Life In 19x19

Thanks for the tips!

Btw, I had some great fun pitting a chess engine against itself. It resulted in White's perpetual check, although it would IRL result in a draw because of the 50 Move Rule.

I lost my last game by only 15.5 points! I'm getting better! https://online-go.com/game/987969

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Stop drawing pretty pictures and pay attention to how many liberties your stones have.

I did this time around.


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I think this gets to the heart of your questions about go: you have a misunderstanding about what makes territory. All of the areas of the board that are surrounded by white stones at the end of the game are part of white's territory, not just places where white has an adjacent stone. So in the ...

Oh, now I get it. NVM

How did I lose at this game? I had more territory, but when we ended the game, it said White had way more territory than he actually had.

https://online-go.com/game/985448

Thanks

I can't understand the solutions to this site's problems: http://www.goproblems.com/

Bill Spight wrote:Playing with yourself is naughty.

Haha. I wasn't, lol. Still, I think my last game deserves some critique...how could I have gotten the extra 4 points needed to win outright?

Uberdude wrote:Stop drawing pretty pictures and pay attention to how many liberties your stones have.

I did this time around.

Also, in this game, I would have won if not for the komi rule! https://online-go.com/game/985127

Ok, here's my next game after that, and I think I did a lot better this time around: https://online-go.com/game/984976

I got a lot more territory and prisoners this time around, and I think I did a good job at securing influence and territory, but my opponent did better. And most of my stones are ...

I play anyone who's up for a game. I know I should lose at at least 50 games just starting out. I actually want advice on this specific game, because I have been noticing I am losing by less every time, because I now understand the importance of getting and defending territory.

Thanks for posting the SGF file...my computer freaks out when I try to download it.

Hi guys!

I'm a beginning Go player looking for a professional or amateur dan review of my most recent game. I understand the rules of Go, eyes, etc., but I really keep losing quite badly even to other beginners. So, here's a link to my most recent game on OGS. https://online-go.com/game/982306 ...