AND SO IT HAS BEGUN

My first 19x19 Championship! I'm sadly down in League 5, but I'll take the easy victory over the certain defeat of League 4, give myself a year to work up to that level.

Have fun everybody! This is the best game in the universe!

Well, let's not get too cocky. It won't be easy, but it will be less stressful than League 4.

League 5 can be very hard. Last year I had a tough group with bobocat who won his first 130 games and then abandoned. From 9 players 4 had never lost a game before. Lots of newcomers play league 5 and may be very strong. Another Chinese player who is now in league 2, hnsyclb, was also in league 5 last year. So beware those who have few losses.

Thank you Richard for another tournament and happy tournament everybody!

I decided to bite the bullet and sign up for the big game. I hope it contains some fun and challenging games at all levels! And that I can win at least one game.

Let me amend by saying I'll take a chance of victory over the certainty of defeat. :)

It's true that newer players will be there, and you don't know their strength. But at least, unlike in MCs, I don't have to give a just-registered dan player five stones!