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Tuesday night is advertised as beginner night, but strong players will find games as well. This is still our most popular night. On June 16, 28 people came. Jon Boley 6d and Brian Allen 9k are usually the teachers. Recently, we have not had very many kids in the evening, but as school ends, we may see more families. 6-9 is the busiest time; we close at 11:00. Tuesday afternoon is better for some families, so Brian Allen will be available for teaching games. We had three kids, grade school through high school last week, plus three adult beginners. Wednesday afternoon is slow, but we usually have one or two games going between dan level players. We open at 3:00. Wednesday night at 7 p.m. has a class for kyu players, taught by Jon Boley 6d. (This popular class used to meet on Sundays.) Scott Arnold, 3d, is the day manager at this time. Thursday afternoon attracts players who speak Japanese and English, some of whom are strong players. Often they stay into the evening. Hikojiro Katsuhisa 3d is the day manager. Officially we open at 3:00 p.m., but often games are started at 2:00. Friday afternoon and evening are sometimes slow, but our day manager, Eddie Kim 5d, will play you a game, no matter what your level. Eddie often plays simultaneous games, so everybody gets to play. He is an excellent teacher in both Korean and English. We open at 3:00. We open at 1:00 p.m. on weekends. Saturday afternoon with Scott Arnold, 3d, is another good time for beginners and kyu players to find games. Scott, a lively teacher, gives lessons and arranges games between players. The Center closes at 9:00 p.m. on weekends, or at 8:00 if everybody has finished their games. For Sundays, we have a Rating Tournament on the first Sunday of each month. You do not have to play all three games to participate -- just let the Tournament Director know which rounds you want to play in. Eddie Kim 5d also works on Sundays, so he is available to play teaching games and to play strong players throughout the month. The Go Center is located at 700 NE 45th St., on the second floor of the building with the NeoVita store. Our elevator is working. Our building is next to the entrance for I-5 North at NE 45th St. Parking is free, but you need to get a pass from our office. There is also an express bus stop at our corner. Submitted by: Brian on 23-May-2009 The Friday Evening Lecture is free to workshop participants, yearly members and youth; otherwise it is $5. The Workshop is $60 for lifetime, yearly members and youth, $90 otherwise. Registration forms are at the Go Center. Please pay with cash or check. Workshop Schedule, Saturday, May 16: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Workshop 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Lunch 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM Workshop 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Dinner 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM Fun Session Workshop Schedule, Sunday, May 17: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Workshop 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Lunch 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM Workshop All events will be at the Seattle Go Center, 700 NE 45th St., Seattle 98105. 206 545-1424. Parking in our upper lot is free, but you will need a pass from the Day Manager. Submitted by: Brian on 14-May-2009
Submitted by: Brian on 04-May-2009  Seattle Go Center Volunteers on escalator at Sakura Con  Simuls at Sakaru Con Seattle  Cherry Blossom Volunteers moving gear Submitted by: Brian on 28-Apr-2009 Submitted by: Brian on 28-Apr-2009 Go is a territory-based contest between two players that includes elements of planning, conversation, attack, surrender, flexibility, confusion, and peace. The game rewards patience and balance over aggression and greed; the balance of influence and territory may shift many times during the course of a game. This shifting promotes a delicate combination of firm resolution and relaxed flexibility. Like the martial arts, Go teaches concentration, balance, and discipline. The game has endless subtlety -- the number of possible go games is greater than the number of atoms in the universe. Go uses a unique system of handicaps based on differences in rank, a distinct advantage over other games of strategy and skill. This allows players of widely varying strengths to enjoy a fairly even contest that is of interest to both, and gives each player an equal chance at winning. A beginner is given a rank of 30 kyu (pronounced "Q" or "cue".) This rank number gets smaller as a player improves, all the way down to one kyu. Each number difference in rank between players entitles the weaker player to one handicap stone. Thus if a 27 kyu plays a 22 kyu, the 27 kyu player will begin the game with five stones on the board and the opponent will move first. By tradition, the stronger player always plays white. When 1 kyu players improve one step, the are called 1 dan, then 2 dan, etc. Seven dan is usually the highest amateur rank. |
