(I REALLY hope I attached these photos correctly. If not, I'll try to fix them.)
I don't have SGFs of these games because they were played IRL, and we didn't physically record them. The opinions I'm looking for are about the ending layout anyway, so the photos I've provided below will do, I suppose.
I'm playing white against someone just starting out. We're on a 13x13 board, and he's using a handicap in both cases.
In this first image, what I'd like to know is whether or not there's anywhere else I should consider playing. When it comes to playing in the center of the board, I tend to lose my grasp of the situation. From my point of view, the game is over, but does anyone else have another opinion?
Attachment:
Angel_Game003_08202010.jpg [ 327.47 KiB | Viewed 4937 times ]
Similarly, in this second game, I'm wondering where/if I can play in the center.
However, in this case, this isn't the final layout of the board. We ended up playing a sequence on the right side that gave me possession of pretty much everything from the right of the center star point with the exception of the stones in the lower-right corner.
But regardless, and based on what you see in just the photo, what could I have done to come through the center? Or could I have done anything?
Attachment:
Angel_Game004_08202010.jpg [ 297.74 KiB | Viewed 4937 times ]
Thanks!