Life In 19x19

@DrStraw It's probably pure gold. The mark up is for the exclusivity. In a black market no one gives a detritus but for a collector, people will pay a lot to be the only one to have it.

Gold bug here. I've bought, researched and studied precious metals for years. Love the stuff.

That actually makes sense. I did think that the white stones were dead.

How did this guy win? I was demolishing him and then when we were counting he somehow ended up with +4.5. The stones in the upper right corner weren't picked, but when I pressed done, they were. I do'nt get how that happened.

I played black
(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ ...

ARGH!!! Oh well, I'll catch it next time.

@EdLee would s12 for be better?

My immediate question is why white chose to approach from the inside instead of the outside for the initial corner approach in the game. isn't some amazing wonder move, it's just a san-ren-sei like formation that wants another move to accomplish the same thing.
Would that be considered a bad move ...

I don't think I'd try a double approach at the moment, since I haven't a clue how to do it, but as far as how the board looked, the SGF I posted was the whole game up until that point.

I played this game recently and at the end I reviewed it with my opponent. We were both wondering if there was a way to kill his black group at the end. It all came down to who would win the ko (I think). That, plus, I'm sure I made mistakes all over, so any other comments are truly appreciated. I ...

Thanks to this thread ( http://www.lifein19x19.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=7273 ) by lovelove (which rocks!), I tried playing the pincer joseki, the better way than what I was doing before, like this
$$B ...

I should clarify that. I know it's a legit move, I'm curious about how white played it out.

What are your thoughts about this follow up to white? I ask because I played a game where this happened. I still won but I didn't know if I played it well or if my opponent made a mistake.
$$W ...

I should clarify that white's cut is just what I happen to come across. People for some reason love to play that cut. I always suspected that it was a bad move.

I know the typical joseki is like this
$$Bc
$$ ------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . O O . . .
$$ | . O O O X X X . .
$$ | . O X X . . . . .
$$ | . X . . . . . . .
$$ | . . X . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .

But I've seen some ...

Does anyone know how the training is structured for insei? I've never had anything in the way of a guide or a teacher and so I'm curious if there's such a curriculum or course.

I suppose it depends. If you'd like to teach children the basics of cooking, I tend to thin that a soup is a great place to start. It teaches basic techniques like using a knife, sauteeing, simmering and it exposes them to a whatever ingredients you want to introduce them to. It's also a great way ...

I'm more than happy to answer and help with and questions regarding food. I'm sure with the boost in popularity that cooking had in the last 10 years, the world over, that there are many experts besides myself on this board as well. Please do not hesitate to share your thoughts.

Just to kick things ...