Here's a review.

http://eidogo.com/#xBSD46Ik

Your fighting is better than your opening, but you need to learn to play further away from strong stones and sacrifice stones that are just a burden to you.

Perhaps there is a selection bias sort of effect going on in that it takes time for people to discover L19, and those who make shodan in a year do so before they discover this forum. I made shodan in a year and a half and didn't discover this forum until 5 years later.

In addition to the selection effect, there is the treatment effect. You can't post in a forum and play Go at the same time.

Vladimir,

Good luck. It is definitely do-able.

The folks I've seen do it are far better at fighting (reading) than those who make it slower. Being able to cut and kill makes up for most any deficiency in theory, at least as far as shodan.

A pro once laughed at me kindly when I talked about theory. She said that in China, my opponent would say, "You have excellent theories. Now I kill you." Too true!

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On the pro versus amateur teacher topic...

All but the very strongest amateurs still have flaws and blind-spots in their own game, that they are likely to pass on to their students, or at least be unable to correct.

Pros don't.

Vladimir described himself as tabula rasa. Pros will emphasize proper play without introducing bad habits, which seems like a good thing for a clean slate.

That said, a good teaching amateur is certainly better than no teacher at all.

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Thank you very much for this. I really have to work on my strategy in the opening and greedeness in the middle game. Principles are easy, it's just so hard to apply them

Thanks for support

Hi Vladimir -

Just FYI, you can download SGFs of your KGS games any time from http://www.gokgs.com/gameArchives.jsp?user=Vladimir. (One of your in-game comments made me think you might not be aware of this--apologies if I'm mistaken!)

Best of luck

Thanx, mate.

Just now, Valentine2 wanted to undo.

I never ask for undo. I learned that when my dad thaught me to play chess when I was 5. Since then, in no game I ask to undo. I expect the same respect from my opponents.

So, I didn't gave him to undo. He called me noob and resigned.

Is there some weird codex on KGS about undoing that I'm not familiar with?

I am not familier with kgs etiquette, but imho undo is something fro a friendly game between friends. I never ask to undo myself too. I grant undo only to friends.

If it's an obvious misclick, it's good to grant it. Otherwise, it's up to the players how they want to deal with it. If you felt he just misread and make a mistake, you're fine in not granting it. His reaction in either case is rude.

Glanced at the game, you got the win on forfeit which means your opponent escapes enough that I expect this to be common with him. It also looks to be an obvious bad read and not a misclick. You can move on and not worry about it.

Hi. I took a quick look at your game list on KGS. This month you have averaged almost two games per day. That shows great enthusiasm, but your strongest opponent was 9 kyu. I would worry about picking up bad habits. IMO, if you want to advance quickly, I think you would do better to play two games per week, against no opponent weaker than 4 kyu. (Not that I am recommending two games per week, but against better opponents.)

Good luck!

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At some point, doesn't thinking have to go on?
— Winona Adkins

Visualize whirled peas.

Everything with love. Stay safe.

There are some strong players in Belgrade, you should join a club

BTW, misclicks are easy to have happen. My girlfriend does not play go, but her trackpad is so sensitive that misclicks happen all the time. I had one that would sometimes make a click when I was just hovering over it.

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The Adkins Principle:
At some point, doesn't thinking have to go on?
— Winona Adkins

Visualize whirled peas.

Everything with love. Stay safe.

@Bill, @Oren, @p2501 Thanx, guys. It seemed to me also that that was a mistake rather then missclick.

Regarding playing much stronger opponents, I've got that weird fear of playing with them. I'll do my best to overcome that.

@kupus

For some reason, I can't respond to ur PM. I've been to c22 this Monday, met some people. Besides from that, I don't know anybody.
All contacts and help are very welcome, I like to hold stones in my hand much more than a mouse

Well, if things go according to plan, you will be 4 kyu yourself next fall. How fearsome will you be then?

Edit:
Also, when you are online you don't have to play. You can kibbitz dan players. Think about where you would play. Much less pressure and instant feedback.

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The Adkins Principle:
At some point, doesn't thinking have to go on?
— Winona Adkins

Visualize whirled peas.

Everything with love. Stay safe.

Would you grant an undo here?

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I'm curious how uncompromising your views are on this. I'd personally grant an undo for the above in a tournament situation, never mind just usual ranked games.

Thank you. I'll try that.

I would be ashamed to ask for undo myself, even if it's obvious missclick. I lost at least 2 ranked games bc of missclick last year, when I started. Never asked for undo. It would put a stain on my eventual win. Maybe it's stupid, I just feel that way. It's legitimate as any other stand on missclicks and undos.

Due to that, I feel that I have a right not to grant undo.

Missclicks can happen, but it's all go. Sure, mimicks of you opponent, iritating way he breath or any other distracting factors are less then 0.1% of go, but it's also go.

I lost a won game couple of days ago bc of my crappy 3g connection. For me, it's the same bad luck as missclick. But, it happens.