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First Issue | June 2017

GLOBAL BADUK M AGAZINE
Koreans Express Worldly Affairs Through Baduk
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Letter from the editor-in-chief
We are the Myosu Global Baduk Magazine

Team. Myosu is a Korean term meaning ex-
cellent move. Since there is no global English
Baduk magazine nowadays, our goal is to make
an enjoyable magazine for the English speaking
Baduk community.
In this magazine, we want to share all kinds of

stories from the Baduk world; not only news
and playing techniques, but also insights into
Baduk culture, people, etc We hope that we
can connect the Baduk world and bring our
community closer. This is the first issue of our
magazine, we hope that it is useful, interesting,
but most importantly, enjoyable!
We are looking for more ideas to create the best We really want to know about your Baduk life,
magazine for Baduk lovers, so please feel free to about how and what happens in your countrys
send us your feedback and suggestions to: Baduk community, and we are looking for some
guest writers to strengthen our team. No matter
myosu@mjubadukstudies.com. where you are from, how strong you are, when
and why you play Baduk, if you love Baduk and
www.facebook.com/Myosu-Global-Baduk- want to share your Baduk story, or have any
Magazine-147576629121055/ questions, please contact us.
Address: Myongji University, Natural Science Thank you so much!

Campus, College of Arts and Physical Education, Editor-in-chief
Department of Baduk Studies, Myongji-ro,
Cheoin-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea.
Tel: +82-31-330-6255
Le Kieu Khanh Linh
June 2017
CONTENT
June 2017 No.1
News
Moon Jae-in - A New Hope for Baduk.............3
Reactions on The Future of Go Summit............6
International/Japanese/Chinese/Korean .............8
Skills
45th Paris Tournament: A Short Game Review...................13
China Tian Yuan Final, 2nd Match................21 Moon Jae-in - New hope for Baduk
22nd LG Cup: A Long Exciting Fighting Match............32
Common Life and Death Problems from Actual Games.......46
Culture
Koreans Express Worldly Affairs Through Baduk........48
What Can You Teach a Child Through the Game of Baduk?....50 A s the new president Moon Jae-
in takes office in Korea, Baduk
fans expect a fortunate wind to
C&IP The First Baduk Book in China.........54
blow for the Korean Baduk world.
People Moon Jae-in, of the democratic
party, is not just a Baduk fan, but
International Students at the Department of Baduk Studies....58
also quite impressively holds the
Interview with Kszegi Dina & Kim Seung-Jun from BIBA60 rank of amateur 4d. Hope is that
Myosu Team Intro................66 a bigger interest will be aroused
again for Baduk, so that more
Miscellaneous financial means can be attracted.
That being said, dont forget to
How to Make a Baduk Pillow............64 Moon Jae-in plays Koreas number 1 Park Jeong-hwan during a
greet the president on behalf of visit to the Hankuk Kiwon in July, last year
Baduk Picture Contest............68 your countrys Baduk association Source : Korean Baduk Association
when he visits! Photo credits: Hankuk Kiwon
Michiel Tel
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Lee Eun-joon (9 dan, junior) Cho Jae-kang (3 dan, freshman) Kwak Do-hyun (9 dan, junior)
The Future of Go Summit held at the I watched only the first game. Ive watched all the games. For Ive watched three games, among
end of May in Wuzhen, China, drew a Although it was clearly a me, the consultation game was the them I enjoyed the first one the
lot of attention. Many people all over game that Ke Jie couldnt win most interesting one because a lot most because we studied and dis-
anyway, I was curious to see of people talk about it. However, I cussed the moves together. Alpha-
the world were looking forward to see
whether AlphaGo would play was most impressed by Ke Jies tears - Ive never Gos calmness was most impressive. No mat-
what height AlphaGo had risen to since new moves. Even though there seen anyone doing that during a game of Baduk. ter how hard Ke Jie tried to upset the game, it
the match against Lee Sedol in April wasnt any special move in the didnt work.
first game, you could feel AlphaGo showing us Kang Tae-hoon (1p, sophomore)
2016 and the 60 consecutive wins on Kim Dong-ho (6p, senior)
a clear difference in strength between humans I checked out all the game records,
the internet later in the year. Ive watched four games, and
and computer. Despite the difference, I felt from but I could only watch the first
AlphaGos moves that our general knowledge of found the consultation game
I asked some students in our depart- and second games live, because
Baduk wouldnt be completely overthrown by we watched them together with most enjoyable. I knew that
ment of Baduk Studies how they had the Chinese professionals had
a god of Baduk. In the game I saw no shocking our professors during class time.
experienced the event here in Korea. moves, but AlphaGos moves that were solid as When I heard that AlphaGo was studied a lot about AlphaGo
Before reading their answers, why dont an iron wall made me feel that there is a clear gap. more developed than last year, I was more eager beforehand, and I thought
to watch the games. For me, the second game that their team of five might manage to defeat
you take a minute to recall those excit- Cho Eun-jin
was the most fascinating one. When people AlphaGo. The most memorable moment was
ing five days and ask yourself: How (9 dan, senior, National league player)
when Ke Jie peeped in the second game on the
analyze AlphaGo, they usually said It will be
many games did you watch, which of Among the three games I difficult for AlphaGo if you make the game second line, and AlphaGos response to that. At
them did you enjoy watching the most, watched, I enjoyed the consul- complicated. However, in the second game it that point I realized that now there is really a big
tation match most because it was a tough battle from the very beginning, but difference in strength between humans and AI.
and what was the most impressive or
wasnt the usual 1:1 setting, but I think AlphaGo showed perfect reading even in
memorable moment for you? Now, lets five pros were allowed to play
Mai Zhaofeng (9 dan, currently exchange
the complicated situations and won the game. student at Myongji University)
have a look at the students answers. as a team. I wondered whether the collabora- Ke Jies tears were the most impressive moment
tion of five top players would enable humans I watched all games, but I was most
Their playing strengths refer to their of the whole event. It is almost impossible
to win against AlphaGo. However, the most im- impressed by the second game
ranks on the Tygem server. for competitive players to shed tears in front
pressive match was the first game. When seeing because it showed AlphaGo can
of others - what a high wall Ke Jie must have
Reactions on
the moves 30 and 54, I realized that we have to also control the situation even when there is
faced when he played AlphaGo! When I saw the
think outside the box when playing Baduk. chaos. Alphago always plays moves which will
games of AlphaGo vs. AlphaGo, I realized that
surprise humans. I think it is AlphaGos style, but
the frame of current knowledge was broken.
The Future of Go Lee Won-hee (5 dan, sophomore)
I watched two games, but not

Hu Yingyue (9 dan, sophomore)
for now, we need to try to understand why AI
plays like this.
Summit completely. I enjoyed watch-

ing the second game the most.
Ive watched all five games. It was
the second game I enjoyed the most, Baek Woon-ki (9 dan, sophomore,
National league player)
In the first game Ke Jie was because Ke Jie had the best chance
behind from the opening, but to win. It was the most exciting
Daniela Trinks I watched all games in order
in the second game I was very game, and it showed the highest level of human
excited when I heard that Ke play. Even though it is sad that he lost the game, to study Baduk. The second
Song Dong-seob (3 dan, senior)
Jie might have a chance to win. It was in the overall it was remarkable. When Ke Jie left the game was most fun to watch.
I watched three games and I en- middle game when they played the ko. I was im- board half way and cried alone in the corner, The reason is that it was the
joyed the 5:1 consultation game the pressed to see that in the first game Ke Jie was that moment left the deepest impression on me. only game in which the human had a chance to
most - it was amazing. The most at a disadvantage early in the game. That means While the 20 year-old young man was blaming win. It was very impressive to see that AlphaGo
impressive was Ke Jies tears - it that AlphaGos upgrade had made it so much himself for the mistakes he made, he already has reached a strength approaching that of the
seemed to me to be the moment stronger. Of course I was also upset about the became a hero in others eyes. god of Baduk. Last year AlphaGo made a few
when humans had been surpassed. fact that Ke Jie was defeated easily. mistakes, but this year I couldnt see any.

NEWS
International
News
The 2017 European Pair Go duo;
Natalia Kovaleva and Dmitri Surin
(both Russia).
[credit: Motoki Noguchi]
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The months of March he US hosted not one, ington DC and brought to fru- arch saw two bonus Winner of the tournament was pairs seeming to have lost on
but two Baduk documen- ition by funding of the Iwamo- tournaments of the Christian Pop, Romanian 7d, time, and both pairs passing
and April have not been
tary premieres in April. to North America foundation, European Grand Prix, who remained undefeated. while the game has yet to be
quiet ones in the West- The much anticipated (and as well as tributes and efforts where players can earn points Completing the top three were finished. Fortunately, although
ern Baduk world. While delayed) The Surrounding from volunteers, will be A to be selected as internation- respectively French 6d Tanguy perhaps with disagreement of
European professionals Game premiered at the Amer- home for regular play, tourna- al representatives by the EGF, le Calve and Nis local Dusan Mi- some of the participants, all
ican Documentary Film Festival ments, instruction and educa- taking place in Dublin, Ireland tic, also 6d. these issues were resolved by
show their strength in in Palm Springs, California on tional outreach. according to and Nis, Serbia. the referees. Top three pairs
In the first weekend of April,
Ireland, but falter in April 3. The NYC Tribeca fes- its website. were, in order, Kovaleva-Surin
While the recreational player the French city of Strasbourg
Serbia, the US had a busy tival is host to the premier of 5d, Zhao-Krmer 6d and Shik-
http://nationalgocenter.org/ was quite underrepresented had the honour of hosting the
Alphago, a documentary on shina-Shikshin 7d.
Baduk month with two at the Confucius Cup in Dub- European Pair Go champion-
the legendary matches of Lee
lin, this Grand Prix tournament ships. This tournament, which
Baduk documentary pre- Sedol and Alphago. First show-
did attract many top players, took place in the Maison de la
miers and the opening of ing will be on April 21.
as well as professionals from Region Grand st, set the scene
the national Go center in In the meantime, the Nation- abroad. Korean 7d Kim Seong- for a lot of drama and referee
al Go Center is successfully jin edged out a half point win interventions, many of which
Washington.
opened at the end of April. This over European professional can be attributed to the play-
In the meantime, the Eu- Go center, located in Wash- Pavol Lisy in round 3, which ing time of 45 minutes sudden
ropean Pair Go champi- turned out to be the deciding death. The tricky time settings
onships were held, as well match for the title. Third place caused issues including both
went to another European pro-
as Malaysias national fessional, Mateusz Surma, who
open championships. lost to both aforementioned
Finally, what is going on players. This tournament was
a double event with Chinese
in the online Pandanet
chess being played as well.
US EURO
leagues; European, North
Two weekends later the same
American, and Latin two professionals participated
American? in Nis, but ended up outside the
top three with two losses each.

