Rated • Arena

The winner keeps the shield trophy for one month, and then must defend it during the next Go 19x19 Shield tournament!

Defender:DanG

Berserk Clock: 2.5+0

1 Oct 2023, 12:00

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shinuito So this might be a bit weird jlt if there’s some issues with ko and snapbacks
shinuito I assume 5+3 is 5mins + 3s
Variant_Checke Nobody here knows how to play go. No one knows the rules of go. Because everything is complicated
shinuito jlt I think is very good :P
shinuito but if you have questions I can try answer them
JLT shinuito too
JLT But with that time control I'll make big mistakes.
shinuito put stones on the intersections, try to surround empty space - play horizontal + vertical empty space beside stones to capture them
shinuito but you have to play all of them
Variant_Checke What is the meaning of the game of go? When does it end?
shinuito not like othello where you just play either end of a straight line
shinuito It ends when both players pass
shinuito But if you get the most pieces on the board in these rules, you win
JLT (they pass when they think they don't have any good move left)
Variant_Checke And why give up?
JLT give up if you think you can't make more territory than your opponent
shinuito it can be the case that either you have no legal moves left, or that any other move you add will allow your opponent to capture your stones
JLT moves are useful if they make territory or if they destroy opponent's territory
JLT If you don't have useful moves, then you pass
shinuito I don't really mind demonstrating how to capture stones in these rules since they're AGA/chinese
shinuito to prove stones are dead etc
JLT have a nice game
shinuito have fun!
Variant_Checke And what do the fields in the center with dots mean in go?
JLT nothing
shinuito in normal play it's just to help you count spaces
JLT you can ignore them
shinuito like four from the edge
Variant_Checke Why can't I stand on the center field marked in black?
shinuito I'm low on time but I'll check when I can
Variant_Checke In my game, the field is J10. The bet there chips button does not work
miked1991 You'd be captured if you played there, so its not allowed
miked1991 you can't place into a surround
shinuito thanks for the game!
JLT thanks
shinuito that time pressure is tough
JLT in fact I couldn't see the last stone several times
JLT it's not visible enough
shinuito ah that's annoying
shinuito yeah I wonder what would make that better
shinuito I've noticed that against the bot
shinuito maybe a dot on the stones is usual
JLT so I couldn't decide which move to make
shinuito or a circle like OGS
shinuito I'll add it to the thread on the forum here as a suggestion
JLT OK
Rechefiltr_is_ Haaa!
shinuito I wonder does it wait for others to finish to pair the next round
shinuito have fun
miked1991 gg
Rechefiltr_is_ Hhhhhhhah
Rechefiltr_is_ 🙈
shinuito thanks for the game
shinuito 3s second increment is very fast at the end!
shinuito wow that arena time went by fast also
miked1991 I don't think i'll get to finish 2 games
Variant_Checke If you press pass all the time? Is there a chance to win the game?
shinuito I suppose that's the other thing, there's no checkmate for a speedy win, unless you both pass and whoever has the most stones on the board
shinuito wins
Variant_Checke If you press pass all the time?
Variant_Checke Есть ли шанс выиграть игру?
shinuito I mean if you have more than half of the board covered in stones and they can't be captured, then you could probably pass until your
shinuito opponent passes and win
shinuito thanks for the games!
Rechefiltr_is_ )))))

Tournament complete

Average rating	1507
Games played	7
Turns played	1,816
Black wins	57%
White wins	43%
Draws	0%
Berserk rate	0%

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clawmac

Performance	1825
Games played	3
Win rate	67%
Berserk rate	0%

shinuito

Performance	2223
Games played	2
Win rate	100%
Berserk rate	0%

miked1991

Performance	2000
Games played	1
Win rate	100%
Berserk rate	0%

1	shinuito 1944?	22	4
2	clawmac 1744?	202	4
3	miked1991 1741?	2	2
4	JLT 1567?	02	2
5	Variant_Checkers 1424?	020	2
6	BOT PST-Greedy-Tom 1500?		0
7	M_DinhHoangViet 1500?		0
8	Lunatix 1500?		0
9	hidden_demon 1191?		0
10	Rechefiltr_is_Fire 1197?	0	0