-Chinese team Ingdes, with a half-point victoryin the final round.The open European 9x9 Championshipsaw an exciting clash between Japanese andEuropean 9x9 specialists. In Japan, a televisionprogram is broadcast weekly in whichtwo professionals playa 9x9 game. YukoEgami does the presentation and Fujita Kiyoshiis the director of the program. In theend, in two fine games the Open Dutch 9x9Champion Frank Janssen managed to beatboth players to become European 9x9Champion.The computer tournament was won byMr. Janusz Kraszek's program 'Star of Poland'.The lightning tournament was enteredby 141 players. In fast fights - everybodygot ten minutes playing time and no byoyomi- 64 people placed themselves in thefinals. The proud winner was CatalinTaranu from Romania. The rapid tournament,which was played throughout thefortnight in the afternoons, was a popularinnovation. It was won by WataruMiyakawa with a perfect score. Probably thenoisiest, most companionable and also fastesttournament played was the children's13x13 tournament. In less than two hours(after five rounds!) the winner was ValetinGheorghiu from Romania.A very important factor in the success ofthe congress was the visits of professionalsfrom China and Japan. They played countlessteaching games and gave game com-- 58 -

Go A round the WorldThe final game of the European Open 13x13 Tournament saw an all-Dutch final betweenHilde Houtkoop 20-kyu, the winner (on the right) and ten-year-old Rene Frehe(on the left). In the playoff for third place, Ion Florescu 5-dan beat Wim Hofma 2-dan.mentaries to everybody. Every afternoonone game was televised for a big audiencewith a professional commentary. FromChina came Chen Zhigang 6-dan and WangGuanjun 8-dan. From Japan there wereKitano Ryo 5-dan, Tsukuda Akiko I-dan,Nakayama Noriyuki 6-dan, Shirae Haruhiko7-dan, Yoshida Harumi I-dan, MuraokaShigeyuki 9-dan, and Inoue Shusaku 5-dan.The big favourite of everybody was SaijoMasataka 8-dan, well known from Prague,who played teaching games from the earlymorning until late at night. This year he wasaccompanied by his wife, who played in themain tournament.The 1994 European Go Congress wasclearly a success, thanks to the smooth organization,the nice weather, the energy andtime devoted to teaching and other activitiesby the visiting Japanese and Chinese professionalsand of course the good humor ofthe participants. We already look forward tonext year's Go Congress in Tuchola inPoland.1994 Dutch ChampionshipOnce again Ronald Schlemper triumphed.He won eight games in a row towin his 14th national title since 1978. GeraldWesthoff, who lived in Japan for five years,was this year's runner-up. He won sevengames, losing only to Schlemper. Schlemperwill represent Holland in the 1995 WAGC.We will be interested to see if he can improveon his third and fourth places in 1991and 1993.The Amsterdam TournamentOn Ascension Day 160 players from allover Europe gathered for the AmsterdamTournament. They were joined by five SouthAfrican players, who flew many miles especiallyfor this tournament. This year therewas only one Asian name among the topplayers. Zhang Shutai, who lives in London,just managed to beat Mark Boon from Hollandin the fourth round. In the fifth, GeraldWesthoff was also unable to stop Zhangfrom winning the tournament. Westhoff and-59-

Go Around the WorldThe winner, Shen Guangji, and runner-up, Frank Janssen, in the 3rd Obayashi CupBoon went on to finish second and third.International representationThe 5th lng Cup Tournament, sponsoredby the lng Chang-Ki Foundation, took placein Milan for the 24 strongest European players.Among them were Shen Guangji andRob van Zeijst, a Dutchman who lives in Tokyo.Last year they shared first place in afour-way tie with Zhang and Schlemper,neither of whom unfortunately competedthis year. The tournament culminated in anexciting all-Dutch final between van Zeijstand Guo Juan. Guo Juan won and becamethe first winner since 1991 to win the lngCup without losing a game.At the World Amateur Go ChampionshipHolland was represented by Michiel Eijkhout.He did not succeed in helping to closethe gap between the Asian countries and therest of the world, as Mateescu from Romaniadid by beating Kim from Korea. However,Eijkhout did score 4 out of 8.The 3rd Obayashi Cup, sponsored by theconstruction company that carried out thereconstruction of the European Go Centre,was again a success. In the final, with livelive commentary by Saijo Masataka Sensei,Frank Janssen had to resign against ShenGuangji.ConclusionAgain Robert Rehm became DutchLightning Champion. Mrs. Marianne Diederenand Mr. Rene Aaij became PairChampions and represented Holland in theWorld Pair Go Championship held in Tokyoin November. Leiden became Dutch ClubChampion.Of course, many other players enjoyedtheir go in many other tournaments, in Hollandand elsewhere in Europe. And surelythe activities of the European Go Centre andthe opening of lng's European Go Schoolforeshadow a further spread of the game ofgo both in Holland and in Europe.(Report by Matti Groot)- 60 -

Go A round the WorldDavid Schaffel and Matthew Cocke meet in the Ing Cup in Milan.-61-

RomaniaThe oldest go player in Romania is WalterSchmidt, an amateur 3-dan from Timisoara.He started to play go shortly after theend of the Second World War and succeededin teaching a few close friends. Oneof his students, Andras Venczel, played inthe 4th W AGC, taking 23rd place out of 32players. He was also invited to the first IGFmeeting, so Romania became a foundingmember of this organization.In 1983, Gheorghe Paun, a mathematicianspecializing in game theory, started to publisha series of articles on go in a very popularscience magazine, Science and Technics.Besides the elementary rules, he also includedeasy go problems and stories fromthe world of go. His articles attracted a lot ofinterest, and, as a result, on 1 September1983 the first Romanian go club wasfounded in Bucharest. There were over 30members, all enthusiasts but very weakplayers. Shortly after that, Radu Baciu, anamateur 3-dan who had already learnt gosome years earlier from a Japanese friendjoined the club.'Another character from these beginningdays was Zhang Hai Tao, a Chinese studentof mathematics at Bucharest University.Radu and Hai Tao raised a whole generationof young players. I am thrilled (even now) torecall the times when they faced each otheron the go board: all the other games stoppedand we all watched with keen interest themoves of the two masters. Radu's play wasvery imaginative, with lots of furikawariswhile Hai Tao had strong yomi (reading)~They both left their mark on what is calledtoday 'the Romanian style'.The Bucharest Go Club was sometimesvisited by Sumiya Haruya, a 4-dan Japaneseplayer. Sumiya-san was always kind and hiselegant advice helped many of us becomestronger. He also made a contribution tospread~g Romanian culture overseas bytranslating some of our most interesting literaryworks into Japanese.Meanwhile, go clubs started to appear inother big cities, so in 1986 the first NationalGo Tournament was organized in Cluj. Morethan 100 players from all over the countryGo World- 62 -took part in this competition.Since 1988 Romania has been continuouslyrepresented at the WAGC, and the resultsof our players have steadily improved..~ 1990, after some years of being ignoredOffiCIally (making our position close toillegal), the Romanian Go Federation wasfounded as part of the Ministry of Youth andSport. Today we have over 500 activemembers (about 150 of whom are schoolchildren) and hold about 20 internaltournaments a year. Some Romanian gobooks have been published: one forbeginners, one with go problems by G. Paun,and one with commentaries by R. Baciu ongames from Romanian tournaments. Locallyproduced go sets have been sold in the tensof thousands.There are three major tournaments inRomania:The National Championship1986: Radu Baciu1987: Sergiu Irimie1988: Mihai Blsca1989: Sorin Gherman1990: Robert Mateescu1991: Sorin Gherman1992: Marcel Crasmaru1993: Robert Mateescu1994: Catalin TaranuThe R.G.F. Trophy1988: Radu Baciu1989: Mihai Blsea1990: Mihai Blsca1991: Mihai Blsca1992: Mihai Blsca1993: Catalin Taranu1994: Robert MateescuThe Romanian Cup1991: Lucretiu Calota1992: Mihai B"lSca1993: Catalin Taranu1994: Mihai BlscaIn 1992 the European Team GoChampionship was organized in Romania,and since 1993 ~ the Bucharest OpenTournament, played at the end ofSeptember, has been part of the Fujitsu

Go WorldIshii Kunio 9-dan and Shoji Kilzuko 3-dan surrounded by local go fans on their visit to RomaniaGrand Prix d'Europe circuit. So far,however, the distances involved in travelingfor players from other countries haveproved to be a great handicap.The increasing go activity in our countryattracted the kind attention of some. professional go players, and in February1994 Ryo Kitano 5-dan paid us a visit(accompanied by Hiroshi Shima and MasatoTanaka, two players well known toEuropeans). In October 1994 we also had thehonour of meeting Kunio Ishii 9-dan andMs. Kazuko Shoji 3-dan. These were veryenjoyable visits for us and they greatlyhelped the promotion of go.(Report by Mihai Bfsca)SloveniaThe history of go in Slovenia can befound in Ranka Yearbook 10, so in the followingarticle we shall deal only with eventsoccurring in the last year. The 1994 go calendarin Slovenia was much the same as theprevious year. The main events are listedbelow, beginning with late 1993.1993The Third Open Tournament of LjubljanaThirteen players competed in this handicaptournament, which was held on 18 and19 December and won by Leon Matoh (6points), ahead of Milan Zakotnik (5 points)and, on 4 points, Cernivec, Mrak, andGaspari.1994The Sixth Lado Omejec MemorialSince 1993, this tournament has had thestatus of a Grand Prix tournament. This yearit was held in Bled on 15- 17 April and 45players from nine countries took part (28had dan rankings and 15 of them were 4-danor stronger). The 1993 winner, Shen Guangji,won the tournament again; second wasNechanicky (Czech), and third Milller(Austria). Some Slovenian players got Grand.Prix points: Matoh four points (for sixthplace), and Cefarin and Gaspari three points.The 3rd Slovenian Team ChampionshipFour teams (with dan players) competedin this tournament, held in Kranj on 14 Mayand won by the team from Novo mesto(Matoh, Bizjak, Cefarin, and Harlander) with11 points. The Ljubljana team (Ekart, Klemencic,Gaspari, and Movrin) was secondwith six points, followed by the Mariborteam with four points and the Kranj teamwith three points.The 7th Maribor Open TournamentThirty players participated in this handicaptournament, held on 24 and 25 September;21 had dan rankings and 13 of them- 63 -

Go Worldwere 3-dan or stronger. The tournament waswon by Milan Zakotnik (six points), aheadof Leon Matoh and Vladimir Kuhar(Croatia), both of whom also scored sixpoints.The 26th Slovenian ChampionshipThis, the fourth championship held sinceSlovenia became independent, was held inBled on 20-23 October. As usual, 16 playersparticipated in the seven-round tournament.The winner and Slovenian champion wasLeon Matoh with a perfect score. He wasfollowed by Milan Zakotnik and Jure Klemencic,both on five points.1974: BizjakThe Lado Omejec Memorial TournamentThe Lado Omejec Memorial Tournamentwas played from 1989 to 1992 in Jezersko.Since 1993, this tournament has been playedin Bled and it has attained the status of a FujitsuGrand Prix tournament. A co-sponsorof the tournament is the Hotel Astoria,which is located close by the Lake of Bled, soparticipants receive a discount of 40%. Thesetournaments are reported on the radio andin the newspapers, so they are very usefulfor promoting go in Slovenia.(Report by Peter Gaspari)Congress of the Slovenian Go AssociationAt the annual congress, held on 21 October,the current executive was re-elected. Anew rating list was also approved. The totalnumber of dan players reached 51, includingfive 5-dans and seven 4-dans. The delegatesto the congress also approved the report ofthe Go club Kranj on the preparations for theSeventh Lado Omejec Memorial Tournament-TheThird Grand Prix TournamentBled 1995 (7-9 April).On this occasion, we would like to mentionthat big tournaments have a long historyin Slovenia.The Golden Dragon Tournament (thecup 'Zlati zmaj') is a team tournament (fourplayerteams at first, then three-player)which was held in Ljubljana 15 times in arow from 1964 to 1978. These internationaltournaments were in their time the biggesttournaments in Europe (with the exceptionof the European Go Congresses). The highestnumber of participants was 72.From 1969 to 1974 strong individual internationaltournaments for the Ervin FinkCup were also held in Bled. The winners ofthese tournaments were:1969: Wimmer and Wiltschek1970: Mutabzija and Ekart1971: Mattern1972: Takahashi1973: Klemencic- 64 -Slovenian Champions1968: Ekart, Gaspari, Intihar, Sturm1969: Ekart1971: Ekart1972: Gaspari, Klemencic1973: Flajs, Gaspari, Klemencic, Zagorc1974:Ekart1975: Cefarin1976: Jukic1977: Cefarin1978:Suc1979: Mutabzija1980: Mutabzija1981: Ekart1982: Mutabzija1983: Bizjak1984: Bizjak1985: Bizjak1986: Bizjak1987: Klemencic1988: Mutabzija1989:Bizjak1990: Mutabzija1991: Cefarin1992: Matoh1993: Ekart1994: MatohSouth AfricaSouth Arica joined the International GoFederation in 1993 and sent its first representativeto the WAGC in 1994. The actualSouth African champion was not able to at-

Go Worldtend because of exams, but Paul Edwardstook his place and found the experience veryrewarding. On 8-9 October 1994 the SouthAfrican Championship was held in Johannesburg,and Victor Chew 5-dan won all hisgames to become the new SA Champion. Hewas followed by Clive Hunt 1-dan and PaulEdwards 1-dan. With the exception of ChrisVisser 2-dan, who is South African butspends most of his time in Australia, thereare no other dan players in South Africa atpresent.The go community in So . th Africa hasgrown somewhat in the last few years,thanks to some publicity which SABC TVaired after five South African delegates attendedthe European Grand Prix in Amsterdamin 1994. There are now six looselyformed go clubs in South Africa, and threeof them are well organized and meeting on aregular basis. We invite overseas playerswho wish to visit South Africa to contact us;we will do what we can to make your staypleasant by adding some go to youritinerary.(Report from Jose F. Santiago)SwitzerlandA new wave, small at the moment, butnonetheless a wave, is agitating the peacefulpond of Swiss go. Not only are there severalyoung players approaching the dan level,but there are now children following thefootsteps of their fathers into the subtletiesof the King of strategic games. (Since asupermarket computer made mincemeat ofKasparov, we are now entitled to make thatclaim! A mite difficult for chess players toexplain away.)The most recent Swiss Go Championshiptook place at La Chaux-de-Fonds in Octoberof 1994. This competition occupies a specialplace on our tournament calendar, since itmotivates everyone who believes he has achance some day to fly to Japan to take partin the WAGC.In the absence of Patrice Gosteli and thestrongest non-Swiss players resident inSwitzerland, it was the Genevois PhilippeNicolet 2-dan who succeeded for the firsttime in his long career in winning the title ofSwiss champion - a title he had long desiredand finally attained. Directly behindhim came the Chinese Wang Fei, also 2-dan,a new star in the Genevan constellation of goplayers.Playing in exceptionally bad form, boththe reigning champion Fran~ois Borloz 2-dan and Martin DUrst 1-dan from Zurichcould only manage 8th and 10th places respectivelyin the field of 12.The surprise was the contingent of upand-coming1-kyus, Daniel Baumann, RobertoMorrison, Stefan Reiser, and the twinssebastian and Laurent Koch. In the lastgame, sebastian, born May 4, 1973, ten minutesbefore his brother, managed to imposehis rights of seniority by winning a directconfrontation and thus placing 3rd in the18th Swiss Championship.According to their results in the championship,Swiss players receive each year preciouspoints which one day may allow themto climb into a plane and represent Switzerlandin the WAGC. In order to keep the dooropen for improved new faces, a rule of ourchampionship forbids a player from beingour representative more than once everythree years. In 1994, the multiple Swisschampion Patrice Gosteli (ten titles, nine ofthem consecutive!) ceded his place toFran~ois Borloz. With his accumulatedpoints, he would still be entitled to go to theW AGC in 1995. However, he has been absentfrom the go scene for a year now, andwhen consulted by telephone he displayed aremarkable degree of 'fair play' by saying 'Idon't think it fair of me to go to Japan withouthaving participated in the currentchampionship tournament.'One could launch into an existentialstorm and demonstrate a proof of a remarkableethic. Thank you, Patrice. We hope thatyour place at the centre of Swiss go does notremain vacant for too long. Thus it is a newcomerto the scene, sebastian Koch, who willbe beginning his studies in computer scienceand mathematics at Geneva, who will takepart in the next world amateur championship.- 65 -

Go WorldAlan Held and Marcel Schweizer, the twin 1" h.p motors of go in SwitzerlandTo formalize this emergence of a newgeneration of players, a younger governingcommittee will be elected at the 1995 annualgeneral meeting, and Marcel Schweizer andAlan Held, who have essentially been theSwiss Federation since its founding some 15years ago, will (they hope!) disappear fromthe scene. It is anticipated that one of themore difficult tasks of t11e Federation willvanish in that by accepting the ratings of thenewly established European rating systemas the official Swiss rating the Federationwill no longer be responsible for grading theplayers - always a difficult task in a smallcountry where the players play too manygames among themselves.Thus, in one matter at least, a group ofSwiss does recognize that there are someadvantages to Europe even if most of thecountry still lags behind us.(Report by Marcel Schweizer, with his poetrydisguised by Alan Held IS translation)- 66 -

Go A round the WorldThailandA tournament for beginners, the Thai Go Tournament I, was held from May to June with 37 participants.About 100 members and guests attended the final match, which was followed by a cocktail reception at theTawana Ramada Hotel.The Go Association of Thailand has beenconcentrating its activities on promoting goin the local community, especially in Thaibusiness and educational institutions. Thethree main activities were organizing tournamentsfor beginners, carrying out publicrelations campaigns, and holding basic goclasses. We would like to present a pictorialreport on our 1994 activities.With the strong support of the Commanding General, the first internal tournament was held at theArtillery Center. Participants ranged from sergeants to colonels.-67-

Go A round the WorldThe prize-giving ceremony at the Artillery Center Internal TournamentThirty clerical and executive staff members participated in the CP Retailing andDistribution Business Group Internal Tournament, held from August to September 1994.- 68 -

Go Around the WorldThe Commanding General, Pichai Chhinnasotta, presents the prizes at the Lopburi/ChiangmaiInter Club Friendship Tournament, held at the Artillery Center, Lopburi.Five teams from commercial firms and one team from Kasetsart University competed in the Bangkok GoFriendship Tournament, held from November to December 1994.- 69 -

Go A round the WorldMr. Korsak Chairasmisak, the President of the Thai Go Association, took time off from his busy scheduleto give introductory talks on go at various business luncheons and other special events. He also gavelectures at several well-known universities and was interviewed by the press about go.The Thai Go Club in Bangkok organized two demonstrations of go at The Assumption University andThammasart University. Hundreds of students visited our booths.-70-

Go Around the WorldDemonstration class for university studentsDuring 1994, 17 basic go classes, each attended by 15 to 20 pupils, were conducted at the Club and atuniversities in Bangkok.-71-

Go Around the WorldUnited KingdomHarold Lee (centre> and first-place winners MatthewCocke (left> and Shutai Zhang at the 1994 London OpenAs the year of the hen faded into the yearof the dog, over 100 players battled at go atthe London Open. The opening one- dayfast-play event saw two players unbeaten atthe top: Shutai Zhang, the Chinese fromLondon, and Matthew Cocke, the youngmaverick from Liverpool. Shutai also wonthe Lightning, beating T. Mark Hall in anexciting final. In the Open itself playersbattled under Ing Rules thanks to sponsorshipby the Ing Foundation. However, Hitachiwere the main sponsors, donating alarge TV to the top school - Culcheth fromCheshire. Shutai again won all his games towin ahead of Macfadyen, Cocke, Hall, Wall,and Rickard. Top visitor was 2-dan A.Grzeschniok from Germany who was sixthand also won the Hitachi camcorder in thewinners' draw.During the year the regional titles wereshared around the top British players.Leamington Club took their share of trophies,with Matthew Macfadyen 6-danwinning at Furze Platt and Barmouth, NickWebber 3-dan winning on tie-break at Wansteadand Toby Manning putting in a goodresult at 2-d an to win the Three PeaksTournament. Yet another dub member DesCann 4-dan won at Shrewsbury to ensurethat the goban, usually held by Macfadyen,stayed in the dub. Stevenage's WilliamConnolley 3-dan won at Oxford, and Cambridge'SJohn Rickard 4-dan won the Wessexand tied on home ground with T. Mark Hall4-dan. Hall also won at Swindon. SimonShiu 3-dan of Teesside won twice, atLeicester and Birmingham, whilst Reading'sEdmund Shaw 5-dan won Milton Keynesand Wanstead's Alistair Wall 4-dan won theScottish Open in Edinburgh. Tony Goddard5-dan travelled from Belfast to Dublin to winthe Irish Open. The 1994 West SurreyHandicap was won by Paul Margetts 1-kyufrom Epsom Downs, whereas shodanJonathan Chetwynd from London won thesame tournament at the end of 1993.The British was hosted by LeamingtonClub at Warwick University. 114 players attendedand despite organising and the distractionof a parallel bird watchers' conferenceMatthew Macfadyen kept a dear headto win the British Open ahead of Des Cann- 72 -

Go A round the WorldJones v. Jones at the British Congressand win the Lightning by beating Dutch 1-kyu Steven van Belle in the final.The Northern was the first tournament inthe 1994-95 European Grand Prix circuit.However, the mainland Europeans chose togo to the Obayashi Cup in Amsterdam instead.This left Des Cann and MatthewCocke with the chance to tie for first, havingMs. Shoji playing a simultaneous at the Central London Go club (14 October)- 73 -