NEWS
45 th
Paris Tournament
2017
One of the most prestigious
tournaments in Europe, the 45th RESULTS:
Paris tournament sponsored by First place : Kim Seong-jin 8 dan (1,000 Euros)
Variantes and Guo Juans Go Second place : Gao Jiaxin 6 dan (500 Euros)
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school, took place from 15th Third place : Oh Chi-min 7 dan (250 Euros)
he online Pandanet leagues rent season. Canwa Vancouver, with a clean 6-0 record. Argen-
to 17th of April during the long
host games between some the champions of last season, tina and Colombia are giving Fourth : Dai Junfu 8 dan (150 Euros)
Easter weekend in Neuilly.
of the strongest players in Eu- are leading with a clean five chase with a 5-1 record each
rope and the Americas. Per- wins, zero losses record. Per- with Argentina slightly ahead 135 players, from France as well
haps these leagues dont get as haps Boston, the current num- due to the number of individual as other European countries and
much publicity as they should. ber three, can give Vancou- won games. In the next round Asia, participated in this event.
ver their first loss in the next the latter two countries will be The games of the tables 1 and 2
The oldest of the three leagues,
round. Greater Washington, pitted against each other, then of each round could be watched
the European team champion-
second in the rankings, would Mexico will face Colombia in on the OGS go server.
ships, is already well underway
surely welcome that prospect. the last round.
in its seventh season. The top
Finals will be played at the US
four teams, as every year, play
Go Congress.
the finals at the European Go Michiel Tel
Congress, which will be held Finally, the Latin American
in Oberhof, Germany, this year. team championships. The top
With one more regular round two teams will be sponsored by
to go in May, these four final- Pandanet to play the finals of
ists have already been decid- this event at the very first Latin
ed. Russia leads, with thirteen American Go Congress, in Mex-
points out of eight rounds. ico. With three more rounds to
Second, third and fourth are go, Mexico itself is in first place
Ukraine, Hungary and Romania,
each with eleven points. That is
three more points than France,
the present number five, who
will only get two points upon
victory in the last round and is
ONL
therefore unable to break into
the top four.
The AGA city league has two

more rounds to play in the cur-
Kim Seong-jin 8 dan (drawing and photo by Zo Constans)

NEWS
Kim Seong-jin, the winner of the Paris tournament,

kindly accepted to answer our questions.
For all the Baduk fans who do
not know of you, could you
Now Im teaching Baduk in
Berlin, experiencing European
And last question, for all the
Baduk fans around the world
45th Paris tournament, round 6
Black: Kim Seong-jin, 8 dan
Short game review by On So-jin 7p
introduce yourself and tell us life style, learning German, and who want to be as strong as White: Oh Chi-min, 7 dan
about your Baduk career? meeting a lot of Baduk lovers you, what advice would you Result: W+R
when I participate in tourna- give them?
My first Baduk experience took ments. I really want to thank
place when I was 9 years old. everyone, especially the Berlin Well ... You should know some
And I started to study at Yoo Go Association for giving me openings, some patterns. I
Chang Hyuk Dojang, as an insei, the chance to have such a won- would advise you to memorize
when I was 15 years old. derful experience. some pro games. It will help
you understand the direction of
I gave up studying after fin-
play. You also need a lot of te-
ishing middle school in order What is your best memory
suji, so you can become a very
to focus on Baduk. I was really related to Baduk?
good haengma maker. Improv-
eager to learn more, so for five
ing your reading skill is also
years, I studied Baduk day and The moment I won the BC Cup
very important. But the most
night. Thats how I got a high in Korea. I was really proud of
important, and no one should
ranking among other insei. Un- myself. It was an achievement.
forget that, is enjoying playing
fortunately I couldnt become
Baduk.
pro, since there are few who
are selected and the competi- This is the first time Ive given
tion was very hard. After that, an interview in my life. Im very
I started to teach Baduk at a happy, it is glorious. I just want Figure 1 (1 to 40): White 12 in the lower left Dia. 1: Instead of 39, Black should play 1 and
professional Baduk school for to say thank you very much. corner is an aggressive move. White wants to capture Whites stone. With the sequence up
two years. At the same time I take some territory while keeping Black under to 9, Black makes thickness toward the center.
used to visit BIBA (Blackies attack.
International Baduk Acade-
Adrien Andy So Black reinforces his two stones with the se-
my). One day, I realized what
quence up to 19. Black 25 is a severe invasion.
I really wanted to do, and that
is to spread Baduk around the Up to move 40, White made a thick shape,
world. Thats why I came to while Black secured the lower right corner as
Germany (Berlin). It was an ex- decided territory. Black 39 is a mistake. A better
citing new experience. alternative is shown in Dia 1.

Figure 2 (41 to 55): Black 41 is an overplay. Dia. 2: Instead of 41, Black should have jumped Figure 4 (74 to 83) : White 80 is a fatal mis- Dia. 4: In order to live, he has to play at 1 and 3
Whites attachment at 42 is the right response. at 1. White has to connect his two weak groups take. Black 83 is an excellent move. Whites instead of 80 in the game.
Up to 55, Black defended his weak group on with 2 and 4, after which Black can enclose the group is dead.
the side but he lost the thickness in the center. center with 5 and 7. This is an even result.
The result is good for White.
Figure 3 (56 to 73): Instead of 58, The correct Dia. 3: Instead of 61, Black should play at 1. Figure 5 (86 to 135): White 106 and 108 launch Dia 5: Instead of 130, if White plays the se-
move would be White 72. Black 61 is a bad ex- Its the vital point for influence. Black cuts White a great attack, destroying Blacks eye shape. quence 1 to 6, then he has to connect the ko
change, he should immediately play at 63. with 3 and then attacks the three Whites stones After 128, the black group in the center is in if he wants to kill Black. After this sequence,
with 5. This leads to a favourable game for Black. danger. Black 129 is a good move to live. Black plays A to E and lives.

NEWS
Japanese News
The 55th Judan title match
The 4th game of the 55th Judan title match (sponsored by the Sankei Shimbun) was played in the
Kansai General Headquarters of the Kita Ward in Osaka City on November 21. Iyama Yuta (27 year old)
successfully defended against the challenger, Yu Zheng Qi 7p (21 years old) with 3 wins and 1 loss,
winning the last game in 196 moves by resignation.
Pham Minh Quang
Game 1: March 7 (Tue)

Iyama Yuta won, B+Resign.
Game 2: March 30 (Thu)

Iyama Yuta won, W+Resign.
Game 3: April 6 (Thu)

Yu Zheng Qi won, W+Resign.
After winning the Judan title last year, Iyama became the first
Game 4: April 21 (Fri)
player in history to hold seven major titles at once. However, he
Iyama Yuta won, W+Resign.
lost his Meijin title to Takao Shinji 9p afterwards. Iyamas goal this
year is to once again hold seven major titles.
Go national team of Japan 2017

The national Go team of Japan was set up with a strong incentive to fight as Japanese representa-
tives in solidarity. The team was set up in 2013 and aims at improving the skill of Japanese Go players
to gain better results internationally.
Male players
Iyama Yuta 9p Takao Shinji 9p Yamashita Keigo 9p

Cho U 9p Hane Naoki 9p Yoda Norimoto 9p
Satoshi Yuki 9p Ryu Si Hoon 9p Kono Rin 9p
Murakawa Daisuke 8p Ida Atsushi 8p Motoki Katsuya 8p
Shida Tatsuya 7p Yo Seiki 7p Hirata Tomoya 7p
Ichiriki Ryo 7p Fujita Akihiko 6p Hsu Chia Yuan 4p
Female Players
Aoki Kikauyo 8p Hsieh Yi Min 6p Fujisawa Rina 3p Mukai Chiaki 5p Wang Jing Yi 2p

NEWS
Lian Xiao ends Chen Yaoyes

China Tian Yuan Final, Second Match
8 years Tian Yuan reign! Black: Chen Yaoye 9p Date: 2017. 04. 13
White: Lian Xiao 8p Result: White + Res
The New TianYuan, Lian Xiao 8p Even though Lian Xiaos best result in an inter-
national tournament is only world top 8, one
Tian Yuan (Chinese equivalent of the Tengen) is cannot disregard his strength, as he is the hold-
one of the oldest traditional major tournaments er of both the Mingren and Tian Yuan title in Chi-
in China. It started in 1987 and is similar in struc- na. As of April 2017, Lian Xiao is ranked world
ture to the big titles in Japan. The winner of a number three according to Goratings.
preliminary tournament plays a best-of-three-
match against the previous years title holder. I prefer to fight on the board, as its so tiring to
take care of all the small points in the end game.
The time setting in this tournament is 2 hours Fighting in Baduk is so much fun. Lian Xiao is
and 45 minutes followed by five periods of 60 well-known for his fighting skill. Below is the fi-
seconds byo-yomi. The prize for the winner nal game between Lian Xiao and Chen Yaoye.
is 200,000 RMB and 80,000 RMB for the run-
ner-up (approximately 26,000 and 10,500 euro). Kew Chien Chong
Chen Yaoye was the record hold-

er as he won the title eight times
in a row (2009-2016)
Before this record, Gu Li was the title holder for
six years in a row (2003-2008).
Lian Xiao 2-0 Chen Yaoye

