Preparation for China

As it seems I have secured a scholarship for a 6 month language course in Tianjin (China) and this will allow me to study a lot of Weiqi on the afternoons and weekends. Sadly the scholarship is quite tiny though so I scrambling for money. ^^

But anyways yay for China and more Weiqi! Even if i starve a bit ^^

I'll post more infos as I get on them.

ETA to China Mid-End August~~~

- adoreme

« Lion-Eating Poet in the Stone Den »

Chinese

《施氏食獅史》

石室詩士施氏，嗜獅，誓食十獅。

氏時時適市視獅。

十時，適十獅適市。

是時，適施氏適市。

氏視是十獅，恃矢勢，使是十獅逝世。

氏拾是十獅屍，適石室。

石室濕，氏使侍拭石室。

石室拭，氏始試食是十獅。

食時，始識是十獅屍，實十石獅屍。

試釋是事。

 

Pinyin:

« Shī Shì shí shī shǐ »

Shíshì shīshì Shī Shì, shì shī, shì shí shí shī.

Shì shíshí shì shì shì shī.

Shí shí, shì shí shī shì shì.

Shì shí, shì Shī Shì shì shì.

Shì shì shì shí shī, shì shǐ shì, shǐ shì shí shī shìshì.

Shì shí shì shí shī shī, shì shíshì.

Shíshì shī, Shì shǐ shì shì shíshì.

Shíshì shì, Shì shǐ shì shí shì shí shī.

Shí shí, shǐ shí shì shí shī, shí shí shí shī shī.

Shì shì shì shì.

 

English:

« Lion-Eating Poet in the Stone Den »

In a stone den was a poet called Shi, who was a lion addict, and had resolved to eat ten lions.

He often went to the market to look for lions.

At ten o'clock, ten lions had just arrived at the market.

At that time, Shi had just arrived at the market.

He saw those ten lions, and using his trusty arrows, caused the ten lions to die.

He brought the corpses of the ten lions to the stone den.

The stone den was damp. He asked his servants to wipe it.

After the stone den was wiped, he tried to eat those ten lions.

When he ate, he realized that these ten lions were in fact ten stone lion corpses.

Try to explain this matter.

 

 

A small games update

During the process of studying for my Chinese exam I of course continued playing games but somewhat distracted and unsuccesful. Here are two losses against Junghyeop 7d and one loss against Jang Bi 7d.

(;CA[Windows-1252]AB[dp]AP[MultiGo:4.4.4]SZ[19]AB[pd]GN[Free game]DT[20100927 [17\:29\]]
PB[adoreme 5D*]PW[junghyeop 8D*]KM[0.5]HA[2]RE[White Win by Resign!]US[www.cyberoro.com]
MULTIGOGM[1]
;W[qp];B[jj];W[dd];B[op];W[mq];B[or];W[qm];B[no];W[iq];B[gq];W[kp];B[rq];W[qq];B[qr]
;W[rp];B[rr];W[qj];B[cf];W[fc];B[bd];W[cg];B[bg];W[ce];B[ch];W[be];B[bf];W[bc];B[cp]
;W[dk];B[kr];W[hq];B[gr];W[lr];B[kq];W[lq];B[hs];W[jr];B[js];W[is];B[ir];W[jq];B[ks]
;W[gp];B[fp];W[go];B[lp];W[ko];B[lo];W[hr];B[is];W[fq];B[fr];W[gs];B[fs];W[ls];B[fk]
;W[di];B[eg];W[fh];B[eh];W[fj];B[fi];W[gj];B[gi];W[hi];B[hj];W[gk];B[fl];W[gl];B[fo]
;W[ei];B[gh];W[fg];B[ff];W[gg];B[hh];W[gf];B[fe];W[ge];B[de];W[ee];B[df];W[cd];B[gd]
;W[fd];B[gn];W[gs])

