Scott Jankowski

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About me


My name is Scott Jankowski, and I'm a 21 year old guy from Lorain, Ohio. I learned to play Go a while back, maybe end of 2004, early 2005... but mostly at the "Why are you taking my stones off the board?" level. In late 2005, after I read some Hikaru no Go manga, I found myself wanting to know more about the game. I started on Yahoo Games, but soon found KGS, where I now play as Amadeo.

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I am also the Founding President of the Wandering Go Club.

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I studied Baduk (Go), under Kim Sung-rae 4p, in South Korea at the King's Baduk Center from March 2009 until December 2009. The work load was intense, 10+ hours everyday (except Sunday), not including homework. The day began after breakfast with 2 hours of tsumego. In the hour or so before lunch, we were given our daily exams. These exams consisted of speed-solving tsumego (the objective was to solve as many problems as possible out of the hundred or so on the exam paper within the allotted 10-15 minutes), and a test on the chapters we had to learn from our study books on opening theory.

After lunch came our league games. There were originally two leagues (A and B), but several students had to return home after the first three months, eliminating the need for two leagues. We were expected to play a minimum of two league games per day, and to remember them for review later (for review purposes, the players would create an .sgf file on the computer after finishing the game, usually from memory).

Before dinner we had a short break where we would usually play sports such as soccer/football or (my personal favorite) Korean Foot Volleyball (Chogku 족구).

After dinner, we would return to the classroom to review professional games until Kim-sabomnim would come to review our league games for the day. When this was finished, we were free to self-study (either in the classroom or at the accommodations), which usually consisted of doing our tsumego homework, and studying for the next day's exams.

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My Books

  • Jungseok In Our Time? - Seo Bong-su
  • go - 'teach yourself' series
  • 200 Tesuji Problems - Shirae Haruhiko 7 Dan
  • 200 Endgame Problems - Shirae Haruhiko 7 Dan
  • Hanguk Kiwon Professional Yearbook (2000)
  • 100 Tips for Amateur Players I - Youngsun Yoon
  • Baduk English Encyclopedia (바두 융어 사전)
  • 21st Century New Openings (Korean version) (21세기 신 정석과 포석) - Kim Sung-rae (김성래)
  • 21st Century New Openings II (Korean version) (21세기 신 정석과 포석 II) - Kim Sung-rae (김성래)
  • Principles of Jeongseok (원리를 알면 쉬운 정석) - Yu Chang-hyeok(유창혁)
  • Don't Play Baduk if you Don't Know Jeongseok (정석 마르고 바둑 두지 마라)

Many more will be posted soon...



Tournaments

  • January 2008 - 2008 North American Oza Cup, Baltimore

Second Place, E Division, (5-1) Win-Loss Record

  • August 2008 - 24th US Go Conress, Portland

US Open, 4-kyu Division, (4-2) Win-Loss Record

Second Place, Youth Pair GoTournament

  • October 2008 - Case Western Reserve Go Tournament, Cleveland

Honorable Mention, (3-1) Win-Loss Record

  • February 2010 - Chinese Festival Weiqi Tournament, Columbus

(2-2) Win-Loss Record

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Teaching

I do give online teaching games to players weaker than 2kyu using my 'Speedbump' account on KGS. You can message me there if you would like a teaching game or game review. As for players stronger than 2kyu, I can recommend some stronger players that would be happy to help you since I probably couldn't teach you a whole lot more than you already know.


Also, if you live in the Lorain County area of Ohio and would like to arrange a meeting to play or learn, feel free to contact me at koforlife2008@gmail.com or leave me a message on one of my KGS accounts with your name and contact information.







Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

      -Lou Holtz

Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence is the key to unlocking our potential.

     -Liane Cardes

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

     -Ralph Waldo Emerson

Own only what you can carry with you; know language, know countries, know people. Let your memory be your travel bag.

     -Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death.

   -Harold Wilson

We confide in our strength without boasting of it; we respect the strength of others without fearing it.

     -Jefferson

“If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it.”

     -Jesse Jackson

“What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.”

     -Ralph Waldo Emerson




Pictures


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Comments:

Anonymous: This gentleman is one of the most driven individuals you could meet in your life. Everyone who knows him should be grateful and supportive.

Adoreme: Nice site. Btw. Scott forced me to comment! *fist held high* you evil dictator!

Scott Jankowski: Hehe. Thanks http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz200/pepper2010_bucket/emot70.gif

Bryan Krall: Hey scott its Bryan, from your old go club at Domonkas Library on lake road, I finaly found you! do you ever think you will come by and say Hi? anyway Could you stop by the library on a saturday sometime so i can play you again? THANKS A bunch for all you taught me!!!!!!!

Scott Jankowski: Hey! Long time no see! Sure, sure, I'll be up at the library more often doing Go stuff for them. I can't wait to see how strong you are now! See you around, and maintain sente!


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