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Re: A beginner's journal of little interest
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 4:26 am
by Boidhre
Mood much, much improved but in a steady non-manic way.
In something that people might in general find interesting: Self-compassion is key to good mental health:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/artic ... tal-health (from a go perspective, the ability to not beat yourself up during losing streaks would be relevant)
Tsumego solving continues unabated. 200 problems into the set of 1000 now with a 94% success rate which is lower than I'd like but acceptable for a second run through I think.
Re: A beginner's journal of little interest
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 5:40 am
by tomukaze
That's great you are in a better mood and doing well.
94% is quite good! Sure 1% is only a trivial amount away anyway, almost an ϵ difference.
Re: A beginner's journal of little interest
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 5:42 am
by Boidhre
tomukaze wrote:That's great you are in a better mood and doing well.
94% is quite good! Sure 1% is only a trivial amount away anyway, almost an ϵ difference.
Eh, I'm being a perfectionist about it. I want 95% and that's that.
Re: A beginner's journal of little interest
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 6:00 am
by tomukaze
What happens if you get 96%?
Re: A beginner's journal of little interest
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 6:11 am
by Boidhre
tomukaze wrote:What happens if you get 96%?
I hadn't thought of that...
Re: A beginner's journal of little interest
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 8:12 am
by Bill Spight
Boidhre wrote:Mood much, much improved but in a steady non-manic way.
In something that people might in general find interesting: Self-compassion is key to good mental health:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/artic ... tal-health (from a go perspective, the ability to not beat yourself up during losing streaks would be relevant)
Tsumego solving continues unabated. 200 problems into the set of 1000 now with a 94% success rate which is lower than I'd like but acceptable for a second run through I think.
Hmmm. Sounds like time to do some harder problems. Shoot for 50%!
Re: A beginner's journal of little interest
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 8:27 am
by Boidhre
Bill Spight wrote:Boidhre wrote:Mood much, much improved but in a steady non-manic way.
In something that people might in general find interesting: Self-compassion is key to good mental health:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/artic ... tal-health (from a go perspective, the ability to not beat yourself up during losing streaks would be relevant)
Tsumego solving continues unabated. 200 problems into the set of 1000 now with a 94% success rate which is lower than I'd like but acceptable for a second run through I think.
Hmmm. Sounds like time to do some harder problems. Shoot for 50%!
The quest for the perfect problem set never ends does it?
