Brady's Blunders

wineandgolover · Post by **wineandgolover** » Mon Sep 28, 2015 3:05 am

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wineandgolover · Post by **wineandgolover** » Fri Oct 02, 2015 3:38 am

Oops, I forgot to make a post for Episode 8, probably because it isn't about a single board position, so I'm not attaching the sgf.

wineandgolover · Post by **wineandgolover** » Sat Oct 03, 2015 11:44 am

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wineandgolover · Post by **wineandgolover** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 11:18 am

So, I finally got around to making a trailer.

What do you think, will this encourage people to watch more?

Thanks.

-Brady

Kirby · Post by **Kirby** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 11:41 am

I think the trailer is interesting and summarizes your intention well. Though, when I first read that it was a trailer, I expected something more like a commercial.

Maybe you should have a theme song - ideally, something catchy.

wineandgolover · Post by **wineandgolover** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 2:21 pm

Kirby wrote:I think the trailer is interesting and summarizes your intention well. Though, when I first read that it was a trailer, I expected something more like a commercial.

Maybe you should have a theme song - ideally, something catchy.

Sadly, I have no musical talent or expertise, but it would be nice.

On your first point, perhaps it SHOULD be more of a commercial, focusing more on the benefits to the viewer. Hmmm. Thanks, Brian.

Kirby · Post by **Kirby** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 2:40 pm

Well, don't get me wrong. The format is good now, too. I just see a trailer as an opportunity to make something flashy or cinematic, perhaps. But similar to music, that takes some creative expertise.

I like your approach in doing these videos for the same reasons that you point out: the videos are short and to the point, and focus on blunders - a subject matter having relatively less attention in English go videos.

I look forward to your next video :-)

wineandgolover · Post by **wineandgolover** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 6:32 am

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This mistake wasn’t a true Brady Blunder because it shouldn’t cost me the game. But my opponent made a mistake that many do, up to the low dans. We should take advantage when they do. I don’t think there is anything in this video that will confuse any viewer, including relative beginners.

wineandgolover · Post by **wineandgolover** » Sat Oct 10, 2015 1:59 am

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daal · Post by **daal** » Sat Oct 10, 2015 3:40 am

wineandgolover wrote:Episode 10

Hi Brady,

I have a question regarding the tenth episode. Assuming that "urgent before big" still applies, why is it is not considered urgent for black to defend that group on the left? What is it about this group that makes it acceptable to play a big move elsewhere and let it get chopped up?

wineandgolover · Post by **wineandgolover** » Sat Oct 10, 2015 9:10 am

daal wrote:
Hi Brady,

I have a question regarding the tenth episode. Assuming that "urgent before big" still applies, why is it is not considered urgent for black to defend that group on the left? What is it about this group that makes it acceptable to play a big move elsewhere and let it get chopped up?

daal, I am terribly incompetent at diagramming on this board, but I will try. In the meantime I would ask you to consider three questions.

1. Before black tenukies at D15, are the D5 stones cutting stones? In other words, is saving them really urgent?
2. How big are the three black tenukies at D15, K18, and O3? You don't have to be precise, just a rough guess.
3. If you assume black's two stones are dead after white E7, how much has white gained, versus what he'd have if black saved them?

Right, now I'll try to diagram.

Bill Spight · Post by **Bill Spight** » Sat Oct 10, 2015 9:32 am

Episode 10, :b7:

. Upon a little reflection, I like tenuki. I can't think of a continuation in the bottom left corner that I like for White. In the game it is hard to tenuki with :b9:

. My preference for :b7:

is to enclose the top left corner.

wineandgolover · Post by **wineandgolover** » Sat Oct 10, 2015 9:43 am

Bill Spight wrote:Episode 10, . Upon a little reflection, I like tenuki. I can't think of a continuation in the bottom left corner that I like for White. In the game it is hard to tenuki with . My preference for is to enclose the top left corner.

Is Bill Ultramodern?

Bill Spight · Post by **Bill Spight** » Sat Oct 10, 2015 10:06 am

wineandgolover wrote:
daal wrote:
Hi Brady,

I have a question regarding the tenth episode. Assuming that "urgent before big" still applies, why is it is not considered urgent for black to defend that group on the left? What is it about this group that makes it acceptable to play a big move elsewhere and let it get chopped up?

daal, I am terribly incompetent at diagramming on this board, but I will try. In the meantime I would ask you to consider three questions.

1. Before black tenukies at D15, are the D5 stones cutting stones? In other words, is saving them really urgent?
2. How big are the three black tenukies at D15, K18, and O3? You don't have to be precise, just a rough guess.
3. If you assume black's two stones are dead after white E7, how much has white gained, versus what he'd have if black saved them?

Right, now I'll try to diagram.

To second Brady, there is another go proverb that applies:

Don't sweat the small stuff.

And the two stones on C-05 and D-05 are small stuff.

A more serious consideration is what if White attacks the whole Black group? For instance:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$W White threat? $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O , O . . . . , . . . . . , O . . | $$ | . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

That's not much of a threat, now. For one thing, Black can pincer.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bm11 Black enclosure strengthens the left side $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O , O . . . . , . . . . . , O . . | $$ | . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

One thing I like about :b11:

is that it makes an attack against the Black group less likely.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bm11 Local play $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | . . X . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O , O . . . . , . . . . . , O . . | $$ | . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

If I were going to make a local play it would be the one space jump.

Edit: Compare that diagram with this one.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bm11 Variation $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | . . X . . . B . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O , O . . . . , . . . . . , O . . | $$ | . . . O . . . . . . O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Bill Spight · Post by **Bill Spight** » Sat Oct 10, 2015 10:10 am

wineandgolover wrote:
Bill Spight wrote:Episode 10, . Upon a little reflection, I like tenuki. I can't think of a continuation in the bottom left corner that I like for White. In the game it is hard to tenuki with . My preference for is to enclose the top left corner.

Is Bill Ultramodern?

Well, the ancients (like circa 1600) were happy to approach a corner and then tenuki after a pincer. This tenuki is even better.

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