Coming back after a while

[Menezes]

I've been off the grid for a while, since I had a kid three years ago. Now that my son is a little bigger and more independant, I'm thinking of coming back to the game. Problem is: I was never really good and, on top of that, I'm rusty. So I'm forgetting basic joseki patterns and tesuji. Direction of Play has always been a problem to me. Even more so now. Please take a look at my game and point out what I need to work on with more urgency.

[dfan]

What color are you?

[EdLee]

Hi Menezes,

Welcome back.

Both remember this sequence, up to here.

Bad habit. Aji keshi. ( Self-reduce liberties, waste 1 ko threat, etc. )
This exchange good for , bad for .

No problem; these days, AlphaGo ( and Leela, etc. ) would even 3-3 on directly ( or earlier! ) If you want Leela's winrates for 3-3 vs. jump out, you can now ask it.

Strange.

White has to keep an eye on B's huge moyo. But you're not too worried right now because of . The exact invasion point is difficult for humans. ^(*)

This feeling will never go away, even for top humans ( vs. AZ ).

Almost a pass.

Take! L4. played 2 iffy moves ( , ) You're so happy to L4 and completely destroy his moyo. Instead, you return the favor and pass.

No, take, the game move, is better. ( To quote Kageyama(?), when passed, your hand should tremble with anticipation to take! ) L3, has the ladder!

Another pass.

You have to be ready for push at P4, then atari-cut variation.
Just drop at N2 is not small; if you also get N2 you're alive.

This shape has issues ( what's your plan if hane-cut P5 ? )

, , , , What are these stones doing ?

Important, otherwise R18 aji.

Another pass.

Didn't notice the result +36.5 until now.
played too many passes, slow moves.
Perhaps another game where your opponent fights back much more severely is more valuable.
( But we can still learn from our opponent's mistakes； e.g. bad habit, etc. )

You lose 2+ points here. Just D18 directly.

Key question: can you kill ?

If you're confident about your reading and fighting skills,
you can go for the kill (say M12, etc.).

100 The timing of this move... (re: )

124, 126 If your plan was 126, then push down at R5 directly on 124.




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^(*) Curious about Leela's evaluations.

[dfan]

White has to keep an eye on B's huge moyo. But you're not too worried right now because of . The exact invasion point is difficult for humans. ^(*)

This feeling will never go away, even for top humans ( vs. AZ ).
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^(*) Curious about Leela's evaluations.

Leela Zero (latest network, #123) plays at C13 and already has White's win rate at 68.2%. The other move it considers strongly is the other 3-3 invasion (65.9%).

[EdLee]

Leela Zero plays at C13 and already has White's win rate at 68.2%.

Thanks, dfan. I suspect LZ ( and AZ ) evaluate as inefficient ( game losing ). Chinese opening, san ran sei, etc. will disappear from top pro games.

[Menezes]

What color are you?

I'm sorry. I was white.

[Menezes]

Hi Menezes,

Welcome back.

Both remember this sequence, up to here.

Bad habit. Aji keshi. ( Self-reduce liberties, waste 1 ko threat, etc. )
This exchange good for , bad for .

No problem; these days, AlphaGo ( and Leela, etc. ) would even 3-3 on directly ( or earlier! ) If you want Leela's winrates for 3-3 vs. jump out, you can now ask it.

Strange.

White has to keep an eye on B's huge moyo. But you're not too worried right now because of . The exact invasion point is difficult for humans. ^(*)

This feeling will never go away, even for top humans ( vs. AZ ).

Almost a pass.

Take! L4. played 2 iffy moves ( , ) You're so happy to L4 and completely destroy his moyo. Instead, you return the favor and pass.

No, take, the game move, is better. ( To quote Kageyama(?), when passed, your hand should tremble with anticipation to take! ) L3, has the ladder!




_______
^(*) Curious about Leela's evaluations.

Thanks for the insights. I guess I could have done worse. What about the middle game and endgame? I didn't know what to ask, that's why there are no more comments on the sgf file.