tj86430 wrote:Any professional is so much above my level, so it doesn't really matter. Therefore, I'd choose Shusaku, purely because of: http://senseis.xmp.net/?ShusakuNumber
I already have a Shusaku number
Me too (6), but I'd like to have a smaller one.
Ah, that's the catch. I think it is impossible for me to get a smaller one.
Still officially AGA 5d but I play so irregularly these days that I am probably only 3d or 4d over the board (but hopefully still 5d in terms of knowledge, theory and the ability to contribute).
DrStraw wrote:Ah, that's the catch. I think it is impossible for me to get a smaller one.
Why?
Because all the people who would give me a lower one are dead.
Still officially AGA 5d but I play so irregularly these days that I am probably only 3d or 4d over the board (but hopefully still 5d in terms of knowledge, theory and the ability to contribute).
Uberdude wrote:How about a Shusaku number where a link only exists for beating the next up person in an even* game?
*no komi back in the day counts as even.
I've often thought that is what it should be. But then how many who are not pros could claim one? Maybe by some circuituous route were saki was involved.
Still officially AGA 5d but I play so irregularly these days that I am probably only 3d or 4d over the board (but hopefully still 5d in terms of knowledge, theory and the ability to contribute).
Uberdude wrote:How about a Shusaku number where a link only exists for beating the next up person in an even* game?
*no komi back in the day counts as even.
I've often thought that is what it should be. But then how many who are not pros could claim one? Maybe by some circuituous route were saki was involved.
Sedol. He seems like a friendly guy. I love his style. Plus, he's old enough to make a chat about the current state of the pro circuit very interesting.
I would have loved to have met him when he was alive, but sadly he died just before I was born.
"You have to walk before you can run. Black 1 was a walking move.
I blushed inwardly to recall the ignorant thoughts that had gone through
my mind before, when I had not realized the true worth of Black 1."
-Kageyama Toshiro on proper moves
DrStraw wrote:Because all the people who would give me a lower one are dead.
If handicap games are allowed, then all are not dead.
And who would that be? Who is alive now who played an opponent of Shusaku?
Still officially AGA 5d but I play so irregularly these days that I am probably only 3d or 4d over the board (but hopefully still 5d in terms of knowledge, theory and the ability to contribute).
If this were a realistic opportunity, I'd do the research to find the least skilled pro player - maybe the pro player with the most losses. Or the player who hasn't played the game in the longest amount of time - or maybe some combination of these factors.
Since they're still a pro player, I'd surely lose the game. But maybe I could come closer to winning than against one of the top players in the world.
