Welcome, James! Cheers.
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| Author: | jms [ Tue May 15, 2012 4:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Hi everyone! |
I'm new here, so thought I'd better introduce myself. I'm 39, live in London, have 3 children, work as a scientist/doctor, and play in a band.. so I thought I would try to learn Go properly too.. I originally discovered the game when I was around 14/15 and used to play on a cheap cardboard goban with the one friend of mine who was also interested in the game. That was before the days of the internet, and I never really improved. Since then I have had a couple of minor stints of playing Go online, most recently 2 years ago, when I got up to 11k KGS. I restarted about 2 months ago and have slowly clawed my way back from 17k to 11k, and now up to 8k (briefly before dropping back to 9). I am determined to continue to improve, and am currently studying book 3 of Go Problems for Beginners, which despite completing the first 2, I am finding pretty tough - but I think it is definitely improving my playing. I also have a number of other Go books from 2 years ago - although I am leaving them for now until I have got through some more of the problems. I also play on DGS and am 15k there at the moment... I do have one 1dan friend who lives in Portugal and who is giving me some teaching games on DGS. My next aim is 7k... Looking forward to some interesting discussions! James |
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| Author: | tchan001 [ Tue May 15, 2012 5:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hi everyone! |
Welcome. Hope you enjoy your time here with other fellow go enthusiasts. |
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| Author: | EdLee [ Tue May 15, 2012 8:01 pm ] |
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Welcome, James! Cheers.
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| Author: | Xaos [ Wed May 16, 2012 6:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hi everyone! |
welcome! i'm new here too.. |
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| Author: | Twitchy Go [ Wed May 16, 2012 6:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hi everyone! |
Hello James  Here's to your rapid improvement
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| Author: | jms [ Wed May 16, 2012 7:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hi everyone! |
Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone! I will probably have quite a few questions, and I look forward to some interesting discussions! |
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| Author: | Boidhre [ Wed May 16, 2012 7:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hi everyone! |
Welcome, how do you find fitting in interests like go with young children? |
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| Author: | jms [ Wed May 16, 2012 4:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hi everyone! |
Boidhre wrote: Welcome, how do you find fitting in interests like go with young children? I just have to be careful to use any spare time I have wisely! My commute to work takes 1 hr each way on public transport - so that is good for doing Go problems, and watching videos sometimes.. Getting out to a club is pretty difficult for me, but a spare hour or two on the computer in the evening to play a game or two is usually pretty doable (if I'm able to stay awake!) My other interest - playing in a band - is much more tricky time-wise. Helps to have a (usually) understanding wife! J |
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| Author: | Boidhre [ Wed May 16, 2012 10:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hi everyone! |
jms wrote: My other interest - playing in a band - is much more tricky time-wise. Helps to have a (usually) understanding wife! J Yes, those do come in very handy!
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