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Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 13:05 Post subject: teacher

hi, iam new to the game i started a tournament Wink

now i am looking for a teacher.
sombody intrested? i read the ruez on a site; i understand the basics

tnx

Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 23:19 Post subject: Re: teacher

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 2:22 Post subject:

Somehow I get the feeling DarkElf would like to play with someone who is willing to teach him a little bit more while playing........ No reallife teacher.

Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 21:27 Post subject:

indeed vip ... but still tnx for the information and i will sure use those tips Wink

Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 19:05 Post subject:

Hey DarkElf,

I pretty much agree with karaklis, though I'm also a complete beginner. On the other hand, I know exactly what you're going through, and we've already meet on the tournament, which comprised my very first games; all my knowledge of Go consisted on reading The Interactive Way To Go, and as you could appreciate, it was more than enough to grasp the basics. Smile

321Go seems like a good start too, being more modern and better structured, besides having many more resources.

I would refrain from recommending KGS however. Though probably the most popular server on the west, their sell to Kiseido within one month and the switch to a closed protocol gives them bad karma. Razz

You can always take a quick look to the many available and pick your own.

Being in Ubuntu Linux, it took me a few clicks in the Software Center to find and install qGo, a very nice interface to play online (I choose the revered IGS server); GNU Go, an AI to play against in qGo; and uliGo for solving problems --I really like that you can keep on playing after solving the problem, unlike online sites like http://www.goproblems.com/ (which are still good nonetheless). With Ubuntu's automated updates, I'm set for life. Wink

I had always disregarded Go as some kind of oversized Reversi, and I was greatly surprised when I found out it's actual complexity and depth. And the surprise is turning more and more pleasant as I start to feel the "vertigo" of walking through every new level of it's delicate balances. I can already tell that really learning the game, so you can understand (at least a little) what's going on on a pro game for example, takes lots of study and effort, but as long as you go at your own pace and have fun along the way, it should be a thoroughly enjoyable and enriching experience. And you can't get started much better than with the excellent pointers given by karaklis. Once you've a solid grasp of the basics, then it will be worth it to "bother" trying to understand a game or asking questions.

May your stones flow like rain. Smile

Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 12:57 Post subject: