tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128894002011-07-28T15:10:26.345+03:00Cyprus Go AssociationThis blog is used to post information related to the game of Go, that would be interesting to the members of the Cyprus Go Association (and perhaps other Go players)Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.comBlogger761100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-61628050100369163082009-08-23T18:02:00.004+03:002009-08-23T18:05:36.702+03:00Looking for Go players in CyprusWe are currently in search of Go players or people who like to learn this beautiful game. Our regular Go meetings at Oktana cafe will soon resume following, the summer holidays. We are also keen to meet Chinese Go players who are studying in Colleges/Universities in Cyprus. Feel free to contact us at info@cyprus-go.org.Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-87764105746592829302009-01-28T21:48:00.000+02:002009-01-28T21:50:04.091+02:00Friendship Go Tournamen 2009The CGA will organise a tournament as part of the 2009 Friendship Tournament of SPE Strovolou. The 2009 Friendship Go Tournament will take place on the weekend 21-22 March 2009.Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-80910640222170272912009-01-28T21:45:00.002+02:002009-01-28T21:46:55.352+02:00Cyprus Go BlogThe Cyprus Go Association blog got it's own place under the CGA new domain. You can now visit the blog directly at http://blog.cyprus-go.org.Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-31992855047216956502009-01-16T00:50:00.001+02:002009-01-16T00:55:42.031+02:00New web siteThe Cyprus Go Association has a new domain registered, as the old site was deleted by the provider without notice.You will now find us at http://www.cyprus-go.orgNicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-20508861591309375062007-11-01T15:01:00.001+02:002007-11-01T15:02:47.881+02:00Dasoupoli Go Club TournamentThe Dasoupoli Lyceum Go club is organising its first tournament on 10-11 November 2007. For more details please contact the organiser, Dimitris Regginos at regginos@gmail.com.Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-22488947825856834002007-10-06T23:37:00.001+03:002007-11-01T15:01:05.610+02:00Cyprus Go ChampionshipThe Cyprus Go Championship has been scheduled for 8-9 December 2007. More details will be posted soon.Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1170618373154611452007-02-04T21:46:00.000+02:002007-02-04T21:46:13.666+02:00Lee Changho loses No.1 position in Korean Rating ListAs reported by Alexandre Dinerchtein in Goama #42, Lee Changho, 9-dan lost his No. 1 position in Korean Rating list.The current list is:1. Lee Sedol, 9-dan 20,4662. Lee Changho, 9-dan 20,1793. Choi Chelhan, 9-dan 17,4654. Park Yeunhun, 9-dan 16,1765. Cho Hanseung, 9-dan 15,4996. Park Cheongsang, 9-dan 15,3967. Ko Gunte, 5-dan 13,8328. An Joyoung, 9-dan 13,7989. Weon Songjin, 7-dan 13,79510. Lee Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1167648132008171052007-01-01T12:39:00.000+02:002007-01-01T12:42:12.010+02:00Goama Newsletter as a good source of Go infoWe would like to recommend you to subscribe to the Goama newsletter, which is put together by 1-dan professional player Alexandre Dinerchtein. You may find the relevant information and register at http://www.gogame.info.Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1167647977300411362007-01-01T12:37:00.000+02:002007-01-01T12:39:37.310+02:00Test your strengthAlexandre Dinerchtein (1p), has devised a series of Go problems as a test to measure your strength. You can find this test at http://play.baduk.org. You are encouraged to try this out and to share your results with the other Cypriot Go players.Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1163441390106389752006-11-13T20:07:00.000+02:002006-11-13T20:09:50.106+02:00International Pair Go ChampionshipMaria Leonidou and Nicholas Roussos will represent Cyprus in the 17th International Pair Go Championship to take place in Tokyo, Japan (http://www.pairgo.or.jp/amateur/index_e.htm).We wish them to enjoy the trip and the games. Many thanks to the International Go Federation, the International Pair Go Association, and the sponsors: the Japan Airlines, Hitachi and East Japan Railway.Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1163254490775878502006-11-11T16:14:00.000+02:002006-11-13T20:07:16.546+02:00Cyprus Go Championship 2006The CGA is organising the annual Cyprus Go Championship on 2-3 December. For more details check our web site at http://cyprus.european-go.org/cyprus/tournament200612.aspNicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1161601672864035932006-10-23T14:07:00.000+03:002006-10-23T14:09:46.980+03:00Nurman interviewed in Korea.Nurman was interviewed by a Korean journalist. You can see the interview at the following link, however it is in Korean. You can check the link to see Nurman smiling :) http://www.tygem.com/news/news/viewpage.asp?pagec=1&seq=7771&gubunNicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1161546807116941722006-10-22T22:53:00.000+03:002006-10-22T22:53:27.233+03:00Nurman scores a victoryCyprus delegate at the Korean Prime Minister Cup (World Amateur Go Championship) Nurman Aylanc scored his first win against the Indian delegate. Take a look at current results.Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1161081613193866812006-10-17T13:40:00.000+03:002006-10-17T13:40:13.276+03:00Go Presentation and weekly meetings for childrenCyprus Go Association is organising a presentation of Go on Friday 27 October, at Polykentro Neolaias (14 Tombazi Street, Likavitos, Nicosia). The presentation will be from 16:00-17:30 and is aimed for children of ages 6-13. Weekly Go meetings for children will be held at Polykentro on a weekly basis, starting on 3 November 2006. The meetings will be from 16:30-18:00 every week. For more Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1159087652686418422006-09-24T11:47:00.000+03:002006-09-24T11:47:32.686+03:00Nurman Aylanc represents Cyprus in KoreaCGA member Nurman Aylanc will represent Cyprus at the Korean Prime Minister Cup International Baduk Championship (http://www.intgofed.org/events/kpmc/). The Championship is to take place on 20-27 October 2006 in Jeonju City. A big thank you to the organisers and the sponsors for inviting the CGA to take part in this Championship. We wish Nurman to have a great experience!Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1159087420106628922006-09-24T11:43:00.000+03:002006-09-24T11:43:40.146+03:00Go in Larnaka (Finikoudes)Members of the Cyprus Go Association will meet at Deja Vu cafe at Finikoudes, Larnaka, to help member Constantinos Panagi spread the word in Larnaka and set up the Larnaka Go Club.The meeting will start at 4pm.Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1156580425795842132006-08-26T11:20:00.000+03:002006-08-26T11:20:26.160+03:00Computers and GoAn interesting article in the UK newspaper The Guardian (as blogged by Chiyodad on godiscussions.com).http://technology.guardian.co.uk/online/insideit/story/0,,1835570,00.htmlNicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1155911962940826142006-08-18T17:38:00.000+03:002006-08-18T17:39:22.950+03:00egoban.org goes live!What follows is a message from George Gozadinos, Go organiser in Greece, regarding a web application he created at http://egoban.org.The application is now in beta test and everyone's help in reporting bugs etc will be appreciated.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Original message follows:---------------------------------------------------Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1151937357518863552006-07-03T17:35:00.000+03:002006-07-03T17:39:47.083+03:00CGA June RatingsThe second period CGA ratings have been published, covering the period up to June 2006. You can see them here. Statistics for all the games played in the period can be seen here.Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1151609599921525612006-06-29T22:33:00.000+03:002006-06-29T22:33:20.020+03:00Go in Limassol?YES! YES! YES! The answer is YES!Our Go friend Nikolai (4k) from Romania will be staying in Limassol with his wife and he will be starting a Go club very soon. We will keep you posted with the latest information, location, dates, and time!Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1151319312070030572006-06-26T13:55:00.000+03:002006-06-26T13:55:12.143+03:00Go at Summer SchoolThe Cyprus Go Association in cooperation with the Cyprus Youth Board will participate in the summer school organised at the Polykentron Neolaias in Lykavitos, Nicosia.The summer school is available for children of ages 6-12, at no cost and will be running from 27 June to 3 August.For more information contact the Cyprus Go Association at cyprus@european-go.org or the Cyprus Youth Board at info@Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1148901120762022762006-05-29T14:08:00.000+03:002006-06-04T23:56:25.370+03:00Regginos finishes 48th with a 3-5Final update-------------Dimitris Reggions got the 48th position out of 68 contestants. Dimitris managed to win all the games against the shodan players he was matched with and lost from 4 and 5 dan players. This is considered a great success and we congratulate Dimitris for representing Cyprus so well!!Congratulations to Dimitris, the first Cypriot shodan Go player!Update--------Two more rounds Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1148728282598565222006-05-27T14:10:00.000+03:002006-05-29T14:07:12.076+03:00Regginos represents