I am Eerika Norvio from Finland. I'm 24 years old and study mathematics in Helsinki university, first year now though. I am a bit late because I've had some difficulties in my life, mainly due to my Asperger's syndrome. I started playing go in December 2011, because my physical condition was crumbling due to overexercise. I needed something competitive, but not involving physical exercise. I developed special interest in the game of go and continued playing even when I was able to do sports again. I belong to Helsinki University Go Club, Yligo.
My current EGF rank is 1 dan, but my GoR (2028) is 22 points short from 1 dan lower limit. Many Finnish players share this condition though. This is my player card. I was promoted at EGC 2013, and I am playing my first tournament as 1 dan this weekend. I'm a bit nervous about that. I tend to take tournament games too seriously. Generally I take playing go too seriously, being impatient and obsessed with results and improvement. I learned fast up to 1 kyu, but the last stone took half a year, and it's not likely to get any faster.
If I have some goals at go, it'd probably be to reach the Finnish Championship semifinals some day. That would require strong European 4 dan level at least. I was runner-up at Finnish Women's Championship in 2012, as 3 kyu. I will do my best to win the title this year.
My life now is balancing with the many hobbies and interests: mathematics, go, martial arts, drawing and writing. It's hard to find the balance between maths and go, since they use same mental resources. My boyfriend also plays go, and he's somewhat stronger (actually 5 dan). It feels somewhat annoying to need handicap against him
Well, thanks for accepting me even though I'm a bit weird. Also excuse my bad English.
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