Life In 19x19

Both G3 and H4 can be CUT.

The first question is: can you find a move that CANNOT be CUT.

Hi Ades,

marakula game:

Maybe better to get out -- extend to o15.
This tiger's mouth -- P17 -- you are boxed in the corner.

Mis-understand basic shapes.
W must atari at o15. B connects at P16.
Then, W tiger's mouth N14, and B is completely boxed in the corner.

Wrong shape. Just extend to o15.

Atari o15.

just connect N15.

L16.

M18. Vital point to kill.

Not urgent. Look at your weak group at Q10.

Terrible. Broken shape for W. See small gaps .

You're hurting your other group at o8.
Maybe better to jump out directly, e.g. N8.

Basic shape problem. This shape is strange. N8.

EdLee wrote:Both G3 and H4 can be CUT.

The first question is: can you find a move that CANNOT be CUT.

okay..
G4 would be a sufficient answer then

Ades wrote:G4 would be a sufficient answer then

OK, G4 cannot be cut. Maybe a bit slow. Other ideas: H5, or F7.

Hi Ades,

xohoho456 game.

Don't follow your opponent around like a puppy.
The lower left corner is empty -- why not take it.

The basic shape here is o16 -- o16 is the local shared vital point.

Mis-understand basic shapes. o16 is the shared vital point after .
W missed o16 -- you should take it.
Don't follow your opponent around like a puppy.

The joseki move is extend d15. Study this joseki.

Studying the joseki starting with d15 is worth this game.

Hi Ades,

axel7897 game:

Study the joseki starting with C3 -- worth this game.

Very strange to tenuki when W offers you a nice exchange -- block at N4.
Misunderstanding of basic shapes.

Hi, EdLee

it seems i got more confused from time to time, since it is like so much thing i have to learn
i think for now i'll be better by learning from experience from game to game, well with a help of tsumego and books in sometime in a small dose
few last game i lost and i think the reason is this matter

14.06.15

Ades (11k) vs karshin (3k) H8 W+Res Ades (11k) vs Xanarz (10k) W+2.5 Ades (11k) vs Hallonen (10k) W+Res

Ades wrote:it seems i got more confused from time to time...
few last game i lost and i think the reason is this matter

Hi Ades, playing games is also very good for your experience, yes.

And yes, Go is very deep. (Much deeper than many people realize. )

Hi Ades,

karshin game:

D6.

Bad exchange.

W wants to go up, H5, not down.

Bad. J6 or J2.

This local shape is a disaster for Black.
This shape is much worse than toothpaste.

Big mistake, locally.

wrong direction. You're hurting your own J3 group.

Broken shape for Black. See small gap.

Wrong shape. Atari, then connect.

Wrong sequence. Throw-in-atari L5, W kills everything here.

All basic shape problems.

Hi Ades,

Xanarz game:

, These 2 moves show you have no plan here, but just throwing stones down for experiment.

Bad result here for White. Broken shape for White. See small gap.

Bad.

Good. See toothpaste.

Mis-understand basic shapes. A11.

Mis-understand basic shapes. B12.

See toothpaste.

Q11 vital point. See elephant's eye .

Hi Ades,

Hallonen game:

Broken shape for Black. See small gap.

See toothpaste.

Completely wrong shape at R6. W pushes at R6 -- you local shape is destroyed here.