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what helped you improve your game the most?
go problems 31%  31%  [ 21 ]
game reviews 22%  22%  [ 15 ]
teaching games 4%  4%  [ 3 ]
books 15%  15%  [ 10 ]
just playing more go 28%  28%  [ 19 ]
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Post #101 Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 12:40 am 
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i should have got points for this game because it was no handicap and he was 18 kyu versus my 23 kyu wbaduk
but they dont allow rated games between uneven ranks unless its within 4 stones :mad:
[sgf-full](;CA[Windows-1252]SZ[19]AP[MultiGo:4.4.4]GN[Free game]DT[20110108 [23\:51\]]PB[haru8307 18K*]
PW[1986 23K*]KM[6.5]HA[0]RE[White wins by resign!]US[www.cyberoro.com]MULTIGOGM[1]
;B[pd];W[dp];B[op];W[dd];B[lp];W[nc];B[nd];W[mc];B[md];W[jd];B[kd];W[kc];B[lc];W[lb]
;B[ld];W[jb];B[pj];W[pb];B[oc];W[nb];B[ob];W[oa];B[pc];W[qb];B[qc];W[rb];B[rc];W[sb]
;B[sc];W[qj];B[pk];W[qk];B[qa];W[pl];B[ra];W[pa];B[ma];W[mb];B[nj];W[ol];B[pi];W[qi]
;B[ph];W[qh];B[qf];W[rf];B[rg];W[qg];B[re];W[pf];B[sf];W[pg];B[pe];W[ng];B[lg];W[mh]
;B[lh];W[mi];B[lj];W[mj];B[nk];W[mk];B[nl];W[ml];B[nm];W[pn];B[mn];W[qp];B[om];W[pm]
;B[ll];W[pq];B[on];W[po];B[oo];W[oq];B[mp];W[mr];B[nh];W[mg];B[of];W[og];B[oh];W[oe]
;B[nf];W[ne];B[mf];W[me];B[le];W[lf];B[kf];W[od];B[mf];W[nf];B[lf];W[li];B[ki];W[kj]
;B[lk];W[kh];B[ji];W[jh];B[ii];W[ih];B[jj];W[jf];B[je];W[ie];B[if];W[ke])[/sgf-full]

i have been doing way more tsumego than 20 a day
so far i solved 250 tsumego since the year started and still counting :study:
im on number 170 on vol 3 my ratio is 58% im workin on improving my ratio
its kinda embarrassing :-|

i play on both servers now i figure i would do kgs one day and wbaduk the next
becasue i still got friends on wbaduk
and their are alot of pro games to watch
and they got the coolest problems
i haven't been solving them as much becuase i have been on a roll with vol 3 and dgs

i love playing games on dgs the iphone app makes it so easy to play go on the go
and some people are really active so its cool i got a few games going
and i just started this year

well time to watch a go video see ya

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Post #102 Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 8:55 pm 
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I'm 4000 22 kyu on wbaduk now
I ranked up today
it feels good

KGS was down all day :scratch:
but I'm 10 kyu on that server
so I ranked up from 11 kyu since my last post
actually the last game I posted from KGS
was the one that ranked me up


I played a really good teaching game with redundant on Sunday
I have been reviewing it in my spare time improving on my fundamentals
I'm excited about go

I'm at 320 problems for the year so far
I was thinking about getting into tesuji also
just to mix it up but I'm on a roll since the new year
I kind of don't want school to start

I'm still on #170 in Vol 3 I have been doing the
wbaduk problem set instead I'm on #245
19-15k set out of the 20 I did today I missed 3

I think that's it well you know the drill :study:

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Keep on going. I like that you keep playing on WBaduk, in some month when you improved further i like to interview you about how KGS and WBaduk compare in the kyu ranks. (Ranking, playing style etc.)

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Post #104 Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 6:15 pm 
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so this update is kind of different it’s a bit chatty

Tapir-
That’s a great idea I would like to see more people
Play wbaduk its only a few American flags every time I get on
I see Oren from l19 but that’s it
and it’s a shame because
in the kyu ranks are some great rivals
I have been chasing a few guys for a long time
I need to rank up that’s why I play so much wbaduk
Those guys think they just going to leave me behind
But No sir buddy I'm coming for em
I'm even loading my wbaduk games in KGS for review
Now take advantage of the free teaching

yesterday I played majority wbaduk
Solving problems and looking for even games
my goal was 20 kyu because I was 10 KGS
but I didn’t get any wins yesterday out of 4 games with a 21 kyu Korean player

