Life In 19x19

Hi Dusk Eagle,

Indeed that shape is very important. It's interesting
Sensei's basic shapes have most of the outside libs filled.

Is this a slightly more general shape ?

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Yes, the number of liberties doesn't matter for the default shape. I'd say that you need to also know how to kill the basic [sl=L1Group]L+1 groups[/sl] in your example, as white can form either of them. However, killing either of them is really easy (when there aren't extra stones around) - just hane on the first line on whatever side the leg is on, changing the L+1 group back into an L group.

Guess I'm going to be reading up on the L group tommorow.


*Did Elementary problems #215-234
*Did Get Strong at Tesuji problems #427-432
*Watched Shusaku review #31 (vs. Sekiyama Sendaiu)
*Read Lessons chapter 2

Dusk Eagle wrote:However, killing either of them is really easy <snip> just hane on the first line...

After all, "there is death in the hane."

My break from L&D is basically only doing elementary


*Did Elementary problems 235-255
*Did Get strong at Tesuji problems 433-462
*Read Lessons Chapter 3
*Went over http://gokifu.com/s/m6b-gokifu-19041015 ... 8d%29.html

*Did elementary problems 256-265
*Did get strong at tesuji problems 463-498
*Read Lessons chapter 4

I want to finish get strong at tesuji by tommorow.

Abyssinica wrote:
You ever make a really stupid mistake that costs a game and then go on tilt

Every single game.

Unusedname wrote:

Abyssinica wrote:
You ever make a really stupid mistake that costs a game and then go on tilt

Every single game.

Amen brother.

skydyr wrote:

Unusedname wrote:

Abyssinica wrote:
You ever make a really stupid mistake that costs a game and then go on tilt

Every single game.

Amen brother.

+1

moyoaji wrote:

skydyr wrote:

Unusedname wrote:Every single game.

Amen brother.

+1

As they say, it's not about who makes a game losing mistake, it's about who makes a game losing mistake LAST.

Updating daily is too much of a hassle; I'm just going to post in here whenever I feel like it now, basically.


So, I just clicked on challenging the 6k 5 second SD bot for the hell of it. I actually won this game, believe it or not. All instinct. There were about 2-3 moves I played so I wouldn't lose on time - I think they're noticible because they're obviously bad shape. Anyways, I'm suprised I got a good result out of his Avalanche variation that I wasn't expecting - I haven't ever played Avalanche before, so there's that.

So with that's said, here's what my "go instincts" look like.