Life In 19x19

Uberdude - if you have time I'd be interested in seeing your thoughts on top left corner in game 3.

dhu163 wrote: So UK ranks are 0.6 below European?

They might have stabilised, as I don't think I've seen the once traditional "why did we (UK players) lose most of our games in the London Open" inquests for a while...

The third game seems to have a quite a significant drop in quality of play. It looks as if you were panicking a bit.

wineandgolover wrote:Merde!

Bit harsh.

Thanks!

macelee wrote:.... The game has a hoshi + 3-3 + tengen opening at the beginning and an interesting L&D problem in the end.

http://www.go4go.net/go/games/sgfview/51585

Ok - I give up - how does black live?

tydsh added a stronger DCNN only version, darkfores2. It's currently 3d(!). While not as high as the strongest bots, I'm very impressed that a neural net with no search whatsoever can get rated so high.

It's kind of a digital reincarnation of TMark Hall! As I understand it, darkforest2 has been ...

white failed to heed this advice:

RobertJasiek wrote:Beware of complicated sekis.

....what percentage give up because they are stuck at the lower levels?

Pros give up for a variety of reasons, not just because they are 'stuck at the lower levels'. For example the longevity of a playing career in China can be quite short, with only a few vacancies for coaching roles after ...

I think John is suggesting that early approach is about trying to look intimidating and scary, much like a tattoed pit-bull owner, and that a calmer approach is more likely to lead to improvement. Checking pro games I see Seo Bongsu was fond of that approach and he is known for his aggressive style ...

I think the app's just been updated?

He's one of the 'immortals' - those players whose names will live on as long as go is played.

His style is described in lots of different and sometimes contradictory ways (weak group strategy, fighter etc). A pro teacher once talked me through one of Sakata's games to show how Sakata liked to play ...

1975-09-11b

(Sakata Eio - Fujisawa Hideyuki)

The stronger you get, the harder it is to find people who will give you 9 stones... Enjoy it while it lasts.

It's a good attitude to enjoy the stronger player's strength, rather than to be disappointed by one's own relative weakness, as there'll always be stronger players ahead of you.

There is ...

Game 2 is so interesting that on Chinese media people say it can easily become a candidate for the 'Game of the year' award. Another interesting question: is W18 the losing move? An early invasion soon developed into a half-board life&death problem. This is Igo Hatsuyoron kind of L&D. We amateurs ...