Forcing Moves: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Understanding that playing sente moves as early as possible can make a lot of profit is step one. Step two is realizing that most of forcing moves and sente exchanges are actually wrong. They could eliminate some future possibilities, strengthen your opponent for no reason or just lack the subtlety needed in Go. This course will introduce the key types of forcing moves, when to play them without thinking, and when to keep them in reserve for optimal results.
Suitable for: 12-2 kyu
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Learned a lot! Ik will need to rewatch when my skills improves 😉
HelpfulThis course has been the key stone that puts many of the more advanced topics in the right context.
HelpfulEngaging and clear when you watch it! But definitely needs a couple of go-throughs to fully absorb the knowledge.
HelpfulGreat course, Stanislaw is a fun sensei. Some of the concepts come across as too advanced, but the exercises do a good job of demystifying them. I feel like this course could be tied together with something a bit more basic to make it more tangible.
HelpfulTrès concret,
HelpfulEnjoyed the lectures and the puzzles. Stanislaw does a great job explaining the concepts and the puzzles reinforce those ideas well. Several times I found the correct sente move even though I wasn't sure how to follow it. The puzzles helped me a lot with that. For example, gaining 1 or 2 extra points in endgame with proper sente play. Or using sente to make a trade. Thanks Stanislaw.
HelpfulThe course was very important and covered a lot of genuinely useful and valuable information. However, as constructive feedback I felt that there were far too many puzzles, to the point where it became excessive. I think the course would have been much more beneficial if half of the puzzles had been removed and more time had been dedicated to explanations and teaching the concepts in greater depth
HelpfulExcellent course. Stanislaw is a very good teacher, and I liked the structure of the course: this DDK learned a lot, but I also know that if I rewatch it later, I will discover a lot more.
HelpfulGood course with well-thought-out examples!
HelpfulExcellent course on exactly when to play your forcing moves, which is a very tricky topic
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