Still Waiting On Kiseido...
If you've read my previous posts, then you have heard of the problems I have been having with the go books I ordered from Kiseido.com. If not, a quick recap: I ordered 4 books from Kiseido on the 1st of this month. After about a week or so, I recieved 3 books. 2 were books that I ordered, and the 3rd book was mistakenly sent to me. And what about the other 2 I ordered? 1 would not be shipped until February due to stock shortages, which is completely understandable, the 2nd just wasn't there at all. I sent them an e-mail, and received a very quick reply that basically said they would send me the correct books along with a return envelope to send back the wrong one.
So I wait until the 24th when the package finally arrives. What I find inside is not the 2 books that I was missing, but the 2 books that I already have! I rechecked my e-mail to see if I was clear in what books I needed. (I was very clear) I sent them an e-mail immediately. Now it has been 5 days and no reply, whereas the reply to the first e-mail took only a single day. So, I wait, double copies of half the books I ordered on my desk. Tomorrow I will call them directly.
Go and Youtube
If you don't know what Youtube is, then, hi! Welcome to the internet, I hope you like your stay! Somewhat elitist humor aside: I browsed the beast that is Youtube today. This is something I do when I couldn't possibly have ANYTHING else to do. (Yeah, right.) I decided to see if i could find any decent Go videos. I found a handful that were interesting in some way or another, that I haven't seen posted anywhere else yet. The videos range from "cool", to "holy crap did that really happen?". Yes even the game of Go has it's "Youtube moments". (That is a terrible phrase I apologize.) To keep this post short I will only share one for now, but I will continue to show another one of my discoveries in every post for awhile.
To start us off, here is a video I would put in the "cool" category. Two old men playing Go in the park. I don't know what it is exactly about this video that makes me smile. Perhaps it's the extremely relaxed nature of the game. How the man on the right is constantly digging through and rattling his stones, or how the two men have removed their shoes before stepping onto the mat.
The Answers
Here are the answers to yesterdays problems:
Here I believe the answer is 'a'. To properly use a wall of outside influence like this, one must find his opponent's thin spots, and invade. The wall then becomes the perfect aid for the ensuing fight. At least, this is what I got from the chapter of Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go about using outward influence correctly. If anyone out there knows any better, please PLEASE speak up.
This is a slightly easier problem. First one must connect with 1, or else white will capture the S6 group by playing in the same spot, thus gaining 2 eyes. 2 and 3 are miai.
Until tomorrow,
-BuddytheRat
-BuddytheRat
