Hey guys,

I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Brenno and I started playing go about 4 years ago, getting better acquainted with it right after I moved to the USA from Brazil in order to pursue a doctorate. I was impressed with the liveliness and helpfulness of the English-speaking go community, and during the first year or so my enthusiasm only grew. Dedicating one afternoon a week (all I could afford timewise!) to play locally with a friend who I had just introduced the game (and my enthusiasm) to, and spending a few late-nights a week in the study of go theory (yeah, having no time to play, I decided to immerse myself in books and hopefully relate it to a PhD in Literature/Philosophy...Among other things, for those who might be curious, I found a strong affinity between wholeboard thinking and the dynamic concept of Haengma/Suji in Go and the holistic dialectics of Hegel (!)...And, believe it or not, Go helped me understand Hegel a bit better, and vice-versa

During this initial period I was able to raise to about 15-14kyu on KGS. Being in the middle of a doctorate, however, I soon found myself with very little time to dedicate to the game, and had to all but stop for the last two years. I am now trying to get back at it, gradually. At first, I was dismayed to find the community I first knew (Godiscussions, basically) so inactive. I thought I had perhaps missed the chance to immerse myself in the game; that Go perhaps had gone out of fashion in the English speaking world, that it had been just a passing fad, etc. etc. It was then (a couple of days ago!) that I discovered Lifein19x19, and to my relief realized that the English Go community was not only alive and well, but even more so than when I first met it.

I am glad to be here, and hope to learn from all of you, and help however little I can.

-Brenno

Welcome

Howdy, and welcome!

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Brenno, welcome and good luck with your PhD+Go!

Thanks, guys! I've begun browsing the forum more thoroughly -- and, I have to say (not that you guys don't know it already) this is an amazing community. The concept behind the Malkovich games, for one, is pure genius. As soon as I revise my fundamentals -- which I realized after playing a couple of games are pretty rust--, I will begin to participate and post more actively. Thanks again for the welcome.

Welcome back to the world of go.

Do you play on KGS?

My user name there is buzzsaw

I am 8k there. Look me up if you like.

Terri

Thanks. And welcom to the forum.

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