Life In 19x19

DrStraw wrote:I did not see a dragon in the game but I did see some pretty bad comments and language from you which indicates you don't really have good manners. So why should we help you?

Isn't a dragon a long squiggle of stones waving throughout the board?

I have a tournament tomorrow, so I hope I can get a review in beforethen.

In the game, my opponent annoyingly played a dragon, and I foolishly failed at stopping it. I am also wondering if my global strategy was good or not. Thank you!

Edlee, I just want to thank you for all the help you're giving me. :)

What they fail to mention (from what I've seen, including in Mr. Kageyama's paragraph) is why on earth would you do that ? I'm unfortunately a product of that proverbial mentality. I mean, proverbs are proverbs for a reason ...

Hi pocket,

:b6: This drop to the second line is strange feeling.
Why is your eye drawn to there, when you can take Q5 ( 5-4 ) ?
I'd say at the time, if I'd place Q5, he'd hane at Q2, or at least I would think that. I just didn't want him taking the corner. But seeing it now, I think placing at Q5 ...

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White won by 10.5.

I added my reasoning throughout the game. I don't play on a 19x19 board that often, but i'm training for an upcoming real-life tournament, so I was hoping if my strategies were adequate. Any thoughts are appreciated. Also, are ...

Any sites where I can watch or read about the tournaments?

I'm Soryy if this sounds harsh Nonsense, man. I'm the student, you're the teacher. I can take it.



After 27 connect and 28 protect, he needs to live in gote(for example with 29-31) after which he is small and enclosed, you get sente and the cut is not usefull.Do you see, why this would be a ...

Hi pocketmad,

Red herrings ( No to all ).
Please try once more: study the board more closely;
see if you can find the correct move for :b26: . $$Bm26
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I came up ...

Why, in your words, would you say you lost this game? The main parts were misreadings and assuming 19x19 joseki worked on a 13x13 board. I was also more interested in the center rather than sides and corners, but I don't know if that was as important as my first two reasons.

:b16: B suffers a ...

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I made a couple blunders, but my overall concern is whether I lack anything important in decision making. Such as should I choose this section over that section, should I surround this group or invade, etc.

I left some notes about what I was ...

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Apologies if I've posted in the wrong forum. White invaded during sente with this C6 move. I feel I should've handled this stone when I had ...

I was watching a Nick Sibicky lecture (I forgot which), and he mentioned odd-numbered extensions are more advantageous than even-numbered ones. I'm all for implementing this in my gameplay, but I'd also prefer to know the reason for this.

I'm a 22 kyu, so I usually watch channels aiming for double digit kyus:


Jim Plays Go: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiC-U0LlProVXHgJsSXhQ8w
Definitely tailored for double digit kyus. His games and lectures are much more understandable by me than other channels.

Nick Sibicky: https://www ...

Thank you for the tips!

I'm really eager to rank up to 19 kyu. It's a personal goal to get out of the 20's. Right now, I'm floating between 23 and 21. I've heard you must experience over a hundred games, and I have 55 under my belt. I've also heard to avoid handicaps and play with those at your rank. I'm also doing around ...