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[Seattle Go Center] DDK Monday: The Tombstone

Greetings Go Fans!
Tomorrow's Double-Digit Kyu class will be all about The Tombstone shape. Given the potency of the shape, it is known by many other names, such as the Pagoda Squeeze or the Stone Tower. This shape is common in Dan-level tesuji, but is often mystical in nature to kyu players. If you haven't ever made use of this powerful shape before, you definitely need to attend this class!

Nick Sibicky 4D
Double-Digit Kyu Class
Mondays 6:30-8:30PM
Seattle Go Center

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[Seattle Go Center] Wednesdays; New class starts tomorrow

Hello Go folks,

Beginning tomorrow, the Go Center will be open Wednesdays, 6 PM - 9 PM. Thanks, Drew!

Starting tomorrow (September 12), Drew will be teaching a "Go Basics" class on Wednesdays at 6:30 PM. He plans to start from the fundamentals of capturing, at a level suitable for beginners, and over the next several weeks make progress toward a single-digit kyu level. He will be recording some of the lectures for YouTube, so come on out to the Go Center and be part of the live studio audience!

If you can't make it to the Go Center, Dennis hosts a Go meetup in the food court at Uwajimaya, 600 5th Av S., Seattle 98104, on Wednesdays, 6-8 PM.

See you at the Go Center soon,

Mike Malveaux
Seattle Go Center Programs Manager

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

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[Seattle Go Center] Autumn Hours; Anniversary 23

Hello Go folks,

As Summer winds down, the Go Center hours are changing.  Beginning this week, we'll be open as follows:

- Sun.:  Closed (except for tournaments, 1st Sunday of the month)
- Mon.:  Open 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM; Nick Sibicky's intermediate kyu class (with Andrew Jackson today!  Aw YEAH)
- Tue.:  Open 1:00 PM - 10:00 PM; Largest weekly gathering of Go players in North America (and possibly the Western Hemisphere)™!  (Instruction available after 3 PM)
- Wed.:  Open 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM; Drew Barnett's basics of Go class, 6:30-8:30 PM (a series progressing from first principles -- don't miss this!)
- Thu.:  Open 2:00 PM - 9:00 PM; Larry Eclipse's class for absolute beginners, 6:30-8:30 PM
- Fri.:  Closed
- Sat.:  Open 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM; beginner instruction available (Speed League on 2nd Sat.; Shogi on 3rd Sat. 1-5 PM)

In October, the Go Center celebrates our 23rd anniversary with a tournament and a party!
- The tournament will be Sunday, October 7, and will feature fabulous prizes for players who win all three of their games!  AGA membership required, and $15 to play ($10 for youth under 18, and for voting members of the Go Center) -- includes pizza lunch.  $150 cash prize for the Open section.  Register in person, 10:00-10:45 AM; first round starts at 11:00.
- The party will be Saturday, October 13, after Speed League; further details soon!

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 - As a new player, I found some Go jargon quite confusing.  The real-world analogies seemed intractably paradoxical.  How could Black's shapes be "thin" and simultaneously "heavy", while White's usually were "thick" yet "light"?

Somewhat recycling previous jokes:
How many Black players does it take to change a bulb?

(They can't -- too heavy to climb the ladder.)

How many White players does it take to change a bulb?

(They don't need to -- they're already light.)

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