game between two beginners for review please

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game between two beginners for review please

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I and a friend from work have been learning go. This is maybe our 8th game on the 13 x 13. Any advice appreciated, please.



Thanks a lot.
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Re: game between two beginners for review please

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:b13: too much
:b21: bad shape as W can push through for a double cut.
:w34: W should connect as B has 6 groups around and W has 2.
:b39: again
:w108: too much
:w114: blocking 2-2 is better
:w124: should be one space above
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Post by xela »

Three patterns stand out to me, just looking quickly at the first few moves:
  • Notice when you're in atari! For example, move 43 should be at F3
  • Concentrate on keeping your stones connected and defending against cuts. For example, move 13 doesn't achieve much because it gets cut off. Move 25 is a little bit weak because it's not connected; G6 would have been better.
  • Be aware of where you've sketched out some territory, and defend the boundaries, or push into the opponent's territory. For example, move 7 would have been better at M8 (although perhaps even better somewhere near the top left corner), and move 57 could have been at K6 or B8 or F11 instead.

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Re: game between two beginners for review please

Post by Knotwilg »

On the L&D in the upper left, in the post game analysis

124: did White realize this she was offering Black to kill?
125: did Black realize he was offering White to live with ko?
126: did White realize she was refusing the ko and again offering Black a clean kill?
127: nice kill!
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