Life In 19x19

I was recently promoted to 1 kyu on OGS. I probably won’t stay there, but I have won 2/3 games I’ve played against 1k opponents in the last week. I’ve heard that the sdk ranks on OGS kind of blend together, with a bigger leap to 1 dan. We’ll see if I can make the last little push to 1 dan.

It makes sense to me that being a professional go player, in any system, would come with certain obligations. You will participate in some number of tournaments, agree to a certain amount of media access, and provide teaching games/reviews at official events. If a player cannot meet those ...

I think the emphasis on personalized and frequent analysis actually supports the idea that part of the rise in novelty is the ability for players to get feedback on moves that they have played. It’s not that I think that there is a conscious decision to try out novel moves in a serious game (which ...

Elom0, I don’t want to hijack Brian’s thread, but if you’d like
To discuss this topic further you can send me a direct message and I’d be happy to share a bit more of my perspective.

I’ve played a lot of go since last summer. The Congress we both attended was as motivating for me as it seems to have been demotivating for you. I’ve seen some real progress in the last year, too, after being stuck for a while. But even when things are going well, go cannot really provide me with ...

I saw that article, too. It’s an interesting result, and I’m curious about the answers to some of the questions the authors raise in the discussion section. What is the causal link between the increase in quality AND novelty and the rise of strong AI?

Part of the growth in quality and novelty is ...

Welcome! I hope you enjoy the game and are able to find some other players nearby.

I think it's important to put those numbers in perspective. The AI evaluation of win percentage tends to lean toward absolutes with a very small lead, so a 60% win probability is still very close by human standards. According to my slightly-out-of-date version of KaTrain, it thinks that white is ...

Last year, after the US Go Congress, I studied the modern 3-3 invasion joseki and frequently played them in my games. The incentive to study that I found at Congress, perhaps combined with my change in style, led to me gaining a stone after a long time being stable at about 3k on OGS.

This year, I ...

As I mentioned in the other thread, you can play offline using Ai Ai.

There is a program for Blooms! You've already linked to one of the places you can play online, but if you're looking for an offline game that you can play against the computer you can use Ai Ai.

I don’t have much to add to this discussion at the moment, but I want to offer a word of encouragement: I really appreciate this sort of conversation, and I think it adds a lot to the site.

… in that case he seems to have been so flabbergasted after hallucinating that the game variation was good that he forgot how to castle :)…
It is my understanding that the way that the rules for Chess 960 are (or were; don’t know if they were changed after that) implemented on chess.com, they ...

I could imagine a number of situations where a tournament might with to expand their pool without adding an entirely new round. The first one that comes to mind is if a sponsor wants to add a few spots for players who might garner some special interest without taking away positions from those who ...

I would guess that one important aspect of youthful prodigies being more common across a variety of sports is the increased access to good coaches, strong opponents, and quality facilities. When this is coupled with a supportive family, kids can pursue their passion (or, in more pathological cases ...