A typical sort of loss for me (10k)

[joellercoaster]

I feel like the problems my opponent gave me (the stupidity leading to black 191, where I was feeling defeated and not keeping an eye on weaknesses I already knew I had, aside) are the sort of problems I am having a lot lately. I'd be really grateful for some comments and advice about behaviour and thinking.

[Joaz Banbeck]

There is something wrong with the file. If I scroll through it, sometimes I get different positions.

My comments about the first 100 moves:



The major point that I see in this game is that you played slackly in moves 60-70 and let him connect two loose groups. The game was probably even up til then. You had some walls and he had two weak groups. If you had played a little more aggressively, you could have crushed something and won.

EDIT: The more I think about move 12, the more I like the variation.

[Uberdude]

p14 and q11 appear to be a joseki autopilot, oblivious to the surroundings (i.e q9). Jump isn't good here, just like http://www.lifein19x19.com/forum/viewto ... 76#p157576.

12 should possibly even connect solidly on the other side, but the position is already bad by then. If 8 is extend to the right on the vital bulge point of e4 then you either get a much more solid wall, or if black resists with push up to f4 you follow out your threat in e4 and push through at e3 for a trade. And j4 etc is saving a blighted stone from a broken shape, better to just sacrifice it and hope you don't screw up so badly in the next place.

[Bill Spight]

A few comments on the early play.



Actually, Black let you get away with making a heavy group on the bottom side.

[joellercoaster]

Thank you Joaz, Uberdude and Bill! This feels like exactly the level of detail I need.