(;CA[Windows-1252]AB[dp]AP[MultiGo:4.4.4]SZ[19]AB[pd]GN[Free game]DT[20100930 [14\:43\]]
PB[adoreme 5D*]PW[rain 8D*]KM[0.5]HA[2]RE[White Win by Resign!]US[www.cyberoro.com]
MULTIGOGM[1]
;W[qp];B[jj];W[dd];B[op];W[fq];B[fp];W[gp];B[go];W[gq];B[fo];W[ip];B[fc];W[dj];B[pn]
;W[qn];B[qm];W[pm];B[qo];W[rn];B[on];W[ro];B[pl];W[oq];B[jd];W[np];B[cf];W[ce];B[ef]
;W[fd];B[gc];W[bf];B[cg];W[bg];B[ch];W[ec];B[eq];W[gd];B[hc];W[gf];B[fh];W[dm];B[qf]
;W[cq];B[dr];W[cp];B[co];W[cn];B[do];W[bo];B[oc];W[hh];B[fj];W[hj];B[ek];W[fm];B[fr]
;W[hn];B[bn];W[bm];B[hk];W[ij];B[ik];W[gk];B[gj];W[gl];B[ji];W[ih];B[ee];W[ed];B[gg]
;W[hf];B[hg];W[ig];B[if];W[kg];B[gh];W[jf];B[ie];W[hd];B[hi];W[ii];B[kh];W[gi];B[lg]
;W[lf];B[mg];W[mf];B[nf];W[ne];B[ng];W[ld];B[je];W[jk];B[il];W[lb];B[kc];W[nb];B[ke]
;W[kf];B[le];W[me];B[mc];W[pe];B[oe];W[nc];B[lc];W[nd];B[od];W[mb];B[kb];W[jg];B[fi]
;W[jl];B[im];W[kn])

(;CA[Windows-1252]AB[dp]AP[MultiGo:4.4.4]SZ[19]AB[pd]GN[Free game]DT[20100928 [18\:09\]]
PB[adoreme 5D*]PW[junghyeop 8D*]KM[0.5]HA[2]RE[White Win by Resign!]US[www.cyberoro.com]
MULTIGOGM[1]
;W[pp];B[dd];W[fq];B[cn];W[jq];B[jj];W[jc];B[hc];W[nc];B[lc];W[lb];B[qf];W[ld];B[qn]
;W[np];B[rp];W[fc];B[fd];W[cc];B[cd];W[dc];B[ed];W[fb];B[he];W[dj];B[qq];W[cg];B[dr]
;W[pq];B[cl];W[ck];B[bl];W[gi];B[bc];W[bb];B[be];W[ac];B[ad];W[bd];B[ec];W[eb];B[bc]
;W[rl];B[ab];W[hb];B[pb];W[qp];B[rr];W[ro];B[pr];W[or];B[so];W[sn];B[sp];W[rn];B[sr]
;W[qh];B[hq];W[do];B[co];W[ep];B[dq];W[hp];B[gp];W[ip];B[gq];W[go];B[fo];W[fn];B[gn]
;W[ho];B[fp];W[gm];B[lj];W[rf];B[re];W[pf];B[qe];W[kk];B[kj];W[ml];B[nj];W[ok];B[oj]
;W[pk];B[jk];W[jl];B[il];W[jm];B[gk];W[fg];B[ek];W[fj];B[jr];W[kr];B[ir];W[hn];B[ci]
;W[fk];B[ig];W[bk];B[bg];W[bh];B[bf];W[ch];B[os];W[ns];B[ps];W[nr];B[rg];W[rh];B[ic]
;W[ib];B[nb];W[mb];B[oc];W[nd];B[ks];W[ls];B[js];W[ii];B[hj];W[ih];B[og];W[kh];B[pg]
;W[qg];B[sf];W[nh];B[pi];W[mi];B[mj];W[oe];B[lh];W[lg];B[gl];W[fl];B[nl];W[qj];B[ki]
;W[jg];B[of];W[pe];B[ne];W[od];B[mh];W[mg];B[li];W[ng];B[ni];W[ll];B[qi];W[ri];B[pj]
;W[qk];B[ph];W[oh];B[kf];W[kg];B[me];W[le];B[kc];W[md];B[lf];W[nf];B[hi];W[hh];B[gh]
;W[gg];B[gj];W[fh];B[hl];W[nk];B[sh];W[rj];B[jd];W[jb];B[kd];W[kb];B[jf];W[na];B[qc]
;W[ob];B[pc];W[cb];B[lr];W[kq];B[ms];W[eo];B[eq];W[en];B[ak];W[aj];B[al];W[dl];B[dm]
;W[el];B[qo];W[qm];B[lq];W[lp];B[mq];W[mp];B[im];W[in];B[df];W[cf];B[mf];W[gd];B[ge]
;W[gc];B[hf];W[ef];B[de];W[fe])

