Shinato

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Power is My Goal, Glory is Only an Option

My Go Career

Hello fellow Go players! Nice to meet you, I am Shinato. People often call me Shina, Shin, or just plain Shinato! I've been playing Go since late Febuary of 2007. I play on the Kiseido Go Server (KGS) and have a rank of 1d-1k there (for now). I plan to take my Go career higher and become a Go pro one day under the Nihon Ki-in (Japan Go Association). I also love teaching Go to new players and beginners. To become pro I study almost everyday doing: tsumego (alot almost everyday), view pro games (mostly Go Seigen), I plan to buy a book soon, and I am going to buy a Go board to practice when I'm bored and can't use a computer at the moment. If you know of anything else please recommend it to me! I also use Japanese phrase often when playing, most commonly onegaishimasu. This is a polite Japanese phrase said before playing, but don't be alarmed! As you clearly see, I am an English speaker. You can answer me with a good luck, or a have fun it doesn't make a difference. Go is Go, nothing can change that.

For KGS Go players, I am also the founder and owner of Soul of the Meijin under social.

[ext] My Game Record

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My Life On KGS

KGS is like my second home! Everyone there is actually alive. I've had experience on other servers, but it seems that the chatting function there was superfluous. Most people on KGS are friendly, and everyone is willing to help you improve. Here are some people that are really important to me.

  • My Sensei:
    • Papabearx3
  • My Rivals:
    • haruto
    • Kscnoko123
    • Teg
    • SPrasengan
    • reprobanym
  • Acknowledgements:
    • Papabearx3
    • schrody
    • haruto
    • Anya
    • Kscnoko123
  • My Favorite Admins:
    • Javaness
    • Uizado

Teaching

As a player with a rank somewhere between 1-2k, I feel it is my duty to teach weaker players. I do appreciate teaching and my students. I teach players 30-8k usually. I'm not a very strict teacher, but I will often ask you what your the purpose of your move is, and perhaps critique your moves by saying, 'good' or 'bad'. I tend to be friendly with my students, many of who are my friends, but I expect to see respect and that you are paying attention. If you would like a teaching game, I would prefer it be an even game where I will take control and show the proper moves. If you would like for a review that is also fine, where it is your option whether or not to take a handicap. I am also free to go over anything specific or if you would like to see a professional game. At this moment I am not accepting any students. Please check again later for updates.


Miscellaneous

Ah, yes, Go is simply amazing! Why, ever since I played the game long ago I couldn't forget it! However, to tell you the truth, I also have many other things you still don't know about me (well, even with this list I still hold other interesting facts...)!

  • My Favorite Go Professionals:
    • Go Seigen
    • Hon'inbo Shusaku
    • Janice Kim
  • All My Goals and Dreams:
    • To become a manga/anime-ka
    • For my manga/anime to become a success
    • To Move to Japan
    • To represent Nihon Ki-in as one of their pros
    • To atleast obtain professional skill
    • To help my students get stronger
  • Places in the World I Wish to Visit:
    • Japan (live there eventually)
    • Egypt
    • Korea
    • Italy
    • Great Britain
  • Interests:
    • Playing/Teaching/Studying Go
    • Watching Anime
    • Reading/Drawing Manga
    • Learning Japanese
    • Listening to Music
  • Music:
    • J-Rock
    • J-Pop
    • Orchestra
    • Classical
    • Jazz

My Perspective

I have many different opinions about certain subjects. I tend to try to express these opinions unless it may seem offensive to someone. But, here are just some facts about me on KGS, not really my personal life.

  • Yes, you may see me trying to help Admins by warning people. Many ask, Why? You're not an Admin.... I say, Why not? KGS is my home too! Not only that, but I have realized that what they do is for the sake of the people on KGS, and I am proud to give my support.
  • New players deserve our help and respect. Not only that but people not familiar with something need that same support. When we show them otherwise, we are forgetting that we once asked the same questions (maybe not all though), Beginners need our support because without them, teachers wouldn't exist, and we would run out of interesting rivals.
  • KGS should be able to delete accounts without notice. There have been instances, where people constantly disobey the Terms of Service (TOS), and thus they should face punishment by losing an account that they worked hard to make. Not only that, but perhaps a permanent IP ban, not allowing any of their other accounts from logging on.
  • You shouldn't trust people to quickly. I have had my room stolen from me three times (twice by the same person, and made private). People don't ask me for ownership nowadays, they know I won't give it. I guess, I became a bit stubborn. Those days without my room were painful. It gave me alot of stress and saddness in reality. People have asked me also to borrow my account to give me a picture. Each time I have said No. You wouldn't want anything you cherish, taken away from you due to carelessness or a picture! Believe me, I learned it the hard way--three times!
  • The fastest way to become stronger is to play stronger people even. I usually play people about 3-4 stones stronger than me max. I usually put my rank as [-] so I can embrace the concept of losing more easily and not be so concerned with my rank.

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