- La Chaux-de-Fonds Tournament
- 1984 report 38: 4-5*
- 1985 report 41: 5*
- Ladder
- see also Loose ladder
- avalanche joseki, possibility in 34: 57-58
- “If You Don’t Know the Ladder” (analysis from game) 29: 61
- “If You Don’t Know the Ladder” (game) 34: 11
- “Is it a Ladder?” [4 parts] (problems) 1 – 4: ...
- “Ladder and Net Problems” 82: 44-49
- “Ladder Problems” 53: 63, 64; 90: 55-58
- “The Myriad Techniques of Go”. Part 1 (problems by Sato Masaharu) 65: 43-47
- problem and examples 72: 13, 62-63
- Takagi Shoichi’s hallucination 24: 5
- Takemiya Masaki’s hallucination 29: 61
- Ladder-block
- honte against (example) 119: 62
- Ladies’ go see Women’s go
- Laird, Roy
- “The 1st US Invitational Championship” 51: 4-5
- “The First US Go Congress” 40: 4-5
- “The Meijin Title in the Big Apple” 51: 67-69*
- Laird, Roy and Phil Straus
- “The AGA and the Ing Rules” (letter to the editor) 75: 8-9
- Lam, Michael vs. Macfadyen, Matthew
- WAGC 1982 (play-off for 13th place) 28: 41-43
- “Lament for an Overgrown Fingernail” (Nakayama Noriyuki)
- (essay) 50: 38 c
- Langchao Cup see Women’s Mingren
- Large avalanche (3-4 point joseki)
- analysis of 34: 59
- “New Joseki” (Abe Yoshiteru) 6: 57-58
- new move (analysis) 1: 46-47; 5: 67-68
- “New Moves and New Josekis. The Onadare Joseki: A Professional’s Vision of Hell”
- (O Rissei) 81: 57-62
- Large knight approach (3-3 point joseki)
- approach move, on which side to make an 49: 44-45
- Large knight approach (3-4 point joseki)
- “The Great Joseki Debate” (Honda Kunihisa) 43: 59-64*
- Large knight’s move after knight approach (4-4 point joseki)
- tewari analysis of variation of 59: 63-64
- “Trick Moves, Three” (problems by Abe Yoshiteru) 37: 53, 58-59
- Large-knight’s-move enclosure
- opponent’s extension (example) in front of 27: 62
- Large points see Big points
- “Large-Sacrifice Life-and-Death Problems”
- [2 parts] 102: 48, 56-58, 52; 104: 51-55
- Last big move see Te-domari
- Latin American tournaments see Argentine , South American Championship
- League players see Youngest league players
- Leagues
- Chinese see Chinese Team Leagues , Mingren League
- Japanese see Kisei , Meijin , Honinbo , Gosei , Women’s Meijin Leagues
- and Japan’s Strongest Player title as well as Insei League
- Korean see Wangwi League and Korean Professional League
- New Zealand see Auckland Eight Best League
- Taiwanese see Wangzuo League
- Leaning attack
- “Correcting the Mistake” (Kato Masao) 15: 54-55
- settling weak group (example) 63: 58-60
- Lebaishi Cup Final (Robust Cup)
- see also predecessor title Bawang
- 1999 (2nd): Chang Hao defeats Yang Shihai (+ Game 3) 85: 6, 11-12
- 2000 (3rd): Chang Hao defeats Ma Xiaochun (+ results) 88: 14; 89: 58
- 2001 (4th): Chang Hao wins 91: 14
- 2001-02 (5th): Chang Hao wins (+ results) 97: 56
- Lectures see Go courses
- Lee Chang-ho see Yi Ch’ang-ho
- Lee Kang Wook
- WAGC 2004, wins 102: 6
- Lee Sang-hoon see Yi Sang-hun
- Lee Se-dol see Yi Se-tol
- Lee Se Ju vs. Selick, Paul
- Canadian Open Go Championship 1978 (play-off) 14: 40-41, 57-58*
- Lee Yak See
- loses to Sansa (ca. 1620) 18: 61-62
- Lee Yong-ho vs. Chen Zude
- WAGC 1979 (Round 3) 14: 19-20
- Legends see Kibi , Raiko , Ranka , Wang , Yao legend
- Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm von (1646–1716)
- description of game of go (interpretation) by 91: 65-66*
- Letters from the publisher see under Editorials
- Letters to the editor
- “The AGA and the Ing Rules” (Straus and Laird) 75: 8-9
- “Invention or Evolution?” (Potter) 75: 9
- Leveritt, Bill
- Australian Championship 1983 (report) 32: 6
- LG Cup (World King of Baduk Championship)
- see also LG Cup Final
- title-holders and challengers 1997-2004 105: 13
- LG Cup 1996-97 (1st)
- conditions of play 78: 4
- situation after two rounds 77: 5
- results of quarter- and semifinals 78: 4
- LG Cup 1997-98 (2nd)
- number of participants 81: 13
- players reaching quarterfinals 80: 2
- Round 1: Yoda vs. Pietsch 81: 14-17 c
- Round 2: Seo vs. Chang Hao (middle-game analysis) 80: 9, 22-24
- Round 2: O Rissei vs. Rui 81: 17-22
- quarterfinal: O Rissei vs. Cho Hun-hyeon 81: 22-24
- LG Cup 1998-99 (3rd)
- results of Round 2 83: 3
- results of quarterfinals 84: 4
- LG Cup 1999-2000 (4th)
- results of Rounds 1 & 2 and quarterfinals 87: 2-3
- results of semifinals 88: 2-3
- LG Cup 2000-01 (5th)
- results of Rounds 1 & 2 89: 5
- results of quarter- and semifinals 91: 2-3
- quarterfinal: Cho Hun-hyeon vs. O Rissei 91: 28-30
- LG Cup 2001-02 (6th)
- results of Rounds 1 & 2 92: 4
- results of quarterfinals 93: 4
- results of semifinals 94: 3
- LG Cup 2002-03 (7th)
- highlights and results of Rounds 1 & 2 95: 7
- results of quarter- and semifinals 97: 3
- LG Cup 2003-04 (8th)
- highlights and results of Rounds 1 & 2 and quarterfinals 98: 27; 100: 3-4
- results of semifinals 101: 2
- LG Cup 2004-05 (9th)
- highlights and results of Rounds 1 & 2 101: 4-5
- date for quarterfinals 102: 5
- results of quarter- and semifinals 103: 3
- LG Cup 2005-06 (10th)
- highlights and results of Rounds 1 & 2 104: 5
- results of quarterfinals 105: 4
- results of semifinals 106: 3
- LG Cup 2006-07 (11th)
- highlights and results of Rounds 1 & 2 108: 4*
- results of quarterfinals 109: 5
- results of semifinals 111: 2
- LG Cup 2007-08 (12th)
- highlights and results of Rounds 1 & 2 112: 2-3*
- results of quarter- and semifinals 113: 5
- quarterfinalists 113: 46*
- Round 2: Wang Lei (1977–) vs. Yi Se-tol 112: 46
- Round 2: Kono Rin vs. Wang Lei (1986–) 112: 3*; 113: 46-47
- quarterfinal: Han Sang-hun vs. Liu Jing 114: 34, 40
- LG Cup 2008 (13th)
- highlights and results of Rounds 1 & 2 and quarterfinal pairings 115: 3-4
- results of quarter- and semifinals 117: 4
- LG Cup 2009 (14th)
- results of Rounds 1 & 2 119: 3
- results of quarter- and semifinals 120: 3
- LG Cup 2010 (15th)
- highlights and results of Rounds 1 & 2 122: 5-6
- results of quarter- and semifinals 124: 5
- LG Cup 2011 (16th)
- highlights and results of Rounds 1 & 2 126: 4
- results of quarter- and semifinals 127: 3
- LG Cup 2012 (17th)
- highlights and results of Rounds 1 & 2 and quarterfinal pairings 128: 5
- results of quarter- and semifinals 129: 4
- LG Cup Final 1997 (1st)
- Yi Ch’ang-ho defeats Yu Ch’ang-hyeok 79: 2; 80: 46
- prize money 78: 4
- Game 3 80: 40-46
- LG Cup Final 1998 (2nd)
- O Rissei defeats Yu Ch’ang-hyeok (+ results) 82: 2; 83: 5
- prize money 81: 13
- Games 1-5 83: 5-12
- LG Cup Final 1999 (3rd)
- Yi Ch’ang-ho defeats Ma Xiaochun 85: 3-4; 86: 6
- Game 3 86: 6-8
- LG Cup Final 2000 (4th)
- Yu Bin defeats Yu Ch’ang-hyeok (+ results) 89: 5
- LG Cup Final 2001 (5th)
- Yi Ch’ang-ho defeats Yi Se-tol 91: 2-3; 92: 2, 40
- results 92: 2
- Games 2 & 5 92: 25-40*
- LG Cup Final 2002 (6th)
- Yu Ch’ang-hyeok wins (+ results) 94: 3; 95: 2*
- LG Cup Final 2003 (7th)
- Yi Se-tol defeats Yi Ch’ang-ho 98: 2; 99: 31*
- results 98: 2
- Games 1-4 99: 25-31*
- LG Cup Final 2004 (8th)
- Yi Ch’ang-ho wins (+ results) 101: 2
- Games 1-4 102: 12-21
- LG Cup Final 2005 (9th)
- Cho U wins (+ results) 104: 3*
- prize money 105: 13
- Games 1-4 105: 12-26*
- LG Cup Final 2006 (10th)
- Gu Li wins (+ results) 107: 3; 108: 32
- stamp for Gu Li 108: 2
- interview with Chen Yaoye 109: 56
- Games 4 & 5 108: 32-36*
- LG Cup Final 2007 (11th)
- Zhou Junxun wins 111: 2*; 113: 44
- results 111: 2
- Game 3 113: 44-45*
- LG Cup Final 2008 (12th)
- Yi Se-tol defeats Han Sang-hun (+ results) 114: 3-4
- Game 3 115: 48-49, 55
- LG Cup Final 2009 (13th)
- Gu Li wins (+ results) 118: 3
- Game 2 119: 23-26
- LG Cup Final 2010 (14th)
- Kong Jie wins (+ results) 122: 2
- LG Cup Final 2011 (15th)
- Piao Wenyao wins (+ results) 125: 3
- LG Cup Final 2012 (16th)
- Jiang Weijie wins (+ results) 128: 2
- LG Oil Corporation/Refinery Cup see LG Petroleum Cup
- LG Petroleum Cup
- see also former name Tekron Cup and later name GS Caltex Cup
- 2000 (5th): Rui vs. Yi Ch’ang-ho 90: 21-27*
- LG Petroleum Cup Final
- 1999 (4th): Seo Pong-su wins 88: 12 c
- 2001 (6th): Yi Ch’ang-ho wins 94: 12
- 2003 (8th): Yi Ch’ang-ho wins (+ results) 100: 10
- 2004 (9th): Yi Ch’ang-ho wins (+ results) 103: 10
- Li Chunhua + Zhou Heyang
- Hitachi Cup 2001, win 92: 9
- Li Daichun
- WAGC 2001, wins 92: 5
- Li He
- Qionglong Mt. Bingsheng Cup 2012, wins 129: 4
- Queen of the New Stars Title Match 2008, wins 114: 10
- Queen of the New Stars Title Match 2010, wins [Jianqiao Cup = factual mistake]
- 122: 11; 128: 64
- Queen of the New Stars Title Match 2011, wins 125: 13
- Women’s Mingren Title 2011, wins 125: 13
- Li He vs. Pak Chi-eun
- Cheongkwanjang Cup 2009-10 (Game 14) 123: 36-37
- Li He + Wang Xi
- Ricoh Cup 2008, win 115: 10
- Li Jiaqing vs. Schlemper, Ronald
- WAGC 1991 (Round 4) 65: 40-41
- Li Yang vs. Imamura Fumiaki
- WAGC 1983 (play-off for 3rd place) 32: 39-41
- Li Zhe
- Ryusei Tournament 2011, wins 127: 10
- Xinren Wang Title Match 2006, wins 107: 9
- Liang Weitang vs. Aguilar, Fernando
- Fujitsu Cup 1989 (Round 1) 55: 17-18
- Liberties
- see also Outside liberties and Shortage of liberties as well as Neutral points
- capturing races (problems and principles) 74: 49, 52-54
- Life and death
- see also Capturing races , Eternal life , False eyes , Moonshine life , Nakade ,
- One group dies , Seki
- “Becoming a Better Player: A Life-and-Death Struggle” (Wood) 35: 55-56
- “Determining Life or Death by Breath Patterns” (Ing Chang-ki) 73: 7-9
- “An Introduction to Tesuji”. Parts 6 & 7 (Kataoka Satoshi) 77: 44-47;
- 78: 53, 54-57
- “There’s death in the hane” (proverb) 73: 59, 62
- Life-and-death problems
- see also Tesuji problems with life-and-death themes
- “36 Life and Death Patterns” [12 parts] (Kato Masao) 49 ; 52 – 62: ...
