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WChen
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Hallo, I am about 5-6k AGA and rising. I've been playing since March 2003 and am thoroughly addicted. I don't play much online, so I don't get a lot of games in, but I read a whole lot (especially books on ideas, not problem sets). I'm hoping that I'll soon be able to contribute some interesting ideas to this forum. Things I'm looking forward to: 1) Getting a teacher. 2) Getting a huge database of games (I love going skimming pro games, even without commentary; it's like reading a story). 3) Being able to play with the dan-level players in my club on equal footing (especially since they're the ones who like to go over games afterwards. Few people at my level seem to want to review more than a couple stones). 10/9/2003 I've realized the importance of playing a sequence to completion locally. When I first began, I could only look at the local area. Once I began to look globally, and especially after looking at some pro games, I saw that they would often tenuki when I thought there were further local plays. This encouraged me to tenuki often in my games, which served me well (I played cosmic style naturally) until about 10k. At that point, the little things began to matter more. Recently, when I lost at six stones against a shodan, I realized that I had just given away too much while trying too hard to play for the center. I resolved to not give white anything in future games. In fact, this has marked a larger turn in my thinking. I have now realized that once stones are invested, they must be used to full efficiency in the local and global context. So when pro's tenuki, they have a set purpose in mind: local situation finished, or plays were merely kikashi. As a double-digit kyu I was unable to recognize the intent of the pros (well, I still don't...). Also, I have never been much of a fighter, so now I am beginning to realize how much aji can be left behind in a seemingly impenetrable position. And also how much bad shape can become a burden. The above has been good for about 2 stones improvement, maybe more as a reconcile playing experience with ideas. I play as Lemonade on KGS (occasionally). Links: This is a copy of the living page "WChen" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |