Young Russian Go Player has European Success

Anytime a young go player has success playing against some of Europe’s best players in a big tournament – players should take note. Rada Kamysheva’s recent 3^rd place result at the European Pair Go tournament sparked the interest of many players at the tournament, and it also prompted me to introduce her and present one of her recent games.

Rada began taking lessons from me on KGS shortly after learning the rules of go.  Rada was unranked at the time and had never played a game on KGS.  Her only experiences of go came from playing against the computer or against her parents, who were also beginners. Fast-forward 2 years – and she is now ranked 5 kyu on KGS and starting to show signs of real potential. 

Oh, and did I mention that she is only 8-years old.

This is a game between Rada (atatasha) and a 3 kyu ranked player on KGS named Lambic12.  Rada played without komi.  In this game, White played poorly in fuseki and later lost two groups during ko fights. In the end, Black won by 6.5 points.

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