Life In 19x19

The correct time is when the opponent is so confident in winning that they give you more time. Funny that, I have yet to encounter an opponent who would give me more time when I was in the lead or the game was close.

I almost invariably go down to byoyomi, and it is a rare occasion that my opponent uses more time than I do. In fact, it is not uncommon for them to not use even 1/4 of the time they have. I don't think the twenty+ minutes I use is pushing it, but when the opponent practically insta-replies to my ...

I tend to play the board, and not the person behind it, and certainty not the rank. Too much frustration comes from trying to "beat" my opponent and be good enough, which I am never going to be, so, now I just enjoy the beauty of the game and let the purdy patterns my effort makes more apparent ...

Thanks for all the welcomes.

Good to hear that Tygem ranks are tougher, and I have to say, I like that aggressive style better than the usual stuff I experienced in KGS. Fighting is exactly what gets my blood pumping, and that is also a crash course towards learning how to defend, which is grand ...

Hi,

Been reading this forum in the past a lot, and as I recently, today, started playing GO again, I thought I should register, to make myself known. This place is quite a goldmine, and I am happy to be a part of it. What else... hailing from Finland, in my 30s... that's about it.

And a little ...