1001 GoGoD games for your Coffee Break #67 (9 April 2013)

[TMark]

As I said yesterday, I have recently found some more games of Go Seigen to add to the collection. This is one played in 1943 against a go patron from Yamaguchi prefecture. The remaining games will appear in the near future in the GoGoD database.

Best wishes.

(;SZ[19]FF[3]
PW[Go Seigen]
WR[8d]
PB[]
HA[2]
RE[W+7 (moves beyond 215 not known)]
US[GoGoD95]
AB[dp][pd]
;W[qp];B[cd];W[ec];B[oq];W[lp];B[qq];W[rq];B[pp];W[qr];B[po];W[pq];B[pr]
;W[qq];B[qn];W[nq];B[op];W[or];B[nr];W[ps];B[mo];W[mq];B[qj];W[jc];B[de]
;W[cn];B[cj];W[fq];B[fp];W[gp];B[fo];W[go];B[eq];W[gq];B[fn];W[cq];B[cp]
;W[bp];B[bo];W[bq];B[co];W[er];B[mc];W[gd];B[dc];W[eb];B[oj];W[lo];B[ej]
;W[qd];B[qe];W[re];B[pe];W[rd];B[rf];W[pc];B[oc];W[pb];B[qg];W[ob];B[nb]
;W[mn];B[gn];W[od];B[nc];W[ni];B[nj];W[li];B[kd];W[kc];B[lc];W[le];B[ld]
;W[oe];B[of];W[ne];B[lf];W[ke];B[jd];W[ic];B[id];W[hd];B[me];W[mf];B[kf]
;W[je];B[if];W[md];B[ie];W[gf];B[mg];W[ng];B[mh];W[lg];B[jf];W[lh];B[db]
;W[og];B[nd];W[mj];B[rb];W[rc];B[se];W[sd];B[qb];W[qc];B[sb];W[sf];B[rh]
;W[ra];B[oa];W[qa];B[ed];W[fd];B[gb];W[ee];B[ef];W[dd];B[na];W[ed];B[pa]
;W[ce];B[be];W[df];B[cf];W[bd];B[de];W[qi];B[ri];W[ce];B[dr];W[dq];B[de]
;W[ep];B[dg];W[eo];B[cc];W[en];B[hc];W[hb];B[gc];W[ib];B[kb];W[fb];B[em]
;W[dm];B[el];W[hn];B[gl];W[cl];B[hm];W[in];B[nm];W[dk];B[bk];W[ek];B[fk]
;W[dj];B[di];W[fm];B[gm];W[ci];B[bi];W[ei];B[ch];W[fj];B[gj];W[bl];B[im]
;W[hk];B[gk];W[oi];B[pi];W[ph];B[qh];W[pg];B[qf];W[nf];B[me];W[rn];B[rm]
;W[ro];B[qm];W[nn];B[on];W[nk];B[ok];W[nl];B[al];W[am];B[ak];W[bm];B[pf]
;W[nh];B[km];W[ol];B[jn];W[jo];B[ko];W[jp];B[kj];W[ql];B[rl];W[ii];B[jk]
;W[pl];B[qk];W[hj];B[gi];W[jh];B[mm];W[ln];B[lm];W[lk];B[kn];W[kp]
)

[pwaldron]

John posted a game of a player (Kinani, I think) playing a go patron. What is the traditional form/venue/arrangements for playing against a patron? Is there a game fee, or is it gratis as a way of saying thank-you for previous support? Is it a serious, one-on-one affair or would it be done quickly, at a party for example?

[TMark]

Usually the patron is paying for the privilege, including travel and lodging expenses, so they would be able to (respectfully) set the ground rules. They may sponsor a game or games between particular players and they would get to watch and sit in on the post-mortem. How serious they may take their own games would be up to them but they must have known that the professional may well publish with a commentary and, if they had taken it too lightly, they may not appear in the best manner.

Best wishes.