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6/26/10 Go Camp Essay Go in My Life Though I’m only sixteen, I’ve played go for longer than I would like to admit. For the longest time, I failed to recognize the subtle, yet powerful nature of this game. After rethinking the concept of go, everything, from the domino effect of moves to the way the pieces paint elegant pictures upon the go board made itself a tiny bit clearer. As a 1dan, I have yet to grasp the more fine mechanics of the game, though one thing is made certain: the more I seem to learn, the more it seems that I don’t know. Although I have yet to contribute much to the local go community, I am soon going to spread the powerful message go sent to me. My dad has already created a go club in Great Falls Virginia. The club very quickly picked up interested members and soon, every Friday, we have at least 5-10 members showing up. I personally invited 4 of the members that are now interested in the world of go. I have taught those players how to play go; I enjoy sharing my knowledge on the game with others. I constantly play simuls and review games/do problems with them. I even plan to start a go club at my high school; there are people who I’ve talked to, those who are also interested in this oriental board game are willing to join a club if I take the initiative of creating one. I have played in tournaments of all levels, ranging from local to national. Most often, I play in the local level tournaments. Whenever there are tournaments in the DC area, I go and compete in them. I often enjoy these types of competition because they offered me chances to play others face-to-face (not via internet.) I have also played in tournaments of the regional level. Because of all of these local tournaments, I rank 21st in the most games/events in 2009. I also went to the 2-day Maryland open twice, and it always brings in 50+ people. It’s fun to talk them about their go experiences and challenge them in games. In these tournaments, there are wide ranges in rankings, leading to a competitive and learning experience. At the national level, tournaments become seriously competitive; the one I went to, the Go Congress of 2009, showed its share of competitiveness. Despite the intense atmosphere, I managed to get 3rd in my division. Because of the number of people there, it is impossible to run out of opponents. This event also attracted many professional players that were willing to share their go experiences and play teaching games. I really enjoyed this environment because of the high degree of learning and focus put into the game of go. Unlike chess, sadly enough, go receives much less standing ovation in the US, despite its rapid growing popularity among the American youth. I want to go to the AGA East Coast Youth Go Camp because of the chance of improving my go strategically. I know about my weaknesses in go (midgame, attacking/reduction, tesuji) and I am hoping that this camp will give me better insight on these topics. This opportunity also gives me a chance to learn about the finer aspects of go. More importantly, however, this is a chance to communicate with other go members of my age. Because there are less people playing go, I rarely meet up with people my age that are playing. This Youth Go Camp is the perfect opportunity to meet up and “talk go.”
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