To become a master of Go is not easy, but tygem 8d...

[Knotwilg]

When you wake up, you are thinking go, even when you visit your friends house youi also take a go book. When you're idle, you're holding a go book. Do such things then 3 years later you must be an 8D.

This attitude I would call "extremely hard" for an adult. So I agree with Uberdude.

It reminds me of the time when I progressed from 2k to 2d. It happened in the course of a few months. I was playing a few games per week, long drawn out quality games, in a system with handicap based on the latest results. I was very keen to increase the gap with my opponent and spent many hours reviewing the game and draw lessons for the next one. Indeed, efficiency of stones was a major item in the analysis. I also had a large collection of easy problems which I browsed during idle hours. By the end of that period, I would indeed wake up and think about go. It lasted only those months though - there were other things in life I cherished, I had a job and a girlfriend ...

So, if you spend all your free time on Go and you spend it well, progress is inevitable and "easy". But the prerequisite isn't easy at all.

Anyhow, thanks for the comprehensive article: it is very interesting and useful.

[MMaestro]

I've used both this and tchan's translation from Cho Chikun as advice. I'm not even close to 2d tygem yet, but...useful advice still.

Here's his translation:
https://tchan001.wordpress.com/2011/06/ ... lculation/

Invitation required notice please?

The title of the page seems really interesting. Would tchan be willing to share his knowledge?

[sparky314]

He may provide access upon request. There are a few other interesting articles, and he has a large collection of notes on various Go books, which have been very helpful to me. I'd recommend requesting access, if nothing else.

[tapir]

I see the western go community as a group of adults that has never been taught how to read when young. We want to be able to read big books, we learn vocabulary lists, we want to do it a bit faster than everybody else, and we debate about the amount of natural talent necessary to read and understand Shakespeare.

I love you.

[tchan001]

On my blog, I have retranslated the original revised Chinese essay which was the basis of the posted English version here.

[Drew]

On my blog...

A private blog...

What purpose does this serve?

[erislover]

3) Strong will to study
To be a tygem 8d is not hard, but you need to sacrifice alot of time. If you use all off-hours on the game, It'll take 3 years at most to get from Tygem 2D to 8D. If you don't want to sacrifice too many off hours, 5 years at most.

Reminds me of the woman playing the piano. It's a beautiful tune. After it is over, the few people watching are unable to contain their gratitude for hearing such a beautiful piece. One man says to the player, "I'd give my life to play like that." She says, "You have to."