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Sorry, but this must be the worst instructional video I have ever seen. If I did not know enough to be annoyed by all the mistakes, I would have been hopelessly confused.moyoaji wrote:If you are wondering about the end-game, or "yose," then I would recommend this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GeL-ot-aAw It is an introduction on how to approach end-game moves. This one in is only 15 minutes.
moyoaji wrote:In fact, after white's weak response of the 3-4 and your pull back you were very far ahead in comparison. When he dove in between your approach moves and your star-point stone on the top right he was giving you a free weak group to attack and you correctly kicked it to ask him if he really wanted to commit to it while finishing your own group's base. I would have played O17 directly as move 13, but you eventually got around to playing P17 which is almost as good, forcing him to run.
Sverre wrote:Erm, are you talking about move 11? Because that is not a good move. Usually you want to avoid attaching or shoulder hitting your opponent's weak stones. This exchange makes White stronger, and doesn't really help Black make a base here, because Black's group is rather thin. It would be better to play at k17, o17 or r14. Moves like l17 actually help your opponent.
I'm sorry if I'm being harsh, but "don't touch what you are attacking" is one of the fundamental basics of attacking.
moyoaji wrote:In many cases, yes. When you touch a stone you force it to become stronger. However, that also makes it heavier and I feel like white's move should be treated lightly because he played it on the 4th line. That is key. If the move was on the 3rd line I wouldn't touch it. I would just take away the base immediately and now black has to run or try desperately to make life.
to get a base.
, of course.What I like about it is that it is asking white to commit to his stone. It looked like white just plopped down a stone at random and this move asks: "Okay, do you really want to try to live here or do you want to run away now?" when white pulls down he says "Actually, yes, I do want to live here!" So then black can take away the base (which also helps enclose the corner in sente) and says again "Do you really want to try to live here?" Now white has to run away and say "I take it back! Don't kill me!" and black can use that to make points on the right.
Sverre wrote:I'm saying it's not a good idea in this position because the shoulder hit makes Black thinner on the top side, where White already has a strong iron pillar in his corner. You are trying to make him heavier but you are just getting bad aji. Playing at k17 is a better way to attack and will make as many points on the right.
How would you respond if White clamps your stone?
does fix the defect of the clamp and is clearly necessary to play this way.moyoaji wrote:I suppose I tried to combine two pieces of knowledge together and didn't read enough into the current situation on the board. Yes, without another move black is far too thin on the top to play like that. However, couldn't black play this way and treat the hane at the head of two and the extension as miai?
, or maybe on the 4th line. For this reason I still prefer k17 over l17. almost connects with the stone on the side, bringing all of White's weak stones together. It feels like a very powerful move, even though it has little effect on Black's corner. I think maybe Black should grab that point for himself instead of 
, which is a little small scale. Unless you want to try to split White now?
aims to make the 
stones inefficient. "a" is another thought, responding to 
and pincering the White stone on the right side. Bill Spight wrote:Well, here is my thought about Black's next play.
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