Life In 19x19

Posted: **Wed Nov 14, 2012 12:19 pm**

Hi,

since I have not played for a couple of months, KGS ratd my 3d? initially and I'm slowly regaining my old rank. Today I've played a game against a 4k and won by 0.5 points. I'd be happy if someone could point out one or two things I should keep an eye on in future games.

Kind regards,
Michael

Posted: **Wed Nov 14, 2012 1:22 pm**

I'm not much stronger than you, but I think your go could get a lot better if you use your time better

A few comments on the opening:

Posted: **Wed Nov 14, 2012 1:33 pm**

emeraldemon wrote:I'm not much stronger than you, but I think your go could get a lot better if you use your time better

Fair enough, you're right. I've only recently started playing and still have to control my urge to play fast and simply click on the first intersection that jumps into my eye. I think my biggest hurdle to become better is to take my time and think more strategically and read much more. Unfortunately, it's also the most difficult to tackle :-(

On the side, somehow (if you can say so after about 10 games) I jumped from a mid-6k to a weak 4k / strong 5k in the pause.

Cheers,
Michael

Posted: **Sat Nov 17, 2012 6:55 pm**

I copied Emeraldemon's SGF, so his comments are still in here. Mine are prefaced with my initials.

(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[6.50]TM[600]OT[5x20 byo-yomi]PW[mchang]PB[mic]WR[4k]BR[4k]DT[2012-11-14]PC[The KGS Go Server at <a class="postlink" href="http://www.gokgs.com/">http://www.gokgs.com/</a>]C[mic [4k?\]: Hi, good game]RE[B+0.50];B[pd]BL[595.51];W[dp]WL[594.443]C[mchang [4k\]: U2];B[pq]BL[592.325];W[dd]WL[592.616];B[qo]BL[590.365];W[nq]WL[590.509];B[lq]BL[586.094]C[JB: This seems a bit stingy. His stone is not much of a threat to your shimari, so you don't have to pincer it so tightly. I'd go for L3.];W[no]WL[587.965];B[lo]BL[584.747]C[JB: If the pincer were further away, you could let it be light and play Q6 or Q7.];W[pn]WL[585.51](;B[fq]BL[581.446]C[I think Q6 is bigger?];W[qn]WL[583.091];B[rn]BL[579.295]C[JB: This is an endgame move. Just play safe with R4.];W[rm]WL[581.43];B[ro]BL[576.168];W[pp]WL[579.149];B[qp]BL[573.017];W[po]WL[577.544];B[or]BL[567.386];W[nr]WL[576.007](;B[rr]BL[564.746]C[misclick?];W[oq]WL[574.619];B[pr]BL[562.313];W[hq]WL[571.852](;B[cq]BL[559.51]C[i think this hurts your two stones on the bottom];W[dq]WL[569.828];B[cp]BL[557.085];W[do]WL[568.551];B[dr]BL[550.59];W[er]WL[567.317];B[cr]BL[549.39];W[fr]WL[565.553];B[cn]BL[543.61];W[co]WL[563.554];B[bo]BL[541.92];W[dn]WL[562.929];B[cm]BL[540.381];W[jq]WL[560.42];B[jp]BL[536.899];W[ip]WL[558.711];B[jo]BL[535.269];W[kq]WL[557.18](;B[lp]BL[530.727]C[JB: How much is M3 worth? You are getting heavy trying to save it. See variation.];W[lr]WL[555.31];B[io]BL[528.575];W[ho]WL[553.945];B[dm]BL[525.489];W[em]WL[552.364];B[fn]BL[522.693]C[JB: This is dangerous. You are attacking a strong group with a weak stone, forcing it to become stronger and further endangering your K4 group.];W[fm]WL[550.364];B[hn]BL[519.848];W[gn]WL[548.719];B[go]BL[518.227];W[hp]WL[542.058];B[gm]BL[516.096];W[en]WL[540.052];B[gq]BL[510.309];W[gr]WL[533.521];B[eq]BL[507.694]C[misread? You spent 4 seconds on this move

];W[gp]WL[530.64];B[fp]BL[504.734]C[and 3 seconds on this move...];W[fo]WL[524.069];B[eo]BL[502.573]C[and 2 seconds on this move...];W[ep]WL[523.157];B[im]BL[498.311];W[fo]WL[521.696](;B[gn]BL[496.744]C[feels too small now?

