13kyu... Maybe I'm ready for it now.

A week ago I momentarily ranked 13kyu due to a couple of ranked games I managed to beat. My rank looked like it was skyrocketing, but I wasn't too sure about my real abilities. I soon dropped back to 14kyu where I actually felt more comfortable. (I think somewhere around 16k would have been more like it, but that's how KGS wants to rank me so.)

Now I know KGS rankings are not to be stared at, even more so when one's a DDK (Double Digit Kyu) like me, but still it feels nice to have some sort of a measure to determine one's strength. Even when one's as inexperienced in the game as me. But heh, I have a feeling I might be gradually getting a bit better. Maybe I could handle the 13k rank If progressed now. ^^

Here are two of my latest games on KGS. The first one was a ranked game against EMOTOKENZO 11k, whom weirdly resigned while scoring the game. I really don't understand it because he only lost by 18½ moku when I had a three stone handicap. Well, I guess some would argue a loss is a loss no matter how few stones it's lost, but I still don't feel OK about it. These kinds of things often make me uneasy. It's a good thing I didn't notice his resignation before playing my second game today, an ASR League match against ardesh 10k, my "rival" on Gamma IV class, I would probably have lost that game... Well, one can dream, right? Actually I lost anyway. ;) But hey, all that aside I think I'm not too weak anymore. Single digits soon, no?

1st game:

(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]HA[3]KM[0.50]TM[1500]OT[5x30 byo-yomi]
PW[EMOTOKENZO]PB[AmbyR00]WR[11k]BR[14k]DT[2010-07-27]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]AB[pd][dp][pp]RE[B+Resign]
;W[dd]WL[1495.896]C[AmbyR00 [14k\]: hello :)
AmbyR00 [14k\]: have a nice game
]
;B[nc]BL[1481.907]
;W[pg]WL[1481.173]
;B[jc]BL[1425.235]
;W[ql]WL[1469.989]
;B[pi]BL[1416.577]
;W[qi]WL[1467.118]
;B[pj]BL[1401.824]
;W[qj]WL[1464.448]
;B[pl]BL[1399.302]
;W[pk]WL[1455.008]
;B[ok]BL[1398.189]
;W[qk]WL[1452.25]
;B[ol]BL[1386.571]
;W[ph]WL[1448.707]
;B[oi]BL[1341.281]
;W[pn]WL[1434.718]
;B[on]BL[1337.566]
;W[pm]WL[1430.978]
;B[om]BL[1333.698]
;W[po]WL[1427.719]
;B[oo]BL[1332.076]
;W[qp]WL[1419.858]
;B[pq]BL[1324.872]
;W[qq]WL[1416.927]
;B[qo]BL[1310.298]
;W[qn]WL[1411.26]
;B[ro]BL[1309.02]
;W[rn]WL[1406.586]
;B[rp]BL[1304.27]
;W[rq]WL[1403.335]
;B[qr]BL[1288.281]
;W[sp]WL[1400.38]
;B[rr]BL[1273.811]
;W[so]WL[1398.09]
;B[sr]BL[1267.86]
;W[qe]WL[1373.96]
;B[qd]BL[1265.126]
;W[rd]WL[1370.558]
;B[rc]BL[1256.758]
;W[re]WL[1367.445]
;B[qb]BL[1254.119]
;W[pe]WL[1364.884]
;B[oe]BL[1253.103]
