Deliberate Practice

studying · Post by **studying** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 5:40 pm

Game 48
In today's game, I felt that I lacked fighting spirit. I missed several opportunities to go on the attack and/or exploit bad shape by my opponent, and instead had to wait until scoring to claim victory. That said, my reading felt sharper and I felt like I was doing a better job of avoiding tempting but wrong moves that I would have played in the past. I'm particularly happy with that given that my opponent was playing so fast, which normally can throw me off and encourage me to just play on (sometimes bad) instinct. Here's the review: https://gokibitz.com/kifu/Vkl5yOHyl

studying · Post by **studying** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 4:04 pm

Game 49
I felt I played pretty well in this game against a KGS 2d, with the exception of a complete lack of concentration for 2 moves in the middle-game. That lapse should have cost me the game, but I managed to squeeze out a victory after my opponent failed to capitalize. I gave this one a bit more of a thorough review, and still caught quite a few mistakes, so (obviously) there's plenty more work to do. Here's the review: https://gokibitz.com/kifu/4yYcWrTkl

(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[6.50]TM[1500]OT[5x30 byo-yomi]PW[studying]PB[KGS Player]WR[2d?]BR[2d]DT[2015-10-06]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]RE[W+3.50];B[pd]BL[1495.027];W[dd]WL[1493.479];B[qo]BL[1491.322];W[dq]WL[1478.838];B[do]BL[1484.631];W[co]WL[1470.901];B[dp]BL[1474.617];W[cp]WL[1464.474];B[eq]BL[1472.87];W[cn]WL[1455.718];B[jp]BL[1464.027]C[I hadn't seen this tenuki before, but I was worried that Black had a special strategy that I would fall into if I just cut. Looking at it now, it seems ok.](;W[nc]WL[1382.556]C[I think this might be a mistake. This seems like the biggest area of the board, but if Black gets Q3, his framework along the bottom will be pretty ideal.];B[pf]BL[1457.242];W[jd]WL[1379.01];B[cf]BL[1448.481];W[fc]WL[1371.214];B[qj]BL[1443.776](;W[op]WL[1343.47]C[This seemed my last chance to get in, but I worried that playing Q3 would provoke the variation, which seemed good for Black.];B[pq]BL[1437.003];W[oq]WL[1337.853];B[pr]BL[1434.905];W[lq]WL[1311.995];B[kq]BL[1426.949];W[lp]WL[1309.289];B[fp]BL[1417.152]C[This seems like a mistake, and Black ends up overconcentrated. I think L4 is the way to go, keeping pressure on the White weak group.];W[jo]WL[1304.056];B[io]BL[1412.828];W[ko]WL[1294.538];B[cq]BL[1384.715]C[This seems small.];W[bq]WL[1290.193];B[dr]BL[1380.873]TR[fp]C[Now it's clear that the marked move is a mistake. It's serving almost no purpose.];W[iq]WL[1275.3];B[ip]BL[1371.12];W[kr]WL[1273.137];B[jq]BL[1365.787];W[jr]WL[1270.584];B[ir]BL[1363.547];W[hq]WL[1262.244]C[This move hurts White's endgame prospects, but makes J6 sente (and allows White to double-hane after that). This early in the game, that central influence seemed more important];B[hr]BL[1359.251];W[in]WL[1256.99]C[In retrospect, I maybe should have extended once more to G3, to make this even harder on Black.];B[gq]BL[1354.049]C[This is a good result for White, as Black is very over-concentrated.];W[ch]WL[1250.097];B[cc]BL[1342.36];W[cd]WL[1247.716];B[bd]BL[1340.471];W[be]WL[1238.642];B[bc]BL[1338.192];W[ce]WL[1216.021];B[eb]BL[1334.927];W[fb]WL[1214.2];B[ec]BL[1332.837];W[ed]WL[1212.648]C[White now has influence over almost the entire board. I felt pretty confident at this point.];B[dc]BL[1330.443];W[em]WL[1189.42];B[ef]BL[1321.309];W[bf]WL[1170.812]C[I thought for awhile about this move, debating between it at F15. In the end, I decided the left was bigger than the top, and that this was moer consistent with my