Servers | Others | Go online. 7even Secrets (from the Goama archive)
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 2009-02-11 |
 Expert: Alexander Dinerchtein |
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Go online. 7even Secrets (from the Goama archive)
Note for experienced players: If you already use the following with success, I am sorry for revealing these tricks!
As a professional player, I would never recommend that you use these
stratagems, but I do believe that they are common in amateur play and
are therefore worth knowing about. Indeed, some of these methods are in
fact cheating, and should be viewed with the utmost scorn. The most
effective "secret" of course is to stay calm, think rationally, and
choose the best move you can find!
1.Style Pressure
You may notice that there are lots of attractive pictures in players'
profiles on KGS. So, if you are weak at fighting, you could upload a
picture of a Siberian tiger or Mike Tyson. From the beginning try to
play fast and aggressively. After 20-30 moves your opponent will be
afraid of you. As soon as you notice it, stop playing actively and
return to your normal playing style.
2.Tricky Byoyomi
Set a Canadian time control ( http://senseis.xmp.net/?CanadianOvertime
), for example 1/5, which means 1 minute of basic thinking time plus 25
stones per 5 minutes overtime, and play as usual. If you feel that you
are behind, you may use this idea: try to get into time pressure. For
example, leave 15 unused stones for the last 30 seconds. Your opponent
will think more about winning you on time, instead of thinking about
the position and beating you on territory. As a result, he will
probably play fast and aggressively, so you can catch him out somewhere.
3.The "I am very weak" Strategy a.k.a. "The Rope-a-Dope"
Play a few bad moves in the beginning or use a beginner’s joseki like
tsukenobi ( http://senseis.xmp.net/?44PointLowApproachTsukenobi). The
opponent will think that you are very weak and he will try to crush you
as soon as possible. As we say in boxing he will be open. Simply wait
for your chance to hit him with a surprise knockout punch, as in
Muhammad Ali-George Foreman 1974!
4.Score Estimator
Login with another account so that you can use the Score Estimator
while playing rated games on KGS. Of course, this is cheating, but…
5.Escapers
Escape before starting complicated capturing races or big fights. Don't
forget to save the game first. Check the variations offline during 5-7
minutes, enter the server and continue your game after saying "Sorry,
my connection sucks today". Usually, it's possible to continue the game
without any damage. 99% of all users will simply say "np" (no problem).
Attention: This method may not work on IGS. Sometimes server is taking
away your time, even if you are offline. So you may have only few
seconds left after loading the game again and forfeit on time. Again,
this is cheating!
6.Monkey Method
Like the previous two, this method is not honest at all, but it's
necessary to know it. Start a game on two different servers with a
similar time control but with different colors. Simply copy the moves
from one game to another instead of thinking yourself. You will win one
of these games for sure, even if the opponents are top professionals.
7.Rules
Choose Chinese rules (http://senseis.xmp.net/?ChineseRules ) and play
as usual until the dame-filling stage. I'd wager that 90% of your
opponents will play passes instead of filling dames, so each dame will
bring you an extra point (Chinese rules counts the total number of
stones placed on the board and not the territory itself).
Attention: Goama Magazine accepts no responsibility for the results of these tricks. Use them on your own risk only.
Source: Goama magazine
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Comments:
Hyoga
4k KGS ( FR ) 2009-07-02 04:07
Monkey method is funny :D
concerning the 7.Rules , i'm affraid you are right ...
Dennis
2009-03-26 02:03
To the guy who said bloody stupid advice. You make it sound as if Alexander is encouraging us to use these tricks. He did after all say it's best to stay calm and play the best move you can find. He just wants players to be aware of dishonest play. So make sure you understand what you read before you post.
bloody stupid advice
2009-02-23 08:02
don't listen to this stupid advice, even though i am still kyu , i can be sure i can won the game from the first few move.
my better advice , play honestly ,
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