(4) BRITISH GO JOURNAL Techniccl Editor: John Diamond Vol.l No.2 AUT 1987 Supervising Zéitor: John Barrs Prico: 1/6 (incl. postage) CCRRESPONDINCS TO: John Diaaond, Trinity College, Cambridge NOTICE TO ALL CLU3 SECRETARIES AND UNATTACHED MEMBERS It has been decided that all amnual subscriptions will in future become due on lst JANUARY of each year. as a concession to nev members, those joining after 80th SSPTZiBoR will be credited with nombership until the end of the following yeer. THE XIth EUROPEAN GO CCNG3385 | The 1967 European Co Congress was held in Staufen, near Freiburg, in West Germany from the 8th to the 20th of August. After the Opening Cerenony on the Sth, as Staufen is ono of the centres of wine production, a party wes given by the curgonaster in one of the locel wine cellars. This met with tae approval of all the players and ended too early for most. However this ras lucky as most of the tour- naments comaence’ the noxt day. Those arranged were: (1) BUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP for players of class 15 and botter, dthout hendicep, with @ hrs. each and 1 min. thereafter (byoyomi). (2) HASTSR TOURNAMENT for players of clesses 16-19, with nendicap, 24 (83) EUROPEAN TEM C hrs. eack and 1 min. byoyoai. ‘PIONSHIP; decided by the percentage results of the pleyers of countries with three or more players in (1) and (2) above. (4) GRADED EVEN CAM@ TOURNAJENTS; el] remaining players were grouped into five sections so that as few classes were in each tournazent as poss~ ible. (5) HANDICAP TOURNAUENT; for all players, to quelify for a prize at least nine gases must be played and the reeults decided on the percentages. (8) LIGHTNING TOURNA-ENT; for all pleyers with handicep, 20 mins. each. 4s 24 players entered, it was arranged as a six round Swiss tournanent. 3 players entered for the EUROPEAN CiAJPIOSEIP, two each from Aus— trie, Hollend, Yugoslavia and one from iritain and V. Germany. As the 1966 Chempion, Jurgen liattern (W. Berlin), did not attend it seemed a feirly open event with “anfred Wimmer (Yillach), Zoran Mutebzije (Rijeka) ané Mex Rebattu (Amsterdan) having the best chances. The final table was: Class Country : Wins 1 Mutebzije 14 Y 4 fF Gf oe i 7 2 Winner 13 A -4 x sr 1? r 7 ror 5 3 Rebattu 13 H -7 rr x -? 2 r -6 10 4 4 14 Yow -17.7 x -r ororior ‘é 5 14 4 3 -r -20 ro ox -7 r ol 3 € De Vries 14 Eoo-2 -? -r -r 7 x 6 a 7 Diewond 15 Bo om ep 6 ete tf G « 2 3 Marseille 15 Go o-r -r -10 -r -ll -r -r x 0 NOTE. -r denotes a loss by a resignation. 20 players competed in the WASTER TOURKACZNT, and in fact the event was decided in the last round wnen the first two players played cac. other. The Cambridge player Tony Goddard (Class 19) was placed first with 158 wins, second was Beck of Austria (18) with 7 wins, and thi W. Germany (17) with 5 wins. 48 Yugoslevie only had two p. not qualify for the ZUROPEAN TEA! Cia PICNSHIP. Thus the results wore: 1 Austria 18 wins 11 losses 62K 2 Holland 10 7 59 3 St. Britain 12 15 42 4 W. Ceraany 20 16 33 Tae five sections in the EVEN CAI British results after: 1. Classes 20-21 2. Classes 22-26 Bob Hitcaens (Class 25 from London) third out of six. 3. Class 23 David serg (23 London) third equal out of five. 4. Classes 29-30 John Tilley (25 Cambridge) second out of four. 5. Classes 33-42 All three pleyers were from London. URIAMENTS were, with Clive Schofield (38 London) gained second place in the HA”DICAP fT with 7 wins out of 9 gates. FING TOURNA:E!T vas held on the 20th, with some players, mainly the stronger ones, complaining that the time allowed was too long and should be cut to 10 minutes or less. Sut this would have favoured the stronger players even more than actually happened, with Zoran iHutabzije first end Henk De Vries second, both with 5 wins. On the results of these tournaments promotions and demotions were made. Qnly those of Jritish players and of general interest are here. Mutabzija 13 Berg 29 Diamond 4 Schoiisld 35 Goddard 1 Hiss Hook 40 (London) John Serrs (1S London) and John Fairbairn (19 Newcastle) were not promoted, The NIHCY KI-Iy (Japan Go association) again sent a professional to Europe ti year, in the person of lir. Nagahara (3-dan), and he also att- ended the Congress. Ho played a number of simultenoous games, from 6-10 players, giving the top players in tic Turovcan Champioship 4 stones. Eo also gave a nusbor of lessons, and gave comaents or e larze nun- ver of games froa tho Zurcpeen Championship. We are indcbted to hia for the comments on some of the games to be published Tao Closing Coromony vas -eld on tho 20th, vhon the various prizes were presented, end aftcrwards most poopie went to a festival in a nearby village where thore was denving and drinking for tho rest of the evening. All onjoyed theasolves inmonsoly and seid their goodbyes till next ycer. Tho annual mooting of the B.G.f. (Zuropoan Go Federation) was held during tho Congross and ths followin: decisions arrived at: Ar. Karl-Ernet Paech of West Gernany was appointed Prosident in succession to ur. Albort Schilp of Holland. The 1963 Juropean Go Congress will be held in Vest Jerlin in carly August. ‘Tho qualification for tho 1963 Zuropcan Individuel Championship will bo class 14. Tio Laster Tournanent will be without andicap in 1963, and will pro- bably bo divided into two sections - Clessos 15, 16 and 17, end Classcs 13, 19 and 20 It is probable that the 1969 Congross will be avarded to Austrie or Yugoslavia. 15BRITISH GO CONGRESS Merch 19¢3 It is intended to hold the first National Congress et Oxford over the weekend of 30th March, during which will be held the A-C.M. of the B.G.A. Suitable accomaodation is being sought but it will be limited. Tho cost will be ebout £5 for the two nights, Fridey end Saturdey, all meals and tournament fees. The competition will be on handicap besis for nrizes. Those interested should write now to 4. Daly, Trinity College, Oxford for further deteils when they are aveilable. BRISTOL ‘Ag usual the Bristol Go Club is very busy. They continued their friendly nootings with the Monnouthshire Go Club on 2lst July, end their club tournezents. Their latest boing the R.4.F. Association Go Challenge Trophy won by P. Langloy from J. .icCracken (receiving 3 stones). The strongest player in the 3ristol Club is Roger Hays, now about class 35. . LONDON The annual Nippon (Japanese) Club Tournament was held on 1st Octobor, 5 Japanese end 8 English players from 5 dan to 5 kyu participating. Inclu- ded was a Japenese meel as well as prizes. First was Y. Akinoto (4 kyu), second J. Diamond (3 don) and third S. Shimizu (3 kyu). JAPAN The 6th Meijin (Grandmaster) Title Match finished on 22nd Soptembor with Rin (Age 25) beating Sakata (47) 4-1 in the best of 7 gamo finels. Ear- lier this year Sakata beat Rin 4-1 for the Honibo Title. Rin has now won the Weijin Title for the lest three years, beating Sakata each timc. To challenge Rin for this title Sakata won the Cnallonger's Tournament with Continued on P.24 A JANDICAP SYST! FOR YOUR CLUB The handicap system used by the London Go Club is useful in pro- viding encouragement especially to newor pleyors. Using this method the results of all games played in the Club ere recorded in e book, together with tho handicap given and received. After each game the winner is then promoted one cless (4 stone) and the loser demoted one class. Thus cach win means that it is harder to win next time and each loss means a better chenco of winning the next game. The strongor pleyors in the Club (class 30 and better) keep the sane hendicep (until this is amended by the Committee). This enables them to provide a steble besis for the whole system. GO CLUBS affiliated to the 3.5. LABORATORIES GO CLUB Secrotary: B.&. Love, 86 Winborne Ave., REDIILL, Surrey BRISTOL GO CLU3 AH. Smith, 55 Heath Rd., Downend, BRISTOL BRUNSL GO CLUB R.D. Perslow, Brunel University, Acton, LONDON W.3 CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY GO SOCIETY & oA. Key, Kings College, CAMBRIDGE DATGAKU GO CLUB Bradford University, BRADFORD, Yorks. GLASGOW UNIVERSITY GO SOCIETY DeAs Urquhart, 159 Newark St., GRUENOCK HARWELL GO CLUB P. Hutchinson, T.P. Division, Bldg. 8.9, Atomic Znorgy Rescerch Istablishment, Harwoll, DIDCOT, Berks. LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY GO CLUB B.P. Hatton, Now Students’ Union, 2 3edford St North, LIVERPOOL 7 LONDON GO CLUB Pontefract Castle, Wigmore St., LONDON W.1 (dests: Mondays and Frideys 7 - 11 pm) MIDDLESBROUGH GO CLUB J.D. Thewlis, 22 Holl Drivo, Acklam, MTODLESBROUGH, Yorks. MONMOUTHSHIRE GO CLUB BK. Modillen, R-T.B., O.R. Dept., Sponcer Yorks, NEWPORT, Non. NEWCASTLE