TODAY - Live on IGS: 3rd World Student Go Oza Championship
Feb 27, 1pm (IGS/Japan time)
The pairings will be decided before the championship begins.
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The 17th Women's Meijin Title
Izumi Kobayashi Women's Meijin vs Terumi Koyama 5p
1st game: starts on 24th Feb 9:00am Kobayashi won by resignation
2nd game: starts on 2nd Mar 9:30am
3rd game: starts on 9nd Mar 9:30am
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The IGS Pandanet Internet OPEN Go Tournament
For more info and results, please visit
http://www.pandanet.co.jp/English/event/world_rapid/rapid.htm
26th Feb. 3rd round
12th Mar. 4th round
19th Mar. 5th round
2nd Apr. 6th round
16th Apr. quarter-final and semi-final,
17th Apr. final
All dates and times are IGS/Japan/Korea time zones.
The Sponsors include: Nihon Kiin, Kansai Kiin, Pandanet, NKB, and
the Japan Pair Go Association
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Recent 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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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/content.html
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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The IGS Pandanet Internet OPEN Go Tournament
For more info and results, please visit
http://www.pandanet.co.jp/English/event/world_rapid/rapid.htm
19th Feb. 2nd round (2 games)
26th Feb. 3rd round
12th Mar. 4th round
19th Mar. 5th round
2nd Apr. 6th round
16th Apr. quarter-final and semi-final,
17th Apr. final
All dates and times are IGS/Japan/Korea time zones.
The Sponsors include: Nihon Kiin, Kansai Kiin, Pandanet, NKB, and
the Japan Pair Go Association
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Apologies ... this event will take place tomorrow ...