Life In 19x19

Thank you everyone! Your replies have been most helpful. What I'm most glad is that it doesn't look like I'm not doing anything wrong per say, but I will certainly take all of your opinion into consideration when having my next game.

I read something earlier that really struck a chord. It went something like "To get better you have to change the way you are thinking and play people who are thinking differently than you. ie people of higher rank." It made perfect sense. So I thought what better way than to ask for a teaching game ...

I'm back after a long hiatus!

I had lost interest in Go after visiting a local go club and having left with a bad taste in my mouth. But I'm back and hope to be around awhile as I have always wanted to learn to play better. Hopefully this go around will fair better then the last. In any case I ...

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Much apologies to all following and my opponent who has been awesome! Had run into a stoppage due to getting things sound for my wedding in May x.X But I'll be more active moving forward.

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Thanks all.

@ Dazz: I know the dictionaries are a bit above my level I just thought with the sale it was worth it. I imagine I do have alot to study before then tho xD

@ Tchan001: Yes. RJ's books have peaked my interest I had already intended to buy them, with you backing them I surely will make ...

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These are the books that I bought from someone on GD.com a long while back. Since then I have been so all over the place and I never really gave myself the chance to read them and improve my game. Since buying my new home and finally having some time for myself I decided its time to study and ...

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Ive attached a game I recently played. I died both on the right and on the bottom. I realized the bottom was hard to make life and I was attempting to try and learn something from the situation. The right was more of question for me. The top the other player made life where I felt he shouldn't have ...

Could someone please show me how O.o. I find myself getting so frustrated when the board looks like this:

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