Life In 19x19

This position came up in a game of mine recently and I'm wondering how black can get the best out of the situation. After black counter-pincers at , white tenukis to take the enclosure in the lower right. It seems like black can play a dual-purpose move at F8 that moves out the C5+F5 stones while ...

Any chance of this game resuming? I was enjoying the whole man vs. machine aspect of the game

I'd just like to thank you all for the thoughtful replies. I lurk around this forum a lot. In the few instances when I've posted questions, I've always been amazed at the helpfulness of this community. You guys are great!

I often find it hard to know when to move a group into the center instead of settling it in the corner/on the side. "Corners, side, center" suggests running a weak-ish group to the corner first, but "don't get surrounded" could, under many circumstances, suggest otherwise.

The following position ...

Hey everyone,

I've got a couple questions.

1. I'm wondering if someone could explain the difference between a wall with few defects (protected cuts, like the white wall on the left) and thickness. My main concern is with the proverbs that say, "Don't play close to thickness," and "Don't make ...

I started a game against Many Faces, but I'm totally at a loss for where to play now. I fear the central black influence that could be built by white approaching either 5-4 enclosure at the 3-4 point. What would be the conseqeunces of a play near a? Is a high splitting move at around b appropriate ...

Hi everyone! First post here.

I've been getting into go recently, having played a bit about a year ago and only returning to the game this February. Since I often don't have an hour of uninterrupted time, I've mostly been playing against Fuego 1.1. The bot plays in a way that produces patterns ...