Review on my loss (15k vs 14k)

[Wellington Henrique]

Hi, can someone please review this game?

I play Go for about a month or two and everything was going fine, i was getting better but now i'm stucked at 15k for about 2 weeks and just can't seem to pass that. I become 14k sometimes but not much after i fall to 15k again.

This is my first time posting here and will be my first game to be reviewed.

Thanks.

P.S: Sorry for the bad English, not my first language.

https://online-go.com/api/v1/games/2651812/sgf

[EdLee]

Hi Wellington, welcome.

Some moves and mistakes are more important than others.
<-- This symbol means interesting to study.



Interesting... maybe just D5 is simple and good.

Solid is fine, but maybe you can jump to E6 -- get ahead faster.

Good. Basic shape.

A bit strange. Both this move and 1 higher, at R6, will help Black's lower right corner. Maybe just P9 is better.

, Did you consider just P7 instead ?

Not very good shape. Do you see you still have a weakness at S8 ?

First bad move by White. At least you can hane Q7 -- why did you reject Q7 ?
Study your shape here for a moment -- if B plays S8, do you see you are dead, locally ?
This means your last two moves, and , are not efficient, not correct -- you still have a dead shape here.

Good follow-up after push.

You missed something. Can you find a better local sequence?

If B connects with :

$$W If jumps, can you find ?
$$ | . . . . . . O X . .
$$ | . . . . . X O X . .
$$ | . . . . O O X 2 . .
$$ | . . . , O X 1 . . ,
$$ | . . . O . X 3 . . X
$$ | . . . 6 . 4 5 . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . .
$$ ----------------------

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[go]$$W If jumps, can you find ?
$$ | . . . . . . O X . .
$$ | . . . . . X O X . .
$$ | . . . . O O X 2 . .
$$ | . . . , O X 1 . . ,
$$ | . . . O . X 3 . . X
$$ | . . . 6 . 4 5 . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . .
$$ ----------------------[/go]

$$W
$$ | . . . . . . O X . .
$$ | . . . . . X O X . .
$$ | . . . . O O X 2 . .
$$ | . . . , O X 1 . . ,
$$ | . . . O . X 3 . . X
$$ | . . . 6 7 4 5 . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . .
$$ ----------------------

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[go]$$W
$$ | . . . . . . O X . .
$$ | . . . . . X O X . .
$$ | . . . . O O X 2 . .
$$ | . . . , O X 1 . . ,
$$ | . . . O . X 3 . . X
$$ | . . . 6 7 4 5 . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . .
$$ ----------------------[/go]

$$W If empty triangle, who wins this capture race ?
$$ | . . . . . . O X . .
$$ | . . . . . X O X . .
$$ | . . . . O O X 2 . .
$$ | . . . , O X 1 . . ,
$$ | . . . O . X 3 . . X
$$ | . . . . 6 4 5 . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . .
$$ ----------------------

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[go]$$W If empty triangle, who wins this capture race ?
$$ | . . . . . . O X . .
$$ | . . . . . X O X . .
$$ | . . . . O O X 2 . .
$$ | . . . , O X 1 . . ,
$$ | . . . O . X 3 . . X
$$ | . . . . 6 4 5 . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . .
$$ ----------------------[/go]

$$W
$$ | . . . . . . O X . .
$$ | . . . . . X O X . .
$$ | . . . . O O X X . .
$$ | . . . , O X O 2 . ,
$$ | . . . O 3 X O . . X
$$ | . . . 1 X X O 4 . .
$$ | . . . . 5 . . . . .
$$ ----------------------

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[go]$$W
$$ | . . . . . . O X . .
$$ | . . . . . X O X . .
$$ | . . . . O O X X . .
$$ | . . . , O X O 2 . ,
$$ | . . . O 3 X O . . X
$$ | . . . 1 X X O 4 . .
$$ | . . . . 5 . . . . .
$$ ----------------------[/go]

Otherwise:

$$W
$$ | . . . . . . O X . .
$$ | . . . . . X O X . .
$$ | . . . . O O X 3 . .
$$ | . . . , O X 1 . . ,
$$ | . . . O . X 2 . . X
$$ | . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . .
$$ ----------------------

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[go]$$W
$$ | . . . . . . O X . .
$$ | . . . . . X O X . .
$$ | . . . . O O X 3 . .
$$ | . . . , O X 1 . . ,
$$ | . . . O . X 2 . . X
$$ | . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . .
$$ ----------------------[/go]

Strange. Find a better local move.

Maybe connect solid at D17 is better.