- “Aji-keshi: Erasing Potential” (Honda Kunihisa) 8: 43
- “Cho U, The World of” (Sano Shin) 92: 12-13, 55-64
- “Corner Problem” 107: 59, 63
- “Dr. Paduk’s Life-and-death Problem” 106: 8, 66
- “Edge, On the” 57: 59, 60-61
- by Ezura Yuichi 68: 48, 64
- “Four Easy Life-and-Death Problems” 84: 64, 54
- “Four Life-and-Death Problems” 91: 51, 52
- by Fukui Masaaki 61: 62-63*, 65-66
- “Good and Bad Style” 22: 43-44
- by Ito Yoji 61: 63*, 66
- “Kada’s Life and Death Masterpieces” (Kada Katsuji) 60: 49*, 51-52
- Kanzu-fu, sample from 28: 65, 62
- by Kawamoto Noboru 103: 63, 64
- by Kweon O-min 106: 8, 66
- “Large-Sacrifice Life-and-Death Problems” [2 parts] 102: 48, 56-58, 52;
- 104: 51-55
- “Life-and-Death in the Corner: Some Basic Positions” 104: 41-46, 55
- “Life-and-Death Page” [6 parts] 11 – 13 ; 15 – 17: ...
- “Life-and-Death Problems from Actual Play” [5 parts] (Nakaoka Jiro)
- 27 – 31: ...
- “The Most Difficult Go Problem Ever” 29: 43, 47-49
- “The Myriad Shapes of Go” (Sato Masaharu) 69: 52-53, 58-60; 70: 38, 43-46
- by Nakayama Noriyuki 61: 63-64*, 66-67; 64: 13, 15; 68: 58, 59-60
- “Nine Life-and-Death Problems” 95: 45-50
- by Ohira Shuzo 42: 25, 48-49
- by Onda Yasuhiko 61: 64*, 67-68; 66: 49, 52
- “One-Minute Life-and-Death Problems” 117: 51, 58-59; 126: 44, 64
- professional advice on how to solve 77: 58-63* c
- rating test, as part of 2 ... 27: ... ; 37: 8, 15-16; 39: 10, 15-16
- by Sanno Hirotaka 61: 62*, 65
- “Seki Quiz” 49: 41, 49
- “Six Basic Life-and-Death Problems” 86: 39-40
- “Six Life-and-Death Problems” 90: 42, 54, 64-65; 93: 55-57, 64
- by Takagi Shoichi 40: 33, 55
- “Ten Easy Life-and-Death Problems” 76: 14, 40
- “Ten Life-and-Death Problems” 112: 59-64
- “Test Your Ingenuity” 110: 55-59
- “Three Elementary Problems” 73: 9, 43
- “Three Life-and-Death Problems” (Tei Meiko) 72: 11, 24
- “The Top Ten Life-and-Death Problems: As selected by 40 professional go players”
- (Murakami Akira) 77: 56-64* c
- “The Treasury of Life and Death” (Su Kaiseki) 56: 56-57*, 58-59
- “Twelve Easy Life-and-Death Problems” 102: 53-55
- “Twelve Life-and-Death Problems” 80: 52, 54; 97: 49-55; 98: 51-57
- “Two Life-and-Death Problems” 69: 18, 44
- various 2: 43, 59; 37: 19, 52, 57, 60; 66: 49, 51, 52, 64; 71: 62, 64;
- 108: 37, 51-53; 111: 9, 64; 123: 39, 40
- by Yamada Shinji 117: 51, 58, 59
- Light shape see Sabaki
- Lightning Go Championship see Haya-go Championship
- Lightning tournaments
- see also Internet , TV tournaments
- Chinese see Feixiang Cup , NEC Cup , Qiwang (Weifu Cup) ,
- Ricoh Cup (Rising Stars) , Ryusei , Tianyuan
- international see IBM Haya-go Open Tournament
- Japanese see JAL New Stars , JAL Super Haya-go , JAL Women’s Lightning ,
- Ryusei , Women’s Kansai , Women’s Kisei
- Korean see 10-dan , Commodity Cup , Etland Cup , KFT Cup
