Life In 19x19

I've added some comments in the file below. Here are my biggest suggestions:

- Don't start invading until all the big, open sides are claimed. It's fine to let your opponent have a big territory if you can make a bigger one.

- In life-and-death fights, expanding your eyespace should be your #1 ...

Hi everyone,

I learned to play Go in college and I've been playing on and off ever since - I've gotten much more into it recently, and figured it was about time I stopped lurking and said hello. So... Hello!

Are there any other Go players in the SW Connecticut area out there? From what I can ...

Hi Joaz, thanks for the comments! To be honest, the thought of tenuki-ing for hadn't even occurred to me. I think I'm too possessive of my stones - I'll need to work on that.


17: Your hoshi stone is not a territorial stone, so quit trying to make it one unless that is the best option left. Think ...

Hi everyone,

I just played this game as black - I'm not really sure what went wrong, but I lost by 18.5 points, so I must have messed up somewhere. Any comments/advice would be appreciated!

My counting (or lack of it, rather) might be part of the problem - I actually thought I was slightly ahead ...

Hi everyone,

I learned to play Go in college and I've been playing on and off ever since - I've gotten much more into it recently, and figured it was about time I stopped lurking and said hello. So... Hello!

Are there any other Go players in the SW Connecticut area out there? From what I can tell ...