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I'm learning go for the third time in 30 years. The first two times I learnt the rules (of course) but couldn't "get" tactics or, especially, strategy. This time, by having a 1dan teacher, by reading volumes from the Elementary Go Series, by playing more (over the board and on KGS), and by attempting tsumego problems, I'm starting to "get" it for the first time. SL is a great resource. After 18 months occasional play I reached about 8kyu, but further progress is slow, concentration is a problem, ...

Rodney Topor, recent changes junkie (sigh), Brisbane, Australia
([email] r_topor@yahoo.com, grauniad on KGS)


Grauniad: Is Go harder to learn if you're over 50 when you start (seriously)?

Frs: I don't think that improving is a matter of age but that it relates to your current rank. When playing in the 25 kyu league it is more likely that a player plays occasional weak moves, the better opponent can exploit for his advantage. But the stronger the player get, the less likely it becomes that they will play weak moves. Thus it is more difficult to improve from 10k to 9k than to improve from 25k to 24k.



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