Jared Beck

Hello!

My name is Jared Beck. I have been playing go since 2002 at the Empty Sky Club and the Cornell Baduk Club.

2005 - AGA 1 Dan
2006 - Second place in US Open 1 Dan section
2007 - First place in US Open 2 Dan section
2011 - 5-1 record in US Open
2012 - First place in US Open 2 Dan section
2012 - Awarded 2 Dan certificate from HankukKiwon

Favorite Quotations

• There are pictures in your mind, and you can choose them. --Guo Juan on how to select a move
• In Go, and in Life, we search for the best move. The beauty in Go and Life are the same.
• Innocence of heart and violence of feeling are necessary in any kind of superior achievement: The arts cannot exist without them. - Louise A. Bogan

Other

• My Shusaku Number is 5 by various routes:
  • Shusaku - Iwasaki Kenzo - Honinbo Shusai - Iwamoto Kaoru - Georg Fotzler - me
  • Shusaku - Iwasaki Kenzo - Honinbo Shusai - Iwamoto Kaoru - Steve Fawthrop - me
  • Shusaku - Shuho - Kita Fumiko - Shiratori Sumiko - Michael Redmond - me

• A few funny matchups, seen on KGS:
  • 2008
    • bigbadwolf vs. pitbull
  • 2005
    • skill vs. control (August 18)
    • gnome vs. minataur (August 18)
    • orangutan vs. wildgrass (Sep. 13)
    • bambi vs. wildgrass (Oct. 4)
    • internet vs. life (Oct. 16)

• My Teaching Experiences

• I've had the pleasure of playing the following pros: Michael Redmond, Nagahara Yoshiaki, Kawamura Kazunori, Guo Juan, Yang Yilun, Alexandre Dinerchtein