Go tournament.
Posted by Chris Ball Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:06:00 GMT
Just back from the Massachusetts Go Association's Spring tournament. I entered at 1-dan for the first time, and had a fun few games:
- Against 1-dan, 7.5 komi, loss by 2.5 points.
- Against 2-dan, 0.5 komi, win by 13.5 points.
- Against 2-kyu, giving two stones, win.
- Against 2-dan, 0.5 komi, loss by 0.5 points.
Having both losses be marginal was a shame, but I feel pretty good about the day. But, do I feel like shodan yet? Well, no, not really. The numbers suggest I can hold my own, but I still feel like a beginner to the game. In the last round, I even managed to misplay a 3-3 corner invasion (against hoshi-ogeima), dying completely instead of living in gote.
I'll resume normal blogging service shortly. While I'm talking about non-computer stuff, though, I should add that I've been vegetarian for the last month or two. I'd rather be vegan, and Mad is managing to mostly do so, but for now cheese is just too good to say no to.
