In the past I occasionally mentioned a new site about Go, and since this site is now finally public I’d like to introduce it to you.
The site is part of the Stackexchange network, which features a multitude of sites for all kinds of topics, ranging from programming (the first of the many) over Unix & Linux, WordPress, Electrical engineering and Math to even more diverse ideas like Cooking, English language or Gaming (yeah, this includes Skyrim vs CodMW3).
Anyway, they recently put up a new site about Go which was merged into the larger parent site Board- and Card Games.
Unlike any other site about Go so far, this new site allows for voting on good ideas and actively encourages people to share well written answers founded by solid reasearch, and especially to continually improve the content. This works great for questions about board situations
And just as well as meta questions about the game itself (How can I create that sharp, intense sound when placing a stone?; Why are Chinese stones half-convex?) and even about related topics (What are the main results in game theory regarding Go?)
It’s also an excellent ressource for teachers:
Some interesting questions you would not find ordinarily have been brought up already. Or did you know there are tsumego that are only solvable under NZ rules? Or have you ever heard of the term ‘karai’?
And of course, the ubiquitous Go FAQ is also present – but with an actually useful answer this time!: Are professional ranks representative for how many stones of handicap players can give each other?
There are already hundreds of Go players on the site, lots of KGS players, and we even have some high dan participation, but we still want more people! Visit the site, check it out, if you got a question post it, if you know an answer, post it, too! We’ll help you with formatting diagrams if need be (it’s the same as on Sensei’s Library and Life in 19×19), so just talk to us in chat if there’s anything we can help with, or drop by to just have a nice talk!
