i thought that story was about lasker. s.
On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 9:43 AM, Magnus Persson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I know a 4-Dan player who told a story that goes something like this: He and > his friends who were all very strong chess players at the time, discovered > the rules of go and played a bunch of games against each other until they > thought they mastered it. Later they met a player who gave them a 9-stone > handicap and beat them easily. They were shocked and told him he must be a > master player but he just replied: "No I am just a beginner". > > -Magnus > > Quoting Mark Boon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 8:53 AM, Adrian Grajdeanu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >>> >>> I read that story in a book, just after Bobby Fisher's death. Don't >>> remember >>> all details, save that he was astonished he got beaten. >>> Adrian >> >> Hehe. After I learned the game (from a book, playing with my father >> who brought a set from Japan for my birthday) I was also astonished to >> be beaten by the first other person I met that knew the game. And he >> gave me 9 stones handicap! But rather than putting me off it made me >> even more intrigued by the game. Now I know this person was probably >> not even 15 kyu. >> >> Mark >> _______________________________________________ >> computer-go mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/ >> > > > > -- > Magnus Persson > Berlin, Germany > _______________________________________________ > computer-go mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/ > _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list [email protected] http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
