Life In 19x19

History and Pro Games w/Commentary : Someone else more knowledgeable in that area may be able to provide some suggestions. I've heard John Fairbairn's books are great.

If you're just looking for kifu by some excellent players, there's a link on here by Logan with the PDFs, or you can check out ...

Thanks Jeromie! We'll have to play again on KGS, soon!

Took a semester off due to starting on medications that were debilitating. So more time for go!

So this is kind of an update.

I've been playing online more as well as visiting the local go club. Hit 1 dan on foxy, but that's about 2-3k on KGS, so I'm about where I was. I'm okay with that, I'm ...

What are you interested in reading? And the purpose?

To enjoy some more history? To see more pro games? To get stronger quicker?

All the books you've listed are excellent. But suggestions would be dependent on purpose/enjoyment.

@sparky314
I agree that the other 3-4 is more questionable (that's the one Kajiwara specifically mentioned), but when I went to look for fuseki that used this I found a sensei's library page that claimed black had a 65% winning percentage in pro games after this move and playing the other ...

Some additional thoughts:
I know that my move is considered questionable because black can play the lower left 4-4 and then the approach is good for black if white takes the other corner. I don't think the difference is huge though (move 2 will not be what loses this game, despite Kajiwara's ...

Tsumego and tesuji books are always worth it, regardless of level. Especially if you don't have time to play.

That said, if you have the time to play, playing is better.

And if you enjoy reading, then some books certainly can't hurt.

There's only a few theory books I'd recommend though:

10-20k ...

I prefer reading the discussions here. I lurk here and reddit (mostly baduk), though I rarely comment. I think each serves different purposes, but L19 is catered more towards the current group and with longer, more insightful discussions, where reddit is more available for newer players, or just a ...

Figure if it's posted on a public website, it's okay to share.

http://www.gocongress.org/2018

Williamsburg, VA July 21 - 28, 2018

No official announcement yet, so subject to change.

Looks like on CGOS, they're playing without the GPU (1c0g). Last zen that played with a GPU was 12.5n. Might give a significant strength boost with the gpu, if their code still can utilize it.

Edit: Need to read posts on previous page...looks like that was already mentioned.

Join the AGA (or other association) if you want to contribute to promoting go. You can also donate directly. It provides income to buy supplies to teach kids and hire professionals for their newsletter (by email) and youtube reviews. It's also required if you want to join an AGA tournament or go to ...

According to leela's rank graph (copied from the leela site), it's just shy of 5d KGS, but no clue what hardware this is on.

At the DDK level, how long should you spend on a tsumego problem? 5 minutes? 2 minutes? 1 minute?

My opinion? Easy problems at weak SDK/DDK. If you're spending more than a minute or two on a problem, it's too hard.

14k OGS is pretty close to 9-11k KGS, so there's quite a few other books to ...

I'm personally a fan of tsumego/tesuji, and would recommend it at any level. It might not be what you're weakest at, but reading strength is essential in games, and starting that practice earlier will go a long way. 10 problems a day is sufficient.

That said, one should not neglect playing and ...