Cyprus in the 27th World Amateur Go Championship in JapanDimitris Regginos is in Japan, representing Cyprus in the WorldAmateur Go Championship taking place on 28-31 May. Information on theChampionship can be found on the sitehttp://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/amakisen/worldama/27/index-e.htmYou can find Dimitris' picture among contestants at:http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/amakisen/worldama/27/contestants_3-e.htmWe wish Dimitris to enjoy this Championship to the Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1144273417552843522006-04-06T00:43:00.000+03:002006-04-06T00:43:37.586+03:00First CGA Ratings PublishedThe Cyprus Go Association published its first ratings of Cypriot Go Players, following the Friendship Tournament which took place in March.The ratings include all rated games played at club level, as well as the games played in the tournament.You can find the ratings linked from the CGA web site news section, or at this link: http://cyprus.european-go.org/cyprus/cgaratings.aspGame statistics are Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1144062270404029712006-04-03T14:04:00.000+03:002006-04-09T13:33:29.626+03:00Cyprus competes with Greece in an online event on KGSOn Sunday 9 April, a team of Go players from Cyprus will play against a team of Go players from Greece. Catch the event on KGS, starting at 7 pm (GMT +2).Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1139766906881219372006-02-12T19:55:00.000+02:002006-02-12T19:55:06.916+02:00Audio Go LecturesGuo Juan's Go School now offers Audio Go Lectures for 1 Euro each. That's right! You pay 1 Euro for a lecture and you can listen to it over the Internet for a period of one month. This is an affordable solution for many Go students.You can register here: http://www.audiogolessons.comNicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1139738167888840702006-02-12T11:56:00.000+02:002006-02-12T11:56:08.806+02:00Go Mobile!There are a few Go software solutions available for mobile phones listed on Senseis Libary (http://senseis.xmp.net/?Mobilephone). The only one I successfully tested and stayed quite satisfied with is HandyGo.You can play games on 9x9, 13x13 and 19x19 boards and you can also solve Go problems! 30 problems of varying difficulty are available within the program and many more by downloading from Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1139664617903262992006-02-11T15:30:00.000+02:002006-02-11T15:30:17.943+02:00Adding a goban to your web pageEver wanted to add an interactive goban to your web page? Then visit Hiroki Mori's site to learn how! It's simple: http://playgo.to/gs/about.htmlNicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1138310257040844412006-01-26T23:17:00.000+02:002006-01-26T23:17:37.090+02:00Friendship Tournament 2006The SPE Strovolou Friendship Tournament will include Go this year as well.The Go tournament will take place on the weekend 18-19 March. It will be a 5-round open tournament, and more details will be posted on our web site soon. The venue will once again be the building of Parnassos Strovolou.Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1137435997996397672006-01-16T20:26:00.000+02:002006-01-16T20:26:38.036+02:00Annual General Meeting invitationThe Cyprus Go Association AGM will take place on Saturday 28 January 2006 at Oktana Cafe in Nicosia. The AGM will commence at 4pm. Candidacies for the Board are now being accepted. All members who have settled there membership fees are eligible and welcome to run for election.Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1137017396737221192006-01-12T00:09:00.000+02:002006-01-12T00:09:56.763+02:00Drago Go Software (Free)Drago is a free Go application that can be used as an SGF editor as well as to play Go against GNU Go. GNU Go can play 19x19 games too!You can download Drago here.Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1136198673022206812006-01-02T12:44:00.000+02:002006-01-02T12:44:33.023+02:00Hikaru No Go DVD (English dub)Hikaru No Go DVD is now available from Amazon.Chiyodad's review for the English dub suggests that it is not too successful, however, the DVD includes the original Japanese dialogues so one can choose. The DVD also includes special features, and the original classes by Yukari sensei.Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1136198274611825392006-01-02T12:37:00.000+02:002006-01-02T12:37:54.656+02:00Happy New YearThe Cyprus Go Association wishes Happy New Year to all Go players :)Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1133472685510494222005-12-01T23:31:00.000+02:002005-12-01T23:31:25.550+02:00Santa cares for you :)For all the Go kids out there, Chiyodad has put a brilliant Go Player's Holiday Gift Guide.