JB: Too small. What do the stones at G5 and F6 do for you? Ans: nothing. The don't cut anything, they don't connect anything, they take no territory. When you save them, you are saving 4 points in gote. See variations.];W[dj]WL[519.383];B[fc]BL[492.579];W[fd]WL[517.914];B[gd]BL[490.617];W[fe]WL[516.213];B[ec]BL[488.973];W[dc]WL[515.376];B[ic]BL[487.075];W[ge]WL[513.55];B[hd]BL[483.837];W[dl]WL[512.583];B[dh]BL[481.325];W[ch]WL[510.723](;B[di]BL[479.666]C[JB: Walking into a hane at the head of two stones. See variation];W[ci]WL[509.496];B[df]BL[477.053];W[dg]WL[508.032];B[eg]BL[474.645];W[cg]WL[506.698];B[ef]BL[473.774];W[de]WL[500.892];B[fh]BL[471.582];W[fj]WL[498.533];B[cf]BL[469.218];W[ce]WL[494.712];B[bf]BL[467.487];W[ck]WL[487.482](;B[ap]BL[452.447]C[JB: This looks paranoid. Read it. You are already strong. See variation];W[bm]WL[485.398];B[bn]BL[449.998];W[bl]WL[483.228];B[hh]BL[444.78]C[JB: Nice move!];W[he]WL[481.128];B[ie]BL[442.896]C[You spent a total of 2 minutes and 37 seconds on the first 50 moves of the game, for about 3 seconds per move on average.

I've already spent more time reviewing this than you spent playing it, so I guess I'll stop here

