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Re: My First (US) Congress!
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 8:45 am
by gowan
xed_over wrote:aokun wrote:T: Never record your games while you are playing. Always record afterwards.
Me: If I record afterwards, I'm afraid I'm going to forget some of the moves.
T: If you think about your moves properly, you will remember them after the game.
It is the teacher's job to set standards, but it is not a standard I have met yet.
Your teacher is right. I think I lose as much as 2-3 handicap stones in strength when I record while playing (and I always use pen and paper). So far, I've recorded every tournament game I've played, except my first tournament.
But I'm willing to play at a reduced strength in order to have a mostly accurate record.
If I played only one game per day, then its not too hard to remember it afterwards (especially if my opponent is still around to help). But more than 2 or 3 games per day, and its really tough to remember any of them afterwards.
There is plenty of time to record the game during the break between rounds. If the time limits are long enough I find that recording the game while it is played actually increases my strength because it is an antidote to stress. It gives me a chance to relax and eliminate tension; sort of at chance for yoga breathing
in between moves. Of course if you get into time trouble it increaszes the stress to try to record the game while it is being played.
Re: My First (US) Congress!
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 11:19 am
by Wanderling
gowan wrote:Wanderling wrote:Question about us go congress: is it free to go as spectator?
In past years there has been a daily fee for people who just want to come for one or a few days. I don't know about this year. The reason the fees have been charged for daily visitors is that there is no effective way to prevent daily visitors from playing in simultaneous exhibitions and attending pro lectures and commentaries. Since the congress organizers must pay (through complimentary attendance and other means) for such pro activities it isn't fair for visitors to be able to participate in them for free.
If you just want to watch some games, various games from the main tournaments will be relayed on KGS, I think.
EDIT: I just checked the go congress website and for adults (18 and over) the daily fee is $12. This allows you into the main congress playing area for one day.
Thank you. So for $12/day I can walk around the venue and take in the happenings?
Re: My First (US) Congress!
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 11:53 am
by Tofu
This will be my first congress too. Very excited. It will actually be one of the first times I've ever played over a real board, (besides playing myself) so that will be different.
Looking forward to meeting some of you, I'm always up for a afternoon beer break too.
Re: My First (US) Congress!
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 12:56 pm
by hyperpape
I second Maeda.
Over the board blitz tournaments are rare, and there's one at the congress. It might be a nice thing to do.
Re: My First (US) Congress!
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 2:10 pm
by yoyoma
Get it, corner?
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 12:37 pm
by Wanderling
yoyoma wrote:
QFT.
Also, will there be an L19 booth or corner?
Re: Get it, corner?
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 6:47 pm
by Chew Terr
Wanderling wrote:Also, will there be an L19 booth or corner?
Dunno, but I was thinking of at least getting some kind of sticker or button with my forum name and possibly also the avatar, so random strangers could accost me and yell at me for poor Malkovitch play. =D
Re: My First (US) Congress!
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 7:27 pm
by Solomon
Re: My First (US) Congress!
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 3:57 pm
by EdLee
Blake Haber, a long time Go member here in Santa Barbara, just lost his home (he and his wife were renting it)
to a fire on July 8, 2011 Friday morning 02:50 am.
http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=60607They lost basically everything. He is still hoping he can attend US Go Congress in a few weeks.
I just went over to see them; they're still "gathering/organizing" what's left from the disaster.
Re: My First (US) Congress!
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 4:24 pm
by goddess
I'm assuming you are a guy.
If you want to play in the Pair Go Tournament (and you should) try to line up a female player ahead of time if possible. If not, try to line one up on the first day before all the new female players realize how much in demand they will be.
And, no, I'm not attending this year, so you can't have me
Terri
Re: Get it, corner?
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 12:57 pm
by Redbeard
Chew Terr wrote:Dunno, but I was thinking of at least getting some kind of sticker or button with my forum name and possibly also the avatar, so random strangers could accost me and yell at me for poor Malkovitch play. =D
Goddess has done this in the past and I think it is a great idea. I'm working on a secondary name tag to attach to the official AGA badge that is worn at the congress. Something like this:
This would be in a nametag holder and pinned onto the Congress badge that has my name, AGA rank, and AGA number.
whaddya think?
Re: Get it, corner?
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 1:05 pm
by Chew Terr
Redbeard wrote:Chew Terr wrote:Dunno, but I was thinking of at least getting some kind of sticker or button with my forum name and possibly also the avatar, so random strangers could accost me and yell at me for poor Malkovitch play. =D
Goddess has done this in the past and I think it is a great idea. I'm working on a secondary name tag to attach to the official AGA badge that is worn at the congress. Something like this:
This would be in a nametag holder and pinned onto the Congress badge that has my name, AGA rank, and AGA number.
whaddya think?
Yeah, something like this is exactly what I was thinking of.
Re: My First (US) Congress!
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 7:42 pm
by Bartleby
I was on the UC Santa Barbara campus this last weekend for the first time in a while; I forgot how big the place is. You almost need a bike to get around.
It's a pretty campus, almost empty this time of year on the weekends, although I'm guessing there are more summer students there during the week.
I really wish I could attend this year, I'm only about 90 minutes away by car. But I'm going to be away on a trip the whole week. Maybe next time.
Re: My First (US) Congress!
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 2:05 am
by hilltopgo
PeterHB wrote:If your camera has the feature, try the 'time lapse' option and a little 3" tripod
On my Nikon Coolpix, shutter sound off, image size to 1024x768, twisty to 'Movie', time lapse interval 30s, set auto exposure lock on, zoom to satisfactory size.
The advantage is you set it just before the game, then ignore it, concentrating on your play.
The battery lasts about 2 games.
Then transcribe into SGF.
Awesome tip! I am so going to try this.
Re: My First (US) Congress!
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 4:33 am
by PeterHB
cdybeijing wrote:PeterHB wrote:If your camera has the feature, try the 'time lapse' option and a little 3" tripod
On my Nikon Coolpix, shutter sound off, image size to 1024x768, twisty to 'Movie', time lapse interval 30s, set auto exposure lock on, zoom to satisfactory size.
The advantage is you set it just before the game, then ignore it, concentrating on your play.
The battery lasts about 2 games.
Then transcribe into SGF.
If I were the opponent, I think this would greatly annoy me. How hard is it to really write it down on paper with the help of your opponent once the game is over?
I feel pretty confident that if the two players together are not at least capable of remembering the first 100 moves, then most likely the reviewer probably doesn't need to review beyond the first 100 moves either.
I understand, which is why I always ask the opponent before the game 'Do you object to me setting up my camera to record the game?'. So far I've never had an objection, and I regard it as entirely correct to respect the opponent's wish on this. I don't see it as a right but a privilege granted by the opponent. I can see that it would distract some people, which would be unfair. That is why I particularly switch off the shutter sound in the menus, as that might become annoying after a while. I also take the line that if the camera stops working ( e.g. it often runs out of battery halfway through the a game ), I ignore it and finish the game. Otherwise the interruption of fiddling with the camera might be perceived as distracting gamesmanship by the opponent. In the end, allow the opponent to have the game without the camera if they wish. That seems the right thing to do.
