The Count
I don't have much to say about myself here. I like to comment on various things that I find interesting on Sensei's Library and it seems anonymous comments are discouraged.
I hadn't played a real person 19x19 until Feb 2007, long after I became interested in go. I much prefer 9x9, at least at the moment. I have no idea what rank I am, and wish their was a 9x9 ranked server somewhere. (If there is, let me know.) Against Igowin I generally win as White and sometimes with a handicap if I play really slowly.
WillerZ: DGS supports ranked 9x9 games. Beware of using your igowin rank as a starting rank, however. It tends to overestimate things by quite a margin.
The Count: Excellent! Thanks.
The Count: Oh, turn based :(
The Count: I was very proud to make igowin take 3 handicap stones! Haven't dared to actually play it with though, in case my rank goes down again. The trick is to ignore all sente plays and make the game so confusing that even if you don't play well subsequently, igowin plays worse.
The Count: March 2007. I've played five or six more 19x19 games and have reached 14k. I am very suprised at how well other people fight compared to how well they think about just making some easy territory. I thought I would be the prize fighter with all my 9x9 practice.