Requesting review 10k vs 8k handicap game

[negapesuo]

I think i did pretty well this game, but still requesting review. I'm trying to upload most of the games that I play so I get something out of it.

If I could get the tips on killing it would be appreciated. Every stone that I go after ends up living most of the time.

I am black.


Note: Okay... not sure what is going on with the embed... it looks all funny too me and not working correctly. I do have the .sgf file attached though.

[EdLee]

Hi negapesuo, this a personal preference:

I prefer to use the [SGF] tags and include the explicit SGF text directly here.
This removes any middle-layer and dependency on an external website.
( For Youtube or other websites, we have no choice but to use the link;
but with SGF, we don't need any external link,
we can have a 100% self-contained post right here, so I prefer it. )
In post 1, you used the sgf-problem tags.

[EdLee]

Hi negapesuo,

, Slow, small. is slow; no need to reply.
( Follow-itis. ) Should tenuki on .

( From the recent AlphaGo games, AG rarely played even ;
AG tended to tenuki on .
The rare cases when AG played was when it had to do W in danger. )

B has 2 cuts here, B17 and C16. Which is important to fix ?
Study the local shape.

C16.

This is because of . If was at C16,
then you could resist with the hane E15.
But because is at B16, you are forced to pull back here.
Go back and study the local shape at .
Notice that whether is at B17 or C16,
W cannot gain any eyespace there:
after at C16, if W hanes B19, B simply replies at A18 --
W has not gained any eyespace at the corner.
That's why you want at C16.

Did you also consider B R15, W Q14, R o17 ?

Very strange. Both W and your Q16 stone are not settled:
R17 becomes a big shared point. Whoever gets R17 first becomes stronger
and makes the opponent weaker. Also, W's F17 group has good shape and is nicely settled (thanks partially to ), so W F17 is not your target.
No reason to give up R17.

Too much. ( Follow-itis. ) W should be happy to take R17 himself.

You got a good result here because W hurt himself starting with .

In this case, this hane is big, because W is not settled.
( Different from .)

Slow (and heavy?) W needs to play faster, more lightly.
( eg. P13, Q12, S12, etc. )

Wasted move. ( Follow-itis. ) Why ? What is the local status of W ?

Locally, W is dead shape, even if W plays first in the corner.

This is a Pass. ( Follow-itis. ) Why ?
Locally, T14 removes W's only eye.
If you want to close W (to kill it), it requires more reading.
( I'm not what's the best move here. Neighborhood of o13... )

( Follow-itis. ) Currently a big, recurring problem in your moves. Slow, unnecessary moves (passes). Why do you need ?

Very big. (Re: )

B2. B2 is big because W is not settled. (Compare: , )

B has shape problems here (C4).
This is because you missed B2, and made bad shape for yourself.

- Compare the local shape if at B2.

If you want to kill W, G4 is a candidate to read.

Wasted move. Why ? You're already connected after .

Slow or unnecessary moves up to here: , , , , ( > 10% )

100 If you atari at K8, W connects, then you can play K9,
getting ahead of W.

[negapesuo]

Thank Ed - Yes, I see what you are talking about when you say i have a lot of wasted moves. The number of sente that I could get if I didn't waste moves could probably move me up an entire stone. I often take time to make "precautionary moves" because I don't trust my reading... Thanks for the insightful tips. The B100 move was especially cool.

Hi negapesuo,

, Slow, small. is slow; no need to reply.
( Follow-itis. ) Should tenuki on .

( From the recent AlphaGo games, AG rarely played even ;
AG tended to tenuki on .
The rare cases when AG played was when it had to do W in danger. )

B has 2 cuts here, B17 and C16. Which is important to fix ?
Study the local shape.

C16.

This is because of . If was at C16,
then you could resist with the hane E15.
But because is at B16, you are forced to pull back here.
Go back and study the local shape at .
Notice that whether is at B17 or C16,
W cannot gain any eyespace there:
after at C16, if W hanes B19, B simply replies at A18 --
W has not gained any eyespace at the corner.
That's why you want at C16.

Did you also consider B R15, W Q14, R o17 ?

Very strange. Both W and your Q16 stone are not settled:
R17 becomes a big shared point. Whoever gets R17 first becomes stronger
and makes the opponent weaker. Also, W's F17 group has good shape and is nicely settled (thanks partially to ), so W F17 is not your target.
No reason to give up R17.

Too much. ( Follow-itis. ) W should be happy to take R17 himself.

You got a good result here because W hurt himself starting with .

In this case, this hane is big, because W is not settled.
( Different from .)

Slow (and heavy?) W needs to play faster, more lightly.
( eg. P13, Q12, S12, etc. )

Wasted move. ( Follow-itis. ) Why ? What is the local status of W ?

Locally, W is dead shape, even if W plays first in the corner.

This is a Pass. ( Follow-itis. ) Why ?
Locally, T14 removes W's only eye.
If you want to close W (to kill it), it requires more reading.
( I'm not what's the best move here. Neighborhood of o13... )

( Follow-itis. ) Currently a big, recurring problem in your moves. Slow, unnecessary moves (passes). Why do you need ?

Very big. (Re: )

B2. B2 is big because W is not settled. (Compare: , )

B has shape problems here (C4).
This is because you missed B2, and made bad shape for yourself.

- Compare the local shape if at B2.

If you want to kill W, G4 is a candidate to read.

Wasted move. Why ? You're already connected after .

Slow or unnecessary moves up to here: , , , , ( > 10% )

100 If you atari at K8, W connects, then you can play K9,
getting ahead of W.