Re: A beginner's journal of little interest
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 3:06 pm
by Boidhre
Tom gave me a beating on two stones:
http://lifein19x19.com/forum/download/file.php?id=2148
I think I played far, far too passively throughout the game. I left him keep sente far too long.
was terrible as was
. I was very much not on form tonight. We didn't get to finish the game, we had to get the club up and running and give teaching games to the new people but SmartGo has him ahead by around 15.
Re: A beginner's journal of little interest
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 6:15 pm
by Bill Spight
Some comments.
(;SZ[19]AP[GOWrite:2.2.21]GM[1]FF[4]ST[2]CA[ISO8859-1]KM[0.5]PW[Tom]GN[2012-10-18a]FG[259:]DT[2012-10-18]PB[Padraig]PL[W]HA[2]AB[dp][pd]PM[0]RU[Japanese Rules]
;W[pq]
;B[dc]
;W[nc]
;B[qf]
;W[cf]
;B[cd]
;W[ci]
(
;C[*** See variation.]B[qn]
;W[qj]
;B[qq]
;W[qp]
;B[pp]
;W[rp]
;B[rq]
;W[po]
;B[op]
;W[qo]
;B[oq]
;W[oo]
;B[mp]
;W[cl]
(
;C[*** See variations.]B[ip]
;W[fp]
(
;C[*** See variation.]B[cn]
;W[iq]
;B[jq]
;C[*** Nice play!]W[hp]
;B[io]
;W[gq]
(
;C[*** See variation.]B[dr]
;W[ir]
;C[*** A single purpose play. ]B[hc]
;W[qc]
;B[pc]
;W[pb]
;B[ob]
;W[qb]
;B[oc]
;W[re]
(
;C[*** Not good. See variation.]B[qe]
;W[rd]
;B[lc]
;W[nb]
(
;C[*** See variation.]B[nd]
;W[oa]
;B[md]
;W[fc]
(
;C[*** See variations.]B[fd]
;W[gd]
;B[gc]
;W[ed]
;B[fe]
;W[ec]
(
;C[*** See variation.]B[he]
;W[ee]
;C[*** I do not think that Black is alive in the top left corner.]B[ff]
;W[id]
;B[hd]
;W[mn]
;B[no]
;W[nn]
;B[on]
;W[pn]
;B[om]
;W[pm]
;B[ol]
;W[jp]
(
;C[*** Clever. But see variation.]B[ln]
;W[mo]
;B[np]
;W[lo]
(
;C[*** Not good. Helps White. See variation.]B[jo]
;W[kp]
;B[ko]
;W[lm]
(
;C[*** See variation.]B[ml]
;W[lp]
;B[pl]
;W[ql]
;B[mm]
;W[kn]
;B[ll]
;W[kl]
;C[*** Jowa says, Do not run. Perfect example. End of comments.]B[hn]
;W[kk]
;B[pj]
;W[pk]
;B[ok]
;W[qk]
;B[oj]
;W[fn]
;B[hl]
;W[kd]
;B[le]
;W[kf]
;B[je]
;W[ke]
;B[jd]
;W[jf]
;B[ie]
;W[fl]
;B[hj]
;W[hh]
;B[jm]
;W[km]
;B[gi]
;W[lh]
;B[mg]
;W[pi]
;B[oi]
;W[ph]
;B[og]
;W[sq]
;B[rr]
;W[mr]
;B[nr]
;W[mq]
;B[pr]
;W[cb]
;B[db]
;W[bc]
;B[bd]
;W[be]
;B[ad]
;W[ef]
;B[fb]
;W[eb]
;B[ea]
;W[bm]
;B[bn]
;W[gh]
;B[fk]
;W[ji]
;B[jl]
;W[jk]
;B[ik]
;W[kc]
;B[lj]
;W[ki]
;B[jc]
;W[kb]
;B[jb]
;W[ek]
;B[fj]
;W[an]
;B[ao]
;W[am]
;B[bo]
;W[ja]
;B[ia]
;W[ka]
;B[ib]
;W[ld]
;B[mc]
;W[lf]
;B[me]
;W[mf]
;B[nf]
;W[rh]
;B[mh]
;W[eq]
;B[dq]
;W[er]
;B[es]
;W[fs]
;B[ds]
;W[ej]
;B[ei]
;W[di]
;B[eh]
;W[jn]
;B[in]
;W[gm]
;B[hm]
;W[dg]
;B[li]
;W[dd]
;B[cc]
;W[ce]
;B[bb]
;W[lk]
;B[mk]
;W[lg]
;B[rf]
;W[mb]
;B[lb]
;W[pa]
;B[qd]
;W[sb]
;B[se]
;W[sd]
;B[sf]
;W[sh]
;B[hg]
;W[ig]
;B[hf]
)
(
;B[lp]
;W[kq]
;B[kn]
;C[*** Difficult fight.]W[mm]
)
)
(
;B[kp]
;W[jo]
;B[ko]
;W[jn]
;B[kn]
)
)
(
;B[pl]
;W[ql]
;B[qm]
(
;W[rn]
;B[rl]
(
;W[qk]
;B[rm]
;W[so]
;B[sq]
;W[sp]
;B[sn]
;W[sm]
;B[sl]
;W[mo]
;B[np]
;W[rk]
;B[sn]
)
(
;W[rm]
;B[qk]
;W[qm]
;B[pk]
)
)
(
;W[rm]
;B[rl]
(
;W[rn]
;B[qk]
;W[qm]
;B[pk]
)
(
;W[qk]
;B[rn]
)
)
)
)
(
;B[ee]
;W[dd]
;B[de]
;W[cc]
;B[db]
;W[cb]
(
;B[ce]
;W[da]
;B[ql]
)
(
;B[fb]
;W[bd]
;B[ce]
;W[be]
