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Re: A beginner's journal of little interest
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 12:52 pm
by Boidhre
Thank you for your patience mitsun.
Edit: The solid connection habit came from when I'd been playing for a few days and being told by a SDK not to make hanging connections until I was much stronger.
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 3:30 pm
by EdLee
Bill, thanks, very tricky (see 2-step ko var
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Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 3:33 pm
by EdLee
Boidhre wrote:The solid connection habit came from when I'd been playing for a few days and being told by a SDK not to make hanging connections until...
Yes, very tricky. Now you are ready to consider both every time and choose the better one, or tenuki.
Re: A beginner's journal of little interest
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 3:51 pm
by Boidhre
And this is why I have this journal so these bad habits picked up from when I was weaker can be pointed out to me explicitly and expunged.
Re: A beginner's journal of little interest
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 8:03 am
by Boidhre
My opponent thought I'd improved over yesterday:
http://www.lifein19x19.com/forum/download/file.php?id=1974
Also beat a KGS 3k handily with 8 stones which I was happy with. Just looking for general thoughts on this game rather than a full review. Was I aggressive enough in the opening? Did I become too passive again in the middle game? I know I messed up in the bottom left quite badly, I think the extension was a case of big over urgent.
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 2:39 pm
by EdLee
Re: A beginner's journal of little interest
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 2:53 pm
by Boidhre
Thank you for the review Ed.
Re: A beginner's journal of little interest
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 8:00 pm
by skydyr
I didn't see it mentioned in Ed's review, but in the bottom left, white messed up originally. White needed to cut instead of connect at b4, so as to get the other leg at d2 in sente. I'm pretty sure that until move 70, a black play at B1 makes a ko in the corner, though black has to pick a good time to make it so that his two groups on the side don't get into danger or have lots of local threats against them.
Re: A beginner's journal of little interest
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 11:07 pm
by Bill Spight
Boidhre wrote:My opponent thought I'd improved over yesterday:
Quite possibly.
Also beat a KGS 3k handily with 8 stones which I was happy with. Just looking for general thoughts on this game rather than a full review. Was I aggressive enough in the opening?
I would say so.
Did I become too passive again in the middle game?
I don't think so.
I know I messed up in the bottom left quite badly, I think the extension was a case of big over urgent.
You mean the extension on the bottom side at
? You can make a case for the solid connection at D-05 or for starting the ko right away at B-01. (OC, you overlooked the ko. That being the case, the solid connection looks good.
)
Re: A beginner's journal of little interest
Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 3:10 am
by Boidhre
Thank you Bill and Skydry, yes I completely missed that ko. :/
Re: A beginner's journal of little interest
Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 12:30 pm
by Boidhre
Good day at the club. Finally beat Alejandro who has crushed me on 9 stones since I started playing. Came within 20 points of a Kaya 6k in an even game, happy with this. Have one person left to beat on 9 stones (an EGF 2k). Should prove an interesting challenge.
Re: A beginner's journal of little interest
Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 3:41 pm
by topazg
Boidhre wrote:Good day at the club. Finally beat Alejandro who has crushed me on 9 stones since I started playing. Came within 20 points of a Kaya 6k in an even game, happy with this. Have one person left to beat on 9 stones (an EGF 2k). Should prove an interesting challenge.
Awww, am I no longer a 9 stones goal?
Re: A beginner's journal of little interest
Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 3:46 pm
by Boidhre
topazg wrote:Boidhre wrote:Good day at the club. Finally beat Alejandro who has crushed me on 9 stones since I started playing. Came within 20 points of a Kaya 6k in an even game, happy with this. Have one person left to beat on 9 stones (an EGF 2k). Should prove an interesting challenge.
Awww, am I no longer a 9 stones goal?
Hehe, you'll make a fine long term one.
Re: A beginner's journal of little interest
Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 4:25 pm
by topazg
Boidhre wrote:topazg wrote:Boidhre wrote:Good day at the club. Finally beat Alejandro who has crushed me on 9 stones since I started playing. Came within 20 points of a Kaya 6k in an even game, happy with this. Have one person left to beat on 9 stones (an EGF 2k). Should prove an interesting challenge.
Awww, am I no longer a 9 stones goal?
Hehe, you'll make a fine long term one.
Not too long at this rate
Re: A beginner's journal of little interest
Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 4:26 pm
by Boidhre
topazg wrote:Not too long at this rate
Haha, just got decimated by 60 points by a 3d.
Admittedly though it was blitz and I *suck* at blitz.
Edit: Actually, that sounds like I thought I should win, um, no I don't.