Clossius was reviewing a game of mine and I made the following timid surround move. Such a move is good it is has other-value. But in my case, I was just giving him tons of room to breathe. And Clossius was quick to make a joke about it: it’s like you’re standing out of bar, […]
sochoski vs me
A is my high skirt. B is an unfinished contact sequence. C is an unfinished contact sequence. D is a kosumi against an iron pillar (which means B5 is an invasion point). I wish I had the confidence to jump in at E, but I dont. F is peepable. G and H are invasion points […]
The late 3-4 corner invasion
I was reviewing one of my games where my opponent played a lot of 2nd line stones during the middle game. But the main thing I want to focus on here is how to live in opponent territory starting with this position: White has invaded Black and started a contact fight. Black has 4 local […]
Browser as servant, not master: The BrainTool approach to Mastering Your Online Life
I am a long-time user of Tabs Outliner, but I was starting to lose my wig with having every tab from every session automatically added to the tree. I had looked at Braintool over a year ago and my main turn-off about it is now my main turn-on: that I control when and where things […]
Spirit Animal (9k) vs me (7k)
Interesting game versus another redditor-youtuber. Move 31 – the fearsome power of influence We reach our first crucial position. White has 44 points of “cash” and Black has maybe half that in cash. But Black’s influence is fearsome. If he puts down a stone at 9, he locks up 20 more points.. sort of… I […]
Excellent presentation of the 2-5 invasion by EunkyoDo
1-dan professional EunkyoDo has a good twitch stream and some excellent material on her youtube channel. I was very impressed with her discussion of the 2-5 invasion. She gave examples from amateur as well as professional games:
Conspiracy at the Coutts Blockade? Resident claims RCMP planted evidence at her home
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Understanding KaTrain takes time… here’s what I’ve learned
Why does KaTrain sometimes choose a move that is not green as the best move
Me vs Radium_Mail Round 3 (7k vs 7k) – HE BEATS ME AGAIN!!!@!
I reached some interesting positions in this game. But it seems I always lose to this person!!!! Nonetheless I learn a lot and am sure I will this time. Too bad I didnt know it when I was playing the game! It was correspondence so no excuses about not having enough time to analyze. Let’s […]