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Contradictory Information
Keywords: MiddleGame
Imagine having two math teachers; one who tells you to solve word problems in your head, one who tells you to solve them on paper. Each time you did one, the other would chew you out. This is how I often feel about Go. I get advice from six hundred different people, all of whom seem to be giving me contradictory advice on how to play -- especially during fuseki. For instance, I've been hearing over and over that I'm not aggressive enough during the opening. So I've been more aggressive, and I've been losing. So I go to KGS and this 1-dan offers to help me. Lo and behold -- the problem is that I'm being too aggressive. Ultimately, I know the secret lies in finding the balance, but it's very infuriating to have six different people tell me six different things about what I'm doing wrong. I wish I had just one sensei who would train me all the time.. -- Scartol For what it's worth, AvatarDJFlux says: I can see two cases:
Just find your way, or in other words the style you feel most at ease with... I personally have shifted from overaggressiveness (playing Chinese or sanrensei fuseki) to oversteadiness (playing komoku and san-san with Black!).
I won some, I lost some, I win some, I lose some...
Your game on KGS I saw being commented by a shodan last night (July 29th) had many bad-shape moves: you cannot be aggressive with a bad shape, as chances are that your opponent will counter-attack and slice through your holes... Good luck! This is a copy of the living page "Contradictory Information" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |