Life In 19x19

Playing on Xbox and really enjoying it. Like all multiplayer games it's only good with buddies.

I find like-minded players through Gunslingergaming.com

Cross-platform, cross-game "clan"

You really have to be careful. Sometimes your opponent sees weakness that you don't, and sometimes they can take profit from a failed invasion. I was behind in this game so I played move 178. It didn't work but instead of abandoning it I kept reading it to see if I could do anything with it. I read ...

If you're not Shodan by the end of the week, quit.

Seriously though, while I can't honestly preach against measuring oneself since I'm also guilty of it, your goal for the next 6 months should be to still love the game as much as, if not more than, you do now.

However, sometimes when you're losing ...

I was into Go before finding HNG. My option would be: I was into Go and that made me interested in HNG.

Hello,

Another CLIG league game. This one I lost. Any advice would be welcome.

I'm sorry Oldyew, your numbers are off. If I play 19 players twice and lose both times I'll have 28.5 points. The second loss is only .5 points, not 1 point.

However, that doesn't really matter. What matters is that the ASR isn't really a competitive league. If you want a competitive league find ...

I dislike sandbaggers because when I want to play an even game against someone of my level I don't want it to turn out to be a sandbagger.

If I'm going to play against a stronger opponent I'd rather get a review afterwards from that opponent. A true sandbagger doesn't tend to give reviews.

Going to the other side with S10?

Going in reverse order:

EdLee: I see why w114 was bad, I got really lucky there. I don't see the issue with 156.

Emeraldemon:

#4 is something I've had trouble with. I like to open with a 4-4 followed by a 3-4. The intention is to become familiar with these instead of doing random stuff all the ...

Although I won this game I'd love a review. This was for the Canadian League Internet Go league. I felt very behind in the beginning.

Years ago when I worked at a cable internet support call center I spoke with a gentleman who couldn't connect to his vpn suddenly. He didn't have a firewall but he could contact everything but his vpn.

Turns out he had uninstalled Zone Alarm a week ago. Reinstalled Zone Alarm, completely disabled ...

That is silly.

I went to mine and had a good time. It's a small club, only 3 regulars it looks like. I haven't been back recently which sucks.

(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[9]HA[2]KM[0.00]
PW[Igo for windows]PB[Human]AB[gc][cg]RE[B+6.00]
;W[gf]
;B[eg]C[A good response to White claiming a 3-4 point is the knight jump away?]
;W[dc]
;B[ce]
;W[ef]
;B[df]C[Reason: puts pressure on the White stone, and strengthens ...

Tradition and consistency.

When a stronger player gives a handicap they've put themselves in a situation where they are behind on the board. This is a situation you can get yourself into during the course of a game so practice against it is important. The weaker player must make proper use of the ...

Look for me on KGS but I would also recommend joining the Advanced Study Room. Signups have started for October and it's a great way to play even games against stronger opponents and get reviews.