GO CLUB Ml. Black, 14 Hillside Ave., S.".2enton, NEWCASTLE OXFORD UNIVERSITY GO SOCIETY 4. Daly, Trinity College, OXFORD JOHN RUSKIN GRavilaR SCHOOL GO CLUB Upper Shirley Rd., CROYDON, Surrey WINFRITH GC CLUB H. Pitcher, 13 Insley Crescent, BROADSTONE, Dorsct =EVEN GAM3 FUSZXI STUDIES (2 by RONINBO SAL i rlé 2 016 3 ql4 Tais is the usual reply to a W attack at ol6, a pley not seen much now, being a defence a W offensive at rl7. B may, however, venture a squeeze play at ml7. The advisability of such a play would be greatly increased if W cl6 end B el? had already been played in the nw corner, with a high probability of a ¥ squeeze attack at jl7 against B el7. If B onits ql4, W is likely to play ri7 and occupy the corner. At this early stage of the opening there is little sense in B's playing elsewhere for the purpose of occupying another corner. 4 a16 - W may well play cl6 instead. Such a pley may serve a good purpose; for if B should attempt an offensive by playing el7, W could profitably counter with a squeeze attack at j17. 5 @3 This stone could have been played on any of the ordinary initial corner positions excest d3. To play in the se corner, however, would be questionable, as it would tend to make the B forsation unbalanced as B would have concentrated too many stones on this side. 6 45 W might well have played in the se corner instead. The play wes here et d5 for the purpose of utilizing dl6 to form a large territory on the w side. 7 cA 8 cS 9 a4 This could have been played at b4 (see No.1 P.4). 10 05 li £4 Hade to guard against a possible play at £3, at the sane time aug- gesting that the next play sould be around k3. It has e third advantage, also, as a preparation for a daring counter-attack from dS. 12 rs This could equelly well zeve been played at g4, 95 or p4; but if Pleyed et p3, B would naturally take the oppressive position q5 and build up a secure territory along the e side. 13 p4 This is largely deterained by the 8 fornetion in the sw corner. By this "high" (on tae fourth line) attack, followed by his blocking play 15 p3, B gains a valuable initiativ 14 8 15 p3 16 q2 i? a9 This 3B initiative shatters W's ambitions along the w side. AB play at 17 13 (following the joseki) would have been wrong for then 18 b9 or 18 ¢9 would be too good. B may well heve played tnis stone lower, at c9. Should Wi then extend nis three stone well 3 would secure a double aévan- tage with 16 cl3 or 19 cl4, dominating the whele of the w side and like- wise attacking the W stone at dl, Let us here szeculate on W's possible response to 17 éS. Saould tend his wall by 18 g6, B would imaediately seize the ell-inportant point 12 cl4, end occupy the w side. W would thus play right into B's hand. Suppose W should make a squoeze attack with 18 cll. 3 would launea an encircling movesent with 19 g6. W would then accept the chellenze and try to Break the sioge with 2C 68. A running encounter would then ensue with 21 09, 22 £3, 28 £9, 24 8, 25 g9, 26 h8. Then B would shift the line of attack, and by pleying 27 48 attempt to cut the W formation in two, which W would then guard against by 28 £6. Examine carefully the resulting formation at this point. Note wiet would be the position of cll. The 5 formation would be strongly entrenched with d8-d9-e9-29-g9, W's cll would be dangerously close to the 3 entrench- ment and also too far from its ally at dé. Thus it will be easily seen 18that cll would have becn played unvisely. 13 13 Wary of the danger just described, 7 nas teken a defensive position at cl3 and is planning e pradual ottack oa 5 from the strengthened nw for~ mation. licderetion thus marks pley by Ve It also promises to coi tely secure the corner with anctuer pley at 17 or el?. 1g. £8 This might well have been playod at tie corresponding point g6. It is also a good exaaple of an attacting keima pley (sco No.1 P.8). 20 6 This play ie now ebsolutely necessary. al j4 This is defensive in tae sense that it lends support to the + stones in the se corner, and defends the 5 potential along the s side. It is off- ensivo in the sense that it threatona encircleuent of i's four stones agein. 22 h7 A clever play! It threatens, by wey of g%, the now isolated 3 for- mation d9-£3 end prepares the for the valuable opportunity of playing K17 befcre 3 can do so. Skould W play 22 j6, B would now seize the key position of k17 at once because the 3 formation is not now threatancd. 