tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14068829249787965472024-03-13T20:45:07.955-07:00The Hamete Go Groupjhoakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07482123797193476529noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406882924978796547.post-19830876153417560812012-08-25T21:46:00.005-07:002012-08-25T21:46:48.324-07:00A bit slow<div class="eidogo-player-auto">
(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[6.50]TM[0]OT[5x20 byo-yomi]
PW[Kashomon]PB[black]WR[1k]BR[1k]DT[2012-08-25]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]RE[B+Resign]
;B[pd]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[dp]WL[20]OW[5]
;B[op]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[dd]WL[20]OW[5]
;B[fq]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[qj]WL[20]OW[5]C[This move gave up sente for me, which black took advantage of. I don't know if this is bad, but I really didn't like the opening that resulted.]
;B[cn]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[eo]WL[20]OW[5]
;B[cq]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[cp]WL[20]OW[5]
;B[dq]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[go]WL[20]OW[5]
;B[gp]BL[20]OB[5]
(;W[ho]WL[20]OW[5]C[This move doesn't do very much for white.]
;B[ck]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[ci]WL[20]OW[5]
;B[cg]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[ei]WL[20]OW[5]
;B[ek]BL[20]OB[5]
(;W[ce]WL[20]OW[5]C[Too slow. This allows black to jump to the center.]
;B[eg]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[bh]WL[20]OW[5]LB[gi:A]C[Again, very slow. It would have been better to play at A]
;B[fn]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[fo]WL[20]OW[5]
;B[en]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[jd]WL[20]OW[5]
;B[fc]BL[20]OB[5]C[I have two groups to attack! Unfortunately, I help black by playing defensively.]
;W[ec]WL[20]OW[5]C[this helps black.]
;B[fd]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[nc]WL[20]OW[5]
;B[qf]BL[20]OB[5]
(;W[bg]WL[20]OW[5]
;B[ed]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[dc]WL[20]OW[5]
;B[cf]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[df]WL[20]OW[5]
;B[dg]BL[20]OB[5]C[Now is the time to connect underneath.]
(;W[ee]WL[20]OW[5]
;B[fe]BL[20]OB[5]
(;W[ff]WL[20]OW[5]C[An overplay.]
;B[ef]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[de]WL[20]OW[5]
;B[bf]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[gf]WL[20]OW[5]
;B[bd]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[be]WL[20]OW[5]
;B[ae]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[hd]WL[20]OW[5]
;B[fb]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[eb]WL[20]OW[5]
(;B[ic]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[hc]WL[20]OW[5]
;B[hb]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[bc]WL[20]OW[5]
;B[fh]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[fj]WL[20]OW[5]
;B[jc]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[hh]WL[20]OW[5]
;B[gi]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[gk]WL[20]OW[5]
;B[hi]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[ih]WL[20]OW[5]
;B[ii]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[kc]WL[20]OW[5]
;B[id]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[ie]WL[20]OW[5]
;B[je]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[he]WL[20]OW[5]
;B[kd]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[gb]WL[20]OW[5]
;B[lc]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[ib]WL[20]OW[5]
;B[ql]BL[20]OB[5]TR[bd][ae][bf][cf][ef][cg][dg][eg][fh][gi][hi][ii]C[I am behind -- I should attack the black stones.]
(;W[pc]WL[20]OW[5]
;B[qc]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[qb]WL[20]OW[5]
;B[oc]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[pb]WL[20]OW[5]
;B[od]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[jb]WL[20]OW[5]
;B[kb]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[hm]WL[20]OW[4]
(;B[rc]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[dl]WL[20]OW[4]
;B[dk]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[bm]WL[20]OW[4]
;B[bn]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[bo]WL[20]OW[4]
;B[an]BL[20]OB[5]
(;W[bk]WL[20]OW[4]
;B[bq]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[dm]WL[20]OW[4]
;B[dn]BL[20]OB[5]
(;W[gm]WL[20]OW[4]C[Another mistake.]
