Fools follow rules
Do you know that feeling?
You are playing in a big and important tournament
you are sitting at the board
and your opponent plays hoshi.
You think a while and you approach.
And your opponent anwers with a big keima.
Oh no, this is very surprising!
What should I do now? Maybe invade at A or extend at B?
Oh no, I've not been trained for this!
In your headphones you hear Rage against the machine,
your favourite music.
Fuck you I won't do what you tell me
And you are thinking A or B, A or B
and then you think "Why am I thinking about these moves?"
Fuck it! I play somewhere else!
Then you are inspired and you just play a move.
Bam! This move hits the board.
Your opponent does not know what to do, now he is the one in confusion.
Bam! Another stone that just hits the board.
You don't know what you did, but it is great!
You feel completely free and your opponent is struggling to find a good move.
At last he comes up with this.
It is not good at all!
Your opponent might think that this is your plan..
But it is not.
You start to see all these patterns in your brain that you have never seen before.
And you see that.. no, this is not good for me, because black becomes so thick!
You are still listening to the music and it tells you..
I won't do what you tell me!
And you think: I'm a human being god damnit! My life has value!
I'm going to slice through instead!
Instead of this move I want to be more creative and play like this.
It is much more creative and powerful!
Let's be creative all the time!
This sets up a trap, you can already see it.
Your opponent cuts, you play atari.
Your opponent extends, you give atari.
It is all going your way!
Your opponent is starting to cry, tears are running over his eyes.
He starts to call for his mommy. And then you play this move and you enjoy it!
But the real reason for enjoyment comes the next move.
You lick your fingers and start smiling like a maniac.
And you play here, your opponent has no choice.
He crumbles and falls apart completely!
You have also anticipated that instead of this move black can not walk out like this.
You get the same kind of idea!
And again you lick your fingers!
Black is dead.
Now you are satisfied and you start playing more calm.
This move was not good for your opponent.
And he realizes that.
So he takes back a few moves and plays this instead.
However this hane is also not good.
You see it in your mind clearly.
You have the same kind of idea and you play this hane again.
And now you slice through!
And you are dominating again.
Dominate the field, like a player.
You start headbanging to the music, because you know that your opponent again needs to take back a few moves.
And play this instead.
It is the right answer!
But white can still try some tricks.
Like this.
You are dosaku, the legend of Japanese go.
You are the master of over-concentration and that is exactly what you are going to do to your opponent.
Look at this beautiful sequence.
You squeeze him into the corner.
He still needs to come back after this tiger's mouth.
And he cries and you smile.
Overconcentrated!
You had this in mind.. over-concentration.
And you are a bit sad when black plays here.
The correct move.
It is a calm and collected move.
But still, you can manage, you take the corner in good style.
Black gets a big wall, however this can't be helped.
But, you have some tricks up your sleeve.
There is still a big cutting point at A and there is still life in the marked stone.
Flatten your opponent with this move, it is difficult to answer!
What side should black block on? This or this?
When black plays here again Dosaku comes into play and shows you the way.
Make him over-concentrated with this cross-cut.
First atari from this side, then atari from the other side.
Over-concentrated!
So you had this over-concentration in mind when black plays here.
And again you are a bit sad when black plays here.
However, you say to yourself: "I can manage, I can escape with my stones and I can put up a good fight".
I can fight!
But what happens if we go all the way back into the realms of death and we see this move by black instead?
We have seen a hane, but what about this pillar?
White can invade, and he has miai!
So when you are not sure what to do, be creative and let your mind feel free like the wind
that goes through the trees
And play like this..
See you next time!