previous play at E7.];B[dh]BL[1315.445];W[di]WL[1167.651];B[eh]BL[1306.931];W[ei]WL[1161.474];B[gh]BL[1303.102];W[fi]WL[1151.953]C[I knew I couldn't kill this group, but I hoped to harass it and deny it eye-shape long enough to secure more territory.];B[gf]BL[1287.657];W[fh]WL[1136.515];B[gd]BL[1281.3];W[hc]WL[1124.746];B[if]BL[1272.223];W[fg]WL[1115.88];B[ff]BL[1256.974];W[kf]WL[1104.378]C[I'm not sure if this was the right direction, as simply playing J11 looks huge. However, my plan was to try to build up strength to later reduce Black's right side.];B[hd]BL[1246.444];W[ic]WL[1089.061];B[kg]BL[1235.518];W[lg]WL[1059.112];B[kh]BL[1228.472];W[jf]WL[1053.475];B[ig]BL[1219.998];W[lh]WL[1037.729];B[kj]BL[1204.413];W[ii]WL[1020.346];B[ih]BL[1185.639];W[li]WL[1002.779];B[ij]BL[1181.927]C[Black really likes this shape.];W[ji]WL[984.707];B[ki]BL[1175.064];W[jj]WL[967.015];B[jk]BL[1163.873];W[hj]WL[960.151];B[ik]BL[1155.336];W[hi]WL[957.071];B[lk]BL[1083.245];W[mk]WL[920.368];B[ml]BL[1077.542];W[mj]WL[909.216];B[km]BL[1072.976]C[This was a good move. Perhaps I should have peeped at K8 earlier.];W[nl]WL[902.886];B[mm]BL[1068.406];W[pb]WL[842.119]C[I thought about this move for a long time too. I was mostly considering moves around Q12, Q13 and R12, but decided this was simpler.];B[hn]BL[1062.053];W[jm]WL[808.74];B[hm]BL[1049.659];W[on]WL[781.403];B[nm]BL[1044.715];W[om]WL[770.423];B[ol]BL[1041];W[pl]WL[743.569]C[I felt bad giving up this stone, but now that Black's dragon is already safe, I didn't think it was as valuable anymore. Instead, this was an easy sequence to reduce the right side.];B[nk]BL[1025.341];W[qm]WL[734.943];B[po]BL[1013.38]C[Black is trying to go for the kill here, but that seems unreasonable to me. Black is going to regret having played this aji keshi move in a minute...];W[oo]WL[729.053](;B[or]BL[1008.918]C[Black missed the vital point here. I think he was expecting to be able to play N2 after I blocked at O2. Black should have just taken N2 directly.];W[mr]WL[716.429]C[Now White's group is alive.];B[nr]BL[1000.956];W[nq]WL[712.874];B[mo]BL[996.396];W[mp]WL[706.451]C[Without the Q5/P5 exchange, White would face a tough choice after Black played O5.];B[me]BL[973.751];W[ne]WL[674.297];B[nf]BL[964.125];W[md]WL[663.888];B[oe]BL[959.622](;W[nd]WL[654.906]C[This is a terrible mistake and probably should have lost me the game. As you can see, I didn't spend any time thinking about it, and just automatically played.];B[lf]BL[956.23](;W[pj]WL[646.54]C[This was another mistake that was caused by my being distracted about the previous play. There is no reason not to play M15 now, and White can still likely win.];B[ld]BL[938.384];W[qi]WL[614.668];B[lc]BL[933.083]C[Now White is in trouble, with two weak groups.];W[qc]WL[612.58];B[oi]BL[928.472];W[oh]WL[572.14];B[nh]BL[905.115];W[ph]WL[560.625];B[ng]BL[876.04];W[fd]WL[514.786];B[ob]BL[838.894];W[nb]WL[501.837];B[pc]BL[820.034];W[qb]WL[493.272];B[oc]BL[816.772];W[oa]WL[490.761];B[rd]BL[800.207];W[qd]WL[482.876];B[qe]BL[795.945];W[rc]WL[481.422];B[rf]BL[762.767];W[lb]WL[476.395](;B[rh]BL[751.924]C[At the time, I thought Black could create a ko to kill the upper right. That's not right, but even so, the reduction there is sente, and I think Black should have played it out first.];W[kc]WL[446.042];B[qk]BL[748.136]C[An overplay that lets White back in the game.];W[pk]WL[414.854];B[ri]BL[744.182];W[nj]WL[409.117];B[pi]BL[729.434]C[This is big, but it's gote for Black. I wonder if Black should have taken the big sente endgame moves (F8, F19, S6) first.];W[oj]WL[404.414];B[qh]BL[723.816];W[rn]WL[392.642];B[ro]BL[720.518];W[so]WL[380.995];B[sp]BL[713.199];W[sn]WL[379.57];B[rq]BL[710.434];W[ea]WL[372.866];B[da]BL[703.563];W[fa]WL[370.413];B[ba]BL[701.326];W[gl]WL[361.006]C[I