;B[bj]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[ak]WL[20]OW[4]
;B[cl]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[fl]WL[20]OW[4]
;B[el]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[ao]WL[20]OW[4]C[Slow. White is already alive.]
;B[bl]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[bi]WL[20]OW[4]C[Loses sente.]
;B[aj]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[qp]WL[20]OW[4]
;B[jh]BL[20]OB[5]C[Good for black. The game is really hard for me now.]
;W[ji]WL[20]OW[4]
;B[ik]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[jj]WL[20]OW[4]
;B[jk]BL[20]OB[5]
(;W[ij]WL[20]OW[4]C[A mistake.]
;B[hk]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[hj]WL[20]OW[4]
;B[gj]BL[20]OB[5]
(;W[fk]WL[20]OW[4]
;B[ki]BL[20]OB[5]C[The game is over now.]
;W[oo]WL[20]OW[4]
;B[kj]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[np]WL[20]OW[4]
;B[nq]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[oq]WL[20]OW[4]
;B[mq]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[pk]WL[20]OW[4]
;B[qn]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[pm]WL[20]OW[4]
;B[pp]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[po]WL[20]OW[4]
;B[pq]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[qq]WL[20]OW[4]
;B[or]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[pr]WL[20]OW[4]
;B[oq]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[qo]WL[20]OW[4]
;B[iq]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[nd]WL[20]OW[4]
;B[nb]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[mb]WL[20]OW[4]
;B[ob]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[nf]WL[20]OW[4]
;B[jn]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[jo]WL[20]OW[4]
;B[in]BL[20]OB[5]
(;W[hq]WL[20]OW[4]C[Another mistake. These leads to my resign.]
;B[hp]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[ip]WL[20]OW[4]
;B[io]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[jp]WL[20]OW[4]
;B[hr]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[fp]WL[20]OW[4]
;B[gq]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[jm]WL[20]OW[4]
;B[im]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[il]WL[20]OW[4]
;B[jl]BL[20]OB[5])
(;W[hp]
(;B[io]
;W[hq]
;B[ip]
;W[gq]
;B[fp]
;W[fr]
;B[eq]
;W[er]
;B[dr]
;W[br]C[Black cannot play this way.])
(;B[hq]
;W[jp]C[A better way to go.])))
(;W[lj]
;B[fk]
;W[gl]
;B[fi]
;W[ej]
;B[eh]
;W[cj]
;B[al]
;W[ag]
;B[af]
(;W[ai]
;B[di]
;W[dj]
;B[dh])
(;W[fg]
;B[ai]
;W[gh]
;B[di]
;W[dj]
;B[dh])))
(;W[lj]
;B[kk]
;W[li]
;B[hk]
;W[jm]C[At least white has a chance now.]))
(;W[bl]
;B[bp]
(;W[gm])
(;W[ji]
;B[jj]
;W[kj]
;B[ki]
;W[jh]
;B[kk]
;W[lj]
;B[ik]
;W[lk]
;B[kl]C[It's still hard to attack these stones.])))
(;W[cl]
;B[bk]
;W[el]
;B[fl])
(;W[dm]
;B[dn]
;W[fm]
;B[em]
;W[el]
;B[fl]
;W[fk]
;B[gm]))
(;B[hl]
;W[gl]
;B[gm]
;W[hk]
;B[il]
;W[ik]
;B[jl]
;W[jk]
;B[hn]
;W[gn]
;B[im]
;W[fm]
;B[hm]
;W[em]
;B[dn]
;W[bp]))
(;W[ji]C[Might as well prceed this way]
;B[jj]
(;W[ik]
;B[jh]
;W[ki]
;B[ij]
;W[kj])
(;W[hl]
;B[ki]
;W[jh]
;B[ik])
(;W[kj]
;B[jh]
;W[ki]
;B[ik]
;W[jk]
;B[ij]
;W[hl]
;B[il]
;W[im]
;B[jl]
;W[kk]
;B[km]
;W[jn]C[It's hard to attack these guys effectively.])))
