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| December | Narumi
OSAWA
3-dan | At present I play on PandaNet as 6- or 7-dan, but although I do OK in the opening, I have a tendency to do badly when the stones get tangled with each other. |
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I play as 20-kyu and I win some and lose some. At present, all I do is play actual games; I realize that I need to study to improve, but I don’t know where to start, and I can’t help wondering if I will ever improve. |
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| November | Keiko
KATO
5-dan | Can you tell me what is the right attitude with which to approach handicap games? |
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We are going to start treating the opening. Can you tell me what is the best order in which to study the opening (from Shusaku to the present)? |
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| October | Akino
IZAWA
3-dan | When I review my games later, I find I’m playing really poor moves. If I noticed during the game, I’d be a stone stronger. Is there any way to ensure that one plays one’s best? |
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What is an effective way to study to acquire the fighting strength that would enable me to match players who fight hard and go all out to capture stones? |
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| September | Kaori
CHINEN
4-dan | what is the difference between prefectural-representative level and professionals? |
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What should I concentrate on when I play over game records? |
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| August | Kana
MANNAMI
Woman's Kisei | I am nine years old.father plays with a New Zealander, but he always loses. I won three games in a row against this New Zealander. But when I play Dad, I almost always lose. Why is that? |
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I am teaching go to my two children. One child just tries to capture; the other plays good shape, but doesn’t try to capture stones it should. What should I do? |
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| July | Izumi
KOBAYASHI
Woman's Honinbo | When there’s a game that you absolutely want to win, you tense up. My question is: what do top professionals, including yourself, do to calm yourselves. |
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Until now, I’ve played my own style, without studying josekis and life-and-death problems. Do you think one can’t get stronger unless one studies these subjects? |
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| June | Ayumi
SUZUKI
3-dan | I hear that professionals always remember their game records. Is there some trick for remembering games? |
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I have ups and downs and about once every month I find myself losing ten games in a row, so I get demoted. Please tell me what one should do at times like this. |
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| May | Tomoko
KATO
5-dan | I can’t say I’m good at any part of the game. Can you tell me what one should be thinking about in positions like this? |
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Do you believe that it has something in common with the artistic side of go? Please tell me if pottery has been a plus for you in your go playing. |
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| April | Kumiko
YASHIRO
Women's Honinbo | Sometimes when I am playing I don’t know whether I am winning or losing. At what stage of your games do you make a positional evaluation? |
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I play too much, my go gets careless and sloppy.Which is the shortcut for a beginner: to play only games in which you really concentrate hard or to play as many games as you can? |
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| March | Mieko
NAKAJIMA
1-dan | I really enjoy go, but as I grow older my memory gets worse, and I feel that my go has declined. I’m worried that if things go on like this I won’t be able to play go anymore. |
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In my games, when I try to play josekis, the opponent often diverges from them and I immediately collapse. |
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| February | Akiko
TSUKUDA
4-dan | I’ve reached only 5-kyu level (about 15-kyu on PandaNet). I would like to know if there is any way for someone of my level to improve in a relatively short period. |
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I think that you, Ms. Tsukuda, travel to different parts of Japan. Do you find that go styles differ in different areas? |
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| January | Kaori
AOBA
4-dan | What principles should the player with white bear in mind when giving nine stones? |
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I often have trouble when my opponent builds a large centre territory. Until the middle game, I concentrate on the sides and I don’t develop into the middle. |
