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Re: New Go Proverbs thread

Posted: Sun May 02, 2010 1:02 am
by Biondy
Don't listen to Lady Gaga when you're playing serious game. :p

Re: New Go Proverbs thread

Posted: Sun May 02, 2010 1:49 pm
by Violence
Men with one foot in the grave have nothing to lose.

(Beware of the aji from dead stones)

Re: New Go Proverbs thread

Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 1:09 pm
by mdobbins
Biondy wrote:Don't listen to Lady Gaga when you're playing serious game. :p

Don't watch Lady GaGa while.... ;)

Re: New Go Proverbs thread

Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 2:46 pm
by shapenaji
Less is

Re: New Go Proverbs thread

Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 3:03 pm
by dfan
One that's worked for me: "If you don't know where to play, pretend you're three stones stronger."

Re: New Go Proverbs thread

Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 4:02 pm
by mdobbins
dfan wrote:One that's worked for me: "If you don't know where to play, pretend you're three stones stronger."

or if you don't know where to play, pretend that you are kibitzing.

Re: New Go Proverbs thread

Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 4:30 pm
by Redbeard
dfan wrote:One that's worked for me: "If you don't know where to play, pretend you're three stones stronger."

This reminds me of Anne's Rule:
"If you don't know where to play, you must have sente."

Re: New Go Proverbs thread

Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 8:31 pm
by POGO
"The way to icecream is go" (for my son)

"If The game is lost by 100 point's,Nuclear tsuji"(in contrast to is you lose less then 7 stones tenuki)

Re: New Go Proverbs thread

Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 2:37 pm
by Laman
Even if you are playing against a fool, it doesn't give you any reason to play like a fool as well.

Re: New Go Proverbs thread

Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 12:19 pm
by shapenaji
Beware the flood.

(AKA, following the flow can have catastrophic results at times)

Re: New Go Proverbs thread

Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 12:48 pm
by daniel_the_smith
Biondy wrote:Don't listen to Lady Gaga.


^ fix'd

;)

Re: New Go Proverbs thread

Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 1:29 pm
by HermanHiddema
Know the difference between "Divide and Conquer" and "Fighting a Two-front War"

Re: New Go Proverbs thread

Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 1:55 pm
by daniel_the_smith
If you're busy making eyes, you're not winning the game.

Re: New Go Proverbs thread

Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 4:17 pm
by Solomon
Disregard endgame, acquire dragons.

Re: New Go Proverbs thread

Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 10:25 pm
by Joaz Banbeck
Make bad shape inside your opponent's eye space.