23 nd This double keiza forss @ virtual extension (sec No.1 P.7) and should be remembered. 24 k17 25 r? This is comparable to W's pley 2¢ k17 in its importenco es affecting the game as a whole, and its ultinate outcome. his play the fuseki ig et an end. Let us, aovever, speculate on the next fow possibilities. stone may be hurled into tue B forantion at rl2. Again it might bo pressed against r7 with 26 r6, followed by 27 q7, 28 pS. Tuere is still another sossibility, 26 q7. 27 a8 would be followed by 26 a6, end should £ then extend with 29 p8 W could cut with 30 r8, and capture r7 by 31 r9, 32 s3, 33 59, 34 s7. However 5 would gain the advantage by 35 014, securing the initiative. HANDICAP JOSE (2 I (b) BLACK BYTSYDS ON THE WasT SIDE (1 £3, 2 c6) - 342 This is the acst popular of the alternatives at this point. It is played to reduce the corner and stabilise the / stone. 3 j3 would not be food, as then 4 03, 5 £4 would overconcentrate the ¥ forces too much. A. 4 3 Zasier and taking the corner, but it leeves W with a stable group. 5 j3- Securing some territory along tue 3 side, but not pressuring 3 much. Letor if 7 c8, 3 is advised to protect the corner with 8 c2. for if he does not 9 c2, 10 b2, 11 b4, 12 bs (12 b3, 13 cS, 14 d5, 15 b6 and con- nects), 13 b3, 14 a2, 15 c4, 16 43, 17 a5 (17 cS, 18 a5, 19 06, 20 a4, 21 a5x, 22 a3 and the W stones die), 12 e4 Ald 19 05, 2C fi, 21 03 if the ladder at g4 works, gaining all the corner O2 19 5, 20 £4, 21 d6, 22 e2 an even exchenge, if the lad?er avove doesn't work for 23. Yery infrequently pleyed, and only when it is also en oxtonsion from a ¥ position in the nv. This is vecause S can force % with 6 23, 7 £5, 343, 949, 10 47 leaving 3 with the option of 12 c9 or 12 35. B. 423 An altogether more complicated pley, end for this reason not to be recommended in handicep venes. It destroys any potential 7 territory along the s sido and thus it is usually only combined vith en extension froz tue so. It also threatens to gain influonce towards the centre et the cost of oeleaving the corner open 2 ° 5 g8, 6 h4 and 5 £5, 6 c3 are qi $c, invariably followed by 6 03. 7 02. ™ the corner, but givi once after S$ £4, 9 £2, 10 24 OR 8 BS, 7 e4. Kore complicated. The sinplest 965, 10 d3 AYD 11 02, 12 c4, 13 34, 14 £2, 15 £5x, 16 @2, 17 v4, 19 b2, 20 h4, 21 bS, 22 j5, 23 b6, 24 49; teling 2 snail corner end sone fighting in tae centre for later O% more commonly, 11 d5, 12 5, 14 b4, 15 dS; teking the w side and sente. good for 2; so usually equivalent enount of vest coursc for B is 2.3.63 Rarely seen efter 2 c6, as the "cross-cut" of 5 cf does not appear. It ig generally used to secure a live group here quickly. 4 3, 5 c2 are inveriably played. A. 6 b2 If 7 b3 then 8 ct, 9 bl, 10 d2; or if 7 c4 then 8 b3, 9 d5, 10 o4, 11 cS, 12 ¢3, 19 46 and B has more then W. Thus the best for W is 7 42, 8 c4, 9 ed. B. 6 04 W should now simply enswer 7 e2 to achieve his object of a stable group. 6 b3 or S03 would be vad; fer the former allows 7 b2 with advantage, and the latter overconcentrates the B forces efter 7 d2, 3 et, © e2, 10 c3, Agein playe? cnly occasionally and stopping e further B expensi this direction as it ic possible for 3 to ensver 3 d2 with 4 c&, 5 c3, 6 4 and give up the corner. Tho recommended D reply to this is 4 2, rait- ing to attack c3 or £3 later. This is the ideal defensive foraation after a play at 42 3 63 This should not normally be played as it gives 2B too auch coapense- tion for the loss of the corner byt 4 43, 5 d2, 6 02, 7 c2, 8 e3, 9 dS, 10 ¢5, 11 d6, 12 c?. (This is the standard technique for taking the influ- ence along tie © side efter an invasion at 3 against most 3 extensions along the w sido.) ANDICAP JOSSKI_ INDEX (2) 26 26227 23 25 30 30a Si 32 32a 93 34 35 36 37 1 £38 2 6 3 42 .-D ] - 43 - cB o3? 4 8 - - - - - 8 c3 = @2 a3 s i8 8 cS = g8 5 68 c2 = a2 6 - 83 e3 = = he 3 cE v2 of ez 2 o8 £5 e2 - e4 2 a2 92 2 a c2 a3 £4 bS f4 of ct 23 2 a9 £2 £2 05 £5 et bs 10 a? 4 3 of cs re of a5 6 = ch 04 c7 See: toxt text text CORRECTIONS TO Nol P.10 17 lines fro bottom 20 ¢4 should be 20 b2. P.14 Top lino, 45 rl0 shouid be 45 510. Comment on 128 should read “thon k15 j15 116 115 k14 x17 «18 " ote. 20