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My name is Brian Jones, and I am from Fairbanks, Alaska. I am currently studying at I first ran into the game of Go around the beginning of August, 2002. Since then my addiction has grown.
My current level of strength: DiscussionOn Joseki :I noticed people begin to study joseki sometime during their trip through the low kyu, but I am wondering if they are worth studying at all. In an article I read in which Go Seigen was interviewed, it seemed that he hinted at the fact that the study of joseki is detrimental to a more important global board view. While I probably can't apply either joseki or a global board view right now anyways, I'm wondering if not studying joseki will be helpful or detrimental to my play in the future. Joshual000: Rather than 'studying joseki' I would recommend one of the excellent books that discusses joseki choice in relation to the whole board: 'The Great Joseki Debates', 'Whole Board Thinking in Joseki', 'Get Strong at the Opening', 'The Direction of Play'. This list is in the order that I have found them useful, with Direction of Play being still a bit beyond my (currently 5kyu) abilities to grasp insight from - Joseki Debates is a very well put together book in my opinion, and it aided my jump from 8kyu to 5kyu.
bojo: Thanks for the comments and suggestions. I wrote this a few months ago in contemplation, and have since come to understand studying as Charles put it. Study it, but not in the stupid way. I interpret that as what Joshua1000 said, "This has led me to belive a local loss due to an improvised sequence is still superior to playing a rote joseki which fails to support a plan." I started reading Pieter Miochs Misc :
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