Living Cosmos » life and death http://www.livingcosmos.org ambient, deep space, psychoacoustic, metaphysical, unusual, bizarre Mon, 16 Jan 2012 01:03:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 White can kill in the upper left http://www.livingcosmos.org/2008/10/black-can-kill-in-the-upper-left/ http://www.livingcosmos.org/2008/10/black-can-kill-in-the-upper-left/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:45:40 +0000 donothing http://metaperl.wordpress.com/?p=166 It is White's turn to move in this position. How does he make sure the group does not make 2 eyes or manage to escape somehow?

]]> http://www.livingcosmos.org/2008/10/black-can-kill-in-the-upper-left/feed/ 0 2 weak L&D moves in a row http://www.livingcosmos.org/2008/10/2-weak-ld-moves-in-a-row/ http://www.livingcosmos.org/2008/10/2-weak-ld-moves-in-a-row/#comments Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:43:24 +0000 donothing http://metaperl.wordpress.com/?p=140 In this position, Black fails to kill the White group twice in a row... his move 66 and move 68 were not accurate. Either was enough to kill, what should he have played?

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]]> http://www.livingcosmos.org/2008/10/surviving-a-blown-3-3-invasion-can-black-do-it/feed/ 3 Black to kill in lower left http://www.livingcosmos.org/2008/09/black-to-kill-in-lower-left/ http://www.livingcosmos.org/2008/09/black-to-kill-in-lower-left/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:06:41 +0000 donothing http://metaperl.wordpress.com/?p=120 In this position, what should black play to kill the lower left group?

]]> http://www.livingcosmos.org/2008/09/black-to-kill-in-lower-left/feed/ 0 Black to play against 3-3 invasion http://www.livingcosmos.org/2008/09/black-to-play-against-3-3-invasion/ http://www.livingcosmos.org/2008/09/black-to-play-against-3-3-invasion/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:49:15 +0000 donothing http://metaperl.wordpress.com/?p=112 In the current game position, White has finished a faulty 3-3 invasion in the upper right. What is Black's best play in that corner?

Of course Go is a global game and you want each move to count for the most points (Chris Ball has been on my case about playing 1-point moves), but in this case, let's assume it's endgame and you may as well scrape out a few points.

]]> http://www.livingcosmos.org/2008/09/black-to-play-against-3-3-invasion/feed/ 1 Black to kill http://www.livingcosmos.org/2008/09/black-to-emulate-jeffrey-dahmer-2-choices/ http://www.livingcosmos.org/2008/09/black-to-emulate-jeffrey-dahmer-2-choices/#comments Sat, 27 Sep 2008 23:59:25 +0000 donothing http://metaperl.wordpress.com/?p=102 hatchet or butcher knife... no just kidding. But in the next move of this game, Blackhas two killing moves. 

What are they?

 

Actually a 1-dan does not think one of the choices (S13) will work, so that just leaves one brutal move... what is it?

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L&D really is important. I lost this game by a corner I should have demolished!

]]> http://www.livingcosmos.org/2008/09/black-to-move-2/feed/ 1 How does B kill W here? http://www.livingcosmos.org/2008/09/how-does-b-kill-w-here/ http://www.livingcosmos.org/2008/09/how-does-b-kill-w-here/#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:33:24 +0000 donothing http://metaperl.wordpress.com/?p=92 Chris insists that B can kill W in the lower left corner of this game ... but I simply dont see it.. help!!!

]]> http://www.livingcosmos.org/2008/09/how-does-b-kill-w-here/feed/ 3 A graded set of problems http://www.livingcosmos.org/2008/09/a-graded-set-of-problems/ http://www.livingcosmos.org/2008/09/a-graded-set-of-problems/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:54:44 +0000 donothing http://metaperl.wordpress.com/?p=87 GoProblems.com is OK, but it really does not seem to be progressive or good for a beginner. I paid for a pro membership but it seems I keep running into the same problems.

GoBase has a great set of graded tsumego problems.

I've also ordered this CD that lloyd (1k, KGS) has in his notes -

Go Elementary Training and Dan Level Testing
]]> http://www.livingcosmos.org/2008/09/a-graded-set-of-problems/feed/ 0 Black to kill http://www.livingcosmos.org/2008/09/black-to-kill/ http://www.livingcosmos.org/2008/09/black-to-kill/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:22:12 +0000 donothing http://metaperl.wordpress.com/?p=79 I'm slowly learning about eyes... it's funny how Black has to do nothing in the lower right once he makes the right move.

So what would you play as Black to kill the lower right group in this game?

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