People might know Chen Yaoye as the winner of
two major international tournaments (2013 9th
Chunlan Cup, beating Lee Sedol 2-1, and 2016
3rd Bailing Cup, beating Ke Jie 3-1). He also be-
came the worlds youngest professional 9 dan in
Its so tiring to take care
2007 when he was only 17 years old (Lee Chang-
ho wasnt 9 dan at that age even though he won
of all the one point by one
a world championship at 16). In spite of Chens
outstanding international tournament results,
point. Fighting in Baduk is
Lian Xiao took the spotlight in China from him.
so much fun
- Lian Xiao
NEWS
Dia. 1: Chen Yaoye (Black) vs Lian Xiao (White). Dia. 2: Chens slack move. Dia. 3: Realisation. Dia. 4: Sacrifice.
Black took the initiative to attack white at the be- At Black 8 Chen didnt bend at 9, which was sur- Chen realised he was not in a good position and Blacks bend (triangle) is very powerful and
ginning with White 40 (triangle), Lian Xiao found prising. A play here helps to destroy the Whites invaded the Whites moyo with Black 1 and 3. Chen follows up with tesuji attachment at Black
the only way to escape and save his whole group. moyo. After moves 9-13, White built up the moyo Lian Xiao retaliated with White 2 and 4. Chen 2, for which, Lian Xiao had no good response. In
But he paid the price by letting Black split his in the center and it looks like White has turned didnt want to live in gote, which resulted in a the game, he chose to sacrifice the stones and
group in two. Nie Weiping 9p said White is not in the tables. chaotic fight on the bottom. attack Black on the left side. Overall it is still a
a good position. difficult game for Chen.
Dia. 5: Last hope.
If White surrounds all the territory in the

middle, Black is definitely not going to have
enough. Chen tried to threaten Whites
group by playing at Black 3. However, Chens
moves are in vain as Lian Xiao captures the
two stones with White 6, and manages to
connect his whole group with White 14. The
game is basically over for Black after White
saved his dragon.
This game has fully shown the playing style

of the two players. Chen likes territory and
Lian Xiao is very strong in reading. Chen was
leading in the opening, but it was not enough
to cover up the mistake on the lower left. He
should played the bend at 9 in Dia. 2. He chose
the wrong direction on the lower left and that
cost him the game.
Sina Sport

NEWS
Korean Baduk League 2016 KB Korean Baduk League Post-season Table
T he Korean Baduk League

started with eight teams
in 2004. The number of teams
boards are played with 10
minutes main time and five
times 40 seconds byo-yomi.
by 3-1 and then beat Korea
Ginseng Corp by 3-2 and 3-1.
Hence, T-broad team, winner
fluctuated between seven and The league winner after in 2015 and 2016, faced Posco
1st match: 3-2 T-broad
ten over the years and currently the post-season gets prize ChemTech in the finals. The 2nd match: 3-1 Posco
there are nine teams in the money of 200 million Korean final series was absolutely 3rd match: 3-2 T-broad
league. Each team consists Won (176.000 US Dollars) thrilling. T-broad won the
of one coach (a professional and runner-up team gets 100 first match 3-1 and everyone
player) and five main and three million Korean Won. For every thought that they would get
reserve players. The latter ones single game, the winner gets their third consecutive league 1st match: 3-2 T-broad
play in a reserve league which 3.5 million Korean Won while championship easily. However, 2nd match: 3-1 T-broad
is called the Futures League. the loser gets 600 thousand Posco ChemTech won the
Every team faces each other Won. There are also several second match 3-2,so the third
twice during the regular season other money prizes such as match was going to be the
and the top four teams qualify monthly MVP (Most Valuable decisive one. In the third and
for the post-season (play-offs) Player), honor awards, rookie final match, T-broad won on
3-1 T-broad
at the end of regular season. In award etc. For the 2017 the first two boards while
the post-season, the 4th team season, the total prize money Posco ChemTech won on the
plays against the 3rd team and is 3.7 billion Korean Won third and fourth boards which
then the winning team plays a (3.26 million US Dollars). made the score 2-2. On the
best-of-three match with the So, lets see the results last board Kang Yutaek from
2nd team in order to qualify of 2016 season which was T-broad won against Yun from
for the final against the 1st finished last December. After Posco ChemTech and T-broad
team. Both regular and post- 16 rounds, Posco ChemTech, became the KB Korean
season matches are played on Korea Ginseng Corp, T-broad Baduk League champion for
five boards. First boards are and SK EnClean made it the third consecutive year.
played with one hour main to the post-season in 2016 Park Jeong-hwan also won
time and one time 60 seconds KB Korean Baduk League. the KB League MVP award
byo-yomi whereas remaining In the post-season, T-broad for the third year in a row.
boards are played with 10 first eliminated SK EnClean
# Team Name Rounds Wins Losses Board Points

1 Posco ChemTech 16 11 6 45
2 Korea Ginseng Corp 16 10 6 49
3 T - broad 16 10 6 44
4 SK EnClean 16 9 7 40
5 Korea Price Information 16 7 9 39
6 BGF Retail CU 16 7 9 36
7 Kixx 16 7 9 35
8 Hwaseong City 16 6 10 38
9 Shinan Chunil Salt 16 5 11 34 T-broad Team wins the KB Korean Baduk League three years in a row
2016 KB Korean Baduk League Regular Season Final Standings (photo taken from: http://www.Baduk.or.kr)
Hsrev Akst
NEWS
KOREAN PROFESSIONAL BADUK PLAYER Korean Womens

Ranking
Baduk League
A ccording to the Korean professional Baduk players rankings announced in
April 2017 by the Korean Baduk Association (KBA)*, Park Jeong-hwan 9p
the so-called immovable first place has been holding the top of the list for 41 The Korean Womens Baduk League started with seven teams in 2015.
consecutive months. Shin Jin-seo 7p, who took second place from Lee Sedol 9p
in December 2016, is still ahead. Shin Jin-seo was only ranked number seven at
In 2016, the number of teams increased to eight and the 2017 season
the beginning of 2016 and he is expected to be the next number one after Park also began with eight teams this February.
Jeong-hwan. However, the rating gap between him and Park Jeong-hwan is still
more than 100 points as it can be seen from the April 2017 ranking list below.
There was no change in the top eleven places since March 2017. Top female
professional player Choi Jeong 7p is ranked 55 (was #57 in March 2017) and she Each team in the league consists of one coach and the winner team plays a best-of-three
is the only female player in the top 100. (a professional player) and four players. There match with the 2nd team in order to qualify
Hsrev Akst must be at least three Koreans among the play- for the final against the 1st team. Both regular
ers. Every team faces each other twice and post-season matches are played
during the regular season and on three boards. First boards are
the top four teams qualify for played with 1 hour main time
the post-season (play-offs) and 5 times 40 seconds byo-
at the end of the regular yomi whereas second and
season. In the post-sea- third boards are played
son, the 4th team plays with 10 minutes main time
against the 3th team and 5 times 40 seconds
byo-yomi.
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9,487
9,459
9,458
9,447
PARK YEONG-HOON
KANG DONG-YOON
CHOI CHEOL-HAN
PARK JUNGHWAN
YUN JOON-SANG
AN SEONG-JOON
WON SEONG-JIN
LEE DONG-HOON
CHO HAN-SEUNG
LEE YEONG-GU
HONG SEONGJI
SHIN MIN-JOON
AN KUK-HYUN
KANG YUTAEK
BYUN SANG-IL
SHIN JINSEO
LEE JIHYUN
KIM JISEOK
LEE SEDOL
NA HYEON
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

NEWS
In the post-season, Seoul Bukwang Pharmaceu- 2017 MDM Korean Womens Baduk League Post-season Table
tical won against Gyeonggi Hoban Construction
by 2-0 and qualified to the semi-finals. In the
semi-final match, Yeosu Geobukseon eliminated
Seoul Bukwang Pharmaceutical by 2-1, 0-2 and
2-1, and advanced to the finals. In the finals, Yeo-
su Geobukseon faced Pohang Posco ChemTech.
So, after the short introduction of the league lets Pohang Posco ChemTech won the first match
see whats happened in the MDM Korean Wom- of the final series 2-0. Then, Yeosu Geobukseon 1st match: 2-0 Pohang
ens Baduk League 2017 season. After 14 rounds won the second match 2-1 and third match was 2nd match: 2-1 Yeosu
of the regular season, Pohang Posco Chemtech 3rd match: 2-0 Pohang
going to be the decisive one. In the third and fi-
led the league with 11 wins and qualified to the nal match, Pohang Posco ChemTech won on the
finals. Yeosu Geobukseon and Seoul Bukwang first two boards and became the winner of 2017
Pharmaceutical placed 2nd and 3rd, both with MDM Korean Womens Baduk League. Kim Chae-
nine wins. Gyeonggi Hoban Construction got the young won against her sister Kim Da-young on
4th place with eight wins. Inje Haneul Nerin, the the second board of the decisive match - it was
winner of 2015 and runner-up in 2016 had a bad one of the most interesting scenes in Korean
season and placed 7th with only five wins. Womens Baduk League. 1st match: 2-1 Yeosu
2nd match: 2-0 Seoul
In the individual rankings of the regular season, 3rd match: 2-1 Yeosu
three players led the league with winning ratio
over 80%. Choi Jeong 7p and Kim Chae-young Hsrev Akst
7p had the most number of wins while Cho Hye-
yeon 9p was in the third place with a higher win-
ning ratio. 2-0 Seoul
# Team Name Rounds Wins Losses Board Points
1 Pohang Posco ChemTech 14 11 3 29
2 Yeosu Geobukseon 14 9 5 23.5
3 Seoul Bukwang Pharmaceutical 14 9 5 22
4 Gyeonggi Hoban Construction 14 8 6 20
5 Buan Gomso Salt 14 6 8 18
6 Chungnam SG Golf 14 5 9 21
7 Inje Haneul Nerin 14 5 9 17.5
8 Seogwipo Chilsimni 14 3 11 17
Team Standing 2017
# Player Name Team Name Rounds Wins Losses Board Points
1 Choi Jeong Seoul Bukwang Pharmaceutical 14 12 2 85.7%
2 Kim Chae-young Pohang Posco ChemTech 14 12 2 85.7%
3 Cho Hye-yeon Pohang Posco ChemTech 12 11 1 91.7%