;W[of]WL[1362.524]
;B[ne]BL[1250.215]
;W[nf]WL[1359.876]
;B[mf]BL[1248.838]
;W[mg]WL[1351.483]
;B[lf]BL[1244.19]
;W[lg]WL[1339.892]
;B[kf]BL[1238.349]
;W[cg]WL[1325.588]
;B[kg]BL[1229.746]
;W[li]WL[1311.728]
;B[ki]BL[1227.165]
;W[kh]WL[1301.818]
;B[jh]BL[1225.707]
;W[lh]WL[1300.195]
;B[ji]BL[1217.425]
;W[gd]WL[1284.853]
;B[hc]BL[1202.446]
;W[gc]WL[1280.824]
;B[gb]BL[1201.435]
;W[fb]WL[1277.947]
;B[hb]BL[1199.823]
;W[hd]WL[1270.511]
;B[id]BL[1197.979]
;W[ie]WL[1256.338]
;B[je]BL[1196.991]
;W[if]WL[1254.007]
;B[jf]BL[1193.306]
;W[ig]WL[1248.419]
;B[ih]BL[1181.929]
;W[jg]WL[1242.883]
;B[hg]BL[1173.987]
;W[he]WL[1239.752]
;B[fg]BL[1160.27]
;W[lj]WL[1225.709]
;B[kk]BL[1156.217]
;W[lk]WL[1222.658]
;B[ll]BL[1154.628]
;W[kj]WL[1218.975]
;B[jk]BL[1151.957]
;W[jj]WL[1215.797]
;B[ij]BL[1151.111]
;W[hh]WL[1210.65]
;B[ii]BL[1144.095]
;W[gg]WL[1208.129]
;B[gh]BL[1136.886]
;W[hf]WL[1195.617]
;B[hi]BL[1132.991]
;W[ff]WL[1185.446]
;B[hg]BL[1129.231]
;W[gf]WL[1182.95]
;B[fh]BL[1121.558]
;W[eg]WL[1178.493]
;B[eh]BL[1119.253]
;W[dg]WL[1171.957]
;B[ci]BL[1109.285]
;W[dh]WL[1169.557]
;B[di]BL[1108.269]
;W[ei]WL[1159.481]
;B[ej]BL[1098.937]
;W[hh]WL[1156.528]
;B[fi]BL[1092.665]
;W[ik]WL[1153.096]
;B[il]BL[1078.095]
;W[hk]WL[1150.513]
;B[hl]BL[1040.636]
;W[gk]WL[1141.683]
;B[fl]BL[1032.176]
;W[fk]WL[1135.477]
;B[ek]BL[1030.452]
;W[gl]WL[1132.664]
;B[gm]BL[1029.482]
;W[fm]WL[1124.938]
;B[em]BL[1009.094]
;W[el]WL[1115.221]
;B[dl]BL[1000.513]
;W[hm]WL[1108.561]
;B[fl]BL[953.491]
;W[jl]WL[1104.168]
;B[kl]BL[951.509]
;W[im]WL[1102.109]
;B[jm]BL[950.285]
;W[gn]WL[1096.82]
;B[fn]BL[939.381]
;W[fo]WL[1085.09]
;B[en]BL[936.917]
;W[jn]WL[1078.409]
;B[ln]BL[932.337]
;W[km]WL[1075.211]
;B[lm]BL[930.785]
;W[kn]WL[1071.723]
;B[ko]BL[929.352]
;W[jo]WL[1069.594]
;B[kp]BL[921.872]
;W[jp]WL[1066.68]
;B[jr]BL[921.065]
;W[ep]WL[1061.64]
;B[eo]BL[915.304]
;W[fp]WL[1054.762]
;B[eq]BL[899.126]
;W[fq]WL[1051.666]
;B[dq]BL[893.845]
;W[jq]WL[1046.387]
;B[kq]BL[892.323]
;W[ir]WL[1043.66]
;B[kr]BL[891.008]
;W[er]WL[1035.99]
;B[is]BL[872.541]
;W[hr]WL[1017.088]
;B[gm]BL[843.778]
;W[ml]WL[1009.547]
;B[mm]BL[828.598]
;W[nl]WL[996.206]
;B[nk]BL[818.834]
;W[mk]WL[992.618]
;B[nm]BL[811.445]
;W[dr]WL[971.646]
;B[cr]BL[809.719]
;W[cs]WL[952.699]
;B[br]BL[805.455]
;W[do]WL[943.185]
;B[co]BL[800.794]
;W[fm]WL[938.654]
;B[bs]BL[785.435]
;W[el]WL[929.084]
;B[dm]BL[772.235]
;W[es]WL[916.87]
;B[ds]BL[751.127]
;W[fr]WL[910.581]
;B[cs]BL[745.335]
;W[fj]WL[902.316]
;B[gi]BL[730.294]
;W[fl]WL[888.724]
;B[bh]BL[691.708]
;W[bg]WL[882.374]
;B[ag]BL[690.466]
;W[ch]WL[870.224]
;B[ah]BL[683.848]
;W[bf]WL[858.531]
;B[af]BL[679.193]
;W[ae]WL[847.659]
;B[bi]BL[643.994]
