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November 14th, 2008
01:13 pm [Link]	Baduk ( Wei-Chi / Go ) tournament Dear Southern California Go Players, Sorry for the late notice, but I just received word of a Baduk ( Wei-Chi / Go ) tournament to be held this week-end at the LA Go Club on Western Avenue. This seems like it ought to be a great event and worth supporting. $4,000 in prizes! Among other things, it is sponsored by the Korea Times and we’d love to show them a great turnout. I can email you a flyer and below is some of the text. Namaste, Sighris - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Korean American Baduk Association 740 S. Western Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90005 Tel: (213) 210-9850 Email: fontius2000 (at) yahoo [dot] com The Baduk Tournament to be held from November 15, 2008 (Sat) until November 16, 2008(Sun). The information regarding the Baduk Tournament is as follows: Myung In Tournament (Hosted by The Korea Times) Group: Open Handicap A Handicap B Prize Approximately $4,000 in aggregate sum Date: November 15 (Sat) and 16 (Sun), 2008 Time: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Place: Los Angeles Baduk (GO) Club 740 S. Western Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90005 Participation Fee: $30 Contact: Gary Choi (213) 386-5626 or Jason Lee (818) 919-5407 *Free dinner with a souvenir will be served on Sunday Night* Note The ratings for all participants will be determined through the Operation Committee’s own process evaluating each participant’s level. Current Location: LA Current Mood: excited Tags: baduk, go, tournament, wei_chi (Leave a comment)
October 27th, 2008
11:08 am [Link]	Going to Chicago I am going to Chicago this week-end. There are several friends of mine that I have not seen in over a year; and we will be having a magickal week-end together this week-end. I want to show three of them some analysis I did on the three stages of a Wei-Chi battle and the value of a stone... and that reminds me, I was promoted to the rank of 8 Kyu on KGS :) but I am not claiming I can hold that rank, but maybe I can... time will tell. Wish me "good luck" and "safe travels"! Sighris Current Location: USA: "Mid West" (where it is getting cold) Current Mood: accomplished and excited Current Music: 30 seconds to Mars Tags: chicago, friends, game_of_go, kgs, wei_chi (5 comments \| Leave a comment)
September 14th, 2008
03:47 pm [Link]	Wei-Chi/Go in Southern California Dear Southern California Go Players, The Santa Monica Go Club is pleased to invite you to an evening of casual go play with guest (and US Open champion) Myungwan Kim, 8p. The event will take place Sunday, Oct. 5, from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., at the Barrington Bridge Club, 2nd Floor, 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., West Los Angeles. The Barrington Bridge Club is located four blocks west of the 405 Freeway. Free parking on streets, $3 in building. Admission to the event is $5. Mr. Kim will review a game of his for dan level players, and be prepared to teach kyu level players. All the best, Joe Cepiel, Chris Hayashida, Andy Okun, & Sighris Current Location: LA Current Mood: excited Tags: baduk, go, wei_chi (Leave a comment)
August 14th, 2008
07:13 pm [Link]	2008 COTSEN GO TOURNAMENT (open to ALL) Sponsored By Lloyd Eric Cotsen with The American Go Association Over $5,000 in prizes!!! All games will be AGA rated, and will be run under the ING Go Rules. The Cotsen Open {6 Dan (black-belt) and up} and the Cotsen Handicap Tournament (open to all ranks) will be held September 20 & 21 (Saturday and Sunday) 2008 at UCLA Bradley International Hall. Saturday Sept. 20, 2008 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM Registration Sunday Sept. 21, 2007 9:30 AM to 10AM Registration 2:30 PM Final Game 5:00 PM Awards Ceremony Note: - The AGA "one time rating fee" will be paid for all players who do not currently have an AGA membership!!! - Professional Go Players Yi-Lun Yang and others will review and comment on your games. - Beginners and children are especially welcome, so don't be afraid to come and play. Bring your kids, friends, relatives and acquaintances!!! - FREE LUXURY BUFFET BOTH DAYS - but only for those who pre-register!!! More info here: http://www.cotsengotournament.com and here: http://senseis.xmp.net/?CotsenGoTournament Current Location: LA Tags: baduk, cotsen, go, tournament, wei_chi (3 comments \| Leave a comment)
