I am a real Go Beginner... but I like to learn and have fun with (and share it with others).

... 26th Jan 2014 I started on KGS (as 6-7kyu since Sept), another global GO Server on the web. In July I began to play on Korean servers, on Tygem (10kyu) and on Wbaduk (11kyu).

If possible by time, I like to have reviews and analysis of my games, which helps to progress (beside observing/Kibitzing Dan games). - My special thanks go to different KGS teachers/players for audio lectures and individual reviews: Dsaun (N.Y.), Battusai, TapJoshua (4D), Troll (2D), MXHero (5D), Shygost (3D), Mingjiu Jiang (7P)... not to forget all the other KGS players who offered me their knowledge and shared their personal experiences.

My special tks go to Dsaun for his audio lecture "Shape" (on 22nd Febr 2014) which was the first step into a systemtical learning.

Currently I study with www.321go.org and with the first GO book: "Graded Go Problems for Beginners" (Vol. 1-4) by Kano Yoshinori.

• Volume 1: Introductory Problems
• Volume 2: Elementary Problems
• VOlume 3: Intermediate Problems
• Volume 4: Advanced Problems

For individual "offline training" I experimented with and use different bot programmes:

• Aya 6.34 (1k),
• Oakfoam
• GNU Go 3.8 and
• Zenith 4.4. better known as Zen (5k-5D)

(Rec.: Running these bots I use as front end (Goban) Drago.)

For editing/rediting SGF files the programme MultiGo 4 is suitable.

Have fun behind the board...
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PS: Tks to all the visitors, their comments and feedbacks about my OGS threads and postings... on 22nd Oct the core number overstepped 7,000 visits (in 24 threads with 278 postings), totally it have been on 11th Nov >10,200 visits related to 349 postings in 38 threads... see short overview (PDF) here: http://goo.gl/wXmJNM