Life In 19x19

Thank you very much for your very useful comments! I learned a lot.

Here is another game that I won (I haven't lost in a while, but I don't play a lot). It is full of mistakes so maybe you see a pattern in my problems? I think I have trouble invading but also defending against invasions. Thanks a ...

Hello!

I'm back after a quite long break. I play chess at a little higher level than where my Go is, but I can't stay long from the Goban :) I have done tsumego from time to time since the beginning of the year, but not much playing. I played this game recently, which I won, but I feel like I made ...

Thank you both for your great comments! I learn so much through them, it's incredible.

Bill: these comments are really spot on. I had found few of them in my own analysis but I still missed a lot. I feel like I have a better understanding of where I went wrong, starting from the opening ...

Hello all!

Here is a game I won on time but I felt behind the entire time... It feels like I'm really struggling in the opening and I don't know how to improve there. I overconcentrate and then it's suicide mission to come back into the game by trying to invade my opponent's territory. I would ...

Here is another won game. I don't have time to play too much so I try to take time for one game a day. I wish I was presenting a loss as I tend to learn a lot more from them, but I feel like I really didn't play well in this game. It was a lot more quite than the other game, so I invite you to point ...

Thank you both so much for your comments. This is very very encouraging!!!

Thank you Knotwilg and Bill, I learned so much through your comments. Especially what you said Knotwilg about me playing too much around my strength and being greedy, it was eye opening!

I just finished a game that I won fairly easily but I think it is because of what you told me, it just made my ...

Sorry guys for the silence, I was away for one week with very limited internet access! I want to thank you for your previous comments, very useful as always!

I did some Go study while I was gone but I'm now struggling to find my balance with what I've learned and how to apply it in my Go. I think ...

Hey guys!

Yesterday a new player obviously of a very strong amateur level appeared on kgs and played 2 games with a long time control. The first one each player had 1-hour and the next game they each had 30-minutes. It was observed and discussed by so many people including high Dans, it was truly ...

Thank you EdLee!

Just finished a game where I played horribly! Fortunately my opponent didn't take too much advantage of it, but I was truly disappointed in myself and don't feel like I won this game. You'll see that my opponent approaches my corners in a very interesting manner, what would you ...

Thank you EdLee! Really enjoyed this explanation.

I got myself 3 wins today and it took me to 9-kyu. Big thanks to all of you for helping me reach SDK in no time! Let's see if I can stay there in the future... But anyway, here is the last game that I played. My theme was trying to find simple moves ...

Recurring big problem: :w42:, :w78: -- not understanding the value of a reply, when it is very good for you.
Hi EdLee

I agree completely! I'm going to keep an eye on these opportunities for replies that are good for me in my next games. Thank you very much for all your other comments, I truly ...

Thank you for some great comments WindCaliber! And yes I completely missed that snapback haha. Fortunately it didn't cost me much or anything. But you don't have to say that it is to the best of your understanding, I truly value your comments on my games and would love to have more in the future ...

Very interesting comments about move :w44: Calvin and Bill. Maybe they are not the choice of the strongest players, but they sure make sense and give me another perspective on how to play Go.

Speaking of which, I just finished a game I'm kinda proud of. I tried to think more about sensible moves ...

Ono, considering how the game evolved after this, how do you feel about move :w44: now? Which other moves did you consider?

I felt like :w44: didn't really help me in the center and even though I grabbed territory in the lower area, I feel like it wasn't worth it and a move like K5 or L6 (to ...