Go A round the WorldT. Mark Hall beats Francis Roads despite double-headed dragon (Swindon, 6 November)drawn their mutual game. The other placeswere taken by Messrs Shiu, Webber, Hall,Thorsteinsson, Rickard, Shepperson, Hazelden,and Manning.The first stage of choosing the challengerfor Shutai Zhang's British Championshipwas the six-round Candidates' Tournament.Cocke, Matthews, May, Webber and Hallwere the five who survived to the next stage.Reserve was Andrew Jones. In theChallengers' League Matthew Cocke wasstill on form, finishing second ahead ofShaw, but behind Macfadyen, who will beattempting to regain the title after returningfrom his autumn stay in Japan.Also in Japan in 1994 was Des Cann whowas 21st in the World Amateur in Kyoto. Hewas placed the same as Shepperson in 1993,despite losing to expatriate Jim Bates, whowas 22nd for Australia. Alison Cross 1-kyuwon the women's qualifier and representedBritain at the WWAGC; she was placed 19th.Pair Go champions were Nick Webber andAlison Jones who, in Japan, lost to USA inthe first round and then had fun in thehandicap section.Schools' Champions were BrakenhaleSchool from Bracknell, who won after ninetimes of Furze Platt winning. The Under 18and Youth Champion was Joseph Beaton.David King won the Under 16 and John-Paul Kenton the Under 14.In friendship matches against the LondonJapanese, the spring tournament and theBattersea Park Matsuri were won by theBrits and Central London won the autumnteam tournament. Some of the strongestJapanese had returned home, leaving theirteam a little weaker at the top than normal.In club events Reading won the ThamesValley Go League Tournament on tie-breakfrom Epsom Downs, and Wanstead won thePink Stone and the Teesside Team Tournament.Leamington held on to the JubileeChallenge Trophy after beating off somestrong challenges from the above clubs.Very few British attended the Europeanin Maastricht, with only Clive Wright winninga prize in either main or weekend. Thereason for the lack of British was a strongattendance at the US Open in WashingtonDC. John Rickard won the 4-dan section,Nick Webber the 3-dan, and Tony Warburtonthe 1-kyu section.In the Die-Hards Tournament Jim Clareand John Rickard won prizes. Prizes werealso won at Pair Go, but the most importantvictory was the British win in the InternationalFriendship match - though of coursethe taking part is always more importantthan the winning!(Report by Tony Atkins)- 74 -

Go A round the World1994: The Year in American Goby Roy Laird(Special note: To nunmuze confusionabout the order of Asian names, the followingconvention is used throughout this article:The names of Asian players residing inAsia will usually be reported family namefirst, with a comma separating them, whileAsian-Americans will be named 'Westernstyle',that is, given name first.)We begin this year's article with a reporton a growing phenomenon in the US - the'workshop'. Blessed as we are with so manyresident pros, we have seen the naturalgrowth of a series of public and privateseminars arising around the country that focuson study and improvement, with actualcompetition only secondary. Jim Kerwin'sweek-long Hollyhock Farms seminar inBritish Columbia in August has grown rapidlyover the past several years, inspiringChinese 9-dan Jujo Jiang to conduct a successfulspring workshop in Cleveland. AsChris Garlock reports below, Kerwin's newwinter workshop kicked off 1994 for the US.James Kerwin's Winter Workshopby Chris GarlockJanuary 1994: a major earthquake rockedCalifornia; bitter cold held the nation in anicy grip; the Buffalo Bills lost their fourthconsecutive Super Bowl; President Clintonoutlined the State of the Union.And now, . the important news: theAmerican Go Calendar has a major newevent, Jim Kerwin's Winter Workshop.The first annual winter workshop drew13 hardy go players to New York's CatskillMountains for five chilly days, January 26-30. Although the workshop officially beganat noon on Wednesday, January 26, most ofthe players arrived the night before, in anattempt to beat yet another winter storm.The original complement of 12 playerswas rounded out to a baker's dozen whenFranklin Pierce abandoned his post at theNew York Stock Exchange for a more usefulpursuit.Hosting the workshop was the venerableSolway House, a cross between a mountainresort and a bed-and-breakfast. The foodand accommodations were excellent, althoughfor some reason the tennis court andswimming pool went oddly unused. Maybenext year.Mealtime discussions were always energeticand engaging, with table-mates of Mr.Kerwin's assured either a lively politicaldeba te or discussion of a wide range of gorelatedissues.Sensei Kerwin set a grueling pace, withthree games a day, and two analysis sessions.Responding to suggestions at lastyear's Hollyhock Workshop, the analysissessions were limited to 25 minutes each,allowing analysis of almost all gamesplayed. As is typical of many of theseevents, the criticism from the other playerswas far more merciless than that by Mr.Kerwin, who endeavored to find redeemingqualities whenever possible (a difficult, ifnot often impossible task).The focus of the workshop was learningto play the 'power game', a concept of playthat many grasped mentally but foundstrangely difficult to actually implement.Essentially, this involves swapping territoryfor power: the key is knowing how -and when - to use the power thus acquired.Workshop participants looking foreasy answers to the question 'How do I getstronger' heard this simple reply: 'Study,study, study.' A tremendous advantage ofthis workshop was the fact that none of thegames were AGA-rated, which enabledstudents to freely experiment with the conceptsbeing advanced by Mr. Kerwin. Winningwas not rewarded, nor losing punished:playing well was recognized andapplauded while poor play was held up tocriticism (and withering ridicule from fellowstudents).The evening game was always a hand i-- 75 -

Go A round the Worldcapped game, and during the course of theworkshop everyone got a chance not only toplay each other but to play Mr. Kerwin, aswell. In point of fact, playing with Mr.Kerwin was more of an exercise in the art ofresigning. (Except, it must be noted for therecord, for the sole victory of student overteacher by Very Serious Student Mark GilstonI-dan. Cynics may note the fact that itwas Gilston who arranged for SolwayHouse to host the event, but I was the otherorganizer and Mr. Kerwin showed me nomercy in our game, so draw your own conclusions... )Mr. Kerwin's strength as a teacher is hisability to put complex concepts in simpleterms. Perhaps his most damning critique ofAmerican amateur play is that so many ofour amateurs 'have more respect for theirown moves than for their teacher's opinion.'In practice, this sometimes led to argumentsover lines of play by students having difficultyletting go of old habits.By the end of the workshop, however,light was definitely beginning to glimmerfor most, if not all, of the participants. Manyold habits had at least been exposed to thebright light of professional knowledge, andnew ideas offered for consideration andstudy.A t one point Jim Mihailsin I-dan suggestedextended study of a professionalgame. This 'meta-game' approach got Kerwinthinking about a new teaching approachdesigned to focus on universal issues,rather than individualistic analyses ofspecific players' games. All players wouldbe given an opening position from a progame. In the first phase of instruction,workshop participants would analyze theboard situation, then play on from that position.In the analysis session, Mr. Kerwinwould be able to skip the endless discussionsusually engendered by misplayed sequencesin amateur games, and go straightto common misconceptions in the opening.In the second phase, players would resumethe same game at a critical juncture ofthe middle game, where the balance ofpower and territory must be accurately assessedin order to develop a good line ofplay. In the third and final phase, the play-ers would face the onset of the macro-endgame,enabling them to practice the criticalendgame skills of counting and understandingthe value of sente and gote sequences.This method would allow players togain crucial 'distance' from the game, sinceit is not entirely 'theirs'. Winning and losingwould became academic in the joint searchfor deeper understanding of the game.With the promise of this colloquy ahead, theparticipants scraped five days of snow andice off their cars on Sunday and drove offwith Sensei Kerwin's assurance that properapplication of the power game would demolishunsuspecting opponents (and thus,fortuitously, assure THEIR attendance atnext year's Winter Workshop).Janice Kim Places Secondin Korean Pro TournamentWhile Kerwin was preparing and giving hisworkshop our other native-born pro, Janice Kim,was in Korea surprising even herself as shemoved toward the final round of a televised Koreanprofessional tournament. She filed this report.On December 1st last year (1993) I receiveda fax from my teacher Jeung Soohyun7-dan. The Education Broadcast System,a new television network in Korea, wassponsoring a speed tournament for womenprofessionals and asked if I would participate.I was nervous about playing a speedtournament on television, especially when Iheard that I needed to be in Seoul on the3rd to draw for the first pairing. In myusual fashion I decided to leave it up to fateand called the airlines, expecting to belaughed at when I explained that I needed aticket the next day at a reasonable price.Evidently the Fates had decided I wouldplay. I found myself on the plane headedfor Seoul with no time for cram sessions orginseng infusions.This is the kind of thing my parents call'running around,' as in 'Janice, you shouldn'tbe running around like this.' Clearly,they are not impressed by fate's role in thesematters.- 76 -

Go Around the WorldIt is always a mystery to me why peoplesmile indulgently when I talk about howold I feel. Whereas just a few years ago Icould regard a trans-Pacific flight as an opportunityto catch a few movies, I nowstumble off planes with the lower back painof a forty-year-old car mechanic. Coupledwith the accommodations in Seoul (mygrandmother actually uses a ceramic headrestinstead of a pillow), I appeared at theKorean Go Association's main building at10:00 a.m. the next day with the cheesysmile plastered to my face that I reserve forbeing informed that I have submitted thewinning number in the Publishers' ClearingHouse Sweepstakes, but have forgotten topaste the gold seal on my entry.At the same time as the EBS Cup, thewomen's Guksoo title was being held, so itwas determined that I would play in theleague. I drew the pole position and foundmyself playing the first round at 10:30. Photographerswere snapping pictures wildlyas I sat down to face my first opponent, agirl who hadn't started playing go when Ibecame a professional in 1987. I was completelytaken aback by the calm and decisiveway she snapped the stones down.With three hours per player, I didn't evenmake it to lunch.I found out later how it was the youngwoman had become so strong so quickly:Mr. Gwon's Go Training Camp, termed by afriend of mine the 'Go_lag' for reasons I wasyet to discover. That evening I was enrolledas a temporary inmate of the Camp, withfifty odd professional and strong amateurmembers, equally divided between girlsand boys, average age fourteen. There areno ranks, however: everyone plays evengames, and even Yoo Chang-hyuk, winnerof the Fujitsu Cup, gets a friendly challengeto solve a home-cooked problem from alaughing twelve-year-old boy. I played twogames and found myself (where else?) in BLeague.I draw the tenth position in the EBS Cup,so I don't have to play for quite a while. Iwatch the opening rounds, the olderwomen visibly shaking and muttering andthe Go Camp members expressionlesslywatching their namecards go up the ladder.The tournament is a very serious affair,with prize money equalling or exceedingsome other titles held by such luminaries asLee Chang-ho. All the contestants are presentedwith two-inch solid kaya boards inplastic shopping bags. At the Camp, thebags flutter like giant confetti around theplaying room.My first game in the EBS Cup is againstCho Young-suk, the first woman to becomea professional in Korea. I've played twicewith her, once winning in my professionalpromotion and losing in an exhibition gamelater. At the time of my loss Jimmy Chasaid, 'She's quite strong, isn't she?' At theCamp, Jimmy Cha himself is playing withYoon Young-sun, the favorite to win bothwomen's titles this year. He has just lost hisbig corner territory by a rather clever invasionon Young-sun's part. She is a tall,older-looking junior high schooler with adeep voice and a cheerful, outgoing manner- I like her immediately.Jimmy regales the groups that go out fordinner with funny stories and tales from theAmerican go hinterlands. He explains howin America they don't understand thenature of handicap play, or just how big nokomior reverse-komi handicaps are. Sowhen he comes to Korea sometimes he forgetsand tries to play White and give reversekomi with Korean amateurs and getstrounced. I reflect that this is not reallysaying how strong Korean players are butsaying something about go itself, that asBlack in handicap play one may, if inspiredenough by winning yet chilled enough topull it off, adopt virtually risk-free strategiesthat result in micro losses (Le. the oneswe discard in even games as 'unfavorable')for a virtually risk-free win. Young-sunplays very hard, refusing to accept even asmall loss in the last fight even though sheis ahead. Eventually she resigns and theyreview. Things that make you go hmm,indeed.Jujo Jiang 9-dan, who is in town, sits patientlyduring these long dinners in whichevery word goes down in Korean. He's justfinished playing with Lee Sang-hoon 3 dan,whom I saw last when he was 11 years oldand who is now one of the top young play-- 77 -

Go A round the Worlders in Korea. Sang-hoon was one of thespecial insei who by character and/ orexploit earned a nickname (it's a pun thatfails in translation.) I (another former nicknamedinsei, 'Dosirak' or 'Lunchbox') was soimpressed by his skill in this game (onwhich Sang-hoon made no comment andJujo mentioned in disgust that they bothmade a poor showing in the horrificallybloody opening) that I followed him aroundasking to play and review my games,causing some disturbance. He was verygracious about it, so when I left, in additionto giving small presents to the girls at theCamp I gave him a fancy lighter that Ibought on the street. I bought another oneas a gift for the manager of the Go Institute,but discovered later that it was sans acrucial part of the mechanism.I win the game against Cho Young-suk.I must with some embarrassment transmitwhat my kind of go playing is called:'genius go.' This is not really a compliment.It essentially means that I daydream whileplaying, relying on what I know rather thanon hard analysis. This flaw seemed to beworking to my advantage in the EBS Cup,since the time limit of thirty seconds permove eliminated some of the advantage theother players had in actually thinking aboutwhat they were doing. I didn't figure thisout until later, I was just faintly surprised tofind myself advancing in the tournament.What is it like to play in a tournament ontelevision? What things crossed my mind?Cho Nam-chul 9-dan, in the opening remarks,admonished us not to think of the'eight million people watching,' but I wonderedwhat would happen if one suddenly,desperately had to go to the bathroom,cluck like a chicken, etc. Answer: You don't.You are paralyzed by the lights. Go truism:it is hard to win and easy to lose, and losinggets easier and easier as one gets better. Sogetting better at go is about making it easierto lose, until not even a small mistake but aless than perfect move is all it takes to dropinto the abyss. One glides toward the axis oflosing, until one is infinitesimally close.I must play with all the other membersof B League in order to enter A League. Bythis time I am recovered sufficiently to holdoff my pre-teen competition. Everyone saysI have improved radically by being enteredin the Camp. I have trouble accepting theidea that I have improved a stone in a weekbut who knows. I periodically suggest that Iam struggling to keep it together but mysunny roommate assures me that this is trueof everyone. This strikes me as being similarin logic to feeling better about having abrain tumor because all my co-workershave one too. There must be some psychologicalcomponent because whereas eachone of my victories in B League seems hardfought, when Yoo Chang-hyuk stops by Iwin my game in eleven minutes. I amshowing off.There is a very cute little boy from Taiwanwho is staying in Mr. Gwon's house,who is one of the top players in A League.Mr. Gwon gives each student in the house alOOO-won bill and we playa straight knockouttournament, with the winner to take theproceeds. I feel guilty about corruptingminors and even worse about being unableto defeat this boy, whose name sounds verysimilar to 'Johnny 0 .' For the first timeJohnny 0 and I play in the final round and Iemerge the victor. I buy french fries withmy prize for everyone at the Camp, andYoung-sun is startled to hear where themoney came from. 'Won the tournament?'She pauses, disconcerted. 'Even games?'This is spurious, as they are always evengames. My friend John Lee says, 'It's reallyweird how everyone thinks you're so weak,Jan.' My Jungian totemic analysis of thesituation is that everyone thinks I am aprairie dog, but actually I am a hawk. Giggleif you will.I defeat Young-sun in the EBS Cup, I advanceto the final round. I walk into the Kiwonand am immediately enveloped ingood vibrations. 'You must have gottenstronger,' Baek Sung-ho 8-dan breaks fromhis game to say to me. 'Just lucky,' I smileback Players are stopping, nodding andsmiling. This is fun, I could get used to this.Reporters are asking questions, photographersare taking photos. I am selected toplay the New Year's Game on television,which I play in a traditional costume designedfor someone weighing, say, 78- 78 -

Go Around the WorldJujo teaches the youngsters while workshop participants look on.pounds easily. The producer isn't awarethat I can play go at all. My former archnemesis as an insei is the game recorder andsends death messages telepathically. I'm informedthat the ratings jumped and they'dlike to thank me for appearing and theKorean IRS will be taking my playing fee.The inane quotes attributed to me in thepapers make me embarrassed. A journalistcalls to harangue me about missing aninterview I knew nothing about. I feelsomewhat lonely and surprisingly bored inthose little 'in-between' moments. It wouldbe disingenuous for me to suggest that Istudy go at times like this. I really only liketo play and review, or failing that, go tol~ch (now you know the origin of myruckname, perhaps). Nevertheless, this kindof fame is interesting. Sang-hoon laughsand says, 'So that's it. You don't care for betteror worse, only that life must be interesting.''How much did you win by?' a girl at theCamp asks.'Half a point,' I reply.Her eyes widen. 'Big sister Young-sunmust have been so mad!'Mad? I think, surprised. I have yet to seethe Campsters evoke any emotion before,during, or after a game.I find them perfect in equanimity.Jujo's Bootcamp 3by Chris Garlock'Down on the ground, give me twentytsume-go problems!''Yes, sir!'Well, maybe it wasn't quite that tough,but Jujo's 'Bootcamp #3' was no vacation forthe 28 recruits who showed up at theCleveland Quality Inn May 11 through 15.The six-round rated tournament wasreplaced this year with a four-round tournament,which was voted a rated tournamentafter discussion by the players, someof whom felt that the learning processwould be enhanced by not rating the games.. A ~tag-team ' event was added this year,m which several teams played Jujo simultaneously.In theory two or more headsshould be better than one but in practice thereverse was true. In fact, the teams ofstronger players often spent much of theirtime arguing with each other about wherethey should move. Still, these games wereuseful exercises in thinking about the whereand. why of moves. The marathon analysisseSSlOns that earned previous workshopsthe 'Bootcamp' title were back. Daily tournamentgames were grist for the mill of Sgt.Jujo's merciless wit and wisdom, and raw- 79 -

Go A round the Worldmeat for the ferocious criticism of fellowplayers, all conducted in the good-naturedpursuit of higher go knowledge.One highlight of this year's Workshopwas an exciting game between Jujo and JingYang, a former teammate of his from Chinawho now lives in the Cleveland area. Andparticipants also especially enjoyed theMongolian Barbecue Banquet on Saturdaynight.Tournament winner Wanda Metcalf with SenseiHost Robert Chu worked hard throughoutthe event to accommodate the players'every need. The entire menu was completelychanged to a more varied andhealthful diet, fresh fruit was provideddaily in the playing room, and the nosmokingrule was vigorously enforced, ensuringa healthier playing atmosphere.An exciting addition this year was theattendance of two young players, BenjaminGarlock, 18-kyu, eight years old, and Pierre­Yves LaFleche, 4-kyu, 12 years old. Thesetwo representatives of a new go generationwere given much encouragement by therest of the players.This year's winner was Wanda Metcalf,3-kyu, who won three out of four games toearn an armful of great prizes to accompanythe tournament trophy. Her accomplishmentwas testament both to her victories onthe board and to the teaching ability of Jujo:Wanda has attended all three Bootcampsessions.Agreement Reachedwith Ing FoundationThe agreement is signed, and the money ishere. The AGA will receive a donation of$90,000 cash and $10,000 in equipment,each year for the next three years. The AGAwill use this grant to promote go and lng'sSST Rules of Goe.The agreement states: 'Both partiesdesire to advance and further the game ofgo and lng's SST Rules of Goe in the UnitedStates of America and the Western hemisphere.The AGA recognizes that the Ingrules are a legitimate and well-consideredsolution to the problem of international gorules and wishes to reconsider its own rulesin light of the work of the Ing Foundationand Mr. Ing Chang-ki ... . The AGA shallevaluate and promote lng's SST Rules ofGoe. This will include educating our membersand youth, sponsoring tournamentsusing Ing SST Rules, and holding meetingsto discuss, explain and promote the Ing SSTRules. Tournaments that use Ing funds willuse Ing rules.'Four general types of project are underconsideration:• Sponsored amateur tournaments: Any existingtournament that wishes to use the SSTRules of Goe can apply for sponsorshipfunds, which will probably be allocatedbased on the number of people expected toattend. Note that you will need Ing bowls(supplied in this grant) to use the Ing rules.Clubs can also request shipments of equipmentto upgrade their facilities and for useas prizes, though tournament supplies willhave first priority this year. Newly createdtournaments and events are also welcometo apply.• Pro Tournament: A special MastersLeague will be promulgated, probablyalong the lines of major Asian tournaments.- 80 -

