Ellimist
About me:
My name is Scott Jankowski, and I'm an 18 year old from Port Charlotte, Florida. I learned to play Go a while back, maybe end of 2004, early 2005... but mostly at the "oh, he took my stone... why?" level. In late 2005, after I read some Hikaru no Go manga, I started to want to know more about the game. I started on Yahoo Games and soon found KGS. I'd say I didn't REALLY get into Go until late January, early February of 2006 and have since become OBSESSED with it. I am Furiously fighting to make Go as common here in the United States as it is in Asia, and I WON'T stop until America has its own version of the Nihon Ki-in, and even then I doubt I'll stop.^^
Pupils:
RizaHwkeye? 19k?
KosukeOchi? 11k?
Teachers:
Akai [-]
NejiHyuuga? [-]
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Rivalry!
For those of you that don't know me very well, I am totally into the whole 'rivalry' deal. So far I can only consider two people my rivals. John Russel (JFR on KGS), and a player on KGS (who refuses to disclose to me his full name and will only say to call him Jus U) Called 'ChoUsRival' From now on, I'm going to keep a record of our wins/ losses here on this page. (Rated Games Only) there is another person on KGS that I play frequently, her name is Lindsey (Scythe on KGS). Although we play often, I can't really call her a rival yet, (although that is how I think of it) because she is a bit too strong for me. (the record is something like 50-1) Once I catch up to her, I will start keeping track of our games here.
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Wins- Me: 24 John: 34
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Wins- Me: 1 Jus: 2
Blog:
4/3/07
Hi again! I have a lot of news for my blog fans today! First, i would like to introduce my new pupil, KosukeOchi? 11k? I took him on as a regular student two days ago, and he has been redily accepting teaching games. I'd also like to introduce another teaqcher of mine, Akai. He has graciously accepted me as his student, and I hope that he will be able to teach me as much as Neji-sensei has. I recently registered for a tournament coming up on May 5-6, in Orlando FL. The tournament has been organized by Joshua Lee (starstreak on KGS) and will be AGA sanctioned. The turnout is looking superb so far, with attendance already surpassing the expected number! My younger sister will be accompanying me, but in the lower-kyu division. im happy to say that I am a breath away from 5k, and expecting to improve rapidly, as I now have a rather impressive collection of Go books at my disposal. I have already made it halfway through 'In the Beginning' by Ikuro Ishigure. Well, I trust this is sufficient enough for now to keep Jus from invading my blog again! ^^ later
3/21/07
Well, I have a lot of news for my blog fans today! I moved back to Florida a few days ago, and now have regular net access! I reached 6k, and am that much closer to 2d by congress! I'm also planning on attending a tournament in Orlando on May 5-6. It will be my first tournament, and I think it is a great way to help prepare for Congress! I also had a stroke of good luck; two hours before we started driving to Florida, the mailman showed up with my 2006 AGA Yearbook! I was able to occupy myself during the LOOOONG trip by reading the articles, and solving the tsumego inside! (I was planning on just re-reading 'Attack and Defense' again...)
3/19/07
Message from ChoUsRival: WAKE UP AND UPDATE UR BLOG XD I SAW U ON AT MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT SO I KNOW U HAVE THE TIME ^.^
01/21/07
I am almost 6k on KGS now! I figure to be 2d by the 2007 Go Congress, I need to raise up 1 rank per month from now until then (July 28 - August 5) Piece of cake!!! Also, I recently met Mr. Christopher Vu from the AGHS (American Go Honor Society). It is an organization run by kids, for kids, promoting Go everywhere in the US. I am confident that I will soon be able to start that youth Go League here in northern Ohio sometime in the near future. ^^If anyone in the Lorain/ Amherst/ Elyria Ohio are interested, you can contact me for more info. at inseisoon@yahoo.com
1/4/07
Happy new year everyone! I start 2007 off as a 7th Kyu on KGS (barely) its been a rocky start for me so far, with 6 games played, and 6 games lost. I really hope this isn't a preview of things to come, but if it is, I guess I have no choice but to keep pushing forward! My Goal of 2 Dan by the 2007 Go Congress is looking more and more unrealistic with each passing day. But that's ok, I'm not planning on calling it quits just yet, I'm ordering some books on Joseki and Life & Death, and my collection of professional Kifu is forever growing! I'm still looking for players to help start a Youth Go League here in Lorain, OH (USA) e-mail me for more info: inseisoon@yahoo.com
12/29/06
Wow, it's been a loong time since I've made an entry here!
11/15/06
It's been a while since I've written anything here, so I think I'll update everyone on my 'homework, I finally finished 'Attack and Defense" (Elementary Go Series vol.5) and i must say, I really liked it. I reccommend everyone to read it if you can. I have a binder full of professional game records that I've had for a while, but I haven't done anything with them yet. I think I'll review one game every couple days or so. You can find printable game records here: http://www.go4go.net/english
10/21/06
Well, I had a lot of free time today, so I managed to finish my homework! ^^ I also read a good bit of 'Attack and Defense'. My head hurts now... (shodan here I come...)
10/20/06
Sorry Sub- sensei, but I still haven't finished my homework, 'Opening Theory Made Easy' (Otake Hideo). I am about halfway through it. Normally, I would've had it read within the first few days, but as you know, I've been a bit busy the past couple weeks. In my spare time, I have been switching back and forth between that, and 'Attack and Defense' (vol.5 of the Elementary Go Series) but between you and me, I'd much rather be playing Go than reading about it. >_^ Unfortunately, there aren't many Go players around here (as far as I know) so I haven't played in over a week. (UTTER TORTURE!!! T_T)
10/5/06
I never thought I would EVER get tired of Go-anything, but I have met my match. today i did 618 Tsumego problems on goproblems.com. T_T I am giving that up for the night, and am gonna read a bit more of Opening Theory Made Easy (Otake Hideo). I'll hit the problems again tomorrow night, and with luck, I'll break 8k sometime this weekend.^^ Maybe I'll try some fuseki/ whole-board problems instead of tsumego...
10/3/06
Hi everyone! I am SO happy, I made it to 9kyu (KGS3) the other day, and cant wait to reach 8kyu! I am shooting for 2dan by next year's Go Congress. I am learning a lot lately, so it just might be possible:) although I am still 0-2 in my SnR matches...oh well >_<. Sub0 has accepted me as a student, and has already taught me a lot. Im sure reaching 2nd dan will be no trouble at all now. I am currently reading Otake Hideo's - "Opening Theory Made Easy". I am really weak in Fuseki/ Joseki, in fact about 80% of my games that I win, I am at least 10 points behind going into middle-game. Hopefully this book will help me out.
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What's the best time to try to meet you on KGS? I'm going to a new GO club in sarasota on Wednesday! JFR
Sounds good Scott! We should keep track of what our ranks and dates for our games. I don't think we have ever been more than 2 stones apart (if even that). JFR
SCOTT! how dare u ask me to be a rival then not mention me! :o ! -ChoUsRival
Do I have to... you wouldn't like it :p -Retro
Anonymous: Any chance you could mark changes to this page "minor edits"?
Ellimist : lol Cho... Anonymous, i dont mind MINOR editing. (spelling, punctuation, etc..)
ChoUsRival: Uh huh i see u dun mention the handi in the game results up top ;>