How do you compare chess levels with go ratings? Can you give the Elo number corresponding to amateur 1-dan? or the go grade corresponding to "strong club player"? As press officer of the British Go Association people sometimes ask me this, and I don't know how to give a helpful answer.Even though my chess level is comparable to 2nd dan professional in chess though, the only real advantage i might have at a 9x9 go board, is that it has just 64 squares which i am used to.