Go A round the WorldAmerican pros, and possibly some selectedtop amateurs, will compete in a leaguethroughout the year, with many gamesplayed on the Internet Go Server. At theend, a challenger will be selected to take onthe current title holder, in a series to beplayed at the US Go Congress. This year wewill pick a title holder; next year and in succeedingyears, we will pick a challenger.• Education: When AGA President PhilStraus asked for ideas on how to use themoney, one frequent suggestion was a professionallyproduced introductory video,for the average non-player. Other educationalideas, especially about teaching children,are also fundable.• Public Relations: Straus also intends toretain a PR firm at a small fee, probably afew thousand dollars, and challenge themto pay for themselves with an equivalentnumber of new members.The AGA is very grateful to the IngFoundation for this tremendous opportunityto promote go in America. Straus, formerAGA Treasurer Michael Simon andprofessional Janice Kim have written a shortand clear statement of the Ing rules, ausable guide for players and tournamentsconducted under the Ing rules.The Ing funds will be used for specialprojects only. They will not be used tounderwrite operating expenses. Journals,Newsletters and other member services willbe covered by member dollars. We won'tdepend on outside support for our basicoperations.Personnel ChangesA series of new officers took over,beginning with Treasurer Michael Simon'sresignation. Simon computerized AGAfinances, led the struggle to control ourcosts, and was the primary author of thenew AGA Corporate Bylaws and an indispensablepartner in negotiating with the IngFoundation. Simon continues to pursueother go-related projects with Nihon Ki-inAmerica and otherwise. He was replaced byPauline Muhm Pohl of Chicago.Larry Gross replaced Gary Choi asWestern Vice-President early in the year,passing along the job of recording secretaryto Mike Goerss of Minneapolis. LongtimeTourn.ament Coordinator Ken Koesterstepped down at the end of the year, andCentral VP Clay Smith is now fulfillingthese responsibilities as well. And EvanBehre took over as Membership Secretaryfrom Chris Garlock. His first project,described below, was to organize the firstAGA-sponsored tournament ~n the InternetGo Server.Teaching go In CollegePeter Schumer filed this report on his effortsto teach go at a small New England collegewhere he is a faculty member:I have been teaching a fully accreditedgo course at Middlebury College since 1986.By school regulations, it is a 12-week,writing-intensive, interdisciplinary seminar.The 16 students are all in their first semesterat college, and I also serve as their academicadvisor. This fosters a very close andfriendly atmosphere conducive to learning anew skill like go. Below I give a cursoryoverview of the course.We meet for six hours a week (two oneand-a-halfhour classes and one three-hourplaying session). The students are given adetailed syllabus including homework anddaily class schedule and are told to expectto work as hard as one would in an introductorylanguage course. Class attendanceis mandatory. Grades are based on fourwriting assignments, written game analyses,one test, go-playing proficiency andclass participation. They can earn extracredit by attending additional go clubmeetings or helping in promotionalactivities.Students are expected to buy a portablemagnetic set and several introductory gobooks - for example, The Magic of Go byRichard Bozulich, Graded Go Problems Vols. Iand II by Kano Yoshinori and In the Beginningby Ikuro Ishigure, as well asKawabata's beautiful novel The Master of Go.The students also attend a few evening goclubsessions and view a couple of videosand movies including the-81-

Go Around the WorldChinese/Japanese film The Go Masters and aJapanese documentary on the life ofTakagawa (available at the Japanese consulatein Montreal). Middlebury College hasgraciously provided enough 9x9, 13x13 andfull board sets as well as a large display setand game clocks.Since the course is writing-intensive,there is much time spent on writing,analyzing games and rewriting papers. Thefour papers emphasize different goals of thecourse.1. A technical manual with diagramsentitled 'The Rules of Go'.2. A creative writing assignment called'Go as a Metaphor'. (This paper is the mostfun for me and rewarding for the students.)3. A research paper on some Asiantradition or art form (as much for my ownedification as for theirs!).4. An essay on The Master of Go or areview of The Go Masters.Some years I've also included a paper onthe topic 'Competition versus Collaboration.'I urge students to record a lot of theirgames and to review them afterwards.They just turn in four game commentaries.These include:1. an early 9x9 game with analyses fromboth players when first played early in thesemester and a later retrospective analysis2. a recent full board game with analysisof the opening and three key positions3. an analysis of a 9-stone handicapgame I played against the class4. discussion of a professional matchStudents spend the first week playingonly 9x9 games and the next two weeks13x13. I spend a fair amount of time answeringquestions and even playing somesimultaneous games. Basically, I ensure thateveryone understands the rules and gets arunning start on the course. Next they allwrite a letter home about go for some writingpractice and give go some additionalpublicity. After that we move up to 19x19games, and they mainly play one another.However, we spend a fair amount of timereplaying games on the demonstrationboard and having the class make constructivesuggestions. We also playa fair amountof pair and team go as an exercise in viewingthe game from another's perspective.Occasionally I have the students switchsides midway through a game. As an endgameexercise, I present the opening andmiddle of one of my own games. Then theclass pairs up and plays out the rest of thegame to see who can win by the mostpoints, but the competition is alwaysfriendly.Lecture topics include:Introduction and Rules of GoHistory:Antiq~ty-1600Life and Death Basics (Three parts)Shicho, Geta and SnapbackCutting and ConnectingSente and GoteHistory: 1600-1868Fuseki BasicsShapeJoseki (Three parts)Tesuji (Two parts)Handicap Go Joseki and TacticsAttack and DefenseThe Go Seigen/Kitani Minoru Gameflistory:1868-1970Tactics vs. StrategyGo ProverbsThe Current International Go SceneAmateur GoComputer GoStudents are required to actively participatein the tesuji and life and death discussions.Originally I hesitated to give toomuch history, but the students like hearingabout the lives of the great players. Like us,it gives them something to dream about!I also have created about 20 class handouts,many of which are my own gamecommentaries. One of the most useful is 'GoVocabulary', which contains about 40 commongo expressions. Others are newspaperor magazine articles, including the Sportsillustrated article on Nie Weiping and aclassic Life magazine article dated May 18,1942 which contains some good pictures of- 82 -

Go A round the WorldJapanese soldiers playing go as well as EdwardLasker at the New York Go Club.Other handouts are Go World reprints suchas 'Go and the Three Games' and 'Go andIntelligence.' I've also included a chronologicallist of the heads of the four Japanesego houses and a similar list of the Honinbo,Meijin and Kisei title winners. At the end ofthe course I encourage them to join our localclub, become an AGA member and givethem a reading list for further study.The course culminates with a five-roundtournament and a class banquet. The beststudents tend to be around 15-kyu at theend of the course, but I once had two studentspush each other to 8-kyu! I try to playdown the somewhat natural fixation onrankings and beating other people. Instead,I play up the idea of self-improvement andthe notion of cultivating a lifetime interestin a creative art. All in all, the course hasbeen a rousing success, and I encourageothers so positioned to give it a try.US Open (Directors: Sam Zimmermanwith Allan Abramson and DWlne Burns)The national championship is the biggesttournament of the year. With 90 minute perplayer time limits (120 minutes in the highdansections) and a leisurely pace (onegame per day), serious players of allstrengths see it as a chance to play their bestgo. The 230 players in this year's eventbroke all records for North American tournamentattendance. The championshipwent off without a hitch, literally: in over600 matches, not one dispute had to beresolved by the TD.Washington's Other CongressTenth Anniversary is the Biggest YetHundreds of go players descended onMarymount College in Washington DCfrom August 6-13 for the largest US GoCongress yet. With 12 professionals toteach and over 30 foreign attendees representing13 countries, this event was particularlyinternational in character. This isprobably as it should be, since it wasHaskell Small's visit to the European GoCongress in the early 1980's that inspiredthis same group of organizers to host thefirst US Go Congress nine years ago.The usual abundance of tournament activitywas evident, including the US Open,the North American Ing Cup invitationalplayoff among the top rated 16 US players,playoffs for a total of four slots representingthe US in various Asian international tournaments,and handicap, one-day, smallboardand other tournaments throughoutthe week. The total attendance of 270 breaksall records for European Go Congressesbefore the breakthrough 1985 EGC.US Champions Keun-Young Lee with banquetemcee Keith ArnoldLast year's champion, 18-year-old JohnLee, lost his last two rounds. The winner ofthis year's U.S. Open is Keun-Young Leefrom Baltimore, and Jong Moon Lee tooksecond, but as Keun-young Lee is not a citizen,Jong Moon Lee will represent the U.S.in Japan.Keun-young, Lee is a longtime residentof the U.S. A soft-spoken and wonderfullyfriendly person, he was the first person tograduate from Choong-am, the great goschool in Korea. If all the 'Choong-am-sters'were tallied, the combined pro dans ofeveryone who went to Choong-am wouldbe more than 100, including Lee Chang-ho'sseven. Keun-young Lee did not tum pro buthas taught many now-famous pros and is-83 -

Go A round the Worldone of the people in the most respected gocircle in Korea. Janice Kim called Mr. Lee'slast game in the US Open 'the most interestinggame I have ever seen in America.'North American Ing Cup(Director: Chris Kirschner)This was the fourth such invitational tournamentsponsored by the Ing Chang-ki GoeEducational Foundation with $23,000 inprizes and fees, featuring 16 top-rated USplayers and top seeds from last year. JohnLee, the young lion who is dominating theUS go scene, prevailed over a field of toughKorean-Americans that included soon-to-beWAGC rep Jong Moon Lee and L.A. terrorsThomas Ko (who beat Jimmy Cha in lastyear's Fujitsu), Soo n Kim and Woo Jin Kim.Redmond Cup (Director: Mike Bull)This new event was organized byMichael Redmond's mother None, who is ina good position to know what children canachieve if they learn go while young.Youngsters from around the country in twocategories (under 12 and 12-and-over)played a series of matches on the InternetGo Server, and the four finalists won tripsto the Go Congress, where the final gameswere played for a first prize of $200. JamesChien 6-dan, who had just finished 4th forthe US in the World Youth Wei-ch'i Championshipthe previous week, won the seniordivision, and Jonathan Wang I-dan took thejunior division. Mrs. Redmond writes:'The organizers are grateful to theAmerican Ing Foundation in Menlo Park forunderwriting the four finalists' and theirescorts' round trip flights, and to TimothyJeans of Vallejo, CA for the gift of prizemoney. We received a big welcome at theCongress and thank the organizers for theirgenerous hospitality. Most of all, though,the enthusiasm of the young contendersthemselves and the dedicated work of thosepeople who organized tournaments andtaught these youngsters in the first placemust be acknowledged with respect andgratitude. Many thanks also to Michael Bull,who organized the IGS League so that theseyoung people could play their games withouthaving to travel long distances, makingthe entire Redmond Cup Tournament aneconomic possibility.'The stakes have been raised for the U.S.contenders in the Redmond Cup: the topU.S. players will be playing for the US inthe Ing 12th World Youth Goe Championshipnext year.'We are hoping that young people allover America will register to enter thistournament. Competition makes the playstronger and it is high time that children inthis country had their own go tournamentto play. The Redmond Cup is open to Northand Central American youths in two divisions:Juniors (under 12 years of age) andSeniors (12 to 17 inclusive).'There were more children in general atthe Congress than in other years. Maybe it'stime for the Congress itself to have a youthtournament!'US Women's Championship(Director: Wanda Metcalf>A field of 12 women made this Women'sChampionship the largest ever. First prizein this annual event is the right to representthe US at the World Women's Go Championship,held later this year in Japan. Afteryears of coming in second, Debbie Siemon3-dan edged her way past Joanne Phipps 3-dan, who played for the US in 1992. (Therewas no World Women's Championship in1993.)US Pairs Championship(Director: Don Wiener)This event is distinguished from 'teamgo' by the requirement that teams mustconsist of two players, one male and onefemale. Twenty-four teams showed up tobattle for the ticket to the World PairsChampionship in Japan this December.Last year's winners prevailed again -Women's champ Debbie Siemon and IngCup winner John Lee are turning out to bethe pair to beat in this event. A lower sectionwas won by Niek Van Diepen, the Secretaryof the European Go Federation, and- 84 -

Go A round the Worldhis fiancee, Annemarie Hovingh - thesame couple that won the lower section ofthe European Pairs Tournament!North American Computer GoChampionship (Director: David Fotland)This tournament had only four entriesthis year. Go Intellect, Ken Chen's programthat seems to dominate most computertournaments, took first place over Fotland'sMany Faces of Go. Runners-up were LynnBeus's Contender and Bruce Wilcox's newproduct, RisciGo.The Robert G. High Memorial AwardElwyn Berlekamp established this $1000award this year to honor the spirit of theformer Membership Secretary and, verybriefly, President, who died in a raftingaccident last year. Berlekamp, a mathematicsprofessor at Stanford and prominentgame theorist, co-wrote the recent bookChilling Gets the Last Point, a mathematicalanalysis of endgame play.The intent of the Bob High Award is torecognize the author whose work has donethe most to excite general interest about goor to illuminate its rich cultural/historicalcontext, as High did with articles rangingfrom discussion of kadoban systems to thepun-ishing Go Kiburi he created.This year, to convey the type of articlethey're looking for, the award committeeselected two articles from the recent past:'Go in the Snow' by Peter Shotwell (GoWorld #69), a reflection on go in early Tibet,and 'Go Culture in the Emerald City', awhimsical description by Mike Ryan of theso-called Black Hole Go Club (American GoJournal). Both authors received awards of$1000.The committee is especially interested inoriginal submissions. Send entries to AGA,Box 397, New York, NY 10113.Other EventsCentral VP Clay Smith directed the Self­Paired Handicap Tournament, in whichplayers challenged anyone within ninestones to handicap games throughout theweek and posted the results. This tournament,held every Congress, features suchgoofy prizes as the 'Dan-Killer' (kyu playerwho beats the most dans), the 'Grasshopper'(biggest rating increase) and the 'StraightShooter' (most victories against players ofconsecutive ranks). This year ChesterZawacki 2-kyu of Chicago dominated thisevent with most games played (46!), mostwins, and most wins over losses.The Lightning Tournament (TD: KeithArnold) attracted more than 70 players,who faced off in round robins of six-playertables with ten minutes per player, suddendeath! The winner was Allan Chen, a teenaged5-dan from California.On Wednesday, the traditional day off,the Die Hard Tournament, directed by ShaiSimonson, attracted over 40 players, a remarkableachievement in the middle ofWashington DC. Allan Chen scored againfor the top prize.13x13 and 9x9 Tournaments weredirected by Ray Kukol and Bob Barberrespectively on Sunday and Thursdayevenings. Both events were won byShunichi Hyodo, who traveled all the wayfrom Kawasaki, Japan to attend!Mark Gilston conducted a Team Gotournament on Tuesday, won by Jim Benthemand his sons Adam and Gerrit. Andvariations such as three-color go, zen-go,rengo kriegspiel got their annual airing outat Crazy Go night under the direction ofTerry Benson, along with a new event -'Go Poker!'ProfessionalsThis year's complement of pros wasmore exciting than ever. Topping the listwas Michael Redmond 7 -dan, the Californianative who has become, by a wide margin,the strongest Western go player in history.When he was not conducting lectures andplaying simultaneous events, he oftendropped by the student lounge for a gameor two, or three, along with informal commentsand discussion, sometimes baby-sittinghis delightful little girl at the sametime.- 85 -

Go A round the Worldyoung women, Nakamura, Kuniko 1-danand Inoue, Hatsue 1-dan. Mrs. Nakamuraand Ms. Inoue tried out anew, popularevent, a sort of 'rolling 3 on l' where threeboards are kept active for a total of six oreight games - as games ended other playerstook the empty boards.Michael Redmond with daughter EmiNakayama, Noriyuki 6-dan, the belovedfigure who not only attended the firstseveral Congresses but brought groups ofJapanese players with him, came alone thistime so he could concentrate on teaching.In his lecture, he chastised the US StateDepartment for refusing a visitor's visa toChinese pro 5-dan Niu, Li-li, now living inJapan, who has visited previous Congresses.At other times his jovial, elfin presencewas seen around the playing area andthe lounge, picking up games, commentingon records, and enjoying the company ofmany old friends from previous Congresses.This year's other special guest was Chun,Sam Jho 7 -dan, the Korean pro who hasattended nine of our ten Congresses. (Hemissed last year because of conflictingduties at the World Youth Championship.)Nakayama and Chun were singled out forspecial recognition for their contributions tothe development of the Congress over itsfirst ten years.Japan and China sent sizable teachingdelegations. From China came Wang, JianHong 8-dan, Hua, Wei Rong 7 -dan andCheng, Shaolin 6-dan. Japan's representativesincluded, in addition to Redmond andNakayama, Oda, Hiromitsu 6-dan and twoNoriyuki Nakayamaorth America's resident pro contingentwas led by the now familiar Yi-Iun Yang 6-dan. Mr. Yang has developed a style ofteaching at the Congress that involvestaking a basic theme and weaving it intovarious contexts. This year's 'theme' seemedto involve 'finding the biggest area', havingto do with timing in the opening. In gamecomments, lectures, private lessons, thispoint came up over and over with successiveclarity. Mr. Yang also singled out thegames in the Ing Cup for faint praise, findingthat their fighting ability exceeded theirgrasp of other areas, especially shape. Hesuggested that the players 'study more -maybe have good games next year.'Ms. Xiao-ren He 5-dan from Toronto,who has attended several Congresses, wasalso there to greet her friends and collecther victories in simultaneous play. Hui-renYang, a teaching pro from New York, alsoattended for the second time. And JamesKerwin 1-dan, fresh from conducting aweeklong seminar for 30 players at HollyhockFarms in British Columbia, gave a-86-

Go A round the Worldparticularly effective kickoff lecture, illustratingan approach to persistence in theface of adversity with an astounding recentprofessional game. Kerwin and Yang alsogave group and individual private lessonsthroughout the week, which filled upquickly when the sign-up sheets wereposted.The pro event schedule came to a dramaticclose on Saturday afternoon whenRedmond and Wang gave an exhibition oftheir strength in a fast game analyzed by YilunYang. Wang, rumored to be one ofChina's top ten players, looked like a prettytough customer until well into the middlegame, when Redmond found a splendidtesuji that split Wang's group into threeparts.Instant GoAmong lower-kyu players, one of thelikeliest questions is, 'Did you see Bruce'slecture today?' Bruce Wilcox stopped in atthe Congress and gave his traditional seriesof ten lectures. 'With Instant Go,' Wilcoxsays, 'you'll find good moves about 80% ofthe time. As a beginner, you can win somegames, and you can see what go is all aboutand decide whether to continue.' Despite anout-of-the-way location, he started the weekwith about 30 attendees at his lecture, andby week's end his attendance had doubled.After 20 years, Wilcox has concludedwork on NEMESIS, which is still availablethrough Toyogo. He and his wife Sue aredeveloping a new program, to be calledRisciGo.Caution: Children At Play!Another attendance record was set bythe numerous children at this year's Congress.Nearly 20 entered the US Championship,most of them pre-teens, and just aboutall of them hung in there for the wholeweek. Children could be found participatingin every event. Adam and Gerrit Benthemof Michigan walked away with tenprizes between them. Adam started theweek with both rating and age of 12, andwon his section in the US Open, his table inthe 13x13 tournament, the top prize in theDie Hard tournament on Wednesday, andtwo prizes in the Self-Paired HandicapTournament (Champion and Hurricane).His brother Gerrit, 10, won the 9x9 tournament,his section (20-kyu) in the US Openand his table in the Lightning Tournament.Then they teamed up with their father Jimand won the Team Go Tournament. (Andwe're told there are three more Benthemboys on the way up. Hey guys! Leavesome for the rest of us!)InternetThe Internet Go Server was a primetopic at mealtime and in casual discussion.Some players wrote their Internet 'tags' ontheir ID badges; the week was pepperedwith excited cries of 'so you're (so-and-so)!'Mindy McAdams, the author of 'How toPlay Go on the Internet', which appeared inthe AGJ and the 1994 Ranka, gave a well attendedseminar on Thursday.Is IGS good or bad for clubs? Either way,it's probably good for go. Tournament attendanceseems unchanged in the past fewyears, while AGA membership is growingat its usual slow but steady pace. Our largestgrowth area is clubs - 14 new clubssigned up last year! Unfortunately, somealso left us. But reports of the demise ofhand-to-hand go seem premature, ratherlike predictions 40 years ago that TV wouldput the movies out of business.Fun and FriendshipIn the past few years there has beennoted at Congresses a growing 'party contingent',which usually seeks out a room,buys beer, and makes merry. In fact, thepast few Congress directors have had totake this into account in their plans -especially room assignments in the prospectivevicinity!This year, the sizable legation fromGreat Britain and a scattering of other countries(Germany, Finland, the Netherlands,Russia) constituted a critical mass of EuropeanCongress veterans. (Libation is a moreintegral part of our European counterparts.)- 87 -

Go A round the WorldA provisioning party was duly dispatchedbefore the opening ceremonies. Afterwards,partymeister Paul Margetts discovered heneedn't have bothered - beer was discreetlyon sale, along with other refreshments,at a snack bar in the student lounge.The lounge provided the Congress witha much needed center of activity. With theUS Open split up into five classrooms, themidway-like atmosphere of the main playingarea at other Congresses was missing,but the party room was the best ever. Onany given night dozens would throng to thearea to play go, play Pits (the card gamethat has become a Congress staple), even toplay the piano as well as guitars andrecorders that various musicians hadbrought to the event. At one point a groupof eight recorder players gave a concert.(That's the kind you blow into, not the kindthat writes down games!)The high point came on Saturday, whenplayers gathered for the now-annual'Singing of the Silly Go Songs'. FrancisRoads, the erudite Brit who seems to havestarted all this, played a moving song thathe had written for former AGA PresidentBarbara Calhoun to an American spiritual,inveighing her to 'play your guitar'.Dispersion of EquipmentAfter the banquet, the cache of over 100sets and clocks that has traditionally beenshipped from Congress site to Congress sitewas dispersed as needed to organizers whowere present. Clubs, especially on the EastCoast, are now better equipped for theirmeetings and to host larger tournaments.Next year Kirschner plans to receive a bulkshipment of equipment under the Ing grantand disperse it similarly on the West Coast.The projected site for the 1996 Congress isCleveland; the same procequre will likelybe followed, after which we will haveachieved a major increase in the assets ofmost of our clubs.An unimaginable amount of credit mustbe given to co-directors Haskell Small andKen Koester and their army of assistants,especially Allan Abramson, Keith Arnold,Erica Arnold, Evan Behre, Ben Bernstein,Karen Gold, John Goon, Bill Halden, LouiseIngram, Ray Kukol, Jay Lampert, MinoruMatsuda, Mindy McAdams, Bob McGuigan,Anound Modek, Betsy Small, DonWiener, all the tournament directors, and allthe people who stayed on Sunday to helpclean up.Next year's Congress is likely to be especiallylarge, with many pros because ofthe proximity to Asia and because the Congresswill coincide with a major event inSeattle - the opening of the Nihon Ki-in'sNorth American Go Center. It's a great opportunityto sample the dramatic landscapeof the Pacific Northwest and to enjoy thefriendly and casual ambience of Seattle. Ifyou've been waiting for a Congress to occura bit later in August, this is your chance -the dates will be August 12-20. (Specialefforts will be made to make it a fun timefor non-playing family members too. Bethere!New in PrintMathematical GoWhen David Wolfe of Berkeley proposed,in the mid-1980's, to write a doctoralthesis in mathematics concerning the endgame,he was in luck. It happened thatElwyn Berlekamp, the prominent gametheorist and co-author of Winning Ways forYour Mathematical Plays, was on his faculty,and on his side. Berlekamp became histhesis advisor, and away they went.The resulting work, and a great dealmore, has just been published as MathematicalGo: Chilling Gets the Last Point (A.K.Peters, Wellesley, MA, 1994), by Berlekampand Wolfe. Mathematical techniques arepresented for solving late-endgame problemsby estimating the 'temperature' of eachplay, then playing in such a way as to 'cool'the board by one degree. This approach issaid to produce proven solutions that caneven stump top-ranking professionals.In the endgame, the player faces a numberof small disconnected problems, whichcombine into a full-board position. Combinatorialgame theory, which Berlekamphelped develop, has long been concernedwith such sums of games. Here it is applied- 88 -

