Steve Kroon

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I'm a South African 6 kyu at the [ext] Stellenbosch Go Club. I've been playing since 1995, off and on. My nick on KGS and the Western Go Ladder is TheKro (currently KGS 10k, WGL Tier 4 (5k-7k)).


Promotion and tournament history

Maybe the pattern will be of use to someone.

1995: 30k (started)
1995: 29k (1 win vs 0 losses)
1 March 1996: 28k (1 win vs 1 loss)
1 March 1996: 27k (1 win vs 0 losses)
6 March 1996: 26k (1 win vs 1 loss)
13 March 1996: 25k (1 win vs 2 losses)
23 March 1996: 24k (1 win vs 2 losses)
1 April 1996: 23k (1 win vs 4 losses)
1 April 1996: 22k (1 win vs 0 losses)
4 April 1996: 21k (1 win vs 4 losses)
21 April 1996: 20k (4 wins vs 3 losses)
8 May 1996: 19k (detour via 21k, 4 wins vs 3 losses)
24 July 1996: 18k (detour via 20k, 10 wins vs 6 losses)
28 August 1996: 17k (detour via 20k, 10 wins vs 12 losses)
30 August 1996: 16k (detour via 18k, 3 wins vs 1 loss)
4 September 1996: 15k (4 wins vs 1 loss)
23 September 1996: 27th in the 1996 South African Open - won the 20k-15k division
23 September 1996: 14k (detour via 16k, 9 wins vs 6 losses and 1 jigo)
3 February 1997: 13k (detour via 15k, 10 wins vs 15 losses)
12 February 1997: 12k (3 wins vs 0 losses)
23 February 1997: 11k (4 wins vs 2 losses)
12 May 1997: 10k (7 wins vs 6 losses)
6 March 1998: 9k (detour via 13k, 12 wins vs 16 losses)
September 1998 - April 2002: No games 28 August 2003: 8k (detour via 15k, 34 wins vs 48 losses)
4 March 2004: 7k (10 wins vs 11 losses)
22 June 2004: 6k (24 wins vs 19 losses)
June 2004: Participated in 2004 Cape Town Open - 1 win out of 3 games (upset: beat a 3k on scratch)
October 2004: 6th in Upper Division of [ext] 2004 Western Cape Open
12 March 2005: 5k (detour via 9k, 51 wins vs 66 losses)
March 2005: Placed 2nd in the [ext] 2005 Cape Town Open (upset: beat a 3k and a 1k on scratch)
March 2005: Finished last (13th) in the [ext] Stellenbosch Club First Quarter Handicap Tournament
May 2005: Finished 3rd in the [ext] Stellenbosch Club Second Quarter Handicap Tournament
16 July 2005: Finished last (12th) in the [ext] South African Candidates' Tournament
6 August 2005: Placed 7th in the [ext] 2005 Western Cape Open (upsets: beat a 4k on scratch, was beaten by a 6k on scratch)
8 August 2005: Part of winning Western Cape team in 1st [ext] Gauteng-Western Cape Internet Showdown (upset: won my game vs a 3-kyu)
August 2005: 50 wins vs 44 losses since reaching 5 kyu (currently detouring at 6 kyu)


My progress to end of May 2005


Study Pages

Overview of Fusekis
General Opening Principles
Basic Strategies List
Overview of Josekis
More on Josekis
The Joseki Quick Reference
Taxonomy of Joseki
Overview of Standard Enclosures
Unusual Enclosures
Framework Theory
Invading And Reducing Around Enclosures
Middlegame Joseki: Three-space extension invasions
3-3 invasions
Middlegame Joseki: Reduction Techniques
Overview of Life and Death
Shapes and Connections
Overview of Notchers
Overview of Endgame
Scoring - Endgame Reckoner
Overview of Tesujis
Overview of Shape
Miai Values List
All about Liberties
All about Ko
Six Good and Six Bad Shapes
Basic Instincts
Strategic concepts
Go Proverbs
Advice for Handicap Go
About memorizing Go Games

Other pages I use quite often


Other South African Go Players on Senseis

Victor Chow
Ben Gale
Konrad Scheffler
John Leuner
AcidBurn
GoJac


My most popular contribution to Sensei's Library so far: Top Players by Country. Other popular contributions: BQM232, this page, and KGS People.

Other previously popular contributions:


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