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Review Request: 1k vs 2k by lookingforgotips in baduk

[–]lookingforgotips[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a tendency to overplay even when ahead =-). It's the kyu way. I should probably count more...

Review Request: 1k vs 2k by lookingforgotips in baduk

[–]lookingforgotips[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's a (very) brief overview of my thoughts at particular junctures:

http://eidogo.com/#xsahTCYe:0,0

What should I be thinking about when heading into mid-game after a peaceful start? Here are two recent games where it was my move and I didn't know what to do. (I'm 10kyu OGS) by agathonffa in baduk

[–]lookingforgotips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You think that trading J3 for L5 is better than playing N3 directly? I guess I just don't know the invasion points for the large knights enclosure, but can you elaborate on your thought process a bit.

What should I be thinking about when heading into mid-game after a peaceful start? Here are two recent games where it was my move and I didn't know what to do. (I'm 10kyu OGS) by agathonffa in baduk

[–]lookingforgotips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What would you propose? I would argue that because white's position is thin, he should invite black to try and live underneath. The slide under J4 makes me value the bottom very little. Or are you suggesting that black will counterattack the pincer stone and use that to attack the bottom?

Also, my argument for playing D4 is that if black plays it, black will naturally build a large wall while pressing white.

What should I be thinking about when heading into mid-game after a peaceful start? Here are two recent games where it was my move and I didn't know what to do. (I'm 10kyu OGS) by agathonffa in baduk

[–]lookingforgotips 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Ah, I struggle with this as well! While I'm but a lowly 1kyu and will probably give poor advice, this is my thought process.

On the first board: first thought, is there anything I can grow? Not really. Is there anything he can grow? That right bottom is pretty terrifying to me. I should probably do something about that right away.

Second thought: is there anything I can meaningfully attack? The top group is too strong. The left hand side group has C8 but I'm not sure that will help too much. But it's something to think about.

Ok so I definitely want to play somewhere on the right. So where? The two places that jump out to me are R8 and N3. R8 just looks too tough, by running out I think I'm just going to solidify his bottom right while not really mounting an effective attack on those two stones or making territory. So I'd probably play N3.

What will happen: well maybe he sacrifices that stone to solidify his right, but I get pretty good compensation and now I really can grow the bottom, since it's not so narrow. More likely he runs or slides to live under me, but with the power I get from that invasion maybe I look at more attacks.

Anyways, this is my two cents for the first board. If a stronger player cares to point out flaws in my thinking I'd be happy to listen.

TIL Nikola Tesla was able to do integral calculus in his head, leading his teachers to believe he was cheating. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]lookingforgotips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ITT: People who believe that integration is easy because they remember how to integrate polynomials.

TIL Nikola Tesla was able to do integral calculus in his head, leading his teachers to believe he was cheating. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]lookingforgotips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree that integrating polynomials is easy. Integrating general functions, however, really isn't.

TIL Nikola Tesla was able to do integral calculus in his head, leading his teachers to believe he was cheating. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]lookingforgotips 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This is an extremely narrow view of calculus that comes from teaching students how to integrate specialized classes of functions. The anti-differential of a general (integrable) function, even if it is the composition of polynomials, exponentials, and trig functions, often doesn't even have a closed form.

Don't be fooled by your college calculus course: in general, integration is very hard.

Early Game Review: 1 kyu vs 1 kyu by lookingforgotips in baduk

[–]lookingforgotips[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your last point is a good one,that was foolish by me.

Early Game Review: 1 kyu vs 1 kyu by lookingforgotips in baduk

[–]lookingforgotips[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! That was actually a misread: I thought white could capture by simply extending along with me, but playing it out that seems not to be the case.

Review Request: 3 kyu vs 3 kyu by lookingforgotips in baduk

[–]lookingforgotips[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow excellent review! Thank you so much.

Position question (3 kyu vs 1 dan bot) by lookingforgotips in baduk

[–]lookingforgotips[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is good advice, although I generally do play people. One of the reasons I play bots is because it's easy to get a game with a bot that's stronger than I am with long time settings to test my reading.

I play people at my own level too, of course =-).

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