Go A round the Worldto solving go-related problems with abewildering choice of similar moves andsubtle priority relationships. The book hasreceived good notices from prominentmathematicians.Software for IBM format is available fromIshi Press, against which you can practicesolutions to all the problems found in theappendix. Berlekamp is already at work onanother book pursuing these ideas further.In the meantime, you may wish to look intohis '$1000 Ko Problem'; details are availablefrom Ishi Press.Korean-American Pro Translates Teacher'sBookLearn To Play Go, by Jeong, Soo-hyun 8-dan and Janice Kim I-dan, is the first gobook ever translated from Korean into English.It is also the latest of the 'How-to-playgo'books and perhaps the easiest to understand.Kim, the only Westerner ever to earncredentials as a Korean pro, has adapted thefirst volume of a three-volume series by Mr.Jeong, who was Ms. Kim's teacher. Mr.Jeong is known in Korea as 'the Professor'for his popularity as a teacher on TV and forhis books and magazine articles.The 7x10 format, larger than Ishi Pressbooks, gave graphic designers Paul Agrestiand Michael Simon lots of room to experiment.They came up with a layout that usesbig, visually friendly diagrams, quirky artworkand lots of space to break up the densityof the material. Sidebars on subjectssuch as 'The History of Go', 'Go and Computers',etc., also contribute to a light feeling.Kim plans to translate all three volumesin the series.Killer of Go: Yutopian Translates SakataBest SellerYutopian Enterprises of Fremont, CA,embarked on the publication of a series ofEnglish-language translations with a legendarywork by a legendary player. Sakata,Eio, so long at the forefront of the go world,produced this book when he was at theheight of his powers; it is a classic text onthe theme of killing stones, and it wentthrough more than 100 printings in Japan inthe 1960's. Sakata conveys the thrill of thechase and the satisfaction of the winnerwhen a well-planned attack bears fruit. Healso offers a thumbnail sketch of the historyof go through the ages, masterpieces of attackfrom his own and others' games, fascinatingglimpses into the nature of offbeatjoseki and shape, as well as fully annotatedclassic games, such as the famous game betweenMeijin Shusai Honinbo and KariganeJunichi, hailed as a 'group-killing masterpiece'played between the top players of theearly 20th century. Sakata also annotates thefirst game he played without a handicapagainst Go Seigen. This tour de force hasbeen supplemented with a glossary and index,invaluable for beginners and aficionadosalike, which greatly enhances its valueas a reference resource. The translator, whowishes to remain anonymous, traveled toJapan to negotiate the publication rightswith Sakata himself.Yutopian plans to follow up with ACompendium of Trick Plays, containing chaptersby Ishida Yoshio, Kageyama Toshiroand Mihori Sho, Sakata's co-author on Killerof Go, and a selection of 25 problems.Ishi Press Explains KikashiNo review of English-language publicationwould be complete without mentioningIshi Press's contribution to the English-languagego oeuvre for 1994 - Beyond ForcingMoves, a treatise on the subtle yet centralconcepts of timing and initiative (sente, goteand kikashi). The author, Takagi Shoichi,has visited the US several times.New on Disk: Supplement to SharewareFavoriteIgosup, a teaching supplement to thepopular Igo shareware computer program,has just been released by the AGA. It containsa 113-move game on a full-sizedboard, with each move extensively commentedon a beginner's level. This projectwas coordinated by Roger White, with helpfrom Dewey Cornell, Fred Hansen, JoelSanet, Shai Simonson, Haskell Small, NormanWhiteley, Larry Gross, and AntonDovydaitis.- 89 -

Go A round the World[go, which includes a 9x9 version of thego-playing computer program Many Faces ofGo by Dave Fotland, is the most popular gorelatedshareware out there. (By the way,we hear the new MFGO upgrade is strongerthan ever.) We estimate that thousands ofcopies have been downloaded from thescores of bulletin boards where it is available.Now all those users can supplement[go with a comprehensive teaching program.A great gift for non-players!ON THE INTERNETInternet Go Server Moves to KoreaThe Internet Go Server, developed by thepseudonymous 'tweet' and 'tim', continuedto grow at a dramatic rate. Most of the timein excess of 100 players were logged in, andthe server moved to a site with vastlyexpanded capacity. The drama heightenedwhen rumors surfaced that a substantialoffer had been made by an Asian businessmanto purchase the rights to the IGS. Atyear's end, no sale had occurred, the IGShad moved to a new host computer inSeoul, Korea, named 'igs.nuri.net.' US playersexperienced serious delays andmysterious crashes at first, and stability stilldepends on the type of internet connectionyou have. Americans can now sympathizewith the plight of the Europeans when theIGS was at hellspark.With the move to Korea has come a newcommand - 'bet'. This is a great way to feelinvolved in a game played betweenstronger players, as you test your candidatemoves against the players' choices. Do 'helpbet' on the server.The most under-utilized resource on IGSis the Go Teaching Ladder. Do 'stats jl' onthe server and follow the directions in theinfo to discover how you can volunteer toanalyze games for weaker players and getstronger players to examine and analyzeyour games.Geek has done quite a bit of work on thecomputer side of the server, supportingauxiliary services for IGS, especially acomplete game ar~ve. His system(cosmic. com) mirrors the bsdserver.ucsf.eduftp site, as well as hosting the sgf records ofall games that have been played on IGS,back to some date in the electronic mists.Ftp there and poke around, and thank geekif you see him on the server.Of course we can't speak of people whocontribute to IGS without thanking the IGStrinity, who six-handedly established whatis either one of the largest go clubs in theworld or else simply the world's biggest goclub. Thanks tweet; thanks tim; and thanksfmc. Though these three maintain the club,others have been inspired by their work,and help to make it a great place for go.Special thanks go to the Ing Goe Foundation,which generously donated prizemoney to the world's biggest ever electronicgo tournament. Thanks to olli who ran thetournament, and thanks also to the folkswho helped out in various ways with thetournament. Thanks to geek, whhosken andjl for providing services that make theserver a more complete go club.Thanks last of all to all the players on IGS,from Australia to Finland, Korea to Canada,Israel to Chile, and all points in between,who make IGS such a great place to play,watch, and learn about go! (Reported byangus)Registration RequiredNow you have to register to use the IGS.It isn't hard, it doesn't cost anything, it's justdifferent. And you will 'expire' (or yourlogon will) if you don't sign on for a coupleof weeks. (Note: this change was implementedprior to the move to Korea.)There is a new Windows client for the PCworld, and it works great and looksexcellent!People need to look for a new version oftheir client periodically. I found some folkscomplaining about frequent crashes, and itturned out their software was an olderversion - much more likely to crash!First AGA Internet TournamentAt this writing, the first AGA-sponsoredtournament on the Internet is under way, afive-round AGA-rated tournament usingthe Accelerated Pairings program. Thistournament is for fun and for ratings. Therewill be no entry fee, nor any prizes.- 90 -

Go A round the WorldThis is an official AGA-rated tournament.US residents must be AGA members;for others, membership in the appropriatenational organization is accepted. Playersenter at their official AGA rating or othernational go association rating, or best estimate.There is an approximate offset of 2.5ranks when comparing igs ranks in the danthrough single digit kyu range. For example,an AGA 3d may be an igs 1k or 1d.Similarly, European ranks are about 1 stonestronger, while Japanese amateur ranks areabout 1 stone weaker. Entry ranks forIGS'ers outside the US were figured accordingto the following scale:AGA3d1kIGS1k-1d4kEurope Japan2d 4d2k 1dTime control is 60 15 (60 min per player,with 15 minute overtime cycles to play 25stones). In general, no additional timeshould be given except in cases of severenet lag. In this case, it is left up to theplayers.As in all AGA tournaments, no playermay obtain help from outside sources, norplay out sequences and then take themback. While playing in this tournament,participants must not:Receive ad vice/ comments/ suggestionsfrom others on or off the net.Refer to books or other printed material.Play out sequences ahead of actual playon a client, other program, or side board.Expect the opponent to undo a move.In short, if it is not allowed at an in-persontournament, then it is not allowed here.After registration closed, each playerwas sent a complete list of entrants andtheir e-mail addresses. As each round ofpairing is posted, players are responsiblefor contacting their opponents and completingtheir game before the posted deadline. Ifthere is no result after the deadline, one oftwo things will occur:1. If both players have made a goodeffort to contact and schedule, but have notbeen able to agree on a time to play, bothwill receive a bye (no result). Any playerreceiving two consecutive byes (byes fortwo rounds, one after the other) will bedropped from the tournament.2. If one player is negligent or seemsunreasonable in contacting and scheduling,that player will default. The other playerwill credited with a win by default. Anyplayer who defaults twice will be droppedfrom the. tournament. Wins or losses 'bydefault' will not affect either player'sratings.1994 North American FujitsuQualifymg Go Tournament8th North American Fujitsu Qualifying TournamentScoreboardHouston, Texas: December, 3-5, 1994Round #1 #2 #3 #4 Place1. Michael Redmond 9- 13+ 10+ 4+ 5th2. Woo Jin Kim 10+ 6- 12+ 7- 9th3. Charles Huh 11+ 7- 9+ 6- 7th4. John Lee 12+ 8- 11+ 1- 8th5. Thomas Ko 13+ 9+ 7+ 8- 2nd6. Hak Soo Kim 14+ 2+ 8- 3+ 3rd7. Jong Moon Lee 15+ 3+ 5- 2+ 4th8. Jimmy Cha 16+ 4+ 6+ 5+ 1st9. James Kerwin 1 + 5- 3- 12+ 6th10.Janice Kim 2- 14+ 1- 15- 12th11.Michael Zeng 3- 15+ 4- 14- 13th12.Edward Kim 4- 16+ 2- 9- 15th13.Dong Soo Kim 5 1- 15-16+ 14th14.Stanley Chang 6- 10- 16+11+ 11th15.Dino Cremonese 7- 11- 13+ 10+ 10th16.Francisco Carino 8- 12- 14- 13- 16thOn December 2, 16 top go players, 13from the US, two from Canada and onefrom Mexico, converged on the HoustonianHotel and Conference Center in sunnyHouston. Situated on a wonderfullywooded 22-acre lot in sight of downtownHouston and two minutes (by car) from theGalleria Shopping Mall, it made a very nicesetting, with a popular jogging trail and excellentaccommodations.The biggest surprise of the tournamenttook place on Saturday morning. On BoardI, Michael Redmond was paired against JimKerwin. Michael took a handful of stones,Jim placed one on the board, the handfulwas even, so Michael took black. Thus- 91 -

Go A round the Worldbegan the upset of the tournament. Afterboth players entered byo-yomi the countwas half a point to White! Somewhatstunned, they had to ask again who hadwon.In the end Jimmy Cha prevailed, histhird victory in this event. Last year it washis tum to be upset by an amateur, ThomasKo of Los Angeles. It must have been satisfyingto win this year with a victory overthe same man.ObituariesThe AGA lost two former presidents in1995, as reported below by former presidentRobert McAllister:Robert RyderDr. Robert M. RyderMarch 8, 1915 - July 21,1994Former AGA President Bob Ryder, afamiliar figure at Go Congresses and EastCoast events, passed away on July 21 inSummit, New Jersey at the age of 79.A top chess player at Yale, Ryder tookup go when his wife gave him a set as abirthday present. He rose to become thefirst American of Western lineage to berecognized by the Japan Go Association as5-dan. He served as the AGA's presidentfrom 1969 to 1973.Ryder graduated from Yale in 1937 andgot his Ph.D. there in 1940. Joining Bell Labsas an engineer, he was instrumental in thedevelopment of a navigational radar systemthat played a key role in Allied operationsduring World War II. Later, in a career thatspanned 40 years, he worked on teams thatdeveloped the transistor and the Telstarcommunication system.Ryder shared a strong interest in therules of go with Karl Davis Robinson, RichardOlmsted and other early AGA'ers, andwrote the first set of American rules.Robinson, whose papers are collected at theGest Oriental Library of Princeton University,wrote extensively about their findings.Taipei philanthropist Ing Chang-ki, theauthor of the 'SST Laws of Goe', claims tohave been inspired by a paper of Robinson'sthat he saw in the 1960's.When Ryder took up go, the then-new'Kitani' style, with its emphasis on centralinfluence rather than territory, made a deepimpression on him. Throughout his careeras a player, he explored the implications ofthis approach in nearly all his games,seeming to find the post-game analysis asinstructive as the game itself. Ryder's'central influence' on the development ofthe AGA will be long remembered.Walt McKibben 1926-94The go world lost one of its most enthusiasticplayers on October 31, 1994 with thepassing of Walt McKibben. Walt was a personof many talents. He had a degree inengineering, but when I first met him hewas working as a Wall Street broker. Heplayed the bass viol and the piano andworked extensively as a professional chorister,performing with groups in places suchas Carnegie Hall and Radio City Music Hallin New York City. He once conducted atTanglewood. At times he would leave NewYork to perform in summer stock in placessuch as Albany, N.Y. During a recent stay inJapan he performed in 'An Evening withNoel Coward', which was staged by TheTokyo International Players.I first met Walt some 40 years ago, but I- 92 -

Go A round the Worldam not sure how we met. It might havebeen at the Marshall Chess Club on West10th Street, N.Y., where the New York GoClub met on Monday nights. Or it may havebeen at the New York Academy of Chessand Checkers, known as Fishers, on 42ndStreet. At the time I was just starting thegame and Walt was always willing to playwith beginners. He used to come to myoffice on lower Broadway in New York forlunchtime games. Walt would show upwith a bag of go stones in each pocket and Iwould provide the board, the lunch andeventually some competition.Walt left New York to work in SanFrancisco for a large brokerage firm. Whilethere he decided to earn his doctorate infinance at the University of California, Berkeley.Walt and Herb Doughty started theBerkeley Go Club on October 12, 1967,when Walt was working as an econometrician,a Cal grad student, an actor with aShakespeare company, co-director of a largegroup of Renaissance musicians and presidentof the American Go Association. Asthe first AGA president to live outside theNY area, he contributed greatly to makingthe AGA a truly national organization.Walt saw in his friend Richard Bozulichsomeone ready, willing and able to make amajor contribution if given the chance, andhe helped Richard get that chance - out ofwhich grew Ishi Press and most of theEnglish-language go literature.After completing his doctorate he went onto teach at the University of WesternOntario, Canada and later at the Universityof Massachusetts. During this period hedeveloped considerable skill in the art ofeconometric forecasting and applied thisskill for the benefit of various financial institutionsin this country, Japan and England.As I recall, Walt first went to Japan in1959 and spent some seven months enjoyingJapanese life and playing go. During thisperiod he made friends with a number ofJapanese professional go players and enjoyedthe hospitality of Minoru Kitani's goclub - admission to which was by invitationonly! After his return he and PaulAnderson shared an apartment at 9 CommerceStreet in Manhattan. This residencebecame a sort of unofficial New York GoClub and served as living quarters for variousvisiting professional players, includingHiroshi Ozaki and Hirotaka Sanno, as wellas a gathering place for members of theNew York go community. During thisperiod Walt served as president of theAmeri~an Go Association.About seven years ago Walt went toJapan for five years to work for a Japanesesecurity firm. During this period he playedgo almost daily at the well-known TakadanobabaGo Club in Tokyo and was ableto playas a 3-dan in this very strong club.He spent the last several years in London,England and recently returned to his homein Brookline, Mass.Walt was preparing to return to Californiawhen he was felled by a series of strokes inBoston. Walt is survived by his former wifeSamantha Jellinek, professor at William andMary; his daughter Sarah and son Matthew,who were at his side when he died. Weshall all miss Walt and our world of go issmaller for losing him.(Herb Doughty contributed to this article)Looking Forward to 1995Americans go players rang in 1995 with asense of hope and purpose. In addition tothe exciting possibilities for growth offeredby the Ing Foundation's generous grant,there is a very special Congress to look forwardto, as well as a tournament circuitpacked with dozens of events throughoutthe year. We'll be kicking things off with thefirst game of the Kisei tournament, right inAtlanta, Georgia!(Correction: In last year's article EdwardLasker was described as Emanuel Lasker'scousin. They were in fact unrelated; theywere closely associated through theirinterest and prowess at chess. AGA memberMilton Bradley also informs us that thefollowing quotation, attributed to Edward,was actually Emanuel's: 'If intelligent extraterrestriallife is ever discovered perhapsthey will play chess, but certainly they willplay go.')- 93 -

Tournament Go CalendarCalendar of Western Go TournamentsThis calendar of Western go is an attempt to give an idea of the range of tournament activity in theWest by listing the tournament results of which the IGF Office has received notification. For reasons ofspace, we usually list just the top place-getter in the top section of the tournament. The name of thetournament is given in italics, and in most cases we have not given the full name (omitting 'Tournament'or 'Go Tournament'.) If you would like to see your tournament listed here next year, please drop us a lineat the IGF Office.January30 Dec.-3 Jan.: London Open: Shutai Zhang.2: 4th Kingston Open: Stanley Chang 5-dan.9: Bob High Memorial: Dae Yol Kim 6-dan.IS, 16: 10th German Open (Essen): Zhao Pei 5-dan.IS, 16: University of Maryland 4th Open: Liming Wang 6-dan.IS, 16; 29, 30: Dutch Go Ch'ship: Ronald Schlemper (8-D).16: Massachusetts Go Assoc. Winter Tourney: Pierre Colmez 6-dan (France).22: Winter Warmer (Univ. lllinois at Chicago): Ming Wen 3-dan, Adam Benthem 13-kyu (tied).22: NOVA Quarterly (Winter Warmer): Keith Arnold 3-dan.23: Austin Spring (Texas): Lianzhou Yu 6-dan.Jan.-Feb.: 1993 British Ch'ship: Zhang defeated Macfadyen 3-0.February5,6: Ottawa Heritage Games' Go Classic: Yuzo Ota 5-dan.11-13: Prague: Shen Guangji 6-dan (China)12: Oxford: William Connelley 3-dan.19,20: New Jersey Open (Princeton): Jen-Ya Wu.27: Cambridge: T. Mark Hall, John Rickard (tied).27: 15th Winter (Quebec): Stanley Chang 5-dan.March5,6: Ing Cup: Guo Juan; 2nd: Rob van Zeijst.12: Philadelphia: Keun-young Lee 6-dan.12: South London: Alastair Wall. 13x13: Francis Roads 4-dan.12, 13: Toronto Open: Zhi-Qi Yu 6-dan.18: Victoria Vernal Equinox (Canada): Sunghwa Hong 6-dan.19,20: Tulsa: Guangjiong Chen 6-dan.19: Irish Open: Tony Goddard 5-dan.26, 27: Mainz: Kettenring 3-dan.April2: Paris: Guo Juan 6-dan.8: British Lightning: Matthew Macfadyen.9, 10: Houston Spring: Lianzhou Yu 6-dan.9, 10: Delaware Honinbo: Open (1 day): David Seckel I -dan; Dan (2 days): Keun-young Lee 6-dan.9, 10: British Congress (Coventry): Matthew Macfadyen.9,10: Ottawa Open: Stanley Chang 5-dan.10: Massachusetts Go Assoc. Spring: Bogdan Dobrescu 3-dan.IS, 17: 6th Lado Omejec Memorial Grand Prix (Bled): Shen Guangji16, 17: Santa Fe After Tax Tournament: David Zeng 4-dan, Michael Wing 2-dan, Stuart Kane 5-- 94 -

Tournament Go Calendarkyu, Philip Hassinger 1-kyu (four-way tie for 1st).23: Southern California: Thomas Ko 6-dan.23: Vermont Spring: Ken Black 1-kyu.23, 24: Konstanz (Germany): Felix von Arnim 4-dan.29-1 May: Budapest Grand Prix: Yuri Ledovskii 6-dan (Ukraine).30: NOV A Cherry Blossom: Michael Zeng 6-dan.30-1 May: 34th International Hannover Messe: Franz-Josef Dic~ut.30-2 May: Candidates (UK): Matthew Cocke 4-dan.May1: 1st HoCoGo Picnic Games (Dayton, Maryland): Keun-young Lee 6-dan.7,8: Milan Grand Prix: Rudi Verhagen (Holland), Vladimir Danek (Czech).11-16: 3rd Jujo's Cleveland Workship: Wanda Metcalf 3-kyu.12-15: Amsterdam Grand Prix: Shutai Zhang 6-dan.14: Bracknell (UK): Francis Roads 4-dan.14: 3rd Slovenian Team Ch'ship: Novo mesto21: Chicago AGTC: Michael Zeng 6-dan.21: 16th Quebec Open: Louis Leroux 5-dan.21, 22: Dallas Go Dance: Guangjiong Chen 6-dan.21-23: Hamburg Monkey Jump: Shen Guangji.28,29: Scottish Open (Edinburgh): Alastair Wa1l4-dan.28-30: Challengers League (UK): Matthew Madadyen 6-dan.June4-6: Helsinki Grand Prix: Shutai Zhang.17-19: Warsaw Grand Prix: Guo Juan, Janusz Kraszek, Mark Boon (three-way tie).18: Leicester: Simon Shiu 3-dan.18: Upper Merion (Pennsylvania): Keith Arnold 3-dan.18, 19: British Ladies Ch'ship: Alison Cross25, 26: Welsh Open (Barmouth): Matthew Madadyen.25,26: 11th Ottawa Chinese Cup: Ming-Liang Dong 5-dan.July7-10: Slovakian Go Ch'ship: Stanislav Jakubec 4-dan.16: NOV A July (Falls Church, Virginia): Yuang Zhou 6-dan.24-August 6: Hitachi European Go Congress (Maastricht): 38th European Ch'ship: Guo Juan.Weekend: Guo Juan. Haya-go: Miyakawa Wataru.August6-13: US Go Congress (Marymount College, Washington DC). US Open: Keun-young Lee.North American Ing Cup: John Lee. Redmond Cup: Under 12: Jonathan Wang I-dan; 12-and-over: James Chien 6-dan. US Women's: Debbie Siemon 3-dan.North American Computer Go: Go Intellect (Ken Chen).13, 14: 1st Baduk Festival (Garden Grove, CA.): Jiang Danning 6-dan.14, 15: Rocky Mountain Open (Denver): Robert Zeng 6-dan.27, 28: Dortmund: Christoph Gerlach 5-dan.29: Davis/Sacramento Go Club: Jun Kong 3-dan.September3,4: Canadian Open Go Ch'ship: Eungsoo Choi 6-dan.- 95 -

Tournament Go Calendar3, 4: Ulm: Felix von Arnim.3,4: Northern Grand Prix (UK): Des Cann 4-dan, Matthew Cocke 4-dan (tied)3,4: 3rd Obayashi Cup: Shen Guangji.17: Milton Keynes (UK): Edmund Shaw 5-dan.17, 18: Copenhagen Grand Prix: Vladimir Danek 5-dan.17, 18: Eindhoven: Guo Juan.24: Milton Keynes: Edmund Shaw.24,25: 7th Maribor Open (Slovenia): Milan Zakotnik.24, 25: Augsburg: Lutz Franke 4-dan.30-2 Oct.: Bucharest Grand Prix: Catalin Taranu 6-dan.OctoberAustralian Ch'ship: Yu Fei Wang.I, 2: Leipzig: Christoph Gerlach.I, 2: 1st Colombes (France): Farid Benmalek 5-dan.3: Shrewsbury (UK): Des Cann 4-dan.8,9: South African Ch 'ship: Victor Chew 5-dan.8, 9: Bochumer Bambus: Zhao Pei.14-16: Brussels Grand Prix: Shen Guangji.14-16: Bratislava Grand Prix: Vladimir Danek 5-dan.20-23: 26th Slovenian Ch ' ship (Bled): Leon Matoh.21-23: Swiss Ch'ship: Wang Fei 2-dan.22, 23: Koblenz: Thomas Kettenring 3-dan.23: Wessez: John Rickard 4-dan.27-30: German Ch 'ship: Egbert Rittner 4-dan.29, 30: Brussels Grand Prix: Shen Guangji 6-dan.29,30: Dusseldorf: Kang Jeong-CheoIS-dan.November5, 6: Finnish Ch'ship Playoff: Vesa Laatikainen defeated Matti Siivola 2-1.5, 6: Rheda-WiedenbrUck: Jan SchrOer and Wolfram Lorenzen (tied for 1st).6: Swindon: T. Mark Hall 4-dan.12, 13: Goteborg Grand Prix: Viktor Bogdanov 6-dan.13: Davis/Sacramento: Jun Kong 3-dan.13: Birmingham: Simon Shiu 3-dan.17- 20: Romanian Ch'ship: Catalin Taranu 6-dan.18, 19: World Computer Go Ch'ship: Go Intellect (Ken Chen, USA)19, 20: Rahlstedter Tengen: Christoph Gerlach.26,27: Three Peaks (UK): Toby Manning 2-dan.28, 29: Berliner Kranich: Sang Nam Park 6-dan.December3,4: 8th Rouen: A. Vale-Perez 3 kyu.3,4: Braunschweig: Malte Schuster 5-dan.3, 4: Houston Fall: Joseph Wang 6-dan.3- 5: 8th North American Fujitsu Qualifying: Jimmy Chao4: 3rd Delaware Valley Regional Ratings: Guang Lin Bai 3-dan.4, 5: Zurich Grand Prix: Rob van Zeijst.10, 11: Fujitsu Cup Qualifying (Amsterdam): Rob van Zeijst; 2nd: Ronald Schlemper17, 18: Rotterdam: Zhao Pei 6-dan.- 96 -

World Go ClubsGo Clubs Around the WorldArgentinaArgentina Go Associationc/- Dr. Scolnik, Olleros, 1656-15A, (1426)Buenos Aires. Tel. (54) (1)-774-6148.Committee (1995)AustraliaPresident: Sang Dae Hahn23 Highclere CresNorth Rocks NSW 2151Tel. 61- 2- 871- 7026Secretary: Dr Neville Smythe28 Fergusson CresDeakin ACT 2600Tel. 61+273- 3108Treasurer: Patrick Culshaw28 Belgrove AveBalwyn VICTel. 03- 857- 9153 or 03- 784-8394Editor: Peter Johnson79 Todman AveKensington, N.S.W.Tel. 02-663-0610 or 02- 256-5492IGF Director: Brad Melki137 Hawthorn RdCaulfield VICTel. 03- 528- 1149 or 059-77-8770Committee members:James Bates11 Avondale StClarence Park SATel. 08- 272-0915Paul Clay18/153 The EsplanadeRockingham W A 6168Tel. 61- 9- 528- 2068Australian Go ClubsSydney Go ClubMeets: Friday eveningsAt: 15A Francis Street, East Sydney (near theMuseum)Contact: Devon Bailey, 02-584-9124Sydney KiwonMeets: every dayAt: 269 Canterbury Road, CanterburyContact: Sang Dae Hahn, 02-787-1393Melbourne Go ClubMeets: Tuesday eveningsAt: The Old Church, 297 Springvale Road,Glen Waverley.Contact Brad Melki, 03-528-1149Canberra Go ClubMeets: Wednesday eveningsAt: Mathematics Common Room, AustralianNational UniversityContact: Neville Smythe, 06-273-3108Brisbane Go ClubMeets: Tuesday eveningAt: Pancake Manor restaurant, 16 CharlotteStreet, Brisbane.Contact: Simon Harder, 07-862-1773.Adelaide Go ClubContact: Jim Bates, 08-272-0915.Hobart Go ClubContact: David Evans, 002-282342.Perth Go ClubContact: Paul Clay, 09-528-2068.AustriaOsterreischischer Go-V erbandc/o Dr. Alfred Kriegler, Rechte Bahngasse28/2, A-1030 Wien. Tel. (0222) 32-62-61.- 97 -

World Go ClubsBelgiumBelgian Go Associationc/o Pierre Sevenants (see below).President: Pierre SevenantsRue Jean d'Ardenne, 271050 Brussels.TeL, fax: (32) 2-502.06.60.Treasurer: Jean-Denis HennebertRue de la Brasserie, 641050 BrusselsTel. (evening): (32) 2-640.04.32.Secretary: Ingrid de DonckerJan Mulsstraat, 1101853 Strombeek-BeverTel. (evening): (32) 2-267.98.97.Board Member: Alain WettachDreve de l'Ermite, 951640 Rhode-Saint-GeneseTel. (evening): (32) 2-380.20.90.Louvain-Ia-NeuveCafe "La Rive Blanche"Rue des Wallons, 64, 1348 Louvain-Ia­Neuve. Tuesday from 20:00.Contact: Michel Ghislain, rue des Wallons,39 (box 109), 1348 Louvain-Ia-Neuve.Tel. (32) 10-41.03.03.AntwerpenTaveme "Pulhof'Grote Steenweg, 395,2600 Berchem.Monday from 20:00.Contact: Koen Robeys, Gentsesteenweg, 56,2800 Mechelen. Tel. (32) 15-20.27.93.GeelContact: Guy BelmansZwanenstraat, 23, 2440 Geel.Tel. (32) 14-58.00.83.BrazilGo clubsBrusselsNihon Ki-in do Brazil, SIC LtdaParaca Arquimedes da Silva, No. 116, SaoPaulo. Tel. 011-571-2847.Cafe "Le Pantin"Chaussee d'ixelles, 355, 1050 Brussels.Saturday from 15:00 to 20:00.Contact: Thomas Destree, rue de Mellery, 75,1495 Villers. Tel. (32) 71-87.94.64.Restaurant "La Grande Ourse"Chaussee de Haecht, 996, 1190 Evere.Wednesday from 19:30.Contact: Pierre Sevenants, see above.LeuvenFoyer China-Europa InsituutAtrechtcollegeNaamsestraat, 63,3000 Leuven.Tuesday from 19:30.Contact: Frank Segers, Nervierstraat, 60,3000 Leuven. Tel. (32) 16-23.30.10.CanadaIf addresses and/or meeting times arenot given in the list below, the club meets inprivate homes or does not have regularlyscheduled meetings. Visitors are invited tocontact the indicated persons.Canadian Go AssociationPresident: David W. Erbach71 Brixford Crescent, Winnipeg, ManitobaR2N lEI. Tel. (204) 256-2537. Emailerbach@Uwpg02.uwinnipeg.caSecretary /Treasurer: Carlos Carvalho, 71 St.Dunstan's, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 3H6.Tel. (204) 269-1893.- 98 -

World Go ClubsBritish ColumbiaKootenay Lake Go Club1423 Hall Street, Nelson, B.C. VIL 2A7.Contact: Alan Inkster, tel. (604) 352-3463.Vancouver Korean Baduk AssociationFriday, Saturday 19:00.3350 Fraser St., Vancouver, B.C.Contact: Sunghwa Hong, tel. (604) 876-2728.Vancouver Go Association5850 Fremlin St., Vancouver, B.C.Contact: K. Shimizu, Tel. (604) 263-9164.Victoria Go Club235 Kingston St., Victoria, B.C. V8V 1 V5.Contact: Paul Hovey, tel. (604) 385-1518.AlbertaCalgary Go Club150 3rd St., N.W., Calgary, Alberta T2M 2X9.Contact: Terry Joubert, tel. (403) 230-8364.University of Alberta~uesday, 19:00, Function Room, StudentUnion Building.Saturday, 13:30, Room 606, Student UnionBuilding.Contact: Chuck Elliott, tel. (403) 452-1874.Edmonton Go ClubTuesday, 19:00, Japanese Cultural Centre,Edmonton, Alberta.Contact: Steve Nicely, teo (403) 432-1402.SaskatchewanRegina Go club45 Martin St., Regina, Sask. S4S 3W4.Contact: Grant Kerr, tel. (306) 584-9547.ManitobaManitoba Go AssociationFriday, 19:00, Sunday, 14:00, Chinese CulturalCentre, 180 King St., Winnipeg, Manitoba.Contact: Scott Balneaves, tel. (204) 256-3695.University of Winnipeg Go ClubWednesday, 14:00, 515 Portage Ave., Winnipeg,Manitoba.Contact: Simon Liao, tel. (204) 786-9416.OntarioWaterloo-Go ClubWednesday, 19:30, University of Waterloo.Contact: Jonathan Buss, tel. (519) 725-9447.E_mail jfbuss@match.uwaterloo.caHamilton Go ClubTuesday, 19:00, 243 Fennell Ave East, Hamilton,Ontario.Contact: Yuki Nogami, tel. (416) 383-4979.E_mail nogami@mcmaster.caKingston Go ClubThursday, 19:30, Botterell Hall, Queen'sUniversity, Kingston, Ontario.Contact: TaFang Huang, tel. (613) 389-4571.London Go Club423 Colborn St., #4, London, Ontario N6B2T2.Contact: David Herd, tel. (519) 439-2951.Marmora Go ClubTuesday, 18:30, Legion Hall on HWY #7,Marmora, Ontario.Contact: Peter Hamley, tel. (613) 472-2439.Ottawa Chinese Go ClubSunday, 14:00, 755 Somerset St. W., Ottawa,Ontario.Contact: Charles Chang, tel. (613) 722-0603.E_mail ab073@freenet.carleton.caOttawa Go ClubTuesday, 19:00, Heritage Games, BywardMarket, Ottawa, Ontario.Contact: Marc Lecours, tel. (613) 233-6965.Peterborough Go Club476 Bonaccord Street, Peterborough, OntarioK9H3A6.Contact: John Hillman, tel. (705) 742-1307.E-mail jhillman@trentu.caToronto Go Club1-383 Mary Street North, Oshawa, OntarioLIG5C9.- 99 -

World Go ClubsContact: Pat Thompson, tel. (416) 728-0669.Toronto Korean Baduk Association69 Genthorn A venue.Contact: Kinyu Yoo, tel. (416) 742-2584.QuebecJames Bay Go ClubC.H.L.G.R., Chantier Laforge I, Baie James,Quebec JOM 2A0.Contact: Robert Lafleche, tel. (819) 853-2011.Montreal Chinese Go Club#202, 3441 A yImer, Montreal, Quebec.Contact: William C.W. Fung, tel. (514) 288-8156.Montreal Go ClubTuesday, 19:00, 805 West Sherbrooke, 10thFloor, Montreal, Quebec.Contact: Andre Labelle, tel. (514) 368-0436.New BrunswickSt. John Go Club1054 Mollins Dr., Apt. 3, St. John, N.B. E2M4L8.Contact: Robert McLardy, tel. (506) 672-0013.Nova ScotiaHalifax Club1591 Conrose Avenue, Halifax, Nova ScotiaB3H4C4.Contact: Michael Falk, tel. (902) 422-5173.ChileChile Go Associationc/o Mr. Jiro Maeda, Embassy of Japan,Casilla 124, Correo 35, Santiago. Tel.2321807.ChinaChinese Weiqi Associationc/o China Qi Yuan, 80, Tian Tan Dong Road,Beijing 100061. Tel. (86) 1-701-4680. Fax 1-701-5176.Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Wei-ch'i Association4th Floor, Kuang-Fu Building, No. 35Kuang-Fu S. Rd, Taipei, Taiwan. Tel. 02-7614119. Fax. 02-7614117.CubaFederacion Cubana de Goc/o Mr. Rafael Alberto Torres Miranda,President, Calle 110 No. 304 Apto: 4 3/ 3ra y3ra A. Miramar, Ciudad de la Habana. Tel.33-1715, fax 29-3850.CzechCzech Go Associationc/o Dr. Vladimir Danek, ChairmanCertuv vrsek 4CZ 18000 Praha 8Czech RepublicFax (42) 2-24227633 Oiri Rakosnik)Executive Secretary: Ing. Jiri HolecekTyrovicka 8CZ 15300 Praha 5Tel. 2-9914301Director: Dr. Jiri RakosnikNad vodovodem 1CZ 10000 Praha 10Tel. (home) 2-771831, (office) 2-24230312,fax 2-24227633- 100-

World Go ClubsGo clubsPragueMensa, Charles UniversityPatkova 3, CZ 18000 Praha 8. Monday 17:00to 21:00.Opletalova 26 (club room on ground floor)CZ 11000 Praha 1. Tuesday 17:00 to 21:00.PilsenKardinala Berana 17, Plzen. Monday 17:00 to21:00.TJ Potraviny, Radcicka 4, Plzen. Thursday17:00 to 21:00.Contact: Tomas Koranda, Vlastina 17, CZ32318 Plzen. Tel. 19-520652.NymburkInternat SOUZ, V kolonii 2104, Nymburk.Wednesday 14:00 to 18:00.Contact: Vitezslav Nechanicky, Palackeho76, CZ 28802 Nymburk. Tel. 325-2701.LibereeRodinna skola, Broumovska 839, Liberec.Thursday 18:00 to 22:00.Contact: Ivan Kopal. tel. 48-421075 (office).ZlinDDM Astra, Tyrsovo nabrezi, Zlin. Wednesday16:00 to 20:00.Contact: Dr. Pavel Skalka, Tr. T. Bati 879, CZ76001 Zlir}. Tel. 67-279426.Frydek-MistekHlavni tr. 112, Frydek-Mistek. Wednesday17:00 to 21:00.Contact: Petr Valasek, M. Majerove 1914,73902 Frydek-Mistek. Tel. 658-32994.DenmarkDanish Go AssociationContact: Dix Sandbeck, Howitzvej 46, 2 Fl.2000 Frederiksberg. TeL/fax: (Denmark 45)31868834.Copenhagen Go ClubTuesday and Thursday, 19:00 to 23:30, CopenhagenYouth Center, Suhmsgade 4, 2.FI,Copenhagen. Contact: Dix Sandbeck, addressabove.Odense Go ClubFriday, 19:00. The Cafe, Bolbro CitizensHouse, Stationvej, Odense. Contact: FinnThomsen Nielsen, tel. 6612 2417.Aarhus Go ClubWednesday, 19:00-24:00. The Bridge House,Vanggaardscentret, Paludan Miillersvej 24.Contact: Thomas Heshe, tel. 86 28 57 40.Ringsted Go ClubMonday and Wednesday, 18:30-23:00. TheCitizens House, Sogade 3, Ringsted. Contact:Peter Andersen, tel. 53 62 72 92.D.P.R. KoreaThe DPR Korean Go AssociationMunsin-dong 2, Dongdaewon District,Pyongyang. Tel. 6-3998, 6-2386.European go FederationPresident: Alan Held, Sidlerstr. 5, CH-3012Bern. Tel. (31) 6318633, fax 6313821.Secretary: Niek van Diepen, Zwanenveld6219, NL-6538, RB Nijmegen. Tel. 80-452505.FinlandFinnish Go Association (Suomen go-Hittory)Matti Siivola, Rautkalliontie 4 B 2401360 VantaaTel. 90 - 8744 283, 90 - 4346609-101-

World Go ClubsJukka RantaLasinpuhaltajankatu 5 as. 124120 SaloTampereVeikko UilidesmakiSudenkatu 7 B 1433530 Tampere358 - 31- 534 265LapinjiirviMatias RotoLapinjarventie 24 B07800 Lapinjarvi915 - 60 155 - 600 32TurkuOliver NebelungPulmussuontie 3020300 Turku921 - 389310SaloPetri PitkanenErkkilankatu 9 as 124280 Salo924 - 333969 - 3061HelsinkiHelsingin Go-kerho rypj. Vesa LaatikainenSarkatie 2 A00740 Helsinki90 - 356626HelsinkiOsoite Kauppakartanonkatu 16 (sisapiha,matala rakennus), Itakeskus. Tuesday from18: 30.FranceFederation Fran~aise de GoBP9575262 Paris Cedex 06.Tel. (around 20:00): (1) 45 80 81 83.Secretary: Didier Hallepee, 84 rue Vergniaud,75013 Paris. Tel. (1) 45 81 53 02 (pleaseuse the Federation phone number above ifpossible).Serveur Minitel de la FFG3615 TELISE*GO(acces possible en 3614 sur abonnement)Revue Franc;aise de GoBP 95,75262 Paris Cedex 06Ligue Rhone-AlpesEdith Plantevin - 50 02 17 51Rue des Besseaux - 74230 ThonesA NECY (74An)Mercredi 20h it 24h - Hotel Table d'hote P. Abeillaz. 2 avenue dela Ma eria, 74000 Annecy Ie Vieux. 50 2334 43Edith Plantevin - 5002 17 51Rue des Besseaux - 74230 ThonesDUO (2IDi)Jeudi 20h30 it 23h, Foyer Montchapet-Jouvence, 3 rue de BeauneHenri Gauthier - 023 30222 clo F~oi - 21310 Beire-Ie-ChatelGRE OBLE (3 Gr)Lundi et mercredi 20h it I h, bar Le Beaulieu, place Gustave RivetVendredi I hit Ih, ADAJE. 7bi rue Ari tide BergeAnne Rasse - 76 40 59 51Adre se po tale : Go. ADAJE, 7bi rue Ari tide Berge3 000 GrenobleGRE OBLE INPGTou Ie jours. K'Fet I PG, Cercle I PG, Domaine Universitaire,76 42 2042Minh Quy guyen - 76230863Pavi lion andinave. ch. 211 - Avenue Edmond Esmonin - 3 029Grenoble Cede xLYO (69Ly)Mardi et jeudi 21 h, Ie Jukebox, 33 rue Franklin. Lyon 2emeDamien Henry - 30 bi . rue Buroeau - 6900 I LyonLYO Ecole Centrale (69LC)Sylvain Cochepain - n05 - ECLAvenue CoUongue 69131 Ecully CedexVALE CE (26Va)Mercredi de 19h it 22h, cafe theatre Le Trou Vert, 3 rue PerollerieFrederic Ignart - 75 55 93 629 rue de la Chamberliere - 26000 ValenceVALE CE 2 (26Va)Mercredi 20h it 22h, 123 avo Victor HugoFranck Reveillard - 75 81 156526 rue Mirabeau - 26000 ValenceECHIROLLES (jeunes) (38EJ)Lycee Marie CuriePascal Chantriaux - 7 rue de I'Oisans - 38240 MeylanMEYLAN (jeunes) (38MJ)Lycee du Gre ivaudanJean-Marie Vigouroux - 26 quai Perriere - 38000 GrenobleTARARE (jeunes)Lycee Bel Air - 69 TarareJean Chri tophe Honore - 74701932Le Ruelle - 69770 Longessaigne- 102 -

