After pretty much resigning myself to being a permanent KGS 5k, last month I went 16-7, won 71% of my games against stronger players, and broke through to 4k. This wasn't the first time I've done this, but the first time in a long time, and it felt pretty good. On the one hand, it seems that I should be strong enough to hold my own at 4k, but I don't feel particularly confident. Aside from studying (trying to memorize) Joseki, I haven't done anything new, so I'm basically assuming it's just a temporary blip, and in a few days I'll be back where I've been lingering for the past 4 years. On the other hand, maybe the Joseki study has given me a boost and I actually have gotten better. That would be nice! In any case however short-lived it may turn out to be, I am savoring the achievement - kind of as if I had done well at a tournament.
Here is the game that got me over the edge. The game went south quickly after I let myself get boxed in on the bottom right, letting my opponent build a nice framework on the bottom. My invasion at
ended up dying shortly thereafter, but I managed to sacrifice it and turn the game around.Edit: stats were wrong - they included unranked games against HelloPenta :p
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W jumps into your Chinese opening (narrow) gap --
This jump seems questionable. ( I would 3-3; trade. )
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This has a feeling of 
M16...
Now that you're all connected,
Interesting. Did you also consider G5 ?
Did you also consider G5 or K8, etc. ?
J8, etc. ...
K8, etc. ...
Connect.
