Life In 19x19

Wow! Thanks so much Bill. I will review your advice several times.

During one of my frustration moments, when I was ready to give up Go and go back to Chess, I consulted a go professional on the internet regarding my problems with the center. I was told that I will "know" when to move to the center ...

Hi Pat,

A winrates graph (for :black: ): wr.png For about 60 moves (~ :black: 37 thru ~ :white: 96), your :white: winrate was near 100%.
I believe it's very instructive to follow move by move and see how your rate zigzagged from ~100% to ~0%.
See zbaduk ( with post 2's SGF ).

Thanks Ed. The ...

Thanks to everyone -- the reviews are a big help. I just looked at another game of mine, and the same patterns appear. I am having difficulty finding the big moves, too timid to attack when I cannot read out the sequence, and cannot judge the correct direction.

I used to play chess (USCF Class A ...

The game below is typical on how I lose -- I always mess up fighting for the center. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

I just received mine; took 2 months of regular shipping from Poland to California. I am 13K on Pandanet and I find the first set (18 kyu) to be just right. The next level book looks too difficult (I ordered the first three books). I do like the pocket size format, as I can carry the book on a jacket ...

From Chess one might argue long time settings don't help you find the strongest player (in terms of their intuition for the game, i.e. Carlsen) but it becomes more of a "who can remember more of stockfish's opening lines and pick appropriate ones based on what you think your opponent prepared too ...

It appears the MM time control is good for chess (https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/dec/01/magnus-carlsen-tie-break-fabiano-caruana-sparks-soaring-interest-in-chess). The rapid tie breaks actually attracted much more attention in Twitch and elsewhere than any of the classical portion.

To be ...

The "RIP" of classical chess because of draws only applies to matches and super tournaments, where the players are almost equal in rating. Since Chess is an objective game, i.e., mate the king, one side has to be given the incentive to rock the boat so to speak. Rating differences force the stronger ...