Life In 19x19

My response to Araban's post got me thinking about this question. What kind of player are you?

My mind isn't wandering, but I do most of my board evaluation during my opponent's time. During my own time, I'm usually planning or reading out sequences. During my opponent's time, I try to count or judge how well I'm doing more than reading actual sequences.

Kirby wrote:My mind isn't wandering, but I do most of my board evaluation during my opponent's time. During my own time, I'm usually planning or reading out sequences. During my opponent's time, I try to count or judge how well I'm doing more than reading actual sequences.

Wouldn't that fall under option #2? (Or are you not the "Other" vote?)

OK, I updated my vote. I'm notoriously bad at polls (both in creation and in participation).

I guess I left a comment because the type of thinking that I do is different between my own time and my opponent's.

I like to count and assess aji during my opponent's time.

Sure, I'm usually thinking on my opponent's time... thinking how bad my last move was

I find my opponent's time is a good time for counting and finding tenuki opportunities. Any reading I do is usually for situations on other parts of the board. My brain apparently only wants to read the local situation when my clock is running..

Isn't that kind of like stealing? Using someone else's resources for your own benefit. Surely no honest, upright person would do such a thing.

If only thinking more would actually help me come up with better moves.

During my time it is primarily reading. During the opponent's time it is counting, or direction of play analysis.

i generally count/look at potential ko threats on my opponents time

I do just as much on my opponent's time as I do on my own time, from reading to counting to everything.

Araban wrote:I do just as much on my opponent's time as I do on my own time, from reading to counting to everything.

Counting works because you have a rough idea of the temperature, and you can add 1/2 of that to your opponent's score. But reading is inefficient because you are always 1/2 ply behind.

xed_over wrote:Sure, I'm usually thinking on my opponent's time... thinking how bad my last move was

When I'm not xed_over's situation, I usually use my opponent's time to think just as I would if it were my own turn. Especially during large fights - I will predict one or two (more, if there is time) places where my opponent will play and read the sequences from there. The result is that I have a lot of time remaining in the endgame, but my opponent will be lower on time (usually - it depends on who the opponent is).

I usually don't think during my opponents move but there are some exceptions. I might reread a sequence I thought out during my own move to make sure I haven't made a misstake. I also sometimes do counting of who might be ahead and I do endgame reading and counting during my opponents turn.