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naruto3: Heya I have a question. I have been thinking for awhile now and think I may be correct sorta maybe. Well I play on KGS as some know. A while ago I was doing an experiment sorta accidental, for a while I was playing only the center in a game of go. I played people of many different ranks and strengths. Whenever I played the center of the board and seemed to be losing by less. Is there a reason? Also can anyone offer some tips for playing the center it would be appreciated
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Bill: Congratulations on your results. It's a good experiment. :-)
Overemphasizing the center is not good, but most amateurs make the opposite mistake of neglecting the center. If you are getting better results by playing in the center, then maybe you were doing that. The old rule of thumb from Korschelt, probably reflecting his understanding of what Murase Shuho said, is not such a bad one: One eye and access to the center.
Balance is important.
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