;C[*** Difficult for White because of the extra Black strength on the bottom side.]B[ql]
)
)
)
(
;B[ee]
)
(
;B[df]
;W[dg]
;B[ef]
)
)
(
;B[na]
)
)
(
;B[rf]
;W[qe]
;B[pe]
(
;W[qd]
;C[*** Good for Black.]B[og]
)
(
;W[pf]
;B[qh]
;W[ne]
;C[***Tesuji.]B[nd]
;W[md]
;C[*** Tesuji.]B[nf]
;W[pg]
;C[*** White is still not alive in the corner.]B[ph]
)
)
)
(
;C[*** Attacks the White base.]B[eq]
)
)
(
;C[*** Strengthening White here is OK, because White is already strong. ]B[dm]
)
)
(
;C[*** More solid. High low balance with bottom right side.]B[gq]
)
(
;B[oc]
;W[nd]
;C[*** Attack!]B[kd]
)
(
;C[*** Prevents White from playing here. Threatens to separate White and attack on the right side.]B[oj]
)
(
;C[*** Starts a fight.]B[ql]
(
;W[no]
;B[ok]
)
(
;C[*** This looks better.]W[mo]
(
;C[*** Natural response.]B[lp]
;C[*** Difficult for Black.]W[ok]
)
(
;C[*** Get it while you can.]B[nn]
;W[no]
;B[lp]
;W[ok]
;B[ol]
;W[nl]
;B[pk]
;W[pj]
;B[nk]
;W[oj]
;B[ml]
;W[nm]
;C[*** Sacrifice!]B[mm]
;W[om]
;B[on]
;W[pl]
;B[pm]
;W[ol]
;B[mn]
;W[pn]
;B[lo]
;W[qm]
;B[pb]
;W[kc]
;C[*** Something like this, perhaps.]B[em]
)
(
;B[ok]
;W[lp]
;B[mq]
(
;W[lo]
;B[pi]
;W[kc]
)
(
;W[qh]
;B[pi]
;W[qi]
;C[*** White is busy.]B[og]
)
)
)
)
)
(
;C[*** Balanced with the low Black position in the top right. More enterprising.]B[po]
)
)
Edit: Added variations to
, var. 5, showing perhaps stiffer resistance by White.
Re: A beginner's journal of little interest
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 4:09 am
by Boidhre
Thank you Bill for the detailed comments.
Re: A beginner's journal of little interest
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 7:11 am
by tomukaze
Thanks Boidhre as always for putting up the game! And Bill as always thanks for your detailed comments.
Looking at the game now it seems that white leaves too many weaknesses behind. I think when black gets abit stronger he will start to trash me!
Re: A beginner's journal of little interest
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 10:29 am
by Bill Spight
Edited latest commentary.
Re: A beginner's journal of little interest
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 3:34 pm
by Boidhre
Played a friend on OGS. We agreed afterwards that 2 stones was too much. (Mostly posted for tomukaze as we discussed the game briefly yesterday)
http://lifein19x19.com/forum/download/file.php?id=2152
My opponent is 9k KGS. 2 stones was due to OGS's ranking system and me having let all my games time out whilst depressed recently.
Re: A beginner's journal of little interest
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 7:37 pm
by Bill Spight
White lost.
(;SZ[19]AP[GOWrite:2.2.21]FF[4]ST[2]CA[ISO8859-1]GM[1]KM[5.5]PW[White]AB[dd][pp]FG[259:]RU[Japanese]GN[ ]CP[Creative Commons\: Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported]RE[B+36.5]PC[Online Go.com\: http\://www.online-go.com]HA[2]OT[1 days / move]PM[0]PL[W]PB[Boidhre]
;W[pd]
;B[dq]
;W[qj]
(
;C[*** See variation.]B[co]
;W[qn]
;B[jq]
;W[cf]
(
;C[*** See variation.]B[ql]
;W[rp]
(
;C[*** What are you doing? See variation.]B[qq]
;W[on]
;B[np]
;W[ok]