Player Results 2017
Kim Chae-young (on the left) and Kim Da-young reviewing the final game

NEWS
Prize Money
Player Name (Korean Main Results
T he annual earnings of professional players in 2016

has been announced* in Korea. According to the
report, Lee Sedol 9p earned the most amongst Korean 1 Lee Sedol
Won)
801.069.166 Google DeepMind Challenge Match, 35th KBS Cup

professional players. His great results both in national winner, 17th Maxim Cup winner, 43rd Myungin Cup
and international arenas allowed him to earn more than winner, 2nd Mlily Cup runner-up, 2016 CCTV Hase
Cup runner-up, 2016 Samsung Cup top 4, 8th Ing
2016
800 million Korean Won (708.000 US Dollars) in 2016.
Especially, the Google DeepMind Challenge series with Cup top 4, Chinese B-League.
AlphaGo that brought Baduk fever to Korea and earned
him more than 200 million Korean Won. After two years 2 Park Jeong- 583.101.933 2016 KB Korean Baduk League, 59th Kuksu winner,
hwan 34th KBS Cup winner, 43rd Myungin Cup runner-up,
Korea
Lee is once again (8th times in total) at the top of the
annual earnings list. 8th Ing Cup runner-up, 21st LG Cup top 4, 2016 Chi-
nese A-League
W ith an annual earning of

583 million Korean Won 3 Kang Dong- 488.860.966 20th LG Cup winner, 2016 Kuksu Mountain Cup win-
Prize
(516.000 US Dollars), Park Jeong- Yoon ner, 8th Ing Cup top 8, 2016 Samsung Cup top 16,
hwan 9p got the second place. 20th Xinao Cup top 16, 2016 Chinese A-League
LG Cup winner Kang Dong-Yoon 9p
took the third place with 488 million 4 Kim Jiseok 295.276.300 1st IMSA Elite Mind Games Mens Team winner, 8th
C
Korean Won (432.000 US Dollars).
hoi Jeong 7p broke her carreer annual earning

record and took the ninth place in the list. Oh Yujin
Money 5 Lee Dong-hoon 272.648.202
Ing Cup top 8, 2016 Chinese A-League
21st GS Caltex Cup winner, 1st IMSA Elite Mind

Games Mens Team winner, 2016 Samsung Cup top
Ranking
5p surpassed the 100 million Korean Won barrier for the
16, 3rd Bailing Cup top 16, 2016 KB Korean Baduk
first time and became the second woman in the top ten.
League winner, 2016 Chinese A-League
Lee Changho 9p, Byun Sang-il 5p, Na Hyeon 7p and An
Seong-joon 7p were the other players with earnings over 6 Shin Jin-seo 235.688.887 21st LG Cup top 4, 3rd Bailing Cup top 4, 2016 Sam-
100 million Korean Won. sung Cup top 16, 2016 KB Korean Baduk League 3rd
Hsrev Akst place, 2016 Chinese A-League
7 Park Yeo- 225.721.600 20th LG Cup runner-up, 17th Maxim Cup top 4, 8th
ng-hoon Ing Cup top 16, 2016 Chinese B-League
8 Choi Cheol-han 203.562.280 2016 KB Korean Baduk League 2nd place, 2016 Chi-
Average earnings for 1-10 nese A-League
places were around 340
9 Choi Jeong 152.372.420 17th Womens Myungin winner, 1st IMSA Elite Mind
million, 1-30 places was Games Women Individual runner-up and Pair
around 167 million, 1-50 winner, 6th SG Cup Pair Tournament winner, 2016
Pair World Cup 3rd place, 2016 MDM Korea Wom-
places was 116 million and
ens Baduk League winner, 2016 KB Korean Baduk
1-100 places was around League, 2016 Chinese Womens League
66 million Korean Won
10 Oh Yujin 145.776.475 21st Womens Kuksu winner, 7th Kunglyung Cup
last year. winner, 17th Womens Myungin runner-up, 5th Chen-
tae Mountain Nongsang Bank Cup runner-up, 2016
MDM Korea Womens Baduk League 2nd place, 2016
Chinese Womens League
Lee Sedol 9p Source: BadukTV (www.tvbaduk.com)

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Kang Dong-yoon 9p
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F
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irst, lets introduce the two players.
Pro Game Commentary Kang Dong-yoon 9p (26) is a strong
A Long Exciting
Korean Baduk player and currently
73
S
ranked 9th in the Korean ranking list. He
2
has won two international championships,

the 22nd Fujitsu Cup in 2009 and the 20th
LG Cup in 2015-2016. However, last year
he failed to reach the last 16 of the 21st LG
Fighting Match
Cup. Without a seeding he had to play in the
preliminary round this year.
Fan Yunruo 5p is a highly promising young

player (born in 1995) from China. He
defeated Park Jeong-hwan 9p in the last
Nongshim Cup in October 2016. In addition,
18
he played in the semi-finals of the 21st
Tournament: 22nd LG Cup 2017, Final preliminary round
Samsung Cup in November 2016.
Black: Kang Dong-yoon 9p (Korea)
White: Fan Yunruo 5p (China)
17
Date: 2017.4.8
Place: Korean Baduk Association, Seoul
16
On So-jin 7p & Daniela Trinks
15
14
13
12
Fan Yunruo 5p
11
COMMENTARY
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& & 19 19
' ' 18 23 18
( ( ( 17 17 18 17
) - ) 16 16 20 16
* * Fig.2: Fan Yunruo tries a new 15 21 19 22 15
+ ) + move at 12. Kang Dong-yoons 14 24 14
, , response was the invasion
Fig.1: Whites attachment at 8 13 13
- -
in the corner is an active move. with Black 15 after making 12 12
11 A 15 11
Instead of White 8, he can also an exchange in the lower left
. . 10 25 10
play at A or B. Lets check out corner. White tries to settle
& & 9 12 9
how Black can respond to with White 16 - 18, then Black
' ' 8 8
White 10. chooses an easy way to deal
( ( 7 7
with the situation by playing
) . ) 6 14 10 6
* & ' *
the moves 21 - 23. 5 5
+ + , + 4 11 4
, * , 3 13 3
- - 2 2
1
1
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Figure 1 (1 to 10)

Figure 2 (10 to 25)

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& &
' ' '
( + (
) * )
Dia.2: Instead of Black 21, he
* - *
might extend with 1. In that case,
+ ) , +

Black captures three stones up , & ( ,

to Black 9. However, there is - -

bad aji remaining in Blacks po-

sition, at A and B. . .

& &
Fig.2: Black 25 looks quite thin.
' '
Isnt it common to play the one-
( . (
point jump at A instead? How
) )
Dia.1-1 Dia.1-2 Dia.1-3 does Black answer if White tries * *
to cut? + +
Dia. 1-1: The first option for with a 3-4 point instead of the Dia.1-3: If Black pushes with , ,
Black is the solid connection 4-4 point. Black 1, White will jump with 2. - -
with Black 1. Lee Sedol 9p and Black responds by playing the
Dia.1-2: Descending with Black
Ke Jie 9p played this varia- vital point at 3. The result after ! " # $ %
1 is not a good choice for Black. Dia.2
tion three times in the final of Black 3 is even. Next, White
After White 4, Whites position
the 2nd MLily Cup in 2016, the can choose between A, B or C
is stronger than the one shown
only difference was White had to continue.
occupied the lower left corner in Dia. 1, and thus not easy to
invade.

COMMENTARY
A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P Q R S T A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P Q R S T
19 19 19 19
18 43 18 18 18
17 41 17 17 17
16 42 40 16 16 16
15 15
15 15
Fig.3: After the combat on the Fig.4: Blacks response with
14 34 28 14 14 14
right side, White gets sente 45 to 47 is common. Lets have
13 27 13 13 13
and pincers with White 44. a look at another option for
12 35 33 31 12 12 12
The result is good for White Black 45.
11 30 11 11 11
because White 44 reduces
10 29 32 10 10 10
9 37 26 9
Blacks influence. In addition, 9 9
8 38 8 there is a gap at A, which is why 8 8
7 39 7 Blacks development is limited 7 65 7
6 A 36 6 when it comes to making a big 6 63 64 66 6

5 5 framework and territory on the 5 52 51 49 53 62 5

4 4 bottom. 4 47 48 54 57 4
3 44 3 3 4 6 50 5 6 55 3
2 2 2 45 60
58
59 ! " # $ % 2
1 1 & &
1 61 1
' '
Figure 4 (45 to 66)

A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P Q R S T A B C (D E F G H J K L M N O P Q R (S T
Dia.4-1: The attachment at

) )
Figure 3 (26 to 44)

Black 1 instead of Black 45 is *
+
*
+
not a good idea. White can , ,

! " # $ % easily settle his group and - -

& &
Blacks position is heavy. . .
' '
& &
( (
' '
)
*
)
*
Fig. 4: When Black pushes at ( ! " # $ % (
&
) &
)
+ +
53, White answers at 54, which '
* '
*
, ,
- + ( -
looks like a weird move. Why (
+ ) & (
+
)
, ' - + - )
,
) * didnt White make a tigers *
- , * ( . *
-
. - , .
& &
mouth instead? +

+

, ,
' '
-

Dia.4-1

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-
( A (
) )

Dia.4-2: If White plays a tigers
. .
* *
mouth at 1 instead of White 54 & &
+ + ! " # $ %
, B , in the actual game, Black will '
&
'
&
( (
- -
push twice and then occupy '
) - +
'
)

( (

Dia.3-1
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( " Dia.3-2 )
+
*
)
+
*
, ) ,
Dia.3-1: If White attaches groups at 7, and Blacks Dia.3-2: Black has actually a Dia.4-3: If White instead of
+
-
,
+
-
,

across the knights move ponnuki turns out to be not better plan to deal with White 54 just extends at 1, Black will - -

