I am a kyu player, but I am really slow. Even if I think, I can' t read properly, but I think and think and just use up time. I try to read one, two, three moves ahead... well, just play! That' s how it ends up. When I realize what' s happening, I' ve been cut everywhere and all my territories have been destroyed(Tears). If the opponent crosscuts, I' ve had it. I study life-and-death problems and play over games every day, but in an actual game  what happens if the opponent plays here? What about this? I just can' t think of a move. At go clubs and on the Net, most people seem to play fast. I can' t help wondering how they think. I wonder how strong players read. When someone cuts, don' t they try to read one, two, three moves ahead? It' s beyond me. Is it OK to play like that? Consultation One : Ms. Kishikawa Hello, Ms. Kishikawa. Thank you for your consultation. You seem to be perplexed about reading. In my case, when I decide my move, I use my knowledge of go and my reading. ‘Knowledge' refers to tesujis and josekis, things one has gained from past experience and study. If you have a certain amount of go knowledge, one glance at the board will tell you which direction is no good, which move is no good, etc. You make this kind of judgement and narrow down the candidates for the next move to two or three moves or to one move. So, you can play instantly; if you have time, you use your judgement as the starting point for reading. Usually your go knowledge expands as you grow stronger. When this knowledge is still small, it' s really tough to compensate for it with reading. Reading out one, two, three moves in order is not bad, but evaluating the resulting shape is difficult. In short, reading is a weapon that it' s difficult to use without a certain amount of knowledge. That being so, my advice to you is, when you don' t know what to do, just play a point that catches your eye. (For dan-level players, my advice is to use a little time when you are perplexed in order to develop your reading ability). The point that your eye happens to alight on will be a point that more or less matches your go strength. Play on this point and if it goes well, you will do well, and if it fails you will gain the knowledge that this move is bad. Through this repetition, your knowledge will increase, your reading will become more accurate, and your go strength will go up. Perhaps in the beginning you will have many failures, but as your go knowledge expands, you will be able to find good moves more quickly. I' m the one writing this and as a kyu player and even now I do nothing but make mistakes. However, the more failures you have, the quicker you will become stronger. The worst thing is to become defensive out of fear of failure. If you play positively, the more failures you have, the more you will learn. Please experiment in various ways without worrying too much.