Im Back!... And Welcome Old and New Subscribers!

[@Tanaruck]

Glad to see you again ! Congrats to you, new dad =)

[@RavenToe]

Welcome back duddha!

[@secretshuriken94]

I'm so happy you're back. I love your videos. Also congrats on having a baby girl

[@theduddha2]

+secretshuriken94 Thx

[@mitchumsport]

it was an amazing series, I watched the Redmond commentary except for the last game

[@theduddha2]

+mitchumsport Agreed!

[@GoldenRetrieverDogs1]

ㅎ;;

[@seanflanagan5674]

Glad you've been inspired and able to post again. My best wishes for your family, and great happiness that your wife and daughter are well. As the father of four boys, I am in awe of your having girls -- I am extremely grateful that I did not have that challenge!

[@theduddha2]

+Sean Flanagan Thank you, same to you!

[@jessetaylor4367]

glad to see you back

[@theduddha2]

+jesse justin Thx

[@forestroemer8352]

Congrats on that baby

[@zelliko]

Hey bud! Congrats on the baby :D. Hope to see tons of videos. You were my inspiration when I first started.

[@theduddha2]

+Zelliko Gaming Thx

[@LinuxBadukNMore]

Great to see you back man! I have watched all the games, it was an ineradicable series and I was so happy with Lee Sedol's win. Congrats on the baby girl. Can't wait to see what you have in store for your channel!

[@theduddha2]

+Linux,Baduk N'More (Aj) Thx

[@CombatSportsNerd]

great to have you back man!!

[@theduddha2]

+The Otaku Dragon Slayer Thx

[@Lambadevshameel]

congrats. You Rock !!!

[@theduddha2]

+Shameel Lamba thx. U do too!

[@starilie]

YAY! Glad to see you back.

[@theduddha2]

+starilie Thx

[@emmaceleste_]

While AlphaGo vs Lee Sedol didn't show me go, it reignited my interest in it, and your channel is great at starting out.

[@theduddha2]

+Emmanuel Medina Glad to help

[@stevebloom5606]

Welcome back! And congratulations on the birth of your daughter! ...who I'm guessing may have a name? ;) Re the affect of AlphaGo on the game, I think it's going to be all positive. While of course there were some who bad-mouthed chess in the aftermath of the Deep Blue victory, I think the overall effect on the game was positive, and that carried over to the last ten years of stronger-than-human programs becoming available to all players. Certainly chess programs have raised the level of play at all ranks, and as a number of pros commented about AlphaGo, the same can be expected for go. Unfortunately it will probably still be a few years before there's an affordable go program useful for training by strong amateurs, but that's only a matter of time now.

[@theduddha2]

+Steve Bloom Hope so and thx for the opinion!

[@JimGrange.]

Great to see you're back! You say in your video that you hope "go doesn't go the same way as chess". I think chess has been enriched by computer advances. For one, amateurs can review their games with the computer to highlight the mistakes they made. If the same happens for go, it would be like having a 9-dan professional over your shoulder as you review games. Professional chess has improved considerably since computers have been strong; they haven't killed chess at all. I don't expect computers would kill go, either. Best wishes!

[@theduddha2]

+Jim Grange I agree with what you are saying, but I still worry. Go could always brag that it is way more complicated then chess, so much more so in fact that even computers cannot match our skill. After the famous Chess-computer match, chess has declined in participants. This is my fear. Hope you are right.

[@dhyskRand]

I learned about go because of my interest in computer learning,and data science. For the longest time I thought it was reversi. This last week made me look into how the game really worked and found I like it so much better than chess. I like chess OK enough, but feel go is just the better/more interesting game.

[@theduddha2]

+dhysk rand I agree

[@jaredong]

Welcome Back!!!!

[@theduddha2]

+Jared Ong Thx

[@krakrex780]

Congrats on the baby. But I actually found your channel after finding out Hikaru No Go was dubbed on hulu. I remember reading it in Shonen Jump for awhile. I typed in how to play and your video came up first. I am still brand new. I have no idea how to open up a game and go from there.

[@theduddha2]

I started basically the same way buddy. KZbin is a great resource to get started. If you have any questions feel free to ask that's what I'm here for. Welcome to the go community

[@krakrex780]

I got a 19x19 starter board you reviewed but realized me and my brother were way to new. I picked up a 9x9 from yellow mountain imports so whenever that comes in I'll try and run games against myself.

[@theduddha2]

great idea, and good luck.

[@skroot7975]

Deep Blue was the chess computer in the 90's. The AlphaGo company is called Google Deep Mind. :) Guessing it's an homage to Blue.

[@theduddha2]

+Skroot thats my guess also

[@hunterwhyte8777]

yay!

[@fisyr]

I am from the new alpha go wave as well. I've never really been interested in go before, because I thought it's some obscure Chinese game, but when I heard about the Alpha-Go Lee Sedol match, I could discover and appreciate its complexity and beauty and I would really like to learn to play it. I am thinking about buying a board and annoying all my friends with it :D. However I come from a chess background and the game is sometimes very overwhelming to me. I believe I now have a good understanding of the rules, but I get wrecked by any basic AI I can find on 9*9 board without being able to progress much. I usually see it put 'random' pieces all over the board: and before I know it, I get surrounded and killed or at best manage to get one living group in the center, leaving the rest of the board to the computer. I am not a particularly good chess player either, but I've never felt as ''helpless' as I feel when playing go. Would you have any suggestions for new players who struggle like myself?

[@theduddha2]

+fisyr The best for me is to learn a few basic joseki, and study boring life and death problems. Seriously, the more boring the better. Good Luck!

[@LawrenceGreco]

Probably Lee Sedol is the last human winner in front of Alphago. He has to be proud. ☺

[@theduddha2]

+Lawrence Greco I hope not