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I'm Mike Malveaux, wegobad (wei'qi, igo, baduk) on DGS, IGS, KGS, and OGS. (I was "TakeNGive" for some years, but that screen-name is retired.) My age is nearing 45, and I've been playing Go almost twenty years, on and off. I live in Tacoma (near Seattle), where I get to play pretty often (yay!), and teach the game to kids. My [ext] AGA rating is -4.

I'm less active here than I used to be (probably a good thing ;-) but I take initial blame for: Where would you play?; TournamentDirecting; Go at the Olympics; Making Go More Popular; and some of Teaching methods, particularly First Capture. (My theory and practice of teaching has changed somewhat; I'll have to make time to revive / revise that discussion.)

I maintained an archive of [ext] AGA E-Journal; and I did a few reviews for the [ext] GTL, and added a bit to [ext] Go Problems. I played on the DragonSensei go teaching team at DGS. I have some [ext] Go-themed t-shirts etc. for sale through [ext] CafePress. If anyone wants to print them locally, contact me and I'll send you high-res PNGs.

I helped with the 2005 U.S. Go Congress (mostly the [ext] logo) in Tacoma Washington. I attended the [ext] 2006 U.S. Go Congress in North Carolina (placed 2nd in the 6k band), and the [ext] 2007 U.S. Go Congress in Pennsylvania (where I didn't play many games, but got to record for several strong players, including Feng Yun). I'm peripherally involved in the [ext] 2008 U.S. Go Congress in Oregon, dealing with the vendor who supplies the T-shirts, tote bags, etc.

I wish I'd investigated SenseisLibrary sooner -- it seems to have more aji than [ext] RGG. Thanks for everything, Morten, Arno, and all the dedicated deshi!


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