How strong are you now?

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Re: How strong are you now?

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I'm not certain, but I think I was ~3k when I started posting on GoDiscussions (toward the tail end of its life). I had been lurking for a lot longer though. I'm 1d now, so that's 4 stones improvement.

My improvement rate was much faster from 12k to 3k, but I guess it makes sense that it would slow down.
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Re: How strong are you now?

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Was 6k KGS/5k AGA when I joined GD, now 4d KGS/5.7d AGA...haven't improved at all in the last 1 - 2 years though...SC2 isn't helping with that either, but oh well.
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Don't think I've moved an inch...
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15k to 5k, and now back to 7k. So I improved 10 stones, and then lost 2. :O
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Re: How strong are you now?

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I became 8k on KGS the same day I joined L19 (28th Apr 2010). Now I think I'm 4k there, so 4 stones.
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Re: How strong are you now?

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:D I started off as a 21kyu, and I have now reached 11kyu. I guess it's slow development, but I'm happy with how far I've come since I started playing, and I can thank this forum for a lot of that development! :bow:
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Dusk Eagle wrote:I'm not certain, but I think I was ~3k when I started posting on GoDiscussions (toward the tail end of its life). I had been lurking for a lot longer though. I'm 1d now, so that's 4 stones improvement.


4? Are you sure ;-)
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Re: How strong are you now?

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quantumf wrote:
Dusk Eagle wrote:I'm not certain, but I think I was ~3k when I started posting on GoDiscussions (toward the tail end of its life). I had been lurking for a lot longer though. I'm 1d now, so that's 4 stones improvement.


4? Are you sure ;-)



maybe time for some (Go) lessons about counting. This might easily get you to the 4 stones ;-)
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I joined GD in april 2006, and entered a tournament at 2 kyu two days later. Today I am 1 dan, and improving very slowly if at all.
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quantumf wrote:
Dusk Eagle wrote:I'm not certain, but I think I was ~3k when I started posting on GoDiscussions (toward the tail end of its life). I had been lurking for a lot longer though. I'm 1d now, so that's 4 stones improvement.


4? Are you sure ;-)


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Re: How strong are you now?

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entropi wrote:
quantumf wrote:
Dusk Eagle wrote:I'm not certain, but I think I was ~3k when I started posting on GoDiscussions (toward the tail end of its life). I had been lurking for a lot longer though. I'm 1d now, so that's 4 stones improvement.


4? Are you sure ;-)


from 1k to 1d you may count 2 stones

Nice! Well, in that case, I have gained exactly 2 stones since joining GoDiscussions :D
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Re: How strong are you now?

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I think when I found GD I was 13-15K and I am 1-2K now.
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I sucked then and I suck now!
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