(
;C[*** See variation.]B[fc]
;W[ci]
(
;C[*** See variation.]B[nc]
;W[qg]
(
;C[*** See variation.]B[pb]
;W[qc]
;B[kc]
;W[cl]
(
;C[*** Single purpose play. See variation.]B[jo]
;W[bd]
;C[*** Small, now.]B[cc]
;W[ip]
;B[jp]
;W[fp]
(
;C[*** Passive. See variation.]B[hq]
;W[hp]
;B[gq]
;W[gp]
(
;C[*** See variation.]B[en]
;W[gn]
(
;C[*** See variation.]B[dm]
;W[gl]
(
;C[*** See variation.]B[dl]
;W[dk]
(
;C[*** What are you thinking? See variation.]B[cm]
;W[bl]
;B[ek]
;W[dj]
;B[ej]
;W[ei]
;B[gj]
;W[fl]
(
;C[*** No need. See variation.]B[el]
;W[hk]
;B[jm]
;W[im]
;B[jl]
;W[il]
;C[*** Good.]B[jk]
;W[io]
(
;C[*** See variation.]B[ij]
;W[jn]
;B[kn]
;W[hn]
(
;C[*** See variation.]B[ef]
;W[ne]
(
;B[dg]
;W[cg]
;B[dh]
;W[ch]
;B[di]
;W[df]
;B[eg]
;W[ao]
(
;C[*** See variation.]B[bo]
;W[an]
;B[ap]
;W[bm]
;B[bn]
;W[am]
;B[bp]
;W[ck]
;C[*** Game over. End of comments.]B[le]
;W[mf]
;B[lf]
;W[lg]
;B[kg]
;W[lh]
;B[kh]
;W[li]
;B[mn]
;W[ml]
;B[ik]
;W[hj]
;B[hi]
;W[gi]
;B[gk]
;W[hl]
;B[ii]
;W[ki]
;B[ji]
;W[bc]
;B[bb]
;W[qb]
;B[ob]
;W[rq]
;B[rr]
;W[qp]
;B[pq]
;W[nd]
;B[md]
;W[me]
;B[lc]
;W[eo]
;B[fq]
;W[do]
;B[dp]
;W[fn]
;B[nm]
;W[om]
;B[nl]
;W[nk]
;B[lk]
;W[mk]
;B[lj]
;W[mj]
;B[ol]
;W[pl]
;B[pm]
;W[pk]
;B[po]
;W[pn]
;B[qo]
;W[ro]
;B[qa]
;W[ll]
;B[km]
;W[kk]
;B[rb]
;W[rc]
;B[sq]
;W[rn]
;B[ac]
;W[ad]
;B[ab]
;W[cd]
;B[dc]
;W[de]
;B[ee]
;W[fm]
;B[fi]
;W[gh]
;B[jf]
;W[iq]
;B[ir]
;W[no]
;B[mo]
;W[nn]
;B[mm]
;W[op]
;B[oq]
;W[nq]
;B[mp]
;W[oo]
;B[nr]
;W[eq]
;B[ep]
;W[er]
;B[hr]
;W[dr]
;B[cq]
;W[fo]
;B[dn]
;W[oc]
;B[nb]
;W[pc]
;B[sp]
;W[so]
;B[sr]
;W[qm]
;B[fk]
;W[sb]
;B[ra]
;W[sc]
;B[lm]
;W[kj]
;B[pa]
;W[in]
;B[tt]
;W[jr]
;B[kr]
;W[tt]
;B[tt]
;N[RESULT]TB[aa:oa][aq:bq][ar:gr][as:ss][cb:mb][cn][cp][ec][ed:ld][eh:jh][ei][eq][fe:ke][ff:if][fg:jg][fj][gc:jc][gi][jr][kf][ko:lp][kq:nq][ln][lr:mr][mc][or:qr]C[Result\: B+36.5
]TW[ae:ce][af:bi][aj:cj][ak:bk][al][gm:hm][go:ho][lj:lk][mg:pg][mh:si][nf:sf][nj:pj][od][oe:se][pm][qd:sd][qk:sl][rg:sg][rj:sj][rm:sm][sn]
)
(
;B[le]
)
)
(
;C[*** Maybe best, with the strong center and the aji on the right side.]B[ng]
)
(
;C[*** Because of the poor White reduction of the bottom side, Black has an easy win. This may be the most practical way to seal the deal.]B[le]
)
)
(
;C[*** Bigger.]B[ne]
)
)
(
;B[ii]
)
)
(
;B[fi]
;W[el]
;B[eh]
;W[di]
;B[ij]
)
)
(
;B[ek]
;W[dj]
;B[ej]
)
)
(
;B[ek]
)
)
(
;B[el]
;W[gl]
;B[ck]
)
)
(
;C[*** Larger scale attack.]B[dm]
)
)
(
;C[*** Top the tree.]B[fn]
)
)
(
;B[ce]
;W[df]
;C[*** Frontier of frameworks.]B[ne]
)
)
(
;C[*** Keeps White from expanding his framework this way. Expands Black framework, such as it is.]B[ne]
)
)
(
;B[ce]
;C[*** Makes White a bit overconcentrated.]W[df]
)
)
(
;C[*** Double wing.]B[ci]
)
)
(
;C[*** How can this be bad?]B[pn]
)
)
(
;C[*** Makes a double wing.]B[ci]
)
)
(
;C[*** Of course, this is playable, too. ]B[ck]
)
)
Main focus: Play on the frontier of frameworks. Make multi-purpose plays.
Re: A beginner's journal of little interest
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2012 2:10 am
by Boidhre
Thank you Bill.
Edit: Actually "White lost" sums up how I've been playing lately very well.