Hi everyone, it’s Uno again. Following up on the introduction I shared a little while ago, I’ve just published the first part of Chapter 1 of my book, Infinity on the Tip of Your Finger, on Medium.
This section is a trip down memory lane to March 2016. I explore what it was like in Korea during the sudden mainstream hype of the “Match of the Century,” where suddenly even non-players were asking who would win.
More importantly, I dive into the sheer hubris our community had right before the fall. I break down:
1. Why the pro community completely dismissed Fan Hui’s defeat to AlphaGo (“So what? We got Mike Tyson right here”).
2. The cultural weight of the Dan system, specifically the title of Ip Shin (9 Dan).
3. How our top masters sincerely believed they had entered the realm of gods and were virtually untouchable by a machine.
4. It sets the stage for the collective shock that we all experienced when Game 1 finally happened.
You can read Part 1 here: Infinity on the Tip of Your Finger - Chapter 1 (part 1)
Looking forward to your thoughts!