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| Author: | Loons [ Wed Jul 14, 2010 4:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Who's your Go Idol ? |
I imagine many of us have a personal favorite pro, who we always root for in current games, or maybe a historical character with an amazing legacy of games. Post who yours is! What do you admire about them ? Mine has changed a bit over time (Takemiya Masaki; Ishida Yoshio when I was playing a lot of sanrensei and 5-3s, respectively), but I've settled on Honinbo Shuei! I realize he's a bit of a stereotypical choice - his power is legendary - but I don't mind. I love playing through and memorizing his games. The feeling in his reductions is something I especially like, powerful but tempered - elegant. Secretly I like to think since I've started studying his games, my style has taken on aspects of his ( to the extent a 4k can resemble a legendary meijin). |
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| Author: | kokomi [ Wed Jul 14, 2010 4:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Who's your Go Idol ? |
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| Author: | DrStraw [ Wed Jul 14, 2010 4:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Who's your Go Idol ? |
Sakata on the board, Shuko off the board. |
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| Author: | Hushfield [ Wed Jul 14, 2010 4:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Who's your Go Idol ? |
The long answer Since I haven't played through many pro games yet, and know very little about the players themselves, I haven't really found a player whose style/moves/biography I really like. Based on books I've read bearing the the names of pro's, I am probably the world's largest fan of Kageyama Toshirô, though. The man is a genius. (Though that might mean I am actually the world's largest fan of Kageyama's ghostwriter.) I would simply die of happiness if I could get my hands on the Japanese original, though the style in Davies' translation is a very good read as well. The short answer Kageyama Toshirô. |
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| Author: | Jonas [ Wed Jul 14, 2010 5:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Who's your Go Idol ? |
Yoda Norimoto |
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| Author: | Hushfield [ Wed Jul 14, 2010 5:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Who's your Go Idol ? |
Helel wrote: 
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| Author: | kirkmc [ Wed Jul 14, 2010 5:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Who's your Go Idol ? |
Takemiya Masaki. |
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| Author: | Harleqin [ Wed Jul 14, 2010 5:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Who's your Go Idol ? |
Go Seigen (吳 清源). |
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| Author: | fwiffo [ Wed Jul 14, 2010 6:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Who's your Go Idol ? |
I'll admit it, my idol is TheCaptain. Among pros, Jowa. Among current pros, Kong Jie. |
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| Author: | Horibe [ Wed Jul 14, 2010 6:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Who's your Go Idol ? |
Michael Redmond |
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| Author: | rubin427 [ Wed Jul 14, 2010 6:46 am ] |
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Park Jieun |
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| Author: | Marcus [ Wed Jul 14, 2010 7:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Who's your Go Idol ? |
I'm only just starting to know the names of pros, both past and present, so I can't give a solid answer. I did like Lee Sedol's play in the Fujitsu Cup final, even though he lost. Maybe I'll have an idol eventually, but I don't have one right now. |
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| Author: | SoDesuNe [ Wed Jul 14, 2010 7:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Who's your Go Idol ? |
Honinbo Shusaku, Honinbo Dosaku, Honinbo Jowa, Go Seigen, Yi Chang'ho and Iyama Yuta. |
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| Author: | entropi [ Wed Jul 14, 2010 7:13 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Who's your Go Idol ? |
Cho Chikun. Not that I know very well his games but from the games I read with a commentary, I admire his saving seemingly hopeless groups. |
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| Author: | Chew Terr [ Wed Jul 14, 2010 7:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Who's your Go Idol ? |
I don't know much about the pro scene, so at any given moment, I want to play like whoever last reviewed one of my games. |
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| Author: | Loons [ Wed Jul 14, 2010 7:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Who's your Go Idol ? |
SoDes, how did Honinbo Shuei not make your list ??! |
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| Author: | SoDesuNe [ Wed Jul 14, 2010 7:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Who's your Go Idol ? |
I don't know him, yet ^^ |
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| Author: | Loons [ Wed Jul 14, 2010 7:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Who's your Go Idol ? |
There's a link to a collection of his games on his sensei's page, I think, lots of fun to take a look at. What's Jowa famous for ? Who were his contemporaries ? Also Fwiffo; nice. I am also a thecaptain fan. |
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| Author: | k1ndofblue [ Wed Jul 14, 2010 7:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Who's your Go Idol ? |
Probably Yi Changho |
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| Author: | fwiffo [ Wed Jul 14, 2010 7:56 am ] |
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Loons wrote: What's Jowa famous for ? Who were his contemporaries ?  Surely you jest?Honinbo Jowa The Blood Vomiting Game |
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