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Dec 16, 2020

Disappointed by Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit: A review by a former professional Go player

Note: This review includes spoilers. At first I didn’t pay much attention to Netflix’s original show, The Queen’s Gambit. After all, it’s a story about chess, not Go. I am a retired professional Go player, now working as a software engineer. …

The Queens Gambit

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Aug 23, 2020

Impact of Go AI on the professional Go world

photo credit: Dan Maas I originally prepared this note for the AI Roundtable, a program produced for the opening ceremony of the 2020 US e-Go Congress. (AI Roundtable video link: https://youtu.be/-cEL7I6BWTc?t=3307) Professional Go players are often referred to as one of two types, tournament players or teaching players. Tournament players…

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Impact of Go AI on the professional Go world

Apr 28, 2017

“AlphaGo” Film Review: The Art of Capturing the Essence

The documentary “AlphaGo” had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York a few days ago. About a year had passed since the epic Lee Sedol — AlphaGo challenge match — a whole year in which I awaited the film so eagerly. When I received an invitation…

Artificial Intelligence

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“AlphaGo” Film Review: The Art of Capturing the Essence