Path to 9Dan, step by step.
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Re: Path to 9Dan, step by step.
You can read kato maso's chinese opening sure win or watch some videos from youtube about chinese opening, they really help on the topic.
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Re: Path to 9Dan, step by step.
2-3 today. Outplayed in one game, and in the other, passed when there was a move on the board, and lost a halfpoint loss. Lesson learned never to pass again unless im for sure 100%...
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Re: Path to 9Dan, step by step.
Probs my best game today - it was a free game against a 7k, with no handi & full komi.
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Re: Path to 9Dan, step by step.
A point of interest, if Black cuts as here: what happens afterhl782 wrote:Probs my best game today - it was a free game against a 7k, with no handi & full komi.
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and 
are both slack. 
is good to see!By 101 you should probably come out the winner.
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Re: Path to 9Dan, step by step.
Charles Matthews wrote:A point of interest, if Black cuts as here: what happens afterhl782 wrote:Probs my best game today - it was a free game against a 7k, with no handi & full komi.
By 101 you should probably come out the winner.
Hmm I fail to see what would happen. I only see an unsatisfactory result for black? Doesnt black run out of liberties after atari-ing twice? or is black suppose to cut to the left and try to make somethign happen...?
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Re: Path to 9Dan, step by step.
Here are 3 games I played yesterday, with quick reviews done by me. I am going to take an advice from a friend, who said to learn 1-3 things per game.
First 2 are wins. 3rd is a loss.
First 2 are wins. 3rd is a loss.
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Re: Path to 9Dan, step by step.
My idea : )hl782 wrote:Hmm I fail to see what would happen. I only see an unsatisfactory result for black? Doesnt black run out of liberties after atari-ing twice? or is black suppose to cut to the left and try to make somethign happen...?Charles Matthews wrote:[...]
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Re: Path to 9Dan, step by step.
Charles, is it something like this?
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Re: Path to 9Dan, step by step.
Game 3hl782 wrote:
is nonsense: answer at Q7.
You can break through at M4: more urgent than the top right.
What about M4 now?
is not bad. 
- you can connect under at B7: the play at E4 is big.
gives up too much. 
- I don't link this. 
- you thought the ladder didn't work?
seems too tight.103 - I guess the invasion at G17 works. In any case this play is not so big.
115: at M4 or M5 is still big. 117 - no, you kill off other options too soon here.
159. The corner probably dies after S15. Killing sequences depend on trusting the outside strength you have. Not a situation for joseki. 163 - try at Q18.
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Re: Path to 9Dan, step by step.
Well, Black needs to play atari first, clearly; the ko line is no good for White, because of "no threats in the opening".hl782 wrote:Charles, is it something like this?
Then there are two options for the double threat. The simple extension is one; it is also possible to play contact on the second line, which is my all-time favourite tesuji. A second-order question is which option is better.
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Re: Path to 9Dan, step by step.
Updates - I lost 2 very close games yesterday, but won 3 others - 2 of them against 7 kyus in an even game. I'll post up those games later tomorrow.
Also, I finished Lee Chang Ho Tesuji Vol. 1 and 2 - and updated my front page respectively. I also finished recycling Get Strong at Tesuji (81% overall accuracy), and Lee Changho L&D Vol. 1 for the 3rd time (96%
) Next to recycle is 1001 L&D Problems! I'm not sure if others feel the same, but it seems to me that the LCH L&D series are much much harder than the LCH Tesuji series.
As for go theory, I started to read Fundamental Principles of Go by Yilun Yang, and the book is fantastic. The book is worth a 10/10 for containing all the reduction/invasion patterns of simple corner situations and putting them into one book. (Reminds me of Shuko's Reducing Territorial Frameworks). I think i'll read this and Lesson in the Fundamentals of Go by Kageyama again - and hopefully strengthen my basic grasp and whole-board intuition of the game.
Lastly, for my biggest weakness - shape - I did a quick run through of 'Shape Up' - and honestly it was a good book but i felt like i couldn't get the most out of it. Maybe it's because the idea of crappy shape can still win games is still stuck in my head. Idk. I know i need to improve on this. Maybe ill give the book another try when I am at higher levels.
Also, I finished Lee Chang Ho Tesuji Vol. 1 and 2 - and updated my front page respectively. I also finished recycling Get Strong at Tesuji (81% overall accuracy), and Lee Changho L&D Vol. 1 for the 3rd time (96%
) Next to recycle is 1001 L&D Problems! I'm not sure if others feel the same, but it seems to me that the LCH L&D series are much much harder than the LCH Tesuji series.As for go theory, I started to read Fundamental Principles of Go by Yilun Yang, and the book is fantastic. The book is worth a 10/10 for containing all the reduction/invasion patterns of simple corner situations and putting them into one book. (Reminds me of Shuko's Reducing Territorial Frameworks). I think i'll read this and Lesson in the Fundamentals of Go by Kageyama again - and hopefully strengthen my basic grasp and whole-board intuition of the game.
Lastly, for my biggest weakness - shape - I did a quick run through of 'Shape Up' - and honestly it was a good book but i felt like i couldn't get the most out of it. Maybe it's because the idea of crappy shape can still win games is still stuck in my head. Idk. I know i need to improve on this. Maybe ill give the book another try when I am at higher levels.
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Re: Path to 9Dan, step by step.
Charles Matthews wrote:[...]
Then there are two options for the double threat. The simple extension is one; it is also possible to play contact on the second line, which is my all-time favourite tesuji. A second-order question is which option is better.
an endgame play then Black would normally play this at 'a'. The exchange 
is one of those beginner endgame mistakes. Although given the situation, it is questionable wether Black can really get this endgame but then 
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Re: Path to 9Dan, step by step.
Here are three of my most recent games - the game vs enjoytam was my promotion game to 8k.
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