Life In 19x19

quietimes wrote:Humility or maybe humbleness. To enjoy that is.

This was my thought as well.

Everyone seems to have already covered the problem but I'll just put in my 2 cents. I like to follow a proverb (when I remember it). "Dont touch your opponent's weak stones." The idea behind this is that doing so will make them stronger. However, this is only a proverb. Dont base your play entirely ...

I love reading the thoughts of Go players in a game. Their just so...colorful.

One way to take the easy way out is to simply compare territories of similar size. Or to count two smaller territories as one larger territory. It doesn't exactly tell you how many points you have but it does give you a good estimate as to whether you're ahead or behind.

I read about this method in ...

Redundant wrote:

Mosdefgo wrote:Just a quick thought: You were pretty fortunate that your opponent didnt kill your lower left group with a move at A6 instead of A5.

A6-B6, then A4 and A5 are miai for two eyes.

That shows just how rusty I am. Thank you for the correction.

Just a quick thought: You were pretty fortunate that your opponent didnt kill your lower left group with a move at A6 instead of A5.

Joaz Banbeck wrote:We changed the rules while you were gone. Only one eye is required for life now. The game is much easier.

Welcome back.

I havent been gone that long buddy. I see we have some new smilies though...

Thanks for all of the greetings.

Hello everyone. Im back and it has been far too long since Ive played go.

For those who dont know me, I've been playing Go for what should be 7 or 8 years now.
I really cant give a rank as I've been gone too long to give a rank that's actually right.

I hope I can get back into the swing of things ...

Hey guys, due to some negative circumstances Im afraid I have to resign completely from the tournament. I'm sorry for anyone whom this may have inconvenienced.

Hey guys, due to some negative circumstances Im afraid I have to resign completely from the tournament. I'm sorry for anyone whom this may have inconvenienced.

Welcome!
Its easier to succeed if you know where you fail.

Pretty snazzy! I would have gone for blue though...

tj86430 wrote:According to http://dfan.org/lifein19x19-standings-2010.html you are supposed to play against the loser of the match between Actorios and dfan. According to schedule the deadline for that match is July 15.

OK, thank you. I dont mind the wait but I just wanted to know...

I don't know if I should ask this here but...who should I be playing right now?
Its been at least a month since I played last.

Congrats on your milestone and improvement! Welcome to the club. (So to speak)
I think I got to SDK and started to improve when I began to play moves that were outside of my "comfort zone." A lot of things like the keima, monkey jump and the negativity of an empty triangle were things that I learned ...