(;B[cc]C[Missed chance by black.]
;W[cb]
;B[bb]
;W[da]
;B[fa]
;W[ea]
;B[ba]C[over]))
(;W[bf]C[better.]))
(;W[bf]
;B[ef]
;W[de]
;B[gf]C[I am definitely behind, but I think this is playable. I have 3 weak groups, and black doesn't have any.]))
(;W[ee]C[This would have been better for sure ]
;B[fe]
;W[ff]
;B[ef]
;W[gf]
(;B[hd]
;W[fh])
(;B[fh]
;W[fj])))
(;W[eg]C[This looks better to me]
;B[ce]
;W[cd]
;B[ef]
;W[fg]
;B[ee]
;W[fc]C[I like this much better.]))
(;W[cl]
;B[ho]
;W[gn]C[Better than in the game.]))
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jhoakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07482123797193476529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406882924978796547.post-80407774617531427742012-08-25T20:58:00.003-07:002012-08-25T20:59:36.613-07:00A Test PostI would like to resurrect this blog using EidoGo, so here's a test to make sure it works.<br />
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(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]<br />
RU[Chinese]SZ[19]KM[7.50]<br />
PW[Boywing]PB[Juãn]WR[5k]BR[4k]RE[W+Resign]<br />
;B[dp]<br />
;W[qp]<br />
;B[dd]<br />
;W[pd]))<br />
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</div>jhoakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07482123797193476529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406882924978796547.post-16963849946244125852010-12-22T17:40:00.000-08:002011-06-24T19:24:27.022-07:00Back to reviewingI've just finished one of my other projects, and so I'm hoping to get back into Go-study, starting this game. The game started out pretty bad for me, and I wasn't able to get momentum back, but there was definitely tricky stuff in the mid game. Overall, I spent too much time fighting and should have been looking for stability especially after the bad opening.<br />
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<embed flashvars="url=/home/sgf-files/12-22-2010-2.sgf" height="600" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="http://sites.google.com/site/hametegroup/goswf.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="440"></embed>jhoakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07482123797193476529noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406882924978796547.post-9336686208435230262010-09-22T21:48:00.000-07:002010-09-25T05:03:23.119-07:00Lee Sedol's Giant CrossThis is a reposting from <a href="http://justplaygo.com/index.php/JPG/kuksu_2nd_round_results">JustPlayGo</a>. Did you guys see this game with Lee Sedol vs Mok Jinseok in the second round of the Kuksu? Move 62 is totally nuts -- a giant cross with four double diagonals in the center of the board! I've never seen anything like that. In any case, Lee destroys his opponent with some fantastic tactics.<br />
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<embed flashvars="url=/home/sgf-files/SedolCross.sgf&move=62" height="600" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="http://sites.google.com/site/hametegroup/goswf.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="440"></embed>jhoakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07482123797193476529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406882924978796547.post-25144919562493899252010-09-18T20:50:00.000-07:002010-09-18T20:56:29.581-07:00Zombie GroupI played a game against a 1d today. Epic fights emerged as usual. The most fascinating part for me was the zombie group (nominally dead at move 116) that eventually comes back alive and saves the day.<br />
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<embed flashvars="url=/home/sgf-files/18September2010.sgf" height="600" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="http://sites.google.com/site/hametegroup/goswf.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="440"></embed>jhoakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07482123797193476529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406882924978796547.post-42155104991100354002010-09-12T12:26:00.000-07:002010-09-12T12:26:45.390-07:00Josh and Physix: Turning the TideI played a game against Physix (Aaron) today. There was an interesting position in the beginning. Physix lost his corner, but he could have done better. It's a messy position -- what's black's best move?<br />
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<embed flashvars="url=/home/sgf-files/KashomonPhysics091210.sgf&move=17" height="600" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="http://sites.google.com/site/hametegroup/goswf.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="440"></embed>jhoakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07482123797193476529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406882924978796547.post-55458886784433170872010-09-12T12:06:00.000-07:002010-09-12T12:06:47.221-07:00Josh vs Jeremy v.2I played a game with Jeremy last night. As can be expected from our games, there was a huge fight. Jeremy eventually lost, but after some analysis, there were some ways that white could have escaped.<br />
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I felt like I had a difficult time getting points and eventually had to attack his group really aggressively. If he had succeeded in saving his group, I would have been sunk. Any suggestions how I could have avoided this?<br />