Show your grandparents, parents, brothers, sisters, friends, and hope for the best :)Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1133117325664511002005-11-27T20:48:00.000+02:002005-11-27T20:48:45.686+02:00New site for the EGFPlease note that the European Go Federation has a new site. It has been redesigned/relocated and is now at:
http://www.eurogofed.org/Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1131270383567826742005-11-06T11:43:00.000+02:002005-11-06T11:46:24.203+02:00Excellent article in Politis Newspaper today!Excellent coverage of the game of Go in today's issue of Politis Newspaper. The pull-out Magazine is dedicated to the game, with a full-page colour cover and a full-page article on page 1. The article is in Greek. Many thanks to Natali Michailidou!Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1131175651187455342005-11-05T09:27:00.000+02:002005-11-05T09:27:31.213+02:00Go Lesson Plan: by Chiyodad
Check out his blog at http://chiyodad.blogspot.comNicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1130783356667774492005-10-31T20:29:00.000+02:002005-10-31T20:30:09.330+02:00Politis newspaper to feature Go on SundayPolitis newspaper will feature Go in this Sunday's pull-out "Magazine". Look out for it.Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1129377271417259782005-10-15T14:43:00.000+03:002005-10-16T10:10:48.976+03:00Platy Go Club restartsPlaty Go Club is going to start again its meetings this Wednesday 19/10/2005. This year our meetings are going to take place in classroom “1”. Our meetings are going to begin at 13:35 and end at 15:00. This year Mrs. Kalogeropoulou (Computer teacher) is going to be with Mr. Regginos as a teacher of Platy Gymnasium. For more information about Platy Go Club go to www.platy-go.tk giannisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1129368462320312582005-10-15T12:25:00.000+03:002005-10-15T12:27:42.326+03:00First Kyu: A novelA novel written by Dr. Sung-Hwa Hong, describing the life of a Korean student hoping to become a professional Go player, going against the will of his strict father. As some reviewers also mention, I could not put this book down once I started reading it. It is a very interesting story and keeps you wanting to read on!You can even read the first few chapters online, through gobase.org:http://Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1129202289970376292005-10-13T14:18:00.000+03:002005-10-13T14:18:10.103+03:00The fun way to learn Go (by Nihon Ki-in)This is a simplistic site that can be used to learn about the game, learn how to play the game, even solve some basic exercises. This can be used in conjuction with The Interactive Way to Go, mentioned in a previous post.
Take a look at the site:
http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/lesson/index2-e.htmNicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1129056582978083672005-10-11T21:49:00.000+03:002005-10-11T21:49:43.013+03:00Cyprus Go Championship set on 26-27 NovemberThe Cyprus Go Championship will be held on the weekend 26-27 November. It will be a 5 round open tournament, with 3 rounds on Saturday and 2 rounds on Sunday. More details will be given soon, together with pre-registration details.
Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1128944904681732072005-10-10T14:48:00.000+03:002005-10-10T14:48:24.723+03:00Go article in the Sunday MailA full page was dedicated to Go in Sunday Mail of 9 October. Follow the link to read the article by Leo Leonidou:
http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=22237&cat_id=9Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1128670351548676152005-10-07T10:32:00.000+03:002005-10-07T10:34:39.673+03:00Haruyama Isamu 9p in Cyprus (Press release)You can read the press release for Mr. Haruyama's Go workshop as published online by Sportive Magazine. Click at http://www.sportive.com.cy/Σύνταξη/Ειδήσεις/tabid/148/ctl/ArticleView/mid/439/articleId/843/.aspxNicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1128350984254281102005-10-03T17:49:00.000+03:002005-10-10T17:01:38.356+03:00KGS StatisticsYou can calculate your KGS statistics by simply entering your username on this web page: http://lublin.se/kgsstats/Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1127828456336467932005-09-27T16:40:00.000+03:002005-09-27T16:40:56.366+03:00Map to Oktana added on our siteYou can now find a map to Oktana on our site. Click on "Directions", either from the main page, or from the "Clubs" page. To see the map directly, here's a linkNicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1127562527974553292005-09-24T14:35:00.000+03:002005-09-24T14:48:47.980+03:00Hikarunix v0.4 is now availableThe new version of the operating system dedicated to Go is out. You may obtain it at http://www.hikarunix.orgNicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1127308402819644002005-09-21T16:13:00.000+03:002005-09-21T16:13:23.713+03:00World Go PortalThe link below is to the World Go Portal, which includes a lot of news on Go from around the world. It also has some interesting links.
http://news.world-go.orgNicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1127236163252021922005-09-20T20:09:00.000+03:002005-09-20T20:09:23.286+03:00Article on Go in the EconomistWe had circulated a reference to this article via email when it had been published. Here is the link for those who want to read it again and see the colour pictures.
http://www.economist.com/diversions/displayStory.cfm?story_id=3445214Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1126950930328572522005-09-17T12:55:00.000+03:002005-09-17T12:55:30.356+03:00Help by submitting a review of our listing in 1stCyprus.com1stCyprus.com has listed our Association under the category Recreation and Sports. There is a functionality to submit reviews on this site, and you are all welcome to help popularise our favourite game by submitting your own review. Go to the following link and click on "Review" next to the Cyprus Go Association link.
http://www.1stcyprus.com/browse.php?pg_which=2&cat=9Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1126789807526127792005-09-15T16:02:00.000+03:002005-09-15T21:08:07.416+03:00CGA in Cytanet web DirectoryCytanet is the biggest ISP in Cyprus with its web page having more than 20000 visits per day. From today it has a link to the Cyprus Go Assosiation web page within its web Directory.The CGA web page can be accessed from Directory->Web Directory-> Entertainment at cytanet web pageMarios Koudouniasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1126300784804782052005-09-10T00:19:00.000+03:002005-09-11T22:55:19.006+03:00The Interactive Way to GoThis is a nice site where people can learn how to play Go. You can check it out, and tell to any people you want to introduce to the game.http://playgo.to/interactive/Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1125593563157157712005-09-01T19:52:00.000+03:002005-09-01T19:52:44.516+03:00Internet GoThere are several places where one can play the game of Go on the Internet.
The members of the Cyprus Go Association play mostly on the Kiseido Go Server (KGS), and there is a room we own called "The Cyprus Room".
Other possibilities include the Internet Go Server, Yahoo games, etc.
