kind of "best of" of all my worst play

oca · Post by **oca** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 7:35 am

Here is a new game I just played...
Unfortunatly, I still miss simple atari (move 160) :roll:

Impatience is not a friend ....

also tryied my best in the lower left corner near move 228 but that was not enougth...

Any comment very welcome !

mitsun · Post by **mitsun** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 10:48 am

You played well in the opening and most of the middle game, well above 17K level I think. Rather than concentrate on the big mistakes (missing atari), let me mention a few places where you played too softly or complacently, where a killer attitude and a little extra reading could get you a much better result.

The sequence :w52:

to

put no pressure on B and let him take the entire corner. If we imagine a slightly different sequence of moves which gives the same result, that might make the loss clearer. Suppose :w52:

simply connected at P5, forcing B to respond at R5. After that, would W exchange P4 for Q3? That would be a terrible exchange, helping B make territory. But that is what happened in the game, by a slightly different order of moves. Can you think of something better here for W?

In response to :w52:

, B should probably play safely at R4. When B instead plays atari at R5, think about giving up this one stone to play atari at Q3 yourself. Next you get to play R3 to take the corner, which is a huge swing in territory, compared to the game sequence where B took the corner. The loss of a few stones on the outside is trivial in comparison.

The next place you played too soft was after :w92:

, a great move which should really have demolished the B side position. :w94:

should double-hane at J3. Try reading out some continuations. B can atari once, but after W connects I think you will see that B is in serious trouble. Your actual move gave B the opportunity to connect safely underneath. When B instead played H4, you should jump at the chance to separate B with J3. Finally, after the hasty :b97:

at J5, take a minute to see if you can get in a forcing move instead of simply connecting. If you play J3 now, B is destroyed.

Lets look at the whole board after :b115:. The focus of the game now looks like the upper side. B has a sketchy position here, and if he can convert much of it to territory, he will win. On the other hand, W has immense thickness in the upper right, and no weak groups anywhere, so he is in a good position to invade and dispute this territory. Moves like O17 or N17 or R17 or K16 or M16 come to mind.

The game sequence :w116: through :w122: is much too small and timid. The later sequence :w126: through :b131: is similar. In both cases, you let B consolidate more territory than you got in return. What is worse, the B groups that made territory were thin and insecure to begin with, while the W group that made territory was immensely strong. You need to strive for a better result.

:w132: was the right idea, a reasonably deep invasion backed by strong groups outside. The result through :w138: was a spectacular success. Do this more often

oca · Post by **oca** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 12:10 pm

Thanks a lot for your comments... for sure, 98 at J3... so easy when someone tells you

and yes, I only make black stronger at the end... I was not very inspired... I think 116 at N16 - N17 would be just fine...
I will try to be more incisive next time :twisted:

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