Wishing everyone on L19 a Happy New Year!

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A blog on Asian go books, go sightings, and interesting tidbits
Go is such a beautiful game.

Thank you, Tchan!

And I wish the same to you and everybody.

May health and happiness be your faithful companions!

Namasté _/\_

Tom

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“The only difference between me and a madman is that I’m not mad.” — Salvador Dali ★ Play a slooooow correspondence game with me on OGS?

And a Happy New Year to you too!

And while we are at it (I apologize if I missed anyone):

gelukkige nuwejaar / voorspoedige nuwejaar
ilufio ètussé
Gëzuar vitin e ri
e glëckliches nëies / güets nëies johr
عام سعيد
shnorhavor nor tari
amokitanone
yeni iliniz mübarək
aw ni san'kura / bonne année
mbuee
urte berri on
З новым годам
subho nababarsho
asgwas amegas
mbembe mbu
nauka sal mubarak hoe
bonne année
sretna nova godina
bloavezh mat / bloavez mad
честита нова година
hnit thit ku mingalar pa
sun lin fi lok / kung hé fat tsoi
bon any nou
新年快乐 / 新年好
bledhen nowedh da
pace è salute
sretna nova godina
šťastný nový rok
godt nytår
sale naw tabrik
mbu mwa bwam
gelukkig nieuwjaar
happy new year
feliĉan novan jaron
head uut aastat
eƒé bé dzogbenyui nami
mbembe mbu
bamba mbou
gott nýggjár
onnellista uutta vuotta
gelukkig nieuwjaar
coudo we yoyo
bonne année
lokkich neijier
bon an
dioul mo wouri
feliz ano novo
გილოცავთ ახალ წელს
Frohes neues Jahr / prosit Neujahr
Καλή Χρονιά / Ευτυχισμένος ο Καινούριος Χρόνος
sal mubarak / nootan varshabhinandan
rogüerohory año nuévo-re
bònn ané
barka da sabuwar shekara
hauoli makahiki hou
שנה טובה
ombura ombe ombua
nav varsh ki subhkamna
nyob zoo xyoo tshiab
boldog új évet
gleðilegt nýtt ár
obi anuri nke afor ohuru
selamat tahun baru
ath bhliain faoi mhaise
felice anno nuovo / buon anno
sugeng warsa enggal
あけまして　おめでとう　ございます
aseggas ameggaz
hosa varshada shubhaashayagalu
nav reh mubarakh
zhana zhiliniz kutti bolsin
sur sdei chhnam thmei
ngethi cya mwaka mweru
umwaka mwiza
umwaka mwiza
새해 복 많이 받으세요
sala we ya nû pîroz be
mvhura zompe zongwa
sabai di pi mai
felix sit annus novus
laimīgu Jauno gadu
bón ànno nêuvo
bonana / mbúla ya sika elámu na tombelí yɔ̌
laimingų Naujųjų Metų
gelükkig nyjaar
omwaka omulungi
e gudd neit Joër
Среќна Нова Година
arahaba tratry ny taona
selamat tahun baru
nava varsha ashamshagal
is-sena t-tajba
kia porotu te ano ou
kia hari te tau hou
navin varshaachya hardik shubbheccha
kaoha nui tenei ehua hou
ose:rase
Шинэ жилийн баярын мэнд хvргэе
wênd na kô-d yuum-songo
umyaka omucha omuhle
ngeu' shwi pong mbeo paghe
boune anna / jostouse anna
godt nyttår
bon annada
subha nababarsa / naba barsara hardika abhinandan
naya sar Mubarak
ungil beches er rak
bon anja / felis anja nobo
nawe kaalmo mobarak sha
سال نو مبارک
szczęśliwego nowego roku
feliz ano novo
ਨਵੇਂ ਸਾਲ ਦੀਆਂ ਵਧਾਈਆਂ
bun di bun onn
baxtalo nevo bersh
un an nou fericit / la mulţi ani
С Новым Годом
ia manuia le tausaga fou
buorre ådåjahke
nzoni fini ngou
bonu annu nou
bliadhna mhath ur
Срећна Нова година
mwaha mwema
goredzva rakanaka
nain saal joon wadhayoon
ශුභ අළුත් අවුරුද්දක් වේවා
šťastný nový rok
srečno novo leto
dobir leto
sanad wanagsan
feliz año nuevo
wan bun nyun yari
mwaka mzuri / heri ya mwaka mpya
gott nytt år
es guets Nöis
manigong bagong taon
ia orana i te matahiti api
assugas amegaz
இனிய புத்தாண்டு நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்
yaña yıl belän
నూతన సంవత్శర శుభాకాంక్షలు
สวัสดีปีใหม่
tashi delek / losar tashi delek
sanat farah wa khare
tshidimu tshilenga
itumelele ngwaga o mosha
posa varshada shubashaya
yeni yılınız kutlu olsun
gluk in'n tuk
Vyľ Aren
Щасливого Нового Року / З Новим роком
naya sal mubarak
yangi yilingiz qutlug' bo'lsin
Chúc Mừng Nǎm Mới / Cung Chúc Tân Niên / Cung Chúc Tân Xuân
ene boune anéye, ene boune sintéye
bone annéye / bone annéye èt bone santéye
blwyddyn newydd dda
bon lanné
dewenati
nyak'omtsha
a gut yohr
eku odun / eku odun tun tun / eku iyedun
barka'n da djiri tagio
unyaka omusha omuhle

(Source: http://www.freelang.net/expressions/newyear.php. Just in case you cannot identify all the languages.

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Still officially AGA 5d but I play so irregularly these days that I am probably only 3d or 4d over the board (but hopefully still 5d in terms of knowledge, theory and the ability to contribute).

Happy New Year!

In light of the holiday, here is the diagram for a brand new 20x14 board:

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For the complete 19x19 (361 = 20x14 + 9x9) experience!

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be immersed

Thanks, I could correctly identify only 23 (I missed a couple easy ones)

Happy New Year!

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Bonan jaron!

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We don't know who we are; we don't know where we are.
Each of us woke up one moment and here we were in the darkness.
We're nameless things with no memory; no knowledge of what went before,
No understanding of what is now, no knowledge of what will be.

Hauoli makahiki hou!

May you improve your go next year so much that you give yourself at least two stones.

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The Adkins Principle:
At some point, doesn't thinking have to go on?
— Winona Adkins

Visualize whirled peas.

Everything with love. Stay safe.

Dankie, dokter, en jy ook!

Happy New Year everyone!

PeterN

Happy new year to all of you, may all your resolutions come true.

im still trying to reach 1 dan.. but the goal seems so far away....

Move to Japan - it is a lot easier there.

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Still officially AGA 5d but I play so irregularly these days that I am probably only 3d or 4d over the board (but hopefully still 5d in terms of knowledge, theory and the ability to contribute).