Score estimation and quick counting seems like a magical ability given to strong players. And yet at closer inspection it is nothing else but a skill that can be trained and perfected. And what a skill it is! Once it’s available to you, real-game applications are endless! Knowing the score informs you how many points you need to make in a given area, what strategy to choose and makes you a more flexible and versatile player. But first things first. In this mini-course you will learn some techniques, tricks and shortcuts to efficient score estimation.
Suitable for: 9k–2d. It’s never too late to learn this skill.
Course Contents
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Course Includes
4 Lessons 
5 Quizzes 
~ 50 min Reviews
Great introduction with practical tools to use quickly. Some insights I wouldn’t ever have found alone.
Very interesting topic. But unfortunately, the course isn't as informative as others. For those interested in learning more, I recommend the book Positional Judgement by Cho Chikun.
Stan is a great teacher, he explained everything in a very clear and precise way
Extremly rare to find content in other sources. Very helpful methods shown in this course. Well presented with great examples as well. E.g. I did not know the presented meijin decider from 2022 before this course.
While estimation is not an exact approach it is reliable enough to determine who is in the lead and make decisions on that information. This course provides the methodology to make that determination and provide the insight as to attack or simply secure existing status and thereby provide cause to make counting a desirable option at critical times or at leisure.
Really good and useful course. Never thought that I'm that bad at estimation
I never thought about counting point. A really helpful course 😁
Good course on a topic that can be tedious but necessary to improve our decisions
When you reach SDK, learning how to evaluate the board and knowing the value of moves becomes especially important. This course is a good stepping stone into learning how to do so and knowing how to play based on that information. Then, if you're brave enough, you can move to "Endgame for Nerds" to really get deeply involved.
Some of the quiz problems was challenging me. Special those questions with precise counting.
Good to finally get into counting. For the quizzes, it would help to get the visual of the counted area after the solutions, so that one can see what one should have considered.
Really practical and helpful.
Enjoyed taking care of assessing the facts on the board. It covers a wide range of depth: it started easy and ended hard
Helps your decision making
great coruse 🙂
Thanks!
Don't trust your emotions, just count! That's Science! =D
This is one of the courses here that made my life easier. And now I get to enjoy my games more. Winning was never my first priority, it was always to enjoy and improve, and this helped me in ways I really can't explain.
Most reviews focus on the fact that this topic is difficult. Indeed it is. Reading and counting always take conscious effort which is effortful, draining and takes (more) time. I did feel a bit overwhelmed by some questions, e.g. ones that need to estimate moyos which is not fully covered. The course is great, but I was hoping for some heuristics to have more intuitive accounting of territory.
good course