I mean once you learn how to play the game, he doesn't have to explain the confusing moves that were played in this game. Like that was a very strange fight in the lower left corner, but understandable.
for a professional player it shouldn't be that hard especially if they think alike most games between 1dan and stronger players can be reconstructed from te memory of both players simply because there is so much thought going into every more at 4dan and stronger it would be weird if they couldn't reconstruct the game If he has done a prepared lecture with variations, then both the thought process of the variations and trying to understand the mindset of the players will help them remember I can't really make a good analogy here but it's like remembering your life story a combination of memorable events and common sense.
He's a freaking 9P , it would be a shame if he couldn't do that. Any competent professional an any top amateur can reconstruct a game like this. Redmond is so good, that he used to be in the top 80 or so Go players in the entire world (late 80's) This is fairly routine for a master of his level. The ultimate master of all times -- Go Seigen -- regularly constructed games from the 1930's and 1940's Jubangos for his house guests in the 2000's. In the Documentary "the Surrounding game" Go Seigen was playing games he recalled from 1941 at his 99th Birthday party with MIchael Redmond (his student who is commenting this video) and some other guests. At that time, Go Seigen was within 18 months of his death and was still mentally aware enough to construct games from 70-80 years in his past.
It's not as hard as you think. Most dan-level amateur players do it, and even some SDK amateurs. The moves of a pro game aren't random, they have some logical flow.
Michael, thank you so much for this insightful and enjoyable commentary on such a special game. Please continue to make more videos like this, we enjoy them :)
I live in Dayton Ohio. I am 28 and have loved this game since I was 14. I just want there to be people nearby that i can play the game with. This games obscurity in USA is so frustrating lol
Yes. I’m learning how to play right now. That is one thing that worries me to some extent. Yes I can play online, but I want to get the stones in my hands soon. So playing online will work to a point, but I’m certain even before touching a stone that it can’t even compare to the real thing in real time.
Chinese culture might just come into vogue in the US as the US-China rivalry continues to heat up. An increase in interest in Go among Americans will be part of that. Go arrived in Japan from China about 1500 years ago and in China the game gains more and more new players every year. Those really into Japanese culture (and not just anime) are likelier than most to develop interest in Go (囲碁), just as they would develop interest in kimono and other Japanese traditional attire (和服), Japanese cuisine (和食), ikebana (生け花), chado (茶道), or Japanese martial arts (武道).
Memorizing go games is pretty easy when you’re a decently advanced player. Most players can remember whole games just after finishing playing them, let alone after extensive review
i want to learn more about go but it seems to have a very little presence on youtube. Does anyone know any other good channel like this one where i can see more analysis of go games so i get into it easier. (tutorials are fine but i'd prefer to first get into the mindset of a go player... like how chess is online and attracts many people easily)
Assuming you already know the rules, maybe try dwyrin or Nick Sibicky if you haven't already. Both channels have some good content for understanding fundamental strategy at a beginner level.
I play most of Official mind sport games like Chess, Xiangqi, Shogi, International Draughts, Turkish draughts, etc. GO is the only game that I have not yet understand. 😅
the way go works is a lot different from any other game, at first you won't know what to do and what your move does, but eventually the experience wiill get you to understand more
If you have *plenty* of experience under your belt, you can construct an ironclad understanding of the game. Though, if all you want is nuts and bolts, a year of playing, doing problems of training, and having a teacher give you the necessary insights is enough to start you off on the right foot. For a simple description of the general method of play in Go, I'll say that the opening is a struggle between spheres of influence, the middle game is a struggle between groups, and the endgame is a struggle between borders.
Go is not Japanese. It originated in China 4k yrs ago, spread to korea and finally japan. It is played by all of these east asian countries culturally.
@@borayuh Go arrived in Japan from China, through Korea. Though, it was Japan which first exported the game to Western countries, hence the widespread use of Japanese Go vocabulary.
He lives in a mansion in Tokyo, rich as hell with stacks of dough YUTA - y-u-t-a yuutaaaa!!!! He's a great Go master of the 9th Degree, winning titles all day like it ain't no thing ohh my Yuta, Iyama yuuuuuttttaaaaaa!!! well they try to knock him off his perch, holding all the titles like the king of all earth, Yuta holds on against the weaklings, and his stones just kill all the things! Oh my Yuta, y-u-t-a yuta Y-u-t-a yuuuuutttaaaa!!! Guys, reply with more verses to the Yuta Fan song. Hint: -- sing to the tune of Lola (the hit from the 70's by the Kinks) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LemG0cvc4oU.html
For one thing, it might make you happy, while depression isn't very good for the brain :) That said, personally I feel there's been some benefit to working memory and mental visualisation, though I can't tell if that's necessarily because of the game. I am not aware of any actual research.
@@kyyyni I perceived that the majority of players already have high cultural and intellectual level, and many work with I.T. and Engineering professions Or they love the challange or maybe reinforce a capacity they use more frequently
i heard that go players have less chances of having mental illness like dementia at an old age although it's hard to prove as a fact, but there are a lot of examples, the best one would be go seigen, the world champion from the 30's , got to live around 100 years and could remember games that he played 80 years before
Bro I just learned the game like 3 months ago. I know the origonal game was long but you made it pretty much look like WHY and WHY THE FUCK NOT sort of game.