Hello from Alaska!
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:28 pm
Hello everyone! Nice to meet you!
I'm Applebaps, Apples, or Jo (or Jo Anne). I'm 35 years old, and I live in Alaska. Been putting stones on a goban in one way or another for about 10 years, but I only recently (early 2018) became more serious about the game. I'm aiming for SDK to start.
I don't know 100% for sure, but I'd estimate my overall strength at about 18-15kyu. Still solidifying my rank on KGS so I can get a better idea. Definitely DDK, and definitely higher than 20k, but beyond that I'm not sure. I'm one of the co-founders of our local go club, and we've been talking about becoming an official AGA chapter, so if we have tournaments eventually, I can find out that way as well.
I have a soft spot for Honinbou Shuusaku, though I also enjoy the style and videos of Lee Ha-Jin (Haylee). So, pretty surface overall, haha. But I just really enjoy classic, simple, honest and well-rounded play. I practice sometimes on 9x9 or 13x13, especially when I'm teaching beginners (which I love to do, especially adult beginners), but I don't like blitz or messy fighting very much. Mostly I just like to play even 19x19 games, even against much stronger opponents, so I can learn more and have fun in the "regular" game without odd permutations. My friend Charles (1kyu) says I'm too nice on the board, haha.
I try to learn from the best, which in 2019 means I play against and try to learn from Leela Zero as much as is possible. She's kind of my idol / goal. It's my hope that humanity will learn from AI and transcend our "first hill" to start climbing the real mountain, to make Go more and more beautiful.
Outside the board, I got married to my best friend about 2 and a half years ago, and we have 2 cats together. I work as a financial technician (glorified cashier / entry-level accountancy clerk) at the University of Alaska.
Looking forward to talking and playing with you all!
I'm Applebaps, Apples, or Jo (or Jo Anne). I'm 35 years old, and I live in Alaska. Been putting stones on a goban in one way or another for about 10 years, but I only recently (early 2018) became more serious about the game. I'm aiming for SDK to start.
I don't know 100% for sure, but I'd estimate my overall strength at about 18-15kyu. Still solidifying my rank on KGS so I can get a better idea. Definitely DDK, and definitely higher than 20k, but beyond that I'm not sure. I'm one of the co-founders of our local go club, and we've been talking about becoming an official AGA chapter, so if we have tournaments eventually, I can find out that way as well.
I have a soft spot for Honinbou Shuusaku, though I also enjoy the style and videos of Lee Ha-Jin (Haylee). So, pretty surface overall, haha. But I just really enjoy classic, simple, honest and well-rounded play. I practice sometimes on 9x9 or 13x13, especially when I'm teaching beginners (which I love to do, especially adult beginners), but I don't like blitz or messy fighting very much. Mostly I just like to play even 19x19 games, even against much stronger opponents, so I can learn more and have fun in the "regular" game without odd permutations. My friend Charles (1kyu) says I'm too nice on the board, haha.
I try to learn from the best, which in 2019 means I play against and try to learn from Leela Zero as much as is possible. She's kind of my idol / goal. It's my hope that humanity will learn from AI and transcend our "first hill" to start climbing the real mountain, to make Go more and more beautiful.
Outside the board, I got married to my best friend about 2 and a half years ago, and we have 2 cats together. I work as a financial technician (glorified cashier / entry-level accountancy clerk) at the University of Alaska.
Looking forward to talking and playing with you all!
