Life In 19x19

@tekesta :
19. Agreed. Good point. That was an auto pilot move.
25. Yes. It's an overplay, but it was an instinct to avoid getting hit on the head. But this exchange would have made the black group solid and would have made the whole game a lot better.
43. I am not sure about this. But I was ...

Played this weird game. Need to improve the reading skills and play correct honte moves rather than just being attacking. And about the opponent ? His style is just too weird. Too attacking ? Any comments about that ?

(;FF[4]
GM[1]
DT[2016-07-30]
PC[OGS: m]
PB[harrypotter192]
PW[jxhe2000]
BR ...

Thank you EdLee and Charles for the comments
Another lost game, But here I felt the opponent read better than mine and also may be my resignation was a bit too early. One valuable lesson is .. well, look few moves ahead! Other than that, trying to fight when you are already very weak is a bit risky ...

Today I played a horrible game, 37-45 are huge blunders I think; I chose the wrong direction of fight. Learnt lesson - Play away from thickness. Like always, any quick comments are welcome
(;FF[4]
GM[1]
DT[2016-07-14]
PC[OGS: m]
PB[harrypotter192]
PW[beginner12ab]
BR[11k]
WR[12k]
CP[online-go ...

Thank you EdLee for your useful review. I started watching video of dsaun and the 5th book of Learn to Play Go, both to study about Shape.

And a game that I played today. I am Black. Reviews are welcome
(;FF[4]
GM[1]
DT[2016-07-10]
PC[OGS: m]
PB[harrypotter192]
PW[killkimin]
BR[12k]
WR[12k ...

It works! Thank you

I am using Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

I am harrypotter192 on OGS. Currently at 12k. This will be my Study Journal where I post the Games, my progress and everything about my Go. I believe that My Reading skills are less than 12k, though, Some times I win by luck and blunders by opponents. Most of my losses can be accounted to reading ...

tekesta wrote:In this game the opening was OK, although I would advise to pay attention to how the opponent's positions are strengthened in any exchange.

THIS is the main thing that I am missing in my game. Thanks a lot.

I am black, Comments about opening are particularly welcome. I did realise that At 20-25, I should have attacked from top, may be ?

(;FF[4]
GM[1]
DT[2016-06-20]
PC[OGS: m]
PB[harrypotter192]
PW[paul lam]
BR[13k]
WR[12k]
CP[online-go.com]
RE[W+7.5]
SZ[19]
KM[6.5]
RU[japanese]
;B[dq]
;W[pd]
;B ...

I am 12k at OGS, I want to improve my game, But I don't have any opponents to play in the area that I live, But I have a nice Goban with me. I am curious, what do professionals do with the Goban alone, other than replaying the games ? Does Goban help in L&D ? Any other interesting things are welcome ...

EdLee wrote:Hi saisandeep,

Please review these notes so far.
It'll take some time for you to digest and learn about these basic shapes and techniques.
A very long adventure.

Thank you so much! It is taking some time to understand the moves, but they are making sense.

Some comments on the endgame.

Go to move Black 166.

Main focus: Is this move necessary?

I estimated the score and I was already winning, so looked for some safe moves, hence played it without reading that it is not necessary. Actually 30sec is much more than the time required to understand ...

I played a handicap game with 12k. Though I eventually won the game, I think I had much better advantage after the opening. Can someone review the game and give some good advice to me ?
I have been playing go for about 3 months.
Thanks!