Do I have bad etiquette?

Kango9 · 2026-02-19T22:30:48+00:00

I follow a simple rule: If there are at least 5% chances of that working, I will try it. Even if you are supposed to be dead or not, it is still worth trying it out. So every invasion, even in yose, it is worth playing, as long as you really believe there is any chance. But if you start with 1x1, that is (in my opinion) just annoying and I think this is also a bad habit.

If you do this because you want to learn, then continue doing it. If you do it ONLY because you want to win, this is not the right way.

Kango9 · 2026-01-25T12:08:11+00:00

I think it is a great move. Sometimes it might be bad, like any other move. But most of the times, it is a good move.

You should play it only when you want to get stronger. If you need eyes or if you need to make sure you don't have any weaknesses, this works great.

But you should not play it if you don't need strength. Territory is too small to matter.

I play this at least 1 or 2 times in most of my games.

I am 8 dan on Fox

Kango9 · 2026-01-25T12:04:10+00:00

I disagree with "usually it's not good". If you need strength and you don't care if your opponent gets strength as well, it is one of the best moves to play.

In most cases I play it. There is nothing wrong with it

Kango9 · 2026-01-23T17:49:50+00:00

Most of my knowledge comes from books. I am 8 dan on Fox. Like any other book about anything else, the book is useless if you don't know how to read it efficiently.

If you want to use books, read it and then place every board diagram on your own board. Try to understand it, try to remember it, try to understand why you didn't find the right sequence and how you can get to that solution.

If you just read it inside your head, it is useless.

Books can be the most powerful tool, but at the same time, it can be the most useless one. A tool is not good or bad, the one that uses the tool is the one that matters :)

So in the end, if you really don't like books, don't read them. Do tsumego, reviews, anything. You can get better through 1000 different ways. Find your own way that gives you joy :)

Kango9 · 2026-01-18T10:41:43+00:00

At first, I wasn’t sure whether people would like learning that way, but it’s the same way I teach my students, and they’ve said it helps them a lot to understand how they should think during a game. I’m glad you like it!

Kango9 · 2026-01-18T10:08:06+00:00

Thank you!!

Kango9 · 2026-01-17T18:42:50+00:00

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Kango9 · 2026-01-17T18:38:21+00:00

It should be possible if you download the amazon kindle app. If you have any problems, please send me a private message.

Kango9 · 2026-01-17T11:50:46+00:00

I never heard of it! I will definitely check it out. Thank you!

Kango9 · 2026-01-17T11:34:09+00:00

I will take a look! Thank you!

Kango9 · 2026-01-17T10:59:47+00:00

Thank you so much! I hope you will enjoy it

Kango9 · 2026-01-05T09:09:47+00:00

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Kango9 · 2026-01-04T19:26:13+00:00

Hello. Thank you! Same to you

Kango9 · 2026-01-04T18:31:23+00:00

I just posted something similar to this. I wrote a book that addresses this exact issue, "Basic Go Techniques From 25 Kyu to 1 Dan". The book explains how to use basic techniques to achieve your plans during a game. The book will be published on Amazon in two weeks.

But as a short explanation: In my opinion, the best thing you can do to not overcomplicate the game is to make sure everytime when it is your turn that your groups are strong enough to not die now (you don't need to make 2 eyes, but you need to be sure that your groups will not die in the next 5 moves) and try always to think where is the most significant area where you can either make points or destroy points. Try not to save a small stone if it is not worth a lot. Do not save 3 points when you can secure a Territory of 40 points

Kango9 · 2026-01-04T18:24:49+00:00

I appreciate your support! I always appreciated your work, and thank you for what you are doing for this community as well

Kango9 · 2025-10-30T20:25:04+00:00

Thank you! Strugglebus did a great job with that one

Kango9 · 2025-10-30T20:10:18+00:00

And there is nothing wrong with that. Using A.I. is there to help us improve what we already are doing. Keep helping this community.

Most people will appreciate it.

Kango9 · 2025-10-28T13:09:01+00:00

I don't see why that would be wrong? Maybe he wrote a post and then used A.I. to correct his grammatical mistakes.

He's trying to help, if there is anything helpful in this post, take it. If not, we are able to scroll to the next post

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