have a weakness for moves like this (they seem bigger than they really are), and they usually turn out to be mistakes. Here, I think this is about 5 points reverse sente, but B2 is at least 6 points reverse sente.];B[br]BL[682.893];W[bp]WL[345.102];B[fm]BL[646.216];W[fl]WL[339.663];B[en]BL[643.588];W[dn]WL[327.134];B[hk]BL[622.385]C[I think this is a mistake and F6 is bigger.];W[hl]WL[307.642];B[jl]BL[533.292];W[fn]WL[271.353];B[gk]BL[527.236];W[fk]WL[263.286];B[kn]BL[516.705];W[jn]WL[222.474];B[fo]BL[481.61];W[eo]WL[196.553];B[rl]BL[471.785];W[ln]WL[185.064];B[lm]BL[431.593];W[mn]WL[168.139];B[nn]BL[412.612];W[lo]WL[165.37];B[gg]BL[389.578];W[ie]WL[130.778];B[he]BL[380.788];W[sd]WL[117.192];B[no]BL[359.622];W[kl]WL[86.098]C[I thought this was a creative way of dealing with the O4 problem, and it means M10 is sente, which helped me get an extra point later.];B[re]BL[332.304];W[df]WL[66.337];B[eg]BL[318.515];W[dg]WL[49.808];B[gc]BL[315.653];W[gb]WL[47.224];B[gn]BL[301.857];W[gm]WL[42.688];B[gj]BL[286.507];W[gi]WL[39.582];B[fj]BL[283.255];W[ej]WL[36.967];B[mc]BL[263.465];W[mb]WL[21.215];B[aq]BL[225.488];W[fe]WL[1.725];B[ge]BL[220.464];W[kd]WL[30]OW[5];B[le]BL[215.956];W[ke]WL[30]OW[5];B[mf]BL[212.157];W[ap]WL[30]OW[5];B[ar]BL[207.578];W[ni]WL[30]OW[5];B[qi]BL[203.971];W[od]WL[30]OW[5];B[pe]BL[200.295];W[ql]WL[30]OW[5];B[rm]BL[195.701];W[qn]WL[30]OW[5];B[pn]BL[192.957];W[pm]WL[30]OW[5];B[js]BL[169.971];W[ls]WL[30]OW[5];B[ae]BL[155.163];W[af]WL[30]OW[5];B[ad]BL[151.298];W[pp]WL[30]OW[5];B[qp]BL[145.553];W[sl]WL[30]OW[5];B[rk]BL[142.867];W[sm]WL[30]OW[5];B[se]BL[138.665];W[lj]WL[30]OW[5];B[kk]BL[105.76];W[sc]WL[30]OW[5];B[ee]BL[87.292];W[hh]WL[30]OW[5];B[hg]BL[83.686];W[sk]WL[30]OW[5];B[de]BL[77.934];W[cg]WL[30]OW[5];B[sj]BL[75.376];W[ns]WL[30]OW[5];B[os]BL[70.852];W[ms]WL[30]OW[5];B[id]BL[57.87];W[mh]WL[30]OW[5];B[ll]BL[39.697];W[ks]WL[30]OW[5];B[is]BL[36.187];W[je]WL[30]OW[5];B[ho]BL[27.028];W[en]WL[30]OW[5];B[ep]BL[14.14];W[ok]WL[30]OW[5];B[nl]BL[30]OB[5];W[np]WL[30]OW[5];B[]BL[30]OB[5];W[]WL[30]OW[5]TW[ga][ha][ia][ja][ka][la][ma][na][pa][qa][ra][sa][hb][ib][jb][kb][rb][sb][jc][cf][ag][bg][ah][bh][ai][bi][ci][mi][aj][bj][cj][dj][ak][bk][ck][dk][ek][al][bl][cl][dl][el][am][bm][cm][dm][fm][an][bn][ao][bo][mq][lr]TB[aa][ca][ab][bb][cb][db][ac][hf][of][qf][sf][og][pg][qg][rg][sg][oh][ph][sh][si][rj][kl][go][gp][hp][rp][dq][fq][hq][iq][qq][sq][cr][er][fr][gr][qr][rr][sr][as][bs][cs][ds][es][fs][gs][hs][ps][qs][rs][ss])(;B[kb](;W[la];B[ka];W[mc];B[jc];W[id])(;W[mc];B[la];W[ma])))(;W[le];B[mf];W[pj](;B[qi];W[qk](;B[oi]C[This doesn't work for Black.];W[pi];B[ph];W[oj](;B[pk];W[nj])(;B[nj];W[oh](;B[pk];W[ni];B[ok];W[nl])(;B[ni];W[qh](;B[rh];W[pg];B[rg];W[nh])(;B[pk];W[pg];B[ok];W[ph];B[rk];W[ql];B[rh];W[rg]C[I think White should be fine with this capturing race.]))))(;B[pi];W[oj](;B[oi];W[nj])(;B[nj];W[oi];B[ni];W[oh]))(;B[oj];W[pi];B[pk]C[I think Black's best bet is to play this ko, but it's still very hard.]))(;B[pi];W[oj];B[qk];W[pk];B[nj];W[oi];B[ni];W[qi];B[ri];W[ph];B[rh];W[nh])))(;W[le];B[nd];W[mc]C[Now even if Black comes back to R17, White should have a pretty easy game.]))(;B[mr]C[Even if Black steals White's base, it's tough to see how he can kill the group.];W[lr];B[or];W[pj];B[pi];W[oj];B[qk];W[pk];B[nj];W[oi];B[ph];W[ni]))(;W[pq];B[np];W[po](;B[pn];W[oo];B[qp];W[oq];B[qq])(;B[pp];W[op];B[qp];W[oo];B[oq]C[Taisha...])))(;W[ep](;B[eo];W[fp];B[fo];W[fq])(;B[fq];W[en](;B[cq];W[dr];B[cr];W[eo];B[ds];W[er];B[fr];W[dn];B[dp];W[do];B[es])(;B[eo];W[fo];B[fp];W[dn];B[ep];W[dr]))(;B[fp];W[eo];B[dn];W[en];B[dm];W[fq];B[er];W[dr](;B[fr];W[gq];B[gr];W[hq];B[cq];W[cr];B[bq];W[br];B[cm];W[bp];B[hr];W[iq];B[go])(;B[gq];W[fr]))(;B[cq];W[dr];B[er];W[dn];B[eo];W[en];B[fo];W[cr])))

