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08 May 2012a go problem i dont get.
01 Dec 2011Deviation from the norm
05 Sep 2011Is White dead, alive or seki?
10 Aug 2011Another where would you play next question ...
10 Aug 2011Where would you play next on the lower side?

Techniques
28 May 2011A monstrously sprawling joseki
05 May 2011Settle a position as early as you can
23 Apr 2011If low on liberties, beware the throw-in
31 Mar 2011Using local weakness to create eye-space
27 Mar 2011When moves can look small but are not
26 Mar 2011Using a sacrifice stone to good effect
22 Mar 2011Help in visualising a 2nd eye
20 Mar 2011A strong way to handle a weakness
13 Mar 2011The best move can be hard to see
09 Mar 2011Example of the danger of fast play
26 Feb 2011When a live corner is in fact dead
22 Feb 2011Choosing the right joseki
21 Feb 2011Reducing liberties to squeeze to safety
09 Feb 2011Strong opening moves are often subtle
02 Feb 2011Stopping a moyo being sealed
Where would you play next?
TuesdayNeary alive in the centre
06 May 2012Critical juncture
01 May 2012Many options for White
17 Apr 2012Fuseki problem 3
10 Apr 2012Fuseki problem 2
06 Apr 2012Black in a tight spot
31 Mar 2012Best to leave the position as aji or not?
28 Mar 2012To defend or tenuki
23 Mar 2012The vital move?
21 Mar 2012Can Black escape capture?
20 Mar 2012Joseki abandoned early
17 Mar 2012Fuseki problem 1
16 Mar 2012Opportunities for Black
15 Mar 2012White is split in two
14 Mar 2012Tense position between 3 groups
13 Mar 2012White splits Black in two
12 Mar 2012An early fight reaches a peak
11 Mar 2012To defend or attack?
08 Mar 2012Where is the biggest area to play in?
04 Mar 2012A hard fight for White
03 Mar 2012Time to kill or not?
Guess the next move
12 Apr 2012Black needs to escape
01 Dec 2011Early in a professional game
17 Sep 2011White misses a vital killing move
12 Sep 20115 dan early opening position
07 Aug 2011A tricky situation for both players
16 Jul 2011Time for the unexpected
21 Jun 2011Defend, attack or expand?
18 Mar 2011An interesting opening
27 Feb 2011An unusual professional fuseki
21 Jan 2011Another fuseki problem ...
05 Jan 2011A fuseki question
30 Nov 2010Time for White to tenuki
23 Nov 2010A game of sprawling fighting
08 Nov 2010Does White defend, attack, pincer or tenuki?
18 Oct 2010Volatile moment in 3p vs 1p pro game
09 Oct 2010A game of two large facing moyos
02 Oct 2010An early meeting of Minoru and Go Seigen
27 Sep 2010Should Black deal with the running stones?
15 Sep 2010An interesting joseki choice
01 Sep 2010After a struggle, White gains power
17 Aug 2010An interesting pro opening
14 Aug 2010An early corner fight
02 Aug 2010Key point in a pro game
Guess the player grades
07 May 2012Fairly uneventful, so what grades?
17 Feb 2012A well balanced opening
15 Feb 2012Some underplays in the opening
22 Nov 2011A very late, decisive kill
03 Nov 2011Maybe White spreads too thinly
22 Sep 2011Some strange repeating patterns
09 Sep 2011Expansive and clean opening
29 Aug 2011Just 23 moves to guess the grades
07 Aug 2011Some uncoventional moves ...
20 Jul 2011A very lively game ...
15 Jul 2011An opening with some strange moves
21 Jun 2011Very precise reading
16 May 2011Playing deep inside enemy lines
04 May 2011White overstretches somewhat ...
04 Apr 2011White gets into a pickle early on
22 Mar 2011A slightly unorthodox opening
21 Mar 2011Black fritters away a strong position
18 Mar 2011Very early fight gets messy
