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** Live coverage of the PandaNet European Cup Amsterdam
May 17th 14:45-18 h 1st round
May 18th 10:30-14 h 2nd round
15:00-18 h 2nd round
May 19th 10:30-14 h 4th round
15:00-18 h 5th round
May 20th 11:00-14 h 6th round
trail user "Amsterdam1" to see the games (trail Amsterdam1).
video footage on: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=HW9x9
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Live on IGS: 62nd Honinbo title
Takao Shinji is challenged by Yoda Norimoto for the 62nd Honinbo title.
The best-of-seven match is broadcast live on IGS-PandaNet.
date time
game 1 May 10,11 2007 09:00
game 2 May 22,23 2007 09:00
game 3 Jun 06,07 2007 09:00
game 4 Jun 18,19 2007 09:00
game 5 Jun 25,26 2007 09:00
game 6 Jul 12,13 2007 09:00
game 7 Jul 24,25 2007 09:00
(NOTE: All dates and times are Japan/Korea/IGS)
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A Brief Introduction to the Internet Go Server
http://www.pandanet.co.jp/English/content.html
( A detailed version of "A Brief Introduction to the Internet Go Server"
can be found at: http://www.pandanet.co.jp/English/sintro1.html )
Welcome to IGS Panda Net, the Internet Go Server, the world's leading forum
for playing, watching, studying, and enjoying the game of Go on the internet.
At any time, day or night, you can find hundreds of other players from all
over the world and of all playing levels, from beginners to professionals.
Whatever your ability, you can find opponents of similar skill to play with,
and IGS provides access to the interface software to create a realistic Go
board on your computer screen. IGS broadcasts live the championship matches
for top professional events, including the Meijin, Honinbo, Kisei, Judan and
Tengen titles and the Ricoh Cup professional pairs tournament - and daily
you can watch professionals playing informal quick games with each other and
with top amateurs.
The IGS Art Gallery (http://www.pandanet.co.jp/English/galleryintro.html),
features a rare and beautiful collection of classical Japanese and Chinese
paintings containing Go themes. And there is a collection of challenging
life-and-death (http://www.pandanet.co.jp/English/tsumego/tsumegointro.html)
exercises to sharpen your skill.
For additional information, visit the IGS Panda Net home site:
http://www.pandanet.co.jp/English/
An introduction to the game of Go can be found at:
http://www.pandanet.co.jp/English/learning_go/learning_go_1.html
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Last additions (the IGS art gallaries):
http://www.pandanet.co.jp/English/art/yourmove.html
(a famous water color by Kawamura Bumpo, 1779 - 1821, Japan)
http://www.pandanet.co.jp/English/art/threenetsuke.html
(Japanese miniature ivory carvings from the 18th and 19th century)
http://www.pandanet.co.jp/English/art/pastimes.html
(includes a translation of the Chinese poem)
http://www.pandanet.co.jp/English/art/teatime.html
http://www.pandanet.co.jp/English/art/thehermits.html
http://www.pandanet.co.jp/English/art/thepinetree.html
http://www.pandanet.co.jp/English/art/kuniyoshisketch.html
(preliminary sketch for a major wood block print by Kuniyoshi)
http://www.pandanet.co.jp/English/art/luckygods.html
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