I reviewed the games last night to find out my most basic mistakes
I'm getting better at my own reviews

but I digress I logged on to KGS
and hit auto-match
a game pops up and I'm 9 kyu
To my surprise

my first ever game as a 9 kyu
I never was 9 kyu on anything
not even many faces so
I’m smiling all hard
I had to calm down and get a
cigaret before I could play
and then internet messed up and I got put out
That game sorry Jukebox
I left him a message I want to finish that game

But since I won my last game as 10 kyu
I ranked up and didn't know it

Then I thought about redundant saying I was good for a 10 kyu so then I
Was like maybe I'm am sdk

I stopped being nervous and was mentally preparing myself to hang with the 9 kyu stone for stone

I went to bed I was to excited to play last night didn’t want to mess up and rank down from excitement and nervousness

I got up got some coffee and played my second game as a 9 kyu the first one completed
[sgf-full](;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[6.50]TM[1500]OT[5x30 byo-yomi]
PW[rlfchn]PB[go1986]WR[9k]BR[9k]DT[2011-01-12]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]C[go1986 [9k\]: hey
]RE[B+Resign]
;B[pd]BL[1492.2]C[rlfchn [9k\]: hallo
]
;W[dp]WL[1494.238]
;B[cd]BL[1479.552]
;W[pp]WL[1483.401]
;B[qn]BL[1470.018]
;W[qo]WL[1479.633]
;B[pj]BL[1460.549]
;W[ec]WL[1475.166]
;B[ed]BL[1453.026]
;W[fc]WL[1472.755]
;B[fd]BL[1450.133]
;W[cc]WL[1470.408]
;B[bd]BL[1446.725]
;W[bc]WL[1468.406]
;B[cn]BL[1385.047]
;W[co]WL[1465.609]
;B[dj]BL[1382.491]
;W[jp]WL[1458.747]
;B[kc]BL[1373.25]
;W[ic]WL[1447.992]
;B[id]BL[1370.373]
;W[jd]WL[1438.856]
;B[hd]BL[1356.814]
;W[hc]WL[1431.761]
;B[jc]BL[1353.69]
;W[mc]WL[1428.34]
;B[je]BL[1320.566]
;W[me]WL[1416.206]
;B[ld]BL[1299.012]
;W[md]WL[1412.348]
;B[qg]BL[1284.674]
;W[qc]WL[1407.283]
;B[pc]BL[1274.761]
;W[pb]WL[1403.465]
;B[ob]BL[1273.388]
;W[pa]WL[1400.981]
;B[oa]BL[1266.123]
;W[rb]WL[1398.82]
;B[nc]BL[1261.66]
;W[qd]WL[1394.362]
;B[qe]BL[1256.975]
;W[pe]WL[1389.587]
;B[oe]BL[1238.973]
;W[pf]WL[1384.687]
;B[qf]BL[1231.81]
;W[od]WL[1378.969]
;B[oc]BL[1227.321]
;W[nd]WL[1376.296]
;B[of]BL[1222.749]
;W[le]WL[1328.06]
;B[ke]BL[1189.052]
;W[lg]WL[1306.296]
;B[nh]BL[1151.22]
;W[mh]WL[1289.277]
;B[ni]BL[1105.215]
;W[if]WL[1270.29]
;B[kg]BL[1084.049]
;W[kh]WL[1263.038]
;B[jg]BL[1077.301]
;W[ig]WL[1255.735]
;B[jh]BL[1059.095]
;W[ki]WL[1252.405]
;B[ih]BL[1055.132]
;W[hh]WL[1249.594]
;B[hi]BL[1049.369]
;W[gh]WL[1245.901]
;B[gi]BL[1043.468]
;W[fi]WL[1243.163]
;B[fj]BL[1037.458]
;W[ei]WL[1237.938]
;B[ej]BL[1021.679]
;W[fg]WL[1219.171]
;B[gf]BL[984.872]
;W[ge]WL[1193.341]
;B[fe]BL[968.696]
;W[he]WL[1155.424]
;B[ff]BL[947.27]
;W[gd]WL[1151.549]
;B[ie]BL[930.446]
;W[hf]WL[1145.001]C[go1986 [9k\]: that was nice
rlfchn [9k\]: welcome
]
;B[cg]BL[846.512]C[go1986 [9k\]: ;)
]
;W[jj]WL[1111.094]
;B[ij]BL[791.066]
;W[ik]WL[1108.489]
;B[hk]BL[787.72]
;W[il]WL[1088.934]
;B[lj]BL[739.679]
;W[mj]WL[1075.592]
;B[lk]BL[735.367]
;W[mk]WL[1069.686]
;B[ll]BL[732.009]
;W[ml]WL[1067.399]
;B[lm]BL[729.45]
;W[mm]WL[1058.142]
;B[ln]BL[727.125]
;W[mo]WL[1038.935]
;B[mi]BL[703.447]
;W[li]WL[1033.558]
;B[mn]BL[701.866]
;W[nn]WL[1001.475]
;B[nm]BL[696.294]
;W[nl]WL[998.311]
;B[om]BL[694.09]
;W[ol]WL[996.562]
;B[pm]BL[683.624]
;W[pl]WL[994.371]
;B[ql]BL[671.302]
;W[qk]WL[990.246]
;B[pk]BL[656.324]
;W[qj]WL[980.858]
;B[pi]BL[642.9]
;W[qi]WL[975.728]
;B[qh]BL[626.014]
;W[rl]WL[967.132]
;B[qm]BL[623.324]
;W[rm]WL[965.624]
;B[ok]BL[606.076]
;W[rn]WL[962.732]
;B[nj]BL[598.459]
;W[lo]WL[933.047]
;B[kj]BL[572.331]
;W[ng]WL[906.41]
;B[ji]BL[561.965]C[rlfchn [9k\]: thx
go1986 [9k\]: thank u for the game
])[/sgf-full]

