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Author: | Jika [ Thu Aug 01, 2019 11:56 am ] |
Post subject: | Difference between "reading" and "visualizing"? |
Hi, I'm stalking Needo's study journal a bit. While he is a much better player, I like the questions there. I've read the discussion on tsumego, and how (that) one is expected to think them through first (makes sense for a real game, but - hey, that's how I play games, make a move that looks good and see what happens (disaster)). Bill mentioned a difference between "reading" and "visualizing" the moves/tree. I don't get that, how can you think moves ahead (I thought that was "reading") without visualizing where the stones go?? (I also talk to myself "Now white goes here, then black goes there..." which would be unwise and unnerving in an offline game situation...) I was able to see what was the vital point in Bill's exercise diagram, but was not able to see without a board how things would go further if black takes the 2-2 (embarrassing, yes). I have taken the wrong approach to tsumego obviously (using the same app as Needo, I'm revisiting the same 50 basic tsumego over and over, in the hope I'll be able to solve more of them, not because I have learnt them by heart or think ahead, but by starting at the right point intuitively). So, I'll try more of tsumego hero. And I have a book But help with the reading-visualizing distinction would be great! |
Author: | dfan [ Thu Aug 01, 2019 12:16 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Difference between "reading" and "visualizing"? |
You may be interested in this previous thread. I can't visualize, which is now known as aphantasia (I first noticed that this made me unusual in 1999, before there was a name for it) and manage to play chess and go okay. (I used to blame this as the reason that I wasn't better at chess than I am, but the fact that I'm not a significantly higher percentile in correspondence chess than in over-the-board chess pretty much disproves that.) I said a few things in that thread already that you can look up, but in short:
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Author: | Bill Spight [ Thu Aug 01, 2019 1:18 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Difference between "reading" and "visualizing"? |
Jika wrote: Hi, I'm stalking Needo's study journal a bit. While he is a much better player, I like the questions there. I've read the discussion on tsumego, and how (that) one is expected to think them through first (makes sense for a real game, but - hey, that's how I play games, make a move that looks good and see what happens (disaster)). Bill mentioned a difference between "reading" and "visualizing" the moves/tree. I don't get that, how can you think moves ahead (I thought that was "reading") That's calculation of variations. Reading is a more advanced skill, or group of skills. You have to be able to identify good candidate moves and to evaluate the results. Quote: without visualizing where the stones go?? Not to worry about. It sounds like you are good at visualization. dfan and I are not. That does not prevent us from reading go positions. Quote: (I also talk to myself "Now white goes here, then black goes there..." which would be unwise and unnerving in an offline game situation...) Self talk can aid learning. As for verbalizing, I used to play against a 2 dan who, when reading, would nod his head and say, "Koh, koh, koh," etc. (I.e. Here, here, here). It was not at all annoying for him to do that, at least, on his own turn. Quote: I was able to see what was the vital point in Bill's exercise diagram, but was not able to see without a board how things would go further if black takes the 2-2 (embarrassing, yes). You are talking about the 2x3 corner position I posted? If so, are you sure that you saw the vital point? And at your level it is not at all embarrassing not to see further. Later you will see much further. Quote: I have taken the wrong approach to tsumego obviously (using the same app as Needo, I'm revisiting the same 50 basic tsumego over and over, in the hope I'll be able to solve more of them, not because I have learnt them by heart or think ahead, but by starting at the right point intuitively). It takes time and experience to develop your intuition. Poco a poco. |
Author: | jlt [ Thu Aug 01, 2019 5:34 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Difference between "reading" and "visualizing"? |
Verbal reasoning can help thinking. Suppose White plays first. If White plays "b" then "d" and "e" are miai to make two eyes. Similarly, if White plays "e" then "b" and "c" are miai. Suppose Black wants to kill. If Black plays "a", "c" Suppose is at "b". It makes no sense to respond at "d" or "f" since it creates a bulky five in which the vital point has already been taken. "a" and "c" don't work because Black will take "e". So White responds with "e". To prevent White from making two eyes, is played at "c" and then at "a" creates a ko (and if tenukis then at "a" kills with bent four in the corner). Suppose is at "e". Using the same reasoning, is at "b". To prevent White from making two eyes, is at "d" and then White only has two liberties left and can't atari Black without making a self-atari so is dead. Conclusion: for , only "e" kills, while "b" and "d"create a ko and other moves fail. Of course (?), visualizing combined with a good visual memory is more efficient than going through all of this. |
