Tartrate

Tartrate is a legendary player on KGS, who is known for his fabled invincibility, which has only been broken twice, the first time against Charm, the second time against Gentlerain In both of these games he took White with no komi, and lost on time. Opponents left in his wake include  Alexandre Dinerchtein 1p, Svetlana Shikshina 1p  and mymy (6p at the time). The ease with which he dismissed the plethora of opponents, makes many people believe Tartrate is a strong professional. While amicable and somewhat chatty, he has chosen to remain anonymous, and will not answer personal questions such as where he comes from or whether he is a pro. Don't bother asking him about his identity.

His overwhelming appearance in 2003 was followed by a long silence, which ended when he made a short comeback in January 2004, continuing his winning streak as expected. His  game against Weems 9d attracted over 400 observers. But by the end of the month, tartrate vanished from KGS. After 6 months, his account was deleted due to inactivity and over the next four years the account was registered many times by several fans and trolls.

In 2007, a player by the name of tartaric appeared on KGS and rapidly reached the rank of 9d. Though his record contained a few losses, his name and performances led many to believe that Tartrate had returned. This theory was dispelled when it was revealed that Tartaric is actually Peter Liu (Liu Yuanbo) 2p from China. He's one of the main teachers in the Go to China trip and made the account during the last trip to draw spectators and speculation.

In March of 2008, reliable sources announced that the real tartrate would come back to KGS to play Gentlerain in an even unranked game. Indeed he did return, and although he lost, his match was very exciting and attracted over 800 spectators who clamored to see the return of the Legend. It is unknown if tartrate will continue to play games on KGS, or if he will vanish from the internet again, like he did four years ago.

Tartrate has a message for the online Go world: he STRONGLY suggest that while he is playing games, all the dans (especially higher dans) comment on his game for the community, and is angry and disappointed when they don't.

In the spirit of good fun, what is your tartrate number?