Where to go to get help with games & questions

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ErikE

Post by ErikE »

I can't afford paying for go lessons at the moment. However, I am keenly aware that at times I could really use some expert commentary, especially on positional evaluation about moves in the early phases of my games. Where is a good place to get that? Are there strong players (1d and up preferrably, I am 7k on kgs) who are willing to do this kind of thing?

For example, I created http://goproblems.com/prob.php3?id=11642&undead=1 (which is in my sandbox, I am not sure if others can view it) for one such game. I am sure such a problem could be useful to others, but I don't know the best moves to enter, and it seems a waste of many people's time and perhaps misleading to just put my best guess up and wait for comments about how wrong it is.

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Cow

Post by Cow »

You should try the go teaching ladder http://gtl.xmp.net/ . If you like you can also send the sgf-file of the game to my email adress: soeren dot o at gmx dot net. Else, what is your KGS-account? I am most regularly online with MeTryBlitz.
Soeren

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ErikE

Post by ErikE »

My KGS account name is ErikE. I am not on often because I have a wife and 2-year-old at home, and playing a game there requires undivided attention for 45 minutes or so, which I can't promise. And I don't want to rudely cut off games. So I've been playing on DGS lately where I can make moves when I have time.

I appreciate your offer to help me out and will probably take you up on it!

Erik

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santa c

Post by santa c »

well kgs has the kgs teaching ladder room (under lessons), meant just for that... and if you have specific questions i'd give http://senseis.xmp.net/?bqm a shot... (or the gtl as cow suggested, just remember to add your questions to the sgf - read the instructions there first) as far as your problem, you might consider going for non fuseki problems at first as there's a lot of uncertainty surrounding this part of the game among us weak amateurs (and a wrong fuseki problem might stay online longer misleading ppl whereas a life/death problem will normally be corrected relatively fast)... =)

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