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See variation.];W[rj]WL[456.553];B[ri]BL[411.349];W[qj]WL[455.253];B[pj]BL[410.707];W[pk]WL[454.209];B[oj]BL[409.321];W[ok]WL[453.183];B[nb]BL[403.291];W[ob]WL[448.372];B[jc]BL[398.768];W[kd]WL[446.1];B[nf]BL[392.558];W[mc]WL[444.63];B[mb]BL[390.983];W[lc]WL[442.129];B[ll]BL[387.091]C[JB: Ys, it is about time to protect those.];W[lk]WL[439.669];B[ml]BL[385.043];W[mk]WL[438.153];B[ol]BL[381.974];W[nj]WL[433.177];B[oh]BL[379.689];W[pl]WL[431.187];B[om]BL[377.977];W[ni]WL[428.625](;B[oi]BL[372.465]C[JB: Don't let him bluff you. This is small. Tenuki to something bigger. See variations.];W[si]WL[426.082];B[sh]BL[369.53];W[sj]WL[425.038];B[rg]BL[368.763];W[kg]WL[420.309];B[jg]BL[366.717];W[jj]WL[415.787];B[jh]BL[364.381];W[kh]WL[414.006];B[kk]BL[359.82];W[kj]WL[412.482];B[jk]BL[358.852];W[ik]WL[410.052];B[il]BL[356.931];W[hk]WL[408.221];B[ai]BL[350.464];W[ah]WL[402.813];B[bh]BL[348.374];W[bi]WL[402.184];B[ag]BL[346.527];W[aj]WL[400.889];B[ah]BL[337.785];W[bk]WL[392.981];B[nn]BL[335.024];W[pm]WL[387.007];B[mo]BL[332.076];W[on]WL[380.393];B[mm]BL[329.103];W[np]WL[375.822];B[kc]BL[319.057];W[md]WL[371.846];B[nh]BL[311.456];W[mh]WL[370.073];B[mg]BL[310.036];W[lg]WL[368.409];B[lf]BL[307.305];W[le]WL[365.409];B[kf]BL[304.068];W[me]WL[363.671];B[ki]BL[299.729];W[li]WL[324.282];B[lh]BL[297.087];W[mi]WL[323.536];B[sm]BL[278.172];W[sl]WL[307.153];B[rl]BL[271.397];W[sn]WL[306.208];B[qk]BL[268.703];W[ql]WL[303.821];B[so]BL[266.002];W[sm]WL[300.969];B[ns]BL[256.52];W[ms]WL[298.979];B[os]BL[255.77];W[kp]WL[294.401];B[ko]BL[253.645];W[mq]WL[291.671];B[an]BL[249.334];W[am]WL[289.316];B[nl]BL[246.532];W[nk]WL[286.397];B[da]BL[240.415];W[ca]WL[284.301];B[ea]BL[239.697];W[bb]WL[282.811];B[od]BL[228.219];W[nc]WL[277.206];B[ke]BL[220.064];W[na]WL[272.825];B[je]BL[213.594];W[ma]WL[270.6];B[ka]BL[208.758];W[oa]WL[269.035];B[ld]BL[186.063];W[kd]WL[267.498];B[sc]BL[183.856];W[sb]WL[265.677];B[sd]BL[181.59];W[la]WL[263.906];B[kb]BL[179.728];W[ne]WL[260.185];B[oe]BL[177.981];W[gi]WL[254.112];B[gh]BL[175.336];W[gl]WL[253.467];B[hi]BL[172.271];W[hj]WL[252.099];B[fi]BL[169.891];W[gj]WL[251.012];B[ej]BL[168.618];W[ek]WL[249.468];B[ei]BL[168.035];W[ji]WL[248.307];B[kh]BL[166.379];W[ii]WL[246.536];B[hf]BL[163.374];W[gf]WL[243.415];B[gg]BL[161.557];W[ff]WL[239.756];B[fg]BL[151.553];W[ih]WL[235.826];B[ig]BL[149.705];W[ld]WL[231.904];B[es]BL[143.817];W[ds]WL[229.265];B[cs]BL[140.75];W[fs]WL[228.471];B[ds]BL[138.091];W[hl]WL[225.822];B[hm]BL[135.998];W[kl]WL[209.444];B[km]BL[132.691];W[jl]WL[207.729];B[jm]BL[131.968];W[ar]WL[193.377];B[br]BL[128.84]C[mic [4k?\]: ?](;W[ee]WL[183.747];B[]BL[128.838];W[]WL[183.745]TW[aa][ba][pa][qa][ra][sa][ab][cb][pb][ac][cc][bd][cd][bj][cj][ij][lj][mj][ak][dk][fk][gk][jk][kk][qk][rk][sk][al][el][fl][rl][qm][eo][oo][fp][op][eq][fq][gq][iq][hr][ir][jr][kr][mr][gs][hs][is][js][ks][ls]TB[fa][ga][ha][ia][ja][fb][gb][hb][ib][jb][gc][hc][pe][re][se][jf][of][qf][rf][sf][hg][kg][lg][ng][og][pg][qg][sg][eh][ph][qh][rh][pi][lm][nm][in][jn][kn][ln][mn][ao][bp][rp][sp][aq][bq][qq][rq][sq][ar][qr][sr][as][bs][ps][qs][rs][ss])(;W[]WL[193.375];B[]BL[111.977]TW[aa][ba][pa][qa][ra][sa][ab][cb][pb][ac][cc][bd][cd][bj][cj][ij][lj][mj][ak][dk][fk][gk][jk][kk][qk][rk][sk][al][el][fl][rl][qm][eo][oo][fp][op][eq][fq][gq][iq][hr][ir][jr][kr][mr][gs][hs][is][js][ks][ls]TB[fa][ga][ha][ia][ja][fb][gb][hb][ib][jb][gc][hc][pe][re][se][jf][of][qf][rf][sf][hg][kg][lg][ng][og][pg][qg][sg][eh][ph][qh][rh][pi][lm][nm][in][jn][kn][ln][mn][ao][bp][rp][sp][aq][bq][qq][rq][sq][ar][qr][sr][as][bs][ps][qs][rs][ss]))(;B[ai])(;B[rl]C[****** END COMMENTS];W[sm](;B[qm];W[sj])(;B[rk]))(;B[da];W[ca];B[ea];W[cb];B[mn]))(;B[qj]))(;B[qb]C[JB: Play the strong move. Now you have most of the corner territory, room for two eyes, and you can slide into his eyespace. This is a good example of the proverb 'make fist before striking'. ( BTW, it is also joseki. )]))(;B[hg]C[JB: This improves the likelyhood that your group will live. It also traps white so that he cannot run out.]))(;B[cg]TR[dj]C[JB:The standard move when he attaches is to hane, and usually you hane away from his neighboring stone ( the triangled one )]))(;B[jd]C[JB: Big move])(;B[gl]C[JB: Good shape move])(;B[qg])(;B[cg])(;B[fc]))(;B[kl]C[JB: Play lightly when that close to powerful enemy groups.]))(;B[fo]C[given black's two stones, maybe jumping out is better?](;W[dn];B[ip]C[feels good])(;W[jq];B[dn]C[still very nice for black])))(;B[qr]))(;B[qn]C[I like this better, white still has to run and black isn't sealed in]))

Life In 19x19

One of the first games after a long pause

One of the first games after a long pause

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