Life In 19x19

Thanks a lot, guys.
And you are definitely right about life and death. I should do tsumego but it's really not a fun part for me!

Hi everyone ! I hope you are well.
I haven't posted in a while because I think I've underestimated my rank when I registered on IGS and have been winning most of my games.
However here is one I just played, where I just felt overwhelmed by the number of groups and the clock ticking.
I know I've ...

Thanks a lot for your comments guys, very helpful as usual.
I didn't think my group was safe, glad I've learned about the loose ladder!

Hey guys. By mistake I have edited my last post with this message below. Reporting it here now:

Now I have an interesting game to share. This was played live on IGS this evening. My opponent resigned but I think he would have won if he had played it out.

My opinion:
- I would have played w10 at C9 ...

Thanks for your replies guys. Next time I'll be more selective of the games I post here

Now I have an interesting game to share. This was played live on IGS this evening. My opponent resigned but I think he would have won if he had played it out.

My opinion:
- I would have played w10 at C9 in retrospect. This way if black had replied in a similar way I could have made a base ...

BTW my choice

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$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O O . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . X . X O O O . |
$$ | . . . O . . . . . , . . . X X X X O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . |
$$ | . . O ...

Thanks a lot to you guys for your advice.

It combines the worst of beginner mistakes, like the wasted atari at 44
Here's a whole board go problem for Triton, to help understand why 44 is so bad.

White to play, what is the best move, or even a good move? Propose several choices.
$$Bc ...

Hey guys

I just finished a correspondance with a very frustrating loss for me. Can you guys please give me some pointers and what to look out for?

Yes, you made a few mistakes, but you also made good moves, so overall the game was not so bad compared to your correspondence games.

Additional remarks:

For :b25: if you didn't have the intention to play the ko, the solid connection C18 was better.

:b39: can be played elsewhere. The two stones ...

For comparison, here is a live game that I just played. It is much messier and I have made obvious mistakes as well. I still won but I feel I should have done better.

https://lifein19x19.com/download/file.php?id=12832

A massacre!

The kill in the bottom left was supreme! What do you think could ...

For comparison, here is a live game that I just played. It is much messier and I have made obvious mistakes as well. I still won but I feel I should have done better.

Here are a few ideas.

:b9: takes some points in the corner, but is not urgent (because your two stones can extend in one or another direction) and doesn't threaten any white group, so it is better to play a bigger point: C6 (approach a corner) or C14 (enclose a corner) for instance.

:b25: is ...

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Hi guys.

Here is a game I recently lost. I did some obvious and dumb mistakes, but generally the game felt very messy and I was kind of overwhelmed.

Looking forwards to your advice! Cheers