skydyr · Post by **skydyr** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 6:57 pm

No claims to correctness, but a couple thoughts:

At :w18:

you need p3 I think. Black's K4 is one space too far, and P3 make miai of living easily in the corner or getting a good base on the side with few worries.

At move 100, did you consider invading the right side around R12 or just taking the 3-3 point? It's not clear to me that black's move in the center should have been answered, and black looks pretty thin here after not responding earlier.

studying · Post by **studying** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 4:02 am

skydyr wrote:At you need p3 I think. Black's K4 is one space too far, and P3 make miai of living easily in the corner or getting a good base on the side with few worries.

Hmm, I'm not sure I like the living in the corner option for White. It feels a bit like what happened to Black later, where the opponent ends up with influence over a massive part of the board. For example, something like:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$c Black influence. $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . O . . . . . . . O . . . . . | $$ | . . . O . . . . . O . 4 . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . | $$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . , X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O X . . . . . . . . . . 5 . X . . | $$ | . . O X . . . . . X . . . . . , . . . | $$ | . . . O X . . . . . . . 1 . W . 2 . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

skydyr wrote:At move 100, did you consider invading the right side around R12 or just taking the 3-3 point? It's not clear to me that black's move in the center should have been answered, and black looks pretty thin here after not responding earlier.

Something like these moves was what I hoped to do later, but for the time being I felt Black's move was a reasonably strong attack on the White stones. (The tiger's mouth that I played is less about saving the one stone and more about threatening to connect to the left.) If White plays tenuki, a Black play at N2 looks really annoying to me.

studying · Post by **studying** » Sat Oct 17, 2015 6:01 pm

Three games for this post. I keep trying to find games on KGS, but after 5-10 minutes of sitting watching the Automatch spin with no results each time, I've instead headed back to Tygem or IGS to play. These games aren't terribly impressive though: one unlucky loss, one lucky win, and one straight-forward loss (where I once again struggled as White). Maybe it's just rust from taking some time off, but I feel like my progress has stalled. I'm going to need to figure out something to jump-start things again.

Game 50
https://gokibitz.com/kifu/Ey0anAsxg