If you like to play turn-based games, you can give a try to the Dragon Go Server, or you can play on KGS withoutNicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1124944194596304702005-08-25T07:26:00.000+03:002005-08-25T17:33:16.376+03:00An excellent book about go and lifeWhile browsing I found comments on an excellent book about go and life. Check the link at http://apn.gr/pylh/1510-shibumi.html.Marios Koudouniasnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1124886196026803192005-08-24T15:23:00.000+03:002005-09-02T16:07:38.813+03:00Isamu Haruyama 9p to visit Cyprus in OctoberMr Isamu Haruyama, 9-dan professional Go player, will visit Cyprus from 7 to 10 October 2005. Mr Haruyama's visit is sponsored by the Japanese Go Association (Nihon Ki-in) and the Japan Foundation. It is a great honour for us to have Mr Haruyama teach us about Go and we very much look forward to having him. You can read about Mr Haruyama on Gobase.org and you can see some of his games there. Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1123778059409427942005-08-11T19:34:00.000+03:002005-09-02T16:07:11.350+03:00Farewell to a Go lover and great personI was shocked to hear today that ex-president of the Empty Sky Go Club, my friend Greg Lefler has passed away. Greg has helped restart the Go club at the Rochester Institute of Technology, where I was lucky to learn about this game.I will always remember Greg as the great person who loved the game so much and tried to help anyone learn it. He would always arrange for great chinese food to Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1123708369002319422005-08-11T00:12:00.000+03:002005-08-11T00:12:49.003+03:00Alexandr Dinerstein becomes European champion 5th time in a rowAlexandr Dinerstein (1p) topped the European Go Congress. For the results of the tournament check here.
Congratulations to Alexandr!Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1123708099216603972005-08-11T00:08:00.000+03:002005-08-11T00:08:19.236+03:00Cyprus gets top "wins per games played" percentage at EGC 2005An interesting statistic offered on the page of the Finland Go Association, shows Cyprus having the top "wins per games played" percentage at 80%.
http://delic.iki.fi/egc05/prossat.html
Partly due to the small number of games played, but nevertheless a pleasing statistic :)Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1122651462706312632005-07-29T18:37:00.000+03:002005-08-01T00:24:35.756+03:00Excellent results by Cypriot players at EGCCypriot players have made some great games at the European Go Congress taking place in Prague. Amazingly, Theodoulos Papatheodoulou and Marios Koudounias have won 5 out of 5 games they played.At the same time, Giannis Kassinopoulos and Dimitris Regginos have both won 3 out of 5 games. The latter has played against 3 dan players and is expected to make it to a 1 dan rating upon submission of the Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1122022166405631822005-07-22T11:49:00.000+03:002005-07-22T11:49:26.416+03:00Cyprus takes 23rd place in Iwamoto TournamentCyprus took 23rd place out of 27 countries in the Iwamoto Tournament 2005 which took place on KGS.
Statistics by country are available at this address http://www.achgo.cl/iwamoto/estadisticas.php
The tournament was a good experience, however characterised by many forfeits. We hope that next year a better turnout of players who sign up will take place.
Thanks to the Iwamoto Administration for Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1121087578651016142005-07-11T16:12:00.000+03:002005-07-11T16:12:58.666+03:0049th European Go CongressThe European Go Congress is taking place in Prague this year.
The Cyprus Go Association will be represented by 4 of our members, namely Dimitris Regginos, Marios Koudounias, Theodoulos Papatheodoulou and Giannis Kasinopoulos. We wish all of them to have fun and do well in their games.Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1119974404283572522005-06-28T19:00:00.000+03:002005-06-28T19:00:04.296+03:00European Go Database (EGD)The AGI (Association for Go in Italy) have announced EGD - The European Go Database! In this database you may find the results of all games played in European tournaments over the last 10 years, and much more!
EGD will be updated regularly on a monthly basis, by the second Monday of every month. Check it out at http://lnx.agi.go.it/EGD/EGD_index.php
Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1118868508624457772005-06-15T23:48:00.000+03:002005-06-15T23:48:28.636+03:00CGA becomes member of the IGFThe Cyprus Go Association has become the 68th member of the International Go Federation. Membership was unanimously approved at the General Meeting of the IGF. Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1117989737436874082005-06-05T19:42:00.000+03:002005-06-05T19:42:17.446+03:00Essential Go termsA nice document on Sensei's Library explains several terms that are typically used when people talk about Go, especially when reviewing a game or giving a lecture. Take a look hereNicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1117285536972091032005-05-28T16:05:00.000+03:002005-05-28T16:05:36.980+03:00Free lectures on KGS by Professionals -- every SundayFree lectures by MingJiu 7p and GuoJuan 5p in the "Ing's Goe Internet Class"
Please check details: http://guojuan.demon.nl/goschool/ing.htmlNicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1117138935070154622005-05-26T23:22:00.000+03:002005-05-26T23:22:15.080+03:00Go proverbs -- Keep your stones connected!You probably heard one of the stronger players throw some Go proverbs here and there. These proverbs are the result of experiences of Go players over thousands of years and they help one make decisions more easily during the game.
