Life In 19x19

Hello there =);

does anybody mind have a look at my game pls:

https://online-go.com/game/46700515

Topics could be:

-> General fuseki and joseki pattern /choice
-> Tactical judgement overall
-> Probe move like on move 44

BIG BIG thanks to you

Scrap_trap_ wrote:Hello there =);

does anybody mind have a look at my game pls:

https://online-go.com/game/46700515

I'm not much stronger than you, so my opinions may be completely wrong! But here's my thoughts:

Move 6: This is a side move, when there are two corners containing only a 3-4 stone. I'd move in one of those corners instead.

Move 8: Pincer of the approach stone - I don't do this when the corner is so open like this. I feel like black can invade at 3-3, and white gets to build a wall facing outside, but black can then play somewhere on the bottom like K3 and neutralize the strength of our wall. So black gets a corner, but you don't get enough outside compensation.

Move 16: Somehow this shape feels wrong to me. My instinct would be N5 instead.

Move 18: E3 or E4 are still calling out to be played. I think that would be better than attacking the opponent's corner.

Move 26: E3 or E4 are STILL calling out to be played. I think that must be better than E10.

Move 32: C6 seems slow given the stones at C10 and E10. How about D6 instead?

Move 62: White Q17, black N17, white R17 looks like tesuji to me. Black can't defend both the R16 and N17 stones.

I may comment more comprehensively later. There's a wide variety in your moves between pretty high level ideas like 34, 44 or 52, which are probes or forcing moves, and rather basic mistakes in technique or reading. This makes me assume this was a fast game or you didn't really think through your moves. If that is true then that's where your scope of improvement lies.