August 10th, 2008
11:12 pm [Link]	2008 Go Congress in Portland Southern California sent a respectable contingent, here are some of the highlights: US Open - New LA Resident MyungWan Kim, 8p, won the US Open, defeating Mingjiu Jiang, 7p, by 1.5 points in the sixth and final round!!! - In the 8k section, Santa Monica Go Club member Terry McIntyre took 2nd place and Santa Monica resident Eileen Hlavka took 3rd place. - In the 3k section, Jerry Shen took 1st place. - In the 2k section, Andy Okun, took 3rd place. - In the 1d section, Santa Monica Go Club member Cooper Alison-Mayne took 3rd place. North American Ing Masters Tournament - Yilun Yang, 7p, took 2nd place, racking up four victories before being defeated by Feng Yun, 9p. - San Diego’s Xuefen Lin, 1p, took 4th place - While they did not place, both Gary Shen (father of Cherry and Jerry Shen), and Christopher Kiguchi, participated and scored wins in the prestigious 32-player tournament. 9x9 Tournament - Tom Xu won the Dan Section Women’s Tournament - Dammy Osoba, of the Santa Monica Go Club, took 3rd place in the 3rd Division. Die Hard Tournament - Andy Okun took 2nd place in Section C. Other events and activities … MyungWan Kim, 8p, lost a 9-stone handicap game by 1.5 points to an 800-processor core European supercomputer running MoGo. David Doshay, a California computer go researcher, said the win was significant not only in itself, but because the Monte Carlo method-based MoGo software showed strong evidence that its strength is dependent on the time and computing resources available to it, meaning it will get stronger over the years as computers get more powerful, without the need for additional coding. Eileen Hlavka and Andy Okun won their round robin tables in the Lightning Go Tournament, but were eliminated in the playoffs. Cherry Shen and Richard Dolen were part of the AGA E-Journal team, Cherry reporting on youth activities and Richard recording games for live broadcast on KGS for both the top tables of the US Open and the North American Ing Masters. Richard was the only member of the E-Journal team to win his game, with a four-stone handicap, in the special simultaneous match between team members and Ryo Maeda, 6p, at the end of Congress. Andy Okun will join the AGA Board of Directors in September. Santa Monica’s Sidney and Catherine Yuan, of Yutopian Enterprises ran a vendor table, seemingly continuously busy, during the second half of the week. Current Location: USA Current Mood: busy Current Music: ELO - "Out of the Blue" CD Tags: ai, baduk, go, wei_chi (Leave a comment)
July 26th, 2008
11:43 pm [Link]	Wei-Chi (aka Go, Igo & Baduk) Currently I am rated on KGS as 9k. I have been as high as 6k, but only for a few seconds (then I was destroyed by other 6k members and slipped back down to 9k). I would like to get to Dan level (Black-Belt). I am considering taking a break from work to study Go seriously. (BTW, have you read "Shibumi" by Trevanian - over 2 million copies sold! - and a movie in the works!!!) Do you have any crazy life goals? Please share! Sighris Ref links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_ranks_and_ratings http://www.trevanian.com http://community.livejournal.com/thelifelist Current Location: Earth Current Mood: hopeful Tags: baduk, go, life_goals, movie, shibumi, wei_chi (Leave a comment)
May 16th, 2008
06:28 pm [Link]	Go Tournament The Orange County Go Club and the UC Irvine Go Club invite you to the 2008 Orange County Go Tournament! Time: Saturday, May 31st, 9am - 7pm (sign-in @ 8:20am) Sunday, June 1st, 12:30pm - 7pm Place: The South Coast Chinese Culture Center 9 Truman, Irvine CA 92620 Further Information: http://www.ocgoclub.com Want to Go? ;) Current Location: LA Current Mood: excited Tags: go, tournament, wei_chi, weiqi (5 comments \| Leave a comment)
January 11th, 2008
10:47 pm [Link]	Wei-Chi (aka Go, Igo & Baduk) I am going to compete in another Wei-Chi Tournament... - Wish me "Good Luck"! Info about the tourny is here: http://www.oza2008.com Note to self: Take 3D Go Board with you! Current Location: USA (then Japan) Current Mood: excited Tags: aga, baduk. oza, go, wei_chi (16 comments \| Leave a comment)
December 13th, 2007
