CDavis7M

About

CDavis7M is a 2-6 kyu player in Southern California. He began playing Go in 2008 off and on until 2013. He started playing again, consistently, in 2020.

Accounts

• American Go Association
• Life in 19x19 - CDavis7M
• OGS - CDavis7M (inactive)
• Fox - CDavis7M
• Go Quest - CDavis7M
• KGS - CDavis7M (2008-2013 / inactive) (2008-2013)

Favorites

• Classical player: Honinbo Shuwa.
• Title holder: Iyama Yuta.
• To follow: Nakamura Sumire.
• To cheer for: Yo Seiki.
• Point: 3-3 point.
• Move: 2-space jump.
• Tesuji: Hanazuke / Nose attachment.
• Book: Small Dictionary of Terms (Japanese) - Nihon Kiin.
• Author: John Fairbairn.
• Study material: Game commentaries.
• Food: Curry.

Rank

• 2009: KGS 20-10 kyu
• ...
• 2013: KGS ~7 kyu
• ...
• 2020: OGS 9 kyu
• 2021 OGS 5 kyu
• 2022: OGS ~4 kyu, Fox 3 kyu, Go Quest 9x9 1 kyu

Library (incomplete, Japanese crudely translated)

Kiseido Publishing

• John Power. Invincible, The Games of Shusaku.
• James Davies, et. al. Elementary Go Series vol. 1-7.
• Cho Chikun. The 3-3 Point Modern Opening Strategy
• Kato Masao. The Chinese Opening, the sure-win strategy.

Shell and Slate

• Michael Redmond The ABC's of Attack and Defense

John Fairbairn via Kindle Direct Publishing

• The First Teenage Meijin
• Wizardry from the Stone Chamber
• Go Seigen versus Archers of Yue
• Games of Shuei
• Ogawa Doteki, Go Prodigy
• Kamakura
• The Incident Room
• Meijin of Meijins

Smart Go (Go Books)

• John Fairbairn. Today We Have a Splendid Feast.
• John Fairbairn. New Ways in Go (Honinbo Shuho's Hoen Shinpo).
• John Fairbairn. The Gateway to All Marvels (Xuan Xuan Qijing / Gengen Gokyo)
• John Fairbairn. Honinbo Tournament, the Early Years.
• John Fairbairn. Just Enough Japanese vol. 1-3.
• John Fairbairn. The Road to Understanding Japanese vol. 1.
• Michael Redmond. AlphaGo to Zero.
• Michael Redmond. Patterns of the Sanrensei.
• Maeda Nobuaki. Life and Death: Intermediate.

Nihon Ki-in:

• 2021 囲碁年鑑
• Cho U 囲碁パズル よんろのご
• Cho U 囲碁パズル 4路盤
• Cho U 囲碁パズル 4路盤 問題集 105
• 用語小事典 "Yogo Sho jiten" (Small dictionary of Terms).
• Nihon Ki-in Handbook of Proverbs.
• Terayama Rei. ヨセの強化書基礎編 Yose no kyoka sho, kiso hen ("Yose Strengthening Book, (vol. 1) Fundamentals")
• Terayama Rei. ヨセの強化書 応用編 Yose no kyoka sho, oyo hen ("Yose Strengthening Book, (vol. 1) Practical Application")
• Shibano Toramaru 定石革命
• Shibano Toramaru 布石革命
• Michael Redmond 直観力―私が囲碁から学んだ生きるということ
• Michael Redmond 棋士マイケル・レドモンド
• Michael Redmond 黄龍士
• Michael Redmond 石の方向 養成トレーニング

NHK

• Michael Redmond. レドモンドの基本は格言にあり "Redomondo no kihon wa kakugen ni ari" (Redmond's Fundamantals are in the Proverbs).
• Michael Redmond. レドモンドの狙え!戦いの手筋 "Redomondo no nerae! Tatakai no tesuji." (Redmond's nerae (aim). Fighting tesuji).

Others:

• Maeda Nobuaki 改訂版 前田詰碁 上
• Maeda Nobuaki 改訂版 前田詰碁 下
• Michael Redmond 基本定石の正しい使い方 星編 (star point). Publisher: 囲碁人ブックス ("Igo jin books").
• Michael Redmond 基本定石の正しい使い方 小目編 (komoku)
• Lee Sedol Commented Games by Lee Sedol vol. II and III.
• Kawabata Yasunari. The Master of Go
• Fukui Masaaki. 名人・名局戦　秀和
• Sugiuchi Masao. 秀和 日本囲碁体系 "Shuwa - Nihon Igo Taikei" (Shuwa - Japanese Go Survey).

Equipment

Kurokigoishiten miniature go set: https://i.imgur.com/2q1hMVe.jpg

• Board: Hon-kaya 5-piece composition board. 315 × 290 × 30 mm (0.9 sun).
• Stones: Nachiguro slate and Mexican clamshell stones. 15mm diameter.
• Bowls: Keyaki (zelkova). Small scale.