bleep wrote:Why is this a useful skill to acquire? I can't see what benefit it would bring other than the ability to review games later on.
I'm not questioning the stronger players who have said it is, I'm just failing to see how it helps...
I imagine it's a sign of election, rather than virtuous in itself.
I mean, the game is going on in your head. All the black and white stones that have been played are there, and all the invasions and joseki and forcing moves that haven't happened yet are there, too. Your eyes are in your head, your connections are in your head, your cutting points are in your head. If you understand what's going on in the game, you're going to remember it afterwards. If you don't understand it, you're going to have one of those "argggh, I forgot about that!" moments, and that will be the end of it.