World Go ClubsEYBENS (Hewlett·Pac.kard)Jeudi, 12h30 a 14h, Foyer de Hewlett·Packard5 avo Raymond Chanas. EybenBenedicte Salignon . 766200 613 allee de Arcelle . 3 320 EybenANNECY (jeunes) (74AJ)Ueudi de 12h30 a 13h30, au college d'E ire .Alain De chomets· 5069 25 723 rue de Frene ·74600 SeynodCHAMBERY (jeunes) (73CJ)Lycee Mopge - I avenue du Colombier - 73000 ChamberyEric De rue - 79 28 2644 - 355 route de Chartreuse· 73190 SaintBaldophGRENOBLE (jeune ) (38GJ)G. Simoni - Foyer ocio-educatif· Lycee Champollion38026 Grenoble Cede xDeni Hanotint-(1)473031 0I rue de Belfort - 92110 ClichyLigue 1Ie-de-FranceANTONY (92An)Jeudi 19h a 24h. 42 rue CelineDidier Mackowiak - (I) 42 37 90 25 Parvi de la Bievre - 92160 AntonyCACHA (94)Mardi. 20h. au Theatre de Ca han, 21. A e Loui Georgeon­Pascal Tariel - (I) 46 63 78 546, rue de la Citadelle - 94230 CachanEST PARISIENMardi. 20h, chez Titia Houplain, 60 rue Saint-Germain93230 RomainvilleLaurent Hivert - 67 bi rue de Pari - 93100 MontreuilEVRY (9 IEv)Jeudi 20h30, au local ACV, 30 a1lee Jean Ro tandChri tian Jeauffroy - 14 a1lee Jean Ro tand - 91000 EvryEVRY (liE)Lundi oir, HE. 18 a1lee Jean Ro tand, Les PassagesArnaud Knippel - (I) 60 77 54 4542 cours Blaise Pascal- App 301A· 91000 EvryLEVALLOIS (92Le)Mercredi 21 h a 24h,39 rue Deguingand. ( I) 47 3941 37DenisTurner- ( 1)47 95 189065 rue du 19 Janvier - 92380 GarchesJo eph Penet - ( I) 42 05 704948 rue Archereau - 75019 PariNA TERREClub Universite X, Locaux universitaire , Hall B, as oc. "Learts bizarre "Laurent Co ta - 12bi rue Charlesbourg92250 La Garenne-ColombesORSAYJeudi 20h30. 12 pas age du Chemin de FerFranyoi Bordeaux - ( I) 69 07 66 723 rue Dimancherie - 91400 OrsayPALAISEAU (Poly technique) (9I X)Hong D hy -( I) 69 33 54 29 - Ecole Polytechnique - 2eme Cie9112 Palaiseau CedexPARI (75Pa)-Tou I jour de ISh a 2h du matin au cafe Le Le ot(1) 42336 76 - 26 rue Pierre Lescot - 75001 Pari-Du Lundi au amedi. de 12h a 19h, avec la participation de MeLim. au re taurant-bar A aku a, 17 rue Le cot - Pari ler-Le Vendredi oir, accueil pour les debutants.et un Dimanche ur deux, tournoi ou ert a tous,-103 -au Parrainage de cheveux blanc62 rue aint-Honore - Pari lerAntoine Roche - ( I) 47 6 I 259 rue Paul Bert - 92700 ColombePARI (Association des Japonai en France)Le 3e dimanche de chaque moi ,a 13h, tournoiA ociation amicale de res orti sants japonai en France97 avenue de Champs Elysees - 75008 PariYo hiro Awano - (1) 47 39 314PARI (E AE)iccl Trotignon - ( I) 42 05 04 25 -7 rue Tailor - 750 I 0 PariRAMBO ILLET (7 Ra)Diman he ISh a 19b, Ie Celtique, place Felix FaureHelene Coulombe - ( I) 30 654259 rue G. Lenotre - 7 120 Rambouillet!NT·CLOUD (92 C)Brigitte de Pedoue· 3 Av Marie Bonaparte -92210 Saint-CloudARTROUVILLESamedi 14h et mardi 20h - MJC, 22 quai de SeineBernard Kirsch - ( I) 39 57 55 1412 rue Gu 13 e Aaubert - 7 500 Sartrou iIIeTROYJeudi a partir de 19h. I rue des Cordeliersa1erie Labarre - 25 73 9 923 rued Quinze-VlJlgts- 10000 Troye~UREAL (Cergy·Pontoise) (95Va)Lundi etjeudi 20b, a J'Agora du Centre ocio-culturelChri tophe Ribes - ( I) 34 3097 7617 rue Ro ini - 952 0 Jouy Le MoutierCourrier : Agora - 36 mail Mend -France - 95490 VaurealVERSAILLES (7 VelSarnedi apres-midi - Centre Culturel auban76 rue Champ Lagarde - 7 000 ersaiUeMi hel Zaltzman - ( I) 39 51 72 66VILLEJUIF (EFREI)Jerome Abela, (1) 4321 90 0752 rue de Liancourt -7 5014 ParisEP E RT (jeun )(91 E1)College La a1leeChri tian Momier· (I) 6943741410 villa Leonard d inci • 91 60 Epinay ou SenartPARIS evres (jeun )Jerome Blai t - (I) 437091 5030 rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine - 750 II PariINT OE L'A MONE (jeun )(950J)Mercredi 14h30 a 17h30. Mai on de Quartier ChenneviereChri tophe Ribes - (I) 34 30977617 rue Ro ini - 95280 Jouy Le MoutierATID ·MO (9IAt)Lundi et mercredi 13h30-16h30, vendredi 20h30, amedi 14h3034 pIa e du LanguedocFranyoi Marque - ( I) 45 97 63 4551 rue de la Commune de Pari - 94290 Villeneuve-Ie-RoiGRETZPhilippe Maillard - II a1lee Racine - 77220 GretzMONTROUGEBruno Deregnaucourt - ( I) 46 55 76 397 avenue de la Marne - 92120 MontrougeORSA Y (jeunes)Lundi 12h a 14h, alle 203.lycee Blaise Pascalrue Alexandre HemmingRichard Dorard - ( I) 69 8068 05

World Go ClubsSaint Maur (Jeunes)College Camille Pissaro, 60 Ave DidierJerome Bouvet - (l) 48 46 09 86II villa des Jardin - 93500 - PantinLigue de I'QuestGilbert Gevrin - 41 43 20 5190 be! Henri Dunant - 49100 AngersANGERS (49An)Mardi 20h, Maison des Etudiants, 2 boulevard Beau ier, BelleBeille .Samedi 15h A 19h, Bridge Club du roi Ren~ , 73bJ rue Lardin deMu etGilben Gevrin - 4143 20 5190 bd Henri Dunant - 49100 AngersBREST (29Br)Mercredi 14h A 19h, caf~ Le Colben, 12 rue de LyonJeudi 21 h A 24h, Mai on pour tou I'Harteloire, 39 bd C1~menceauFran~oise Gahery - 98 45 5040261 rue Anatole France - 29200 Bre tLAVALJeudi A 20h30, A la Coul~ Douce, rue du Vieux Saint-LouiSylvain Bordai - 43 56 12 II - 36bis rue Eugene JaminA TES (44Na)Mardi de 19H, caf~ "Ie Cordial", 19 rue du Chliteau,tel. 40 470669Laurent Dupui - 40 03 05 0891 route de Clisson - 44230 Saint S~bastien ur LoireRENNESLundi soir, caf~ Saint Melaine, rue Saint MelaineMarc Guillou - 99 53 30343 square Etienne de Fougere - 35200 RenneTOURS (37To)Mardi 20h30, A ociation France-Japon-Touraine,3 rue de Ju ticeBernard Leben - 47 53 45 89 - 5 rue Gauguin37300 Jou~-Ie -ToursANGERS (jeunes) (49AJ)Ly~RenoirYvon Duval - 41 8695 14 - 51 rue Michelet - 49000 AngersLA ROCHE SUR YOPhilippe G~ant - 51 22 3006Le Puy Durand - Avrill~ - 85440 Talmont Saint HilaireSARZEAUJean-Pierre Sigogneau - 7 residence des Quatre VentKenes ier - 56370 SaneauLigue de NormandleBernard Govy - 35 43 34 4795 rue de Paris - 76600 Le HavreCAEN (l4Ca)Mardi 20h30 1993 Rue des Source , 14200 H~rouville St ClairJeudi, 20h30, Tour Solidor, 24 rue EcuyerePierre Colson - 31 93 44 66203 rue Basse - 14000 CaenEVREUXJean-Paul Jacquel- 32 39 42 09 - "Le ven village"6, All~ des Fougeres - 27180 St S~bastien de MorsentLE HAVRE (76Ha)Mercredi 17h A 18h30 (pour les jeunes)Vendredi 20h30 A 24h, UCJG, 153 bd de StrasbourgFran~ois Bailly-Comte - 35 44 45 1925 rue Jean Devilder - 76310 Sainte Adre seROUEN (76Ro)Jeudj 20h30 A 24h et Samedi ap~-midi A la Mai on St Sever, rueSaint-JulienJean-Pierre Lalo - 35038538 - 4 rue Dufay -76100 RouenCAE (jeun.es) (l4CJ)( I) College CI~ment Marot - La D6livrande - 14000 Douvre(2) Ecole Primaire de MathieuJacques Maillot - 31 47 46 4923 avenue de la R~publique - 14550 Blainville stOrne(3) CES Claude Monnet - 2 Bd de 1'Es¢rance -14000 CaenJean-Claude Renvoise - 31 72 37 72CHERBOURGYvan Rabouille - 3320367257, rue Dom Pedro - 50 I 00 CHERBOURGLigue du Sud-QuestJo~1 Voye - 61 552898App. 6 - 19 avenue de I'URSS - 31400 ToulouseBORDEAUX (33Bo)Mardi 20h, Caf~ Le Galopin, 14 rue Castelnau d'AuroJeudi 20h, Mai on d 'Activil~ Culturelles, village 4,Campu universitaire, TalenceSamedi 14h A 19h, A ociation franco-japonaise,84 cours A. BriandEric Pm - 56 87 68 91- R~idence Sarcignan, bat. B, app. 31033140 Villenave d'OrnonCASTRES (8ICa)Jean-Philippe Toutut - 63 59773437 rue Mabruzies - 81100 CastresLA MARTINIQUE (97Ma)Vendredi 19h, Restaurant Le MadianaCatherine I sermann - (19) (596) 55 55 34Bel Fond - 97221 CarbetLAMENTINJean-Claude SoumboAssociation Culturelle et Sponive de la SARA -BP 436 - 97232 Lamentin Cedex 2PAU (64Pa)Jeudi, 20h30, bar des HaIles, 12 rue CamotMichel Bonis - 59 32 91 61 - rue du Souvenir - 64140 LonsTOULOUSE (31 To)Mardi 20h30 A 2h, nack-bar Le Passage, 24 a1J~ Jean-JauresSamedi 14h30 A 19h, MJC du Pont des Demoiselles,30 avo Saint-Exu¢ryMarc Fonquemie - 61 2542 042 rue Uonard de Vinci - 31400 1'ou)ouseLA GUADELOUPEDany-Jack Mercier - (19)(590)837573 - R~ idence Pointsettia ­Tour Alphon ine Genevieve nOI0497110 Pointe A PitreLigue du CentreGilles Raynal - 73 3920 89Rue des Thuilets - 63730 Mirefleurs- 104 -

World Go ClubsCLERMONT-FERRAND (63CI)Mardi 18h. cafe Ie Ballainvi1liers. rue BallainvilliersJeudi 18h. bar Le Saint-Laurent. 10 rue Georges C1emenceauGilles Raynal - 73 39 20 89Rue de Thuilets - 63730 MirefteursLIMOGES (87Li)Patrice Fontaine - 55 48 90 65Le Charbonnier - 87380 ChAteau ChervixNEVERS (58Ne)Mercredi. 20h A23h. Centre ocio-culturel de la Baratte.4 rue de 4 EcbevinsVendredi. 17h A20h. bar Le Petit Verdot. rue de NievreRegino Goro pe - 86 57 70 75 - 3 rue du Midi - 58000 NeversNEVERS (jeune )Vendredi 12h30. college de Courli • altee de eubrandenburgAlexandre Ducrot - 65 rue des Bleuets - 58000 Saint-EloiLigue MedlterraneeDenis Labro - 67 66 20 941 rue du Plan d'Agde - 34000 MontpellierAIX-EN-PROVENCE ( I3Ai)Mardi et jeudi. 20h30 A 24h. MJC PreveI4 24 bd de la RepubliqueJean Filippi - 42 3893 17II rue Felibre Gaut - 13100 Aix-en-ProvenceAVIGNON (84Av)Serge Noppen - 90 33 14 875 rue de la Paix - 84370 BedarridesMARSEILLE (13Ma)Mercredi et amedi. de 17h30 A ...• Chocolat Theatre. 59 coursJulien.6emeMonique Berreby - 9147 72 9327 rue Ferrari - 13005 MarseilleMONTPELLIER (34Mo)Mardi. 21h Alh. 2 rue Saint-Firmin -34000 MontpeIliertel. : 67 60 66 89PERPIGNAN (66Pe)Henry Cro - 68 63 97 436 rue la Tour de Tautavel- 66000 PerpignanSOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS (06So)Mercredi. A partir de 18h. Mairie de Plascas ier 06565 SophiaAntipol.isFranck Lebastard - 93 77 71 27Les Bastides du CasteLlet - 06650 Le RouretNIMES (jeunes) (30NJ)Lycee Saint-Stanislas - 16 rue de Chas ainte - 30040 NimeCedexJean-Yve Lods - 66 29 744925 rue de Geneve - 30000 NimesLigue de l'EstAlbert Fenech - 88 37 18 4315 rue de l'Arc-en-ciel - 67000 StrasbourgBELFORTMardi et samedi. 19h a 22h. etjeudi. 15h A19h. au cafe Le Selec~I rue Jules ValleChri tophe Nigaud - ENl- Maison de Eleves8 boulevard Anatole France - 900 16 Belfon Cede xBESANCO (25Be)Mercredi 20h30 A 24h. MJC de PalenteFran~oi Jacquin - 81 81 3802-7 rue Pasteur - 25000 Be san~onMONTBELIARD (25Mo)Claude Ducouloux - 81 9445 214 rue F. Bataille - 25200 Montbel.iardMULHOUSE (68Mu)Chang Rong Kun - 89 66 44 9119 rue de ZiUi heim - 68100 MulhouseNA CY (54 a)Vendredi 21 h. MJC de I'EtoiJe. place de Londres. VandreuvrePhilippe Nabonnand - 83 27 71 856 rue de Beauvau - 54000 NancySTRASBOURG (67St)Agnes Izraelewicz - 88 36 38 9618 rue de I' Aqueduc - 67500 HaguenauRIBEAUVILLE (jeunes) (68Ri)Jean-Michel Meyer - 8973 91 242 rue de la SapiDiere - 68150 AubureSTRASBOURG (jeunes) (67SJ)College Saint-Etienne. 2 rue de la Pie.rre LargeAlben Fenech - 88 37184315 rue de I' Arc-en-ciel - 67000 StrasbourgLigue du NordJack GerOme - 20 55 82 39App. A3 - 20 rue Ramadier - 59800 LilleAMIE S (80Am)Lundi 18h. salle DewaillyFrederic Gacquer - 22 89 66 90 -24 rue Voiture 80000 AmiensCIlARLEVlLLE-MEZIERESDeDi Moutarde - 24 33 32 21107 avenue Charles Boutet - 08000 Charleville-MeziereLILLE (59Li)Lundi et vendredi 20h30. 59 allee de Chaumieres.LCR de Chaumieres. 59650 Villeneuve d'AscqJack Ger6me - 2055 82 39 - App. A320 rue Ramadier - 59800 LilleVALREAS (jeunes) (84VJ)College du pays de Valreas. avenue de VerdunDaniel Dumas - 90 35 53 58 - 81 route de Nyons - 84600 Valreas- 105 -

World Go ClubsGermanyDeutscher Go - BundIDOoB) e.Y. Zentrale Anschrift :Postfach 60 54 54. neu: 22249'HamburgKonto: 126914-100 bei der Postbank BerlinBLZ10010010DOoB- Yorstand:Priisident:Winfried Dorholt. Wittenberger Str. 45.30179 Hannover. T: 0511-603970Vizepriisiclent (Sekretiir):Thomas Nohr.· Rahlstedter Str. 88.22149 Hamburg. T: (u.FAX:): 040-6773692Vizeprasiclent (Neue Bundeslincler):Siegmar Steffens. Heinr.-Mann-Str. 30/ 30301257 Dresden. T: 0351-2813694Schatzmeister:Peter Hein. neu: Uster Meile 4830161 Hannover. T: 0511-3884696Schriftfiihrer:Dieter Buhmann. Lechstr. 17.38120 Braunschweig. T: 0531-843079Ehrenprasident:Karl-Ernst Paech. Ahornstr. 12. OT Lochham82166 Grafelfing. T: 089-8545463Fachsekretariate:Deutschlancl- Pokal:Torsten Mahnecke. Elbenkamp 23.24149 Kiel. T: 0431-204322Go- Bund- Info + Rangliste:Matthias Reimann. Platz der Freiheit 20.99755 Ellrich. T: (u.FAX): 036332-70246Beitragseinzug:Anne Trinks. Undenhoekweg 1.10409 Berlin. neu: T: 030-4247276Spitzensport + DGoB- Meisterschaften:Christoph Gerlach. Alleestr. 35.30167 Hannover. T: 0511-715864Werbung + Offentlichkeitsarbeit:z.Zt. (N.NJRechtsfragen:Klaus R. Vogel. neu: GrUlingstr. (Nr. ?).66113 SaarbrUcken. T: 0681-47237Versancl alter Go- Zeitungen:(neu:) Helmut Heilig. Weserstr. 39. App. 19.34125 Kassel. T: 0561-876784 (ab 1.02.94)Go-Femlehrgang:Klaus Janich. neu: Zernsdorfer Str. 615711 Konigs Wusterhausen (kein Tel.)Go unci Computer:zZt. (N.NJFachreferate:Materialberatung:RUdiger Burow. Altendorfer Str. 10. 59439Holzwickede. T: 02301-12154 (ab 20 h)MitgliederCAdressen)verwaltung:Hannes Schrebe. Kuhbergstr. 2834131 Kassel. T: 0561-33248 (p)DGoB-LandesverbandeGo- Verband Berlin e.V., Berlin(und Brandenburg)Zentrale Anschr.: Postf. 863. 10131 Berlinoder c/o: Andreas Urban. Neumannstr. 48.13189 Berlin. T: 030-4711586 (p)od.(d) T: 030-9652296 (App. 342 verlangen)Go- Verband Mecklenburg / Vorpommeme.V., Rostock c/o Andre Weiher. Dorfstr.09.17179 Walkendorf. T: 0381-717014 (d)Go- Landesverband Hamburgc/o Peter Splettstosser. Langenfelder Damm12. 20257 Hamburg. T: 040-4949552Go- Landesverband Schleswig- Holsteine.V., Kiel c/o Benjamin Doerr. Waitzstr. 67.24105 Kiel. T: 0431-564772Go- Landesverband Bremen e.V., Bremenc/o Heike Hoffhenke. Bodenheimerstr. 47.28199 Bremen. T: 0421-5979292Niedersichsischer Go- Verban + Sachsen-Am)c/o Winfried Dorholt. Wittenberger Str. 45.30179 Hannover. T: 0511-603970Go- Verband Nordrhein- Westfalen e.V.,Diisseldorf c/o Regina Quest.Herwarthstr. 12. 53115 Bonn. T: 0228-695366Sekretar: Horst Timm. Ginsterweg 37.44577 Castrop-Rauxel. T: 02305-24619Hessischer Go- Landesverband e.V.,Frankfurt/ M.c/o Alexander Urbainsky. Schifferstr. 88.60594 Frankfurt/ Main. T: 069-616630Go- Lanclesverband fiir Rheinland- Pfalze.V., Kaiserslautern c/o Dr. Thomas Pfaff.Davenportplatz 20. 67663 Kaiserslautern.T: 0631-13698 (p). 0631-205-2163 (d. Unj)Go- Verband Baden- Wiirttemberg e.V.,Stuttgart c/o Franz Giljum. Quakerstr. 11.73033 Goppingen. T: 07161-73435Bayerischer Go- Verein e.V., Miinchenc/o Stephan Englhart. Bahnhofstr. 6 1/ 2.85051lngolstadt. T: 0841-74822Landesverband Sachsen, Dresden(und Thiiringen' c/o Siegmar Steffens.Heinrich-Mann-Str. 30/ 30301257 Dresden. neu: T: 0351-2813694 (p)-106-

