Life In 19x19

Posted: **Thu May 10, 2012 8:07 pm**

Just played a 35min 1min byo period game. Which allows me to play at a comfortable pace and read all my cutting points before I play them. I spent a lot of time thinking during this game, and I think the results and sound play showed from this game.

Posting it here to see if you guys agree that this game was much better played then my previous games. I was really focused and really focused on reading. I think it made a huge different, do you guys think this is one of my top games? It's vs a 9k with a 2 handicap.

Posted: **Fri May 11, 2012 11:55 am**

Basics. Basic shapes.

Posted: **Sat May 12, 2012 7:39 pm**

Thanks, Ed.

Here's another recent game from me. I think this is the first time I've used my Moyo correctly. I lot of time I've used it to make territory, which in my studies I learned that it was the wrong way to go about it. This game is an example of me using my Moyo correctly. What do you think?

Posted: **Sat May 12, 2012 9:11 pm**

Basics.

Posted: **Sat May 12, 2012 9:18 pm**

Thanks Ed,

Yeah, not sure what happen there at the end, I was in my 20 second byomi period and started playing quite poorly. Thanks for pointing out the better moves I could have made vs W while driving him into my wall, I did get a bit loose near the end of that section of the game, and almost let him out.

Posted: **Wed May 23, 2012 8:11 pm**

Just solidified 11k. I played by far the best game I've played ever I think. I was told that I needed to attack more, so I studied it a lot with the Get Strong series, and then played this game. I think it really shows. I personally think this is my best game so far, I'm curious to see if you guys think it's an improvement.

Status:
DAY 1 (April 8): 16k
DAY 4 (April 11): 15k
DAY 6 (April 14): 14k
DAY 9 (April 17): 13k
DAY 19 (April 27): 12k
DAY 43 (May 23): 11k

TARGET DATE: June 8 2012

Posted: **Wed May 23, 2012 8:37 pm**

Hmm, B7 looks odd to me Drewch. I think C10 is bigger. I could be completely wrong of course.

Posted: **Wed May 23, 2012 8:41 pm**

Boidhre wrote:Hmm, B7 looks odd to me Drewch. I think C10 is bigger. I could be completely wrong of course.

What move # are you talking about? I don't think B7 was ever played.

Posted: **Wed May 23, 2012 8:59 pm**

Drewch wrote:
Boidhre wrote:Hmm, B7 looks odd to me Drewch. I think C10 is bigger. I could be completely wrong of course.

What move # are you talking about? I don't think B7 was ever played.

Black Seven. Sorry, that was ambiguous. I'll use :b7:

next time.

Posted: **Wed May 23, 2012 9:04 pm**

Boidhre wrote:
Drewch wrote:
Boidhre wrote:Hmm, B7 looks odd to me Drewch. I think C10 is bigger. I could be completely wrong of course.

What move # are you talking about? I don't think B7 was ever played.

Black Seven. Sorry, that was ambiguous. I'll use next time.

Yes your right, right after doing this i was like opps. I should have played a knights move approach to his top corner from the top i think.

Posted: **Wed May 23, 2012 9:10 pm**

Drewch wrote:Yes your right, right after doing this i was like opps. I should have played a knights move approach to his top corner from the top i think.

Well it's debatable. You want to play C10, it's a big opening move. It severely limits his potential moyo and functions as a lovely extension off your bottom left star point. Now whether you play a knight's move to the top right or not before C10 is something I don't know or grasp yet. C10 is gote so that counts against it somewhat. But remember, the top isn't very valuable for him because of the way his 3,4 enclosure faces, so either approach to the top right star point is good for you, if anything I think approaching from the right side is better than approaching from the top.

Again, all of this comes with the caveat that I could be completely wrong.

Posted: **Thu May 24, 2012 8:13 am**

Posted: **Thu May 24, 2012 8:35 am**

Thanks EdLee, no bad shape comments

Must be getting better

Posted: **Thu May 24, 2012 9:39 am**

A few comments.

Posted: **Thu May 24, 2012 10:27 am**

Thanks Bill,

I'll take the time to go through all those variations. Many thanks for the in depth review. I will let you know when I've completed studying it.

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