Author: | Jika [ Thu Aug 01, 2019 10:13 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Difference between "reading" and "visualizing"? |
@ dfan, Bill: I can't even understand what you are talking about, how you deduct the possible moves. So this supports the idea that I'm a visualizer. @ Bill, jlt: I thought the vital point is 1-2 (so, correct) I also saw the miai resulting from it. However, I did not even consider thinking about black playing first! Much to learn. What I like about the Tsumego hero app is that it lets one play on after finding the solution. So even if I take the app's hints to solve the problem, I can later play out the position to at least see why this is correct. (Very good feature on the commute when I have no board). But I also got a book (solutions in the back) so I'm not that tempted to use trial-and-error. |
Author: | Bill Spight [ Fri Aug 02, 2019 2:08 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Difference between "reading" and "visualizing"? |
Jika wrote: I thought the vital point is 1-2 (so, correct) I also saw the miai resulting from it. However, I did not even consider thinking about black playing first! To quote myself, from Needo's thread: Bill Spight wrote: Black to play and kill. The main line has 5 moves, and the main failure sequence has 6 moves. But there are other relevant variations that have over 10 moves, not all alternating. For instance, in the main failure sequence, what if White passes or tenukies at move 4? OC, in a real game that is unlikely to happen, but visualizing those sequences is good visualization practice. That is not to say that you need to develop or improve your visualization. But you could use such a small problem for visualization practice if you wanted to do so. Quote: Much to learn. Join the club. Quote: What I like about the Tsumego hero app is that it lets one play on after finding the solution. So even if I take the app's hints to solve the problem, I can later play out the position to at least see why this is correct. (Very good feature on the commute when I have no board). But I also got a book (solutions in the back) so I'm not that tempted to use trial-and-error. At this stage in your development trial and error is your friend. Not that, for the 3x2 eye in the corner, you need to calculate 100s of variations. If you know or see the plays or variations, fine. If not, you can learn something by trying everything out, For instance: Now, and may look silly. They are. But the result is a valid problem. Can Black still kill? If so, how? But let's back up one move. White has only one play that lives. I suppose that you can see it. If so, you don't really need to read any more deeply in this variation. also looks silly. But can White to play live? If so, how? If not, what is White's best play? This is actually a nice, little problem, with a good lesson. But without trial and error, how do you find it? |
Author: | EdLee [ Fri Aug 02, 2019 4:09 am ] |
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Author: | Mike Novack [ Fri Aug 02, 2019 5:20 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Difference between "reading" and "visualizing"? |
And something else to consider. In the diagrams the surrounding black stones go down to the edge of the board. But suppose they did not? White could still not get out that way BUT the white group would have outside liberties. How does that change the results? (does it?) |
Author: | Bill Spight [ Fri Aug 02, 2019 5:46 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Difference between "reading" and "visualizing"? |
Hi, Ed. He could do worse. |
Author: | jlt [ Fri Aug 02, 2019 8:31 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Difference between "reading" and "visualizing"? |
Hm, I was found guilty of not counting liberties after 2 moves. |
Author: | Bill Spight [ Fri Aug 02, 2019 6:32 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Difference between "reading" and "visualizing"? |
About that ko: |
Author: | Jika [ Fri Aug 02, 2019 11:06 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Difference between "reading" and "visualizing"? |
Quote: For instance: Black to play Now, and may look silly. They are. But the result is a valid problem. Can Black still kill? If so, how? I thought (reading) like this But on my board this at it's best creates seki. Quote: But let's back up one move. White to play and live White has only one play that lives. I suppose that you can see it. If so, you don't really need to read any more deeply in this variation. Like this (just at first glance - playing this out took me long, and maybe I'm wrong!)? Quote: [/quote]Maybe this? I'm going to look at other people's answer now and feel a bit more stupid @Mike: Without playing through the variants, I'd assume that outside liberties will make white harder to kill, so it would take black more moves to kill white than he has before being captured, like a capturing race that is in white's favour? |
