This is a game that I played earlier today. I feel that I played pretty bad this game, but still managed to come out 30 points ahead. (Too bad this was a free game). I think that my main problems in this game was reading. I didn't read a lot of positions and variations out enough. I have a lot of big mistakes here. ..And don't even ask about move 105. Any review or feedback is appreciated.
That's not really a bad game for a 20K. You won, and you were just a move or two away from a landslide win. ( 156 at H3 and 186 at B6, and you win by 100 plus )
The biggest improvement you can make - which will make you 15K overnight - is to watch your cutting points.
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 8:59 pm
by EdLee
Not bad at all. Basics. Basic shapes.
(;CA[utf-8]FF[4]ST[2]RU[Japanese]OT[5x30 byo-yomi]AB[dd][pd][jj][dp][pp]AP[CGoban:3] SZ[19]GM[1]DT[2012-04-22]PC[KGS]PB[lildrummer]BR[20k]PW[funkmonk12]WR[15k]KM[0.5] HA[5]TM[1200]RE[B+30.5]MULTIGOGM[0] ;W[np]WL[1192.08] (;B[on]BL[1188.25]C[See var.];W[pf]WL[1189.57];B[nc]BL[1169.32];W[oh]WL[1186.88] (;B[ok]BL[1160.49]C[See var.];W[pj]WL[1184.75];B[pk]BL[1149.73];W[qk]WL[1182.73] ;B[ql]BL[1126.69];W[rk]WL[1179.6];B[rl]BL[1123.06];W[sl]WL[1176.55];B[sm]BL[1120.03] ;W[sk]WL[1175.36];B[rn]BL[1117.53];W[oj]WL[1170.52] (;B[jp]BL[1098.9]C[See also var.];W[kp]WL[1167.37];B[kq]BL[1090.45];W[lp]WL[1163.45] (;B[nq]BL[1086.83];W[oq]WL[1159.72];B[op]BL[1082.84];W[mq]WL[1157.37] (;B[pq]BL[1081.54]C[See var.] (;W[or]WL[1155.49]C[Bad habit. See var.];B[pr]BL[1079.14] (;W[ps]WL[1153.65]C[What is he doing. See var.] (;B[qs]BL[1077.16]C[What are you doing. See var.];W[nr]WL[1151.36];B[os]BL[1074.89] C[Too small. Barely better than pass.];W[ns]WL[1150.05];B[ps]BL[1073.25]C[Too too small. Barely better than pass.] ;W[lq]WL[1143.64] (;B[jr]BL[1067.59]C[See var.];W[kr]WL[1141.47];B[jq]BL[1061.26];W[ks]WL[1132.46] ;B[js]BL[1058.24];W[mr]WL[1130.65];B[dj]BL[1053.07];W[fd]WL[1127.67] (;B[ef]BL[1020.75]C[See var.];W[ff]WL[1122.4] (;B[fh]BL[991.445]C[Wrong shape.];W[dc]WL[1117.36];B[cc]BL[984.726];W[ec]WL[1114.12] ;B[jd]BL[974.694];W[id]WL[1111.67];B[ic]BL[973.043];W[hd]WL[1107.76];B[hc]BL[963.348] ;W[gc]WL[1105.43];B[gb]BL[942.832];W[fb]WL[1102.2];B[ha]BL[939.805];W[je]WL[1097.75] ;B[kd]BL[932.339];W[ke]WL[1095.32];B[le]BL[930.443];W[lf]WL[1093.21];B[me]BL[928.732] ;W[mf]WL[1091.91];B[ne]BL[923.415];W[nf]WL[1089.34];B[oe]BL[918.228];W[of]WL[1087.49] (;B[qf]BL[915.699]C[Wrong shape. See var.];W[pe]WL[1085.08];B[qe]BL[913.137];W[qg] WL[1082.51];B[rg]BL[910.087];W[rh]WL[1080.68];B[qh]BL[908.763];W[qi]WL[1075.59] ;B[pg]BL[906.814];W[ph]WL[1072.8];B[qg]BL[905.045];W[ri]WL[1070.81];B[mj]BL[872.497] ;W[ni]WL[1064.45];B[kn]BL[866.102];W[lo]WL[1059.1];B[ln]BL[861.488];W[cq]WL[1054.37] ;B[cp]BL[851.244];W[dq]WL[1052.16];B[eq]BL[849.86];W[er]WL[1050.43];B[fq]BL[834.901] ;W[fr]WL[1048.6];B[gr]BL[832.516];W[bp]WL[1042.44];B[bq]BL[828.571];W[br]WL[1039.78] ;B[bo]BL[827.607];W[aq]WL[1038.05];B[fs]BL[820.378];W[es]WL[1034.81];B[gs]BL[819.204] ;W[ds]WL[1032.59];B[cs]BL[777.334];W[dr]WL[1030.07];B[cr]BL[773.923];W[bs]WL[1027.93] ;B[db]BL[766.626];W[eb]WL[1025.37];B[ca]BL[765.11];W[ed]WL[1022.08];B[de]BL[760.991] ;W[ee]WL[1019.02] (;B[cf]BL[748.791];W[eg]WL[1015.92];B[df]BL[743.15];W[fg]WL[1012.74];B[eh]BL[739.091] ;W[dg]WL[1009.76];B[cg]BL[735.654];W[dh]WL[1007.66];B[di]BL[734.302];W[ch]WL[1005.95] ;B[ci]BL[732.512];W[bh]WL[998.492];B[bg]BL[729.4];W[bi]WL[996.031];B[bj]BL[727.199] ;W[ag]WL[991.054];B[af]BL[725.599];W[ah]WL[989.792];B[aj]BL[711.394];W[gh]WL[987.075] ;B[gi]BL[709.397];W[hh]WL[983.131];B[hi]BL[705.908];W[ii]WL[981.922];B[ih]BL[704.028] ;W[ig]WL[978.008];B[ij]BL[702.75];W[jh]WL[976.166];B[ji]BL[701.568];W[ih]WL[974.684] ;B[li]BL[697.714];W[kh]WL[972.944];B[ki]BL[696.356];W[lh]WL[971.54];B[mi]BL[690.578] ;W[mh]WL[970.086];B[no]BL[663.572];W[mo]WL[967.99];B[mn]BL[662.103];W[jo]WL[962.922] ;B[ko]BL[656.607];W[io]WL[961.613];B[ho]BL[654.896];W[ip]WL[959.672];B[iq]BL[653.225] ;W[hp]WL[957.513] (;B[gp]BL[651.689];W[hq]WL[955.494];B[hr]BL[650.278];W[is]WL[946.415];B[jn]BL[626.269] ;W[in]WL[940.476];B[hn]BL[614.861];W[im]WL[938.251];B[il]BL[612.82];W[hm]WL[936.375] ;B[gm]BL[611.537];W[hl]WL[934.583];B[gl]BL[610.215];W[ik]WL[931.906];B[jl]BL[608.79] ;W[hk]WL[929.978];B[gk]BL[607.091];W[hj]WL[927.996];B[gj]BL[605.713];W[ir]WL[913.284] ;B[gq]BL[599.584];W[go]WL[908.129];B[gn]BL[596.45];W[fo]WL[906.85];B[ep]BL[593.275] ;W[ao]WL[897.87];B[an]BL[591.741];W[bn]WL[894.158];B[ap]BL[589.666];W[co]WL[889.998] ;B[bq]BL[584.89];W[ei]WL[881.221];B[fi]BL[582.704];W[bp]WL[879.596];B[ej]BL[576.684] ;W[ao]WL[877.039];B[bm]BL[570.613];W[am]WL[874.876];B[cn]BL[569.101];W[cm]WL[870.832] ;B[dn]BL[567.023];W[bl]WL[865.126];B[do]BL[564.868];W[bo]WL[863.295];B[dl]BL[542.242] ;W[cl]WL[859.314];B[dm]BL[541.112];W[ck]WL[857.674];B[cj]BL[538.521];W[dk]WL[854.784] ;B[ek]BL[536.094];W[jk]WL[847.282];B[kk]BL[531.396];W[jm]WL[845.509];B[kl]BL[529.583] ;W[km]WL[843.595];B[lm]BL[527.07];W[nj]WL[841.521];B[nk]BL[524.941];W[sg]WL[831.531] ;B[sf]BL[522.996];W[sh]WL[830.432];B[og]BL[520.36];W[ng]WL[827.704];B[ak]BL[506.149] ;W[al]WL[824.131];B[bk]BL[504.241];W[qc]WL[814.658];B[qd]BL[497.848];W[pc]WL[812.6] ;B[oc]BL[495.865];W[ob]WL[808.567];B[nb]BL[486.76];W[oa]WL[802.669];B[na]BL[483.889] ;W[qb]WL[801.749];B[rc]BL[481.891];W[rb]WL[800.41];B[sd]BL[478.179];W[qa]WL[792.735] ;B[sb]BL[476.156];W[ml]WL[