20 Feb 2011A White invasion backfires
20 Feb 2011A rambling fight ending with a double atari
05 Feb 2011Some loose play by both players
29 Jan 2011White lets Black split and undercut him
28 Jan 2011A neat and tidy opening ...
10 Jan 2011Can you guess the Black player grade?
05 Jan 2011All seven opening moves on the 3rd line
26 Dec 2010A mix of good and sloppy moves
14 Dec 2010A lively game, with fatalities along the way
06 Dec 2010Both players maintain a lot of pressure
04 Dec 2010Constant stream of pressure from White
20 Nov 2010Can you guess the Black player grade?
05 Nov 2010Intense and sustained fighting from the start
24 Oct 2010A nice early period of pressure by both players
21 Oct 2010White creates a very thin position
18 Oct 2010White has a poor sense of important stones
18 Oct 2010Fast and furious
08 Oct 2010Black breaks a large moyo in two
15 Sep 2010White on the run for life most of the game
09 Sep 2010A very volatile game
29 Aug 2010A central capture race fails on a flawed shape
17 Aug 2010White plays small on the side
14 Aug 2010Trying to reduce the left side
14 Aug 2010Tengen on Black move 3
14 Aug 2010Tengen opening for Black
14 Aug 2010Some deviations from joseki
14 Aug 2010Large scale opening
02 Aug 2010A very bloody battle
01 Aug 2010A clean and simple opening
Interesting positions
08 Aug 2011The biggest end game move not so obvious
14 May 2012Thinking about your moves
22 May 2011A neat way of connecting to a group
20 May 2011When not to play on the 4th line
31 Jan 2011Where I went wrong (number 4)
15 Nov 2010A vital move missed - can you see it?
02 Nov 2010Illustrating how one slip can be devestating
28 Oct 2010Buiding an escape but missing the vital move
22 Oct 2010Potentially massive late blunder
21 Oct 2010Some fighting ideas
05 Sep 2010Where I went wrong (number 2)
16 Aug 2010Where I went wrong (number 1)
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Game reviews
RecentMondayVeelox [11k] vs [11k] lavionBlack fails to defend his moyo
14 May 2012DrV [1k] vs [5k] Norman314A game of group splitting examples
07 May 2012lkhs [7k] vs [9k] serenade1A large Black moyo is just about enough
30 Apr 2012demonhunt [8d] vs [7d] Xpert3A fabulous example of creative Go
Beginner08 Aug 2011a300647000 [21k] vs [24k] Lavi4Black uses bad shape too often
03 Jan 2011excko06 [20k] vs [22k] TGTwoWhite follows Black too much
18 Sep 2010gyilkos [20k] vs [22k] sainal7A demonstration of how not to play Go
02 Jan 2012Napatamo [20k] vs [21k] Yank3Some sharp play by newcomers to Go
25 Aug 2010swalter17 [21k] vs [21k] Jabari3Game between two relative newcomers to Go
20k-11k07 Jul 2011Asperon [13k?] vs [20k] svx1White plays on too small a scale
30 May 2011ileanas [19k] vs [20k] Aonghus2White breaches a large Black moyo
25 Jul 2011chyei [19k?] vs [19k] kendokaxBlack plays too many small moves
11 Apr 2011Raawwrr [17k] vs [19k] dragonito2Too many small moves by Black
14 Mar 2011kjfdsdf [dan?] vs [19k] katha52Black plays far too passively
30 Dec 2010unix [18k] vs [19k] Cowslanlr3Black fails to see the urgent moves
20 Dec 2010oregonusa [15k] vs [18k] brogicus2White pays a big price for missing safety
18 Jul 2011churaaaaan [15k] vs [17k] Bryen1White lets a certain win slip away
28 Feb 2011CoryReed [17k] vs [17k] timikeWhite over-stretches too often
14 Feb 2011Schettler [17k] vs [17k] gabidjWhite overplays and then blunders
12 Oct 2010cobusve [16k] vs [17k] deryaaa1Black defends his moyos too softly
