CGBSpender
Hi !
About me : I'm a french 26 yo go player, living in Rennes, specialized in translation. I've been playing and studing since January 2004. I used to love playing ranked games but after a few months of stagnation, I kinda turned myself into a teacher mainly, more willing to share my knowledge rather than improving my Go anymore.I probably am not that strong a player (4d in serious tournament games) but probably strong enough to teach Kyu players.
KGS account : CGBSpender
Why do I teach for free when some 2d or even lower ranked players teach for a fee ?
Because I don't need to get paid to earn a living, my greatest pleasure being to see my friends and students' strength improving.
Any suggestions for improving ?
I would suggest everyone should start by reading ( until complete assimilation ) Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go by Kageyama. This book is about basics but it's a great book for anyone who wants to reach 1d. As a 4d, I still read it regularly.
I am the owner of the CGB's Teaching Room under social and invite anyone's whom wants to study seriously to join the room. A teaching schedule was recently organized to help players improve in a friendly atmosphere ( quizzes, team teaching game etc ) and I would like to thank DerPlumps (3d) and lepinskie (2d) for their precious help and always interesting lectures.
Schedule : (Visit our room to get the exact hour)
► Monday : Tsumego Lecture by lepinskie (2d) and 30 min practice on Wed-Fri-Sun - same start time.
► Wednesday : Teaching game + Review by CGBSpender
► Friday : Theory Lecture by CGBSpender
► Sunday : Team Teaching Game. A Dan player takes White against a group of players. Black will be able to discuss moves and decide which suggestion suits the game best. This will encourage kyu players to train their reading in a friendly atmosphere. 3/29/09 7:00 PM
Every lecture, demo, or teaching games are available here :
http://senseigoclub.free.fr/Teaching/
so that everyone can review it later if one wasn't able to attend the lesson.
I have been asked to give lessons on many subjects, but unfortunately I can't remember all of the suggestions. Therefore, I recommend players to edit this page and let me know of their wishes. Also, any kind of feedback will be greatly appreciated.
For more precision, leave a comment, a question, a suggestion or express your interest below, thank you.
Feedback and suggestions :
pandabox: 1) 45 min main time or longer for tourney games.
2) A rengo tournament, with random pairing, would be fun.