(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]SZ[19]PW[Tygem player]WR[5d]PB[studying]BR[5d]KM[6.5]RE[W+5.5];B[pd];W[dp];B[qp];W[dc];B[oq];W[qj];B[de];W[dh];B[gd]C[I don't normally play this joseki, but it seemed worth trying.];W[ee];B[ef];W[fe];B[dd];W[fc];B[ff];W[ge];B[cc];W[ec];B[bd]C[I considered playing C18, but White has some annoying ways to break the ladder.];W[lc];B[qf];W[pb];B[ql];W[qg]C[This seems a bit questionable to me, as it makes the Black group less susceptible to attack.];B[pg];W[qh];B[rf];W[oi];B[pc];W[ob];B[qb];W[og];B[ph]C[I'm not sure about this play. The idea was to try to ruin White's shape, but it didn't really accomplish much.];W[pi];B[oh];W[nh];B[pf];W[mi];B[me]C[This seemed important to keep the top side from getting too big.];W[le];B[lf];W[ld];B[mg];W[ng];B[nf];W[gf];B[fh]C[I missed the tesuji here that White plays next. I guess that's what comes from not playing this joseki much.];W[df];B[dg];W[eg];B[cf];W[fg];B[ch];W[df];B[ef];W[di];B[ci];W[dj]C[White has gained a lot here, but M14 keeps it from being a complete disaster.];B[jf];W[je];B[nj];W[mj];B[nk];W[ni];B[mk]C[I'm not sure about this direction. It's helping White run to help.];W[lk];B[ll];W[kl];B[kk];W[lj];B[km];W[jl];B[jm];W[jk];B[im]C[I did a fair bit of reading before playing this. It's huge, but leaves Black's shape very thin.];W[pl];B[pm];W[ol](;B[mm]C[Looking back, I wonder if Black was better to just sacrifice the 3 stones and try to seal off the bottom.];W[om];B[qm];W[oo](;B[np]C[This is a terrible move caused by bad reading.];W[qo]C[The variation is crude, but it might work?](;B[ro];W[pp];B[qn];W[pq];B[po];W[op];B[nq];W[mn];B[ln];W[mo];B[lp];W[mp];B[mq];W[lo];B[kp]C[Black's shape is collapsing.];W[ko];B[jp];W[jo];B[ip];W[io];B[ik];W[il];B[hl];W[jj];B[hm];W[ho];B[em];W[hp];B[fj];W[gh];B[gi];W[eh];B[hq];W[gq];B[hr];W[gr];B[cn];W[cl];B[cp](;W[dn]C[This seemed like an overplay and let me back in the game.];B[do];W[eo];B[co];W[en];B[dm];W[cm];B[ep];W[fp];B[dq];W[fm];B[fn];W[fo];B[fl];W[gn];B[dk];W[ck];B[ek];W[dl];B[el];W[cj];B[ij];W[ji];B[ii];W[ih];B[hh];W[fi];B[ig];W[jh];B[gk]C[Black settled his weak group and managed to steal the corner. Now is should be an easy win.];W[hg];B[hi];W[er];B[dr];W[if];B[pa];W[nd];B[ne];W[nc];B[qr];W[pr];B[qq];W[ms];B[os];W[or];B[nr];W[ns];B[ls];W[ps];B[mr];W[hs];B[ir];W[eq];B[cb];W[ds];B[cs];W[es];B[br];W[os];B[kr];W[db];B[rk];W[kf];B[kg];W[jg];B[bj];W[bk];B[bi];W[ca];B[ba];W[da];B[bm]C[I thought I had enough ko threats, but this was a mistake. Black should, at most, save the ko for S1.];W[oa];B[qa];W[lh];B[lg];W[qs];B[rr];W[bb];B[ab];W[aa];B[oc];W[nb];B[ba];W[oe];B[of];W[aa];B[ed];W[fd];B[ba];W[qc]C[I missed that there are a ton of ko threats here.];B[rc];W[aa];B[no];W[on];B[ba];W[qd];B[rd];W[aa];B[ac];W[ba];B[bc];W[od];B[pe];W[rj];B[rh];W[qk];B[rl];W[rg];B[sg];W[qi];B[kh];W[ki];B[rs];W[oj];B[ok];W[pk];B[is]C[Game losing mistake. Simple lack of concentration.];W[ml];B[nl];W[nm];B[gs];W[fs];B[md];W[mc];B[gm];W[ej];B[am];W[aj];B[ai];W[ak];B[fn];W[ml];B[lm];W[fm];B[pn];W[sj];B[sh];W[sk];B[sl];W[fn];B[hs];W[dp];B[mf];W[mh];B[ep];W[ff];B[df];W[dp];B[bo];W[ep])(;W[cq];B[bq];W[co];B[bp];W[do]))(;B[pn](;W[po];B[on];W[nn];B[nm];W[pk];B[no])(;W[on];B[po];W[op];B[pq];W[mn])))(;B[op]))(;B[om];W[ml];B[lm];W[nl];B[nm];W[pk];B[fq]))