- Taiwanese see Aixin Cup , CMC Cup
- Lim Jung Ho vs. Shiraishi Yutaka
- Fujitsu Cup 1988 (Round 1) 52: 11
- Lin Haifong see Rin Kaiho
- Lin Shuyang
- Qisheng Title Match 2009, wins 120: 56; 121: 11
- Zhonghuan Cup Open Tournament 2009, wins 120: 56
- Lin Zhihan
- Aixin Cup 2010, wins 124: 12
- CMC Cup 2005, wins 105: 11
- CMC Cup 2008, wins 115: 10
- Donggang Cup 2004, wins 103: 11
- Guoshou Title Match 2009, wins 120: 56
- Guoshou Title Match 2010, wins 124: 12
- Guoshou Title Match 2011, wins 126: 55
- Haifeng Cup 2009, wins 120: 56
- Haifeng Cup 2011, wins 127: 10
- Qisheng Title Match 2008, wins 116: 9
- Qisheng Title Match 2011, wins 127: 10
- Tianyuan Title Match 2008, wins 116: 9
- Tianyuan Title Match 2009, wins 119: 9; 120: 56
- Linguistic aspects see Etymology , Pronunciation
- Linking up
- see also Watari
- “36 Tesuji Patterns” (problems by Sakata Eio) 53: 33*, 59
- “An Introduction to Tesuji”. Parts 4 & 5 (Kataoka Satoshi) 75: 57, 58-61;
- 76: 13, 57-59
- “The Myriad Techniques of Go”. Part 3 (problems by Sato Masaharu)
- 67: 41, 46-49
- problems 46: 21, 53; 49: 34, 39; 54: 28, 31; 66: 49, 50; 100: 66, 71
- Linz (European Go Congress 1981)
- announcement 23: 2
- publicity event for 22: 3*
- Literature see Books , Magazines as well as Biographies , Cartoon series , Classic texts ,
- Essays , Humorous stories , Novels , Poems
- Liu Chen vs. Kim In
- Samsung Cup 1997 (joseki analysis) 81: 62
- Liu Hsiao-kuang see Liu Xiaoguang
- Liu Jing vs. Han Sang-hun
- LG Cup 2007-08 (quarterfinal) 114: 34, 40
- Liu Jun (19??–2004)
- death of 101: 12
- Liu-po (dice game)
- Confucius’ passage (discussion) on 37: 17-18
- Liu Shizhen
- Xinren Wang Title Match 2000, wins 88: 14
- Liu Xiaoguang
- career data 64: 11
- Japan-China Meijin Play-off 1988, loses to Kobayashi Koichi in 54: 3*
- Japan-China Tengen Play-off 1990, loses to Rin Kaiho in 60: 4
- Japan-China Tengen Play-off 1993, wins 69: 7
- Mingren Title Match 1988, wins 52: 4
- Mingren Title Match 1996, loses to Ma Xiaochun in 79: 21
- Nanfang Cup 2000, wins 91: 14
- Tianyuan Title Match 1990, wins 60: 7
- Liu Xiaoguang vs. Imamura Fumiaki
- WAGC 1980 (semifinal) 19: 14-16*
- Liu Xiaoguang vs. Kato Masao
- Ing Cup 1988 (Round 1) 53: 27-28
- Liu Xiaoguang vs. Kobayashi Satoru
- NEC Japan-China Super Go Series 1986-87 47: 50-51
- Liu Xiaoguang vs. Luo Xihe
- Mingren League 1997 81: 44-45
- Liu Xiaoguang vs. Ma Xiaochun
- Mingren Title Match 1996 (Game 5) 79: 21-23
- Liu Xiaoguang vs. O Rissei
- Fujitsu Cup 1991 (Round 1) 64: 11-17*
- Liu Xiaoguang vs. Ohira Shuzo
- Japan-China Go Exchange 1984 (Round 1) 37: 44-45*
- Liu Xiaoguang vs. Qian Yuping
- Da Guo Shou Tournament 1993 70: 63-64*
- Liu Xiaoguang vs. Yasunaga Hajime
- WAGC 1980 (play-off for 3rd place) 20: 9-11
- Liu Xing
