http://www.alejostenuki.com/blog/113-uncommon-behaviour-being-polite.html A few moments to learn, a lifetime to master Sun, 11 Jul 2010 04:15:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.alejostenuki.com/blog/113-uncommon-behaviour-being-polite.html/comment-page-1#comment-247 Alejo Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:59:41 +0000 http://www.alejostenuki.com/blog/?p=113#comment-247 Talking distracts me too, and I'm quite disturbed by these players which make constant noise by playing with the stones in their bowls. But, when it comes to "asking to go on", I can't agree with your point of view. Yose tsumego are nice, but it's certainly better to practice yose in real games. Certainly, not resigning is considered impolite in levels way below dan; even most SDK consider it impolite if you don't resign. It was in order to avoid being considered rude that I asked for permission to continue the game. Had he denied it, I would have resigned immediately. Talking distracts me too, and I’m quite disturbed by these players which make constant noise by playing with the stones in their bowls.
But, when it comes to “asking to go on”, I can’t agree with your point of view. Yose tsumego are nice, but it’s certainly better to practice yose in real games.
Certainly, not resigning is considered impolite in levels way below dan; even most SDK consider it impolite if you don’t resign.
It was in order to avoid being considered rude that I asked for permission to continue the game. Had he denied it, I would have resigned immediately.

]]> http://www.alejostenuki.com/blog/113-uncommon-behaviour-being-polite.html/comment-page-1#comment-242 Daniel Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:19:31 +0000 http://www.alejostenuki.com/blog/?p=113#comment-242 Well, I prefer not to chat during the game, it distracts me a lot. That doesn't mean I'm not polite. I'm more than willing to chat or review the game after we played. Even if I play in life I try not to talk as I can't concentrate on the game. I don't think it's reasonable to ask to play to the end to practice yose. I mean you can practice yose solving problems or at the game when the score is close. I heard a lot from high dans and even pros that it's impolite not to resign if you are losing more than 15. points. Well, I prefer not to chat during the game, it distracts me a lot. That doesn’t mean I’m not polite. I’m more than willing to chat or review the game after we played. Even if I play in life I try not to talk as I can’t concentrate on the game.
I don’t think it’s reasonable to ask to play to the end to practice yose. I mean you can practice yose solving problems or at the game when the score is close. I heard a lot from high dans and even pros that it’s impolite not to resign if you are losing more than 15. points.

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