From 2018 to 2019! Part 2: use your time wiselyThat is good advice in a Go game, but here it means something larger. How will I use my time in 2019? First of all, it won't all be spend on Go, no sir. My work is very important to me, as are my friends, my family, the music I play and the books I read. But Go is also a big part of my life at the moment, currently surpassing even the music. So it'll have a nice place at the table for the 2019 feast!
How will I spend the time learning about Go is the real question. While I can't say that for sure, here's what I have planned so far:
- Replay a lot of Pro Games.This is my big goal for the upcoming year. In the one year I've been playing Go, I've probably replayed like 50 Pro Games in total. I hope to triple that number by the end of 2019. It's one of the Go activities I like the most. Even if I could never play Go again, I'd replay Pro Games. I get a lot of enjoyement, peace and calm out of it. I also read a lot during these Pro Games, try to read out sequences etc.
How will I do this? Well, I just ordered a few books that'll be very useful:
- Invincible (Shusaku collection)
- Lee Sedol commented Games (all 3 parts)
- Games of Wonder
- A collection of several handicap games
- books from the 'Master Play' series, including Kato Masao and Lee Sedol (unfortunately Go Seigen and Takemiya were sold out)
- Tsumego & TesujiTsumego, try to do it daily, for about 15 minutes.
Do tesuji problems. Seeing tesuji is probably one of my biggest weaknesses. I miss a lot of tesuji in many different situations. So something to work on! Re-read Tesuji by Davies again, and Get Strong at Tesuji must help me.
- Play GamesI intend to play a little bit more, though I'm not certain about this one just yet. Either way, playing games is more stressful than studying, but can also be fun. So I do hope to play at least 2 serious games a week. Along with many 9x9 and 13x13 games against CrazyStone, Leela and Igowin.
- Read Go booksContinue reading books about Go. Some about strategy, others on tactics, others on the Go world in general. I feel books like these only help when you read them over and over. I did that with Opening Theory Made Easy before. I'm also reading Attack & Defense for the third time, now. Every time I learn something, even if it's small.
So there. Those are my plans for the 2019 year. Pro Games will be my n°1 priority. Not because I think it's the best way to get better at Go. But because I love doing it, and most of all I want to keep my love of Go, not destroy it by working too hard
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Part 3, final part, will be up hopefully before 2019
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