- Agon Kiriyama Cup 2006, wins 110: 9
- Agon Kiriyama Cup 2007, wins 114: 9
- Japan-China Agon Kiriyama Cup Play-off 2006, wins 110: 4*
- Japan-China Agon Kiriyama Cup Play-off 2007, wins 114: 2
- Zhaoshang Bank Cup 2005, wins 104: 12
- Liu Xing + Tang Yi
- Ricoh Cup 2009, win 119: 9
- Liu Zhongfu (11th–12th century)
- “Liu Zhongfu’s Go Secrets” (Fairbairn) 67: 61-64
- Liu Zhongfu + Sun Shen vs. Yang Zhonghe + Wang Jue
- Carefree and Innocent Pleasures Collection, rengo game (1094) from 67: 63-64;
- 71: 8
- Live-in disciples see under Disciples
- Lizhao Cup (Taiwan)
- 2008 (2nd): Xiao Zhenghao wins 117: 13
- Ljubljana Tournament see Golden Dragon Tournament
- London Go Centre
- closes 11: 5 c
- London Open
- 1977-78 announcement 4: 4
- 1979-80 report 17: 4*
- 1983-84 note 34: 4
- Long life see Eternal life
- Long-serving professionals
- honouring (2011) 126: 9-10
- Longest-serving professionals
- Sugiuchi Masao (2011) 126: 10
- Longxing Cup (Dragon Star)
- 2010 (2nd): Gu Lingyi wins (+ results) 122: 11
- Loose ladder
- problems and examples 26: 39, 41; 65: 43, 44-45; 72: 13, 63
- Smart Go Board program, tactical calculator (example) of 42: 63
- Lopez Herrero, Eduardo vs. Aguilar, Fernando
- South American Championship 1979 18: 34-36
- Losers’ Section (Judan Tournament) see final charts under Judan Tournament
- Losing see Resigning
- Losing on time
- Cho Chikun in Ing Cup 1992 69: 19-20
- Cho Chikun in Oza Title Match 2002 96: 6; 97: 6
- two cases (as of 1978) of 13: 61
- Low Chinese fuseki
- approach moves in 13: 40-41, 42-43
- “An Innovation in the Chinese Opening: Secrets of Flexible Play” (Kono Rin)
- 114: 53-64
- “Key Points in the Opening” (Kobayashi Koichi) 108: 62-64
- “The Low Chinese Opening” (Redmond) 83: 37-42
- “Redmond, Michael on the Opening” 85: 39-44
- “The Two-step Hane Game” 112: 47-49
- Lu Jia
- Jianqiao Cup Chinese Women’s Open 2008, wins 117: 12
- Jianqiao Cup Chinese Women’s Open 2009, wins 120: 10, 56
- Lu Jia + Qiu Jun
- Ricoh Cup 2011, win 126: 54-55
- Lun Pu (967–1028)
- poem by 66: 1
- Luo Xihe
- Mingren League 1997, wins 81: 6, 43
- Mingren Title Match 1997, loses to Ma Xiaochun in 81: 6; 82: 16
- Samsung Cup Final 2006, wins 106: 2-3*
- World Summit Play-off 2007, wins 113: 4*
- Zhaoshang Bank Cup 2006, wins 108: 10
- Luo Xihe vs. Hane Naoki
- TV Asia Tournament 2006 (Round 1) 109: 48-49*
- Luo Xihe vs. Liu Xiaoguang
- Mingren League 1997 81: 44-45
- Luo Xihe vs. Ma Xiaochun
- Mingren Title Match 1997 (Game 4) 82: 16-17
- Luo Xihe vs. Yi Ch’ang-ho
- Samsung Cup Final 2006 (Game 3) 107: 40-42
- Luo Xihe vs. Zhang Wendong
- Mingren League 1997 81: 43-44
- Luo Xihe + Zhang Xuan
- Ricoh Cup 2010, win 122: 11
- Luxembourg Tournament
- 1981 announcement 20: 6; 22: 4
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