I just checked and I'm 8 kyu
i don't know how to post my graph but if i did i would have put it here

here the link to my graph http://www.gokgs.com/graphPage.jsp?user=go1986

I think I'm going to play mostly wbaduk today and see if I can get the ranks to even out

I will play my first game as a 8 kyu when I feel ready

I don’t know why I second guess myself on rank in KGS I beat a 7 kyu playing even before so maybe I'm 6 kyu but it was a teaching game so I didn’t get the credit

I just don’t know what rank I am on KGS its kind of wired to rank up so fast I only completed one game as a 9 kyu

Buy hey I'm going to see how far I can push this thing I will play every game like it’s the championship game and see where I settle down at.

OK this is to long my hands hurt but
Nobody else I know cares until my school buddy comes back from New York,
I just tired to tell my girlfriend I'm 8 kyu KGS and she just looked at me like so

p.s. I'm at 350 tsumego for the year it will be 370 tonight
I'm on # 275 wbaduk 19-15 kyu set I missed 4 yesterday
I'm going to pick back up Vol 3 I should be doing better at those problems

Maybe tsumego does make you strong

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Post #105 Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 2:08 am 
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I'm 22 kyu 4500 Wbaduk now
5 more wins to 21 kyu

I'm still 8 kyu on KGS although
my first game at 8 kyu I lost then I demoted &
got mad and won the next game and got ranked backed up,
then I lost again back to 9 kyu then won again and back to 8 kyu
Its like a roller coaster

I'm at 420 problems solved
for the year
I'm on # 190 on Vol 3 I missed 4 out of 20 last time I went through some problems the day before yesterday

I did 20 wbaduk problems today I'm on #285
I missed 11 out of 40 problems over the last two days

