BQM 29

Make life for the black group  

I think you have more territory than White. One the best moves I think is to settle your weak group in the middle. (See table shape.)

--unkx80

An 18k's thoughts  

Hikaru79: I apologize if what I'm saying makes no sense, but I thought I'd chip in anyway. It seems to me that rather than trying to make life for Black in the center, running to the sides seems better.

For that reason, I would play something like . No matter where White attacks, chances are it'll be able to connect to another group, and reduce what could have been potential white territory. Please let me know how desperatly wrong I am.

Charles An example of a loose or vague play. You can't say that does nothing; but on the other hand you can't point to anything it specifically does. It lacks urgency, would be another way to put it.

So, it seems slack.

Aiming at a cut  

To be fair, there does seem to be a plan you can point to: cut across the two-point jump separating the and stones with and here.

This is really an idea for later, I think. It leaves Black a bit thin, and to take a serious central territory along with Black really needs to be stronger in the region of the circled points.

Hikaru79: Thank you for the detailed explanation, Charles. :)