Life In 19x19

Posted: **Sun Aug 11, 2013 9:17 am**

Please analyze my game. (attachment sgf file)
I'm just 15k now in Tygem.
I lost this game, but I feel I had skillful play.

Thank you in advance!

Posted: **Sun Aug 11, 2013 10:41 am**

I've made some comments in the SGF for the first ~100 moves. Even if I'm 5k on KGS that would probably also being DDK on Tygem; thus, take my comments with a grain of salt. A few general remarks:

- In the opening you tenuki very fast leaving a number of unsettled stones spread all around. It rather looks like white playing in high handycap games. Maybe you could try to play out local josekis a few more moves before switching to another place - you can't have the whole board ;-)

- In local fights, try also to look on the other groups nearby. Try to connect them while threatening the opponent's stones.
- Also, before you atari and drive the opponent's stones out, think about if that could hurt another of your groups
- When being cross-cut it is almost never a good idea to atari immediately. After your opponent extends, you are left back with many weaknesses. It is better to extend after a cross-cut.

Posted: **Sun Aug 11, 2013 10:49 am**

Just a few moves commented. Only up to move #34.

(;AN[Even \: Black 6.5 Dum]AP[Go Eye by http://e-intuit.hk]BR[15k]CA[Windows-1252]DT[2013- 8-11-21- 6- 3]GN[Rank]KM[6.5]MULTIGOGM[0]PB[mmbaduk]PC[Tygem Baduk]PW[xiaoguoshu]RE[white wins by resignation]SZ[19]TM[Time limit 40minute \: 40 second countdown 5 time]WR[15k];B[pd];W[dd];B[pp];W[dp](;B[fp];W[cn];B[fc];W[cf];B[cj]C[Not important];W[dj](;B[cq]C[Tenuki? Why?
Stone at C10 has now one liberty less - nobi move would be sufficient there.

And why here?
Why corner? And why under shimari? D3 would be better.
Check josekipedia or eidogo for more information about this joseki.];W[dq];B[bo];W[bn];B[dr];W[er];B[cr];W[eq];B[cp];W[co];B[ap];W[ds];B[cs];W[ar];B[br];W[nq];B[pn];W[pr];B[kp]C[Ok, you try to erase white's moyo.];W[kq](;B[qj]C[And Tenuki? Again? Why?
Your stone is weaker now at L4 so it would be a good idea to make it stronger.
Nobi, hane or ikken tobi should be played there.];C[White is attacking your stone...]W[nc];B[qq]C[...and you ignored it. Why?
R3 is ok if white has no L3 stone, but here, after you invested a stone at R10 already you should answer white's approach.];C[2nd white attack on your single stone. Unanswered.

I recommend you a solid study of basics.
If you are attacked - answer, defend. If you reduce or invade - try to use these stones in some way, build a group there or run to the center - not just abandon them after a move.
You should pay more attention to opening schemes - try to read some books about it.
Also try to think about a function of every stone you played. If you have played some stone you should have an idea for continuation.