Mistake. Find a better local move.

$$W
$$ | . . . . O O O X . .
$$ | . . . . . X O X . .
$$ | . . . . O O X . . .
$$ | . . . , O X . . . ,
$$ | . . . O . X . . . X
$$ | . . . O X . . . . .
$$ | . . . 1 X . . . . .
$$ ----------------------

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[go]$$W
$$ | . . . . O O O X . .
$$ | . . . . . X O X . .
$$ | . . . . O O X . . .
$$ | . . . , O X . . . ,
$$ | . . . O . X . . . X
$$ | . . . O X . . . . .
$$ | . . . 1 X . . . . .
$$ ----------------------[/go]

What happens if Black ignores ?

If Black tenukis...

$$W tenuki, connects, (a)
$$ | . . . . O O O X . .
$$ | . . . . . X O X . .
$$ | . . . . O O X 4 . .
$$ | . . . , O X 3 . . ,
$$ | . . . O 9 X 5 . . X
$$ | . . . O X 7 6 a . .
$$ | . . . 1 X 8 . . . .
$$ ----------------------

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[go]$$W tenuki, connects, (a)
$$ | . . . . O O O X . .
$$ | . . . . . X O X . .
$$ | . . . . O O X 4 . .
$$ | . . . , O X 3 . . ,
$$ | . . . O 9 X 5 . . X
$$ | . . . O X 7 6 a . .
$$ | . . . 1 X 8 . . . .
$$ ----------------------[/go]

So B cannot connect with -- instead:

$$W (b)
$$ | . . . . O O O X . .
$$ | . . . . . X O X . .
$$ | . . . . O O X X . .
$$ | . . . , O X O . . ,
$$ | . . . O 9 X O 0 . X
$$ | . . . O X b X . . .
$$ | . . . O X X . . . .
$$ ----------------------

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[go]$$W (b)
$$ | . . . . O O O X . .
$$ | . . . . . X O X . .
$$ | . . . . O O X X . .
$$ | . . . , O X O . . ,
$$ | . . . O 9 X O 0 . X
$$ | . . . O X b X . . .
$$ | . . . O X X . . . .
$$ ----------------------[/go]

Then:

$$Wm11
$$ | . . . . O O O X . .
$$ | . . . . . X O X . .
$$ | . . . . O O X X . .
$$ | . . . , O . O . . ,
$$ | . . . O O 2 O X . X
$$ | . . . O X 1 X . . .
$$ | . . . O X X . . . .
$$ ----------------------

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[go]$$Wm11
$$ | . . . . O O O X . .
$$ | . . . . . X O X . .
$$ | . . . . O O X X . .
$$ | . . . , O . O . . ,
$$ | . . . O O 2 O X . X
$$ | . . . O X 1 X . . .
$$ | . . . O X X . . . .
$$ ----------------------[/go]

What if connects ?

$$W
$$ | . . . . O O O X . .
$$ | . . . . . X O X . .
$$ | . . . . O O X . . .
$$ | . . . , O X . . . ,
$$ | . . . O 2 X . . . X
$$ | . . . O X . . . . .
$$ | . . . 1 X . . . . .
$$ ----------------------

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[go]$$W
$$ | . . . . O O O X . .
$$ | . . . . . X O X . .
$$ | . . . . O O X . . .
$$ | . . . , O X . . . ,
$$ | . . . O 2 X . . . X
$$ | . . . O X . . . . .
$$ | . . . 1 X . . . . .
$$ ----------------------[/go]

$$W (c)
$$ | . . . . O O O X . .
$$ | . . . . . X O X . .
$$ | . . . . O O X 4 . .
$$ | . . . , O X 3 . . ,
$$ | . . . O 2 X 5 . . X
$$ | . . . O X 8 6 9 . .
$$ | . . . 1 X 7 0 c . .
$$ ----------------------

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[go]$$W (c)
$$ | . . . . O O O X . .
$$ | . . . . . X O X . .
$$ | . . . . O O X 4 . .
$$ | . . . , O X 3 . . ,
$$ | . . . O 2 X 5 . . X
$$ | . . . O X 8 6 9 . .
$$ | . . . 1 X 7 0 c . .
$$ ----------------------[/go]

Conclusion: White does not want (d). Black does not want (d). Nobody wants (d) -- not now.

$$W
$$ | . . . . O O O X . .
$$ | . . . . . X O X . .
$$ | . . . . O O X . . .
$$ | . . . , O X . . . ,
$$ | . . . O d X . . . X
$$ | . . . O X . . . . .
$$ | . . . . X . . . . .
$$ ----------------------

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[go]$$W
$$ | . . . . O O O X . .
$$ | . . . . . X O X . .
$$ | . . . . O O X . . .
$$ | . . . , O X . . . ,
$$ | . . . O d X . . . X
$$ | . . . O X . . . . .
$$ | . . . . X . . . . .
$$ ----------------------[/go]

103 Bad habit. Just connect at P18 is better.

End of notes.

[Bill Spight]

A couple of comments on the opening.

