Life In 19x19

$$c Move 27 Prisoner Count: B=0 W=0
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$$c Move 25 Prisoner Count: B=0 W=0
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$$c Move 19 Prisoner Count: B=0 W=0
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$$c Move 16 Prisoner Count: B=0 W=0
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I wouldn't have considered Hazushi's response at all. And then Rubin takes advantage of it in a way that makes sense to me, but then his follow up diagram for why he played that move makes no sense to me at all. I understand a bit about how the dan players feel when watching my games because I see ...

$$c Move 15 Prisoner Count: B=0 W=0
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I wouldn't have considered Hazushi's response at all. And then Rubin takes advantage of it in a way that makes sense to me, but then his follow up diagram for why he played that move makes no sense to me at all. I understand a bit about how the dan players feel when watching my games because I see ...

$$c Move 13 Prisoner Count: B=0 W=0
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$$c Move 11 Prisoner Count: B=0 W=0
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Thanks so much for the comments, HumCy!

Some follow-up questions, if you'd be so kind:

21: I agree that it isn't sente, but do you think that means I shouldn't have played it? My thought at the time was that after We13 my net no longer works and my entire left side would be cut to pieces.


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Some thoughts. Super sleepy, so they're probably not organized well.

13: The reason that the iron pillar works is because it threatens to connect your stones while disconnecting his.

21: This isn't sente. Luckily, your opponent treats it like sente, but it's bigger to play somewhere else first ...

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I go by male pronouns. I just didn't know what to call you. Male pronouns it is then.

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