Life In 19x19

For those who are unaware of this forum game, refer to this thread. Rules will be remain the same from last time, except that instead of 4 games I will post 5 (so you can get 50 points per round instead of 40). Also, this forum game will be part of a 5-game series. I will be keeping track of everyone's scores, so that at the very end the person who has the highest count wins (I may also consider prizes for 2nd and 3rd place). Each forum game will last for a duration of 2 weeks, so for this series the deadline to post your answers is June 12th. The solutions will be posted on June 14th, and the next round will begin on June 15th.

Also, again I'd like to emphasize to please keep the format to something like this (and make sure it's hidden):

1. 6d
2. 5k
3. 9d
4. 10k
5. 3d

I should mention that all games are guaranteed to be higher-levelled than 15k. Also, one small change: Instead of writing down "Pro", just write "9d". Any game I post that is either played between KGS/Tygem 9d or between two professional players fall under this category. I think "Pro" caused some confusion from last time, so yeah just write "9d" if you think the game was played between two pros or two top online players.

I will make sure that if the game was played online, it's a game played between two well known and high class 9d players in a non-blitz game; e.g: MilanMilan 9d from KGS or swing(P) 9d from Tygem. I will define "non-blitz" as any game that has byoyomi of 20 seconds or greater with 3 or more periods, though this is the minimum and most games will usually be something like 20-40 minute main time with 30-60 second byoyomi, 3-5 periods.

If I put up a pro game (or any game for that matter) and you happen to recognize it and who it was played by, please keep it to yourself and don't write down such information. If I find anyone doing this, I won't disqualify since this is just a forum game...but I may edit the post to remove the information (yes, even if it's hidden because people peak and it's natural).

Tentative Prize:


And as I've mentioned earlier, there will be a prize at the end of the 5-game series. Ideas are running low right now, but I promise it'll be nice so give it your best shot . Currently, I am thinking about giving away Cho Hye Yeon's "Creative Life and Death" Vol.1. If anyone has any other ideas, let me know - I may also set up a Paypal prize fund so I don't have to pay for everything >__<.

Anyways, games are below; I look forward to reading the analysis. One final note: I noticed in some of the analysis for the last thread, some of the messages were a bit harsh :/. Please be constructive and no bashing on the level of the players if you think it's low; you could also end up looking like a donk for bashing on a game that you think was played between two 10ks, only to find out it was Gu Li 9p vs. Lee Sedol 9p, so tread carefully .

GAME 1


GAME 2


GAME 3


GAME 4


GAME 5

Helel wrote:Have you considered using something written by John Fairbairn as prize? If it could be arranged to be signed by him for the occasion I think most people here would find it an awesome prize.

I personally prefer the proposed tentative prize.

By the way, Araban, for online games you've chosen, could you let us know if they are from Tygem only, KGS only, or a mix? I know you can't directly compare ranks between the serevers, but the information cold be useful...

Kirby wrote:By the way, Araban, for online games you've chosen, could you let us know if they are from Tygem only, KGS only, or a mix? I know you can't directly compare ranks between the serevers, but the information cold be useful...

All games are from KGS unless it's 9d level, in which case it may either be from KGS or from Tygem or a live game between two professionals.

I should use a random number generator, so as to improve my accuracy =D

Helel wrote:Obviously I was wrong and only losers read Fairbairn. Since I'm totally clueless I will refrain from taking any furter part of this thread.

I guess you could only be responding to my comment...

I was simply stating my personal preference. I was not trying to imply that anybody was a "loser".

Helel wrote:Obviously I was wrong and only losers read Fairbairn. Since I'm totally clueless I will refrain from taking any furter part of this thread.

I'm not familiar with Fairbairn's work (other than the titles of what he has released and a bit of a description), so I didn't want to respond to your post until I did some research on his books and whether the idea could work or not.

Sorry, but I think you're being a tad too sensitive here.

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