OCA's log

[oca]

Dear log, I have not that much 19x19 games to post right now as my free time for go doen't allow me that ofen to play a game on a 19x19 size... I can still play once a weak on a real goban but I don't have any sgf...

That said I play daily on the train a few 9x9 games each day... I reached 2k on goquest, but that rank doesn't seems to have any thing to do with my way weaker level on the 19x19 borad, where I'm still DDK.

I play these quick 9x9 games as an exercice, like other people does tsumego a think (well I do tsumego too...).
I try to spot some tesuji and always review my games right after playing them. I also started to include counting in my reflexion, that's more easy to do on a small borad and I think that can help me to start doing that on larger board.

I also improved (or hope to at last) my understanding of how to deal with crosscut and to identify which group to rescue first.

so all in all, I'm quiet happy playing 9x9 games right now, maybe that would me my study plan for this year... play a maximum of 9x9 games and try to learn the maximum from them...

[oca]

Despite I don't post that ofen these days, I still play daily...

This is one of my best game... Where I won against a dan player (but rank doesn't seems to be the same as IGS... I'm 2k on goquest and still 12k on IGS...)

(;GM[1]SZ[9]KM[7]RU[Chinese]RE[W+R]
PB[miyabisan (1776)]
PW[oca (1582)]
;B[ef];W[eh];B[ec];W[eb];B[db];W[fb];B[dc];W[fc];B[ge];W[gd];B[dh];W[dg];B[ch];W[eg];B[cg];W[df];B[cf];W[ff];B[fe];W[ee];B[fd];W[ed];B[gc];W[hd];B[he];W[hc];B[gg];W[gf];B[hf];W[dd];B[fg];W[cd];B[ea];W[gb];B[bc];W[bd];B[cc];W[bb];B[ac];W[ca];B[be];W[ad];B[fh];W[da];B[ei];W[cb];B[de];W[ce];B[ae];W[ab];B[ef];W[de];B[id];W[bf])

That said, most of the time, game against stronger player ends like that one, which I played the same day...

(;GM[1]SZ[9]KM[7]RU[Chinese]RE[B+R]
PB[BLUE_ROSE (1853)]
PW[oca (1589)]
;B[fc];W[dg];B[ge];W[de];B[cc];W[dc];B[cd];W[dd];B[bf];W[fb];B[fg];W[gc];B[hc];W[fd];B[gd];W[gb];B[hb];W[fe];B[ff];W[cb];B[bb];W[db];B[cg];W[ce];B[be];W[ba];B[dh];W[bc];B[bd];W[ab];B[df];W[ef];B[eg];W[ee];B[ga];W[fa];B[ha];W[ad];B[cf];W[ae];B[af];W[ac];B[gf])

I will try to post and comment a few more games... I still really like that 9x9 format for now...