Life In 19x19

Hi Pio2001!


Eventually, I found one of the culprits to be frustration. When I am frustrated and I want to do better, things only get worse !
I know the feeling very well!

A good sign that I am not playing properly is when I don't use all my thinking time. A solution is not to play any stone ...

Hi xed_over!

I too hate losing. And I feel stupid when I don't improve as much or as quickly as others, especially after so many years at it.

Don't get me wrong -- I love this game. I enjoy watching/reviewing (even memorizing) high quality games.

Exactly so! Those are my thoughts also! I haven ...

Abyssinica wrote:Varying degrees of with and against

I think so too, but I believe that you're so young, that you have more "against" power. There aren't any trophies for me to collect, just the enjoyment of a good game "with" a friend.

Along with the usual suspects: normal 50% win-loss, nothing to fear but fear itself, fear specific to Go or in other aspects of your life, what are your goals in Go, etc. etc.,

Hi EdLee! Maybe the word "fear" was too strong in my first msg. "Discomfort" could have been more precise. But the ...

If you know something is true, and act as if it were not, then what you are doing is deluding yourself. By calling it a matter of your personality, you imply that lying to yourself is necessary for your self-definition. I don't think that this is the case. Taking go too seriously is not something ...

EdLee wrote:

Katoana wrote:from near the North Pole (well, almost ).

Wow! Are you near the North Pole for research ?

Hmmm... let's just say that I'm living in the northern hemisphere.

Last saturday I played two games (having 6 and 5 stones handicap) against my friend. I won both. I was so nervous that my hands were shaking.
You are not playing a game of Go AGAINST your current opponent, but WITH him.

Your opponent helps you to discover more knowledge about yourself.
Thanks ...

Bill Spight wrote:

Katoana wrote: I have played chess for about 40 years

Do you have the same aversion to losing at chess?

Yes I do! When I was younger it didn't play so big role, actually it didn't bother me at all, but when I got older and wiser it has started to bother me a lot.

I play games occasionally because of that, but when I start playing, if I lose, I immediately can play another and I usually get 4-5 games in that day. if I win one then that's it.
The bad feeling when losing a game is much stronger than the good feeling when you win! Why? :-?
I can't end on a ...

oren wrote:Try something like KGS Teaching Ladder. A person will be able to explain much better than CS.

Thanks oren, I will do that.

I think that many who have this feeling equate losing with being stupid. It's just not the case. People win or lose because of their go skills and go performance, and while that may reflect other aspects of a person (for example, I recently had the realization that precision is not really my thing ...

There are lots of people with similar difficulties, but I think the exact remedy varies from one person to the next.

Do you currently review your own games? There are always things we can learn from our own play, and lost games present better opportunities than games we have won. If you recognize ...

Abyssinica wrote:I play games occasionally because of that, but when I start playing, if I lose, I immediately can play another and I usually get 4-5 games in that day. if I win one then that's it.

The bad feeling when losing a game is much stronger than the good feeling when you win! Why?

Hello all!

I'm new here so I'm gonna introduce myself: I'm 58 yo guy from near the North Pole (well, almost ;-) ). I have been playing Go for about 15 years. It has been somekind of On/Off playing, if you know what I mean. If you don't, let me explain it to you. When I start my On-period, I begin ...