Jedo wrote:Chew Terr wrote:Unless you're great at memorization, perhaps record your games occasionally so that you can properly review them, since they're in person. This is all I can comment on, since you're better than me, but reviews are quite helpful. And that way, perhaps you can share some of the games you've played here to show your progress.
That's a good idea, I'm gonna try to record my in person games on my iphone for later review. My guess though is that it will be like playing with a clock in your first tournament; I'll keep forgetting to do it after every move. Hopefully this will get better with practice!
Better yet...
practice your memorization!Try to memorize a pro game. Replay your own games immediately after they end.
By the time you reach shodan you should probably (barring playing under adverse conditions - too tired, hungry, whatever) be able to replay your own games for review accurately nearly 100% of the time.
Replay the game immediately with your opponent so that the two of you can review, then record the game on your phone or your home computer afterward. Believe in yourself,
you can do it!This isn't only for cool points; it helps your visualization which helps your reading. It can also help your reasoning, which helps your direction of play and helps you get more value out of reviews.
EDIT: That goes for you too, Chew Terr.
Start off with a pro game, one with a theme that appeals to you. Play the first 50 moves slowly, finding the reason for each one. Make it up if you have to - just so your mind has something to anchor each stone in its sequence. Then clear the board and replay them. If you have to look at the game record, do so and then start over. When you've played 50 moves from memory with no errors, play the next 50 from the game record. Then clear the board completely and play the first 100 moves over from move #1. If you have to look at the game record, do so and then start over.
I memorized my first pro game this way at about 10 kyu. I think it took about 6-8 hours (that was about 6 years ago - I still remember the first part of the fuseki because Takagawa Kaku [black] played a high approach to a 3-4, was pincered low, finished the joseki there and then made a sanrensei AFTER that because it worked with his influence on the other side of the board. Gave me a new understanding about making your stones work harmoniously.)
But the next one was easier. And the next was easier still. And then reviewing games with my opponents became less about gestures to quadrants of the board saying "I probably should have played there before you got to invade" and more about specific details and sequences (of course, I was starting to get stronger opponents too, who could also remember the game afterward.)
After the NOVA tournament this past weekend, I came home (2 hour drive normally) and recorded two of my games. I'm narcoleptic, and at various times in the other two games I was falling a bit under (medicine helps, but it's still not perfect), so memory failed me there. But I remembered one win (of which I am quite proud) and one loss (which I asked for commentary from a pro, since I am having a hard time finding the best solution for a sequence in the game myself.)
Believe me, you can do it. Just practice.
enough is enough. Therefore:
