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| Author: | Potter [ Fri Aug 22, 2014 1:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | The Wizard Road to 10k (and beyond) |
My name is (unnamed) but call me Potter. I've been playing go for a while now and I average around 14k- 16k on KGS, which is what I play on. I've been reading a few Study Journals myself and I believe that making one myself would help me track my progress and make me want to improve. It'll be a long and fun road. I'll post when I play a game today. Any opinions or tips on games or my study record are greatly welcomed! ^^ |
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| Author: | EdLee [ Fri Aug 22, 2014 1:45 pm ] |
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Hi Potter, Welcome.  If you haven't heard of Bruce Wilcox's Go lessons, "Contact Fights," I recommend it. You can google it or contact Bruce on KGS (username: bwilcox ). Disclaimer: I have no connection to Mr. Wilcox, except I bought Contact Fights over 10 years ago, (my only purchase from him), and it helped me. |
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| Author: | judicata [ Fri Aug 22, 2014 1:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Wizard Road to 10k (and beyond) |
Best of luck. Looking forward to the game. |
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| Author: | Potter [ Fri Aug 22, 2014 2:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Wizard Road to 10k (and beyond) |
Here's the game I played. It was against a supposed 3d guest on KGS. |
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| Author: | EdLee [ Fri Aug 22, 2014 2:53 pm ] |
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Hi Potter,  just extend to D15. That's the local, shared vital point. you let W get the vital point, in sente. painful result for B. W's shape is super strong.Go back and compare the result if you had simply extended to D15 on . Get a feeling how much you've lost here,just by missing the basic vital point D15.  not good. If you want to jump out, simply E13 is better.C3 (3-3) is very big. You get pushed around here, all because of . Important to study . the exchange - is good for W. this move contradicts . If you want to play here,then play here directly, without the exchange - ,which made W stronger. Does this make sense ? After the exchange - , W's lower left corneris stronger, then you play — this doesn't make sense.  not good. completely wrong. If you want to fight,you must first jump out, say, F7, etc. This move is hurting your C6 group — you are killing yourself, faster. Locally, the push-thru at E12 is big.  standard bad habit. Locally, just connect.
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| Author: | Potter [ Fri Aug 22, 2014 3:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: |
EdLee wrote: Hi Potter, just extend to D15. That's the local, shared vital point. you let W get the vital point, in sente. painful result for B. W's shape is super strong.Go back and compare the result if you had simply extended to D15 on . Get a feeling how much you've lost here,just by missing the basic vital point D15. not good. If you want to jump out, simply E13 is better.C3 (3-3) is very big. You get pushed around here, all because of . Important to study . the exchange - is good for W. this move contradicts . If you want to play here,then play here directly, without the exchange - ,which made W stronger. Does this make sense ? After the exchange - , W's lower left corneris stronger, then you play — this doesn't make sense. not good. completely wrong. If you want to fight,you must first jump out, say, F7, etc. This move is hurting your C6 group — you are killing yourself, faster. Locally, the push-thru at E12 is big. standard bad habit. Locally, just connect.Thank you! I shall interpret these into my game! |
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| Author: | Potter [ Sat Aug 23, 2014 10:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Wizard Road to 10k (and beyond) |
I'm going to compete in the American KGS+ August tournament in an hour or 2. I'll post the report of my first game after it happens. I practiced some Tsumego and Tesuji, turns out I'm fairly good at Tsumego. I played 2 games that helped me learn; I lost both though. One I lived where I shouldn't have and felt good, but I messed up on the rest of the board. |
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