At move 18 in a game I just lost, I am faced with this board position: Now, using the Clossi approach, I have to ask the first question: am I weak? and this is a very key point: the H3 stone is “light” but is it “weak”? If it is weak, we have 4 prioritized […]
I know that modern AI strongly prefers corners, but this is ridiculous. Can anyone explain why S19 is so important?
I was reviewing my 3rd NAOL match and after my opponent’s move 50, guess where the AI wanted me to play: that’s right – S19. What sense is there in playing S19 when the response is a casual S3 or T2? White’s left is getting big and the White group in the lower right deserves […]
In today’s episode of “man I wish I knew more life and death” …
I was playing someone 4 stones stronger than me and we reached this position: The correct move in this position is based on the Clossi approach “remove the base” principle. I wont say what it is though. After failing to get that kill, I had another one in this position: Here, let’s work through the […]
Brutal Attacking Sequences
wallerdog vs thedeepself live At move 137 in this game we reach this position and AI revealed a simple but brutal attacking sequence. I will not reveal it, but you are welcome to find it!
Is “Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go” truly lessons in the fundamentals of Go?!
I was pleased to find that “Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go” by Kageyama is available at internet archive. I’m currently playing someone ranked 2k and he mentioned that he read it 1.5 times. I really like to table of contents, but as a student of The Clossi Approach and Bruce Wilcox’s Go dojo, I […]
Here’s a good #gosong for my current game – “I ran” by Flock of Seagulls
If my group ‘A’ could talk in this go position: Here is what it would be singing:
Deja-vu about certain shape-aggregates
I was playing a move in my game against Mimei and kept swearing that I had a shape similar to the circled shape in another game: Then a few days later in my game against Valgaav I struck by having a similar large-shape consisting of of many common shape patterns (bamboo, table, etc): It’s odd […]
What would you play in this #goposition
Gelato has an interesting corner-oriented style of play, where he often opens with a 3-3 and 3-4 stone… in this game, he chose a 4-4 stone, but played the joseki where he keeps the corner. We pick up the action at move 35 My analysis:
After a 4-month drop from 5k, I have now returned to 5k
4 months ago, I made 5k on OGS primarily by playing live games based on what Clossius teaches: “just dont lose… play defense”… then I started playing all sorts of blitz games and a whole lot of blitz games and I dropped to as low as 8k. In my return to 5k I have only […]
I am re-focusing on the opening… I got some good feedback
Since Baduk is a martial art, both players should be allowed to place stones at will instead of alternating turns
In boxing, kung fu, jiu jitsu, etc, people do not take turns: once the opening bell sounds, it is up to the opponents to decide if they want to immediately engage or feel each other out with a few jabs and feints. A cool way to play Baduk would be if both players could slap […]
It’s like you’re standing outside the bar screaming at someone in the bar “you’re a loser”
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 […]
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:
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 […]
Maybe it’s just me, but I do not enjoy playing people considerably stronger than me
To use a martial arts analogy, the last thing you want to do to start your boxing career is step in the ring against Mike Tyson: When I play a dan-level player, I feel just like this victim of Mike Tyson – I’m being hit from all sides by a flabbergasting set of plays. there […]
8k defeats 3k on OGS… I think because he started the tournament game late and it was the last round he was not thinking clearly…
Here is the game – https://online-go.com/game/50411499 Bruce Wilcox Style analysis Move 124