Life In 19x19

I just wanted to say how much I'm enjoying Aji's Quest.
So recognisable, and his magnified sillyness lets me laugh at my own.
I'm excited to see what Aji tries next!

I think that's because of the white stones inside your territory. If you do not mark them as dead somehow, no territory is counted except for the one eye.

The same happens in qgo, where you have to mark the dead stones by clicking on them (as KGS also instructs after both players have passed). I ...

I used to ask myself the same question for the same reasons (see also your introductory post). However, I've stopped playing Gnu Go at anything but its strongest level. At the weaker levels, it plays moves that don't seem to make any sense. It turns out this is because they actually don't make any ...

I'm in a similar situation. I've read a few basic introductory books and started doing problems (I would recommend 321go.org for an easily accessible start), but I'm obviously still very much a beginner.

So I worry about wasting stronger players' time on KGS; I also worry about misrepresenting ...

Greetings from Belgium.

I've been registered for a little while now, but up until a few days ago my enjoyment of go was purely passive. I only just started playing actual games.

Already though, I feel that the tolerance, patience and optimism displayed here on L19 have provided me with some vital ...