Indy Studying Go

[Indy]

Thanks skydyr! Sorry about the late reply, I have lots on my plate at the moment and little time to handle it.

I'll run through your comments and suggestions tonight as my training

[Indy]

Hello everyone! Here is a game I played yesterday where I take black.

Now I know that I lost this game pretty badly even with a handicap, however I also found it extremely enjoyable. Most fun I had in a while in fact. I was trying to play different from my normal style, I was trying to be more solid (which I unfortunately sacrificed speed for) and leave minimal weaknesses behind. I enjoyed it so will give it a few more tries to get it down before giving up on it

I haven't had a chance to review it yet though I will today sometime, as I already know a few moves that I should and should not have made

[Indy]

Here is some things I think that I could/should have done in game.

Would love some feedback on my general play (am I too slow? Too passive? Too defensive?) If anyone has time of course

Considering that I need to start reading a book or something as just playing isn't going amazing. Heard many good things about "Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go". I think I should also learn some fuseki as I still only know one.

[tentano]

Here's what I could see:

Helpful to white. It's better to play at H14. It puts G14 in atari and threatens a ladder for H15, which doesn't seem to work, but if white then pulls out to G13, you just ask "which of these two?" again by playing at H17. F15 is really a very precarious stone.
D15 catches it
C3 would protect most of that corner.
Was this really worth more than K2?
Q3, seriously. Playing P4 here screams "I HATE CORNER TERRITORY!"
White invades the right side, but black does not care.
White invades the right side, but black does not care.
If they're dead, but you can still make forcing moves, save them until you either have a ko fight, or maybe until you have a very clear idea of how to save
them. Playing it out like that is no use. White becomes more solid and you gain nothing.
Not needed, they're already caught.
Not needed, they're already caught.
White has established a right-side group, essentially without having to fight for it. Yay white! Maybe you shouldn't have ignored it up to now.
+100
O8 catches them.
Q6 is not purely defensive. You'd still threaten to cut off those stones, so white would have to respond to save them. If white plays elsewhere, you could just push in at O9 and they're in trouble.
+200
Not needed, they're already caught.
Not needed, they're already caught. You are aware you can't be cut off at O16, right?
There are still points!
Not yet forced, and there is still a point!

Hope that helps!

[Indy]

Thanks tentano! Gone over all of your comments and saved them into a sgf file. I found them extremely useful

I attempted to translate your advice to an equal game I played this morning but my opponent resigned too early for me to reliably tell if I did it correctly or or not. Will try another game perhaps this evening if I get some free time, otherwise probably Tuesday as Monday I am busy all day.