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Welcome To KGS
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This page is for new KGS users (Kiseido Go Server). It describes how to get your first game on KGS.

First, you should register your account.

Registering is not mandatory, but it makes it easier to get games. It is easy and free of charge.

To register your account, use the menu: User -> Register and follow the instructions. When you get your password, you need to log out from KGS and then log in again with your password. If you never get your password, check out [ext] http://kgs.kiseido.com/blacklist.html.

Now you are ready to get a game.

Unlike some other go servers, you do not send private messages to other players in order to ask for a game. To get a game on KGS, you just need to click the New Game button (located at the top right of the KGS rooms window). This will open a dialog box. In the Notes field, you should state your (approximate) rank. Again, this is not mandatory but it makes it easier to get a game. If you don't know what your rank is, you should probably write beginner or 30k.

Now click OK in the dialog box and wait for someone to challenge you. Click OK again to accept the challenge and start playing.

The other way to get a game.

You can also get a game by simply clicking an open challenge in the KGS rooms window. The open challenges are the boldface lines. You should try to play your first rated game with someone about as strong as yourself.

How to get a rating.

For a solid rating (no "?"), you must win several rated games and lose several rated games, against solidly rated players close to your actual rank (adjusting for handicaps). In order to get a good provisional rating and a useful graph, you should play your first Rated game with someone near your own rank (or properly handicapped for the rank difference). You can find your rank by playing a few Free games.

For more information.



This is a copy of the living page "Welcome To KGS" at Sensei's Library.
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