Life In 19x19

Shaddy wrote:Here's a review.

http://eidogo.com/#xBSD46Ik

Your fighting is better than your opening, but you need to learn to play further away from strong stones and sacrifice stones that are just a burden to you.

wineandgolover wrote:Vladimir,

Good luck. It is definitely do-able.

The folks I've seen do it are far better at fighting (reading) than those who make it slower. Being able to cut and kill makes up for most any deficiency in theory, at least as far as shodan.

A pro once laughed at me kindly when I talked about theory. She said that in China, my opponent would say, "You have excellent theories. Now I kill you." Too true!

vpopovic wrote:Is there some weird codex on KGS about undoing that I'm not familiar with?

oren wrote:

vpopovic wrote:Is there some weird codex on KGS about undoing that I'm not familiar with?

If it's an obvious misclick, it's good to grant it. Otherwise, it's up to the players how they want to deal with it. If you felt he just misread and make a mistake, you're fine in not granting it. His reaction in either case is rude.

Glanced at the game, you got the win on forfeit which means your opponent escapes enough that I expect this to be common with him. It also looks to be an obvious bad read and not a misclick. You can move on and not worry about it.

vpopovic wrote:Regarding playing much stronger opponents, I've got that weird fear of playing with them. I'll do my best to overcome that.

vpopovic wrote:Just now, Valentine2 wanted to undo.

I never ask for undo. I learned that when my dad thaught me to play chess when I was 5. Since then, in no game I ask to undo. I expect the same respect from my opponents.

So, I didn't gave him to undo. He called me noob and resigned.

Is there some weird codex on KGS about undoing that I'm not familiar with?

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Bill Spight wrote:

vpopovic wrote:Regarding playing much stronger opponents, I've got that weird fear of playing with them. I'll do my best to overcome that.

Well, if things go according to plan, you will be 4 kyu yourself next fall. How fearsome will you be then?

Edit:
Also, when you are online you don't have to play. You can kibbitz dan players. Think about where you would play. Much less pressure and instant feedback.

Boidhre wrote:

vpopovic wrote:Just now, Valentine2 wanted to undo.

I never ask for undo. I learned that when my dad thaught me to play chess when I was 5. Since then, in no game I ask to undo. I expect the same respect from my opponents.

So, I didn't gave him to undo. He called me noob and resigned.

Is there some weird codex on KGS about undoing that I'm not familiar with?

Would you grant an undo here?

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Click Here To Show Diagram Code

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I'm curious how uncompromising your views are on this. I'd personally grant an undo for the above in a tournament situation, never mind just usual ranked games.