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by moosh
Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:22 am
Forum: General Go Chat
Topic: Losing feels horrible; winning is just okay
Replies: 68
Views: 27307

Re: Losing feels horrible; winning is just okay


I can't get past the idea that, in go, the objective is to win. Everything else is not the objective, but possibly a means to get to the winning state.

In game theoretical terms, go is a zero-sum game: you win or lose. Point differential doesnot matter. Tesuji does not matter. Creativity does ...
by moosh
Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:43 am
Forum: General Go Chat
Topic: Losing feels horrible; winning is just okay
Replies: 68
Views: 27307

Re: Losing feels horrible; winning is just okay

Hmm, I try to relate but honestly I look at things completely different than you.

I enjoy the game when I feel like I played well. The way one plays should be the sum of all the things he learned so far about the game, so I feel horrible when I know that the normal me would have beat the me in the ...
by moosh
Wed Dec 21, 2011 5:13 pm
Forum: Introductions and Guidelines
Topic: Hey everyone!
Replies: 5
Views: 7826

Hey everyone!

Hello people , my name is Tom and I've been playing on and off for a few years now.
I am 19 years old and live in Israel, although I'm just about to move out in early 2012, and sadly haven't played on a real board yet.
I got it high in my priority list to find a Go club, or at least some friends, to ...