
One slip during hours and it can all be for nothing. The better the player, the more time they spend considering their opponent's next moves, possibilities, resources, plans, compared to their own. Anyone who gets really good in chess, has set out to find their weaknesses and fix them, one by one. Similarly, when you play a weaker opponent, it's hard not to play carelessly. Your opponent, meanwhile, is in a "fighting for their life" mindset and will often play surprisingly well.

If you think you can't lose, very often that belief will itself cause you to lose, as you get careless. Go gained some popularity so there could be other popular game matching sites/software now. The thing I like most is that the player's personality appears in their playstyle, and when confronted with a different playstyle may be required to adapt, as a fast and loose style doesn't stand up when it comes in contact with a 'thick' one.ītw, the game server that I used was KGS that has a nice easy to use client. It most closely follows competing for market share and over-reaching exposes you to risk and large potential losses. The board is large enough that you can lose several of those and still recover to win. On the other, it's a conversation between two players where ideas are laid out, interpreted, and the one-upmanship continues, with minor misunderstandings leading to local losses. On the one hand, it's a board game, meant to teach tactics and strategy.

It's also a two way street, in that lessons learned on the board can be applied in your real life decision making and conceptualizations. This is the one game that changes as the way you change your thinking in life changes.
