Not for 10ks

[Koroviev]

I beat a 9kyu by resignation in an ASR game the other day.

(However, I get the feeling she resigned out of frustration at her poor play - I think she would have turned it round to a win if she'd stuck at it.)

It's hard, but you can't let yourself rob yourself of victories by talking yourself out of feeling good. If your opponent resigns, you outplayed her. If your opponent misreads a big life and death situation, it's not your mistake. If you both miss the fact that 20 stones are in atari for half the game, you still deserve the win if you notice first. Feel good, you outplayed somebody strong!

Oh I do feel good, a win is a win as far as I'm concerned, by fair means or foul.

[Chew Terr]

I beat a 9kyu by resignation in an ASR game the other day.

(However, I get the feeling she resigned out of frustration at her poor play - I think she would have turned it round to a win if she'd stuck at it.)

It's hard, but you can't let yourself rob yourself of victories by talking yourself out of feeling good. If your opponent resigns, you outplayed her. If your opponent misreads a big life and death situation, it's not your mistake. If you both miss the fact that 20 stones are in atari for half the game, you still deserve the win if you notice first. Feel good, you outplayed somebody strong!

Oh I do feel good, a win is a win as far as I'm concerned, by fair means or foul.

Oh, good, then. I've just found that, if I really want to rationalize, I can talk myself into having "really" lost every single game. However, that's no fun and not the point. But in a perfect-information game, a lot of those excuses should really fall flat.