You can read kato maso's chinese opening sure win or watch some videos from youtube about chinese opening, they really help on the topic.
Re: Path to 9Dan, step by step.
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2015 12:35 pm
by hl782
2-3 today. Outplayed in one game, and in the other, passed when there was a move on the board, and lost a halfpoint loss. Lesson learned never to pass again unless im for sure 100%...
Re: Path to 9Dan, step by step.
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2015 7:09 pm
by hl782
Probs my best game today - it was a free game against a 7k, with no handi & full komi.
Re: Path to 9Dan, step by step.
Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2015 6:20 am
by Charles Matthews
hl782 wrote:Probs my best game today - it was a free game against a 7k, with no handi & full komi.
A point of interest, if Black cuts as here: what happens after ?
and are both slack. is good to see!
By 101 you should probably come out the winner.
Hmm I fail to see what would happen. I only see an unsatisfactory result for black? Doesnt black run out of liberties after atari-ing twice? or is black suppose to cut to the left and try to make somethign happen...?
Re: Path to 9Dan, step by step.
Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2015 11:40 pm
by hl782
Here are 3 games I played yesterday, with quick reviews done by me. I am going to take an advice from a friend, who said to learn 1-3 things per game.
Hmm I fail to see what would happen. I only see an unsatisfactory result for black? Doesnt black run out of liberties after atari-ing twice? or is black suppose to cut to the left and try to make somethign happen...?
So what happens if White blocks on the other side?
Re: Path to 9Dan, step by step.
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2015 11:40 am
by hl782
Charles, is it something like this?
Re: Path to 9Dan, step by step.
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2015 11:56 am
by Charles Matthews
hl782 wrote:
Game 3
is nonsense: answer at Q7.
You can break through at M4: more urgent than the top right.
What about M4 now?
is not bad. - you can connect under at B7: the play at E4 is big.
gives up too much. - I don't link this. - you thought the ladder didn't work?
seems too tight.
103 - I guess the invasion at G17 works. In any case this play is not so big.
115: at M4 or M5 is still big. 117 - no, you kill off other options too soon here.
159. The corner probably dies after S15. Killing sequences depend on trusting the outside strength you have. Not a situation for joseki. 163 - try at Q18.
Re: Path to 9Dan, step by step.
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2015 12:59 pm
by Charles Matthews
hl782 wrote:Charles, is it something like this?
Well, Black needs to play atari first, clearly; the ko line is no good for White, because of "no threats in the opening".
Then there are two options for the double threat. The simple extension is one; it is also possible to play contact on the second line, which is my all-time favourite tesuji. A second-order question is which option is better.
Re: Path to 9Dan, step by step.
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 12:05 am
by hl782
Updates - I lost 2 very close games yesterday, but won 3 others - 2 of them against 7 kyus in an even game. I'll post up those games later tomorrow.
Also, I finished Lee Chang Ho Tesuji Vol. 1 and 2 - and updated my front page respectively. I also finished recycling Get Strong at Tesuji (81% overall accuracy), and Lee Changho L&D Vol. 1 for the 3rd time (96% ) Next to recycle is 1001 L&D Problems! I'm not sure if others feel the same, but it seems to me that the LCH L&D series are much much harder than the LCH Tesuji series.
As for go theory, I started to read Fundamental Principles of Go by Yilun Yang, and the book is fantastic. The book is worth a 10/10 for containing all the reduction/invasion patterns of simple corner situations and putting them into one book. (Reminds me of Shuko's Reducing Territorial Frameworks). I think i'll read this and Lesson in the Fundamentals of Go by Kageyama again - and hopefully strengthen my basic grasp and whole-board intuition of the game.
Lastly, for my biggest weakness - shape - I did a quick run through of 'Shape Up' - and honestly it was a good book but i felt like i couldn't get the most out of it. Maybe it's because the idea of crappy shape can still win games is still stuck in my head. Idk. I know i need to improve on this. Maybe ill give the book another try when I am at higher levels.
Re: Path to 9Dan, step by step.
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 2:44 am
by SoDesuNe
Charles Matthews wrote:[...]
Then there are two options for the double threat. The simple extension is one; it is also possible to play contact on the second line, which is my all-time favourite tesuji. A second-order question is which option is better.
I think, White will defend the bottom and give up the two stones, so the question is, whether attaching first gives an advantage to either Black or White.
If you change the oder of moves here or consider an endgame play then Black would normally play this at 'a'. The exchange for is one of those beginner endgame mistakes. Although given the situation, it is questionable wether Black can really get this endgame but then would be a also a wasted stone.
So unless I'm wrong, I guess extending is correct here : )
Re: Path to 9Dan, step by step.
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 9:41 pm
by hl782
8kyu! yay
Re: Path to 9Dan, step by step.
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 12:00 am
by hl782
Here are three of my most recent games - the game vs enjoytam was my promotion game to 8k.
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and 
are both slack. 
is good to see!
is nonsense: answer at Q7.
You can break through at M4: more urgent than the top right.
What about M4 now?
is not bad. 
- you can connect under at B7: the play at E4 is big.
gives up too much. 
- I don't link this. 
- you thought the ladder didn't work?
seems too tight.
) Next to recycle is 1001 L&D Problems! I'm not sure if others feel the same, but it seems to me that the LCH L&D series are much much harder than the LCH Tesuji series.
an endgame play then Black would normally play this at 'a'. The exchange 
is one of those beginner endgame mistakes. Although given the situation, it is questionable wether Black can really get this endgame but then 