( ; Comment[Self-Ranking Test from rec.games.go This self test was posted by Boris L Chang (lchang@udel.edu) on the newsgroup rec.games.go in November 1990. It was converted to Smart Go format by Greg Anderson (greggor@apple.com). Boris L Chang said the following about the self test: "Following are 29 real game moves for self-ranking test China standard. Each day I will post 5 questions. The game is played by professinal 9 dan, and the 29 questions are prepared by Xiaoliu Chen a professional 7 dan in China. Scoring for answers will post separately. Total score is 290." The scoring table looks something like this: 270~290=above professional 5 dan 250~269=amature 6 dan 240~249= 5 dan ....... 140~149= 5 kyu below 139=under 6 kyu] ; Black[qd] ; White[dd] ; Black[cp] ; White[qq] ; Black[np] ; Letter[eq][fq][iq][jq] Name[Problem #1] White[qn] Comment[#1: Black's best move?] ; Letter[eq][fq][iq][jq] Name[Answer to #1] Comment[C=10, B=8, D=8, A=7] ; Black[iq] ; White[oc] ; Black[ci] ; White[pg] ; Black[pe]
; White[md] ; Black[pc] ; White[od] ; Black[pb] ; Letter[fc][ei][dn][ep] Name[Problem #2] White[dg] Comment[#2: Black's best move?] ; Letter[fc][ei][dn][ep] Name[Answer to #2] Comment[B=10, D=8, C=7, A=5] ; Black[ei] ; White[ch] ; Letter[ic][ep][eq][pk] Name[Problem #3] Black[bi] Comment[#3: White's best move?] ; Letter[ic][ep][eq][pk] Name[Answer to #3] Comment[B=10, C=7, A=5, D=3] ; White[ep] ; Black[dn] ; Letter[em][dm][do][eo] Name[Problem #4] White[en] Comment[#4: Black's best move?] ; Letter[em][dm][do][eo] Name[Answer to #4] Comment[A=10, D=8, B=7, C=5] ; Black[eo] ; White[do] ; Black[fo] ; White[dp] ; Black[co] ;
White[cq] ; Black[bq] ; White[fp] ; Black[go] ; Letter[dm][cn][bp][cr] Name[Problem #5] White[br] Comment[#5: Black's best move?] ; Letter[dm][cn][bp][cr] Name[Answer to #5] Comment[A=10, B=8, C=6, D=5] ; Black[dm] ; Letter[id][fg][gp][bo] Name[Problem #6] White[bp] Comment[#6: Black's best move?] ; Letter[id][fg][gp][bo] Name[Answer to #6] Comment[C=10, A=8, B=7, D=3] ; Black[id] ; White[gp] ; Letter[ec][gc][ng][pk] Name[Problem #7] Black[ho] Comment[#7: White's best move?] ; Letter[ec][gc][ng][pk] Name[Answer to #7] Comment[C=10, A=8, B=8, D=3] ; White[ng] ; Black[fc] ; White[fd] ; Black[ed] ; White[ec] ; Black[ee] ; Letter[gc][gd][ce][po]
Name[Problem #8] White[dc] Comment[#8: Black's best move?] ; Letter[gc][gd][ce][po] Name[Answer to #8] Comment[D=10, A=8, B=5, C=3] ; Black[po] ; White[gc] ; Letter[fg][pk][ro][nr] Name[Problem #9] Black[qo] Comment[#9: White's best move?] ; Letter[fg][pk][ro][nr] Name[Answer to #9] Comment[D=10, B=8, C=5, A=4] ; Letter[pj][nq][mr][or] Name[Problem #10] White[nr] Comment[#10: Black's best move?] ; Letter[pj][nq][mr][or] Name[Answer to #10] Comment[B=10, A=9, C=5, D=3] ; Black[nq] ; Letter[pj][pq][mr][lq] Name[Problem #11] White[or] Comment[#11: Black's best move?] ; Letter[pj][pq][mr][lq] Name[Answer to #11] Comment[B=10, A=8, C=7, D=4] ; Black[pq] ; White[pr] ; Black[rq] ; White[rr] ; Black[qp] ; Letter[pj][if][qr][mr] Name[Problem #12] White[qr]
Comment[#12: Black's best move?] ; Letter[pj][if][qr][mr] Name[Answer to #12] Comment[D=10, A=9, C=7, B=5] ; Letter[rp][pa][kd][fh] Name[Problem #13] Black[mr] Comment[#13: White's best move?] ; Letter[rp][pa][kd][fh] Name[Answer to #13] Comment[B=10, A=8, D=6, C=3] ; White[pk] ; Black[bo] ; White[aq] ; Letter[qf][ml][if][ih] Name[Problem #14] Black[eg] Comment[#14: White's best move?] ; Letter[qf][ml][if][ih] Name[Answer to #14] Comment[D=10, C=8, B=7, A=5] ; Letter[kd][ge][if][ij] Name[Problem #15] White[ih] Comment[#15: Black's best move?] ; Letter[kd][ge][if][ij] Name[Answer #15] Comment[C=10, B=8, A=5, D=4] ; Black[if] ; White[kh] ; Black[kf] ; Letter[ld][kd][ie][jf] Name[Problem #16] White[je] Comment[#16: Black's best move?] ; Letter[ld][kd][ie][jf] Name[Answer to #16] Comment[A=10, B=8, D=5, C=3] ;
Black[jf] ; White[lg] ; Letter[gb][gd][ge][fe] Name[Problem #17] Black[fb] Comment[#17: White's next move?] ; Letter[gb][gd][ge][fe] Name[Answer to #17] Comment[C=10, A=8, B=5, D=3] ; White[ge] ; Black[de] ; White[gb] ; Black[ld] ; White[le] ; Black[ke] ; White[lc] ; Letter[ce][gg][me][ml] Name[Problem #18] Black[kd] Comment[#18: White's next move?] ; Letter[ce][gg][me][ml] Name[Answer to #18] Comment[C=10, A=5, D=3, B=2] ; White[ce] ; Black[cf] ; White[be] ; Black[me] ; White[lf] ; Black[mc] ; White[nd] ; Letter[qf][gg][jk][ml] Name[Problem #19] Black[lb] Comment[#19: White's best move?]
