Life In 19x19

GO is really an amazing game!

meanwhile i become 10k. i finished the book "attack n defense" and now i am focusing on the whole board when i am playing.

it opens new ways of seeing the game of go.

and because i focuse too much on the whole board i sometimes forget to take a close look on fighting ...

Are you actually in Japan is that the time zone you are trying to suit?

yes, the japanese time is the problem.

HI Kansai-ben,

You could subcribe for 1-year Audio go lesson on Guo Juan website.
It cost less than 10,000 yen . The benefit is you could watch lots of lesson anytime for 1 year

thx ...

Hi Kansai-ben,

Found this interesting thread - "Stuck at 12 kyu" from last year (http://www.lifein19x19.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=1540). I especially like Magicwand's post:
in my opinion rank reflect the level of understanding of the game.
it will take time for them to gain deeper reading ...

I wanted to subscribe to guo juan`s group classes but in the japanese time her lessons are beeing held at 2:30 a.m.

therefore I wanted to ask if you have some other recommendations regarding online group lessons?

like her lessons it should be about EUR 10 - 14 for 1.5 hrs.

thank you all again.

are there any recommendations where i should focus to improveme after you saw the game?

hi all!

thank you very much for your comments.

i attached a game, i hope you can see it?

Fortunately you live in Osaka. Why not go to the Ki-in or local go club and get a lesson?

i got the same idea. but i dropped it immedeately after i saw their prices only for participating their regular ...

hi all,

since march 2011 I`ve studied the kiseido`s opening, L&D and the tesuji book.
right now I study kiseido`s attack n defense.

but since 2 months (since I began to study the L&D book) I`m stuck at 11k KGS and don`t get any stronger. tesuji helped me to get stronger, the L&D book didn`t. of ...

SoDesuNe wrote: The hardest part in Go anyway is strategy.

I whish I was on that level already ... but I know I have 2 go through some tsumegos first ...

HermanHiddema wrote:I've never been much of a fan of tsumego, and never systematically studied them at any point in my go career, yet I still reached 4 dan.

WOW!

hmmm .... i also failed at a lot of tsumego probs, but i still like them.

but even if i CAN solve tsumego ... it`s still boring for me. "so what?" is what i ask myself after solving one.

greetings to china, btw

am I the only one who hates solving tsumego problems?
I love tesuji, they are funny I think, and I love opening problems and making good shape.

but tsumego ..... nooooooo, come on, who invented this?

I am KGS 11k after re-started my go-career (formerly 18k KGS) but I think I`ll never get beyond ...

p2501 wrote: Basically it's alive no matter what (given optimal play).

now i got it!

thx

I`ve read that word so often, always connected with making life in the corner involving a ko.

but what does this term mean? where`s the difference to conditional life?

thx!

is there a website that shows the actual games?
i haven`t found any via google.

@Kansai-ben Wbaduk ranks are much more accurate at higher levels. Don't let this discourage you from playing there. There is much to be learned countering such an aggressive style.


hmmm ... maybe you are right. i shouldn`t care about my ranking there but just try 2 learn .... hmm ...

@ nagano ...