As the 2024 National Brilliant Move Go Artistry Contest went on, we received many excellent submissions. The following is an excellent move with an explanation submitted by Ninghan Duan. 30 players at different levels can share $1700 cash awards! Want to participate? Please click Here! Please follow us for updates and early insider viewing of brilliant moves: FOLLOW Background Story Black: Richard Duan. White: Ninghan Duan. Handicap:3. Time: 2024.1.26 on KGS. I met Richard and his father at the NGC 2023 Congress Tuneup in June 2023. We got close because we have the same Surname, which is not very common. When I first played with Richard, I found he had great talent on Go. Although he was AGA 3D at that time, he had great sense and calculation. We played twice a month from the end of 2023. In the beginning, we had an intense game when we played handicap 4. He made great progress in a short time. In this most recent game (handicap 3), he kept a big lead in most time of the game. I was not surprised that he played that brilliant move in this game. Brillant move with explanation: Black (Richard Duan) played very well in most of the game. In the current situation (see explanation plot 1), the middle part of black (cross mark) looks like having only 1 eye, if the black dies, white will have a weak advantage. And we can see the white is solid, if black plays the order of explanation plot 2 (move 1 to 8), the black can not live. After several exchanges, Black played the brilliant move 246 although he was already in his 30-second byo-yomi. I think that is the only move to save the black and this move looks soooo genius and amazing! We can see whether white goes A, B, or D; black can go C then get the second eye (see explanation plot 3). But it is a pity that White's next move confused black. Still, the move 246 is very brilliant.