;W[be]WL[843.881]
;B[fa]BL[638.565]
;W[eb]WL[837.84]
;B[ea]BL[631.27]
;W[da]WL[835.917]
;B[ga]BL[628.801]
;W[db]WL[829.642]
;B[ni]BL[586.635]
;W[nh]WL[827.969]
;B[mi]BL[560.508]
;W[oh]WL[815.016]
;B[mh]BL[548.043]
;W[ng]WL[801.575]
;B[mj]BL[531.626]
;W[sc]WL[792.312]
;B[sb]BL[529.552]
;W[sd]WL[791.097]
;B[hs]BL[519.759]
;W[gs]WL[786.961]
;B[js]BL[517.893]
;W[pr]WL[766.489]
;B[or]BL[509.268]
;W[op]WL[763.931]
;B[oq]BL[498.752]
;W[np]WL[762.383]
;B[lo]BL[494.781]
;W[nr]WL[747.905]
;B[ps]BL[475.931]
;W[ns]WL[735.18]
;B[nq]BL[456.471]
;W[mq]WL[732.503]
;B[mp]BL[450.467]
;W[sq]WL[579.525]
;B[hg]BL[407.266]
;W[ra]WL[532.887]
;B[rb]BL[401.983]
;W[hh]WL[528.785]
;B[qh]BL[380.628]
;W[hg]WL[519.044]
;B[qg]BL[377.448]
;W[pf]WL[512.273]
;B[rf]BL[369.339]
;W[rh]WL[501.197]
;B[rg]BL[358.925]
;W[sh]WL[494.161]
;B[sg]BL[269.447]
;W[qf]WL[476.33]
;B[ri]BL[195.021]
;W[sf]WL[473.57]
;B[no]BL[161.563]
;W[hj]WL[451.736]
;B[ei]BL[160.244]
;W[gj]WL[371.626]
;B[]BL[104.174]
;W[]WL[322.819]TW[aa][ba][ca][ab][bb][cb][ac][bc][cc][dc][ec][fc][ad][bd][cd][ed][fd][ce][de][ee][fe][ge][se][cf][df][ef][rf][og][qg][rg][sg][qh][ri][si][rj][sj][rk][sk][hl][il][rl][sl][gm][jm][qm][rm][sm][hn][in][sn][go][ho][io][qo][ro][gp][hp][ip][rp][gq][hq][iq][gr][fs]TB[ha][ia][ja][ka][la][ma][na][oa][pa][qa][ra][sa][ib][jb][kb][lb][mb][nb][ob][pb][ic][kc][lc][mc][oc][pc][qc][jd][kd][ld][md][nd][od][ke][le][me][ai][aj][bj][cj][dj][nj][oj][ak][bk][ck][dk][al][bl][cl][am][bm][cm][an][bn][cn][dn][mn][nn][ao][bo][do][mo][ap][bp][cp][lp][np][op][aq][bq][cq][lq][mq][ar][lr][mr][nr][pr][as][ks][ls][ms][ns][os][qs][rs][ss]C[AmbyR00 [14k\]: thank you
AmbyR00 [14k\]: was a good game :)
])

2nd game:

(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[6.50]TM[1500]OT[5x30 byo-yomi]
PW[ardesh]PB[AmbyR00]WR[10k]BR[14k]DT[2010-07-27]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]C[ardesh [10k\]: good luck and have fun :)
ardesh [10k\]: *smoke*
ardesh [10k\]: asr league
AmbyR00 [14k\]: have a nice game :)
]RE[W+47.50]
;B[pd]BL[1482.546]C[ardesh [10k\]: i ll try to play without big mistakes now :D
]
;W[pp]WL[1476.056]C[AmbyR00 [14k\]: please don't ;)
]
;B[dd]BL[1469.329]C[ardesh [10k\]: u just have to give me a good fight :
]
;W[dp]WL[1470.541]
;B[jj]BL[1467.149]
;W[jc]WL[1455.409]
;B[mc]BL[1450.938]
;W[gc]WL[1451.182]
;B[cg]BL[1419.508]
;W[qi]WL[1431.91]
;B[kb]BL[1387.25]
;W[jb]WL[1429.418]
;B[kc]BL[1381.887]
;W[qf]WL[1419.997]
;B[qe]BL[1366.866]
;W[pm]WL[1408.801]
;B[cm]BL[1362.708]
;W[gq]WL[1352.783]
;B[bp]BL[1357.349]
;W[cq]WL[1345.64]
;B[cp]BL[1341.57]
;W[eq]WL[1334.002]
;B[do]BL[1339.912]
;W[eo]WL[1332.553]
;B[dn]BL[1335.927]
