LEE CHANGHO WINS KBS CUP: Lee Changho 9P notched his 11th KBS Cup title win on March 4, defeating Kang Dongyun 9P by resignation to win the title 2-0. KONO RIN WINS NEC CUP: Kono Rin 9P took the NEC Cup from Hane Naoki on Saturday, winning the final game of the 29th Cup by resignation. CHINA’S MENG WINS STUDENT OZA: Meng Xiao-long of China defeated Seo Yutae from Korea in the final of the 8th World Student Oza Championship, held March 1-3 in Tokyo, Japan. The Americas were represented by Argentina’s Gabriel Benmergui, who finished 2-2 and Mexico’s Emil Garcia, who went 1-3. Europe’s Artem Kachanovsky (Ukraine) went 2-2 and Anna Prokopova (Czech Republic) finished 0-4. Click here for the results and the game-record of the final. MILLING, BOEHEM & HADDAD TOP AUSTIN WILDFLOWER CLASSIC: Chris Milling 4k, William Boehem 9k and Geoffrey Haddad 20k shared top honors at the March 6 Wildflower Classic in Austin, TX. ZHANG WINS MONTREAL WINTER TOURNEY: Hanxi Zhang 6D of Ottawa won the 31st Winter Tournament on February 28. MARIGO RECLAIMS ITALIAN TITLE: Francesco Marigo 4d from Milano regained his Italian title, when he defeated opponent Carlo Metta 1k in his hometown Pisa twice and took the 2009 title 3-0 on Friday, March 5. SILT SWEEPS IRISH CONGRESS: Ondrej Silt 6d from Czech Republic overcame Wang Wei 7d, winner of last year's Irish Congress, to win the Irish Open 5-0 in the Teachers Club at the heart of old Dublin last weekend. - Click here for complete reports; includes reporting by JustPlayGo and Peter Dijkema, European Correspondent for the E-Journal. photo of Austin Wildflower Classic by Steven Morris (updated 3/8/2010)
Go is... an ancient board game which takes simple elements
-- line and circle, black and white, stone and wood -- combines them
with simple rules and generates subtleties which have enthralled players
for millennia. Beyond being merely a game, go can take on other meanings
to enthusiasts: an analogy with life, an intense meditation, a mirror
of one's personality, an exercise in abstract reasoning, or, when
played well, a beautiful art in which Black and White dance across
the board in delicate balance. But most important for all who play,
go is challenging and fun.
LEE CHANGHO WINS KBS CUP: Lee Changho 9P notched his 11th KBS Cup title win on March 4, defeating Kang Dongyun 9P by resignation to win the title 2-0. KONO RIN WINS NEC CUP: Kono Rin 9P took the NEC Cup from Hane Naoki on Saturday, winning the final game of the 29th Cup by resignation. 