Game 51
https://gokibitz.com/kifu/N13AnRigx

Game 52
https://gokibitz.com/kifu/VJAC3Riel

(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]SZ[19]PW[studying]WR[5d]PB[Tygem player]BR[5d]KM[6.5]RE[W+Time];B[pd];W[dd];B[pq];W[cp];B[ep];W[eq];B[fq];W[dq];B[fp];W[cn];B[jp];W[qn];B[qp];W[qk];B[pl]C[I hadn't seen this play with the Kobayashi before, but it's annoying.];W[ql];B[pn];W[po];B[qo];W[pm];B[on];W[om];B[nm]C[This seems like an overplay.];W[nn];B[oo];W[no];B[op];W[mm];B[nl];W[ml];B[nk];W[ln];B[mk];W[lk];B[lj];W[kj];B[ll]C[This also seemed like an overplay.];W[kk];B[km];W[kn];B[jm];W[jn];B[im];W[in];B[hm];W[mj];B[nj];W[li];B[pj];W[qi]C[This is very thin, but I wanted to keep the pressure on Black's group.];B[rn];W[qm];B[oh];W[hn];B[gm];W[gn];B[fn];W[fm];B[en];W[lm];B[kl];W[fl];B[hj];W[ip]C[Now White needs to live.];B[iq];W[jq];B[hp];W[io];B[ir];W[kq]C[I spent quite awhile reading this, because it's actually surprisingly easy for White to die.](;B[mp]C[I expected the variation, but this actually works better for Black.];W[lp];B[mo];W[mq];B[nq];W[mr](;B[qg]C[I think Black missed that White can still die.];W[rg];B[rh];W[qh];B[ri];W[qj];B[qf];W[pg];B[pf];W[og];B[nh];W[ph];B[mf];W[rj]C[This should probably be S14 first.];B[rf];W[rm];B[mn];W[ng];B[mg];W[oi];B[ni]C[White lives in sente. And now that Black played N6, the aji on the bottom is gone too. I felt I had dodged a bullet here.];W[ii];B[hi];W[hh]C[In retrospect, I think this was an overplay.];B[ih](;W[gh]C[This should be K12 first.];B[jh];W[ij];B[ik];W[ji];B[kh];W[hk];B[ki];W[gj];B[jj];W[gi]C[This is a bit of a disaster.];B[dm];W[cm];B[dk]C[Given Black's success in the middle, I think this should just be D8.];W[dl]C[I felt I was losing and needed to try something aggressive.];B[el];W[em];B[cl];W[dn];B[fk]C[I think Black should just fill the ko. It's sente and Black can settle in the last big area left for White.];W[dl];B[nr];W[ek]C[White doesn't have any big enough ko threats anyway.];B[kr];W[jr];B[js];W[lo];B[np];W[lr];B[ks];W[ls];B[is];W[gr];B[hq];W[fr];B[kp];W[lq];B[go];W[gq]C[Black lost on time, but White will win the capturing race anyway.])(;W[jh];B[ig];W[gh]))(;B[kp];W[ko];B[kr];W[jr];B[js];W[jo]))(;B[lp];W[kp];B[mp];W[lo];B[mo];W[mn];B[np];W[jo]))

