Kanken Level 7 and Go

I got Kanken Level 7 results back recently, and I did a bit worse than I had thought. I got 5 questions wrong and got a score of 191 out of 200. Since I'm planning on skipping Level 6 and taking Level 5 in June, I should start studying soon.

I participated in an online go tournament yesterday and today, and I got 6th place out of 17 people. I lost my first game badly, got a bye on the second game, and won both my third and fourth games. Click here for the results. My ID is stargazer.

I've been playing go on and off since my co-op days at HP in 2002, but I haven't improved much in terms of skill. However, I find go more interesting and fun than chess. In chess, there are so many people better than you, and there's little room for personal improvement, as shown here. I played as the number one board for my high school at the state chess tournament in my senior year in 1999, and I got 67th place.

I'm not dissing chess, but go simply offers more complexity and variety and styles. It's a wonderful board game that I will hopefully continue playing throughout my life.

If you are interested in playing go, check out the rules here. The rules are simple, but the game is hard. If you ever want to play the game with me, let me know.

Getting Married

After much miscommunication and misunderstanding among everyone, it has been decided that I will get married on April 1st in my girlfriend's town in Miyazaki. Anyone interested in attending the wedding ceremony, which will most likely be very simple, and who can afford to come to Miyazaki is welcome. Contact me for details.

I will write about my visit to Korea and Sapporo at a later time, if I feel like it.