Hi everyone. Could someone better (I’m 25kyu) help me analyse this game?
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You can upload the SGF to OGS and share the link.
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9x9 is somewhat different than bigger board, you need either 2 living groups or one big living group. When you were building the wall across c-d lines you needed to worry more about living with your G3 stone, to not give up that entire area to your opponent. As you played D3, you were already too late.
You could have played top side of the board a bit more efficiently to end up with more territory at the end, it probably wouldnt change the outcome this game but improving tactics is important on improving overall.
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I put a few comments in the chat of the game.
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Opening with multiple 3-3 points on the small board is harder to sustain than on the bigger board, because it’s easier for the other player to isolate that corner and prevent it from living. Hence you more often see more adventurous openings that create the possibility to make one group that will surround a larger area.
I thought move 7 at D5 was dicey because (a) you’re leaving behind your C7 stone that just got contacted, and (b) you are inviting white’s center stone to become stronger. White uses both those opportunities to build a solid wall down the center of the board and it’s game over. White wins even without komi by controlling more than half the board.
Maybe instead you can defend C7 and attack D7, and make some inroads on the top of the board, with a move like D8.
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