- I liked playing against someone stronger who was willing to make comments (as if it was a teaching game) as well as try to win like a competitive game. We didn't have a kifu to record the game - too bad. I think it could have been helpful for a review.
- I liked that fact that I felt like I wasn't too far from gaining some strength and catching up to the other club members level. I guess I didn't just feel like a "loser DDK" amongst the elite SDK members. They didn't seem or act godlike and unapproachable. They were regular people I felt I could learn from and hopefully gain strength from.
- It didn't feel like a game against a computer. I had a real feeling of moves being about tradeoff and compensation. When a computer moves, it feels like it has made the one, the only, the best move. Playing a person had a much different feel. Lots of "I'll let you take the side if you give me the corner" situations.
Other news - Santa was good to me, he brought 4 Go books! I got Graded Go Problems 2 & 3, Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go (Kageyama), and Go the Natural Way (Takemiya Masaki).
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Playing against a real, human opponent also has another huge advantage : you can ask the simple question "Why did you do that?" and actually get an answer !
... I miss that. :(
Oh, also, make SURE to review the Takemiya book ! I really love his games and style and his book on enclosure joseki was an awesome read.
Yes - Takemiya has a humorous style - very enjoyable to read.
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