Dia.4-2
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with White 1 (instead of 26 that effective. Next, A and B 1 in the previous diagram. He press with 2 and 4. White wont . .
in the actual game), Black are miai for White. responds with Black 2 and after have any difficulty to live but & &
' '
might consider to capture a the sequence through Black 14, Blacks influence in the center ( (
stone with Black 6. However, White has lost a lot of points in has become powerful. In other ) )
* *
White will connect his two the corner. words, this result is favorable + - + +
for Black. , , ,
- -

Dia.4-3
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White (W) vs Black (B) Page 1 of 1
White (W) vs Black (B)
COMMENTARY White (W) vs Black (B)
Figure 1 (1 - 122)
A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P Q R S T Fig.5: After the fight on the Fig.6: White played a strong Figure 1 (1 - 122)
19 89 19 lower side came to an end, attachment at 98 that started 109

109
18 79 80 18 107 106 117
Black approached at 67, and a complicated fight and turns 107 106 117
17 87 75 77 78 82 17 105 102 112 115
White pincered at 68. Black out to be overplay. With the 105 102 112 115
16 83 76 81 16 108 114 101 98 95 116
71 is the vital point here, moves up to White 122, White 108 114 101 98 95 116
15 90 84 88 86 15 113 103 100 99 110 96
defending his group and at the gained some territory in the 113 103 100 99 110 96
14 85 67 74 14

104 111
same time reducing Whites center but it was smaller than 121 122 120
104 111
13 13

12 68 12 position. the territory White lost on the 119 94

121 122 120
11 91 11 White is leading in the game. side. 92

119 94
10 10 The reason is that Black didnt ! " # $ %

97 93
92
& &
97 93
9 9 get enough territory and ' '
( (
8 8 influence from attacking on ) ) White (W) vs Black (B) Page 1 of 1
7 71 73 7 the right and bottom. * *
72 + + White (W) vs Black (B)

6 6 With Black 75, Black invades at , ,
5 5
3-3, trying to catch up. Black - -
4 4
81, 83 and 85 are excellent . .
Figure 1 (1 - 122)
3 69 3
moves as you can see in the & &
109
2 70 2 ' '
following variations. ( Dia.6-1 ( 107 106 117
1 1
) )
A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P Q R S T Dia.6-1:
* Instead of Whites 118 J16
*
105 102 112 115
Figure 5 (67 to 91)

aggressive
+
,
attachment at 98,

+
,
108 114 118

at
98
101 J16 95 116

113 103 100 99 110 96

White should

simply play at 1

Figure 6 (92 to 122)

- -
104 111

to make solid territory.

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! " # $ % ! " # $ % ! " # $ % 94

119 ! " # $ % ! " #

& * & & & & ' + * &

& & &

92
' ) + , ' ) ' ' ' ( ) '
' ' '
( ( ( (
(
97 93 ( (
( (
) - ) , ) ' +
! " # $ % ) ) )
) ) )
& & * *
* * + *- ( , * ) * * , * *
' ) '
+ + . + ( - + + - +
+ , - + + + ,
(
, , & , ) , ' + ) , , ,
, * + , , ) * -
* + - ( , * ) * - ( ) -
- - - - - - - ' (
+ . - +
,
'
& ,
. . . - - . . .
. . .

& & & & & & &
. .
& &
' ' ' ' ' ' '
& & ' '
( ( ( ' ' ( ( ( (
( (
( (
) ) ) ) ) ) )
) ) ) )
* * * * * * *
* * * *
+ + + + + + + + +
+ +
, ,
, , , , , 118 J16 , ,
- - , ,
- - - - - - -
- -
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at
* )
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Dia.5-1 Dia.5-2 * ) Dia.5-3

Dia.6-2
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Dia.6-3 Dia.6-4
Dia.5-1: Instead of Black 81, big point at 6. Needless to say, Dia.5-3: Instead of White 86 Dia.6-2: Why didnt Black cap- ation by playing at 109 in the Dia.6-4: Instead of White 120,
the hane at 1 is the usual way White is happy with this result. cutting with White 1 does not ture three stones instead of actual game. White cannot block at 1 be-
to continue. However, after work. Black will counter-attack Black 109? If Black blocks at 1, cause Black 2 works now (the
Dia.5-2: If Black cuts with 1 and Dia.6-3: After White connect-
the sequence up to Black 5, with Black 2, starting a cap- Black could consider capturing black group can escape with
then ataris with 3, White will ed with 118, the atari at Black
Black will end in gote. White turing race. White has to take three stones. However, the de- the moves through Black 8).
take the corner. This result is 1 looks tempting but it doesnt
will take the initiative and start Blacks liberty with White 9 to scent at White 4 is sente. Black
also unsatisfactory for Black. work. White will capture five
to attack the black dragon on win the race. However, after has to respond at 5, and White
stones with the moves up to
the bottom while occupying a Black cuts at 12, he can escape. can capture Blacks corner
White 8.
with 6. Black avoided this vari-

White (W) vs Black (B) White (W) vs Black (B)
Figure 1 (1 - 183)
Figure 1 (1 - 183)
170 174 171 172

170 174 171 172
176 173
Fig.7: Black 123 is a multi- 176 173
purpose move. It not only

takes profit but also attacks 168
the white group. With 129, 168
Fig.8: When White attacks
Black takes advantage of the
Blacks corner with the
129 130 dead stones inside Whites
placement at White 170, Black
143 134 131 132 136 138 territory in order to attack the 169
tries to create a ko with Black 169
135 133 137 144 125 white group on the bottom 167 166
171. The ko fight ends with a 167 166
149 148 155 126 from far away. White defends
huge trade with Black 181.
153 142 124 145 154 his group with the moves up
140 141 to 164 while Black gets some 179
179
156 157 128
profit in the center. The result 182 180 178
182 180 178
158 127
151
is a great success for Black as
159 152 139 165
he has managed to turn around
150 175
the game. 175
160 161 146 147 123
162 163 164 181 177

181 177
183 K3
at
K3
183

Figure 7 (123 to 164)

Figure 8 (165 to 183)
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& * , ) - &
& & & & & &
' + '
' ' ' ' ' '
( (
( ( ( ( ( (
) )
) ) ) ) ) )
* * * - * * * Dia.8-1: Usually Black 1 is the * *
+ +
+ + + + + +
correct endgame move but the , ,
, , , , , ,
- - - - - - game is very close, so Black -

-

.

.

had to play more aggressively .
.
. . . .
& &
& & & , & & & at Black 171 in order to keep ' '
' ' ' - ' ' - '
( ( ( . ' ( ( (
the territorial balance. ( (
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) )
) ) ) + * & ) ) ) & &
* *
* - * * ) * * * ' '
+ +
+ , + + ( + + + ( (
, ,
, , , , , , ) )
- -
- + - - * + - - - * *

) , + +
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Dia.7-1 Dia.7-2 Dia.7-3 - -

Dia.7-1: Connecting with Dia.7-2: Instead of Black 153, Dia.7-3: It seems natural to Dia.8-2: Black might consider
. .
& &
White 1 instead of White 140 attacking the white group with block at 1 in response to White playing at Black 1 instead of ' '
( (
is overplay because it puts the Black 1 and 3 doesnt work 154 but White will cut off Black 181. However, White can ) )
whole white group in danger. because White can live by Blacks heavy group on the make a ko at 2. Black doesnt * *
+ +
taking advantage of Blacks right side with 2. need to take such a risk. , + ,
weakness. - -
- ,
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Dia.8-2


Figure 1 (1 - 204)
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199 186 187
& & & &
201 202 203 184 ' ' ' '
Dia.10-1: Instead of White 212,
204 200 185 ( ( ( ( White might consider White 1.
) ) ) )
* * * * However, Black will attack the
+ + + +
white group with the moves up
, , , ,
- - - - to Black 6 and White cant find
193 191
the means to live.
. . . .
190
& & & , &
Fig.9: Another big ko fight
Dia.10-2: If White responds
' + ' ' - ) '
196 appears with White 204. ( * , (- ( + (

) ) ) ) * ) to Black 213 by cutting at 1,
189 194 * *
* *
188 192 195 197 + + + +

Black can create a ko with the
, , , , moves up to Black 6. However,
- - - -
198
White doesnt have enough ko
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Dia.10-1 Dia.10-2
Dia.10-3: In response to Black

295, White 1 is the correct
move. Nevertheless, Black is
still ahead by approximately
ten points.
Figure
White9 (W)(184 to 204)
vs Black (B) Figure 1 (1 - 297)

205 287 Dia.10-4: After Black 297,

Figure 1 (1 - 297)
Figure 1 (1 - 297) 207
White is at a loss for an
205 287
answer. Blocking with White 1
205 287 Dia.10-3
207 209 295 doesnt defend against Whites
207
296
weakness because Black can
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209
209
295
295 210 227 297
& & cut and atari with Black 2
289 252 228 240 246 245 224 230 290
296
296 '
(
'
(
and 4.
210 227 297 288 251 239 225 231 291
210 227 297 ) )
289 252 228 240 246 245 224 293
230 290 219 218 * *
Dia.10-5: Even blocking at 1
+ -
289
288
252 228
251
240
239
246 245 224
225
230
292
231 291
290 Fig.10: Both players kept + , +
288 251 239 225 231 291

choosing complicated variations. , , doesnt solve Whites troubles.
293 219 218 279 276 283 275 242 263
- -
293
278
219 218
280 281 282 277 Black 297 was237 an257excellent
259 249 tesuji
Black pushes at 2 and cuts at
292
292
279 276 283 275 284 242 274 263 that ended the
236 213 243 dramatic
248 255 212 battle.
. . 4. White cannot connect at 5
&
&
278
279 276 283
280 281 282
275
277
242
237 257 259 249
263
After 297198 moves
258 Black211won by ' ' because Black plays the double

278 280 281 282 277 237 257 259 249 ( Dia.10-4 (
atari at 6. Whites whole group
284 274 236 213 243 248 255 212 222 resignation.
221 214
) )
284 274 236 213 243 248 255 212
198 258 211 294 269 254 * * is in danger due to the ko fight
198 258 211
222 221 233
214 266 260 268 286 + ! " # $ % +
starting with Black 8.
222 221 214 ,
& ,
&
294 269 254 206 273 272 267 261 264 - -
' '
294 269 254

