Go teaches that when up against opposition, one must be calm and rationale and not lose themselves to anger. This applies in real life situation. This includes Texas Hold'em, arguments with friends, and driving. If one loses themselves to anger, they will lose money, friends, and even their life. Go is a game, but it can be used as a tool to see who you are through your game. It is possible to see your own personal weaknesses be the same as your weaknesses in your game.
When I play go angrily, I try to play as aggressive as I can, especially when I lose one of my groups early in the game. In go, groups need to create two eyes in order for them to be not surrounded and captured. When two eyes are not created, the group is called a dead group. Stones that separate groups are called cutting stones. This allows the player to make threats to kill a group that does not have two eyes.
Here is an image of living groups that have two eyes. These groups cannot be captured.
Players who wish to get better at go, work on Life and Death problems. There are problems that require you to make a living a group, and there are also problems that require you to kill your opponent's group. Unfortunately, I was never very good at life and death, which will be obvious in this game.
In this short game. I recently lost my ASR League game against Suai, and then Bazilikan offered to play a game against me. The trouble started when I pincered by white and didn't know how to respond to the peep. Then, it all went downhill, because I did not protect the right cutting point. As a result, I paid a heavy price by losing my group. I did not see clearly, and my group died in gote, which was very frustrating. As a result, I made many moves that I thought were aggressive to try to make up the points. Afterward, I realized they extremely easy to refute, and it was not the type of play I would normally make. Through my anger, I allowed my two groups to die in this game.
However, in the future, I will be more mindful of my temper. So at least, I can give my opponent a decent game.
- First
- Back
- Forward
- Last
- Pass
Variations:
none
- Komi:
- 6.50
- Result:
- W+Resign
- Date:
- 16 January 2010
- Place:
- The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/
- Overtime:
- 10x60 byo-yomi
- Time limit:
- 1800
- Created with:
- CGoban:3
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Hmm, yeah, interesting game. The big problem is black was continually trying to cut, even when the cuts just isolate the black groups. You need to pay attention to defending and creating more solid shapes, like the tiger's mouth, lol. After move 19, you have four separate groups attacking four white stones. Obviously this made you weaker than the white group. Still might have worked out after 26 if 27 had been at f14, and black at b16 would have made a base and moved towards the corner. 27 just makes your shape worse. Live and learn though, and you showed good fighting spirit ^_^
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