;W[kp]WL[1272.893]
;B[fm]BL[1321.193]
;W[gn]WL[1260.867]
;B[gm]BL[1314.273]
;W[ge]WL[1244.514]
;B[fc]BL[1295.64]
;W[fb]WL[1237.419]
;B[eb]BL[1274.383]
;W[fd]WL[1215.229]
;B[ec]BL[1269.299]
;W[gb]WL[1213.834]
;B[jd]BL[1261.662]
;W[id]WL[1212.227]
;B[je]BL[1257.914]
;W[ie]WL[1203.845]
;B[if]BL[1253.703]
;W[hf]WL[1200.268]
;B[ig]BL[1236.32]
;W[de]WL[1164.794]
;B[ce]BL[1225.855]
;W[df]WL[1157.802]
;B[cf]BL[1213.461]
;W[dg]WL[1141.932]
;B[dh]BL[1207.69]
;W[eh]WL[1140.224]
;B[di]BL[1205.894]
;W[of]WL[1075.885]
;B[oe]BL[1143.999]
;W[nf]WL[1065.071]
;B[rf]BL[1142.381]
;W[qg]WL[1060.929]
;B[rg]BL[1140.988]
;W[rh]WL[1058.337]
;B[mf]BL[1133.897]
;W[ne]WL[1055.149]
;B[nd]BL[1132.18]
;W[mg]WL[1038.489]
;B[me]BL[1118.112]
;W[lg]WL[1015.239]
;B[gh]BL[1115.529]
;W[gg]WL[1013.093]
;B[hg]BL[1111.412]
;W[fg]WL[1009.082]
;B[fh]BL[1109.366]
;W[ei]WL[1006]
;B[ej]BL[1107.631]
;W[fi]WL[1001.792]
;B[fj]BL[1104.559]
;W[gi]WL[999.943]
;B[hh]BL[1102.894]
;W[gj]WL[992.525]
;B[gk]BL[1099.495]
;W[hk]WL[985.324]
;B[hj]BL[1093.463]
;W[dj]WL[970.096]
;B[hi]BL[1081.562]
;W[eg]WL[967.028]
;B[cj]BL[1055.846]
;W[fk]WL[960.616]
;B[dk]BL[1048.68]
;W[ek]WL[957.549]
;B[dj]BL[1046.851]
;W[gl]WL[954.674]
;B[el]BL[1016.876]
;W[qq]WL[941.322]
;B[ng]BL[917.731]
;W[og]WL[914.607]
;B[nh]BL[915.645]
;W[mi]WL[910.764]
;B[oh]BL[893.209]
;W[ph]WL[909.377]
;B[pf]BL[886.456]
;W[pg]WL[904.793]
;B[ik]BL[827.91]
;W[oi]WL[900.979]
;B[hl]BL[811.396]
;W[gk]WL[896.583]
;B[hn]BL[790.063]
;W[il]WL[887.891]
;B[hm]BL[786.417]
;W[jk]WL[885.454]
;B[ij]BL[783.141]
;W[jl]WL[882.467]
;B[kk]BL[778.141]
;W[km]WL[879.722]
;B[ml]BL[774.989]
;W[mm]WL[877.928]
;B[kl]BL[767.542]
;W[jm]WL[862.488]
;B[jn]BL[745.069]
;W[kn]WL[859.624]
;B[ip]BL[698.058]
;W[iq]WL[857.916]
;B[jp]BL[695.877]
;W[jq]WL[856.321]
;B[gp]BL[677.232]
;W[hp]WL[853.83]
;B[ho]BL[675.682]
;W[hq]WL[849.259]
;B[ko]BL[669.468]
;W[lo]WL[839.83]
;B[jo]BL[637.415]
;W[lq]WL[824.983]
;B[nm]BL[608.59]
;W[mn]WL[806.945]
;B[on]BL[588.771]
;W[nl]WL[805.045]
;B[nk]BL[575.107]
;W[ol]WL[803.008]
;B[mk]BL[562.935]
;W[ok]WL[795.679]
;B[oj]BL[520.406]
;W[pj]WL[791.576]
;B[nj]BL[497.077]
;W[ni]WL[789.857]
;B[pk]BL[481.138]
;W[qk]WL[785.619]
;B[pn]BL[478.255]
;W[qm]WL[780.078]
;B[qn]BL[460.97]
;W[nn]WL[770.322]
;B[om]BL[455.791]
;W[pl]WL[768.04]
;B[rm]BL[452.519]
;W[rl]WL[764.247]
;B[no]BL[430.767]
;W[oo]WL[747.6]
;B[mp]BL[418.743]
;W[lp]WL[745.175]
;B[lm]BL[412.511]
;W[ln]WL[741.091]
;B[op]BL[392.249]
;W[po]WL[738.83]
;B[ib]BL[237.508]
;W[ic]WL[713.093]
;B[ja]BL[232.828]
;W[hb]WL[708.816]
;B[ia]BL[228.097]
;W[ed]WL[699.412]
;B[cc]BL[224.204]
;W[ea]WL[697.024]
;B[da]BL[219.207]
;W[fa]WL[687.389]
;B[cb]BL[160.104]
