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[Sadaharu]

Chess Learning Journey as a Go Player

Something intriguing about the clock functionality and culture between chess and Go: In chess, the clocks often do not have any countdown sound even when the time is about to run out. My understanding is that this is because having the clocks do a countdown would disturb the players’ concentration. Therefore the players are all trained to glance at the clock to check the remaining time while playing. However, chess tournaments often have an audience sitting or standing at the back, which is an…

[Sadaharu]

Chess Learning Journey as a Go Player

Things I learnt in chess that can be applied to Go: # Chess Go Remarks 1 Think before you play. Think before you play. This goes without saying, but sometimes this is also most easily missed 2 Develop your pieces early. Develop your stones and occupy the big places early. Still a good general advice, though it may not be applicable nowadays where local contact play starts very early in the game. 3 Always look out for threats that you can make use of. Always look out for sente or aji …

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[Sadaharu]

Computers vs. humans: Who wins in chess?