3rd Cleveland Go Club Rating Tournament R1 | Soren Jaffe 5D vs. Garett Germany 2K

Today I begin reviewing my games from 3rd Cleveland Go Club Rating Tournament that was held on June 2nd.
My first round opponent was Garett Germany, who is a very strong 2 kyu, who I played in the 1st round of the last tournament as well. Last tournament I gave him 5 stones and won, but this time around I had to give him 6 stones. This was one of the toughest games I've played in a while, so lets see if I am able overcome some nasty positions.
Game record: gokifu.com/s/3f9g-gokifu-20240...
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[@johnvoelker4345]

i think all go games should be a 1 stone handicap

[@TheOhioGoSchool]

That is an interesting thought. Why do you think that?

[@johnvoelker4345]

@@TheOhioGoSchool
i know go isn’t chess
but, there are not any 2 games
with as many players
as many books
as many tournaments
you should play in a chess tournament
just to see how they do it
in a chess tournament, they line the players up by rating
and the top half plays the bottom half
so, if there’s 20 players
#1 would play #11
#2 would play #12
etc
so, the top rated player plays the 11th rated player
no handicap
when you spot someone 6 stones
you are cheating him out of a learning opportunity
they don’t learn the opening
a 1 stone handicap is a much better way to learn
i don’t want to learn how to play a 6 stone handicap
i want to learn how to play an even game
go players are obsessed with the idea of fairness
they want to give the weaker player a chance
but, in the long run, it cheats them

[@johnvoelker4345]

let’s put it this way
if you had a chance to play a pro 1 on 1
which would you prefer?
a 6 stone handicap, where you have a chance to win
or an even game, where you have a chance to learn?

[@TheOhioGoSchool]

@@johnvoelker4345 Well in that case obviously lesser handicap is better, but this is a tournament

[@johnvoelker4345]

@@TheOhioGoSchool
all the more reason to not have a handicap