A beginner's journal of little interest

[Bill Spight]

A few comments more.



I have added some continuations and variations to a few of Ed's variations.

[Boidhre]

Thanks Bill.

[Boidhre]

I've come to a realisation. I've barely played at all in April and May on KGS. Now April was because I was depressed for most of it but for the past two weeks I've been in good form so what gives? I think the answer is that during the depressed period I lost all confidence in myself in playing real time go. It's not been rank anxiety I don't think but more a feeling of shame for poor performance (irrational depression related thinking). I think I just need to make myself play some KGS games tomorrow to try and get over this. It's quite scary how pervasive depressive thoughts can be and how little you notice their presence.

I'll definitely be playing some over the board games tomorrow, I might record one and post it up when I get suitably crushed. But I'd like to get a ranked KGS game in as well.

Edit: In happier news I'm going to a tournament this weekend. I'm really looking forward to it!

[Boidhre]

My go order arrived. Altogether too many books bought but I'm happy.

The Speed Baduk series looks as interesting as tchan001 said it was. I might make volume 7 of that into sgf form first I think for study on the iPad. (I've decided to make sgfs of all the books I get so that I can just carry the iPad with me and have access to all my problems. Plus I figure making the sgfs can't hurt either for seeing patterns over and over again.

[Drewch]

My go order arrived. Altogether too many books bought but I'm happy.

The Speed Baduk series looks as interesting as tchan001 said it was. I might make volume 7 of that into sgf form first I think for study on the iPad. (I've decided to make sgfs of all the books I get so that I can just carry the iPad with me and have access to all my problems. Plus I figure making the sgfs can't hurt either for seeing patterns over and over again.

Which app do you use for manually loading your own SGFs? Can you do a batch import into that app? And how?


I actually just bought an android tablet for 100$ instead of spending 600$ on a Ipad because I couldn't figure out how to do it.

[Boidhre]

My go order arrived. Altogether too many books bought but I'm happy.

The Speed Baduk series looks as interesting as tchan001 said it was. I might make volume 7 of that into sgf form first I think for study on the iPad. (I've decided to make sgfs of all the books I get so that I can just carry the iPad with me and have access to all my problems. Plus I figure making the sgfs can't hurt either for seeing patterns over and over again.

Which app do you use for manually loading your own SGFs? Can you do a batch import into that app? And how?


I actually just bought an android tablet for 100$ instead of spending 600$ on a Ipad because I couldn't figure out how to do it.

For making sgfs? I use Drago.

[Boidhre]

Hehe, I was told that a bunch of 20ks would be at the tournament (i.e. giving me someone to play against around my level) but it looks like this mightn't be the case. This could be a weekend of playing EGF sdks. Well, it'll prove educational at least!


I'm looking forward to this so, so much! Now I need to figure out what EGF rank to enter the tournament at. I'm being told everything from 15k to 18k would be reasonable.

[EdLee]

Have fun at the tourney! Will you be recording all your games there?

[Boidhre]

Have fun at the tourney! Will you be recording all your games there?

Yes, I want to record them and review them afterwards. I'm sure you'll be shouting at my about broken shapes within 24 hours!

I think I'm going to have a lot of fun at this tourney. I feel under no pressure to have a good win/loss record, I'm just looking forward to meeting other go players in person and getting some good games in.

[hailthorn011]

Have fun at the tourney! Will you be recording all your games there?

Yes, I want to record them and review them afterwards. I'm sure you'll be shouting at my about broken shapes within 24 hours!

I think I'm going to have a lot of fun at this tourney. I feel under no pressure to have a good win/loss record, I'm just looking forward to meeting other go players in person and getting some good games in.

Good luck!

[EdLee]

at my about broken shapes

Amazing what the Freudian slip can do to typing. Have fun!

[Twitchy Go]

Have fun at the tourney! Will you be recording all your games there?

Yes, I want to record them and review them afterwards. I'm sure you'll be shouting at my about broken shapes within 24 hours!

I think I'm going to have a lot of fun at this tourney. I feel under no pressure to have a good win/loss record, I'm just looking forward to meeting other go players in person and getting some good games in.

I hope you have/had fun(don't know if I'm posting while your there already or not).
I can relate there. My personal short term, I hope it won't turn into a long term at least, goal is to get to the point where EdLee won't find a spot to point out a basic or broken shape error in any game I post.

[Boidhre]

I'm having so much fun! This is fantastic.

On the advice of a few people, I entered as a 16k EGF (about 2 stronger than I think I am), there's one 17k, one 12k and everyone else is 10k or stronger. Small tournament of 20 people so handicap-1, no bar.

Am 2 for 3 at the moment. Will post the games later. I was very nervous for my first game, only won because of a big blunder. I'm going to get crushed in the next round, I think the weakest person I can face is a very strong 6k. I don't mind though.

[Boidhre]

Games: (hidden to save people having to scroll past all three)

Game versus a 17k: (only look at the first game, it's a multi game sgf by mistake)



I wasn't happy with this game at all. I felt very nervous during it, had trouble focusing and so on. Aside from all the excuses, I feel I should have played better than this.


Game versus a 6k:



I didn't like how I played here except for one sequence that I spotted to save a group that looked certainly dead. I learned a lot though which I think is reflected in the next game.

Game versus a 10k: (B+45 I think or something like that)




I felt that I applied a lot that I had learned in the last game in this one. I've played Tom 3 or 4 times before but never on 5 stones.

[Drewch]

Congrats on your first live tournament...got any tips.my first tourney is next week. Is it hard to record the game