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Author:  bleep [ Mon Jul 16, 2012 5:23 am ]
Post subject:  Locating other players
I recently finished my 20 games on IGS that you play before the ? is removed from your ranking. I took a look at my rank graph, which shows all sorts of information, which is quite cool. What it showed me as well, which is very good news indeed, is that I am ranked 2nd in my country, so obviously there is someone else playing Go here in Zimbabwe.

Does anyone know how I can track that person down through IGS? Not in stalker fashion, but in a friendly "hi, would you like a game?" sort of way.
Author:  Charlie [ Tue Jul 17, 2012 3:00 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Locating other players
Hi, Bleep.

I don't live in Zimbabwe - I'm in Cape Town - but I do expect that I'll visit from time to time since my wife is from there. I'll be in Harare at least once a year, I guess. Where are you situated? It would be 'lekker' to play a real game of Go on visits up North.

Are there many players in Zim? I haven't heard of many but, hey, I haven't looked.
Author:  bleep [ Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:59 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Locating other players
Hey Charlie,

I saw your location, and was going to look you up if I ever came down there. My wife's from Cape Town, so we have a good symmetry going! We look to be around the same rank as well.

I'm in Harare, and up until now I thought I was the only one, other than a couple of mates I've tried to teach. Very pleased to see that not only is there someone else here who plays, but that they are a better player, but tracking them down, or finding any information about them at all, looks tricky.

Definitely give me a shout next time you are around!
Author:  blade90 [ Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:00 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Locating other players
I'm not really using IGS much so I'm wondering what you use to see your rank graph?
Author:  bleep [ Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:16 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Locating other players
http://www.pandanet.co.jp/members/ratin ... /graph.htm

Enter your log-in details, and it gives you your graph.
Author:  blade90 [ Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:21 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Locating other players
bleep wrote:
http://www.pandanet.co.jp/members/rating_graph_en/graph.htm

Enter your log-in details, and it gives you your graph.

Thanks!
I never knew this existed :oops:
Author:  kaiou [ Fri Aug 10, 2012 1:23 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Locating other players
I don't think you can do a search from the whole user database, but you can try "user zimbabwe" or (short) "us zimb" in the terminal, every time you login, one day you will find him online :-)

(didn't you happen to have an older account, maybe from years ago, that you abandoned and forgot after trying igs for the first time? sometimes it happens)
Author:  sefo [ Fri Aug 10, 2012 1:33 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Locating other players
bleep wrote:
My wife's from Cape Town


Charlie wrote:
my wife is from Zimbabwe


:scratch:

You guys should exchange
Author:  kvasir [ Fri Aug 10, 2012 8:08 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Locating other players
You can write
Code:
find -.zw

in the console (most IGS clients have one, but not all).

This gives a list of players who have .zw as part of their user name or used .zw email address when they registered.
Anyway you get a list of usernames some of which are players with their country set as Zimbabwe.
Author:  bleep [ Thu Aug 16, 2012 11:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Locating other players
Hey, thanks! Sorry, I wasn't subscribed, and so didn't see these replies.

Will give that a bash...
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