The Daily 123Go lesson 3rd day 1

[mrshyushyu]

中國已經把圍棋列入這次的亞運會(廣州舉辦)......

圍棋是中國及遠東各國的古傳文化

[reyex50]

thanks for the upload,..good lesson,..

[dwaynes90]

Thanks a lot for this commentary. I like to watch better people play, but I don't usually know why they pick their moves.

[kumbhaka]

superb. i want more...

[fiercex]

very entertaining...very spectacular

[jflalor]

thank you for this. good commentary

[AndurilWielder]

what does "p" stand for? i thought it was "dan" but...now im confused with the rankings of GO

[sunkisto]

professional dan

[beehaitch]

"p" stands for professional dan rank. It began to be used as professional go players started to play on Internet servers, and so would sometimes face amateurs. The distinction is important, because a 1p player would typically offer a 7d amateur 2 or 3 stones handicap. These are awarded under strict conditions by the professional go associations of Japan, China, Korea and Taiwan, and once earned are not lost on account of match performance.

[AndurilWielder]

2-3 stones for a 7dan? i know a 7dan who's beaten pros in even games at the usgo convention. still i guess chinese and korean pros are the REAL test XD

[wloffblizz]

well, pro dan ranks have nothing to do with the player's strength, just how much the player has accomplished as a pro. As a general rule, though, all pros are way above any amateurs...

[Fysikern1989]

p stands for a proffesional dan ranking.

After the highest dan ranking comes 1 proffesional dan, 1p in short

[AndurilWielder]

7:01 lol thats funny. i try not to let that happen, cus it makes the game confusing sometimes.

[AndurilWielder]

wow it doesnt look good for white in the beginning black had 2 other uncontested 'possible' territories. its a great start for black dispite the operation in the NW corner.

[tidusquall10x]

Catalin Taranu is a great go teacher

Makes things very understandable

[hikaruUSA]

1st view 1st comment =D