Re: Hello from England
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 11:58 am
PeterPeter wrote:Yeah, I thought the Beginners Room would be full of 20k-30k, but most of them are 10k-20k.
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Re: Hello from England
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:50 pm
I'm in a similar situation. I've read a few basic introductory books and started doing problems (I would recommend 321go.org for an easily accessible start), but I'm obviously still very much a beginner.
So I worry about wasting stronger players' time on KGS; I also worry about misrepresenting myself to absolute beginners, I feel like I'm sandbagging when I beat them. Net result: I end up playing the weaker bots only, and I'm actually unlearning what little I knew already. My advice is: don't go down that path (as many others here keep repeating to beginners, many of whom apparently have the same impulses
).
I'm sibbedeus on KGS, hope I see you around!
So I worry about wasting stronger players' time on KGS; I also worry about misrepresenting myself to absolute beginners, I feel like I'm sandbagging when I beat them. Net result: I end up playing the weaker bots only, and I'm actually unlearning what little I knew already. My advice is: don't go down that path (as many others here keep repeating to beginners, many of whom apparently have the same impulses
).I'm sibbedeus on KGS, hope I see you around!
Re: Hello from England
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 12:13 am
Hi eldritch,
I will look out for you on KGS, I think we could have a good game!
Peter
I will look out for you on KGS, I think we could have a good game!
Peter
Re: Hello from England
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 4:50 am
eldritch wrote:...(I would recommend 321go.org for an easily accessible start)...
I second this. 321go comes along with a course and tons of exercises that will teach you the basics and take you to 15-12k much faster than just by playing.
Re: Hello from England
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 2:54 am
Where in England are you? You may have a local club, check www.britgo.org
Re: Hello from England
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 3:23 am
My nearest club is scraping along with a small handful of members and does not meet every week, sadly, and it is not that near either. I don't think face-to-face Go is feasible in the UK outside of the big cities. At least we can use the internet. 