World Go ClubsHong KongHong Kong Go Club458 Nathan Road, 8th Floor, Flat B,Kowloon. Tel. 3-857728.LuxembourgGo Club de Luxembourgclo Bernd Zimmermann, 58, Bd. GeneralPatton, L 2316. Tel. 48-22-15.HungaryHungarian Go Associationclo Mr. Gacs Istvan, H-1085 Budapest, Saletrom6. Tel. 361-342-463.MexicoAsociaci6n Mexicana de Goclo Mr. Juan Jose Rivaud, Donatelo #36,Insurgentes Mixcoac, Benito Juarez 03920,Mexico D.F. Tel. 525-598-9180.IndonesiaPersatuan Igo Indonesiac/o Mr. Woei-Haw Djap, JI Latumeten, Gg.Sariputra No. 29, Jakarta 11330. Tel. 021-6392162.IrelandThe Irish Go Associationcl - Noel Mitchell, Blackwood Lane, Malahide,Co. Dublin. Tel. 353-1-7021181.Regular club meetings are held every Mondayand Wednesday from 21:00 in: ThePembroke, PembrOKe St., Dublin 2.ItalyMilanTuesday and Sunday, 21:00 to 24:00; Saturday15:00 to 20:00 at Centro SocialeGaribaldi, via Degli Angioli, 2.Contact: Gionata Soletti, via Giannone, 6 -20154 Milano. Tel. (2) 33 105042NetherlandsDutch Go Association (N ederlandse GoBond)Secretariate Dutch Go Associationclo European Go & Cultural CentreSchokland 141181 HV AmstelveenTel. 020-6455555, fax 020-6473209.President: Rob KoopmanKorenmolen 15, 2353 XE Leiderdorp. Tel.071-419136.Secretary: Walther WarnaarKruiseltlanden 3, 7542 HC Enschede. Tel.053-772594.Treasurer: Rob van AurichCom. Evertsenstraat 131, 1215 LN Hilversum.Tel. 035-247929.Go ClubsAlmereWednesday from 20:00. Kardoes, J.G. Suurhoffstraat45, Almere. Contact: Ronald Verhagen,Korenbloemweg 6, 1338 SV Almere.Tel. 036-5325599.-107-

World Go ClubsAlphen aid RijnFriday from 20:00, buurtcentrum E1ckerlyc,Havixhorst 254-256. Tel. 01720-31815. Contact:Vincent Overes, Thorbeckeplein 64,2406 CZ Alphen aid Rijn. Tel. 01720-94309.AmstelveenDe Twee Ogen, Tuesday from 18:00, EGCC,Schokland 14, Amstelveen. Tel. 020-6455555.Contact: Liesbeth van Galen, Jan van Galenstraat283 ill, 1056 CA Amsterdam. Tel. 020-6893422.AmsterdamMonday and Friday from 20:30, US GrandcafeGo-Centrum De Loge, Waterlooplein73. Tel. 020-6248110. Contact: Frank Nijhoff,Woestduinstraat 77-ll, 1058 TC Amsterdam.Tel. 020-6156747.ApeldoomTuesday from 19:30, Randerode, Zr. Meyboomlaan10. Tel. 055-495149. Contact: Gevan Zeijst, Arnhemseweg 196, 7335 EHApeldoorn. Tel. 055-333770.AmhemThursday from 20:00, KAB-gebouw, Rosendaalsestraat27 (near Velperpoortstation).Tel. 085-424585. Contact: Frans Bergisch, J.Cremerstraat 6-8, 6821 DD Arnhem. Tel.085-431062.BaamMonday from 20:00, Teksteam, NieuwBaarnstraat, Baarn. Contact: Andre Uhlenbusch,Floriszlaan 24, 3742 MJ Baarn. Tel.02154-15397.DelftMonday from 20:00, large room of de VrijeAcademie, Vestvet 9, Delft. Contact: TonSloof, Argentiniestraat 28, 2622 A V Delft.Tel. 015-564592.Den BoschMonday, from 20:00, cafe-biljart Neuf, BredeHaven 7. Tel. 073-132035. Contact: Ed deBrieder, Polstraat 93, 4261 BS Wijk en Aalburg.Tel. 04164-3208.Den HaagWednesday, from 20:00, Nationaal schaakgebouw,van Speijkstraat 1. Tel. 070-3643023. Contact: Ad Huikeshoven, Vondelstraat33, 3513 EN Den Haag. Tel. 070-3608510.EindhovenMonday from 19:30, cafe de Barrier, Barrierweg227. Tel. 040-444501.Thursday, from 19:30, buurthuis Bellefort,Iepenlaan 40 (near PSV stadium). Tel. 040-514675. Contact: Wout Moolenaar, Picardiehof23, 5627 HL Eindhoven. Tel. 040-424074.EnschedeWednesday from 20:00, Bastille (in 't Cafe),Universiteit Twente. Contact: Jan WillemJansen, pia DGoV, Postbus 741,7500 AS Enschede.Tel. 053-355496.GroningenTuesday from 20:00, cursuscentrum de Tuin,A-Kerkhof 22. Tel. 050-121375.Thursday from 20:00, societeit De Walrus,Pelsterstraat 25. Contact; Andre Alfenaar,clo Go Club Groningen, Postbus 41028, 9701CA Groningen. Tel. 050-189315.HaarlemMonday from 20:00, Nieuwe Groenmarkt 20.Contact: Edward Elferink, Vogelwaarde 67,2036 GH Haarlem. Tel. 023-359022.HeerhugowaardSatori, Thursday from 20:00, Cultureel CentrumDe Schakel, Middenwaard 61, Heerhugowaard.Contact: Piet Pranger, Rubensplein13, 1701 JD Heerhugowaard. Tel.02207-43600.HeerlenFriday from 20:30, cafe de Nor, Geerstraat302. Tel. 045-717610. Contact: Robbert vanSluijs, Schaesbergerweg 25, 6415 AB Heerlen.Tel. 045-726757.HellevoetsluisThursday from 19:30, sportcafe Kime, Forel4. Tuesday from 19:30, bij Kp: Frank Herzen,Korenschoof 55, 3224 VA Hellevoetsluis. Tel.01883-22082.-108 -

World Go ClubsLeidenMonday and Wednesday from 20:00,buurthuis De vrolijke Arcke, Pieterskerkchoorsteeg15. Tel. 071-123271. Contact:Peter Dullemeijer, Jan v. Goyenkade 9, 2311AX Leiden. Tel. 071-132229.MaastrichtWednesday from 20:30, s.v. Koko, Hoogbrugstraat1. Contact: Merijn de Jong, c/oKoKoGo, postbus 1123, 6201 BC Maastricht.Tel. 043-253461.NijmegenMonday from 20:00, wijkcentrum Daalsehof,Daalseweg 115. Contact: Dick Ederveen,Hermelijnstr 71, 6531 JW Nijmegen. Tel.080-553576.RotterdamTuesday from 19:30, wijkcentrum Middelland,Ie Middellandstraat 103. Tel. 010-4770244. Contact: Jan Sepers, Keizerstraat84, 3011 GH Rotterdam. Tel. 010-4332290.TilburgOverleven Monday from 20:00, buurthuisBinnenstad Monopool, Langestraat 13, Tilburg.Tel. 013-423198. Contact: Ad Kampwart,Trouwlaan 91 B, 5021 WE Tilburg. Tel.013-357092.TilburgHiraki Wednesday from 20:00, cafe Theseus,Bredaseweg 167. Tel. 013-433646.Contact: Ron Polak, Noordstraat 123, 5038EH Tilburg. Tel. 013-358549.UtrechtMonday from 19:30, de Remise, WillemDreeslaan 55. Tel. 030-711301.Contact: Frank Leene, Catharijnekade 5a,3511 RT Utrecht. Tel. 030-368867.nI5Ip5hp®ibmmail.comVenloEvery second Tuesday from 20:00, cafe deSplinter, Dominicanenstraat 6 (near NS station).Tel. 077-518066.Contact: Henk Draaisma, Jan van Broekhuizenstraat5, 5913 RX VenIo. Tel. 077-543711.WageningenMonday from 20:00, boven cafe 't Gat, Herenstraat31. Tel. 08370-23385.Contact: Jos Jongepier, Diedenweg Ill-I,6706 CL Wageningen. Tel. 08370-20129.ZoetermeerWednesdqy from 20:00, Olympus, Voorweg107. Tel. 079-210639.Contact: Rob Groeneveld, p / a Go club AmaiMizuumi, Postbus 6205, 2702 AE Zoetermeer.Tel. 079-316755.Contact personsAmsterdam ZOH. Jager, Gouden Leeuw 854, 1103 KT, 1108CL Amsterdam ZOo Tel. 020-6997262.AssenR Bezema, Rheeerweg 9, 9491 BH Zeyen.Tel 05929-324.KrimpenP. Boogerd, Landzoom 14, 2925 AW Krimpena/ d IJssel. Tel. 01807-18896.LeeuwardenWillem Stulp, pia Stuyvesantweg 12, 8933GD Leeuwarden.ZwollePaul Admiraal, van Ittersumstraat 9,8011 INZwolle. Tel. 038-226169.New ZealandOfficers of the New Zealand Go SocietyPresident: Mike Taler, 76 Marsden Ave, Auckland.E-mail MTaler@chcsnl.ait.ac.nzSecretary: Carl MintromTreasurer: Yixin Ke-109-

World Go ClubsClub contactsAuckland Go ClubColin Grierson, 31 Landscape Rd, Papetetoe.Tel. (09) 525 7353 (work), (09) 278 6645(home), (09) 5257361 (fax).Club meets at: Dining Room, Baptist City Mission,8 Mt Eden Road, Mondays from 19:30.Wellington Go ClubPeter Rochford, 26 Highbury Cr, Wellington.Tel. (04) 721 000 (work), (04) 759 841 (home).Club meets at: lnverlochy Arts Centre, 3 InverlochyPlace, Fridays from 19:30.Christchurch Go ClubTom Boyes, 240 Geraldine St, St Albans, Christchurch.Tel. (03) 385 3884.Club meets at: Christchurch Media Club, 191Annagh St, Tuesdays from 19:30.Dunedin Go ClubBarry Ph ease, 129 Opoho rd, Dunedin. Tel. (03)473 8039.Club meets informally, at members' homes.NorwayNorwegian Go Associationc/ o Mr. Morten Skogen, Kjempeveien 13E,N-4631 Kristiansand Syd. Tel. 042- 91373.PolandPolish Go Associationc/o Mr. Janusz Kraszek, Warsaw 02-474,Ozwigowa 43- 31. Tel. 48 22365129.PortugalAssociacao Portuguesa De Goc/o Mr. Vi tor L. Rodrigues, R. Cidade daBeira, No. 89, 20 Esq 1800 Lisbon. Tel.8512983.RomaniaRomanian Go Federationstr. Vasile Conta 16, R0-70139 Bucharest.Tel. 40-1-3237070, fax 1-2100161.President: Sorin Sora, str. Unirii Ill-A, 1100Craiova. Tel. 121069.Secretary: Radu Baciu, str. Smirdan 18, ap.77, Bucharest. Tel. 6418821.Go clubsBaia MareBerciu Florin, str. Culturii bl. 4, ap. 26, 4800Baia Mare. Tel. 471617.BistritaVlrtic Teodor, str. Ghinzii 104, 4400 Bistrita.Tel. 111682.BrailaOeaconu Lucian, cartier Hipodrom bl. H-5,ap. 82, 6100 Braila. Tel. 634775.BrasovCaIota Lucretiu, str. Clabucet 17, 2200 Brasoy.Tel. 144576.Ursu Florin, str. Linii 54, bl. 1-29, et. 2, ap.44. Tel. 162152.BucharestCarmen Mateescu, str. Firidei 3, bl. H-19,ap. 10. Tel. 6743152.Robert Mateescu, str. Valea Argesului 3, bl.0-11, ap. 54. Tel. 7777441.Mihai Bisca, tel. 6192559.ClujSirb Laurentiu, al Padis 8, ap. IS, 3400 Cluj.Tel. 147286.ConstantaMelenco Claudiu, str. Pandurului 10, bl. 10,ap. 29,8700 Constanta.CraiovaSorin Sora, str. Unirii ill-A, 1100 Craiova.Tel. 121069.Leonard Oragomir, bd. 1 Mai, bl. F-15, sc. 1,- 110 -

World Go Clubsap. 5. Tel. 132506.FocsaniSava Mircea, str. Maior Sontu 27, 5300Focsani. Tel. 617597.Galatillie Iulian, str. Somesului 13, 6200 Galati.Fax. 464574.OradeaBunea Vasile, str. Transilvania 31, bl. B-55,ap. 47, 3700 Oradea. Tel. 153541.SibiuPadurariu Sorin, str. Oncesti bl. 15, ap. 5,2400 Sibiu. Tel. 446878.SloboziaRoboc Viorel, al. Garii bl. U-14, ap. 14.TimisoaraMorariu Calin, str. Pindului 38, 1900 Timisoara.Tu1ceaBeznea Florentin, str. Babadag 169, bl. B-6,ap. 9, 8800 Tulcea.Turnu SeverinDaescu Marcel, str. Unirii 61-A, 1500 TurnuSeverin. Tel. 213424.Cenuse Emil, str. Marasesti 33, 1500 TurnuSeverin.Necula Sorin, str. P. Sergescu 10, bl. B-2, ap.6. Tel. 215021.Russian FederationRussian Go Federationc/o Ivan Detkov, 420101 Kazan, Mavlutova48, 43, Russia. Tel. 8432-342618 (home),8432-753714 (work).Secretary: Mr. Ludmila Spector, fax 8432-380896.SingaporeSingapore Weiqi Associationc/o Mr. Chun Chir\ Hwee, 116 Middle Rd.,#03-04, ICB Enterprise House, 0718. Tel.3397726.SlovakiaSlovak Go AssociationPresident: Miroslav PollakMladeznicka 57192403 GalantaSlovakiaSloveniaThe officials of Go zveza Slovenije(Slovenian Go Association):President: Peter Gaspari, Aleseva 3, 61210Ljubljana - Sentvid. Tel. (386) 611521-370.Vice President: Bojan Rojs, Gregorciceva 3,62000 Maribor. Tel. (386) 62 27-286.Secretary: Milan Zakotnik, Tavcarjeva 22,64000 Kranj. Tel. (386) 64 221-240Treasurer: Mirko Rupel, Kvedrova 5, 61000Ljubljana. Tel. (386) 61443-130Go clubsGo klub Kranjc/o Rado Pintar, Benediciceva pot 11, 64000Mlaka pri Kranju. Tel. (064) 217-994.Go drustvo Ljubljanac/o Jure Klemencic, Bratov Ucakar 68,61000 Ljubljana. Tel. (061) 578-651Go drustvo Mariborc/o Bojan Rojs, Gregorciceva 3, 62000 Maribor.Tel. (062) 27-286- III -

World Go ClubsGo klub Murglec/o Milan Orel, Gerbiceva 16, 61000 Ljubljana.Go drustvo Novo mestoc/o Dusan Jukic, Cesta herojev 20, 68000Novo mesto. Tel. (068) 25-448SwedenSwedish Go Associationc/o Ulf Olsson, Olivedalsgatan 19, 5-413 10Goteborg. Tel. 031-173850.South AfricaSouth African Go AssociationP.O. Box 561, Parklands, Johannesburg, 2121RSA. Tel. Johannesburg 782-7766.President: Paul Edwards, tel. 011-782-7766.Secretary: David Gale, tel. 011-888-5275.Treasurer: Sakkie Buys, tel. 011-793-6265.Johannesburg Go ClubMeets Tuesdays at 20:00 at Cafe Ie Grand,The Mall, Rosebank. Contact: Paul Edwards,tel. 011-782-7766.Cape Town Go ClubMeets Mondays at 19:30 at 11 Fryde Street,University Estate. Contact: Tony Putman,tel. 021-467-821.De Vallei Go ClubMeets on Farm De Vallei, Elgin District,Western Cape Province. Contact: ThokozaniNodada, Room 19B, PO Box 70, Elgin 7180.SpainSpanish Go Associationc/o Mr. Cesar Sanchez Munoz, Secretary,Av. mare de Deu de Montserrat, 30, 3°,Barcelona 08024. Tel. 343-2199489. Fax 343-4517124.SwitzerlandBaselMaria Michaelis, Blauensteinstrasse 14. Tel.61227216.BernTuesday, 19:00 to 23:00, Langass-Traff, Lerchenweg33. Tel. 31 2440 60.Contact: Alan Held, Sidlerstr. 5, 3012 Bern.Tel. 3165 8633.GenevaFriday at 20:00, club Bois Gentil, route desFranchises 54a. Tel. 22454298.Friday,librairie chez Theo, rue Lissignol.Tuesday, club du CERN. Contact: PhilippeNicolet, Servette 46, 1202 Geneva. Tel. 227336101.La-Chaux-de-FondsMarcel Schweizer, Chapelle 12, 2300 La­Chaux-de-Fonds. Tel. 39282127.LausanneMonday, brasserie de Montchoisi, avo deJurigoz 20b,-loo6 Lausanne.Contact: Daniel Baumann, Ie Signal, 1326Juriens. Te. 2453 1059.NeuchatelTuesday, centre sportif du Vignoble, LesPres de l'Areuse, 2016 Colombier.Contact: Bernard Ribaux, Vy d'Etra 12, 2022Bevaix. Tel. 38462459.BarcelonaGo Club de Gracia c/Salinas, 10 08024Barcelona.-112-

World Go ClubsThailandThe Go Association of Thailandc/o C.P. Seven Eleven Co., Ltd.Sriboonruang I Building, 6th Floor283 Silom Road, Bangrak, Bangkok 10500Tel. (66) (2) 6310320 (direct), 6310321, ext.1622/1623. Fax (2) 2380930President: Mr. Korsak Chairasmisak, tel. (2)2310161Club Manager: Ms. Vanthanee Charnsirisakskul,tel. (2) 6310320BangkokThai Go Club2nd Floor, Panjaphatr Building1 Patpong RoadBangkok 10500Meets: Monday to Friday, 18:00 to 23:00;Sunday 14:00 to 20:00.The Kasetsart University Go ClubThe Department of Electrical EngineeringThe Faculty of Engineering50 Phaholyothin RoadJatujakBangkok 10900Lopburi (150 km from Bangkok)Lopburi Go Club, The Artillery CenterPhaholyothin CampTUInbolFChao-PhrangamMuang DistrictLopburi 15160Tel. (36) 486444Contact: Major Pichai Chhinnasotta, CommandingGeneralLt. Col. Kittisak Feemuchang, Section Chief,Personnel DivisionChiangmai (northern Thailand)Chiangmai Go ClubChiang Inn Plaza, 4th Floor100/1 Changklan RoadMuang District,Chiangmai 50100Contact: Mr. Jenkit SwasdioTel. (53) 283085-7TurkeyTurkish Go Associationc/o Alpar Kilinc, Mesrutiyet Cad. Ata~ Sok.65/2,06420 Ankara. Tel. (90) 4-431 82 19.e-mail: C55470 TRMETU via bitnetc/ - Turco-Japanese Association, AlacamSokak, No. 33/5, 06690 A. Ayranci, Ankara.Mr. A. Cihat Eryilmaz. Tel. (90) 312-4277455. Fax 312-4263158.UkraineUkrainian Go FederationOfficial address: Ukraine, 252030, Kyiv, vul.Esplanadna, 42. Tel. (044) 220-04--01, Fax220-12-94.Contact address: Ukraine, 252194, Kyiv, biv.Koltsova, 9/86. Tel. (044) 476-70-06. Fax.224-13-88.President: Vladimir P. Platonovh. 12, Korolyova prospect, Apt. 15, Kiev-134,252134. Tel. 7044-2298979, fax 7044-228-0366.Secretary: Viktor I. TischenkoVice President: Alexander I. IavitschUnited KingdomBritish Go AssociationPresident: Alex Rix, 6 Meynell Crescent,Hackney, London, E9 7AS. Tel. 0181-533-0899.Secretary: Tony Atkins, 37 Courts Rd, Earley,Reading, RG6 2DJ. Tel. 01734-268143.Treasurer: T. Mark Hall, 47 Cedars Rd,Clapham, London, SW4 OPN. Tel. 0171-627-0856.-113 -

World Go ClubsMembership Secretary: Terry Barker, 7Brocklehurst Ave, Bury, Lancs, BL9 9AQ.Tel. 0161-705-2040.Journal Editor: Brian Timmins, The Hollies,Wollerton, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF93L Y. Tel. 0163{}-{)85292.Book Distributor: Gerry Mills, 10 Vine Acre,Monmouth, Gwent, NP5 3HW. Tel. 01600-712934.Publicity Officer: David Woodnutt, 4 ChurchSt, Gawcott, Buckingham, MK18 4HY. Tel.01280-816820.Press Officer: Francis Roads, 61 MalmesburyRoad, South Woodford, London, E18 2NL.Tel. 0181-505-4381 (also fax).Youth Coordinator: Simon Goss, 4 Butler Rd,Crow thorne, Berks, RGll 6QY. Tel. 01344-777963.Computer Coordinator: Nick Wedd, 37North Hinksey Village, Oxford, 0)(2 ONA.Tel. 01865-247403 (also for faxes). Email72133.3621@compuserve.comNewsletter Editor: Eddie Smithers, 1 TweedDrive, Melton Mowbray, Leics, LE13 OUZoTel. 01664-69023.Analysis Service: T. Mark Hall (see above).Archivist: Keith Rapley, Lisheen, WynnswickRd, Seer Green, Bucks, HP9 2XW. Tel.01494-675066.BathPaul Christie, 8 Gordon Rd, Widcombe,Bath, BA2 4NH. Tel. 01225-428995. Meets atThe Rummer, near Pulteney Bridge, Wednesday19:30.BelfastPaul Donnelly, Computer Science Dept.,Queen's University, Belfast, BT9 5AN. Tel.01232-245133, ext. 3157.BirminghamKevin Roger, 61 Trinity Rd, Perry Bar,Birmingham B6 6LW. Tel. 0121-5513867.Meets in The Triangle (coffee bar), HoltStreet, Gosta Green, Wednesday 19:15.BoltonStephen Gratton, 525 Tottington Rd, BuryBL8 lUB. Tel. 0161-761-3465. Meets Monday19:30.BoumemouthMarcus Bennett, 24 Cowper Rd, Moordown,Bournemouth, BH9 2UJ. Tel. 01202-512655 (work). Meets Tuesday 20:00.BracknellClive Hendrie, ICL, Lovelace Road,Bracknell, Berks, RG12 4SN. Tel. 01344-472741.BradfordGraham Telfer, 29 Quaker Lane, LittleHorton, Bradford, BD5 9JL. Tel. 01274-573221. Meets at The Prune Park Inn, Allerton,Bradford, Wednesday 19:30.Brakenhale SchoolFrance Ellul, Brakenhale School, 35Sunnycroft, Downley, High Wycombe, HP135UQ. Tel. 01494-452047 (home)BrightonStuart Marker, 64 May Rd, Brighton, BN23EB. Tel. 0273-600885. Meets at The CaxtonArms, near Brighton Central Station, Tuesdayfrom 19:00.BristolSteve FIucker, 14 Hawthorn Way, StokeGifford, BS12 6UP. Tel. 01179-693917. Meetsin Seishinkan Gapan Arts Centre), 23-27Jacob's Well Rd, Hotwells, Bristol, Tuesday19:30.BUSULiguang Chen, Dept. of Applied Computing& Electronics, Bournemouth University,Poole House, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow,Poole, Dorset, BH12 5BB. Tel. 01202-595101 (work) or Marcus Bennett, tel. 01202-512655. Meets in the Students' Union Area,Thursday 19:00.- 114 -

