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Ilan
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Hello there, I am ilanpi AKA Ilan Vardi. You can find out
more about me on my websites
As far as go is concerned, I started playing in February 2003
and have reached 8 gup on Dashn and 3 kyu on KGS. I hope to
keep improving . I am somewhat optimistic based on the following
two facts: I got to 4k without knowing or understanding
anything about the opening (though I now seem to know more
about the opening than my Dashn opponents).
The only aspect
that I somewhat understand is minigo, that is, 7x7 and
9x9 go. If you have any questions about that, I may be
able to help you. I have started writing 9x9 reviews on the
Go Teaching Ladder, see My go equipment wish list starts with a 17" screen. One day I would like one of those kaya boards with legs, but in 9x9 size.
Yes!! Thank you for pointing it out, who cares about kaya anyway?
For an alternative view of Go, see my Linux and Go website
I used to be pretty good at chess (2340 in the US) and I will write up a comparison of chess and go, if I ever get to an equivalent level in go. My fundamental opinion can be summarized in this way: "Chess is pop music and go a symphony." Oh, and I should specify that I don't particularly believe that either form of musical expression is superior to the other.
I have also written a website about Dots and Boxes, a game
which is somewhat similar to Go, and which shares Go's
mathematical foundations, see
This is a copy of the living page "Ilan" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |