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I'm 39 and have just returned to Go after a long while away.

I'm about 18k or so and have played in a few tournaments.

SL and computer go together have been a huge boost to my interest in the game: I'm too competitive (= bad loser) to enjoy seeing my groups being trashed by stronger players and being unable to hit the little X in the corner. The club I used to go to had only about 8 players and met once a month. With SL and GnuGo, I hope to learn, play lots of games and get to a decent standard (10k?) before hitting KGS for some 'real' games.

Thanks a lot to all those who contribute to SL - it's appreciated. I'll try and do some editing/linking to pay my way.


Stefan: Welcome to SL, HighQ. I hope you enjoy your stay here. Many people would advise against your plan to play GnuGo more than a few times though. Not so much to learn that way and what you learn is probably wrong. Better to join human opponents a lot sooner on one of the go servers

HighQ: Thanks for the welcome, and the advice. I play mostly 13x13 at the moment as with job, house and family (2 children) I only get little pockets of time to do my own stuff. Would lots of 13x13 play be useful or might it give me bad habits as you suggest GnuGo could? Also, is getting to 10kyu this year a sensible target or should I expect to need hundreds of games (= many years) of study?

(Sebastian:) Welcome, HighQ! Trying to achieve a certain kyu has in my experience been as elusive as becoming a Major League basketball player for a 5' person. (See also my remark on geno's homepage). If I set myself goals, then rather concrete ones, which I can directly influence, such as the ones on the Playing Check List. Regarding the size you might check out Who should play on which board size. Playing on Go servers is a great experience; and don't be shy, there are many players that would be happy to learn from you. Just don't hit the little X, if you don't want to be an escaper.


Well . . . been playing on KGS for a while now. Thanks to those who suggested I play real people.

I'm currently 20k? and don't seem to be able to lose my '?' which makes it tricky getting games. I've played 6 rated games against non '?' players within 3 stones of me and won 2 of them but no joy so far on getting a firm rank. Any ideas? I play as 'kestrel' BTW



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