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Wait, so this is resurrecting Bohmian mechanics? What about quantum field theory, then?

Just today (at KGS: "eurogotv3") D. Surin, a 6dKGS, did beat A.Dinerchtein, a 3p. It emphasizes that the best amateurs are on the same level with average pro's. Only the top pro's might be two full stones stronger. I am a 1d at KGS and I think that I could beat Lee Sedol with HC9, e.g. in 10 ...

Interesting blog. Nice photos! About the rank conversion - Chinese ranks are most definitely not 2 weaker than European ones. In fact, I would say that they are at least equal, or perhaps higher. You're right that 6-dan is the highest for Chinese players, and it's extremely strong. 5-dan Chinese is ...

I think the issue behind this debate is that the subject matter at hand is extremely fuzzy and, as pointed out earlier, ill-defined. It seems too hard to make sweeping generalizations that can accurately characterize the nature of "1-dan level" play. Robert's ideas are more or less right (some are ...

As black, I use Kobayashi quite a bit, and orthodox to some extent. I am long past my san-rei-sei phase, and almost never play it. I use Chinese a decent amount as well, but never mini-chinese.

It turns out that it's all at http://www.wbaduk.com/wbaduk/rating_system.asp.

Clearly, you gain points when you win, and you lose points when you lose. If you beat a stronger player (more RP), you earn more points, and vice versa. But exactly how much?

For example, I just beat someone with ~500 less RP than me. I gained around 50 points. Conversely, I also beat someone with ...

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I'm not fully sure, but I think being pro does improve your chances in China.

I didn't believe it, but what do you know: http://www.lifein19x19.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=7566

That's amazing.

Yes, but the level of Go necessary is quite high! 4 dan in China is about 6 dan in the US, and ...

I've recently been rewatching the HNG anime, and noticed that I couldn't find the actual Hokuto cup videos anywhere. I have seen the preliminaries immediately preceding the cup, but not the tournament itself. It's been a few years since I watched HNG, so my memory may be wrong, and the Hokuto cup ...

Magicwand, I cannot tell you how blatantly false that is.

cyclops, your question is slightly interesting, but its hard for us to provide an answer. I agree, Zhou Yuan is an amateur and a subpar author. His commentary is appropriate for weaker players such as you however.

Now that I think about it, charging $15 dollars and then throwing in two months of KGS+ was pretty clever by wms. KGS+ doesn't cost him anything, the only drawback is people being turned away by the 14.99 price.

Well, it's an obvious exaggeration, since she admitted to not playing herself.

It's not that hard. There are only three main points: K7, which W must play next, then N12 and B15 area. The rest is just trivial exchanges. It follows that B has an unshakeable lead following a quick analysis.

Excellent and relevant link, hyperape. Redmond gives a good insight into high-level ...