End of comments. There is no hope for black already, white has better position and is stronger everywhere.]W[qf];B[iq];W[ir];B[hr];W[jr];B[hq];W[jp];B[dk];W[ck];B[cl];W[bk];B[dl];W[an];B[aq];W[bp];B[as];W[ao];B[bl];W[bj];B[ci];W[bi];B[di];W[ej];B[ei];W[fj];B[bh];W[al];B[en];W[eo];B[fo];W[fn];B[fm];W[gn];B[em];W[gm];B[gl];W[im];B[jo];W[ip];B[jq];W[kr];B[io];W[hj];B[hl];W[hm];B[il];W[jm];B[hp];W[jl];B[ij];W[fi];B[cg];W[eg];B[df];W[ce];B[ef];W[ff];B[ee];W[fe];B[dg];W[ch];B[dh];W[fg];B[ed];W[ik];B[hk];W[jk];B[gj];W[hi];B[fk];W[ek];B[gi];W[gh];B[el];W[gk];B[gj];W[gi];B[dn];W[do];B[bm];W[am];B[ai];W[ak];B[fq];W[gk];B[mq];W[mr];B[gj];W[gr];B[fr];W[gk];B[cc];W[dc];B[gj];W[bq];B[bo];W[gk];B[es];W[dm];B[gj];W[cm];B[cd];W[bd];B[bc];W[ec];B[fd];W[be];B[db];W[eb];B[da];W[ea];B[ba];W[ac];B[bb];W[cb];B[ca];W[de];B[ab];W[gb];B[lq];W[lp];B[mp];W[lr];B[lo];W[qr];B[lc];W[pc];B[qd];W[qc];B[od];W[nd];B[ld];W[hd];B[gd];W[ge];B[hc];W[gc];B[he];W[id];B[ie];W[ic];B[fb];W[fa];B[hb];W[ga];B[je];W[ib];B[of];W[rd];B[re];W[rc];B[qe];W[qh];B[oh];W[pi];B[me];W[ne];B[nf];W[oe];B[pf];W[qg];B[pe];W[oc];B[lm];W[lk];B[nj];W[pj];B[qk];W[pk];B[ql];W[nk];B[ok];W[ol];B[mk];W[nl];B[oj];W[ml];B[mj];W[pl];B[ll];W[lj];B[li];W[oi];B[mi];W[nh];B[og];W[mf];B[mg];W[lf];B[lg];W[kf];B[ji];W[ni];B[ng];W[jj];B[jg];W[kg];B[kh];W[jf];B[ig];W[if];B[hf];W[nn];B[np];W[oq];B[op];W[ri];B[qi];W[ph];B[rj];W[sh];B[sg];W[sf];B[sj];W[se];B[rr];W[rs];B[sr];W[qs];B[pq];W[or];B[pm];W[mn];B[ln];W[oo];B[on];W[no];B[po];W[mh];B[lh];W[ii];B[jh];W[hg];B[ke];W[md];B[le];W[mb];B[is];W[js];B[hs];W[bp];B[go];W[kn];B[ep];W[kl];B[bq];W[fl];B[rf];W[rg];B[si];W[rh];B[mo];W[sd];B[lb];W[la];B[ka];W[ma];B[jb];W[bg];B[ag];W[bf];B[ad];W[eh];B[jc];W[jd];B[kd];W[ha];B[mc];W[ob];B[ae];W[af];B[ac];W[ia];B[ja];W[pg];B[km];W[jn];B[kj];W[kk];B[ki])(;B[jp])(;B[jq])(;B[lq])(;B[ip]))(;B[jd]C[Build your own sphere of influence.]))(;B[fq]C[3rd line is more common, with better continuation.]))

Posted: **Tue Aug 20, 2013 7:28 am**

Thank you my Senseis.
Today I play in tygem. I'm white and also shodan. (funny!)
I lost. So I wanna you to point out my flaws.
Than I can try next time to avoid the same mistake.
Thanks in advance!

Posted: **Tue Aug 20, 2013 7:51 am**

Move 6: This is inadvisable, because a black pincer works well with his approach stone. If you want to break up the mini-chinese, pincer the approach stone yourself.

Move 14: Slow, unrequired, and it makes white heavy.

Sequence to 19: This hurts white's bottom center stones, and is still heavy.

Move 22: White doesn't have enough space to make a proper base, but this move prevents white from invading the corner and treating the original approach lightly.

Move 34: White has a lot of weak groups on the board, so these may be more important.

Move 36: Slow.

Move 44: Slow and small. You may as well extend to put pressure on black.

Moves 72 and 74: These seem submissive. Black connects to his stronger group without any trouble.

Move 75: White's earlier heavy group is in trouble, and black will get something out of attacking it.

Through 100: Locally, this is good for white, but black is sacrificing to enclose the top right white group. So long as black's inside group survives, this should be good for black.

Move 122: This is giving away sente, since white can't kill the black group anymore.

In general, white's early inclination to fight on unfavourable terms left him scrambling on dame to live with his groups while black made points attacking them. Black got two gigantic corners, plus another corner and a nice chunk of the center, while white's points were one corner and part of the side, plus the 10-ish stone sacrifice.

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