Legault:
As far as feeling hopeless and not knowing how to respond, the answer is universal. Practice! Play, watch other people play, read books about people playing, dream about playing! We all have times where we simply don’t know where to play, and the only way to overcome that is to practice!
Along the same lines of thought, I have written a large article for newcomers that talks about getting better at Go and lists a lot of resources. I’m trying to cut down on how often I post the entire thing, so I will just link to it.
I’ve been playing go for about 4½ months now. I am always trying to improve and I’ve found some good Go related learning resources. I’m not sure if these will be helpful to you or not, but I figured sharing them with other players couldn’t hurt. If I make a friend or study buddy along the way, then even better. So here I go =)
If you are just getting started, there is a free book available from the American Go Association, The Way To Go . It helped me understand how to play Go in the beginning. …
When I began Go I got demoralized really quickly. It was 50-ish games until I won my first match, and I was playing against children. Then again, we were all figuring out the rules, so none among us knew what we were doing. Regardless, I was always on the losing end. Statistically I should have had some wins in there
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