Houston 'Go' Dan Warriors

03/09/2016

The last scene was so freaky as I felt as if the Go ghost Sai was beating via Hikaru my Go hero, Sedol Lee, after the midnight, not in the unrealistic Go comics but in reality..!!

Sai,
Thanks for the invitation. I will try to be there to support the human Go genius against the strongest computer cyborg this Friday night, 3/11/2016, probably around 10pm after the dinner appointment.
Could you specify the address of Jared's House at Richmond TX 77407 (PM Jared Jassen for exact location please?) and your phone # or Jared’s to be there?

Hi Jay / Leon,
Are you available to come to interpret and explain the 3rd game?

“Google's computer program AlphaGo defeated its human opponent, Lee Sedol, in the first game of their highly anticipated five-game match.

Wednesday's victory by AlphaGo, the artificial intelligence program developed by Google DeepMind, over South Korean Go champion Lee is significant because the ancient Chinese board game, one of the most creative and complex games ever devised, was difficult for computers to master.

The near-infinite number of board positions in Go requires players to rely on intuition in making their moves. AlphaGo was designed to mimic that intuition in tackling complex tasks.

AI experts had forecast it would take another decade for computers to beat professional Go players until AlphaGo beat a European Go champion last year.

The remaining four more matches will end on Tuesday.”

So, will be keenly interested in the second game tonight whether he would beat the computer intelligence or to be beaten..

01/10/2016

01/05/2016

To HGDC,

HGDC's 2016 New Year games will be held at 2:00 PM. on 1/09/16/Sat at Kung Fu Tea Chinatown.
Dinner will be treated by the loser Group at the Hot Pot restaurant located at the same Mall.

The address is as follows:
Kung Fu Tea Chinatown
9889 Bellaire Bld., #222, Houston, 77036
Tel: 832-831-9288

For your reference, the present grades of our members are as follows:
Jin (6D), Lu (6D), Jay (6D), Leon (5D), George (5D), Yue (4D), John (2D) and myself (4D)

04/29/2014

HGDC's 2014 Spring games will be held at 2:30 PM. on 5/17/14(Sat.) at Leon's house.
Dinner will be treated by the loser Group at the restaurant located near Leon’s house.

For your reference, the present grades of our members are as follows:
Jin (6D), Lu (6D), Leon (5D), George (5D), Yue (4D), James (3D), Yuanxin (3D), John (2D) and myself (4D)

To possible Dan participants:
Could you confirm your participation by e-mail (preferred) or phone within 5/14/174(Wed.) to arrange for the seats if you are a Dan player?
See you at 2:30 PM. on 5/17/14(Sat.), every buddy~
(Late comers after 2:30 pm have disadvantage, as usual~)

Regards to your family,
Michael G. Kim
281-787-3737(cell #)
email: newway2@swbell.net

03/15/2013

Go Spotting: Park Hoon-jung’s “New World”
Mar 14, 2013 | Chris Garlock

A go board shows up in New World, the 2013 South Korean noir film written and directed by Park Hoon-jung. Starring Lee Jung-jae, Choi Min-shik and Hwang Jung-min, the film — released just last month — shows the conflict between the police and the mob through the eyes of an undercover cop. Click here to see a trailer.
Thanks to Vincent DiMattia for the tip.

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03/15/2013

Go Spotting: Park Hoon-jung’s “New World”
Mar 14, 2013 12:00 pm | Chris Garlock

A go board shows up in New World, the 2013 South Korean noir film written and directed by Park Hoon-jung. Starring Lee Jung-jae, Choi Min-shik and Hwang Jung-min, the film — released just last month — shows the conflict between the police and the mob through the eyes of an undercover cop. Click here to see a trailer.
Thanks to Vincent DiMattia for the tip.

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03/14/2013

To HGDC,

HGDC's 2013 Spring games will be held at 2:30 PM. on 3/23/13(Sat.) at my house.
Dinner will be treated by the loser Group at Pocha Tree, Korean restaurant located at 9504 Long Point, Houston 77055, at 7:00 pm.

For your reference, the present grades of our members are as follows:
Jin (6D), Leon (5D), George (5D), Yue (4D), James (3D), Yuanxin (3D), John (2D) and myself (4D)

In the meantime, if any of you have nice spring flower & tree pictures at your home town, please share with us..

Hi Pete,
Pursuant to our talk, please post this email to the new Japanese Dan player and the Korean Dan player.
You are, of course, invited to my house, and to the Korean restaurant with your wife.
Player's spouse is also invited after the game to the Korean restaurant at 7:00 pm.

Could you confirm your participation (& your spouse) to me by e-mail within 3/20/13(Wed.) to arrange for the seats?
See you around 2:30 PM. on 3/23/13(Sat.), every buddy~
(Late comers after 2:30 pm have disadvantage, as usual~)

Best Regards to your family,

Michael G. Kim
281-787-3737(cell #)

03/24/2012

To HGDC,

Hi, how have you been, every buddy~?

The 2012 Spring games will be held at 2:30 PM. on 3/31/2012(Sat.) at my house.

Please confirm your participation to me by e-mail within 3/28/12(Wed.) to arrange for the seats.
Late comers after 2:30 pm may have disadvantage as we have done, and Dinner will be treated by the loser Group at Hibachi Grill & Buffet.

The address of my house is as follows:
Address: 19526 Ivory Mills Ln, Houston 77094
cell phone 281-787-3737

Hibachi Grill & Buffet
(281) 293-8818
Energy Corridor
12183 Katy Freeway - Suite H
Houston, TX 77079


For your reference, the present grades of our members are as follows:
Jin (6D), Lu (6D), Leon (5D), George (5D), Yue (4D), Yuanxin (3D), John (2D) and myself (4D)

See you around 2:15 pm on 3/28/12(Wed.), every buddy~

07/30/2011

The 2011 summer games will be held at 2:30 PM. on 8/13/11(Sat.) by Michael's invitation at his house. E-mails will be followed to each member soon..

11/27/2010

三块银牌，决赛抗韩全败，这就是中国棋手在首次围棋亚运之旅中的表现。对比韩国人灿烂到极致的笑容，今夜必将是中国棋手的不眠之夜，痛哭之夜。这是正常实力的反映吗？韩国最强的李世石对阵中国时两战皆北，但因为是团体赛，孔杰这两盘漂亮的胜局居然如同鸡肋。为什么能够攻克最强对手，却依然收获惨败？中国围棋必须反思。至少，在“团体意志”上，我们比韩国人还有明显的差距。两年前的首届世界智运会围棋男团决赛，中国队也是1比4惨败于韩国队而痛失金牌，当时只有丁伟战胜了李世石，孔杰、常昊http://www.tygem.com/news/news/wviewpage.asp?pagec=&seq=1147&gubun=W001、谢赫、朴文垚四人全部败北（古力参加个人赛）。三次团体对抗，三胜李世石，但这就是中国棋手的全部胜绩，其他我们在世界大赛中可以轻易取胜的韩国棋手到了团体赛就爆发出惊人能量，必须承认，韩国人比我们更重视这团队的荣誉。 (蕭蕭風소소풍)

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11/23/2010

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09/10/2010

NEW STUDY FINDS PLAYING GO MAKES BRAINS GROWSep 06, 2010 06:00 pm | Roy Laird:Serious study of go causes actual physical changes in the brain. That’s the stunning report that they found “larger regions of white matter . . . that are related to attentional control, working memory, executive regulation, and problem-solving.”