15 Aug 2010kevin999 [17k] vs [16k] daninja2Failure to adhere to basics
10 Aug 2010paulttm [16k] vs [17k] kloutre1Game between 2 improving players
16 Jun 2011esaia10 [15k] vs [16k] walaA game of missed opportunities
09 May 2011rosali [11k] vs [16k] Furious2Black insists on using fragmented shape
31 Oct 2011just4fun31 [14k] vs [15k] kendokaxBlack lets White kill late on
29 Sep 2011oye [14k] vs [15k] TomStreamBlack fails to see the danger signs
05 Sep 2011Vaniver [14k] vs [15k] oye2White lets a winning position slip away
21 Apr 2011lizeaux [15k] vs [15k] SeferiWhite tries a game of central influence
04 Apr 2011Noelld2 [11k] vs [15k] brize991Black lets White live in the centre
24 Nov 2010andycs1 [11k] vs [15k] f1nal2Black misses simple opportunities to win
05 Oct 2010viwviinsuv [15k] vs [15k] SmartThink4Players poles apart in understanding
23 Apr 2012RaiSez [13k] vs [14k] IyaUnova2Very high standard for a 14 kyu
27 Feb 2012code441 [14k] vs [14k] kailg5Black plays with local vision only
19 Sep 2011Govoroon [13k] vs [14k] dezi1Both players lack a sense of adventure
20 Jun 2011BoscoNg [12k] vs [14k] GOBlue2Great style for a 12 kyu
12 May 2011LEOLEO95 [11k] vs [14k] Emmeline2White creates too many weak groups
28 Mar 2011belettego [13k] vs [14k] tmorgan1Carelessness loses White the game
17 Jan 2011trionis [13k] vs [14k] VaeVictis2Black misjudgements cost him dearly
25 Oct 2010Kovi [13k] vs [14k] popoiA game of many swings
26 Mar 2012Bandobras [11k] vs [13k] tctufts533Multiple examples of over-stretching
22 Aug 2011garul [11k] vs [13k] SamuelSamaIllustrating the value of the double hane
10 Feb 2011paperhand [13k] vs [13k] brogicus1Avoidable mistakes by both players
06 Jan 2011belettego [13k] vs [13k] fw280Black does not press hard enough
01 Sep 2010toshtuk [13k] vs [13k] kchionLetting your opponent get away with too much
14 Dec 2010IceBearToe [11k] vs [12k] olmecaBlack too often fails to make living groups
30 Jan 2012peon [10k] vs [11k] kchion3An avoidable loss for White
05 Dec 2011jcha92 [10k] vs [11k] canik2A game with so many possibilities
06 Oct 2011ZenChai [10k] vs [11k] SamuelSamaWhite plays the sharper game
24 Jan 2011LeonidasCZ [10k] vs [11k] gome1White capitalises on some slack Black play
13 Jan 2011panayiotis [10k] vs [11k] cheetah011A lively game that swung back and forth
20 Nov 2010domingoa [11k] vs [11k] Dmith2All too easy for Black
10k-1k16 Apr 2012boussole [6k] vs [10k] henrikr2Four stone handicap for a 10k
26 Dec 2011ititi [10k] vs [10k] LotusMind4Guest review by a KGS 1 dan
20 Oct 2011Gojangles [10k] vs [10k] khiro1Players too cautious in reducing moyos
12 Sep 2011bob38 [8k] vs [10k] kent19564A close game until a double blunder
23 Jun 2011ndt2802 [10k] vs [10k] martin551White lets Black create a huge moyo
02 Jun 2011rokkitsci [10k] vs [10k] XIY1Black nearly kills a large running group
19 May 2011lazai [9k] vs [10k] LittleM1Greed loses Black a large lead
24 Mar 2011Jonie [10k] vs [10k] khaks1Gigantic moyo in a kyu game
21 Feb 2011eugescu [10k] vs [9k] terdaWhite is always one step ahead of Black
01 Jan 2011Mashiba [10k] vs [10k] BillW1Black lets White build a gigantic moyo
09 Dec 2010CardiffGo [1k] vs [10k] RocherCG2White wins 9 stone handicap with much luck
02 Dec 2010doubi [10k] vs [10k] Cunijuu2Rare to see such mismatched 10kyu players
26 Nov 2010Dmith [10k] vs [10k] MrbingO2Black fails to defend too many times
07 Oct 2010Jye [8k] vs [10k] bfMastersGame of two halves
09 Sep 2010giga [10k] vs [10k] DuvelBlack plays with a very narrow focus
02 Apr 2012kotgo [8k] vs [9k] siowy3White lets Black create a huge moyo
03 Oct 2011jury0603 [8k] vs [9k] MainiuuWhite misses the crucial moves
25 Aug 2011igoAggie [3k] vs [9k] enrahEven game between 3k and 9k players
01 Aug 2011Schmidtch [9k] vs [9k] enjoytime1A game of large moyos
30 Jun 2011beenThere [7k?] vs [9k] leafcutterBlack fails to play the urgent moves
02 May 2011harukapapa [8k] vs [9k] mortymanta2Black fails to see the whole board enough
31 Mar 2011dezireal [8k] vs [9k] Vortex22White relies heavily on a central moyo
23 Dec 2010donchan45 [8k] vs [9k] goallBlack favours 1st to 3rd line moves too much
19 Dec 2010nibiru [8k] vs [9k] DmithSome missed opportunities
09 Jan 2012David925 [7k] vs [8k] Becubio1Black timing not quite there yet
18 Aug 2011Anonymous1 [7k] vs [8k] Anonymous2Poor shape costs Black dearly
11 Jul 2011Alunita [4k] vs [8k] byakuya2013Smart even-game win by 8k over a 4k
09 Jun 2011emill [7k] vs [8k] gosseyn1White fails to hold onto a huge moyo
18 Apr 2011emill [7k] vs [8k] tamv1Massacre by Black
19 Nov 2010Antarex [5k] vs [8k] BoILULively 3 stone handicap game
21 Sep 2010Frango [1d] vs [8k] Eridor6 stones handicap against a 1 dan
23 Jan 2012mecisa [5k] vs [7k] rog1Black plays on too small a scale
13 Oct 2011stone [7k] vs [7k] Incendium1Avoidable mistakes by both players
13 Jun 2011CardiffGo [3k] vs [7k] ted93Black is too cautious
07 Apr 2011breakfast [3p] vs [7k] dezireal2SPECIAL : Pro vs 7k without handicap
21 Mar 2011ping [5k] vs [7k] akropiv2Black falls far behind in the fuseki
17 Mar 2011Luvlybaby [3k] vs [7k] NunoWhite chooses the wrong direction of play
31 Jan 2011mars1909 [6k] vs [7k] KennetA lack of precision costs Black dearly
30 Sep 2010INOKI [7k] vs [7k] yh35Black kills an enormous White group
06 Aug 2010CardiffGo [3k] vs [7k] mayou1Aggression without defence
12 Mar 2012Kaptain85 [5k] vs [6k] AMak3The White moyo proves too big for Black
12 Dec 2011molakaz [6k] vs [6k] Fenring2A late slip by Black in a close game
01 Sep 2011k999k [6k] vs [6k] byakuya201White helps black get strong
14 Jul 2011kuabc12 [6k] vs [6k] DmithA topsy turvy game
05 May 2011fraub [5k] vs [6k] EridorShape and direction problems for Black
25 Apr 2011aLidia [6k] vs [6k] GoGator2Short, sharp massacre
20 Jan 2011CardiffGo [3k] vs [6k] ohmaBlack slips up on the finer details
11 Nov 2010Marlowe [6k] vs [6k] atosA case of two large groups under attack
28 Nov 2011psitheta [4k] vs [5k] TurtleDove1Black misses too many opportunities
10 Oct 2011NeilM [3k] vs [5k] G0erwtWhite plays with too many weak shapes
26 Sep 2011Griffith [5k] vs [5k] EridorToo many weak ko threats by White
11 Aug 2011starting [5k] vs [5k] somsak1An avoidable loss by Black
24 Feb 2011Goliamus [4k] vs [5k] Kaitokid151Black misses the vital moves too often
26 Dec 2010CardiffGo [1k] vs [5k] VincibleBlack pays big price for 2 early slow moves
06 Dec 2010munesan60 [5k] vs [5k] lysis2White leaves it too late to save a big group
14 Nov 2011NeilM [3k] vs [4k] kan3592Black pays the price for fast play
22 Sep 2011Hestler [3k] vs [4k] Boun1Early, decisive kill
29 Aug 2011facedi [2k] vs [4k] azusawatai1Too many gote moves loses the game
06 Jun 2011Actorios [4k] vs [4k] spooke91Black attacks from too thin a position
16 May 2011hiami [5d] vs [4k] Reigan1Very accurate fighting by a 5 dan
04 Mar 2011Zuzla [3k] vs [4k] Thorvald1Black loses sight of the whole board too often
20 Feb 2012Isao Yamashita [5d] vs [3k] Neil Moffatt6I try to out-fight a 5 dan
