Dear god thank you. My end game is terrible because of random invades, this helps a ton

@GoMagic

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Just focus on simple response moves and that should be enough to neutralize an invasion.

hands down one of the most useful and clear go videos i've seen. finally, practical instructions about general situations rather than stone-by-stone sequences that should be 'obvious' to players

@GoMagic

Жыл бұрын

these sequences do become second nature at some point, but until then, they can be broken down into several basic ideas

Visual effects are awesome 😂 Keep ‘em at this level, they’re very helpful and provide the right mood :)

@GoMagic

Жыл бұрын

Oh yesssss

Vadim, thanks for covering details like this (that you won't find in older books)!

@GoMagic

Жыл бұрын

we aim to surprise and please 😂

What a nice feeling to know the exact source of the first shown position :)

@GoMagic

Жыл бұрын

haha yes, it is!

Great, video, Vadim. This sort of invasion happens at double digit KYU level level all the time!

@GoMagic

Жыл бұрын

Exactly!! Hence this lesson was included into the course on invasions.

Love your lessons. Thank you so much.

@GoMagic

8 ай бұрын

😄

Yes amazing video. Probably the most infuriating thing when that happens and they live.

@GoMagic

Жыл бұрын

...and then you do the same and live as well! =)

That is a life saver. A lot of texts, books or videos say things like : if white invades here, it's of course hopeless.. No. NOT of course. It is *NOT* obvious. 9/10 times I screw up and he gets to live.. there is too much space! I DONT SEE IT.

@GoMagic

23 күн бұрын

Yes, dealing with invasions takes some experience.

So the thing about these invasions, is if there is a ko on the board, these generate some 30 ko threats that must be answered; most of them are so monstrous that the ko must be abandoned.

@GoMagic

8 ай бұрын

Yes, that is absolutely true

Mr KZread. Why do you bring me here? I play chess and I was looking for endgames in chess that is also problematic as it seems to be in Go. Our friends from Go are aligning pieces in a pattern that I have no idea and I have already enough problems with chess itself....

@seanfaherty

8 ай бұрын

Yup, I started out in chess. Now I prefer Go. More simple rules but more complicated reading and the handicap system always makes a fair game no matter the skill differences. You might want to try it

@jeffb1886

5 ай бұрын

@@seanfaherty Agree 1000%. The game is just so elegant in its (relative) simplicity.

what I don't understand is, doesn't the random seeming invasions force you to play a bunch of stones into your own territory, and therefore reduces your total score? what's stopping constant invasions even in the endgame until you've filled most of your area with stones?

@GoMagic

8 ай бұрын

This question is fairly common. Remember, every stone you play inside your opponent's territory gives them ONE extra point (provided this stone dies), then they answer, and that reduces their territory by one point, just like you said. One point gained, one point lost. It stays the same.

Yup, I screw myself with poor reading all the time. Your stuff is right up my alley. I like the Baduk Dr but he thinks I’m way smarter than I am

@GoMagic

8 ай бұрын

Baduk Dr is for really advanced players I think. =) But he's great.

@seanfaherty

8 ай бұрын

he's helped for a few things but I mostly like to play socially @@GoMagic

Yoooo 06:14!!!

@GoMagic

Жыл бұрын

What did you expect? This is pure magic =)

I’ve been watching your videos, but never played, do you recommend I join the San Francisco Go club, to get practice in?

@GoMagic

4 ай бұрын

Oh for sure! Not everyone in the world is as lucky as you are to have such a nice club in your city. =)

Eye-poking _Is_ brutal. I can attest.

@GoMagic

4 ай бұрын

also known as eye gouging =))

Looks like a 25 kyu game. Still a good lesson though.

@GoMagic

Жыл бұрын

The thing is that when uncertain about some fundamentals, even an SDK player can make 20k mistakes sometimes