cliftut
Me
Hello! I'm a beginner go player living in Texas in the U.S. I've been playing go for about half a year and I'm improving nicely. I play on KGS as cliftut and sometimes on IGS. I'm friendly and I'll play a game with anyone as long as they are not rude or vulgar. My love for go is constantly growing as I discover more about the game and learn to play. Teaching games are appreciated (I'm about 22k?), and I will gladly teach a beginner the basic rules.
I own a nice humble little go board which sadly doesn't get much use. This pains me, since I got it to play on, but my family members aren't hooked on go like me.
I'm a teenager who heard about go over a year ago from a friend. I took a look at it but the description and rules given on Yahoo confused me. Due to school and other happenings, the game was forgotten. My friend moved away at the end of that schoolyear. About halfway through the next year, he visited the school and let me borrow the first two volumes of Hikaru no Go, and the rest is history. I liked the manga, so I checked the game out online. After looking at about three web pages about the game, I was very curious. Within a week, I was hooked...
As I type this, I am a 22k on KGS. I play in the Beginner's Room, English Room, KGS Teaching Ladderk, LGD (Lance's Go Dojo), and the Ranking Room. I'm open for teaching, and in turn I will teach new players the basics if they want.
I own a spruce go board, 1/4 inch thick, and some glass stones with plastic bowls, which I got from Samarkand. I live in Grayson County, in northeast Texas, and if anyone else lives in my area, I would love to set up a live game.
My favorite teacher so far is shygost.
On KGS, I've had the pleasure of meeting hikarujr. He yearns to be a pro, but his dan or near-dan friends said he would have to be a genius since many pros start playing at age six(he's 14), and if they don't, they practice up to eight hours each day to become strong enough. So, he has set out to prove them wrong... He says he dedicates 5 hours a day, and is about 22k (KGS) after a bit over a month of playing. His goal is to reach 1 dan by next year, and I want to see him do it! Please support him so that he can become an 'unlikely' pro...
Here's the best circle board I think is possible to make while retaining basic 19*19 dimensions. It has a 19 point diamiter. Made this for kicks, and because I wanted to find out exactly how the board diagram system works in this place.
RBerenguel: Hi! Welcome to Sensei's, hope you enjoy this site and keep enjoying go. You can find some Texas' Go clubs at GoPlacesInTheUSA. Hope you can start playing in real life soon.
unkx80: Welcome to Sensei's Library. However, I am sorry to say that your list is not neccessary and will be deleted, because the page Go places already exists. But I have added your name to the existing list at Texas Go players. Thanks for your understanding.
cliftut I understand. I actually found a good map a day or two after I typed that. I've deleted it since it's not necessary.
Tas: Do you want to try a game on the circular board? I'm around 16k
Tas: Okay... KGS calls me 8k now, the invitation for a game still stands.
cliftut: Yes! Sorry, I haven't peen playing much lately so I haven't checked this place. I would love to try out a game on this board. When I've got some time I'll contact you.
Also, for anyone in the know, What happened to the page about shygost I made? It contained the story behind his lectures and sort of explained the community spirit you tend to encounter in LGD (His room on KGS).