Here is the close game of the day
[sgf-full](;CA[Windows-1252]SZ[19]AP[MultiGo:4.4.4]GN[Rated game]DT[20110115 [00\:10\]]PB[lws5302 22K*]
PW[1986 22K*]KM[6.5]HA[0]RE[White wins by win5.5 >> White(78)\:Black(79)]
US[www.cyberoro.com]MULTIGOGM[1]
;B[pd];W[dp];B[pp];W[dd];B[fq];W[dn];B[dr];W[cq];B[ip];W[ck];B[cf];W[fd];B[bd];W[cc]
;B[ci];W[ic];B[mc];W[qn];B[qo];W[pn];B[mp];W[qi];B[ql];W[pl];B[qm];W[rn];B[qj];W[pj]
;B[ri];W[rj];B[rk];W[qk];B[sj];W[rh];B[qj];W[pk];B[rm];W[rj];B[ro];W[sn];B[qj];W[sl]
;B[qh];W[rj];B[sm];W[si];B[qg];W[qc];B[qd];W[pc];B[oc];W[rd];B[re];W[rc];B[sb];W[ob]
;B[nb];W[od];B[nc];W[qe];B[pe];W[qf];B[pf];W[rf];B[pb];W[se];B[qb];W[rb];B[ra];W[sc]
;B[qa];W[sa];B[oa];W[sb];B[ne];W[pg];B[ph];W[og];B[oh];W[of];B[oe];W[mf];B[ni];W[nk]
;B[nf];W[ng];B[mg];W[me];B[nd];W[lg];B[mh];W[lh];B[li];W[mj];B[nj];W[mk];B[mi];W[kf]
;B[jb];W[jc];B[kc];W[kd];B[lb];W[di];B[ji];W[kj];B[ki];W[jh];B[kh];W[kg];B[ih];W[ch]
;B[bh];W[cg];B[bg];W[df];B[ce];W[de];B[bj];W[cj];B[bi];W[ej];B[jg];W[jj];B[je];W[jd]
;B[ke];W[ld];B[le];W[md];B[lf];W[ie];B[jf];W[if];B[gg];W[lo];B[lp];W[ko];B[in];W[ho]
;B[io];W[gp];B[gq];W[hn];B[hm];W[im];B[il];W[jm];B[gl];W[gm];B[hl];W[fm];B[hj];W[gj]
;B[jl];W[kl];B[kk];W[lk];B[jk];W[lj];B[km];W[jn];B[ll];W[mm];B[mn];W[ln];B[lm];W[ml]
;B[nn];W[mo];B[no];W[kp];B[kq];W[jq];B[jo];W[lq];B[kr];W[mq];B[np];W[jp];B[iq];W[jr]
;B[kn];W[ks];B[ir];W[lr];B[nr];W[nq];B[oq];W[mr];B[ns];W[ms];B[pr];W[hg];B[gh];W[hh]
;B[gi];W[hi];B[fj];W[fi];B[gk];W[fk];B[gj];W[ib];B[he];W[gf];B[hf];W[ig];B[id];W[hd]
;B[ii];W[ge];B[eg];W[fg];B[fh];W[ff];B[ei];W[dk];B[dh];W[dg];B[dj];W[ek];B[di];W[bk]
;B[fp];W[fo];B[hp];W[eq];B[er];W[oo];B[po];W[on];B[op];W[ja];B[kb];W[bc];B[ok];W[ol]
;B[cr];W[br];B[dq];W[bp];B[go];W[gn];B[fl];W[em];B[el];W[dl];B[ak];W[al];B[aj];W[bm]
;B[so];W[pm];B[eo];W[en];B[do];W[co];B[ep];W[cp];B[fn];W[oj];B[cn];W[dm];B[cm];W[bn]
;B[ka];W[ia];B[lc];W[ac];B[ad];W[cd];B[be];W[cs];B[ds];W[bs];B[nm];W[nl];B[rg];W[sg]
;B[oi];W[pi];B[ef];W[ee];B[eh];W[is];B[hs];W[js];B[ij])[/sgf-full]



something new I have been looking at is Haengma
I did some research on this site and sensei’s library
To find out more about the concept.

After I got a idea of what it is I recognize the concept immediately because I see it so much on wbaduk

I played with that idea in mind today and I saw how some of my friends in the Korean room used it so now I gotta learn more about it.

I'm adding the study of Haengma
To my elementary study criteria

I plan on ordering Master of The Haengma
And This is Haengma together for about 50 bucks
That’s including shipping & handling

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Post #106 Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 11:27 pm 
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One small thought to take away:
On move 74, you fill a very small ko, sometimes called a half-point ko (http://senseis.xmp.net/?HalfPointKo)

Don't ever fill such a ko unless it's the very late endgame!


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I'm at 545 problems solved for the year
i kind of slowed down since schools back in

I haven't won a game on wbaduk since my last post
thats why i havent posted in a while - no point increase

I'm on the 14-10 kyu set of problems now Wbaduk # 1
I'm going to start doing the test room too

i win on KGS but only against 9 kyu players
i figure I'm about a strong 9 kyu

i lost every game so far against every 8 kyu player i played
so needless to say 7 kyu is my goal, I'M TIED OF LOSING

i still have a 8 kyu rating but i bounce up and down all day
its ridiculous how every game my rank changes

i have been losing a lot lately so I'm hungry to know what I'm doing wrong. in class the other day we got this quote i kind of applies to go

Thomas Kempis-The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step toward repairing our loss

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1986 wrote:
I'm on the 14-10 kyu set of problems now Wbaduk # 1
I'm going to start doing the test room too


Enjoy, there are more than 1000 of those problems. (I am doing them myself. I can solve them, but they are not in the solve at a glance category at all. You will be better after you are through them. I am by the way only 200 ahead of you :)

