Life In 19x19

I have to thank my 3 year old twins for getting me back into Go (egads, first time those words were ever put together, no?)

They loved "reading" my go books, don't ask me why. I suppose they seemed special, were of a nice toddler size and were full of pictures. One of my daughters can even say ...

Anyone with the name "Bombadil" gets a response from me

It would be a bad idea for white to attack your corner with a weak group already in the area, so don't defend against it; and even if you do defend, extend along the side (O16), don't cower in the corner like that.

29 is also wrong, look at ...

Thanks Chew,

Thanks for tip on 53. Would have saved the headache of losing those 2 stones on the bottom.

55 felt wrong the moment I played it. That group felt in dire straits (anxiety from the botched plays I had just made) so I was unwilling to get aggressive.

On move 61, I told myself I was ...

Hi .. this is my first game back from a loooong time away from Go. I did some tsumego prior to the game to refresh my go thinking. My rank is hard to pinpoint right now. I was playing at 11-10kyu before I left. I guessed I would have lost at least a few stones. A 14k game me an even game.

Overall I ...

Glad to see that there's still an active go forum on the net.

Used to be a more active player, that was before the local club melted away to nothing and the arrival of my kids.

I'm returning to the game now that my twins are 3. When I left I was flirting with breaking through to SDK. Just got ...