17 Oct 2011clydesdale [2k] vs [3k] NeilMWhite fails to press Black hard enough
08 Sep 2011CardiffGo [3k] vs [??] TheUnasA game of concerted aggression
04 Aug 2011WillFront [1k] vs [3k] dezireal2Central moyo yields big kills
04 Jul 2011Wuba [3k] vs [3k] CardiffGoI tried hard to think differently
24 Sep 2010CardiffGo [3k] vs [3k] Park02Lively game with a sting in the tail
12 Sep 2010elilithe [1k] vs [3k] CardiffGoWhere I went wrong (number 3)
24 Aug 2010Lowlander [3k] vs [3k] CardiffGoIt is often in the small details
13 Feb 2012Friedolin [1k] vs [2k] shinchan2An early 2 move ko
21 Jul 2011Maxime5 [2k] vs [2k] takasugiS3A rich and complex game
17 Feb 2011DooM [1k] vs [2k] newstart1White fails to defend at the key moments
27 Jan 2011JIOMOTEC [2k] vs [2k] Mithrandia1Black reads accurately to undermine White
21 Nov 2011zenger [1d] vs [1k] LonelyJoy1An example of patience against aggression
24 Oct 2011sima71 [1k] vs [1k] exocett2Risky strategy fails for White
15 Sep 2011aberdeen [2d] vs [1k] Singulus1Black attacks from too weak a position
28 Apr 2011stonefun [1k] vs [1k] hexagoban1Both players fight too hard
03 Mar 2011xiangyang [1k] vs [1k] DooMCentral walls get underused
03 Feb 2011parkwood [1k] vs [1k] knopfjimWhite plays the vital moves better than Black
28 Aug 2010RenkHize [1k] vs [1k] polyso1Black destroys White across the board
Dan16 Jan 2012chigusa [2d] vs [1d] pirika2Black plays one too many small moves
27 Jun 2011vyg10561 [1d] vs [1d] cont551A game with twists and turns
14 Apr 2011Royksopp,dragonito [4d] vs [1d] Shanti,haltija1A rengo game!
29 Oct 2010Yeyah [1d] vs [1d] Wisteria1Game of almost constant pressure
09 Aug 2010nilopodos [1d] vs [1d] s2ssEarly resignation in Dan level game
09 Mar 2012unripe [3d] vs [2d] amino01141White plays very high style
26 May 2011kgskgs [2d] vs [2d] MrMoto2Two slightly unusual joseki
20 Aug 2010CronoV2 [3d] vs [2d] askew1Many Black stones die but Black still leads
19 Dec 2011rrrrrr [3d] vs [3d] leo2011liu1White pushes his luck a little too much
15 Aug 2011bukotsu [6d] vs [3d] leo2011liuBig fighting game with sharp reading
28 Jul 2011AhSayuni [4d] vs [3d] QumanA great game of logical play
07 Mar 2011momiji [4d] vs [3d] roseliaBlack punishes some White over-stretching
09 Apr 2012RiverSheep [5d] vs [4d] chiuys2Street fighting Go style
19 Mar 2012Nilatarion [3d] vs [4d] Siasio2Two opening moves on the 2nd line
07 Feb 2011Makomako [5d] vs [4d] Polnareff1A game pivoting around large scale fighting
10 Jan 2011crowis [9d] vs [5d] KarnesunWhite aggression just about works
29 Nov 2010B2OBA [6d] vs [6d] miracleGame decided by a big capture race
23 May 2011MilanMilan [9d] vs [7d] twoeye7The strongest player on KGS
17 Dec 2010TesujiMan [8d] vs [7d] onelove1A gripping, bloody battle
06 Feb 2012pblshtwzrs [9d] vs [8d] BUMOutlandish attempt to live in a big moyo
07 Nov 2011channaisan [9d] vs [8d] kghin3Accurate, clever fighting turns the tables
10 Mar 2011bigbadwolf [9d] vs [9d] MilanMilan2Very volatile top amateur dan game
Pro04 Oct 2010Choe Weon-yong [4p] vs [9p] Yi Chang-ho9Simplifying the understanding of a pro game
05 Nov 2010Mukai Chiaki [3p] vs [5p] Umezawa YukariEarly resignation in pro game
24 Mar 2011Kong Jie [Pro] vs [Pro] Wang Lei1Gigantic moyo in a pro game
29 Oct 2010Go Seigen [9p] vs [9p] Kitani Minoru1Famous pro game fuseki review
15 Oct 2010Kitani Minoru [9p] vs [] Ishigure MakikoPro game with a deep moyo invasion
23 Jul 2010Cho Chikun [9p] vs [9p] O RisseiFeisty Professional game