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by ramanujan
Fri Jan 07, 2011 4:41 pm
Forum: KGS
Topic: Why am I so bad when I play online?
Replies: 7
Views: 7002

Why am I so bad when I play online?

Does anybody else experience a 3+ stone decline in their skill level when they play in front of a computer? I am AGA 4k, when I play at AGA rated tournaments I do well against other 4k. I play dan level players in person, and tell me I'm better than 7k, my current KGS.
by ramanujan
Fri Jan 07, 2011 4:29 pm
Forum: Computer Go
Topic: Did GNUGo get much better?
Replies: 8
Views: 8208

Did GNUGo get much better?

Has there been an improvement in its programming? Last year when I would play it even, I would win by 50 points. Now it's beating me %50 of the time.
by ramanujan
Wed Jan 05, 2011 1:11 pm
Forum: Go Rules
Topic: My Thoughts on Rules
Replies: 45
Views: 32459

Re: My Thoughts on Rules

Something else you didn't adress when you said you concluded that go was the best game was the board size. your criteria dont discuss board size at all. what makes 19x19 perfect?
by ramanujan
Tue Jan 04, 2011 11:23 pm
Forum: General Go Chat
Topic: Comparing go to chess
Replies: 16
Views: 10396

Comparing go to chess

Which game is more subtle and complex? After studying and playing both, I feel like Go is by far. I only bother to obsess about this comparison because i find both games to be fascinating and yet have fundamentally different rule structure that may seem hard to compare at first glance.

Does the ...