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Re: A beginner's journal of little interest

Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 10:02 am
by Boidhre
Thanks topazg, the advice is slowly, slowly sinking in. Just not fast enough. :)

Re: A beginner's journal of little interest

Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 10:35 am
by Bill Spight
Some comments.



When you started out, you had an eye for the whole board. Remember to play the whole board even when things get complicated. :)

Main focus: Look for opportunities to top the tree.

Edit: Improved variation. :)

Re: A beginner's journal of little interest

Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 10:44 am
by Boidhre
Thank you Bill, I really need this stuff drilled into me at the moment, as we'd say in Ireland I'm being thick about it.

Re: A beginner's journal of little interest

Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 10:01 am
by Boidhre
Game played at home with Tom (Tomakaze):



I think I was still too passive and I completely misread the bottom right capturing race.

Edit: White + 12.5 was the result.

Re: A beginner's journal of little interest

Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 12:29 pm
by Bill Spight
OK. Here are some comments on the 5 stone game. :)

I took so long because I was trying to find the game losing play. I think I have found it: move 182. :)




Edit: Corrected variation where I left a move unplayed. Variation starts at move 201.

Re: A beginner's journal of little interest

Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 12:55 pm
by Boidhre
Thank you very much for putting so much effort in Bill, it is greatly appreciated. :)

Re: A beginner's journal of little interest

Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 3:58 pm
by Boidhre
So I'm on a pretty vicious losing streak at the moment. I'll be a Kaya 12k tomorrow if this continues. But, I'm quite happy to say that it's not getting to me. I'm happily playing games not worried about losing and not trying to force wins. I'm trying to be much more aggressive and take sente more often, with all the usual blundering that this causes at the beginning. We'll see how things pan out, the wins will come, I'm pretty sure of that. :)

Re: A beginner's journal of little interest

Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 4:22 pm
by Bonobo
It muchly enjoyed playing you on Kaya tonight—and several times I almost sh!t my pants, as told, thank you! :D

Re: A beginner's journal of little interest

Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 12:22 am
by Boidhre
Bonobo wrote:It muchly enjoyed playing you on Kaya tonight—and several times I almost sh!t my pants, as told, thank you! :D


Yes, I think we both learned valuable lessons from that game. :)

Re: A beginner's journal of little interest

Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 8:57 am
by Boidhre
I think playing go while tired is a bad idea, my losing streak continues unabated. It's starting to get at me a little, but I know I'm tired and not playing well so rationally these kind of streaks are to be expected. I've started working through 1001 Life and Death problems again, I badly need the reading practice.

Re: A beginner's journal of little interest

Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 9:55 am
by daal
Boidhre wrote:
Bonobo wrote:It muchly enjoyed playing you on Kaya tonight—and several times I almost sh!t my pants, as told, thank you! :D


Yes, I think we both learned valuable lessons from that game. :)


Wear brown pants?

Re: A beginner's journal of little interest

Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 9:56 am
by Boidhre
daal wrote:
Boidhre wrote:
Bonobo wrote:It muchly enjoyed playing you on Kaya tonight—and several times I almost sh!t my pants, as told, thank you! :D


Yes, I think we both learned valuable lessons from that game. :)


Wear brown pants?


Play on the laptop whilst sitting on the toilet of course.

Re: A beginner's journal of little interest

Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 10:35 am
by Bonobo
Brown pants over asbestos underwear might not be of help :-D

Re: A beginner's journal of little interest

Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 10:39 am
by Bill Spight
daal wrote:
Boidhre wrote:
Bonobo wrote:It muchly enjoyed playing you on Kaya tonight—and several times I almost sh!t my pants, as told, thank you! :D


Yes, I think we both learned valuable lessons from that game. :)


Wear brown pants?


And a red shirt. ;)

Re: A beginner's journal of little interest

Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 12:24 pm
by Boidhre
21 game losing streak ended finally. That was getting depressing.