Hello, Ms. Chinen. I read previously in this column that you place importance on your family. I hear that you (with your husband, Yo Kagen 9-dan?) are teaching go to your children. If you have any interesting stories about this, I would appreciate hearing them. Consultation Two: Mr. Oikawa Hello. Mr. Oikawa. I was very happy to receive your question. There are many stories about teaching my children, who are now aged 4, 7 and 9. Basically, I let them do what they like, apart from teaching them the etiquette for beginning and ending a game, about not commenting on a game in progress, and about having consideration for the opponent. The older two children have finally reached the stage of being able to play on a 13x13 board, but often when one of them is unhappy about a loss quarrels start, so I have to step in. All three of them have different personalities, but the one that hates losing the most is the four-year-old. Not only in go but also in cards and other games, this child does all it can to win. When they are playing my husband or me, they sometimes say, ‘You can play strongly.’ At other times, they may say, ‘Please play weakly.’ My husband and I are not planning to have them become go professionals, but we do want them to learn various things through go. We most often teach them on Sunday night, but when a favourite TV program, ‘Animals: The Unexpected and the Unusual’, begins at 8 o’clock, the four-year-old demands that we finish off the go. Mr. Oikawa, I hope that you enjoy go, too.