Life In 19x19

Chinese Kaya -> Tends to warp, then crack, then chip.
Is this from personal experience?
If the info is taken from the Kiseido website, please note the words of another person who used to sell gobans.

http://www.lifein19x19.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=14186#p14186
From what I've seen, I believe ...

My thoughts pertaining to your preferences & the woods mentioned thus far:

Agathis -> This is the ideal wood if your preferences are in the order of Durability & Longevity -> Cost -> Aesthetic Value. It's not nearly as pretty as Kaya, in fact the top will likely be painted. However it still has a ...

For me personally as my rank has grown, I have been able to enjoy the game more. While I have no set goal, these are the benefits I have found come with rank:

-Respect
-Broader number of people to teach to
-More enjoyment when playing due to a deeper understanding of the game
-Community: Since you ...

m ith most of your points, but this is probably true only up until strong sdk - in the dan ranges KGS tends to be more strict than Tygem and Cyberoro (not that it really means anything). I am probably 2d on KGS nowadays, but holds 4d Tygem fairly easily.


Nifty & noted. You may want to add your ...

I would gander a few things:

1) Style. Your being exposed to many patterns you don't see all the time, yet your opponents do. Playing on multiple servers in general will help your game for just this reason.
2) No disrespect mean but you are probably choking a bit at this point. Once you take note ...

I always think about it in the terms of two cage fighters. If you think you can knock him out with a punch, you wouldn't try to get into kicking range.