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Scott's review of All the Ways to Go - BookWyrm

This was a good book. Very much written for kids. But still smart, and well made. If you can read it as your kid self, you can get much out of it. Or just learn where kids are now.

The characters are well done. Even some of the more ancillary ones. It does a good job of presenting annoying characters. Then humanizing them. It doesnt do this by...

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started reading All the Ways to Go by Jessie Janowitz

Jessie Janowitz: All the Ways to Go (2024, Sourcebooks, Incorporated) 4 stars

Milo Bloom, chess prodigy, has a secret: he doesn't want to play chess anymore. If …

This is very much meant for a kid audience, but it's not flimsy. If you can put yourself back to your 12yo self, and can adjust for technological inflation, I think this can be enjoyed. But these kids act like 12yo's. They get frustrated by things adults might not bat an eye at. It's still early chapters on it. But it's going ok. No #GoGame yet tho. #Bookstodon #Books #Baduk @Bookstodon@a.gup.pe

Congrats Choi Jeong! She takes the Senko Cup World Women's Championship for the second year in a row.

Her tournament games featured her aggressively opening with multiple weak groups scrabbling for life, so her superior reading ability could carry her to victory in the middle game fighting.

Gif of Choi Jeong performing a celebratory hair flip after a tournament last year

Richard Bozulich (Kiseido) has started a new website with instructional articles about go.

https://goworld-online.com

From the announcement: β€œThe aim of this site is to publish a series of short, easy-to-read, one-point lessons on various go techniques, interesting positions from recent professional games, and pertinent news items.”

Three interesting articles so far. Ignore the slightly dated look; when I’m 85+ years old, my website might not be up to the newest standards either.

I think this year's EGC reignited my passion for go. Sadly I only had a chance to stay the weekend.

It was my first time going to an international go event, and first time in years since I've last played live. But damn, I had completely forgotten how fun the game is over a real board.