(
(
233 266 234
260 268 286 208 215 270
233 266 260 268 286 ) ! " # $ % )
206 216 273 272 267 217 261 223
264 229 235 241 247 253 265 * * , *
206 273 272 267 261 264
234 208 215 270 + + - +
234 208 215 220 226 232 238 244 270 250 256 271 , ) ,
216 217 223 229 235 241 247 253 265 - ( ' -
216 = 217 223 229 235 241 247 253 265 262 = 212 285 =

220 226 232 238 244 250 256 271 . .
220 226 232 238 244 250 256 271 =
& &
262 212 285
' '
262 212 285
( Dia.10-5 (
Figure 10 (205 to 297) )

*
)
*
+ +

, ,
- -

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Common Life and Death Problems Answer question 1
3 White 1 is
in Real Games
a tesuji that
1

prepares the
miai of playing at
2 2 or 3 next. White
can make two
We often think that most of the life and death eyes without any
(L&D) problems we solve will not appear in difficulties.
our games. In this section, we are going to Dia. 1
check out some L&D positions that do fre-
quently occur in real games.
Variations : Black to play
These two questions are similar to the pre-

vious shape. Dia. 1 shows a very famous L&D
problem. It even got a name in China; the little
piggy mouth.
Question 1 - Dan level Question 2 - Dan Level
Try to find out the differences between diagrams
The question above is a
1 and 2. Even though they look similar, results will
shape from a real game,
be different. White cant kill black in Dia. 2 if black
white wants to live in the cor-
plays first. Dia. 2
ner. Where should white play?
This position is also from

an actual game. How can
black attack white in the
corner? Answer question 2
Black plays
the atari at
1 to destroy
2 whites eye shape.
7 8 This variation frequently
1 Whites strongest
move is the block
1 6 occurs in a 3-4 corner with 7
at 2 to make a ko
5 3 2 a knights enclosure. Whites 1 3 4 in the corner.
probing move at 1 asks for blacks
4 5 2 Dia. 1
response. After black plays 8,
white needs to find a way to live. 6
This shape occurs when
white invades blacks cor-
ner enclosure, consisting of L&D Variations:
a 4-4 point and a knights expan-
These shapes are common and often appear
sion. White tries to live by playing
in real games. Solving and studying these
a tigers mouth at 7. Does black
shapes helps you understand the variations that
The sequence of the real game have any way to fight back? The sequence of the real game
might happen in your games.
Dia. 2
Kew Chien Chong & Sha XingYu

Prof. Jeong Soo-Hyun
Professional Baduk Player 9P
Koreans express worldly affairs through Baduk
Department of Baduk Studies,
Myongji University
ONE
FTA, schoolwork, fight between husband and of the reasons is considered to be be- Baduk is similar to life in that it is a struggle for
Ph.D in Education
wife, stock investment, soccer, coffee, human- cause Baduk metaphors make it easy territory. People strive to survive in the com-
ities, law, eastern and western culture etc. It for readers to understand what happened. Byo- petition for social positions and economic prof-
seems as if Baduk could describe every field of yomi, for example, seems to convey urgency of it, just as Baduk players make an effort to take
Koreans employ Baduk to describe human affairs. things more clearly than its equivalent dead- more territory. Although transaction is conduct-
line. Baduk fans would understand how pressed in the course of those struggles, both fields
human affairs taking place in Even scholars also like to use Baduk in explaining
ing it is to make a move in byo-yomi when the have competitiveness in common.
their academic disciplines. A philosopher said,
everyday life. It must be a special Debating philosophy without studying many
last minute is ruthlessly being counted down.
Diagram 1. This is an opening stage where two
culture of Korea that Baduk plays a
ANOTHER
predecessors is just like playing Baduk without reason seems to be the per- players are attempting to occupy big places for
figurative role this way. learning the principles of opening and the tech- ception that Baduk metaphors building up territorial frameworks. When White
niques of Jungsuk(joseki). Another philosopher are more tasteful than just straightforward ex- blocked Black from taking the lower side by
explains social norms with the rules of Baduk. pressions. Take, jachungsu, for instance. It indi- playing the pincer at 10, a fight broke out from 11
A professor of accounting is fond of drawing cates bad behavior which is likely to result in an to 17. This fight looks like a conflict or a struggle
Baduk to explain the principles of accounting. unfavorable result despite expectations of a pos- in human society.
The mass media, in the same way, borrow sev- Another similarity is that
For most Baduk fans the game of Baduk is eral Baduk terms to express social phenomena. both are by nature prob-
6
very interesting to play as a pastime. It provides A newspaper says, Hyundai Motors, poseok 2 8 1 lem-solving, which re-
Baduk players with indescribable pleasures and for boosting domestic consumption. Poseok quires the participants to
7
attractions the thrill of fighting, aesthetics of means the opening in Baduk, which is frequently engage in the constant
shapes, commanding an army of stones, etc. used in newspapers. Daemabulsa or A large choice of appropriate
The role of Baduk in society is not, however, con- group of stones never dies. is also often seen in moves. If you make right
stricted to this leisurely purpose. A careful look the headline of the newspaper: as an example, 5 choices, you will have a nice
16 17
into the use of Baduk leads to the notion that The myth of daemabulsa has been broken. The 15 a game; if not, a bad game.
Baduk plays a variety of roles in human life. It number of the words frequently used in current 12 14 b
11 Diagram 2. Every play-
carries out a social function by letting players language from Baduk amounts to more than 30; 4 10 13 er faces situations which
make friends with others. It also serves an edu- joseki, bad move, sequence, byo-yomi, etc. 9 3
require solving problems
cational purpose: Many children learn the game such as this. One has to
to foster mental abilities like intelligence, focus Diagram 1 Diagram 2
and personality development, while some busi- Why do people love to use itive effect. If put in original words, we have to choose one move out of several candidates, just
nessmen seek for wisdom of management. use such an expression as borrowing trouble. as everybody makes a decision or a choice in
One of the most peculiar functions of Baduk
Baduk when explaining varied This is, however, so plain that it seems not suffi- every setting.
cient to deliver its vivid meaning.
is the use as a metaphor for worldly affairs.
Strangely enough, people are employing the
things in the world? It is no wonder that people try to articulate hap-
THE THIRD
reason, which seems more penings in life through Baduk if the game is sim-
game to describe human affairs taking place in fundamental, is the recogni- ilar to human life. Such a metaphoric function
everyday life. Moreover, people like to compare tion that Baduk is similar to human life in many may give a new delight to Baduk enthusiasts as
happenings in the world to Baduk. A minister of Isnt it peculiar to employ the game of Baduk in
respects. Unless they are analogous to each oth- well as general public.
economy in Korea said, for example, Compar- talking about worldly affairs? It must be a special
er, people would not challenge the comparison.
ing our governments economic policy to Baduk, culture of Korea that Baduk plays a figurative role
Ancient writers recited the passage of World-
well plan future after making two eyes first. this way. Why do people love to use Baduk when
ly affairs are just like a game of Baduk. Today
Some pastors prefer to preach by using Baduk explaining various things in the world? Why do
the game is called, the miniature of human life.
as the metaphor for religious faith or practices. newspaper writers dare to bring Baduk terminol-
There are lots of similarities between Baduk and
ogy to their reports on social happenings?
You will be surprised to find how wide the range life, but lets think about two basic things.
of Baduk metaphors is: presidential election,
WHAT CAN
Besides being a way to help children
to develop the power of calculation,
what else can you teach these young, 2. Winning and losing
YOU TEACH open-minded children via the complex
and beautiful game of Baduk?
Any child, and perhaps anyone, loves winning
over losing. But of course, it is not possible to
A CHILD
always win everything you play, or do. My son
hates to lose his games of Baduk. Each time I
tell him that he has lost, he would burst out in
1. Calm, perseverance and concentration tears, and state that he would never play the
THROUGH By nature, children are restless and impatient.

While it is also good to let them be like this,
sometimes you would want them to calm
game again. I was a bit frustrated by his atti-
tude, but with time, I understand that it
is something natural of any human
THE GAME OF
down, tell them that they have to wait, being, and start to help him to
and also, increase their ability alleviate his disappointment,
to focus on something. Here, rather than tell him to stop
Baduk would be the perfect solution. As crying. I strongly believe
BADUK?
with any other board games, your children that such an early expe-
would need to sit down and play the game, rience he had from Baduk will help
and wait for the oppo- him to think more positively about
nent to make a move be- winning and losing
fore they can make their when he grows
own move. Sometimes, when up.
playing Baduk with my 4-year-old son, Another interesting thing that I have
The board game of Baduk is known as one of the I purposely wait while its my turn, and discovered, is that he only hates himself
he indeed asks Dad, what are you do- losing, but does not enjoy to see his
most complex board games that humans have
ing, why dont you play? I would then opponent losing. One time our 9x9
ever played. Many authors have associated Baduk smile at him, and reply Your move is game resulted in a draw (I dont use
so good, so I need to think a bit. Good komi to simplify things), and when I
with various strategies and philosophies that can be things take time, you know? And af- told him that we both had the same
applied in war (The thirty six stratagems applied to ter a while, one time I see him seeming number of points, he immediately stated So
to lose concentration and looking elsewhere, we both win! Having played thou-
Baduk Ma Xiaochun), in business and management and ask him Hey, why dont you play? Im sands of games of Go through-
(The Asian CEO in action - Korsak Chairasmisak/ Le thinking. You know, you need to think before out my life, and many times
playing! Lesson learned! seeking to win even by the smallest margin, all
manager, joueur de Baduk Jean Christian Fauvet).
As for concentration, we all know that Baduk of sudden, I realized what I have missed! Yes,
is a game which requires logical and sequen- why cant we both win? Such a beautiful lesson
Baduk is also starting to be taught to children in primary
tial thinking, so the more a kid understands that I learned from a child!
schools, not only in the East (Japan, Korea, China), but (and enjoys) the game, the more they will be
able to concentrate on it.
also in the West.

