That’s very helpful, thanks.

I am now going to take EdLee’s advice and give priority to playing a ton of games, so I might not be posting on here as much for a while, but that doesn’t mean I’ve given up.

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If it is Ed you can be sure it is something about connection.

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Probably he wants you to cut at 2. With 4 you can alternatively kill the central white stone, but it is more fun to harass the two white stones at the side first. After for example w is in dire straits. So is impossible, he should extend, then you can kill the lone w stone ( or maybe extend again? needs reading ). Remember you are 1 move ahead on the right and the other handicap stone is also helping.

edit: oops, i posted before finishing reading the whole thread. Sorry for the duplications. I got triggered by Ed.

May I give some advice, then? Play against stronger players (5 stones or more). Otherwise you will pick up bad habits of your opponents.

The analogy to walking misses the important point that humans evolved to walk. Practice, then, makes perfect. Humans may have evolved to play go, but not to play good go.

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Everything with love. Stay safe.