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[Seattle Go Center] Weakly Kibitzer (Bon Odori; Shogi; reg. hours next week; etc.)

Hi Go folks,

Several things to mention; I'll try to be brief.

Tuesday at the Go Center
It's our biggest night, and I still claim "Largest Weekly Gathering of Go Players in the Western Hemisphere". We open at 1 PM, and close at 10 PM. Free casual instruction for beginners starting at 3 PM. No registration needed; just ask at the front desk. Chris has the dough rising for freshly baked bread, and if enough players request it, we'll order pizza to share. Last week we broke the 25 streak, and had 30 players!

Wednesday -- last Advanced Go session
Zhang Yue's class for SDK players, up through 6 dan, will have its 8th and final session tomorrow at 7 PM. You still can join in for $35. (I don't know what topic Yue will cover -- I expect that he'll make an announcement soon.)

Thursday -- Complete Beginners class
The Go Center will open at 2 PM for casual play. Larry Eclipse teaches "complete beginners", free of charge, beginning at 6:30. No registration is required.

Saturday and Sunday -- Bon Odori
Bon Odori is at Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple, 1427 S. Main St., in the temple gym (https://goo.gl/maps/s9cwLKvXpcU2). Parking is likely to be difficult, because the event is very popular. The Go Center will have an outreach table, 4-9 PM on Saturday and 3-8 PM on Sunday. We're well covered for volunteers Saturday; we need 2 or 3 more for Sunday.

Saturday -- Shogi at the Go Center
Brandon and Catherine will host a Shogi meet-up, 1 PM - 5 PM. Free instruction for beginners. Our usual usage / membership policies apply (see http://www.seattlego.org/membership/ for details). If you're curious about this Japanese form of Chess, come check it out!

Next Week
Many folks will be at the Go Congress in Virginia next week (tenuki strong!). The Go Center will have normal hours (including Drew's new DDK class on Mondays at 6:30 PM).

To Infinity and Beyond
Sun. Aug. 5 -- Monthly Ratings Tournament
Mon. Aug. 6 -- Hiroshima remembrance at Green Lake (we will replay the Atomic Bomb game)
Sat. Aug. 11 -- Speed League! New monthly event; watch for details

There's more, of course, but I already broke my promise to play lightly.

See you at the Go Center,

Mike Malveaux
Seattle Go Center Programs Manager

email: programs@SeattleGo.org
web: www.SeattleGo.org
Go Center phone: 206-545-1424

PS - Regarding the recent joke about a Go-playing getaway driver, Nick Wilmes said: "That driver should know that if he's traveling by knight's move, he can get cut off!"

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