07:19 pm [Link]	Wei-Chi (aka Go, Igo & Baduk) - Note to self Note to self: In order for an invasion into a bulky 5 space (eye) to work you must play on the center point (obviously, to prevent your opponent from getting two eyes) AND YOU MUST HAVE EIGHT (8!) LIBERTIES even though they will only have four liberties left after your invasion! Who would have thought you would need TWICE as many as they?!? ( It might seem crazy but it is true. :) Current Location: KGS Current Mood: impressed Tags: baduk, fighting_tactics, go, igo, wei_chi (1 comment \| Leave a comment)
November 13th, 2007
01:17 pm [Link]	The LA Wei-Chi Tournament Things went well (except for my delayed flight & even more delayed bus ride to my LA home/Temple). I won 3 of 5 matches, but (except for my ego) I don't really care if I win or lose, what is more important is that I learned something. And I also meet some interesting people (which is the main reason I went) including a man who has been working on a Go Program for a long time, and it is one of the best. It was also nice to see Bowen and have some sake with him and his wife & to meet his friends Jon & Akasha (who were both at the Tournament). Current Location: LA Tags: la, tournament, wei_chi (Leave a comment)
November 3rd, 2007
05:07 pm [Link]	I will be in the 2007 Cotsen Go Tournament in LA next week-end: I will be in the below Wei-Chi (aka Go & Baduk) Tournament in LA next week-end: 2007 COTSEN GO TOURNAMENT - November 10 & 11 (Saturday and Sunday) 2007 Sponsored By Lloyd Eric Cotsen with The AGA (American Go Association) Over$5,000 in prizes!!! The Cotsen Open {6 Dan (black-belt) and up}and the Cotsen Handicap Tournament (open to all ranks) will be held November 10 & 11 (Saturday and Sunday) 2007. All games will be AGA rated, and will be run under the ING Go Rules. More info here: http://web.mac.com/thelec/iWeb/Go/Index_files/Go2007.pdf. & BTW: 1ST INT'L MIND SPORTS GAMES SET FOR 'O8 IN CHINA The First International Mind Sport Games will be held in Beijing in October, 2008, reports Roy Laird, Chairman of the AGA Board of Directors... More info at the AGA website: http://www.usgo.org I will be at the '07 Cotsen Tournament and I might go to the "Mind Sports" event in Beijing too! Anybody else up for the fun/challenge? Let me know! Sighris Current Location: LA: KoreaTown Current Mood: excited Tags: baduk, go, sighris, wei_chi, weiqi (Leave a comment)
October 31st, 2007
09:40 pm [Link]	Creating a better Go Program (an article by IEEE) Cracking GO By Feng - Hsiung Hsu First Published October 2007 < http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/oct07/5552 > Brute-force computation has eclipsed humans in chess, and it could soon do the same in this ancient Asian game In 1957, Herbert A. Simon, a pioneer in artificial intelligence and later a Nobel Laureate in economics, predicted that in 10 years a computer would surpass humans in what was then regarded as the premier battleground of wits: the game of chess. Though the project took four times as long as he expected, in 1997 my colleagues and I at IBM fielded a computer called Deep Blue that defeated Garry Kasparov, the highest-rated chess player ever. You might have thought that we had finally put the question to rest—but no. Many people argued that we had tailored our methods to solve just this one, narrowly defined problem, and that it could never handle the manifold tasks that serve as better touchstones for human intelligence. These critics pointed to weiqi, an ancient Chinese board game, better known in the West by the Japanese name of Go, whose combinatorial complexity was many orders of magnitude greater than that of chess. Noting that the best Go programs could not even handle the typical novice, they predicted that none would ever trouble the very best players. Ten years later, the best Go programs still can't beat good human players. Nevertheless, I believe that a world-champion-level Go machine can be built within 10 years, based on the same method of intensive analysis—brute force, basically—that Deep Blue employed for chess. I've got more than a small personal stake in this quest. At my lab at Microsoft Research Asia, in Beijing, I am organizing a graduate student project to design the hardware and software elements that will test the ideas outlined here. If they prove out, then the way will be clear for a full-scale project to dethrone the best human players... (full story at the above website) Current Location: Earth Current Mood: intimidated Tags: ai, chess, computers, wei_chi, weiqi (4 comments \| Leave a comment)

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