4. Understand the view point of others
Many young children also have egocentric thinking and behaviors,
which means they can only present (and impose) their perspectives,
but cannot understand others. Playing Baduk is a great way to help
them to understand this concept.
When I first taught my son to play Baduk, I played many 9x9 games
with him, always letting him taking half of the board while I took the
other half. Then after a while, I started to teach him basic principles of
shape, liberty counting, as well as some capturing, cutting, connect-
ing techniques We then started playing 13x13. I told him to place
9 stones of handicap, and this time troubled him with many attacks,
invasions, capturing races I still didnt go all out, and he was able to
secure more territory and won. However, he was not satisfied with his
win. When I asked him why, he replied Because you didnt go easy
on me I gave you a big handicap, and you still won, why do you
say that I didnt go easy on you Because you attacked all the time.
Johan Nguyen Quang Minh, 2012 None of my stones can have a rest. Handicap doesnt mean go easy.
Here, he does understand my intention! Lesson learned!
To end this article, I would like to recommend that every Baduk player
who has young children (or nephews or neighbors children) to teach
them a bit of Baduk, and play Baduk with them. You will not only teach
3. You cannot have it all them many interesting things, but you will also learn a lot yourself!
In early childhood, some children have a strong desire for possessions.
They want everything around them to be their own properties; my
mother, my parents, my toy, my school, my. That partly comes from
the fact that they are the center of interest of the whole family, and
everything turns around them. However, it can result into children Author Profile
becoming egoists and having trouble in integrating into the larger Pham Viet Khoi, MSc.
environment later, especially for children who do not have siblings.
Here again, the game of Baduk would be a wonderful tool to teach 3D Baduk Player, 2nd place
them that they cant have everything! First, you cannot take all the of Hanoi tournament (2012,
territories, because there will always be your territories, and your op- 2013, 2016)
ponents territories. Second, if you want to capture all your oppo- Translator (French to Viet-
nents stones, you will surely get your own stones captured! Just play namese) of the book Le
a nobi on a stone in atari, and then tell the child to try to capture it. Manager Joueur de Go of
They will soon realize that the more they try, the more the group Jean Christian Fauvet/Marc
gains liberties, and they simply have to accept that they cant capture Smia (2016)
it this way.
Speaker at the conference
To summarize, Baduk is a beautiful constructive game, a perfect sim- C vy Qun l Cuc
ulation of life that allows you to teach your children about construc- i (Go Management
tive spirit, about sharing, and also about understanding others point Life) with Dr. David Nguyen
of view. Quang Vu and Mr. Le Mai
Students of a Baduk class in Hanoi, Vietnam Duy, Coach of Ho Chi Minh
City Baduk team at Hoa Sen
University (2016).

C&IP The First Printed This diagram shows the same game as the picture
on the previous page. The sequence for the erased
left bottom corner was constructed on the base of
Baduk Book in China a record in another ancient book.
Ancient Chinese games start with a pre-set forma-

tion of two black and two white stones placed di-
C&IP is short for Collection of the Carefree and death problems. Even now, there is still a lot agonally on the star points, and white plays the first
and Innocent Pastime; the oldest sur- of mystery surrounding this book, awaiting to move. This game is considered to be a one-stone
viving Baduk manual. The manual can be traced be revealed. For example, what is the exact date handicap game, which is why black plays first.
back to the Song Dynasty, China (AC 960-1279). it was printed? Why does the book contain so
C&IP was thought one of the most important many information gaps and inconsistencies and
(*) Taboo Word Practice has a long history in Chi-
Baduk manuals, which appeared between oth- what are the reasons for them?
nese literature. It should be avoided to repeat the
er ancient Baduk works called Dunhuang Qijing
In my dissertation there are three hypotheses names of Emperors or elderly people. This is the
and Xuanxuan Qijing, the earlier of which has no
on C&IP based on a book stored in The National main difference about the naming culture between
surviving copy. It is noted as the second edition
Library of China. The first hypothesis describes the West and the East. For example, people could
and the editor is named Li Yimin, a Baduk offi-
that it was printed during the period of Song not address the Emperors name directly. If there
cial in the Northern Song Dynasty. Since it is a
Qinzong, which is towards the end of the North- was a word or a similar pronunciation in ones own
book from the time of engraving printing tech-
ern Song Dynasty according to the tabooed(*) name, they were supposed to change their name.
nique, it is regarded as a Baduk encyclopedia
Chinese characters in the text and its contents.
for the ancient Chinese world.
The second one is about the version of the book;
There are four parts in the book. The first part my hypothesis is that the surviving book now is
is on Baduk theories including the Qijing Shisan an amalgamation of pages from both the first
Pian (The Classic of Weiqi in 13 Chapters) and and the second edition. The third hypothesis
two other Baduk treatises. The second part con- is about the titled records of ten games, which
sists of 18 games records played before or in the were played by seven Baduk players during
Northern Song Dynasty. The third part is about the Northern Song Dynasty. Because of the title
ancient joseki. The fourth part contains 34 life of Shi Getu (The Ten Grid Diagrams or the Ten
Researched Diagrams), it is assumed to be a kind
of Baduk learning material like military maneu-
vers, well-arranged to show opening strategies
starting with the same joseki in each game and
then mixed with some other ancient joseki. They
are not records of real games but an innovation
for making full use of the printing plate and an
enjoyable reading in the time of engraving print-
ing techniques.
THE great value of C&IP becomes clear

through aspects related to Baduk liter-
ature, development of Baduk techniques, cul-
tural patterns of Baduk in the Song dynasty,
and its educational practice for humanistic de-
The book includes records titled Zhu Guoshou velopment. It can be a good sample for both
Yezhan Zhuanhuan Shi Getu, which means ten researches of Chinese rare books and ancient
variations composed by the national top players Baduk studies. As an ancient textbook for Baduk
to show strategies for fighting and exchanging. learning, it focused on personality development
Getu(Maneuvers), from Shangshan Yipu (), an ancient book from the Ming Dynasty, file
These records are now widely thought of as ac- and shows that Baduk is very beneficial as a
No.14087, now stored in The National Library of China.
tual game records. mind sport and for humanistic development.
Sun Dechang
Prof. Sun Yuan 3p teaching in Chinese
International Students
AT THE
DEPARTMENT OF
BADUK STUDIES
On Wednesday, at 9 am I got Until now (July 2017) as many daily difficulties or cultural the Bachelor course program.
a text message, Professor, as 64 international students differences and by preparing For me, making Korean friends
Im sorry I will be a bit late to from 20 countries have en- assignments together. Fur- and exploring Korean culture
your class today. I cant figure rolled here. The majority came thermore, the internationality on weekend trips helped a lot
out how to turn on the hot from other Asian countries, provides Korean and foreign to adjust to the foreign coun-
water to take a shower. It was especially from China (36 students the opportunity to try and learning the Korean
a new graduate student who students). Besides that, 15 stu- meet students from other language faster.
wasnt familiar with the new dents from Europe increased countries, and experience for-
Together with the Koreans
Lee Sedol vs. AlphaGo match watching event facilities yet. As I had lived the cultural diversity. Each eign culture on hand.
Prof. Jeong Soo-hyun, Prof.
ten years in Korea, I knew of them bring a unique view
Certainly one of the biggest Kim Jin-hwan and Prof. Nam
very well that international and experience from their
challenges is learning the Chi-hyung and the Chinese
students struggle with many own country, which enrich the
Korean language. Although Prof. Sun Dechang and Prof.
seemingly trivial tasks in daily academic teamwork activities
every semester two graduate Sun Yuan, it is my pleasure to
life. Back in your home coun- as well as the extracurricular
classes are held in English and use my own experience and
try it wouldnt be a big deal, activities such as the English
four undergraduate classes in support international students
but the language barrier and Baduk club where Korean and
Chinese, the majority of the to make their stay in Korea an
different culture makes study- foreign students learn Baduk,
courses are held in Korean, enjoyable and meaningful time.
ing abroad often baffling. English and Korean together.
which is why international stu-
Baduk event management class For many foreigners, including Recently the number of for- dents are required to learn the
myself, studying at the depart- eign students at our depart- Korean language as soon as
ment of Baduk Studies has ment has increased greatly, possible in order to graduate.
been a wonderful opportunity e.g. in the graduate school While some students manage
to explore Baduk culture in there are fourteen foreigners to reach an advanced level in
Korea while pursuing an aca- and only two Koreans. The Korean within a year, others
demic degree. The first foreign international atmosphere is struggle with the language
student, Svetlana Shikshina not only encouraging Kore- and culture differences until
from Russia, came in 2000, ans to learn and practice their they graduate, or even have to
achieving her main goal of be- English language ability, it also quit their studies. Fortunately,
coming a professional player helps foreign students to over- nowadays Korean language
The English Baduk club together with -Daniela Trinks-
in 2003, and graduating with a come feelings of loneliness or classes are offered on campus,
Prof. Sun Dechang
B.A. in Baduk Studies in 2004. homesickness by discussing and the credits can be used in

Interview With
I started to play Baduk when I was 9 years old.
Kszegi Dina My father, Kszegi Sandor was my first teacher.
Every night, we played together, it helped me to improve quickly.
Playing with stronger players is the easiest way to improve.
Kszegi Dina &

