Life In 19x19

Posted: **Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:26 pm**

This was a really fun game. In the end, I think I gave up too much trying to develop the center. I decided to target the center at :b47:

and it worked out pretty well. My opponent also added that had my endgame been a bit better, it probably would have been closer.

Any suggestions?

Edit: Whoops, I meant to put this here. :oops:

Posted: **Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:31 pm**

Basic shape problems. A few ideas:

Posted: **Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:23 pm**

EdLee wrote:Basic shape problems. A few ideas:

(;CA[utf-8]ST[2]RU[Japanese]OT[5x30 byo-yomi]GM[1]AP[CGoban:3]SZ[19]FF[4]DT[2012-01-11]
PC[KGS]PB[hailthorn]BR[8k]PW[uglyboxer]WR[2k]KM[6.5]TM[1800]RE[W+14.5]MULTIGOGM[0]
;B[pd]BL[1777.2];W[cp]WL[1796.43];B[pp]BL[1687.01];W[dc]WL[1790.82];B[eq]BL[1656.5]
;W[do]WL[1777.47];B[jp]BL[1653.79];W[nc]WL[1769.4];B[lc]BL[1641.64];W[qc]WL[1764.11]
(;B[qd]BL[1640.18]LB[pj:a]C[When you block this side and you do not have a B stone around (a),then W will get a big wedge around (a). See var.]
;W[pc]WL[1761.72];B[od]BL[1639.13];W[nb]WL[1759.99];B[me]BL[1636.56];W[qj]WL[1749.76]
LB[qd:a]C[W gets this big wedge. This is why you do not want to block at (a).];B[qn]
BL[1620.63];W[ce]WL[1737.05];B[qh]BL[1604.1];W[ql]WL[1733.04];B[cj]BL[1600.09];W[cl]
WL[1727.37];B[cg]BL[1597.47];W[rc]WL[1722.42]
(;B[oc]BL[1591.99]C[Bad habit. You reduce your own liberties and one ko threat. See var.]
;W[ob]WL[1719.28];B[rk]BL[1571.63];W[rj]WL[1706.88]
(;B[rm]BL[1565.24]C[Wrong shape. See var.];W[rl]WL[1700.04];B[sl]BL[1551.61];W[qk]
WL[1694.73];B[sm]BL[1539.74]C[No good reason to do this. Tenuki.];W[sk]WL[1691.7]
;B[nq]BL[1522.7]LB[sm:a][sk:b]C[Look at the (a)-(b) exchange. What is the (a) stone doing?]
;W[hc]WL[1678.94]
(;B[df]BL[1474.7]C[Too slow, too small, and gote. See var.];W[gq]WL[1670.34];B[fp]
BL[1472.44];W[hp]WL[1663.43];B[go]BL[1464.8];W[ho]WL[1659.71];B[fm]BL[1415.33]LB[hn:a]
[gn:b][gm:c]C[Wrong shape. Either hane (a) -- if you can, or nobi (b), or jump (c). Not here.]
;W[dq]WL[1655.89]
(;B[hn]BL[1408.97]C[See var.];W[er]WL[1648.94]
(;B[dm]BL[1388.23]C[See var.];W[cm]WL[1644.7];B[dl]BL[1386.11]C[You got gote here and let W walk right into your right side.]
;W[jo]WL[1625.77];B[ko]BL[1380.68];W[in]WL[1615.82];B[hm]BL[1377.96]
(;W[ee]WL[1607.68]C[See var.];B[de]BL[1375.73];W[dd]WL[1605.16];B[be]BL[1372.79]
;W[bd]WL[1602.89];B[bf]BL[1368.24]C[You got gote here again.];W[ff]WL[1595.06];B[ef]
BL[1353.88]C[Bad.];W[fe]WL[1591.7];B[fg]BL[1351.74]LB[ef:a][fe:b]C[Look at the (a)-(b) exchange -- the W (b) stone is on the outside, useful.
What is your (a) stone doing?]
;W[gg]WL[1588.38];B[gh]BL[1346.17];W[hg]WL[1585.4];B[hh]BL[1344.49];W[ck]WL[1568.88]
;B[dk]BL[1339.86];W[bj]WL[1566.14];B[ci]BL[1338.55];W[im]WL[1551.94];B[il]BL[1321.11]
;W[kp]WL[1544.91];B[lp]BL[1313.73];W[kq]WL[1542.11];B[lq]BL[1312.22]
(;W[jq]WL[1537.93]C[See var.];B[jn]BL[1309.26];W[io]WL[1525.95];B[jm]BL[1306.97]
;W[qm]WL[1517.42];B[rn]BL[1304.94];W[pn]WL[1513.5];B[po]BL[1292.53];W[on]WL[1508.61]
;B[ln]BL[1278.08];W[jc]WL[1447.25];B[ig]BL[1274.6];W[if]WL[1441.32];B[jf]BL[1267.77]
;W[ie]WL[1437.98];B[jg]BL[1260.22];W[nd]WL[1419.16];B[ne]BL[1257.01];W[rd]WL[1414.86]
;B[re]BL[1255.17];W[kr]WL[1396.77];B[ol]BL[1227.54];W[om]WL[1391];B[nl]BL[1225.9]
;W[rh]WL[1380.17];B[qi]BL[1217.25];W[ri]WL[1375.7];B[oi]BL[1212.69];W[oj]WL[1372.83]
;B[nj]BL[1211.46];W[pi]WL[1363.12];B[oh]BL[1207.47];W[ph]WL[1360.06];B[pg]BL[1204.96]
;W[qg]WL[1356.16];B[og]BL[1182.58];W[ns]WL[1349.36];B[pr]BL[1179.29];W[je]WL[1317.17]
;B[ke]BL[1169.63];W[lb]WL[1247.88];B[kc]BL[1162.26];W[kb]WL[1245.57];B[bi]BL[1149.24]
;W[nm]WL[1239.3];B[mm]BL[1147.28];W[bk]WL[1212.52];B[nr]BL[1139.09];W[os]WL[1202.93]
;B[lr]BL[1133.79];W[ls]WL[1200.56];B[mr]BL[1132.32];W[ms]WL[1199.26];B[ps]BL[1125.77]
;W[qf]WL[1190.8];B[qe]BL[1119.34];W[pf]WL[1188.03];B[of]BL[1114.69];W[ad]WL[1181.85]
;B[dn]BL[1095.85];W[cn]WL[1178.87];B[eo]BL[1093.86];W[fq]WL[1171.15];B[ep]BL[1090.94]
;W[dp]WL[1168.06];B[or]BL[1086.09];W[ks]WL[1164.78];B[sg]BL[1083];W[ld]WL[1149.86]
;B[le]BL[1075.72];W[kd]WL[1147.96];B[md]BL[1074.2];W[mc]WL[1145.76];B[ok]BL[1068.73]
;W[pj]WL[1140.92];B[sh]BL[1062.34];W[ae]WL[1123.68];B[cf]BL[1054.53];W[af]WL[1119.96]
;B[ag]BL[1053.03];W[ah]WL[1115.23];B[bg]BL[1050.06];W[ai]WL[1113.68];B[bh]BL[1047.58]
;W[aj]WL[1112.3];B[no]BL[1046.55];W[oo]WL[1108.14];B[op]BL[1045.19];W[rg]WL[1101.19]
;B[rf]BL[1042.18];W[sf]WL[1093.88];B[se]BL[1040.17];W[si]WL[1088.32];B[sf]BL[1038.6]
;W[sd]WL[1086.25];B[oe]BL[1036.61];W[cd]WL[1046.85];B[gp]BL[1032.09];W[hq]WL[1039.67]
;B[nn]BL[1022.2];W[pm]WL[992.51];B[]BL[977.957];W[]WL[971.291]TB[di][sn][kf][lf]
[mf][nf][dg][eg][kg][lg][mg][ng][ch][dh][eh][fh][ih][jh][kh][lh][mh][nh][ei][fi]
[gi][hi][ii][ji][ki][li][mi][ni][dj][ej][fj][gj][hj][ij][jj][kj][lj][mj][ek][fk]
[gk][hk][ik][jk][kk][lk][mk][nk][el][fl][gl][hl][jl][kl][ll][ml][em][gm][km][lm]
[en][fn][gn][kn][mn][fo][lo][mo][qo][ro][so][mp][np][qp][rp][sp][mq][oq][pq][qq]
[rq][sq][qr][rr][sr][qs][rs][ss]TW[cb][is][js][aa][ba][ca][da][ea][fa][ga][ha][ia]
[ja][ka][la][ma][na][oa][pa][qa][ra][sa][ab][hs][bb][db][eb][fb][gb][hb][ib][jb]
[mb][pb][qb][rb][sb][ac][bc][cc][ec][fc][gc][ic][kc][lc][sc][ed][fd][gd][hd][id]
[jd][ge][he][gf][hf][qh][qi][sj][ak][rk][al][bl][am][bm][an][bn][ao][bo][co][bp]
[ap][ip][jp][aq][bq][cq][iq][ar][br][cr][dr][fr][gr][hr][ir][jr][as][bs][cs][ds]
[es][fs][gs])
(;W[kn];B[lo];W[jq]))
(;W[de]))
(;B[in]))
(;B[er]C[You must keep W split.]))
(;B[gp]C[Huge.]))
(;B[rl]C[Just pull back.]))
(;B[rd]))
(;B[pc];W[qd];B[pe];W[pb];B[ob];W[qb];B[oc];W[qf]))

Thanks for the review. I definitely agree with your assessments. My big problem is is that on some of these moves I didn't read it out as well as I should have or I took a point mistakenly believing it was big. For example :b37:

was a mistake as you pointed out, but I thought it was a disadvantageous to allow white to play around that area. I guess ultimately my biggest problems are:

1. Not knowing when to tenuki

2. Failing to recognize big points

3. Reading errors

Which basically means I have problems a lot of people have. But I'm pretty sure these are moves I can recognize if I have the patience to try. Again, thanks for the review. It'll definitely help!

Life In 19x19

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