Potty Training

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A common technique for dealing with frustration due to losing games by a small amount (e.g., 0.5 points) on stupid errors in the end game. Named "potty training" because such frustration is generally only experienced by new go players (babies). Experienced players realize that in such a close game, there would have been little satisfaction in victory anyway.

The actual act of potty training is for a player (possibly at the suggestion of his sensei) to force himself to resign from games which are too close to be called a victory. This establishes a sense in the player that a game should not be won on luck or chance but rather by steady, strong play throughout a game.

Potty training is generally practiced only during training - professionals in tournament play would rarely be masochistic enough to discipline themselves in this way (nor would they need to).


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