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Hello friends, I am newly obsessed with Go and am reading and playing all I can. I just played a 15k bot on KGS and lost by 1.5 points after losing probably at least 20 points due to stupid moves in end game. Only a week ago I was destroyed by this bot. Feeling good! I've got 'the second book of go', which I am reading, and I've been watching some lectures on youtube and also looking at records of pro games just for fun, maybe I'm hoping to absorb some of it into my subconscious haha. Does everyone here play on KGS, or is there other sites?
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Jan 14, 2014 04:45
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I requested to join the SA group on OGS and KGS. I'm jonasd on both.
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Jan 15, 2014 00:50
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I've been playing on the 13x13 board a lot today and am finding it more fun because I can actually visualize a plan, and can tell when to fight and when not to a lot easier. Is this good for progressing to a full size board, or am i going to learn to play the game wrong, learn bad habits etc, if I play too much on the small board?
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Jan 17, 2014 01:23
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Holy crap. That is ridiculous. How long does a game on a board that big take?
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Jan 18, 2014 04:18
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Kheldragar posted:The moves were ~3 seconds to 20 seconds at most and we both had 30 minutes on the clock; I think we weren't even in Byo-yomi when it finished. At least, I barely had gotton into it. But since most of it was me failing and dying everywhere I placed a stone, I think it'd be a lot longer with stronger players who have to know what they're doing and will have something to think about. I better stick to 19x19 and 9x9 for now. what, no 13x?
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Jan 18, 2014 04:37
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So someone linked me to Nick Sibicky's lectures on youtube and I've been watching those. I've also been searching for a Go club to join when I move back to Seattle. I found one, and was surprised to see that Nick teaches the free class there :o
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Jan 22, 2014 01:17
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Well, I'm feeling pretty lucky right now.
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Jan 22, 2014 03:42
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Is there an established Komi for the smaller boards? 6.5 seems like a lot for a 9x9 board, but thats what ogs has it set at.
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Jan 29, 2014 01:37
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Under 15 posted:To be fair, the advantage gained by going first on 9x9 is much larger. A 5x5 board played optimally is something like B+4.5, if I remember So if I were trying to teach someone on a 9x9 board, I should use the 6.5 komi when explaining the score?
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Jan 29, 2014 05:14
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Got my first blowout win on a full size board  Probably shouldnt be feeling too proud, the guys strategy seemed to be 'make giant walls that enclose nothing'. I should have been dead on the bottom left but he made a mistake and let me live in seki. I am proud i saw that his upper right corner could be killed. I killed it real early and I think he thought it was alive the whole time cause he started shoring it up in end game. Anyway, yay go.
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Jan 30, 2014 02:43
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I'm certainly no pro, but it doesn't look like either of them knew what they were doing.
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Jan 30, 2014 04:43
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oiseaux morts 1994 posted:Although I can see the URL in the screenshot, it is helpful if peeps link to their games if possible (either directly via OGS or via Eidogo for other places), because then we can review the move order and give better suggestions! Here's the game if anyone was curious http://online-go.com/game/478670
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Jan 31, 2014 01:04
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Thanks for the advice everyone!
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Jan 31, 2014 18:14
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Just finished a 13x game with Pander http://online-go.com/game/483457 I'm wondering if when he invades at move 47 if there was a way to stop him, or does a 3-3 invasion always get the corner if done right?
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Feb 2, 2014 23:01
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This was a very satisfying win for me, http://eidogo.com/#3gTd5OoFN I'm sure lots of mistakes were made, but it felt good to defend against his invasion, then turn it around and eat up his territory so bad that he quit.
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Feb 4, 2014 01:55
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Kheldragar posted:To be honest, white's second move is a huge Yeah I wasnt sure if I was missing something. i thought that was a terrible strategy... guess I was right!
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Feb 4, 2014 02:17
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mistake in and of itself. I don't necessarily blame you for taking all of the star points at that point though; what's white going to do, take all of that centre territory?
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Xopods whens the next lesson?
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Feb 5, 2014 22:35
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sweeeet
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Feb 6, 2014 05:04
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Woo, I leveled up on OGS, 27k. I think I need to play more live games instead of 7 slow games at once haha.
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Feb 10, 2014 00:30
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Lesson this week xopods?
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Feb 10, 2014 21:51
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any day is good for me! Pander play a move >:[
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Feb 11, 2014 02:34
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where were you able to find attack and defense for less than 60$? or are you just that hardcore
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Feb 15, 2014 01:31
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nvm, found that gogameguru has all the books.
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Feb 15, 2014 01:41
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All of the books in that series are ridiculously expensive on Amazon, but on gogameguru they are all 17.99
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Feb 15, 2014 04:46
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My most recent full size game, played live this time. http://online-go.com/game/503248 I lost two huge groups pretty early on due to retarded idiot mistakes, but still managed to win it by 12.5. Mostly cause my opponent was really helpful in assisting me with constructing my borders.
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Feb 17, 2014 04:56
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Xom posted:In the final position, Black has some cutting points that still need fixing. yeah i was not confident in my ability to live after poking into the center.
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Feb 17, 2014 05:09
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im in! also about those cut points yeah now i see where i can take a huge chunk of his stones in the lower left. oh well, at least not seeing it didnt lose me the game this time haha.
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Feb 18, 2014 03:29
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Everyone join!
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Feb 20, 2014 21:48
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Khel play some ranked games you jerk, no reason to play unranked
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Feb 20, 2014 21:50
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hmm the ranking system on ogs doesnt make much sense. I'm 27k and beat someone who was 19k and didnt go up even one rank. Maybe i should just adjust my rank manually.
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Feb 21, 2014 03:47
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Woo, attack and defense arrived today
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Feb 22, 2014 05:26
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felt pretty awesome figuring out how to kill this group. http://online-go.com/game/504934
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Feb 22, 2014 06:28
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Up to 60 on the 9x9 ladder woo
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Feb 22, 2014 21:52
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I need to learn to read the score better
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Feb 24, 2014 01:56
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guys guys, check this out, guys seriously. Its go, ok? Right? Its go.... but with bitcoins
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Feb 24, 2014 18:46
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BTEAM bitcoin taints everything around me
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Feb 24, 2014 19:29
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Me and Pander's most recent game, it was a lot closer than it looks with some of the battles where i barely escaped intact. http://online-go.com/game/506244
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Feb 26, 2014 04:28
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so link the game already
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Mar 6, 2014 22:06
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i just beat someone ranked 12k in a 9x9 with no handicap by 1.5 points. :O does this mean i am good now?
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Mar 10, 2014 22:02
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went to the go center today and met nick sibicky. he played some new go ai on his phone and had the class help pick the moves. we lost. then he played again real quickly cause his battery was dying and lost again. he said he wasnt going to upload that class to youtube.
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Mar 11, 2014 06:46
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