I think people do have a "go personality", but it isn't necessarily related to their everyday personality. Maybe a player really likes shoulder hits. That doesn't translate to off-the-board behavior (punching people in the shoulder?), but it's a recognizable thing if you play them enough. I remember reading somewhere that Kitani Minoru just didn't like keima that much, and didn't play it as often as other pros. Even without understanding why, sometimes I look at the game of someone I've played many times and think "that's exactly the kind of move you like to make".

i remember reading something (probably a preface to a book, i don't know) by Sakata Eio, where he wrote about his style, that he tended to play greedy and tried to use every stone to 100% and how it matched his personality. he also mentioned Ishida Yoshio and his peaceful style matching his personality and on the other hand Kato Masao, "who is also a really nice young man" (rough quotation), contrasting his attacking style. too bad i can't remember where i read it, i have to write this only from memory, so it is not at all precise...

anyone remember what am i talking about?


yes, liking / disliking shoulder hits / keima / whatever doesn't say anything, but i believe overall picture does. not so much the actual moves, but why do you play them, what do you want to achieve

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