Three games and only one victory.

Here are three games I didnt post yet. All played in this week. The first one is against Yoon Youngsun 8p with the handicap reduced to three. It was a good game for me until I died due to my faults...

(;CA[Windows-1252]AB[pd][dp]AP[MultiGo:4.4.4]SZ[19]AB[dd]GN[Free game]DT[20100921 [15\:51\]]
PB[adoreme 5D*]PW[youngsun 8DP]KM[0.5]HA[3]RE[White Win by Resign!]US[www.cyberoro.com]
MULTIGOGM[1]
;W[qp];B[jj];W[fq];B[gp];W[fp];B[fo];W[go];B[gq];W[eo];B[fn];W[ep];B[en];W[do];B[dn]
;W[co];B[ho];W[bm];B[op];W[oq];B[nq];W[pq];B[pj];W[np];B[mq];W[no];B[jd];W[cf];B[ch]
;W[ef];B[fd];W[di];B[dh];W[eh];B[ei];W[ej];B[eg];W[fi];B[fh];W[ei];B[dg];W[fg];B[df]
;W[gh];B[qn];W[lp];B[lq];W[kp];B[jq];W[oo];B[qf];W[cc];B[dc];W[cd];B[ce];W[be];B[de]
;W[bg];B[oc];W[jg];B[om];W[hd];B[he];W[ge];B[gd];W[ie];B[hc];W[hf];B[ic];W[qh];B[qj]
;W[oh];B[pg];W[ph];B[mh];W[oj];B[ok];W[nj];B[ll];W[lj];B[kh];W[kk];B[kf];W[og];B[il]
;W[kl];B[nf];W[of];B[oe];W[mg];B[mf];W[jp];B[iq];W[lm];B[ro];W[rp];B[sp];W[ql];B[rm]
;W[sq];B[so];W[rl];B[rk];W[pn];B[pm];W[qm];B[pl];W[qo];B[qk];W[rn];B[ri];W[rh];B[sh]
;W[rg];B[mk];W[nl];B[nk];W[mj];B[mm];W[ln];B[oi];W[ni];B[nh];W[pi];B[mn];W[sj];B[si]
;W[sk];B[lo];W[ko];B[km];W[mo];B[kn];W[lo];B[jl];W[lk];B[ml];W[nn])

Then my first game with Alex 3p this month. After a mistake of his following a mistake of mine I was quite good in the game but I overplayed the attack and lost in the fight.

