Life In 19x19
http://prod.lifein19x19.com/

IP Subnet Mask Calculator
http://prod.lifein19x19.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=9969
Page 1 of 1

Author:  faruk1 [ Sat Mar 08, 2014 1:55 am ]
Post subject:  IP Subnet Mask Calculator

[admin]
The poster originally asked a seemingly innocent question about ranks, the came back and edited it to be an ad.
I'm leaving this thread in place only because some of the responses are useful.
[admin]

Author:  EdLee [ Sat Mar 08, 2014 2:31 am ]
Post subject: 

Hello, please see Rating Systems

Author:  Bill Spight [ Sat Mar 08, 2014 7:56 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Ranking

Yes, there are many ranks in go. Too many to count, although we do. ;)

But during your first year or so of go, you will be advancing so rapidly that rank will not mean much. As a beginner, I advanced at least 20 ranks before I even knew there were ranks in go. Thinking of yourself as being such-and-such rank can hold you back, particularly at the start. I once advanced four ranks in one week, by one simple trick, as they say on the internet. ;)

Author:  Abyssinica [ Sat Mar 08, 2014 8:02 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Ranking

Bill Spight wrote:
Yes, there are many ranks in go. Too many to count, although we do. ;)

But during your first year or so of go, you will be advancing so rapidly that rank will not mean much. As a beginner, I advanced at least 20 ranks before I even knew there were ranks in go. Thinking of yourself as being such-and-such rank can hold you back, particularly at the start. I once advanced four ranks in one week, by one simple trick, as they say on the internet. ;)


Gain four stones in one week with this one werid trick. :tmbup:

Care to share?

Author:  DrStraw [ Sat Mar 08, 2014 8:26 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Ranking

Bill Spight wrote:
Yes, there are many ranks in go. Too many to count, although we do. ;)

But during your first year or so of go, you will be advancing so rapidly that rank will not mean much. As a beginner, I advanced at least 20 ranks before I even knew there were ranks in go. Thinking of yourself as being such-and-such rank can hold you back, particularly at the start. I once advanced four ranks in one week, by one simple trick, as they say on the internet. ;)


This is very true. In these days of instant gratification everyone wants to be assigned a number. People get excited to go up from 23k to 22k! When I started to play I was not assigned a rank at all until I entered by first tournament, nine months after I played my first game. I had merely been adjusting my handicap against players in the club. They tentatively suggested I enter as a 10k and it turned out to be a decent approximation, but it really was no more than an approximation. I was told at the time that the oriental nations did not even recognize ranks below 10k. They probably still don't.

As Bill says, just play and don't worry about rank. I would say it is not important until you start to beat a dan player on nine stones.

Author:  Bill Spight [ Sat Mar 08, 2014 8:55 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Ranking

Abyssinica wrote:
Bill Spight wrote:
Yes, there are many ranks in go. Too many to count, although we do. ;)

But during your first year or so of go, you will be advancing so rapidly that rank will not mean much. As a beginner, I advanced at least 20 ranks before I even knew there were ranks in go. Thinking of yourself as being such-and-such rank can hold you back, particularly at the start. I once advanced four ranks in one week, by one simple trick, as they say on the internet. ;)


Gain four stones in one week with this one werid trick. :tmbup:

Care to share?


Once, after doing my best to read out a local fight, I reached in my bowl for a stone to play. As I did so, I relaxed from my intense effort, and happened to glance over the whole board instead of focusing on the local area of the fight. With that glance I realized that the local fight was not the most important thing at that time. Not that I went into deep thought about another area, but I saw a better play. My reading effort for the local fight did not go to waste. I made use of it later on.

I started taking a second or two before making a play to relax and look at the whole board. The next game I played was against a 2 dan who gave me 4 stones. I only lost by 40 points. I played regularly with a 5 kyu who used to give me 4 stones, but whom I had finally persuaded to give me 6 stones. I was able to play him at 2 stones. A few weeks later I started to win some games at 7 stones against a different 2 dan.

My weird trick:

Relax and look at the whole board. :)

Author:  TheBigH [ Sat Mar 08, 2014 6:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Ranking

Abyssinica wrote:
Gain four stones in one week with this one werid trick. :tmbup:


Local housewife discovered this one weird trick to make shodan in a week! Find out why the Nihon Ki-in hates her! Click on this totally legit pop up ad.

Page 1 of 1 All times are UTC - 8 hours [ DST ]
Powered by phpBB © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 phpBB Group
http://www.phpbb.com/