Go proverbs should not be applied blindly and they are most effective when their deeper meaning is understood.
A very useful reference page on Sensei's Library.Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1116949199061130942005-05-24T18:38:00.000+03:002005-05-24T18:41:06.720+03:00Go rules in Greek are posted on www.gobase.orgThe rules of Go on gobase.org are now available in Greek, thanks to Andrea Roussou. You can access them hereNicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1116793843280618902005-05-22T23:30:00.000+03:002005-05-22T23:30:43.286+03:00Hikarunix!A Linux distribution called Hikarunix is available, with many useful Go tools and resources. This is based on the famous Knoppix distribution, which can be booted from a CD, without any installation on your PC.
For those who have no idea what Linux is, it is an alternative to Windows operating system, which is Unix-like. It is not as intuitive for a first time user...
Nevertheless, check out Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1116446261037936212005-05-18T22:57:00.000+03:002005-05-18T23:26:58.763+03:00The Kyus and the DansStrength in Go is measured by a system similar to the one used in martial arts. In fact Go is considered to be a martial art in the Asian countries.A complete beginner starts from about 35 kyu (35k) and as progress is made this number is reduced. When a player reaches 1k he/she is becoming ready to get the first dan (shodan).There are 7 dan levels for amateur Go players. Professional Go players Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1116160147091362912005-05-15T15:29:00.000+03:002005-05-15T15:29:58.350+03:00Starting a Go club from scratch!This is a very nice article on the American Go Association's web site. I recommend it to everyone who loves Go but complains that there are no Go players in his/her area :)Start your clubNicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1116159916861981982005-05-15T15:25:00.000+03:002005-05-15T15:25:16.863+03:00The Game of Go and the Chinese Way of WarSee "Learning From the Stones: A Go Approach to Mastering China's Strategic Concept, Shi," by David Lai, U.S. Army War College, May 2004:
Available here.
Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1116153515689621682005-05-15T13:38:00.000+03:002005-05-15T18:29:51.746+03:00Promoting Go on IRCI have recently started going on IRC and talking to people in the #Cyprus channel (Undernet servers) about Go. The atmosphere in #Cyprus is nothing like it used to be 10 years ago (i.e. its mostly filled with ppl using foul language).However, I have happened to find some people who would be interested to play Go either on the Internet or the real thing.When you have 5-10 mins to spare I think Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1116147945843855812005-05-15T12:05:00.000+03:002005-05-15T12:05:45.846+03:00Go at Summer SchoolsThe Cyprus Go Association is planning to provide Go teachers to some local summer schools. The same was done last summer with success. Contact us for details.Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1116067886234960302005-05-14T13:51:00.000+03:002005-05-14T13:57:13.576+03:00Giant Goban eventsWe are organising two Giant Goban events as follows:Nicosia: Ledras and Onasagorou Streets, 21 May 2005Limassol: Enaerios, 28 May 2005These Go promotional events are a lot of fun, plus we need help from everyone who is available on those days.See info on a past Giant Goban event here.Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1116067623036613532005-05-14T13:47:00.000+03:002005-05-15T13:45:48.603+03:00Kaoru Iwamoto KGS Tournament 2005For information and registration visit the tournament web site:http://www.achgo.cl/iwamoto/I hope many players from Cyprus and Greece will play in the tournament.Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12889400.post-1116067396294622902005-05-14T13:42:00.000+03:002005-05-15T13:44:52.010+03:00Welcome to the Go blogEveryone is encouraged to post and comment on others' posts, on anything Go related that would be interesting to the Cyprus and Greece Go community.Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630449804573824607noreply@blogger.com0