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My name is Anton Ninno. I learned to play Go at Syracuse University in the early 1970's, and have been playing Go off and on since then.

I don't play in tournaments. Based on my experience with rated players at the local Go club, I estimate my rating to be around 10-kyu. My interest in the game has always been about the history and cultural aspects of the game, and I am particulary facinated by the equipment.

I very much enjoy promoting Go and teaching beginners. After many years as a member of the Go club at Syracuse University, I started the Central New York Go Club (CNYGO. We needed a club that was convenient for people weren't students or faculty, and couldn't park on the campus.

The CNY Go Club has been meeting weekly since December 2, 2002. About a dozen people come to most of our meetings, sometimes a lot more. We keep a record of everyone who visits the club, and our list now has close to 100 names. Most of them are beginners who only come once or twice. Our regular players, those who come at least monthly, numbers about 25-30. The club meets in the back of the Market Cafe at the Wegmans grocery store on Rt. 5 in Dewitt, the eastern suburb of Syracuse. We've had articles about the club appear in the Post Standard newspaper and a few local weekly papers.

Wegmans is a very nice place to play Go. The Market Cafe has plenty of tables and chairs, and a wide selection of food that includes sushi and a Chinese buffet. The store has a huge parking and it's open 24/7. The club pays nothing to meet there, so we encourage players to buy food and beverages. We like to think the management sees that we are good customers!

The CNY Go Club is a chapter of the American Go Association. We do not charge dues for membership and have no elected officers. We like the idea that we have managed to run the club with a minimum of bureacracy. I serve as the club contact person and maintain our Yahoo Group website. Go have a look!

CNY Go Club - Syracuse, NY [ext] http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/cnygo/



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