;W[pe]WL[676.566]
;B[hd]BL[140.519]
;W[he]WL[657.601]
;B[qd]BL[125.256]
;W[sg]WL[607.097]
;B[sf]BL[111.12]
;W[re]WL[605.442]C[AmbyR00 [14k\]: always the same mistake !!!! argh :(
ardesh [10k\]: yes
ardesh [10k\]: i hoped for that :)
]
;B[rd]BL[84.854]C[ardesh [10k\]: i make the same mistake quite often too...
]
;W[se]WL[591.892]
;B[sd]BL[83.475]
;W[bq]WL[571.625]
;B[aq]BL[1.19]
;W[ar]WL[566.727]
;B[ap]BL[0.485]
;W[br]WL[562.431]
;B[kf]BL[30]OB[5]
;W[kg]WL[557.774]
;B[jg]BL[30]OB[5]
;W[ki]WL[555.439]
;B[kj]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[lf]WL[541.914]
;B[le]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[li]WL[536.78]
;B[jh]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[kh]WL[525.488]
;B[ji]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[en]WL[504.515]
;B[fn]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[go]WL[501.803]
;B[fo]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[fp]WL[499.801]
;B[em]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[ep]WL[497.738]
;B[go]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[od]WL[484.037]
;B[oc]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[oe]WL[482.734]
;B[im]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[ha]WL[466.786]
;B[ka]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[pc]WL[460.423]
;B[qc]BL[30]OB[3]
;W[pb]WL[436.054]
;B[qb]BL[30]OB[3]
;W[ob]WL[433.804]
;B[nc]BL[30]OB[3]
;W[nb]WL[425.028]
;B[mb]BL[30]OB[3]
;W[rb]WL[419.404]
;B[pa]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[ma]WL[398.014]
;B[oa]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[ll]WL[385.233]
;B[lk]BL[30]OB[2]C[ardesh [10k\]: meh.. it was overplay
]
;W[lm]WL[370.848]
;B[ee]BL[30]OB[1]
;W[]WL[338.464]C[AmbyR00 [14k\]: heh... from me too I guess
]
;B[]BL[30]OB[1]TW[ga][hc][gd][hd][ee][fe][ef][ff][gf][pf][rf][sf][ng][rg][lh][mh][nh][oh][qh][sh][pi][ri][si][qj][rj][sj][pk][rk][sk][ql][sl][nm][om][rm][sm][on][pn][qn][rn][sn][mo][no][qo][ro][so][mp][np][op][qp][rp][sp][dq][fq][kq][mq][nq][oq][pq][rq][sq][cr][dr][er][fr][gr][hr][ir][jr][kr][lr][mr][nr][or][pr][qr][rr][sr][as][bs][cs][ds][es][fs][gs][hs][is][js][ks][ls][ms][ns][os][ps][qs][rs][ss]TB[aa][ba][ca][la][ma][na][qa][ra][sa][ab][bb][db][lb][nb][ob][pb][rb][sb][ac][bc][dc][lc][pc][rc][sc][ad][bd][cd][kd][ld][md][ae][be][ke][af][bf][jf][ag][bg][ah][bh][ch][ih][ai][bi][ci][ii][aj][bj][ak][bk][ck][al][bl][cl][dl][am][bm][dm][an][bn][cn][gn][in][ao][bo][co][io]C[ardesh [10k\]: ya
])

Well, I'm off now. See you soon with a new blog post. If you see me on KGS or IGS, don't be afraid to say Hi, maybe we could play a game or two. ^^ /gg