studying · Post by **studying** » Sun Aug 21, 2016 11:26 am

Game B1
I'm returning to Go after about a year off to explore other hobbies, and I'm hoping I can again find the discipline for some deliberate practice to get back to my previous skill level and (ideally) beyond. I dusted off a practice Tygem account and played this game, which served as a reminder of just how important reading is. Shape ideas and directional instinct feel like they're coming back pretty quick, but I'll need to keep hitting the tsumego books to sharpen up my reading skills.
GoKibitz version here: https://gokibitz.com/kifu/EkrsoCf5b

ez4u · Post by **ez4u** » Sun Aug 21, 2016 9:57 pm

In the upper right answer S18 with R19, no? The problem seems to be R18 instead of S18.

studying · Post by **studying** » Fri Aug 26, 2016 4:38 am

ez4u wrote:In the upper right answer S18 with R19, no? The problem seems to be R18 instead of S18.

Yes, you're exactly right. I played around with some more variations and occasionally ended up with a ko, but the situation isn't as bad as I thought.

studying · Post by **studying** » Sat Aug 27, 2016 10:49 am

At the same time I'm getting back into Go, I'm also trying to get back into running after a similar length break, and I'm finding that doing both at the same time has a few very nice benefits. Most notably, I think that the improvement-curves for each are similar (months, not weeks to see real improvement), but the running feedback is more immediate and precise than a vague win or loss that depends on dozens of moves or mistakes. It's just as easy to catch myself saying, "I've been training/practicing for 2 weeks now, surely I can" (a) run a sub-20:00 5K or (b) play like an 8dan, and both are equally ludicrous. However, I can head outside and in 15 minutes prove to myself just how far off I am about my running improvement, and that's a nice check on my dreams of rapid go improvement too.

That said, regular (deliberate) practice is still the key to each, so here's today's game:
https://gokibitz.com/kifu/VkxcJ65cZ
Game B2

A few takeaways from my review:

My reading still needs work
Playing for territory can be effective
Don't be afraid to play the solid move. It's not as slow as it looks

As always, comments/corrections welcome.

studying · Post by **studying** » Sun Aug 28, 2016 11:16 am

I'm pretty thrilled to report another game where I was reasonably happy with my play. I missed a few chances to wrap things up earlier, but overall, I'm enjoying embracing the territorial style. I think the same three takeaways from the last game apply again here:

Game B3
If you want to jump straight to my questions,

,

, and

seem like the most interesting positions to me.
Here is the GoKibitz link: https://gokibitz.com/kifu/4yWmuzn5b

EdLee · Post by **EdLee** » Sun Aug 28, 2016 11:56 am

Hi studying,

Which other hobbies ?

Welcome back and good luck !

studying · Post by **studying** » Sun Aug 28, 2016 1:34 pm

EdLee wrote:Which other hobbies ?

A whole mix of things. I spent a month or two working on writing a novel, and a month or two focusing on my small bonsai collection and garden. I also spent some time with the stereotypical go player hobbies of chess and computer programming. Finally, they're not hobbies, but since my last set of games I also managed to get married and a job promotion! Things feel a bit calmer now, which may be why it's been easier for me to decide to return to the game.

EdLee · Post by **EdLee** » Sun Aug 28, 2016 2:22 pm

Wow, congrats !

ez4u · Post by **ez4u** » Sun Aug 28, 2016 10:03 pm

At 19 how about pushing up?

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At 27 shouldn't Black simply threaten the invasion while widening the bottom? The direct invasion greatly strengthens White for only a few additional points.

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At 156 White played 1 below and Black answered at 3. However, if Black connects the ko, it does not seem that White can live. Did I miss something?

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jeromie · Post by **jeromie** » Mon Aug 29, 2016 6:25 am

studying wrote:At the same time I'm getting back into Go, I'm also trying to get back into running after a similar length break, and I'm finding that doing both at the same time has a few very nice benefits.

This summer, I considered trying to arrange a 5k 5k, where my opponent would agree to run 5 kilometers with me before playing a game.

I think it would be fun.

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