Understanding Shape - The Basics

[@gteche]

Something as simple as, “if you lose your eye potential on one side, play on the other”, is really helpful.

[@sarinhighwind]

The content i needed from when I played years ago

[@TritonBaduk]

That's my goal with the lectures I have planned. I wish I had certain videos when I started.

[@sebastienmasclet2854]

I keep training my go but always feel out of shape when I play - maybe this video will help me

[@ruggerooel3333]

You not only have good go skills but also good teaching skills. I really like your thoughtful, casual style.

[@TritonBaduk]

Thank you very much! It can be hard to know if you have put together the content properly, so comments like these are very reassuring.

[@cewnik24]

As a beginner, I totally appreciate it explained so simply

[@alwayslookingatself]

great tutorial

[@anuzis]

Fantastic idea for a series! Looking forward to the rest

[@Jay-em-tee]

Great video. Looking forward to the next one!

[@latostadorano]

wow, this has been so far the best video about shapes i've seen :) thank you!

[@dantescanline]

hey great help, pointing out eye making potential as the third category is less obvious to a beginner like myself

[@MatthewJRedman]

Fantastic explanation of shape. I tend to think of shape quite literally, as it appears on the board visually/geometrically. It's great to hear it described in terms of 3 main qualities, and then related back to the shape on the board. Very nice, thank you!

[@RossWasTaken]

Would love to see a similar video covering how to approach choosing joseki in different situations, many people including myself find it very hard to get a good balance of outside influence and points in the corners sometimes.

[@TritonBaduk]

A basic joseki choice video could be interesting. Maybe something like a "How to maintain balance in the opening" type of video?

[@plrc4593]

Excellent video for beginners.

[@stevedonnelly8989]

this vid is quietly brilliant! i've heard shape, shape, shape .... but nobody ever said what shape is actually. I honestly didn't even know it's a relative concept, which depends on placement of the opponent's stones too. I assumed it was defined by the arrangement of our own stones by themselves, an absolute and permanent condition.

[@TritonBaduk]

It seems that many people had this exact idea about shape, probably because of the lack of good resources. I’m hair this video has been able to help and I should probably make the next one lol

[@Sirius39170]

Thanks for the video!

[@TritonBaduk]

Happy to make it

[@ThreeSpaceBase]

So good! Thanks so much for picking up this topic.

[@sovietblobfish]

good video i'd have thought stone efficiency would have been among the fundamental concepts of shape though

[@TritonBaduk]

Depends on what you mean by efficiency. If you mean something like... 2 stone wall you extend 3 spaces, then that idea wont be in this series. I would consider that sort of idea to be part of opening fundamentals.

[@sovietblobfish]

@@TritonBaduk by efficiency i mean the amount your stones are doing in comparison to how many you've invested in a group

[@TritonBaduk]

@@sovietblobfish Ah okay, in that case I would consider that a more advanced topic. You don't really need to worry about that until you are in the dan levels.

[@johkonut]

yessss i've been looking forward to lecture-format videos from you! the lesson quality is great as expected!

[@TritonBaduk]

Last month my focus was shorts, this month it will be lectures. Going to eventually figure out how to do everything properly.

[@tomasvanes]

So helpful insights! Thanks man!

[@dogsnout]

Very great lesson

[@norabellerose8560]

Your information is so useful.

[@plixik716]

Very clear and detailed. Love it. Subbed.

[@bacchus9389]

Thanks for this video, it makes a lot of previously confusing and nebulous seeming concepts more clear! I would love a video on cross cut fights and the pinwheel shape like you mentioned

[@a_wild_Kirillian]

Nice, thank you =)

[@picassodilly]

4:15 I disagree that the kosume can only be taken advantage of during a ko. Often, with opposing stones around or near to that shape, if the cut is threatened by taking one of the two connecting points, it’s a situation where completing the connection results in a shortage of liberties or connect and die type of situation. There’s also situations where taking one of the connecting points threatens more than just that connection and the other threat is bigger so the disconnection must be allowed. I understand getting in to those situations may be a bit more advanced than this video is meant to be, but it’s also important to understand that a ko isn’t the only threat to that connection.

[@TritonBaduk]

There are caveats like this to all of these basic moves which is why I decided to not include that information in this video. However, I will be covering that in the future. I will cover good/bad/incomplete shapes and how to take advantage of the bad/incomplete shapes and even using this shape knowledge to discover tesuji. If you want to see an example of the information you can check out my KZbin Shorts and let me know if I will be covering enough information overall. Thanks for the feedback!

[@picassodilly]

I’ve already seen a good number of your shorts, I think they’re excellent.

[@HrishikeshMuruk]

In your examples, from a 3 stone wall you are making 2 space jumps. In the Elementary Go series Ikuro Ishigure suggests that from a n-stone wall make a n+1 space jump. Is that only in the corner or is that just older style and the game has evolved since?

[@TritonBaduk]

When on the side of the board n+1 is a good rule, when in the center it can work too, but in this case I was showing the safer move for eye space.

[@kj01a]

🟢🟪🔶🔺

[@TritonBaduk]

Your shape knowledge is vast.

[@mooseymoose]

My favorite shape is the willy-nillyhedron. These are good too though.

[@mister10x54]

EXELLENT

[@e4jasperi]

Next question idea: Whats the meaning of life?

[@jakes2305]

Never heard shape described like this before, but it makes so much sense

[@TritonBaduk]

Glad you enjoyed the video! I feel like shape is not very well defined so I did my best to explain the same way I learned.

[@sebastienmasclet2854]

What is shape? Oh baby, don't hurt me Don't hurt me No more