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<embed flashvars="url=/home/sgf-files/Quilty-Kashomon091110.sgf" height="600" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="http://sites.google.com/site/hametegroup/goswf.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="440"></embed>jhoakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07482123797193476529noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406882924978796547.post-10113465002099180742010-09-10T17:51:00.000-07:002010-09-10T17:51:12.649-07:00Sneaky In-game TsumegoI do quite a bit of life and death, and so it always surprises me how many life and death situations I miss in-game that would be much easier if taken out of context. Here's one example from a game I won today:<br />
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<embed flashvars="url=/home/sgf-files/knjyon-Kashomon091010.sgf&move=166" height="600" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="http://sites.google.com/site/hametegroup/goswf.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="440"></embed>jhoakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07482123797193476529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406882924978796547.post-19316228647347051802010-09-09T20:01:00.000-07:002010-09-09T20:01:55.778-07:00A Success!I have had a bad losing streak recently -- 6 losses in a row. But I won game today! I've been doing some life and death studying which I think helped. I definitely made some big strategic miscalculations (and a joseki mistake) but my reading was much better. I'd be really interested to hear what you guys have to say.<br />
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In typical Josh-fashion, I played a mediocre opening and then came back after some heavy fighting.<br />
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<embed flashvars="url=/home/sgf-files/Kashomon-bigbeef090910.sgf" height="600" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="http://sites.google.com/site/hametegroup/goswf.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="440"></embed>jhoakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07482123797193476529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406882924978796547.post-11948127368663277842010-09-08T09:37:00.000-07:002010-09-08T14:30:28.150-07:00Hamete!Since this website is called the Hamete Go Group, I thought it would be fitting to post some Hamete.<br />
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Hamete means 'trick move' or 'tap'. Technically, we use the word hamete only to refer to trick moves that happen in opening positions -- i.e., they are well known and standard. Trick moves are fascinating from a study standpoint because they always have obvious answers that turn out to be wrong. Thus, studying trick moves is a way to train us to think beyond the obvious move, allowing us to probe deeper into the complexities of Go.<br />
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I recommend setting the position at the beginning of the trick move (in this case move 4) and thinking about the possibilities for a while. Forgive the pedantry for a moment, but to paraphrase a <a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-expert-mind">Scientific American article</a>, mastery is only achieved through effortful study. <br />
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Disclaimer: I got this trick move out of a Japanese Go book, much of which I don't understand. Fortunately, I can read the Kanji for good and bad.<br />
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<embed flashvars="url=/home/sgf-files/Hamete3C.sgf" height="600" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="http://sites.google.com/site/hametegroup/goswf.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="440"></embed>jhoakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07482123797193476529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406882924978796547.post-32050551212603650272010-09-06T17:28:00.000-07:002010-09-08T10:23:10.929-07:00The Curse of Bad AjiI played a game today that started off pretty well and then went south pretty fast. I think my biggest mistakes were making weak shape, although ultimately, I lost the game due to some reading errors. Time for more life and death!<br />
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(Edit: New comments from gludion[3d])<br />
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<embed flashvars="url=/home/sgf-files/Arnaldo-Kashomon090610-gl.sgf" height="600" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="http://sites.google.com/site/hametegroup/goswf.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="440"></embed>jhoakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07482123797193476529noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406882924978796547.post-26962009478018078532010-09-05T07:38:00.000-07:002010-09-05T09:27:11.926-07:00Josh and Jeremy's Game: August 30thJeremy and I played this game last week on KGS. I played a bad opening, but some mid-game fighting helped to close the gap.<br />
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