EdLee wrote:Hi Majodomo,
Perhaps some day in the near future AlphaGo can tell us, quantitatively, if it prefers a "peaceful" reply like this, or a pincer, to work with your 4 existing stones. I vote for a pincer.
Why do you want to kick W here ? If W extends up, which is basic shape, now W has an ideal extension with
-- why help W ?
H3 direction is natural feeling.
Maybe push up D12 first.
Feels floaty... Maybe J16.
Maybe R9 is better preparation to exploit W's local shape.
Maybe L16.
Feels like already misreads and shape problems before here.
Given this result, it's much better to simply connect on
.
Maybe just E18.
Misread ? Pass ?
W gives you a chance to fix your corner; take it: E18.
Locally, maybe K2, etc.
This gives W a chance to o2: take o2 yourself.
Standard bad habit; S6.
R2 clamp.
E18.
100 C3.
110 ,
101 You need to stop this kind of bad habits
(re:
) -- they add up, and are obstacles for you.
112 Strange direction; K9.
134 ?
144 Problem with your basics. Find the correct move.
166 A18.
Thanks a lot for your comments, and ach! So much that I miss or do despite knowing better - and I can't even blame fast play (since I ended in byoyomi while he still had plenty of main time). I fear I sometimes overthink myself and make things worse (not to mention become short on time).
Hmm... My (often misguided) thoughts on things:
B2 - No good answer, I just never like to pincer until I see the shape of things - but without komi and me having four stones I guess breaking the board up is to my favour.
B4 Kick - Misguided thinking, and if nothing else completely wrong order. Isn’t H3 a bit too far? I guess not since I’d welcome it if he wants to play F3 right? (My guess - H3 F3 F4 G3 G4 H4 K3?)
B12 C11 - I considered pushing up, but I think I’ve got it in my head that it requires more support to play that way? D12-E12-C11-D11-C10 just transposes into the same? Or do I play D12-E2-E11 and cut (which is where I’d like some support around me)
B22 O6 - I thought It prepared M3 more than it did.
B28 Q9 - Hmm, this kind of thing is something I should consider more. I knew that his shape was weak but when it came to it my own shape caused problems when I wanted to attack.
B46 - Just want I wanted to play - but I thought him getting O10 would become difficult for me (but I misread - if he gets liberties and plays Q11 and I can just ladder his R10 stone.
B68 - That was my instinctual play - but this was where I consciously avoided “just taking territory” - and maybe overdoing it in the process.
W69 - Surprised me, I knew there was nothing there.
B70 - Again, undervaluing securing my corner as a way to become able to play more severely later.
B82 - Ugh, here I spent to much time overthinking it.
B84 - Yeh, I’m just helping him get a good shape right?
B86 - After R2 S2 Q2 ( or Q3 S3 Q2?), isn’t he able to live on the side after S6? This is where I become too “scared” of the complications since I’m not able to read it all out and instead I play “safe” (slack, slow, timid).
B110 - Don’t push unless you cut, I should print it on my forehead (and there’s no cut here so I just let him become solid)…
B112 - I thought it would be easier to disconnect him this way, and to get more profit, but I’m not really sure what I was thinking or why I thought that way.
B134 - I “give up” - and simply remove the aji and give him the stones for free. At least I should make him work for the capture.
B144 - B17, as to why I didn’t play it? again, outthinking myself by becoming scared of complications after B17 C18 B18 D18 E18 E15 F15 E16 E17 D13 … but it is nothing, my only excuse was that I was in late byoyomi… but I need to trust my reading and play what I believe is right instead of half-assing it and getting nothing at all.
B168 - Doesn’t that lead to a Ko if he plays A15 (then B A13 him A17?)? Maybe thats good for me though.
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- Well, for my weak head I need both reading and heuristics, as I'm just playing worse and worse these days...
Strengthens White, weakens Black. Sagari to S-01. Nice things happen on the 2-1 point. 
Now Black has 4 liberties, 6 if White has to play outside liberties first. White can connect for 4 liberties. Who wins the semeai? It is well worth it to play around with this position.
