solovay

I've been playing Go seriously for about eight years. Progress has been slow and I would guesstimate my current strength as around 20 kyu.

I play on DragonGoServer under the name solovay where my current ranking is 21 kyu. My AGA ranking was 18 kyu but I went 0 for 3 in a recent tournament so it's probably dropped a stone or two.

On KGS I play as solovay2 and solovay3. Until the last day or so my rating on KGS was 17k?. But I lost a game and it demoted me to ?. So I opened a new account to see how much the rating history affects my rating.

I've been taking lessons on KGS from Tsurukame. I find him an excellent teacher.

I've decided to make a big push on getting better at Go and plan to annotate my progress (or lack thereof) in a Go Blog which I hope to set up "real soon now". It's my ambition to make it to SDK by September 2006.

Interesting Wiki Pages

• GoGrinder
• Migeru Interesting home page. References a web page where you can find the number of games you have played on KGS.
• Link Collection A useful connection of links connected to Go.
• pH34r Very interesting discussion on memorizing games.
• velobici Interesting home page. Especially the blog.
• HowToWinWithA9StoneHandicap
• SenteALiberalInterpretation
• Fear of Losing

Saved Orphans [I hope this isn't an un-wiki-thing to do!]

• DifferencesBetweenAmateursAndBeginners
• VitBrunner