this is a game I played in the pub yesterday. I am 3 kyu KGs right now (bordering to 2 kyu) and my opponent is a strong 4 kyu KGS. We played the game without time controls (we were too lazy to set up the clock) and so it took even longer than a tournament game. I would be gratefull to receive some comments on where we went wrong and what we can improve. (Especially in the opening and early middle game.)
So, anyways, after Nigiri, I played White.
I felt black came out better after the opening and I was struggeling hard to get something going. In the middle game, due to a misjudgements by black, I was able to capture some of his stones, which was sort of the turning point of the game.
Re: 3 kyu Pub Game
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:10 am
by Loons
Perhaps thematically, there are several glasses of wine inside this review, so don't take any of my words as gospel .
: My guess is that black confused minichinese and a variant kobayashi.
: I feel like playing bottom right may have been better; top is so wide that you will surely be able to invade later.
: I also feel like black should have played N17: Or perhaps kosumi. My first thought now is to attach at R17 and settle here; hmm, though L17 directly now looks good to me as it concerns the base of two groups. The joseki after N17 invasion seems to give white a good attack on black's two stones.
I agree continuing on top was perhaps the thing. Perhaps K17 yourself, just to settle? Your 14 was obviously a good point though.
is a moyo-building move
Why this? I don't remember the joseki, but this seems insipid to me compared to, say, M4.
Throwing an idea out there. The top white group is a burden on my mind here, so I'd like to try and settle it using black's group (which you were aiming at before!)
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: My guess is that black confused minichinese and a variant kobayashi.
: I feel like playing bottom right may have been better; top is so wide that you will surely be able to invade later.
: I also feel like black should have played N17: Or perhaps kosumi. My first thought now is to attach at R17 and settle here; hmm, though L17 directly now looks good to me as it concerns the base of two groups. The joseki after N17 invasion seems to give white a good attack on black's two stones.
I agree continuing on top was perhaps the thing. Perhaps K17 yourself, just to settle? Your 14 was obviously a good point though.
is a moyo-building move
Why this? I don't remember the joseki, but this seems insipid to me compared to, say, M4.
Throwing an idea out there. The top white group is a burden on my mind here, so I'd like to try and settle it using black's group (which you were aiming at before!)