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faruk1 · #1

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The poster originally asked a seemingly innocent question about ranks, the came back and edited it to be an ad.
I'm leaving this thread in place only because some of the responses are useful.
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EdLee · #2

Hello, please see Rating Systems

Bill Spight · #3

Yes, there are many ranks in go. Too many to count, although we do.

But during your first year or so of go, you will be advancing so rapidly that rank will not mean much. As a beginner, I advanced at least 20 ranks before I even knew there were ranks in go. Thinking of yourself as being such-and-such rank can hold you back, particularly at the start. I once advanced four ranks in one week, by one simple trick, as they say on the internet.

Abyssinica · #4

Bill Spight wrote:

Yes, there are many ranks in go. Too many to count, although we do.

But during your first year or so of go, you will be advancing so rapidly that rank will not mean much. As a beginner, I advanced at least 20 ranks before I even knew there were ranks in go. Thinking of yourself as being such-and-such rank can hold you back, particularly at the start. I once advanced four ranks in one week, by one simple trick, as they say on the internet.

Gain four stones in one week with this one werid trick. :tmbup:

Care to share?

DrStraw · #5

Bill Spight wrote:

Yes, there are many ranks in go. Too many to count, although we do.

But during your first year or so of go, you will be advancing so rapidly that rank will not mean much. As a beginner, I advanced at least 20 ranks before I even knew there were ranks in go. Thinking of yourself as being such-and-such rank can hold you back, particularly at the start. I once advanced four ranks in one week, by one simple trick, as they say on the internet.

This is very true. In these days of instant gratification everyone wants to be assigned a number. People get excited to go up from 23k to 22k! When I started to play I was not assigned a rank at all until I entered by first tournament, nine months after I played my first game. I had merely been adjusting my handicap against players in the club. They tentatively suggested I enter as a 10k and it turned out to be a decent approximation, but it really was no more than an approximation. I was told at the time that the oriental nations did not even recognize ranks below 10k. They probably still don't.

As Bill says, just play and don't worry about rank. I would say it is not important until you start to beat a dan player on nine stones.

Bill Spight · #6

Abyssinica wrote:

Bill Spight wrote:

Yes, there are many ranks in go. Too many to count, although we do.

But during your first year or so of go, you will be advancing so rapidly that rank will not mean much. As a beginner, I advanced at least 20 ranks before I even knew there were ranks in go. Thinking of yourself as being such-and-such rank can hold you back, particularly at the start. I once advanced four ranks in one week, by one simple trick, as they say on the internet.

Gain four stones in one week with this one werid trick. :tmbup:

Care to share?

TheBigH · #7

Abyssinica wrote:

Gain four stones in one week with this one werid trick. :tmbup:

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