(;FF[4]AP[GOWrite:2.3.46]GM[1]CA[ISO8859-1]ST[2]SZ[19]PC[OGS\: http\://online-go.com/game/2651812]DT[2015-08-18]RU[japanese]PB[Cesium]KM[6.5]PW[WellingtonHenrique]BR[14k]PM[2]WR[15k]FG[259:]CP[online-go.com]GN[ ]C[Cesium\: Hi, glhf]RE[B+17.5]
;B[pd]C[Cesium\: Hi, glhf]
;W[dq]
;B[pq]C[WellingtonHenrique\: Hello, good game for you]
;W[dd]
;B[fq]
;W[ep]
;B[fp]
;W[eo]
;B[jq]
;W[nc]
;B[qf]
;W[jd]
;B[cf]
;W[fc]
;B[bd]
;W[cc]
;B[ci]
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;W[cl]C[*** Relatively small. See variation.]
;B[oc]
;W[nd]
;B[po]
;W[qk]
;B[qi]
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;W[rn]C[*** See variation.]
;B[ro]
;W[qn]
;B[qo]
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;W[rj]C[*** See variation.]
;B[ri]
;W[sk]C[*** Making small life is not good.]
;B[pn]
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;W[qm]C[*** Very small and inefficient. See variation.

Last comment.]
;B[pl]
;W[rl]
;B[fn]
;W[fo]
;B[go]
;W[gn]
;B[hn]
;W[gm]
;B[hm]
;W[fm]
;B[hk]
;W[ef]
;B[dg]
;W[fh]
;B[eg]
;W[fg]
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;B[ll]
;W[kk]
;B[kl]
;W[jk]
;B[il]
;W[ii]
;B[jj]
;W[ji]
;B[kj]
;W[ki]
;B[lk]
;W[mj]
;B[mk]
;W[fk]
;B[ql]
;W[sm]
;B[bc]
;W[bb]
;B[cd]
;W[db]
;B[ek]
;W[fj]
;B[dk]
;W[dl]
;B[el]
;W[em]
;B[er]
;W[dr]
;B[es]
;W[eq]
;B[hp]
;W[bk]
;B[bj]
;W[aj]
;B[ai]
;W[ak]
;B[ck]
;W[bl]
;B[nb]
;W[mb]
;B[na]
;W[ma]
;B[pb]
;W[mc]
;B[de]
;W[ee]
;B[fi]
;W[gh]
;B[gl]
;W[eh]
;B[dh]
;W[gi]
;B[ej]
;W[ds]
;B[gr]
;W[oe]
;B[pe]
;W[pf]
;B[qh]
;W[oj]
;B[nj]
;W[pj]
;B[qj]
;W[pk]
;B[ol]
;W[li]
;B[fl]
;W[dm]
;B[ab]
;W[ba]
;B[so]
;W[sn]
;B[si]
;W[rk]
;B[pi]
;W[pm]
;B[om]
;W[hj]
;B[ik]
;W[df]
;B[ce]
;W[tt]
;B[tt]C[Cesium\: gg ty
WellingtonHenrique\: thanks for the game]
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;W[ok]C[*** Keeps from being contained. Access to the center is important, especially in the opening.]
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;W[om]C[*** Just living is not good enough. This point would be a big one for Black, to enlarge his framework on the bottom side. It also threatens to reduce that framework.]
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;W[qn]C[*** This is usual.]
;B[qo]
;W[ro]
;B[rp]
;W[rn]
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;W[po]C[*** This point would be good for Black, to form a framework on the bottom. Also, the right side is big.]
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Main focus: Make big plays. Make efficient plays.

[Wellington Henrique]

Thanks EdLee and Bill Spight.I didn't cut at G4 because i didn't think it would work, obvious it was a misread. Will try to correct this mistakes and will continue to posts my games to be reviewed, thanks

[Bill Spight]

Thanks EdLee and Bill Spight.I didn't cut at G4 because i didn't think it would work, obvious it was a misread. Will try to correct this mistakes and will continue to posts my games to be reviewed, thanks

You are just starting out. You don't know what will work or not. You need to experiment, to try things out and discover what works and why.

$$W
$$ | . . . . . . O X . .
$$ | . . . . . X O X . .
$$ | . . . . O O X 2 . .
$$ | . . . , O X 1 . . ,
$$ | . . . W . X 3 . . B
$$ | . . . . . 4 5 . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . .
$$ ----------------------

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[go]$$W
$$ | . . . . . . O X . .
$$ | . . . . . X O X . .
$$ | . . . . O O X 2 . .
$$ | . . . , O X 1 . . ,
$$ | . . . W . X 3 . . B
$$ | . . . . . 4 5 . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . .
$$ ----------------------[/go]

Were you able to see this far? OC, the fight is not over yet, but what are the prospects? How many dame do the White stone have? How many do the Black stones have? Also, White has help from the stone, while Black has help from the stone. Which stone is better for the fight?

Apparently, White has the advantage in the fight. That is quite enough to give it a try.