After four and a half years I am finally a SDK! (Single Digit Kyu, see http://www.emptytriangle.com/archive/39). I know I have a long way to go in order to be shodan, but I can’t avoid feeling so proud for hitting the 10k barrier!

I got stuck at 12k for a long time, without playing all the games in tournaments and feeling very stressed, but this year it has been very different:

• February: didn’t play Barcelona’s tournament, but got interested in the game again
• March: played 4 out of 6 rounds in Paris’ tournament; lost all of them and went back to 12k
• April: played Madrid’s tournament; 3 wins and 2 losses, getting back on track…
• July: European Go Congress (EGC) in Sweden; outstanding result! 5 wins! went up to 10k
• September: Korean Ambassador Cup in Alicante; 3 wins out of 5, but enough to break the barrier and reach 9k!
• October: 1st World Mind Sports Games (WMSG); +123 points! 8k!

Thank you to all the people who supported me! I am back on my feet and wanting to test my strength against all of you! Let’s play Go!

Today the women’s team tournament begins!

We have played the first round so far, against DPR Korea and lost all 3 games We are in a tough group, A2, and we’ll do our best!

Let’s hope we’ll have better luck for the following games. Gambarimasu!

We spent some time today at the WMSG, watching the games (only the first 20 mins allowed ) and cheering on the Spanish team. Go Spain!!

I’ve just uploaded some of the pictures. Enjoy!
http://flickr.com/photos/sheska/sets/72157607789321354/