Life In 19x19

I'm basically still a beginner (about 18 kyu), and in listening to commentaries by dan level players I realize how much more aware of the points they are during the game than I am, and how that enables them to make clear decisions to give something up in exchange for something else. Mostly I (and it ...

Okay, thank you all, especially Bonobo. My opponent very patiently dealt with a lot of my clueless questions about how to play games that lasted over a period of many days so I didn't want to complain, but I just thought it was weird.

Hello,
I have a quick question that may be nothing. I just started playing on OGS, and I'm probably something like 18-19 kyu, but I've never used these online servers before. I was trying to find someone quite a bit better than me to play so I accepted a challenge from someone ranked as 11 kyu ...

I can't remember where, but somewhere I remember reading that when you play go, you should always have a plan. I have since realized that I NEVER have a plan. I'm a beginner (but I've played my 100 games), and basically when I play I feel like I'm just trying to survivor locally for the most part ...

Thanks for all your comments. It's encouraging that most of you said discipline and hard work play a big part. I asked the question because I was thinking of making 15 kyu as a goal for myself, and then I thought, "What if some people just can't do that?" It's nice to think it is at least possible.

I have a question that may have no clear answer, but basically I'm wondering whether pretty much anyone who plays go regularly and reads books,etc.. Can improve to like 15, 10, 5 kyu level? Like I'm assuming some people are just naturally good at it for some reason, but with sheer work can you get ...

Okay, I've been wanting to go on KGS, but can't seem to do it from my IPad or my Mac at work. I know people have written on this before on this forum, but when I try to follow up the instructions, I just get error messages. I finally got Java installed on my work computer, but that's as far as I've ...

I'm a beginner (though not a complete beginner--I've played my first hundred games I think), and I play with the computer most of the time. I have 2 questions.

1. Should I really be looking to play with other humans at this stage? I haven't been able to get on KGS, and I suppose generally I just ...

I have been playing most of my games with computers rather than humans (though I hope to change that soon), but I feel as if I have a lot of trouble figuring out how to make eyes or just figure out what points to hit if I want to live in an area. I've studied some life and death problems, but they ...