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Bonjour !

I am a new French Go player as I only started to learn the rules in December 2002. But I quickly became addicted, so expect huge improvements whithin a short time ;)

My best friends now are SL and GnuGo associated with Jago (by the way, I contributed the French translation -- still some work to do).

I can consistently beat Igowin at even games (if not making big mistakes as I am used to sometimes), but I am under big troubles below 8 kyu (when I am 1 stone behind). Any clue ?

I just beat GnuGo at full strength with only two handicap stones. Next step is winning at even game. Stay tuned ;) Whaaoo, actually done at my first attempt (but I was only 6 points ahead, playing Black) ! I now can regularly beat GnuGo (I am currently using the last snapshot version 3.3.16) at even game. I already beat him by more than 30 points. But I still sometimes lose by 10 points. As a constant challenge, I am now taking White, and still won by 10 points (who said beginner's luck? ;). This is encouraging. I am just realizing how important fusekis are. Any poorer fuseki than my usual lame one is a certain loss.

My new friend now is CGoban2 as I did my first steps on KGS as archaos. Please meet me there and teach me, if you happen to have some time to spend!

Ohooh, by the way, I started to read Hikaru No Go...

I am looking forward playing my first game with real people on a real goban, but never had the opportunity so far.

Long time interested in computer Open Source philosophy, I definitely felt in love with the Wiki Editing concept.

Besides thoses computer-related interests, I love music and playing the drums.


Confused: Welcome! If you have easy access to the internet, why don't you try out KGS? There is a quite big population of french speaking people there (Salle française), with a few dan-level players from France very willing to play newcomers and reviewing the game afterwards. There are also a lot of players there around 20 kyu, which should allow you to play interesting games.

As to your Igowin question, you're probably at the point, where just blocking and defending isn't enough any more, and you need to start attacking Black.


Many thanks for your friendly welcome and advices. They well represent the overall feeling of politeness and technical relevance of this invaluable web site.



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