Archive for March, 2007

Winning a lost game

Written by alejo on March 14th, 2007
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Yesterday I found myself on a bad situation after having played very bad moves on the opening and the middle game. Luckily for me I could find a path which would lead black to the defeat. Where is it? Did you find it? You can watch the full game without commentaries on the “continue reading” [...]

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Don’t keima while escaping

Written by alejo on March 10th, 2007
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First of all: keima is the correct word for the "knight’s move" on Go. Keima can be a very good move while making a connection, protecting a cut or establishing a group. But it has a weakness: Keima always leaves the remote chance of a cut. Let’s see this situation: As you can see, there [...]

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Counting territory

Written by alejo on March 3rd, 2007
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One important thing to do during the game, as soon as possible, and where I’m very weak at, is calculating the territory of each player. Taking into account your situation you can endure drastic mesures or play defensively without risk, so this sometimes helps you to choose between two good movements. There are several ways [...]

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