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****NEWS FLASH**** :D :D :D :D *****SHOCKING*******

IM IN A GO VIDEO EVERYBODY LIL OL ME :D
AND SHES A PROFESSIONAL
***(1986) jumps around the room****

go to

www.wbaduk.com

LECTURES
PRE INTER
Page 2

# 8. Expand your shape the most
Instructor : Seunghyun Lee 7DP
Date : 2010-12-28


so I'm going over the fundamentals today and doing the test room
and watching the videos starting from one
the funny thing i was thinking if i would see myself
and i did,
I'm so happy i had to tell somebody
hey thats me im 1986 YAAAAAA
woo that felt good
ok back to the books :study:

wbaduk has alot of info on their website to get you
strong i.e. articles, videos, text lectures,
all kinds of stuff if u didn't know
u can spend all day on that site like sensies library
this is kinda like my training regime
Wbaduk website & problems + KGS teaching games & reviews
besides the obvious tsumego & serious games
ok thats it im still smiling :D

Tapir-
These problems are harder, i can easily tell
i got to read farther ahead now
but I'm ready buddy :rambo:
on your mark.. get set... go :salute:

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Post #110 Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 1:21 am 
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Nice! Personally, I'm not sure I'd like to have my stupid mistakes* dissected by a pro in a public lecture like that but hey at least you can learn from it.

* And just to be clear I'm not saying your mistakes are stupid, just that mine usually are :)

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Well, these are the grades of improvement :)

At first you feel good about your play, then you start recognizing a mistake, then you call the mistake stupid, finally you don't repeat it.

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i'm on number 49 on my Wbaduk problems
and i have been playing some great games also

i only won one so I'm
4600 22 kyu

these 14-10k problems are a lot different than the other set
but i managed to get 10 right the first try
one thing about these problems i read out a solution
then i go to play it and a unexpected move by white messes
up my original plans but sometimes its easier to find the eyes
after the fact

it takes from 3 - 6 tries until i get it
but i'm gaining confidence i'm my reading
and i'm learning patterns of l&d like some of the solutions
are similar but different positions so
I'm starting to recognize patterns that help me solve other problems

and i think some problems have one or two answers
i got good answer but not correct answer on 4 problems
i wrote them down so i can go back and find a better solution

its a little harder to knock out twenty a day on this set :lol:

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Yes. Sometimes there are alternative sequences that work just fine, but are not accepted as a solution. Sometimes, it gives you a "good move", for a solution that works but is not the straight one, it is usually worth the time to figure out why as there is often a meaning behind it (less ko threats e.g.).

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Post #114 Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 9:45 pm 
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i have been getting my butt kicked latley :blackeye:

im 4800 points now 22K

im on problem number 70 on the 14-10k set

i have got 21 right my first try out of 63 problems in total

i dont feel to good about that ratio
but im a so happy when i find the solution i dont mind
im learing a lot

im 9 kyu currently KGS
i will play more KGS tomorrow, gotta get my rank back
i have been trying more to get my rank to even out
playing mainly wbaduk, I'm two wins awayfrom 21 kyu

lately i have been in study mode
i cant figure out what I'm missing
to beat the 21k

i have been drilling the basics
going through the korea times baduk articles online
& doing alot of lectures on wbaduk
besides the obvious tsumego between games

i love the test room after i finish the text lectures
i will go through the test by level in the test room
to drill everything i have been learning in the lectures

i figured out another way to mix school work and go
im doing a paper on Robert Greene a very well known authour of the best selling 48 laws of power

which is interesting if anybody every read the book he talks about GO in law number 48 starting on page 423 he comapres chess to go and he says im my own words

go is more related to real world principles of power than chess because chess is rigid and position oriented and go is fluid and now a days everything changes so fast you have to be able to stay mobile and adapt to a ever changing board i mean world :lol:

Robert Greene also wrote:
the 48 laws of power & 33 strategies of war & the art of seduction & the 50th law with the co-author 50 cent a famous gangster rapper in USA

my paper will be on the 33 strategies of war and the 50 laws of power and how they relate to go

my topic sentence is- The laws of power and strategies of war covered by Robert Greene are real life proven principles that can be applied in business and in Go.

(the 48 + the 50 the law minus the 49 law that doesn't exist in robert green's writings)

i have about a month and a half before its due i might post it in the creative writing section of the board

thats my update back to my drills :study:

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Post #115 Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 10:09 pm 
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One thing about wbaduk ranks. Last I heard, they're full of sandbaggers. Also, they're very broad for kyus (i.e. a kgs 2k could be anywhere from 4k to 3d there). Don't take wbaduk rank seriously at all.

