Game I shouldn't have won

[SolarBear]

Hello everyone !

Even though Starcraft II is eating lots of my time nowadays, I still find time for go ! Yup.

This game was played at 2 handicap, with me taking black. I had a terrible opening, coupled with a failed invasion. 2 big captures got me back in the game and I won by a tiny 1.5 points. I don't feel I deserved to win, so I'm asking you guys for your priceless input.Thank you.

http://files.gokgs.com/games/2010/11/17/yinyang8-SolarBear.sgf

[Joaz Banbeck]

You shouldn't have won? I disagree. You played better than he did, therefore you should have won.
Do you mean to say that you played less than your best? Most of us do, most of the time. He did; you did. But you played at a slightly larger fraction of your best than he did. So you won.

I don't think that I have ever seen a pro reviewing his own game without noting where he made mistakes. Even they play less than their best. You are in good company. Be proud of your win.


I don't have time for a full review. Just a few notes about a few moves.

#20: This feels overconcentrated. I'd play L4.
#22: This is a big group cowering in fear of one stone. Either magnanamously ignore the pipsqueak with a tenuki, or crush him for his impudence by playing C14.
58: Should be at J3.

Overall, you seem to not be making judgements about the relative strength of groups. You let your big group feel threatened by one stone, and you invade at F17 as if he were not as strong as he was nearby.

[SolarBear]

#22: This is a big group cowering in fear of one stone. Either magnanamously ignore the pipsqueak with a tenuki, or crush him for his impudence by playing C14.

Granted, the threat was not so big, but I was concerned about White connecting to his C6 stone, robbing the whole group of its base. Paranoia, I guess.