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Hello, world!

I'm Alexander Duytschaever, aka "Alex", aka axd

I learned about Go some time around 1985 while still in my birthtown, (Gent, 5103N00344E, that's in Belgium, I was born there in 1967) when I stumbled upon a book written by Leon Vié (thx Frank Segers who helped me with the author's name). The black and white patterns fascinated me, and still do.

I remember I tried to introduce Go in a Shogi club that met in some cafe (forgot the name - it's a shop now) not far from the Botermarkt/Belfortstraat, without much success however. A few years later I had the occasion to start really discovering Go together with a former colleague, Christophe Fichefet. We later tried the ASCII interface of NNGS - a rather unsatisfactory way to play - until DGS and KGS came in sight.

I discovered DragonGoServer in June 2003; this refuelled my addiction for this so fascinating game. ([ext] invite me, my user ID is [ext] axd). Later I also joined KGS (same id).

[ext] BGF member since January 2004.

Feel free to browse my Go webpage at [ext] http://users.pandora.be/dual/go (especially the wallpaper section!)


Clubbing in Limburg!

I'm looking for players living in the region of Limburg to create a club in Hasselt.

Candidate club locations (add more if you have suggestions):

St. Ludovicuszaal (Rapertingen)
Luikersteenweg 395 (E313, afrit "Hasselt Oost")
Fitlink
cafe near the Universitaire Campus
A room somewhere on the Universitaire Campus?
to be investigated
Cultureel Centrum?
(Kunstlaan)
Stedelijk Conservatorium?
(Kunstlaan)
[ext] Japanse Tuin
might be an interesting place to organise club meetings and tournaments. (closed in the winter.)
Century
Leopoldplein 1

mail me (club_hasselt>gofed>be) if you are interested, or leave a message on DGS ([ext] message:axd) or KGS.


Literature

(still need to read most of it...)

GO, Het oudste denkspel, Léon Vié, 1979 (?), Uitg. J.F. Duwaer & Zn.
If I remember well, this was the book that introduced me to the game.
GoForBeginners (Dutch)
first book I bought - my sole reference for years (because I didn't have anything else)...
There is an error in the game pictured on the cover of the Uitg. Spectrum, 1976 (Prisma 1765) edition (see [1] for the answer)
GoAndGoMoku (Dover, 2nd ed.)
I liked this book because it dated back to the years '30
KawabatasMasterOfGo (Dutch, De meester van het go-spel, BZZToH 1987)
found at [ext] De Slegte
TesujiTheBook
StrategicFundamentalsInGo
OpeningTheoryMadeEasy
The33Point
KageSSecretChroniclesOfHandicapGo
LessonsInTheFundamentalsOfGo
TheDirectionOfPlay
BasicTechniquesOfGo
AttackAndDefenseTheBook
38BasicJoseki

Wishlist

InTheBeginning

Free SGF editors I recommend

MultiGo
easy to use, quick, promising
cGoban2
the client used on KGS, can also be used as SGF editor
Jago
I don't use it often any more, but it is nice if you want to play across the Internet without a need for a Go server.

Links

BenjaminTeuber/GuideToBecomeStrong
DGSWishlist
BeginnerStudySection
maybe a good starting point
Uxs
Kris created an interesting summary of terms/concepts
DietersIdeasOnGoTheory
BramGo
HandicapForSmallerBoardSizes
nice to know what handicap to use on smaller boards
RGGFAQ
holosys
Chris Lawrence made some [ext] gorgeous pics of his freshly acquired Go set
[ext] http://www.kurokigoishi.co.jp/
that's where I hope to buy a goban one day...
[ext] Chess and GO no-brainers?

Some footnotes

[1]: look at k17


And before you leave my page...

Leave your message here if you feel the need for it...


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My KGS rating is not really representative, I don't play often there for the moment. http://kgs.kiseido.com/servlet/graph/axd-en_US.png


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