777.673];B[ll]BL[459.418];W[mk]WL[773.023];B[nl]BL[454.859] ;W[lj]WL[756.351];B[kj]BL[449.729];W[ae]WL[741.401];B[bf]BL[444.192];W[be]WL[739.604] ;B[bd]BL[437.934];W[ce]WL[729.597];B[cd]BL[432.09];W[fa]WL[725.849] (;B[ga]BL[428.552];W[ia]WL[704.676];B[hb]BL[423.995];W[jc]WL[702.702];B[kc]BL[410.883] ;W[ib]WL[700.457];B[jb]BL[409.441];W[ic]WL[698.999];B[ka]BL[406.853];W[ja]WL[697.594] ;B[kb]BL[404.529];W[ea]WL[667.352];B[cb]BL[398.029];W[]WL[667.35];B[]BL[398.027] TB[se][rf][ei][fj][lj][fk][lk][mk][el][fl][ml][ol][pl][em][be][fm][mm][nm][om][pm] [qm][rm][en][fn][nn][pn][qn][sn][eo][fo][go][po][qo][ro][so][fp][qp][rp][sp][qq] [rq][sq][qr][rr][sr][rs][ss][qb][aa][ba][la][ma][oa][pa][qa][ra][sa][ab][bb][lb] [mb][ob][pb][oo][rb][ac][bc][lc][mc][pc][qc][sc][ad][ld][md][nd][od][rd][ae][ce] [re]TW[ga][ha][gb][hb][fc][hc][gd][fe][ge][he][ie][gf][hf][if][kf][gg][hg][jg][kg] [lg][mg][nh][oi][pi][si][qj][rj][sj][bm][an][ap][jp][mp][bq][iq][jq][kq][nq][ar] [cr][jr][lr][as][cs][js][ls][ms][jf]) (;B[hb])) (;B[hq];W[go];B[gq])) (;B[eg])) (;B[qe]C[Locally, this kosumi. End of notes.])) (;B[fg])) (;B[df])) (;B[jq]C[Better than in the game.])) (;B[nr])) (;W[nr]C[Only move.])) (;W[nr]LB[no:a][mp:b][mo:c]C[See the difference. Now B (a) is not an atari, so W will not play (b) -- W can resist with (c).])) (;B[nr]LB[mr:a][or:b][no:c][oq:d]C[Descend once first. Here, (a) and (b) miai, so you kill W (d). Even if this dies, you will have gained the (c) atari. See continuation. ] ;W[mr];B[no]LB[mp:a][nr:b]C[After you descend once to (b), when you atari here, W must connect at (a) and make an empty triangle for himself. In the game, without the descend to (b), when you atari here, W can capture at (b) -- big difference.])) (;B[oq];W[nq])) (;B[qj]C[Did you read this cut? Did you notice W may have a problem here?];W[rj] ;B[qi];W[ri];B[qh];W[rh];B[qg]C[Study what happens here. Homework for you.])) (;B[pj])) (;B[pn]))
...which will make you 15K overnight...
Sorry to disagree, but there is usually no quick or simple fix for anything in Go. (Otherwise, if Go were easy, I would have quit a long time ago. ) Go is like a marathon. There is only the step right now. Lots and lots of baby steps (BASICS). Improve your basics, step by step. That's all.
Re: A bad game
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:35 pm
by lildrummerninja
Thanks for the review guys! Don't worry, one of the things I'm concentrating on is the fundamentals. (I've still got a long ways to go until I reach the SDK level again.)
You won, and you were just a move or two away from a landslide win. ( 156 at H3 and 186 at B6, and you win by 100 plus )
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