Indeed you are correct. He's a nice guy, the book is useful I think for weaker ddks and I don't know of any other book out there that reviews ddk games.

Yes -- that precisely happened to me at 2011 US Go Congress, Game 3! --
or I'm ahead the entire game for 200+ moves, playing OK, OK+, or even OK++ moves (for around my levels), then 1 stupid mistake, game over.

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Go is such a beautiful game.

Right now I'm re-reading Go Seigen's A way of play for the 21st Century
http://senseis.xmp.net/?AWayOfPlayForThe21StCentury
and I'm enjoying it a lot:
It's easy to read, there are few moves in every diagram and, that's the best, when Go Seigen plays a pivotal move and I wonder why he didn't play otherwise, then the very next diagram shows why he didn't!
It happened to me at least three times, and there's only one minor defense move I haven't still grasped.

I hear this type of "excuse" quite often, and its just not true.

I believe there's a lot one can learn from pro games, regardless of your level, and even without commentary. But a good commentary can really make a world of difference.

Remember, pros used to be not-pros once upon a time, and they learned from studying other pro's games. We can too.

I would actually prefer to learn from the best possible games available, than to learn from imperfect amateur games -- that I might have to unlearn later.

Some English-language books with professional-level games annotated for the amateur:

"Appreciating Famous Games" by Shuzo Ohira spends 270 pages analyzing ten pro games in considerable depth.

"Kage's Secret Chronicles of Handicap Go" by Toshiro Kageyama analyzes nine handicap games (mostly pro vs. pro but there are three pro vs. amateur games) in 204 pages.

"Masterpieces of Handicap Go," Vols. 1 and 2, analyzes 38 pro-level handicap games in about 370 pages (total for both volumes).

"Pro-Pro Handicap Go" analyzes 3 pro-level handicap games in great depth in the first 180 pages, and the opening of eight other games (first 50 moves) in much lesser depth in the last 30 pages.

"The 1971 Honinbo Tournament" analyzes 14 professional games from a single tournament in 200 pages.

Of these books, "Appreciating Famous Games" and "Kage's Secret Chronicles of Handicap Go" are probably the closest to what you are looking for. Unfortunately the former is out of print.

Go Review is a good source of games between strong players (often pro vs. amateur) annotated for amateurs. There are usually one or two games annotated in detail in each issue. The josekis and openings may be a bit dated. All issues of Go Review are available from Kiseido's Digital Bookshelf.