; Letter[qf][gg][jk][ml] Name[Answer to #19] Comment[D=10, C=8, A=6, B=3] ; White[qf] ; Black[of] ; White[nf] ; Black[pi] ; Letter[ni][nk][qk][ql] Name[Problem #20] White[og] Comment[#20: Black's best move?] ; Letter[ni][nk][qk][ql] Name[Answer to #20] Comment[C=10, B=8, A=5, D=2] ; Black[qk] ; White[qj] ; Black[pj] ; White[rk] ; Black[ql] ; Letter[qi][rj][rl][qm] Name[Problem #21] White[pl] Comment[#21: Black's next move?] ; Letter[qi][rj][rl][qm] Name[Answer to #21] Comment[A=10, B=8, D=5, C=3] ; Black[rj] ; White[qi] ; Black[pm] ; White[rl] ; Black[qm] ; Letter[nj][nl][pn][rn] Name[Problem #22] White[rm]
Comment[#22: Black's best play?] ; Letter[nj][nl][pn][rn] Name[Answer to #22] Comment[B=10, C=8, A=5, D=3] ; Letter[jk][qh][ok][pn] Name[Problem #23] Black[nl] Comment[#23: White's best play?] ; Letter[jk][qh][ok][pn] Name[Answer to #23] Comment[A=10, B=6, D=2, C=0] ; White[jk] ; Black[df] ; White[bf] ; Letter[cc][bd][bg][cg] Name[Problem #24] Black[cd] Comment[#24: White's best move?] ; Letter[cc][bd][bg][cg] Name[Answer to #24] Comment[C=10, B=7, A=5, D=1] ; White[bg] ; Black[pn] ; Letter[kl][jl][jm][hk] Name[Problem #25] White[rp] Comment[#25: How can black play to gain control of the center?] ; Letter[kl][jl][jm][hk] Name[Answer to #25] Comment[B=10, C=8, A=8, D=6] ; Black[jl] ; White[lr] ; Black[ms] ; White[kl] ; Letter[jj][kk][il][jm] Name[Problem #26] Black[ik]
Comment[#26: White's best play?] ; Letter[jj][kk][il][jm] Name[Answer to #26] Comment[B=10, A=7, C=5, D=3] ; White[kk] ; Black[fe] ; White[gd] ; Black[cc] ; White[eb] ; Black[cb] ; White[bd] ; Black[bc] ; White[ff] ; Black[fg] ; White[di] ; Black[dj] ; White[dh] ; Letter[ba][ab][bh][il] Name[Problem #27] Black[fj] Comment[Black 129 \(F10\) is bad; this stone should have been played at E10. #27: White's next move?] ; Letter[ba][ab][bh][il] Name[Answer to #27] Comment[C=10, A=5, B=5, D=1] ; White[bh] ; Black[ba] ; White[cj] ; Black[bj] ; White[ck] ;
Black[bk] ; White[cl] ; Black[bl] ; White[cm] ; Black[bm] ; White[cn] ; Black[bn] ; White[dk] ; Black[ek] ; White[ej] ; Black[db] ; White[fa] ; Black[dj] ; White[ab] ; Letter[il][kn][lp][mq] Name[Problem #28] Black[dl] Comment[#28: White's best move?] ; Letter[il][kn][lp][mq] Name[Answer to #28] Comment[D=10, A=8, C=7, B=5] ; White[mq] ; Black[lq] ; White[mp] ; Black[kr] ; White[lp] ; Black[kq] ; White[no] ; Black[op] ; White[mm]
; Letter[il][hr][qh][sq] Name[Problem #29] Black[ro] Comment[#29: White's best move?] ; Letter[il][hr][qh][sq] Name[Answer to #29] Comment[A=10, D=7, C=6, B=5] ; White[il] )