Life In 19x19

Just started on OGS. I might have been a little stronger than I signed up as, because I my first game I only lost because I misread a life and death, second on time, and this one I won. So yeah. Endgame is probs pretty bad, but I haven't really worked on it and I was winning at that point anyways.

Thanks for the reviews, homies!

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*EDIT: Okay, so the embedded sgf is just saying it's receiving invalid game data. So here's a link instead.

You should probably sober up before posting!

Ah, if only I were allowed! Being under 21 is lovely

Hi Cynosure, Please take a moment to learn to embed an SGF:

Hi Cynosure,

This bump is a Kitani move. You can look up and study the joseki.

Ugh.

Terrible.

B5 is very big. You are very happy to push through in sente.
See Toothpaste.

No. If you push through with B5, then becomes very stupid, a wasted move.
If you let connect like this, now you have a floating group.
The difference between the two results is very big (almost incalculable).

The other wedge, H3.

Connect.

Connect.

Cut at B4.

Confused. Locally, B3 is big.
Globally, you have to take care of your P5 group.

W is also confused.

Both of you equally confused here.
( 3 almost-Passes in a row this corner. )

o12

You get a bad result, locally (inefficient) and globally.

Bad.

M16.

You're correct this is small; the left much bigger.

, Both of you still confused about the meaning of W's C6 stone.

Almost a pass.

That your eyes were glued to the two small, useless W E6 stones means you were not looking at the big picture --
which is the problem with , , , , , , .

121 Just drop to E18 is better yose.

136 Big. This is because of your 121 mistake.
Your understanding of what's big v. small, what's sente v. gote is not exactly what you think it is.

143 Yes, just connect is better.

147 There's no monkey jump, but this drop is a big move.

155 Small. A3, D19, M18 -- bigger.
Locally, M2 is better than your move.

Thank you!