Araban wrote:daniel_the_smith wrote:I'm extraordinarily curious to know what people think of this game so far. I'm taking the lack of posts to mean no one thinks I've made an obvious mistake yet... I think I still have all three handicap stones.
And of course, feel free to ask me questions about my thought process.
To daniel_the_smith:If I had to describe your game in one word, it'd be "standard". So far the game has a very textbook feel to my eyes, and both sides are playing simple and fundamental. I think the kryptonite to taking down Magicwand is to not feel intimidated and consider him as an equal rather than some Malkovich god or something. As they say, play the board not the opponent.
Moves like L6 should not budge you in any way and the only sort of questions that should come to your mind when you see such a move should be "What is the best way to exploit the weakness behind such a move?" rather than "How do I defend against such powerplay?".
Having the right mentality can make a big difference, as we clearly saw in Kirby's series - and Kirby if you're reading this, you need to have more confidence against Magicwand! Be like the wolf in your avatar.
Araban:
Why is a move like L6 not a powerplay? I feel very intimidated by a move like this. White can get influence when I try to escape.
I have played pros a couple of times in simultaneous 9-stone games. A common sequence I've seen is something like this:
Though it is 9 stone game, I am already afraid on the top of the influence white will get when I try to escape.
I guess I wouldn't say that I'm losing, but if white did this on the bottom side, too, I might feel like I'm half way to defeat...
I have played pros a couple of times in simultaneous 9-stone games. A common sequence I've seen is something like this:
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Though it is 9 stone game, I am already afraid on the top of the influence white will get when I try to escape.
I guess I wouldn't say that I'm losing, but if white did this on the bottom side, too, I might feel like I'm half way to defeat...
below. This way, he either has to defend in gote or I really do get to cut his group. I think.