(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]HA[2]KM[0.50]TM[1800]OT[5x60 byo-yomi]
PW[breakfast]PB[adoreme]WR[3p]DT[2010-09-21]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]AB[pd][dp]C[adoreme [-\]: have a nice game
breakfast [3p\]: Have a nice game!
]RE[W+Resign]
;W[po]WL[1785.452]C[adoreme [-\]: just 3 min before i lost to yoon youngsun~~~
]
;B[dc]BL[1767.564]
;W[de]WL[1781.816]
;B[dg]BL[1763.373]C[breakfast [3p\]: on cyberoro?
adoreme [-\]: yes
breakfast [3p\]: pls email some of your games
]
;W[fe]WL[1752.254]C[adoreme [-\]: you can find them on my blog ^^
]
;B[fc]BL[1738.685]
;W[cc]WL[1738.838]C[adoreme [-\]: http://beginningpath.blogspot.com/
]
;B[cb]BL[1713.483]
;W[cd]WL[1735.713]
;B[eb]BL[1711.8]
;W[cg]WL[1733.083]
;B[dh]BL[1706.548]
;W[ch]WL[1715.031]
;B[ci]BL[1689.686]
;W[di]WL[1708.221]
;B[cf]BL[1681.127]
;W[bi]WL[1694.627]
;B[cj]BL[1679.318]
;W[df]WL[1671.906]
;B[ei]BL[1676.364]
;W[bj]WL[1668.371]
;B[ck]BL[1670.762]
;W[bk]WL[1643.204]
;B[bf]BL[1655.741]
;W[bg]WL[1610.272]
;B[cl]BL[1652.646]
;W[jp]WL[1599.149]
;B[qj]BL[1646.724]
;W[fq]WL[1555.302]
;B[pq]BL[1622.639]
;W[qq]WL[1543.29]
;B[qr]BL[1587.473]
;W[qp]WL[1456.073]
;B[or]BL[1541.313]
;W[nq]WL[1452.304]
;B[op]BL[1530.223]
;W[ql]WL[1414.672]
;B[qg]BL[1459.295]
;W[mp]WL[1403.159]
;B[no]BL[1376.474]
;W[mo]WL[1333.868]
;B[mr]BL[1300.531]
;W[nr]WL[1304.379]
;B[ns]BL[1283.209]
;W[lr]WL[1301.373]
;B[rq]BL[1275.198]
;W[rp]WL[1296.23]
;B[sr]BL[1269.683]
;W[rs]WL[1285.072]
;B[qs]BL[1222.642]
;W[oq]WL[1262.521]
;B[pp]BL[1211.4]
;W[pr]WL[1249.385]
;B[qo]BL[1204.784]
;W[ro]WL[1228.386]
;B[ps]BL[1194.275]
;W[oo]WL[1187.589]C[breakfast [3p\]: ops
breakfast [3p\]: :)
breakfast [3p\]: stupid way for W
]
;B[np]BL[1149.188]C[adoreme [-\]: ^^
]
;W[mq]WL[1176.196]
;B[qn]BL[1134.759]
;W[nn]WL[1164.8]
;B[pr]BL[1132.907]
;W[pm]WL[1138.62]
;B[rn]BL[1123.467]
;W[pc]WL[1117.282]C[adoreme [-\]: maybe stretching to o6 would have been better
]
;B[oc]BL[1089.912]
;W[ob]WL[1115.012]
;B[qc]BL[1031.68]
;W[pb]WL[1112.939]
;B[od]BL[1027.648]
;W[nc]WL[1091.53]
;B[nd]BL[1020.754]
;W[mc]WL[1088.639]
;B[pn]BL[1003.656]
;W[on]WL[1063.09]
;B[om]BL[986.707]
;W[ol]WL[1041.11]
;B[nm]BL[979.852]
;W[mn]WL[1037.417]
;B[nl]BL[977.527]
;W[pj]WL[1008.35]
;B[ok]BL[948.892]
;W[qi]WL[997.743]
;B[rj]BL[943.199]
;W[ri]WL[960.595]
;B[rm]BL[902.974]
;W[qk]WL[784.683]
;B[rh]BL[883.72]
;W[oi]WL[697.879]
;B[pl]BL[861.27]
;W[qm]WL[688.388]
;B[mi]BL[825.403]
;W[nj]WL[661.323]
;B[pk]BL[799.001]
;W[rk]WL[639.797]
;B[mk]BL[656.499]
;W[oj]WL[601.601]
;B[ll]BL[612.889]
;W[qb]WL[571.02]
;B[ph]BL[597.715]
;W[mj]WL[531.537]
;B[lj]BL[573.523]
;W[li]WL[499.313]
;B[kj]BL[559.166]
;W[nk]WL[381.662]
;B[ol]BL[535.898]
;W[ml]WL[371.736]
;B[mm]BL[512.164]
;W[lm]WL[300.653]
;B[ml]BL[501.697]
;W[kl]WL[174.994]
;B[lk]BL[498.131]
;W[ki]WL[171.606]
;B[jj]BL[495.327]
;W[mh]WL[167.17]
;B[km]BL[492.993]
;W[qd]WL[147.263]
;B[qe]BL[453.168]
;W[rc]WL[105.416]
;B[nh]BL[431.802]
;W[oh]WL[100.101]
;B[ng]BL[428.549]
;W[og]WL[89.921]
;B[nf]BL[407.405]
;W[ni]WL[86.648]
;B[pf]BL[396.108]
;W[of]WL[57.704]
;B[oe]BL[370.856]
;W[me]WL[46.108]
;B[md]BL[324.056]
;W[ld]WL[5.651]C[adoreme [-\]: thx
breakfast [3p\]: thx
adoreme [-\]: messed up sry :(
breakfast [3p\]: overplayed with attacking W
])

The second game against Alex I won by resignation. After our funny kind of joseki exchange in the top right the game felt nice for me.

(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]HA[2]KM[0.50]TM[1800]OT[5x60 byo-yomi]
PW[breakfast]PB[adoreme]WR[3p]DT[2010-09-22]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]AB[pd][dp]C[adoreme [-\]: have a nice game
breakfast [3p\]: Hi, Have a nice game!
]RE[B+Resign]
;W[po]WL[1772.113]
;B[jj]BL[1786.978]C[breakfast [3p\]: Syptryn taught you?
breakfast [3p\]: :)
breakfast [3p\]: his favorite
]
;W[de]WL[1751.959]C[adoreme [-\]: no
adoreme [-\]: i found a 300 year old chinese go manual
adoreme [-\]: teaching a handicap joseki
]
;B[pq]BL[1741.86]
;W[np]WL[1750.02]
;B[qo]BL[1738.353]C[breakfast [3p\]: :)
]
;W[pp]WL[1740.91]
;B[qp]BL[1721.277]
;W[oq]WL[1730.938]C[adoreme [-\]: used it against yoon youngsun and it worked nicely :)
]
;B[qq]BL[1699.358]
;W[pn]WL[1689.168]
;B[qm]BL[1685.164]
;W[pr]WL[1669.338]
;B[jd]BL[1624.284]
;W[qf]WL[1661.353]
;B[pg]BL[1588.064]
;W[qc]WL[1612.957]
;B[pc]BL[1458.791]
;W[qd]WL[1606.326]
;B[qg]BL[1431.686]
;W[pb]WL[1567.639]
;B[ob]BL[1407.507]
;W[qb]WL[1554.657]
;B[pe]BL[1378.829]
;W[qe]WL[1523.493]
;B[pf]BL[1368.221]
;W[pm]WL[1487.837]
;B[ql]BL[1302.541]
;W[pl]WL[1404.198]
;B[fc]BL[1268.222]
;W[hq]WL[1381.724]
;B[dc]BL[1234.78]
;W[cc]WL[1372.932]
;B[cb]BL[1232.426]
;W[cn]WL[1325.239]
;B[fq]BL[1210.691]
;W[bp]WL[1316.246]
;B[cq]BL[1207.499]
;W[ck]WL[1312.686]
;B[cg]BL[1203.73]
;W[nb]WL[1298.359]
;B[oa]BL[1194.093]
;W[bq]WL[1270.147]
;B[br]BL[1162.975]
;W[dr]WL[1254.879]
;B[fo]BL[1156.815]
;W[cr]WL[1234.726]
;B[ho]BL[1147.95]
;W[jq]WL[1223.743]
;B[jo]BL[1139.634]
;W[qn]WL[1211.346]
;B[rn]BL[1137.999]
;W[qr]WL[1204.041]
;B[qk]BL[1131.401]
;W[pk]WL[1175.002]
;B[qj]BL[1078.257]
;W[rq]WL[1156.666]
;B[rp]BL[1075.598]
;W[sp]WL[1147.741]
;B[ro]BL[1072.546]
;W[ef]WL[1141.847]
;B[dj]BL[1064.223]
;W[dk]WL[1131.89]
;B[ej]BL[1061.891]
;W[cj]WL[1118.118]
;B[dh]BL[1056.028]
;W[hf]WL[1107.764]
