hello

[Boidhre]

Boidhre,

(;CA[Windows-1252]FF[4]RU[Chinese]OT[1 days / move]AP[SmartGo:2.8.3.0]SZ[9]GM[1]
GC[Game ID\: 349944]DT[2012-05-14,2012-05-17]PC[Online Go.com\: http\://www.online-go.com]
PB[Boidhre]BR[20 k]PW[Mambi]WR[35 K]KM[6.5]RE[B+R]MULTIGOGM[0]
;B[ee];W[cg];B[eg];W[cc]C[B. This leaves a serious weakness at c5. You can't connect your stones after I play there.

E. Not true. W can. See continuation.]
;B[ce]
(;W[gc]C[See var.])
(;W[be]C[W can connect.]))

Good thing I apologised for any errors eh?

I didn't read that out fully. :/

[EdLee]

I didn't read that out fully. :/

Basic shape -- you want to get to the point where you don't need to read it, and just know it by sight.
Also, if you didn't read it out fully, then why say W cannot connect?

[Boidhre]

I didn't read that out fully. :/

Basic shape -- you want to get to the point where you don't need to read it, and just know it by sight.
Also, if you didn't read it out fully, then why say W cannot connect?

Because I thought W couldn't connect when I looked at it.

Eh, useful to see these horrendous flaws in my thinking pointed out though!

[Xaos]

I didn't read that out fully. :/

Basic shape -- you want to get to the point where you don't need to read it, and just know it by sight.
Also, if you didn't read it out fully, then why say W cannot connect?

thank you, however, what would "scare" me from connecting, is (and maybe this is one of those things you hear around Go boards but isn't true) that when you connect you make the opponents stone stronger, IF your stone is not strong. I would be afraid to attack before building myself up.