Jika wrote:
I'm relieved to hear that - I'm on vacation (general summer vacation) plus broke my big toe, so, much time on my hands... uhm, foot... to sit around, get bored and play around with go.
Sorry to hear about your toe.
I hope you are on your feet again soon.
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Because our game started fast (I mean: there was not much time between moves! How do I say that without confusing everyone about "fast"??), I was already concerned I would not have that much time in the future.
There is a saying:
Go Proverb wrote:
Lose your first 100 games quickly.
OC, it is not meant to be taken literally.
But here are some points. 1) You can learn a lot just by playing. 2) When you are learning, it does not matter much whether you win or lose. 3) It is possible to "get lost in a maze of calculations," as chess author Znosko-Borovsky put it. That's not much fun and not very productive.
Now, Malkovich games are perforce slow paced by comparison with over the board games. But if time is a factor, as you indicate, may I suggest taking at most 1 minute to think about your move. 1 minute, even 2 or 3 minutes per day is not a lot of time to spend on a go game.
OC, you may spend some time on our comments, but you don't have to do that every day, as you yourself have indicated.
Now, if you enjoy cogitating about go moves, go right ahead.
But if not, just take several seconds and make a move. Don't worry about whether it's a mistake or not. Remember, it is better to have played go and lost than never to have played go at all.