Life In 19x19

Hi all,

I ask some commentary for this game, in particular the plan started with move 30 and move 48.
I tried to play some light moves and narrow invasion, but i'm not sure on the outcome.

Many thank in advance and sorry if in this period i'm posting my games: I took go every day more serious but I still need help

I am white

At , as a minor quibble white needs to play one or two spaces to the left if the plan is to split the side. Playing on this spot makes black's choice of side too easy (he should approach from the left).

For I don't like the gap between this and the corner. White owes a move here. Maybe approach from the other side, or make a large corner enclosure?

For I am worried about the group on the bottom, since it's not that strong yet. I might want to hold off for a reduction too. It's also not entirely clear what the followup should be... in the game, after black covers, I'd expect white to live underneath, but giving black the wall is awkward. Through white's upper left corner has been damages as well.

feels a bit like trying too hard, but after the left, things are tougher. White could also have split the right side and made the right star point need to seek connection. The followup at is not good though. Black can just connect and hasn't suffered much loss while one or the other of white's stones will look pointless.

At black should cut instead of saving the one stone.

After that, black plays small and aji-keshi moves in endgame which white is happy to respond to or take advantage of. Basically, black built a lot of thickness early and then failed to use it or even try to make territory from it.

Fllecha wrote:Hi all,

I ask some commentary for this game, in particular the plan started with move 30 and move 48.
I tried to play some light moves and narrow invasion, but i'm not sure on the outcome.

I am white

After the game proceeds sedately, with a few mistakes.

seems OK to me. isn't so easy to evaluate. At I would play D5. This aims to come out with F5. and cause losses, so it would be better to try to escape first. Escaping could cause the group on the lower side to be weakened; but White at N3 is a defensive resource.

So White D5, and if Black D4 there are two interesting plays: White at B5 to help live on the edge, as well as White F5 and see if Black thinks F6 works.

at Q5? You can still slide in at S10, so Black doesn't yet have territory here. The corner invasion at Q2 aims at O2 and R4: interesting. I would play at R4 on instinct. seems slow.

at S6 is also instinct. Black is playing heavily, and you can do the obvious thing to disconnect.

Thanks!! I'll add your comments in my review book!