New Player's Learning Journey

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Re: New Player's Learning Journey

Post by Charles Matthews »

Cartier wrote:Another game for review.

I noticed I gradually lost the game (exclude the final blunder which I resigned), not sure where I was losing the rope in the game...



:w10: You end up with a very poor result in the top left, and a substandard one in the top right. It all starts here. Play H17 immediately: this is how to punish Black for playing away. :w16: is too little too late.

:w18: - no, jump out at E14 now. This sets up further plays, such as C7 and helping the J17 stone.

:w20: - if you do anything on the top side, I think it should be M17. If Black answers this at E16, you'll have made a poor exchange (see Ed's comment).

:w24: Incredibly slow for this stage of the game: an endgame play really.

:w30: All three white groups in the top half of the board are overconcentrated.

One can refuse to become overconcentrated, by the way. For example :w30: could be immediately at E12. By comparison, :w48: is just horrible: 13 stones played for 5 points, rather than 12 for 3. You could play a ladder-breaker instead.
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