Author: | Jika [ Fri Aug 02, 2019 11:33 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Difference between "reading" and "visualizing"? |
@Ed, Bill: I don't see the ko. I see the start, but since black can't beat back immediately, why doesn't white take C19? Like this (5 meaning, black has to play elsewhere) |
Author: | jlt [ Sat Aug 03, 2019 12:06 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Difference between "reading" and "visualizing"? |
Black plays a ko threat elsewhere but if that threat is large enough then White must respond to the threat for so that can take back the ko. |
Author: | Bill Spight [ Sat Aug 03, 2019 12:19 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Difference between "reading" and "visualizing"? |
Jika wrote: @Ed, Bill: I don't see the ko. I see the start, but since black can't beat back immediately, why doesn't white take C19? Like this (5 meaning, black has to play elsewhere) Sorry for being obscure. takes ko, plays ko threat, answers ko threat, takes ko back, plays elsewhere (perhaps a ko threat that Black ignores) makes a direct ko. ---- I hope that is clearer. |
Author: | jlt [ Sat Aug 03, 2019 1:08 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Difference between "reading" and "visualizing"? |
Jika wrote: I thought (reading) like this But on my board this at it's best creates seki. What about at B18 ? Quote: What about at B18? |
Author: | Jika [ Sat Aug 03, 2019 1:30 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Difference between "reading" and "visualizing"? |
Bill Spight wrote: Sorry for being obscure. takes ko, plays ko threat, answers ko threat, takes ko back, plays elsewhere (perhaps a ko threat that Black ignores) makes a direct ko. ---- I hope that is clearer. It isn't, but that's my lack of knowledge: I know the ko-rule, and I think a ko-threat is when someone creates a position that (if not connecting etc) will lead to a ko. But I'm not familiar with the whole terms of ko-language. so I don't get what your exlanation means Could you make me a full-sgf of that?? Please? And does that mean that while the outer stones are considered worry-free, it is not generally assumed in a tsumego that there are no other ko situations on the board? |
Author: | Jika [ Sat Aug 03, 2019 1:37 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Difference between "reading" and "visualizing"? |
jlt wrote: Jika wrote: I thought (reading) like this But on my board this at it's best creates seki. What about at B18 ? Uhm, yes... black kills white. Thanks! Quote: Seki?? |
Author: | jlt [ Sat Aug 03, 2019 1:56 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Difference between "reading" and "visualizing"? |
Jika wrote: Dead. |
Author: | Bill Spight [ Sat Aug 03, 2019 4:50 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Difference between "reading" and "visualizing"? |
Jika wrote: Bill Spight wrote: Sorry for being obscure. takes ko, plays ko threat, answers ko threat, takes ko back, plays elsewhere (perhaps a ko threat that Black ignores) makes a direct ko. ---- I hope that is clearer. It isn't, but that's my lack of knowledge: I know the ko-rule, and I think a ko-threat is when someone creates a position that (if not connecting etc) will lead to a ko. OK, so you know that the ko rule prevents the immediate recapture of a ko. Suppose that you want to recapture the ko, which will usually be the case. The if you can make a play that your opponent will answer instead of winning the ko, after she answers you can take the ko back. That play is called a ko threat. Then your opponent might make a ko threat that you must answer, and then she retakes the ko. This is called a ko fight, in which one or both players make ko threats in order to retake a ko. The ko fight ends when one player wins the ko, either because the opponent failed to make a ko threat, or because the player ignores a threat. The following SGF file shows a part of the fight for the approach ko. Just the two corners are relevant. It is not intended to show the full board. Quote: And does that mean that while the outer stones are considered worry-free, it is not generally assumed in a tsumego that there are no other ko situations on the board? In tsumego a ko for the life of a player's group is considered to be worse for that player than living and better than dying. Since seki is a kind of life, a ko is treated as worse, but in real life it may be better than seki, depending on the ko threat situation. In modern tsumego the rest of the board is generally unknown, but escaping is one way to live. In some ancient problems the play could go anywhere. |
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