Go9dan.com

[Xa17u]

When the server works stable, it will be a very hard competitor for Kaya.gs.

My thoughts as well.

Right now its biggest issue seems to be making you pay an astounding amount of money for the most basic features. Which, as someone said earlier, is

[Mef]

I see people there. I haven't tried to start a game or anything. It's been this way for a few days at least.

I've logged in the last couple days....I tried to invite someone to a game, didn't get a response. I tried to use automatch, but I don't think that was set up to work. Tried to observe a game, it drew the board, but didn't show any moves. Of course I'm on a pretty unstable connection so that could be part of it. Anyone else able to play?

[Horibe]

i wonder if anyone here played game with john lee? if so howmany stone?

John Lee beat Jimmy Cha face to face in the US Fujitsu Cup preliminary. He has won the US Open and the Ing as well and finished very high in the World Amatuers.

On the other hand, some rust was showing when he played in the Cotsen last year....

[Magicwand]

i wonder if anyone here played game with john lee? if so howmany stone?

John Lee beat Jimmy Cha face to face in the US Fujitsu Cup preliminary. He has won the US Open and the Ing as well and finished very high in the World Amatuers.

On the other hand, some rust was showing when he played in the Cotsen last year....

I played him even and got destroyed. I think correct handy is three stone.

[BigBadBuu]

There are only 5 or so opponents available. And the software sucks big time. It is like it is still in beta beta stage.

[salerno]

Yeah, it's almost completely useless so far. Long life for kaya.

[speedchase]

a paid service will never be competition for a free service that offers the same thing.

[SmoothOper]

Looks like they will even manage bets. Now there is a money making idea.

[tapir]

I have no problem with betting, monthly fees and everything else, but charging for kifu is a gamebreaker. I will never play on a server that does that.

[topazg]

I have no problem with betting, monthly fees and everything else, but charging for kifu is a gamebreaker. I will never play on a server that does that.

It doesn't if you're a full member, does it?

[peppernut]

Looks like they will even manage bets. Now there is a money making idea.

With sandbagging as bad as it is online, I can't image what it would be like if there was a monetary reward for it.

[billywoods]

go9dan.com
go9dan.com Grand Opening Date: January 20, 2013.

I'm intrigued. And highly skeptical - I just registered and logged in and found that I was the only one on the server.

It doesn't if you're a full member, does it?

It doesn't. Worryingly, though, full membership is described as follows (emphasis mine): "Most economical and popular membership. Full access and maximum discounts."

[burrkitty]

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It doesn't. Worryingly, though, full membership is described as follows (emphasis mine): "Most economical and popular membership. Full access and maximum discounts." [/quote]

That is troubling to me. Makes it seem like even full paid members will still be paying for yet more things... hmm

[Ellyster]

Below sentences are from the article, said by John Lee.

영어권 국가에서는 KGS 및 IGS라는 바둑사이트가 있는데, 이는 한국의 대표사이트에 비해 기능적인 면과 질적인 면에서 많이 떨어집니다. 국내 몇몇 바둑 사이트에서도 해외 보급을 위해 영문 사이트를 제작하여 서비스를 하고 있지만 언어 및 문화적인 벽을 넘지 못하여 사용자가 미비한 수준에 그치고 있습니다. 이에 한국의 대표사이트에 비해 기능적인 부분이나 서비스의 질을 높인 사이트를 만들고자 시작했다

(Translation) <-- not good translation, done by me
There are KGS and IGS in the English speaking world, but they are inferior in quality and functionality comparing to Korean go servers (Tygem, Oro). Some of Korean go servers made a english client, but there aren't many users, for language and cultural difference. So we wanted to make a high quality English go server.

Maybe true from an asian point of view, they love all the fancy and キラキラ (¿twinkling?) interface with lot of non-core functionality... in terms of web and software UX practice they tend to be far behind western companies.

But is what asian customers want


@burrkitty: Seems to be that, you need to pay for teaching games and lectures (because the "gold"/money goes directly to the teacher), but you get a discount if you are a premium member.

[logan]

AGA-European Go Team vs. Sedol 10 Game Series

http://go9dan.com/Home/Promotion/4

Game 1: Sedol Lee vs. Andy Liu

Date: January 20, 2013 @8am EST

The first game will start at even game with 6.5 komi. If either side wins two games in a row, the handicap for the next game will change as follows:

Even -> black with no komi -> black with 3 points reverse komi -> 2 stones

It goes both ways so for example if the Western team wins the first two games, then Lee would play the next game at black with no komi.

I think the team will being rotating through each player until the 10-games are played. But it's just a guess.

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go9dan.com World Go League Invitational

http://go9dan.com/Home/Promotion/1

Time: 30 mins 30secs/3 times

Round robin tournament:

•Rather than a knock-out, each player will play every other player, producing many interesting and imaginative games

First game begins January 27th.

Each of the top 10 players will play one game each week on go9dan.com until all the players have played each other.

This means ten games per week.

2013 go9dan.com WGL Participants:

China: Kong Jie, Xie He, Chen Yaoye, Shi Yue, Fan Tingyu
Korea: Lee Changho, Lee Sedol, Park Younghoon, Kim Jisuk, Park Junghwan

Sorry, I don't yet know the time when each match will begin.