;B[fe]BL[1049.3]
;W[ff]WL[1082.004]
;B[ge]BL[1044.443]
;W[gf]WL[1050.637]
;B[jf]BL[1036.895]
;W[ci]WL[1025.264]
;B[fh]BL[987.182]
;W[gh]WL[1015.801]
;B[gj]BL[944.731]
;W[cf]WL[942.644]
;B[bg]BL[927.53]
;W[cd]WL[918.564]
;B[bb]BL[923.679]
;W[dg]WL[912.503]
;B[ch]BL[921.291]
;W[eh]WL[904.17]
;B[ei]BL[918.631]
;W[fg]WL[888.157]
;B[eg]BL[904.568]
;W[ec]WL[856.442]
;B[ed]BL[894.452]
;W[eh]WL[826.382]
;B[di]BL[890.673]
;W[fi]WL[812.489]
;B[fj]BL[885.284]
;W[jc]WL[780.236]
;B[kd]BL[865.476]
;W[kc]WL[769.812]
;B[nc]BL[863.135]
;W[hc]WL[742.753]
;B[id]BL[856.1]
;W[lb]WL[694.826]
;B[ib]BL[761.928]
;W[ic]WL[680.229]
;B[hb]BL[759.058]
;W[mc]WL[673.578]
;B[nd]BL[756.955]
;W[jb]WL[666.224]
;B[gb]BL[754.566]
;W[ld]WL[628.981]
;B[md]BL[752.084]
;W[le]WL[421.822]
;B[kf]BL[742.925]
;W[gl]WL[372.467]
;B[ik]BL[698.4]
;W[im]WL[359.608]
;B[kq]BL[683.65]
;W[lf]WL[312.095]
;B[lg]BL[680.817]
;W[mg]WL[308.855]
;B[lh]BL[679.56]
;W[nf]WL[303.281]
;B[ni]BL[666.028]
;W[km]WL[273.572]
;B[el]BL[655.247]
;W[ek]WL[259.92]
;B[hm]BL[629.479]
;W[hl]WL[216.977]
;B[jr]BL[615.867]
;W[ii]WL[204.172]
;B[ij]BL[604.301]
;W[nh]WL[185.586]
;B[me]BL[594.14]
;W[ir]WL[37.426]
;B[jp]BL[586.187]
;W[iq]WL[22.01]
;B[lo]BL[581.361]
;W[kr]WL[19.02]
;B[il]BL[575.318]
;W[jm]WL[60]OW[5]
;B[fl]BL[550.297]
;W[fk]WL[60]OW[5]
;B[gk]BL[548.803]
;W[gm]WL[60]OW[5]
;B[hn]BL[547.298]
;W[em]WL[60]OW[5]
;B[mm]BL[542.29]
;W[mi]WL[60]OW[5]
;B[mf]BL[529.248]
;W[kk]WL[60]OW[5]
;B[ll]BL[523.737]
;W[kl]WL[60]OW[5]
;B[mj]BL[489.465]
;W[nj]WL[60]OW[4]
;B[lj]BL[483.763]
;W[pi]WL[60]OW[4]
;B[qi]BL[468.667]
;W[lq]WL[60]OW[4]
;B[li]BL[450.025]
;W[oi]WL[60]OW[4]
;B[fn]BL[447.154]
;W[fm]WL[60]OW[4]
;B[co]BL[441.91]
;W[bo]WL[60]OW[4]
;B[kp]BL[417.176]
;W[lp]WL[60]OW[4]
;B[mo]BL[411.185]
;W[ji]WL[60]OW[4]
;B[kj]BL[408.079]
;W[fr]WL[60]OW[4]
;B[eq]BL[396.542]
;W[er]WL[60]OW[4]
;B[bi]BL[382.313]C[breakfast [3p\]: thx
adoreme [-\]: thank you
breakfast [3p\]: overplayed on the top
])

And on goes the training and the study for my Chinese exam.