Table of contents |
My name is Josh Larson. I am an AGA 2 kyu. I live in Roseville, Minnesota (USA).
I began playing Go around August of 2002.
I play at the Minneapolis / Saint Paul Go Club
I play online at KGS, IGS, DGS, & Dashn as joshual000
I attended the 2004 AGA Go Congress. Some notes from the congress are here Joshual000/2004CongressBlog.
Currently I've found pro game memorization to be useful for improving my play. This seems to work best with a companion to play the moves of the other color.
Memorizing games that have additional analysis has been especially useful, as first I memorize the game. Then, I play through (with a companion) and try to imagine possible variations. Often variations I try are mentioned in the analysis. This has been much more rewarding than simply reading the analysis passively.
Usually my whole-game retention lasts only a few days. However I generally retain the fuseki for quite a while. This is also especially helpful as I believe most of my games are won/lost in the fuseki.
(Clearly I make mistakes throughout the game, but playing a strong fuseki generally induces my opponent to make more mistakes than I do)
Otherwise I've embarked upon the 'Get Strong' series (not the parodies). Currently working through 'Get Strong at Joseki' & 'Get Strong at the Opening' both borrowed from scotth.
Go Books in my Library (and who currently is borrowing them):
Life and Death
Tesuji
(Brian)
Attack and Defence
Whole Board Thinking in Joseki I
Whole Board Thinking in Joseki II
Strategic Concepts of Go
The Chinese Opening (The Sure-Win Strategy) Masao Kato
Dictionary of Basic Joseki I
Dictionary of Basic Joseki II
Dictionary of Basic Joseki III
The Nihon Ki-in Small Encyclopedia: Fuseki Volume II
How to Win a Won Game
(Dave?)
Rescue and Capture
(Dave?)
Learn to Play Go vol IV: Battle Strategies
(Dave?)
The Direction of Play
Get Strong at Attacking
Position Judgement High-Speed Game Analysis
Get Strong at Joseki
Get Strong at Invading
Books outside my library I've managed to scavenge (borrow) and read:
The Great Joseki Debates
How to Play Handicap Go
Appreciating Famous Games
Get Strong at the Opening
Get Strong at Joseki I