Life In 19x19

N10 would have probably been a better move... It was something I had thought about but it didn't seem like a huge deal since I had planned to connect along the right. That never happened since I got sidetracked and white eventually took those with 86.

EDIT: Crap, I just realized I could have saved ...

A game review would be greatly appreciated! Bear with me - I'm not too good :-(

I (black) played a fairly strange game against MFoG12 (white, 18k). The game was going on when white suddenly resigned with a "I resign. I can't win the game" message. This was really strange b/c I thought white was ...

I was discussing the 3-3 invasion joseki with a friend and he mentioned the following.

> Not sure if I'm right, but I think black can always deny white a
> living group on 4-4,3-3 - it just leaves black with terrible shape.
>
> Maybe I'm wrong!
>
> I'm thinking: Q4, R3 then black R2?


I've ...

Thanks a lot for the great replies - I'll definitely try to seek out stronger players! Most of my friends with whom I have weekly games are beginners like myself; we typically play each other once a week to gauge progress.

It doesn't sound like anybody recommended (even in a lukewarm manner ...

I'm a beginner at Go and want to play as many games as possible in order to improve. But should these games be against higher level opponents, or can/should I play against beginners like myself? What is best for learning?

Also, should I play against the computer or with people? Reading through the ...