Re: Winning Mindset
Posted: Thu May 14, 2015 11:36 am
This reminds of the Gungi match between the Ant King and Komugi in Hunter x Hunter. Highly recommended!
Yeah, being serious about the game is necessary, but it also depends on the context. A friendly game in a café is something else as a tournament game. Maybe make a bet with a friend: If you lose more games than you win (in a tournament) you pay him 10 bucks. Or you do one push-up per point by which you lose. Or you make a slap bet (c.f. How I Met Your Mother).
But motivation for the game should come from within - which I lack. That's why I quit playing on KGS and in our local game night. I play DGS games, 'cause there I can make a move if and only if I'm in the mood. And in my Go club I mostly teach beginners. Actually, let me elaborate a bit:
Last March I participated in the Hamburg Go Seminar (which doesn't take place in Hamburg) and realized (once again) how much I love Go and how much fun it is. And, most importantly, I realized that it's totally ok to NOT play Go (even though I won most of the games at the seminar). I love studying. At the seminar the Dan player praised me for my tsumego skills; as a 5 kyu I regularly solve 2-4 dan problems. I find it very relaxing to play through professional games and joseki variations. All by myself or with friends - with commentaries or my own silly variations. And I take great delight in teaching.
There are a thousand different ways to "Go". If you lack the motivation to play, don't have enough stamina to sit through several games at a tournament or are discontent with your moves even when you win, do something else than playing.
Yeah, being serious about the game is necessary, but it also depends on the context. A friendly game in a café is something else as a tournament game. Maybe make a bet with a friend: If you lose more games than you win (in a tournament) you pay him 10 bucks. Or you do one push-up per point by which you lose. Or you make a slap bet (c.f. How I Met Your Mother).
But motivation for the game should come from within - which I lack. That's why I quit playing on KGS and in our local game night. I play DGS games, 'cause there I can make a move if and only if I'm in the mood. And in my Go club I mostly teach beginners. Actually, let me elaborate a bit:
Last March I participated in the Hamburg Go Seminar (which doesn't take place in Hamburg) and realized (once again) how much I love Go and how much fun it is. And, most importantly, I realized that it's totally ok to NOT play Go (even though I won most of the games at the seminar). I love studying. At the seminar the Dan player praised me for my tsumego skills; as a 5 kyu I regularly solve 2-4 dan problems. I find it very relaxing to play through professional games and joseki variations. All by myself or with friends - with commentaries or my own silly variations. And I take great delight in teaching.
There are a thousand different ways to "Go". If you lack the motivation to play, don't have enough stamina to sit through several games at a tournament or are discontent with your moves even when you win, do something else than playing.