World Go ClubsCambridge University & CityPaul Smith, 5 Bourne Rd, Cambridge,CB4 lUF. Tel. 01223-563932. Meets in JuniorParlour, Trinity College, Monday 19:30(term), University Centre, Mill Lane, 1st or2nd Floor, South Lounge, Thursday 20:00.CheltenhamDave Killen, 33 Broad Oak Way, UpHatherley, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire,GL51 5LG. Tel. 01242-576524 (home). Meetsvarious places, Thursday 19:30.ChesterDave Kelly, Mount View, Knowle Lane,Buckley, Clwyd, CH7 3JA. Tel. 01244-544770. Meets at Olde Custom House,Watergate St, Chester, Wednesday 20:00.Culcheth High SchoolR. Bagot, 54 Massey Brook Lane, Lymm,Cheshire, WA13 OPH. Tel. 01925-753138.DevonTom Widdicombe, Woodlands, HaytorVale, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 9XR Tel.01364-661470. Meets at above address atThursday 20:00.EdinburghStephen Tweedie, 10 Upper Grove Place,Edinburgh. Meets at Postgrad Students'Union, 22 Buccleugh Place, Edinburgh, EH38AU. Wednesday 19:00, Sunday 13:30 to17:30. Tel. 0131-2283170.Epsom DownsPaul Margetts, 157 Ruden Way, EpsomDowns, Surrey KT17 3LW. Tel. 01737-362354. Meets at various times.GlasgowJohn O'Donnell, Computing ScienceDept, Glasgow University, Glasgow G128QQ.HarwellCharles Clement, 15 Witan Way,Wantage, Ox on, OX12 9EU. Tel. 01235-772262 (home). Meets at AERE Social Club.Hazel Grove School: StockportJohn Kilmartin, Hazel Grove HighSchool, Jackson's Lane, Hazel Grove,Stockport SK6 8JR. Tel. 0161-456-4888(work).Hereford SchoolChris Spencer, 2 Crossways, How Caple,Hereforq, HRI4TE. Tel. 0198-986625.High WycombeJim Edwards, 16 Strawberry Close, Prestwood,Gt. Missenden, Bucks, HP16 OSG. Tel.01494-866107.HP (Bristol)Andy Seaborne, 17 Shipley Road,Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, BS9 3HR Tel.01179-507390. Meets Wednesday lunchtimes.HuddersfieldDerek Giles, 83 Ashdene Drive, Crofton,Wakefield, Yorkshire, WF4 IHF. Meets atthe Huddersfield Sports Centre, onTuesdays 19:00.HullMark Collinson, 19 Suffolk St, BeverleyRoad, Hull, HUS IPJ.Isle of ManDavid Phillips, 4 Ivydene Ave, Onchan1M3 3HD. Tel. 01624-612294. Meets Thursday20:00 at 116 Ballabrooie Dr, Douglas.LeamingtonMatthew Macfadyen, 29 Milverton Crescent,Leamington, CV32 5NJ. Tel. 01926-337919. Meets Tuesday.LeicesterEddie Smithers, 1 Tweed Drive, MeltonMowbray, Leics., LE13 OUZo Tel. 01664-69023. Meets at Sixty-Six Club, AlbionHouse, South Albion St, Leicester, Tuesday19:30.LondonCentral LondonMike Nash, 6 Hazlemere Court, 26 Palace-115 -

World Go ClubsRoad, London SW2 3NH. Tel. 0181-671-8644. Meets at IVC, 1-4 The Piazza, CoventGarden (entrance in Cubitt's Yard), Friday18:30, Saturday 15:00 to 19:00.London UniversityShutai Zhang, Dept of Epidemiology, 66-72Gower Street, London WC1E 6EA. Tel.0171-387-7050, ext. 5729. Meets at 3B, Universityof London Union Building, Malet St,Wednesday 18:30 (term time).Nippon Club Oapanese)Tanaka Kiyohiko, tel. 0171-2227744 (work),0181-654-1836 (home); Niwa Shigeo, 0171-937-8061 (work). Meets at Kiku Restaurant,12 Whitehorse Street, Shepherd's M.arketWA, Thursday 18:30. Monthly tournamentfirst Saturday of month.North LondonDavid Morris, 1 Christchurch Hill,Hampstead, London NW3 1JY. Tel. 0171-794-2044. Meets in the Gregory Room atback of Parish Church (down steps), ChurchRow (near Hampstead tube station), Hampstead,Tuesday 19:00.North West LondonKeith Rapley, Lisheen, Wynnswick Road,Seer Green, Bucks, HP9 2XW. Tel. 01494-675066 (home), 0181-562-6614 (work).Meets at Greenford Community Centre,Oldfield Lane (south of A40), Greenford,Thursday 19:00.South LondonJonathan Chetwynd, 105 Mysore Road,Battersea, London, SW11 5RZ. Tel. 0171-228-2495.Wanstead & East LondonAlison Jones, 11 Briarview Court, HandsworthAve, Highams Park, London E4 9PQ.Tel. 0181-527-9846. Meets at WansteadHouse, 21 The Green, Wanstead Ell, Thursday19:15.Maidenheadlain Attwell, Norhurst, Westmorland Rd,Maidenhead, Berks, SL6 4HB. Tel. 01628-76792. Meets various places, Friday 20:00.ManchesterTerry Barker, 7 Brocklehurst Ave, Bury,BL9 9AQ. Tel. 0161-705-2040 (home). Meetsat Town Hall Tavern, Tib Lane, Thursday19:30.MonmouthGerry Mills, 10 Vine Acre, Monmouth,Gwent, NP5 3HW. Tel. 01600-712934. Meetsvarious places.NewcastleJohn Hall, 10 Avondale Court, RectoryRd, Gosforth, Newcastle, NE3 1XQ. Tel.0191-285-6786. Meets various places,Wednesday.NottinghamAustin Dilks, 33 Wickerwood Dr, Kirkbyin-Ashfield,NG17 8ER. Tel. 01623-723136.Open UniversityFred Holroyd, 10 Stacey Ave, Wolverton,Milton Keynes, MK12 SOL. Tel. 01908-315342. Meets in Common Room, Monday19:30.Oxford CityNick Wedd, Sunnybrook, 37 North HinkseyVillage, Oxford, 0)(2 ONA. Tel. 01865-247403. Meets at Freud's Cafe, Walton Street,Tuesday from 18:00.Oxford UniversityMartin Bligh, Wadham College, OxfordOX1 3PN. Meeting times vary from term toterm.PrestonColin Adams, 14 Colman Court, Preston,PR1 8DL. Tel. 01772-204388. Meets at Gaston's,A venham St, Tuesday 20:00.Ravenscroft School (Bath)Hugh Alexander, Flat 2, Bathford Manor,Manor Drive, Bathford, Avon BA1 7TY.ReadingJim Clare, 32-28 Granville Rd, Reading,Berks, RG3 3QE. Tel. 01734-507319 (home),-116 -

World Go Clubs634791 (work). Meets at The Brewery Tap,Castle Street, Reading, Tuesday 18:30.SaltcoatsDerek Tomelty, 43 Barrie Tee, Ardrossan,Ayrshire, KA22 8AZ. Tel. 01294-601816.Meets at Argyle Community Centre, CampbellAve, Saltcoats, Monday & Wednesday19:00.South CotswoldMichael Lock, 37 High Street, WickwarGL12 8NP. Tel. 01454-294461. Meets atButhay Inn, Wickwar, Monday 19:30.StevenageWilliam Connolley, 66 Stonycroft,Bedwell, Stevenage, SG1 3TW. Tel. 01438-741850. Meets at the Royal Oak, WalkernRoad, Tuesday 20:00.SwindonPaul Barnard, 16 Braemar Close, Swindon,SN3 1HY. Tel. 01793-432856. Meets atPrince of Wales, Coped Hall Roundabout,Wootton Bassett, Wednesday 19:30.TauntonDavid Wickham, Trowell Farm, Chipstable,Taunton, Somerset, TA4 2PU. Tel.01984-23519. Meets Tuesday, llminster.TeessideSimon Shiu, 17 Junction Rd, Norton,Stockton, Cleveland, TS20 1PH. Tel. 01642-534905 (home), -522153 (work). Meetsvarious places, Wednesday.West CornwallPaul Hunt. c/o The Acorn Theatre,Parade St, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 4BU.Meets at various places.West SurreyCharles Bockett-Pugh, 22 Park Road,Sandhurst Surrey, GU17 8AA. Tel. 01252-878191. Meets various places, Mondayevening.West WalesJo Hampton,S Handlith Terrace, Barmouth,Gwynedd LL42 1RD. Tel.: B. Allday,01341-280066 (home), 280076 (work). Meetsregularly.WokinghamKeith Osborne, 33 Duncan Road,Woodley, Berks, RG5 4RH. Tel. 01734-272396. Meets on some Sundays from 14:30to 18:00.Worcester & MalvernEdward Blockley, 27 Laugherne Rd,Worcester, WR2 5LP. Tel. 01905-420908.Wednesday 19:30.YorkAlan Wood, Dept. of Computer Science,University of York, Y01 SOD. Tel. 01904-706959 (home), -432776 (work). Meetsmainly Thursday evenings.UkraineUkrainian Go Federationc/o Vladimir Platonov, Ukraine, 262030,Kyiv, Esplanadna. 42. Tel. 044-220-04-01.U.S.A.The American Go AssociationPOBox 397Old Chelsea StationNew York, NY 10113-0397President: Phil Straus, tel. (215) 568-0595.Western VP: Larry Gross, tel. (310) 838-9080.Central VP: Clay Smith, tel. (512) 458-3972.Eastern VP: Chen-dao Lin, tel. (212) 260-1455.-117-

World Go ClubsAR Harrison Harrison Go Club Carl F . Hopkins 501-741-1992AZ Tempe Arizona Go Club William Gundberg 602-956-3239AZ Tucson Tucson Go Club Brian MaIm 602-751-7406CA Alameda Alameda Go Club Brian McDonald 415-521-0853CA Arcadia American Go Institute James Chen 818-447-0911CA Artesia Sarang Baduk: Institute 310-402-3113CA Bakersfield Bakersfield Go Group Ron Ball 808-837-0814CA Berkeley East Bay Go Association Herb Doughty 510-548-3024CA Berkeley Berkeley Go Club David Wolfe 415-845-3099CA Cardiff by Sea North Coast Go Club Mark Ledergerber 619-942-8353CA Fullerton La Habra Go Club Roy Schmidt 714-871-0349CA Garden Grove Orange County Korea Go Assoc Yong Kwan Ju 714-636-5936CA Garden Grove Orange County Go Club John Che 213-897-0263CA Guinda Davis/Sacramento Go Club Frank Berkenkotter 916-796-3582CA Irvine Irvine Go Group Bob Taylor 714-786-5794CA Irwindale US Chinese Wei-chi Assn Peter Chang 818-337-1345CA Livermore LLNL Go Club Alan Casamajor 510-422-6293CA Los Angeles LA Korean Go Club Gary Choi 213-386-5626CA Los Angeles Rafu Kiin Go Club Mr. Minoru Yamada 213-628-3656CA Los Angeles Korean Go Assn Dr. Tae Loo Lee 213-731-0611CA Los Angeles Seinan Go Kaisho Spike Koyama 213-735-8595CA Los Angeles Go for Yu Go Club Lawrence Gross 310-575-7415CA Los Angeles California International Go Assn Woo Jin Kim 213-487-0225CA Manhattan Beach Sabaki Go Club Dave Robinson 310-545-9599CA Orange County Orange County Go Club Simon Cha 714-638-7336CA Palo Alto Palo Alto Go Club Reid Augustin 415-322-9050CA Rohnert Park Sonoma County Go Club Joanne Severdia Phipps 707-792-0141CA San Diego Downtown Go Club Forrest Curo 619-284-7715CA San Diego San Diego Go Club Stewart Strait 619-546-6880CA San Francisco San Francisco Go Club Hal Womack 415-923-1507CA San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo Go Club Bob Metz 805-546-9050CA Santa Cruz Santa Cruz Go Assn Anton Dovydaitis 800-859-2086CA Twentynine Palms Gai-Jin Go Club J.R. Hughes, Jr. 619-830-6414CA Ukiah Mendocino City Go Club Ace Barash 707-463-1812CO Boulder Boulder Go Club Bob Mendenhall 303-499-9332CO Broomfield Mile High Go Association C. J. Culbertson 303-469-1439CO Colorado Springs Springs Go Club Jim Michali 719-633-8349CO Westminster AT&T Bell Labs Go Club James Porter 303-538-1419CT Avon Hartford Go Club Kirby Huget 203-675-8292DC Washington Intelsat Go Group Tokuo Oishi 202-944-7291DC Washington Greater Wa.shington Go Club Haskell Small 202-244-4764DE Wilmington Go Kai Sho Peter St. John 302-731-4227FL Boynton Beach Boca Raton Go Club Eino Lindfors 407-736-6346FL Jacksonville Jacksonville Go Club Jay Hockman 904-399-1555FL Miami Miami Go Club Joel Sanet 305-652-1137FL St. Petersburg St. Petersburg Go Group Alfred Pray 813-526-3242FL Tampa Tampa/USF Go Club John Pederson 813-974-3140GA Snellville Atlanta Go Club Terry Miller 404-978-3951HI Honolulu Hawaii Ki-in Mr. Shun'ichi Kawahara 808-841-2520lA Iowa City Iowa City Go Club Jim Ehrhardt 319-351-6531IL Chicago Chicago Go Group Gene Edlin 312-726-2225IL Chicago No Exit Go Club Peter Yam 312-743-3355IL Chicago Chicago Korean Go Assn Jay (Dong Hwa) Kim 312-282-3522IL Chicago UIC Go Club Ann-Marie Guzek 312-248-1504IL Rockford Rockford Go group Tom Little 815-963-8312IN Bloomington Indiana University Go Group Paul Purdom 812-339-0185- 118 -

World Go ClubsKS Lawrence Lawrence Go Group Panta Rhei 913-841-2828KS Overland Park Kansas City Go Group Phil Kaufman 913-432-9785LA New Orleans Crane's Nest Go Group David Matson 504-254-5523MA Cambridge Massachusetts Go Association Skip Ascheim 617-864-4015MA E. Falmouth Woods Hole Go Club Roger Hjulstrom 508-540-9190MA Hadley Western Mass. Go Club Daniel Hewins 413-584-8576MD Baltimore Baltimore Go Club Keith Arnold 301-539-5535MD Dayton HoCo Go Club Evan Behre 410-531-3181MI Ann Arbor Southeast Michigan Go Ass'n John Starkweather 313-668-6740MI Highland Plymouth Go Club Ron Kaiser 313-887-7831MI Livonia Dearborn Go Club James Mitchell 313-845-9067MN Minneapolis/St Paul TwiD. Cities Go Club Timothy Hoel 612-454-8777MN Northfield Northfield Go Ring Arthur Gropen 507-645-6117MO St. Louis Washington U Go Club Carl Rovainen 314-725-8605MT Helena Montana Go Club George Ochenski 406-442-9151NC Buies Creek Campbell University Go Club Sean Larson 910-893-3779NC Charlotte Charlotte Go Club David Carper 704-554-1364NC Durham TrianglelDurham Go Group Richard Scoville 919-688-0856NH Dover Durham Go Club David Herman 603-742-0094NH Etna Upper Valley Go Club Kenneth Blake 603-643-8146NH Merrimack Nashua Go Club David Bieberle 603-424-5974NJ Beachwood CBAGo Club Steven Smith 201-240-3958NJ Burlington South Jersey Go Club Joe Maia 609-239-0575NJ Murray Hill Murray Hill Go Club J. Olive 201-757-8961NJ Palisades Park Korean Sr Citizen Assn Stephen Y. Kim 201-941-9714NJ Ringoes Princeton Go Society Rick Mott 908-466-1602NM Rio Rancho Albuquerque Go Group Bob Zeng 505-892-4698NM Sante Fe Sante Fe Go Club Willard Draisin 505-470-0219NM Socorro New Mexico Go Assn Mike Cantrell 505-835-4583NV Reno Northern Nevada Go Group Michael Seidl 702-322-1729NY Amherst Buffalo Go Club Metod Alif 716-689-2103NY Brooklyn Brooklyn Go Club Jean-Claude Chetrit 718-398-3838NY Flushing Korea Baduk Club of New York 718-353-4646NY Ithaca Cornell Go Club Robert Connelly 607-272-3802NY Johnson City Susquehanna Go Club Paul Zellers 607-648-3433NY Melville Long Island Go Club Milton N. Bradley 516-421-3682NY New York New York Wei-ehi Society Chen-dao Lin 212-260-1455NY New York New York Go Institute Jun Umebayashi 212-223-0342NY New York Nippon Club Go Association Mr. Max Nakan0212-581-2223NY Rochester Empty Sky Go Club Chris Garlock 716-272-9780NY Syracuse Syracuse Go Club Mark Brown 315-479-8173NY Woodstock Kingston Go Club Don Coon 914-679-8981OH Athens Ohio U Go Group Eliot Jacobson 614-592-6404OH Chesterland Cleveland Go Club Duane Burns 216-729-5251OH Columbus Drowsy Dragon Go Group Harold Shindel 614-231-8534OH Columbus Ohio State U. Go Club Karl Komacker 614-263-7493OH Columbus Here We GO! Jeffrey Oxenreider 614-898-1062OH Dayton Dayton Pah Duk Club Se Gon J ang 513-256-6060OH Yellow Springs Yellow Springs Go Group Ralph Welton 513-767-1503OK Tulsa Thlsa Go Club Jim Morris 918-583-0297OR Ashland Rogue Valley Go Group Fred Kohler 503-482-9669OR Beaverton Portland Go Club Jean DeMaiffe 503-629-8308OR Eugp,ne Willamette Valley Go Club Michael Richard 503-344-3506PA Audubon Key Stone Go Club Michael Dobbins 215-666-6937PA Bloomsburg Bloomsburg Go Group Steve Beck 717-784-6848PA Carlisle CarlislelHarrisburg Go Club Howard Warshaw 717-541-8855- 119 -

World Go ClubsPA Jenkintown Philadelphia Go ClubPA Philadelphia Philadelphia Paduk ClubPA Philadelphia area Upper Merion Go ClubPA Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Go ClubTN Chattanooga Chattanooga Go GroupTN Memphis Memphis Area Go OrganizationTX Austin Austin Go ClubTX Garland Dallas Go ClubTX Houston Houston Go ClubTX Odessa Kelto-Taoist Go Encl.tIT Moab Arches Go ClubtIT Provo BYU Go ClubtIT Salt Lake City Salt Lake Go GroupVA Alexandria Nova Go ClubVA Charlottesville Charlottesville Go ClubVA Fairfax Reston Go GroupVA Richmond Richmond Go GroupVA Virginia Beach Monarch Go ClubVG St Thomas St Thomas Go ClubVT Middlebury Vermont Go ClubWA Pt. Townsend Port Townsend Go GroupWA Seattle Boeing Go ClubWA Seattle Seattle Korean Go ClubWA Seattle Seattle Nihon IG-inWA Seattle Last Exit Go ClubWA Vancouver NW Korean Go AssnWI Madison Madison Go ClubWV Morgantown W. Va University Go ClubCharles French 215-887-8568Jin Pyo Park 215-549-1780Pauline Mulun 610-647-4995Wilfred J Hansen 412-421-5121Shi Shin Chow 615-894-1665John Lowe 901-757-9885David Anderson 512-447-7357Bob Felice 214-530-1456Mike Peng 713-393-4233Carl Bryson 915-337-8994Mat Marcus 801-259-7680H. Lynn Beus 801-375-6243John Bernhardt 801-972-1645AI Abramson 703-684-7676Dewey Cornell 804-973-3943Keith Jowett 703-391-3726Richard Mercer 804-359-4901Mark Lass 804-463-9703Nicholas Aguilar 809-774-6590Peter Schumer 802-388-3934Robert Spafford 206-385-6887Lou Kiersky 206-861-6912Bruce Kim 206-762-9342Mr. Suzuki 206-525-7894Chris Kirschner 206-323-8758Hwa Kang 206-694-1402Dan Kastenholtz 608-255-5639Ted Orange 304-599-0179VenezuelaAsociacion Venezolana De Goc/o Ms. Maria Dolores Puerta, 3a. Av. Los PalosGrandes.- 120 -

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