The Go Master

There has been a lot of web chatter recently about the release of the film, The Go Master, about the life of Wu Qingyuan (Go Seigen). [not to be confused with the older, Go Masters, film] Throughout forums and blogs, Go players and fans are searching for a Region 1 version of the DVD. At this time, only a Region 3 (Asian Encoding) is available. I contacted Fortissimo films, the distributor of the film, to find out if a Region 1 encoding was soon to be released. Sadly, an email sent to an office in the United States and two other countries were all ignored. Netflix.com is also listed as a distributor, but also does not have a release date for the Region 1 encoding of the film. It could be possible that Netflix.com will release a Region 1 version for their members and Fortissimo will wait and measure the success of the film in Asia to decide if a Region 1 version is warranted. For now, the Region 3 encoding is available both through Amazon.com and Yesasia.com. Yesasia also has a VCD which will play on most DVD players. If you would like to save yourself future trouble, purchase a region free DVD player, buy the Region 3 version of the film, and next time you won't have to wait.

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And Now.. Guess That Go Server!

    Welcome!

AnotherSai: HI EVERYONE!
Hue: Please don't yell.
AnotherSai: WHO IS YELLING?
Hue: You are.
AnotherSai: HOW? THIS IS A COMPUTER SCREEN.
Hue: All caps.  It is hurting my ears.
AnotherSai: ok... sorry... ???

       -Later-

AnotherSai: Go is great!
HikaruHead: I love Go.
AnotherSai: How long have you been playing?
HikaruHead: Six months, prolly.
AnotherSai: Where are you from?
BigSmug: Please keep topic on Go.  See TOS.
AnotherSai: Sorry... umm... Anyone want to play a
quick game?
BigSmug: Please do not make requests directly in room.

-After the Game-

AnotherSai: My opponent, Loco666, escaped on me!
BigSmug: Please do not publicly denounce anyone.
AnotherSai: Come on!  What is this?

   -And Later Still-
AnotherSai: ok, it's getting late
AnotherSai: I think I'm going to go to sleep.
AnotherSai: Good night everyone
Holyness: Please do not press Enter key so often.
  Flooding is against TOS.
AnotherSai: Flooding? What is that?
Holyness: No trolling.
AnotherSai: What? Trolling! Flooding! No capital letters.
No game requests on a game server. What is this place?
Next you will tell me I have only 50 characters to
type in a byo-yomi period!

[You have been booted from server.  Have a nice day!]

[Ed. Note]
With the help of expert ISP trackers, Internet wizards, and the special late edition of a television crime fighting psychic, I was able to track down the owner of this Go server. He hides behind multiple ISP's, using an assumed name, maintaining strict control in anonymity. He is feared when one floods or trolls. He is a true power in the Internet Go world. Who is this man?

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Go Teachers

In GO, it is noble to learn the art by oneself. Yet noble and wise do not always belong together. While listening to a Audiogolessons lecture, see post, Guo Juan stated that Dan level players hit a sticking point because because, in her opinion, they learned on their own and eventually this catches up to them. She created a series of lectures to go back to the beginning and teach the basics and bring the player all the way to the top levels. Learning from books is the most cost affordable solution, though when one has a question, one cannot ask, "Book, why can't I play a kakari here instead?" One can ask, and if one gets an answer, there are other issues at hand. Most importantly, the errors in play themselves must be found and the skill must be guided. The teacher, or master, has been a large part of most traditions, including Go, going back beyond recorded history. The teacher is the one that provide this guidance.
Finding a teacher can be a daunting task. One must search blogs, web pages, or google, then attempt to compare the results and make a decision. Below is a list of active Go teachers. This will be an ongoing list, updated as new teachers ask to be included or those already on the list change information. At each update, the date of change will be noted.
The majority of teachers provide services in Euros, therefore I have decided to keep the majority of them in Euros. Rather than convert those provided in dollars, I have provided a Currency Converter link, given that rates change of a daily basis.
Keep in mind that most teachers below offer bulk discounts. Paying for 5-10 lessons at a time will lower the cost of each individual lesson. Almost all accept payment through Paypal.

NAME	RANK	NICK	1 HR	1.5 HR	SGF	WEB	EMAIL
Alexander Dinerchtein	1P	Breakfast		$35	$20	link	email
Guo Juan	5P	guojuan	35€	50€	23€	link	email
Li Ang	3P	Lyonweiqi	email	email	email	link	email
Shen Jing	2P	Jennie	25€		20€	link	email
Dragos Bajenaru	6D1	toxxicu	15€			link	email
Vit Brunner	4D	Tasuki	10€			link	email
Cornel Burzo	6D1	Cornel	15€	30€ 2 hr	15€	link	email
Carmen	5D	Soulmate	5€				email
Cho Seokbin	7D1	bin7674		20€	8€		email
HF	6D	HFL	13€	18€	10€		email
Li Yue	9D	liyue	15€	22€	20€	link	email
Christian Pop	7D1	Solaris		30€ 2 Hr		link	email
Xu Jian	6D	yesniu		$25 2 HR			email
Yuan Yuan	5D	CGA4DAN	$10		$7		email
Will Zhang	6D	willzhang		$25		link	email

SGF= OFFLINE COMMENTED GAME
1= European Go Federation Rating
NICK= RED- KGS BLUE- IGS

Currency Converter

To be added to the list, to make changes, or comments, please email at:

RiverOfStones@Yahoo.com

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Gomercial

BASED ON ACTUAL EVENTS



Somewhere on KGS

After the game....



No Go players were hurt during this simulation.

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