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Post #116 Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 4:42 pm 
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You are right redundant I won't be able to even out my rank
I was checking out the little chart on sensei library that compares rankings world wide and all the rankings look off

As far as sandbaggers u can usually tell who is sandbagging they are the guys wit 60 wins and 3 losses so u can avoid them and still have fun

I play a lot of certified ranks the guys wit * by the rank are certified that makes it easier to spot the regular players

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Post #117 Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 5:02 pm 
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You are right redundant I won't be able to even out my rank
I was checking out the little chart on sensei library that compares rankings world wide and all the rankings look off

As far as sandbaggers u can usually tell who is sandbagging they are the guys wit 60 wins and 3 losses so u can avoid them and still have fun

I play a lot of certified ranks the guys wit * by the rank are certified that makes it easier to spot the regular players


i wish i can play professional even game and try to win.
you dont usually get that chance.
i used to pay $20 to play professional strength.

sandbagger is bad for your ranking
but sandbagger is good if you want to improve skill level.

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Post #118 Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 7:14 pm 
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yeah: red was not saying that you should not play sandbaggers (which is good practice, and I wish there were more sandbaggers where I'm at) but that sandbagging affects the ranking system, probably causing you to be lower ranked than you should be.

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Post #119 Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 7:58 pm 
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I'm 21k 5050 Wbaduk FINALLY
and KGS 9k
I still haven't got back to 8k
but I'm very close

I'm on #83 wbaduk problem set 14-10k
31 right out of 83
ehhh thats not as good as it could be
it took about 4 tries to get most of them
but some of them i had to skip and come back to
because it would drive me crazy looking at the same problem for several minutes
but i went back and turned all my good answers into correct answers
and that cleared up 9 unsolved problems out of my 83

i did the little test to determine your est rank
about 20 whole board problems
at http://play.baduk.org/
it said i was European 9 kyu

it was fun i did it on my iphone
I wish it where more sites online
where i can solve problems like that on my phone
iphone doesn't support java that knocks out a lot of sites
if you know any let me know please

i have tried the test in the test room for the
19-25k level but i don't think i finished the test
even though i solved about thirty something problems
it just wouldn't end so i stopped it
i wonder how many tsumego are in each level

it was really really really fun, the best time i ever had doing tsumego
30 seconds a problem, i felt like i was on a game show
i got 61.8 % the ones i missed i got immediately right the second try
these problems are not as difficult as the ones on the 14-10k set in the pop up window
but i might as well work my up, i need the practice

i tired the total test also
but that doesn't end either and its above my level
according to the charts i need help on everything
:lol: :lol: :lol:

i made 50 percent on the opening so thats my strongest area
and i though my opening wasn't that good , I'm proud of that

i completed all the Responses & haengma lectures on wbaduk
now I'm doing the vital point lectures

and from my understanding haengma its kind of like tewari
u figure out the best sequence that leave u with the
best shape and position that coordinated with the whole board
thats what i got from the lectures very informative

I love this game :study:

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Post #120 Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 3:37 am 
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I'm Still Wbaduk 21 kyu/ KGS 9 Kyu
Problem #133 got 42 right total my first try

i guess I'm growing up maturity wise in my go
i have been reading the zen & go stuff on sensei library
on this board and online. Its interesting because i never heard of it before
i read a few stories and took the things that help me out
I'm not going full fledged zen master anytime soon
or later not my thing

what sparked my interest though was a thread on this site that had a post about a
zen story and it was something about wanting to be a master swordsman
but the moral of the story was
"A man in such a hurry as you are to get results seldom learns quickly."
I related to the student

so I'm giving up my goal oriented approach
to gain a stone as fast as i can
and I'm just going with the flow
from now on and be patient

when i play a game winning was my goal before
now my goal is just to play better than i did the last time

i was really focused on my improvement too much
and going down in rank really messed me up
i don't think i every lost a stone, it made me work harder
and the wanting to win so bad was making me loose

before i started reading about zen i was getting my butt kicked
on a big losing streak and i read this little story
and all the guy said was it will pass and that got me right back into the game

so now i apply it to my go
i have been loosing all my games "it will pass"
I have been winning all my games "it will pass"


now i could care less about what the number says by my name
i just aim for the best move everytime its my turn

well that's pretty much my update in brief
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