Life In 19x19

Mef wrote: ...to get all the moves in the right order...

What if you throw this out and simply look for two games with the same end-position? I don't think there are any (other than very early resignations) but it makes for a slightly easier condition to fulfill.

My last 12 games on KGS have all been won by white. Finally I am about to break the chain and win the 13th one as black... and my opponent escapes.

I think the most difficult problem ever is this

$$c White to win ...

Good to know there are fellow continentals around. South Africa seems to be the only African country with a Go association? There was a census linked somewhere online, I can't seem to find it now, that mentioned internet players in Kenya. Unfortunately it didn't say what server...

As SoDesuNe says, probably your opponent suddenly got better. In the 30k-20k range you can get a few stones better from one game to the next. If you know what you did wrong in that game, don't make that mistake in your next game. Voila you are at least one stone stronger.

Since I posted a game to be analyzed, and it very kindly was even though it was my 2nd post, I might as well introduce myself.

I learned the rules of Go a few years ago, alternatingly getting excited and bored with it, mostly bored until about a year ago when something clicked and I started playing ...

thanks jtz and joaz for the comments. Interesting with the 2nd line jumps, its something I would have played and considered myself connected. Any comments on my E17 variations (move 121)?

and see if I can make SDK this year.

(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[0.50]TM[900]OT[5x30 byo-yomi]
PW[NeilM]PB[mafidufa]WR[3k]BR[11k]DT[2011-11-16]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]C[NeilM [3k\]: Hi
NeilM [3k\]: Have fun
]RE[W+144.50]
;B[pd]BL[893.438]C[mafidufa [11k\]: hi
NeilM [3k\]: You speak ...

@EdLee (not for players)
What would be a normal continuation to that? I tried this, though I'm pretty sure its not joseki.
$$W
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$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . X . 1 . 4 ...