Tokee
My true name is Stefan, I come from Witten (Germany, NRW). As a kid, I played go with my brother. We only knew the rules and had much fun with it. It *always* began at tengen, and after that, two widly fighting, spiraling groups would fight each other. After the match we stood back to watch the beautiful picture.
Isnt that true go? To not bother about consequences too much, but have just fun?
Later, we stopped playing go.
I only begun again, because a friend of mine, will wanted to learn the rules, after I told him about the game. Or did I want him learn the rules? ☺ Forgot. After a few, if not a dozen frustrating 19x19 games for both(he never took handicap) he suddenly got "the enlightment" how to play and from that on beat me all the time :( ☺. Thanks will, for creating enthusiasm also in me.
I am now on the brink to 4kyu at KGS. I don't know about my real rank. Last tournament I played like a 6kyu.
I used to be in the ASR-League, and learn from Guo Juans audiogolessons.
I also wrote a few haikus here, related to go.
A few dates:
2007 15.1. 1st win vs 6kyu 26.1. 900th game 19.2. 1st win vs 5kyu 06.3. 1st doubleko 09.3. 1st game with 2 seki 05.3. 1000th game 02.5. 1200th game 21.5. 1st win vs 3kyu (by mistake; even was a internet tournament game) 27.5. 1st win vs 4kyu during internet tournament 12.6. 1300th game 24.7. place 46 of 93 in my category (iwamoto tournament)
2008 18.4. 2nd game with 2 seki 21.4. 1400th game 30.5. 1500th game 11.7. 1600th game 04.12.1700th game 31.12.1800th game
2009 9.1. 1st win against 1dan (he tried mirror go) 10.1.-11.1. 14th tournament in Essen 1:4 - 9 consecutive wins 28.1. won with 120.5 points 27.1. op resigned after move 28 25.1. 1900th games 4.2. 3rd game with 2nd seki 11.2. my best moves so far? Game against Nekro, moves 250+252 26.2. my first bathtube game 6.3. first game where I got a single group... at least with 5 tones handicap 12.6. won with 186.5 points... although the opponent left during counting ^^
14 tournaments 60 games (+1 internet tournament 8 games) Rating 1587 Eur #2603 Ger #619
"Your style is passive =) You play Go like a mouse on our banner (lol) Try to attack more! If you want to change your passive playing style, study game records of Yoo Changhyuk, Takemiya, Cho Hunhyun or Miyazawa Goro. You may also try “Kill-all Go”: Take 17 handicap stones (free placement) and try to kill every group of your opponent. If you cannot kill them all – make the handicap bigger."
New links:
Test your own style too (20kyu or better)
Tsumego
Useful/interesting links:
Study Joseki Life and Death Problems and ExercisesGo in extreme places
Current Pro Rating Ladder (link broken =()
Who is who in Go
Korea:
- Lee Sedol 9p, #12
- Lee Changho 9p, #4
- Cho Hun-hyeon 9p
- Yoo Changhyuk 9p
- Pak Yeong-hun 9p, #11
- Rui Naiwei, 9p, origin: china, #149
Japan:
- Kobayashi Koichi 9p
- Yamashita Keigo 9p
- Hane Naoki 9p
- Yoda Norimoto 9p, #6
- Sakata Eio 9p
- Ishida Yoshio 9p
- Takemiya Masaki 9p
- Otake Hideo 9p, honorary Gosei
- Rin Kaiho 9p, honorary Tengen, origin: china
- O Rissei 9p, origin: taiwan
- O Meien 9p, origin: taiwan
- Cho U 9p, origin: taiwan, #2
- Cho Chikun 9p, origin: korea, #8
- Yuki Satoshi 9p, #5
- Takao Shinji 9p, #7
- Kobayashi Satoru 9p, #10
- Umezawa Yukari 9p
- Honinbo Shusaku +1862
- Honinbo Shusai +1940
- Kitani Minoru 9p, +1975
- Kato Masao 9p, +2004
China:
- Ma Xiaochun 9p
- Gu Li 9p, #1
- Nie Weiping 9p
- Jiang Mingjiu 7p
- Go Seigen
- Xie He 6p, #3
- Luo Xihe 9p, #9
Western Players:
- Hans Pietsch GER, 6p +2003
- Michael Redmond USA, 9p, #83
- Catalin Taranu RO, 5p, #186
- Alexandr Dinerstein RU, 3p, #228
- Guo Juan NL, 7d, former pro (5p), origin: china, #237
- Rob van Zeijst NL, 7d, #238
- Cristian Pop RO, 7d, #239
- Svetlana Shikshina RU, 3p, #240
- Cornel Burzo RO, 6d, #241
- Radek Nechanicky CZ, 6d, #242
- Fan Hui FR, 2p
- Janice Kim USA, 3p
- Manfred Wimmer A, 2p, +1995
- James Kerwin USA, pro
- Fernando Aguilar AR, 6D
- Dragos Bajenaru RO,6D
- Ion Florescu RO, 6D
- Mero Csaba HU, 6D
- Ondrej Silt CZ, 6D
- Benjamin Teuber GER, 6D
- Franz-Josef Dickhut GER, 6D
Big Titles
Korea:
Japan:
China:
International:
Kgs quote:
PaperTiger?: Neat, 3 wild turkeys walking down the road and gobbling wr: which road? RoundTuit?: ...and what were they gobbling? PaperTiger?: The road I live on. Sorry about the second question, I don't speak Turkish RoundTuit?: ?
Tokee (5k): The Cornel seems younger now areal (3k): small version of Cornel ^^ Muttley (2k): it's Minime Tyro82 (2k?): It's his daughter. gaarg (1k): already looks at least 2d Muttley (2k): She is thinking about a tesuji ..... eejanaika (6k): nice blue eyes Mystical (1d): as expected of cornel's daughter Muttley (2k): apparently she is very good at making placements in her nappies, like most babies Muttley (2k): so she has a great future in go fab (-): I was telling me that this game lacked stpuid kyu comments ^^
a few Gecko-links (Tokee is the name of a Gecko, so its gorelated enough =))
animations:
commented games (for my study; top is newest):
- Florian-Tokee (3handi)
Download (reviewed by Florian 1k)
- Hikarujr-Tokee
Download (reviewed by Starstreak 1k)
Go-songs
wake me up, before you go-go Killing me softly It cuts like a knife Donīt go jump
Fantasy Go-quotes
It's not how one dies, its how one lives that truly matters. - Artemis Entreri Power is always a relative concept. - Yharaskrik There are reasons for things that a casual observer might not understand. - Jarlaxle If so powerful you are… why leave? - Yoda to foe (you see, his opponent was an escaper) It's the sensible, logical thing to do, of course, which is why we don't do it. - Tanis Halfelven
"Quotes" of past teachers: (a la Muttley) (no, they were not my teachers, its kind of a joke)
Umezawa Yukari: Your style reminds me of Hikaru no Go. Me: Wow, Hikaru no Go. Thats some statement! Umezawa Yukari: To be more precise: you know of that girl, Akari Fujisaka that lost so badly against Hikaru with 24 handicap stones? Kobayashi Koichi: Your game reminds me of Lee Sedol. In one aspect, at least: you are taking too many risks. Takemiya Masaki: One might call your play also "cosmic": look, all ya groups are like dozens of stars, all with a single eye, and remind me of black holes. Cho Chikun: If you keep playing like this, I'll never play you again! Me: You can't, I already paid our next 20 lessons! Cho Chikun: That's why I hate Go!*
*Cho Chikun once stated he hates Go (despite his skill)