Professional baduk game

There are a few hundred professional Go players in Japan - but several tens of millions of amateur players. There is about the same ratio in China and Korea as well. In order to become a professional Go player in Japan, one first has to become an insei and to be in the top few of the annual insei competition. The exact number of new professionals every year is decided by the Japanese Go Association - normally it is around 5 or so.

There is also one place for the public in the final tournament which is an 18 person round-robin , so theoretically one doesn't need to be insei. What do you think it is the meaning? My first game with Blackie is just the beginning. Studying with him several months in Korea could make me progress a lot. Looking forward to seeing the future! If you want to watch the review of my scholarship game with Blackie 9p, you can find it on the Facebook page of the Biba Baduk Academy or on the video below.

That article was very interesting! Specially the part on your mindset and the words from Takemiya Masaki! Thanks for sharing this moment with us!

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Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Skip to content On the 1st of March, the beginning of Spring, I experienced one of the most intesive games so far, for me.

Like this: Like Loading Valentin 26 Aug — Post author gabrielaviorica 26 Aug — Thank you for your kind words! I am gonna share as many inspiring moments for me as I can! Izutani Minoru : Orthodox; admires Shuei. Jiang Mingjiu : Good at managing the centre. Jiang Zhujiu : Sharp, stubborn fighter. Forte is the middle game. Jin Qianqian : Brave fighter, willing to take risks.

Kada Katsuji : Famous for taking a long time in the opening. Kaji Kazutame : Fast-paced. Kajiwara Takeo : Best player for sharpness of local perception. Famous for Drill Strategy and direction of play.

Proponent of kyudo - "seeking the way" school of go. Kamimura Kunio : Orthodox. Kang Dongyun : territory oriented style Kano Yoshinori : Steady, and good in large-scale positions. Kataoka Satoshi : steady yoritsuki using thickness to harass enemy groups and so make profit.

Maybe too laid back. Kato Masao : Nicknamed "The Killer"; powerful attacker, especially early in his career. About changed to a style that earned the nickname "Endgame Kato". Kim In : Slow thick moves like his teacher Kitani. Kim Jiseok : Plays aggressively and roughly; a genuine infighter, especially good at local battles.

Kinoshita Takao : Admires Shusai. Kitani Minoru : Most startling changes in style of any player. Originally powerful fighter. Then as co-founder of Shinfuseki emphasised centre.

Shortly after switched to favouring territory and like most things, experimented it to the extremes. Did not like knight's moves.

Kobayashi Izumi : Initially closer in style to her father Kobayashi Koichi , now shifting towards her husband Cho U 's style. Kobayashi Koichi : Ferocious in attack , precise "knows what he wants" style. A territory oriented player. Kodama Kunio : Orthodox. Kuroda Yukio : Admires Segoe and Iwamoto. Kusaka Kaneo : Thick. Kuwahara Munehisa : Theoretical. Liu Xiaoguang : Fierce "straight-line" fighter, tight-rope walker, admires Kato Masao, deep and accurate calculator.

Ma Xiaochun : Light and floating style and so hard to attack, but will slug it out if opponent picks a fight. Richly imaginative. Matsumoto Tokuji : Orthodox. Matsuoka Teruo : Severe. Matsuura Yoshihiro : Rich in originality. Mimura Tomoyasu : Attacking from thickness. Miwa Yoshiro : Good at powerful fighting. Miyamoto Yoshihisa : Thick style, preferring to catch up from behind after the middle game.

Miyashita Shuyo : Fond of direct attacks. Miyazawa Goro : Violent style leading to wild fighting makes him popular with go fans. Mori Toyokazu : Admires Shuei. Nakagawa Shinji : Nimble.

Nakaoka Jiro : Territorial. Nie Weiping : All-round player but especially good at fighting, likes sharp, double-edged contests and attacks strongly. Oeda Yusuke : Orthodox. Ohira Kenji : Admires Jowa. Ohira Shuzo : Known as especially strong on the side. Okubo Ichigen : Flexible. Otake Hideo : Quick to see things, best player for sharpness of perception; stability increasing with experience Fond of good shape and abhors vulgar style. His style has been called the "Otake Aesthetic".

Superb at fast play. Most games prefers komoku , but occasionally tries sanrensei. Ozaki Harumi : Admires Shuho. Ozawa Mitsugoro : Very similar to Honinbo Shuho. Park Junghwan : well balanced; something of an all rounder. Park Yeonghun : Peaceful, with a very strong endgame and positional judgment.

Qian Yuping : Good at luring opponent into traps. Does not let up even when ahead. More peaceful later in career. Rin Kaiho : Originally a territory-oriented player, but later became more aggressive and influence oriented.

Rui Naiwei : Aggressive fighter. Prefers the Mini-Chinese opening. Sakai Michiharu : Solid. Sakai Yasuo : Admires Suzuki Tamejiro.