Mood much, much improved but in a steady non-manic way.
In something that people might in general find interesting: Self-compassion is key to good mental health: http://www.scientificamerican.com/artic ... tal-health (from a go perspective, the ability to not beat yourself up during losing streaks would be relevant)
Tsumego solving continues unabated. 200 problems into the set of 1000 now with a 94% success rate which is lower than I'd like but acceptable for a second run through I think.
tomukaze wrote:That's great you are in a better mood and doing well. 94% is quite good! Sure 1% is only a trivial amount away anyway, almost an ϵ difference.
Eh, I'm being a perfectionist about it. I want 95% and that's that.
Boidhre wrote:Mood much, much improved but in a steady non-manic way.
In something that people might in general find interesting: Self-compassion is key to good mental health: http://www.scientificamerican.com/artic ... tal-health (from a go perspective, the ability to not beat yourself up during losing streaks would be relevant)
Tsumego solving continues unabated. 200 problems into the set of 1000 now with a 94% success rate which is lower than I'd like but acceptable for a second run through I think.
Hmmm. Sounds like time to do some harder problems. Shoot for 50%!
The Adkins Principle: At some point, doesn't thinking have to go on?
— Winona Adkins
Boidhre wrote:Mood much, much improved but in a steady non-manic way.
In something that people might in general find interesting: Self-compassion is key to good mental health: http://www.scientificamerican.com/artic ... tal-health (from a go perspective, the ability to not beat yourself up during losing streaks would be relevant)
Tsumego solving continues unabated. 200 problems into the set of 1000 now with a 94% success rate which is lower than I'd like but acceptable for a second run through I think.
Hmmm. Sounds like time to do some harder problems. Shoot for 50%!
The quest for the perfect problem set never ends does it?
I think I played far, far too passively throughout the game. I left him keep sente far too long. was terrible as was . I was very much not on form tonight. We didn't get to finish the game, we had to get the club up and running and give teaching games to the new people but SmartGo has him ahead by around 15.
) ( ;B[ee] ;W[dd] ;B[de] ;W[cc] ;B[db] ;W[cb] ( ;B[ce] ;W[da] ;B[ql] ) ( ;B[fb] ;W[bd] ;B[ce] ;W[be] ;C[*** Difficult for White because of the extra Black strength on the bottom side.]B[ql] )
)
) ( ;B[ee] )
( ;B[df] ;W[dg] ;B[ef] )
) ( ;B[na] )
) ( ;B[rf] ;W[qe] ;B[pe] ( ;W[qd] ;C[*** Good for Black.]B[og] ) ( ;W[pf] ;B[qh] ;W[ne] ;C[***Tesuji.]B[nd] ;W[md] ;C[*** Tesuji.]B[nf] ;W[pg] ;C[*** White is still not alive in the corner.]B[ph] )
)
) ( ;C[*** Attacks the White base.]B[eq] )
) ( ;C[*** Strengthening White here is OK, because White is already strong. ]B[dm] )
) ( ;C[*** More solid. High low balance with bottom right side.]B[gq] )
( ;B[oc] ;W[nd] ;C[*** Attack!]B[kd] )
( ;C[*** Prevents White from playing here. Threatens to separate White and attack on the right side.]B[oj] )
( ;C[*** Starts a fight.]B[ql] ( ;W[no] ;B[ok] ) ( ;C[*** This looks better.]W[mo] ( ;C[*** Natural response.]B[lp] ;C[*** Difficult for Black.]W[ok] ) ( ;C[*** Get it while you can.]B[nn] ;W[no] ;B[lp] ;W[ok] ;B[ol] ;W[nl] ;B[pk] ;W[pj] ;B[nk] ;W[oj] ;B[ml] ;W[nm] ;C[*** Sacrifice!]B[mm] ;W[om] ;B[on] ;W[pl] ;B[pm] ;W[ol] ;B[mn] ;W[pn] ;B[lo] ;W[qm] ;B[pb] ;W[kc] ;C[*** Something like this, perhaps.]B[em] )
( ;B[ok] ;W[lp] ;B[mq] ( ;W[lo] ;B[pi] ;W[kc] ) ( ;W[qh] ;B[pi] ;W[qi] ;C[*** White is busy.]B[og] )
)
)
)
) ( ;C[*** Balanced with the low Black position in the top right. More enterprising.]B[po] )
)
Edit: Added variations to , var. 5, showing perhaps stiffer resistance by White.
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The Adkins Principle: At some point, doesn't thinking have to go on?
— Winona Adkins
Thanks Boidhre as always for putting up the game! And Bill as always thanks for your detailed comments. Looking at the game now it seems that white leaves too many weaknesses behind. I think when black gets abit stronger he will start to trash me!
was terrible as was 
. I was very much not on form tonight. We didn't get to finish the game, we had to get the club up and running and give teaching games to the new people but SmartGo has him ahead by around 15.
, var. 5, showing perhaps stiffer resistance by White. 
