Life In 19x19

Another post. I like how he ends with "Another model must be put in its place. One based on cultural, sociological and economic reality. The ideas offered at www.GoWizardry.com are a start.". As far as I have seen, he hasn't proposed any real ideas yet, only insulted people.

They're trying to fatten you, soon you will wake up in a cooking pot.
Be careful.

I find that often, whatever the subject I'm studying is, I do it better after not doing it at all for a while. This includes go. I think it's because you not only rest and let all that you learned sink in during that time, but you also come into the game with a new perspective. I stopped playing for ...

This is the board position before lunch today. The last moves were the 3-3 on top left, white block, and black hane.

(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[6.50]
PW[Yamashita Honinbo]PB[Iyama Yuta]
;B[pd]
;W[dp]
;B[qp]
;W[dd]
;B[fq]
;W[dn]
;B[kq]
;W[qf]
;B[pi]
;W[nd]
;B[pf]
;W[qc]
;B[qe]
;W[pc]
;B[ld]
;W[mf]
;B[qg]
;W[ke]
;B[jc]
;W[gc]
;B[nc]
;W[oc]
;B[mc]
;W[od]
;B[cl]
;W[cj]
;B[el]
;W ...

Ooh, this is really cool. I wish I understood Japanese, it would be even cooler to hear the commentary.

Kind of off-topic, but I've always wondered if there aren't any hikikomori who play all day and become high-dan players eventually.

As for me, go has helped me a lot during a time of despair. I was very apathetic to everything around me, and felt no sense of purpose, no reason to try anything. Go ...

You miss a snapback. Then again, I was playing at 2AM, so I should have expected to make some stupid mistake.

Just a thought, but at C3 looks tempting to me. Of course there's still K2 for white afterwards, but I think that group is fairly stable. I might be wrong though, of course.

SDK. A fairly easy resolution I think, but it goes back a few months already anyway.

What about move 220? I'm really iterested why you played that since it took you about 30 seconds to play this, because this is called a "Half point ko" and it's "gote", not counting "dame" and plays in your own territory: it is the smallest move you can make.

I'm guessing you misread something ...

blade90 wrote:Why did you pass on move 264?

Accident I requested an undo but he didn't accept.

I'm noticing that UL corner now, I really should have been able to kill...

I'm sure I made lots of mistakes.

Damn... I've only read one of his books, but I've heard enough about him to know his impact in the go world. Requiescat in pace...

I know go isn't boring, but I have a slight suspicion my games will probably be boring to...) And I was referring to your game, not Go.

Oh, damn my reading comprehension!

You'd actually be surprised. Professional games are really exciting because of the unexpected, ambitious, daring, brilliant ...