When I reached his level (1 dan), at the age of 11 (almost 12), I got a
For the first issue new teacher; Pocsai Tibor (6 dan, European Champion 1988).
of our magazine, Actually the funny thing is both of them thought that this game is
Kszegi Diana and not for girls. At first, my dad only taught my brother but not me.
Kim Seung-Jun
I watched them playing, and one day I started to ask questions
Kim Seung-Jun, the about the game, they realized I had learnt the rules just by watch-
creators of BIBA ing them playing.
from BIBA
school - International It was similar with Tibor, I respected him very much and I really
wanted to learn from him, so my mum asked him if he could play
Baduk Academy,
with me from time to time. But
kindly accepted to he also said like my dad, that
this game is not for girls. During
answer our questions. * BIBA: Blackie International Baduk Academy
a tournament I remember Tibor
coming to watch me playing, I
was losing badly. But actually I
managed to turn the tables. He
was really surprised I could win.
Hello, can you introduce your-
After coming back home, I was
selves? When did you start to
going to play soccer with my
play Baduk ?
friends when the phone rang. It
I started to
Kim Seung-Jun play Baduk
was Tibor who asked me when
we could meet to play Baduk.
when I was 10 years old. My
father was my first and last
teacher (1 Gup, equivalent to
5-7 dan). There were already
Kszegi Dina (1 dan pro)
a few schools at that time, but
I decided to study alone at
home. Then I became Insei. For When did you decide to open BIBA?
joining the Inseis group, I had
Diana : Before BIBA, there was an International Baduk Academy
to play a testing game against a
(IBA) in Korea, but unfortunately IBA closed at the end of 2010.
strong Insei. I played a 4 stones
We opened BIBA on 2011, January 31st. Kim Seung-jun 9p contact-
handicap game, and I managed Kim Seung-jun 9P (also known as Blackie)
ed Mr. Seong Gi-jeong, the owner of the Jin-seok Baduk Academy
to win. The teacher of the insei
in Sanbon, they have known each other for a really long time. We
(who was a pro player) asked my opponent, how strong I was. Even though he lost, he answered
decided to start our school at the same place with the Korean
that maybe 5 stones handicap would be the correct handicap. I really thought I wouldnt make
Academy. Foreign players have the chance to study Baduk the
it. Then the teacher asked me what I would like to be. I just answered the King of Baduk. The
same way as Koreans kids and also play against strong opponents.
teacher told me I could come back the next week.
How many hours do students study Baduk per day? Can you tell
From that time on, I was going to KBA two or three times a week to play insei games. Those were
about your daily schedule at BIBA?
the only games I played for a week. I also remember I had to go to the Kiwon to get the copy of
the newest game records (there was no internet at that time nor books to study Baduk). After four Kim Seung-Jun: We recommend the students to come earlier,
years, I became pro at the age of 14. do some self-study (review games, solve life and death problems
to warm up). Then have lunch and around 2pm start the league
games against other foreigners or Korean kids (most of the Korean

Do you also have an online program for people who cannot come
to Korea?
Diana: Yep, we have an online teaching program started from this

March. The second season has already started (as of April). We
have around 30 students divided in 4 groups. You can check the
detailed information on our website (bibaBaduk.net)
We made this program for people who would like to join BIBA in
Korea but cannot and also for people who already have been to
BIBA and want to continue their studies.
Solving L&D
problems
Lastly, which study methods do you find most ef-
Watching
fective in order to improve ones Baduk level?
10% pro games
Reading
Kim Seung-Jun : This is how I distributed my time
books etc
when I was studying seriously and I believe this is
10%
still a good way.
Playing games: 20% Getting
Watching pro games: 50% review from a
10%
50%
Event at Flower Baduk Center (Photo: Kim Seung-jun)
Getting review from a strong player: 10%
kids are in the academy from 2pm to 9:30 pm). At least two league Solving Life and Death problems: 10%
strong player
20%
games are recommended per day, then we review it, If there are Reading books: 10%
some big tournaments for pros, we study the games together. Af- Playing games
ter dinner, students can play another league game or study together.
From time to time we also play teaching games with the students.
Diana : All of these are needed. I think the important thing is that
Diana: It depends on the student. not every student has the same everyone should work on their weakest aspects. Most of us like
goal, some of them come just for Baduk, some also want to know to study what we enjoy, so if someone is not good at Life and
more about Korea and its culture as well. We try to be flexible and Death that means he doesnt like solving problems, but actually he
give what they want. They study about 6.5 hours during weekday. should probably solve a lot of problems.
Weekends are mostly free-time, but sometimes there are some
Is there anything you would like to say to conclude this interview ?
Baduk events, where we all go together. And during the camp peri-
ods, we have a tough schedule. For example, during the Thai Camp Kim Seung-Jun : I created BIBA school to help foreigners improve
in BIBA, we studied every day from 10am until 9pm (except when we in Baduk, share my experiences (How to study Baduk, show some
had sports in the evenings). Korean culture) and have new friends (with Korean professional,
strong amateur players and other students).
As far as I know you also organize some events for your students.
Which events did you hold recently? Diana : I was lucky to meet Baduk at the age of 9. Since I have
known this game, I have been crazy about it. It changed my life. It
Diana: Recently we went to a team tournament that Korean Wom-
is a pity that Baduk is not that popular in Europe yet. I hope more
ens Baduk Society organized. Also during the Thai camp, we made
players will have a chance to meet Baduk.
a match game event against Ansan Jang Su-young Baduk Academy.
Before the match, we visited the Flower Baduk Center and played Thank you again for taking some time off from your busy schedule
against the members of the club. The students could also play simul- for this interview.
taneous games against pros.
Kim Seung-Jun : We also held a camp for Thai kids. Our ex-student
Him (6 dan from Thailand) opened a school in Thailand and he visited
BIBA with his students. We were more than 14 people, but usually we
have about 5-6 students as same time.

Step 2
How to
Cut the checked fabric into a small
squared piece.
Sew the buttons on the intersections

of the checked fabric with any ar-
Make a
rangements you like so we will have
a board with stones on.
Fold the edges of the checked

fabric, lay it on the big square (right
Baduk
sides together) and sew them
together. Stitch the lace to the
checked fabric. This is (A).
Pillow Step 3
Cut the colored fabrics into two
pieces (B1) and (B2) with random
shapes (a side of each piece is
Pham Phuong Linh
Materials folded in and stitch along the side

as in the picture) so they can form a
square which size is the same as (A).
A pillow
Lace
A piece of checkered fabric
2 pieces of different colored

Step 4
fabrics for the main part of the Lay (B1) on (A), right sides facing
Pillow (E.g. black and white) each other, sew together with 1 cm
for seam allowance, except for the
Buttons with two different colors folded side.
Do the same with (B2).
Turn the pillowcase right side out.

Directions
Step 1
Cut each piece of the main fabrics
Step 5
into two equal isosceles right trian- Sew two buttons on the facing sides
gular pieces. The side length is the of (B1) and (B2). Use leftover lace to
length of the pillows side with 2 cm form knots for the buttons.
for sewing.
Good night - we wish you a sweet
Sew the two hypotenuses of the dreams about Baduk.
fabrics so we have a square.

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Vietnamese
Team
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Core Team
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Vietnamese
Prof.
Designer at April+ Agency.
Jeong Soo-Hyun
Admin of Blogcovay.com, a Vietnamese
On So-jin
Baduk blog.
Korean
Korean Professional Baduk Player 9P Kew Chien Chong
Professional Baduk Player 7p Department of Baduk Studies,
Currently doing his Ph.D and Myongji University Malaysian
teaching at Myongji University Ph.D. in Education Currently doing
Other Team
in the Department his Masters
of Baduk Studies at Myongji University Prof. Sun Dechang
in the Department
Members
of Baduk Studies Chinese
Currently doing his Ph.D. and
teaching at Myongji University in the
Department of Baduk Studies
Adrien Van Tu Sha XingYu
French Chinese
News translator Currently studying in China,
Shanghai University.
Korean department
Le Kieu Khanh Linh Pham Viet Khoi Pham Phuong Linh
Vietnamese Vietnamese Vietnamese

Currently doing Translator Currently studying in Finland,
her Masters Tempere University of Applied Sciences.
at Myongji University
Hsrev Akst Energy and Environmental Engineenring
in the Department
Turkish
of Baduk Studies.
Currently doing Prof. Michiel Tel
Editor-in-chief &
his Masters Daniela Trinks
Photography Dutch Mike Cockburn Pham Minh Quang
at Myongji University
German Currently doing
in the Department
Department of Baduk Studies, his Masters British Vietnamese
of Baduk Studies
Myongji University at Myongji University Currently travelling News translator
Ph.D in Baduk Studies in the Department the world playing Baduk.

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First Issue | June 2017

Koreans Express Worldly Affairs Through Baduk

We are the Myosu Global Baduk Magazine

In this magazine, we want to share all kinds of

Address: Myongji University, Natural Science Thank you so much!

Reactions on The Future of Go Summit............6

Common Life and Death Problems from Actual Games.......46

The Future of Go Lee Won-hee (5 dan, sophomore)

I watched two games, but not

Summit completely. I enjoyed watch-

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[credit: Motoki Noguchi]

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The AGA city league has two

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Kim Seong-jin, the winner of the Paris tournament,

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Game 1: March 7 (Tue)

Game 2: March 30 (Thu)

Game 3: April 6 (Thu)

Go national team of Japan 2017

Iyama Yuta 9p Takao Shinji 9p Yamashita Keigo 9p

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Lian Xiao ends Chen Yaoyes

Chen Yaoye was the record hold-

Lian Xiao 2-0 Chen Yaoye

Dia. 5: Last hope.

If White surrounds all the territory in the

This game has fully shown the playing style

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Korean Baduk League 2016 KB Korean Baduk League Post-season Table

T he Korean Baduk League

# Team Name Rounds Wins Losses Board Points

KOREAN PROFESSIONAL BADUK PLAYER Korean Womens

Park Jeong-hwan 9p Shin Jin-seo 7p

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# Team Name Rounds Wins Losses Board Points

1 Pohang Posco ChemTech 14 11 3 29

2 Yeosu Geobukseon 14 9 5 23.5

3 Seoul Bukwang Pharmaceutical 14 9 5 22

4 Gyeonggi Hoban Construction 14 8 6 20

5 Buan Gomso Salt 14 6 8 18

7 Inje Haneul Nerin 14 5 9 17.5

Team Standing 2017

# Player Name Team Name Rounds Wins Losses Board Points

1 Choi Jeong Seoul Bukwang Pharmaceutical 14 12 2 85.7%

2 Kim Chae-young Pohang Posco ChemTech 14 12 2 85.7%

3 Cho Hye-yeon Pohang Posco ChemTech 12 11 1 91.7%

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T he annual earnings of professional players in 2016

801.069.166 Google DeepMind Challenge Match, 35th KBS Cup

W ith an annual earning of

hoi Jeong 7p broke her carreer annual earning

21st GS Caltex Cup winner, 1st IMSA Elite Mind

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has won two international championships,

Fan Yunruo 5p is a highly promising young

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Figure 4 (45 to 66)

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72 + + White (W) vs Black (B)

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