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JanDeWit writes: I used to do this a lot when I was playing chess. Somehow, I always managed to point out to my opponent the lines of play I was worried most about. It didn't help me become very good at chess; I guess that's why I'm playing Go now. So remind the proverb "Play where your opponent wants to play".

If you contraposit this very roughly you end up with: Don't do what your opponent wants you to do.

Don't show your opponent what you are thinking about!

TakeNGive: A friend of mine, with whom I have an indefinite jubango running (he recently beat me back to three stones handicap), does this a lot (dangling stones above the board). About once every other game, a stone or three falls from his grasp onto the board. Grrr! (He also rattles incessantly... i regard it as a way to improve my concentration... :-)



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