Game Review

Welcome to Game Review with Zee

This option is for when you want a clear, detailed review of a game plus a concrete study plan, without scheduling a live lesson. You send a game. I study it carefully and turn it into a video review and training roadmap you can replay and reuse.

What you receive with each game review

Recorded video review

A full video review of your game where I walk through the critical positions, explain what was at stake, and show better alternatives you can use in future games.

Key turning points and patterns

Clear explanation of where the game started to drift, which habits cause the most damage, and which kinds of positions tend to go wrong for you.

Study plan for your next steps

A short, focused plan that tells you what to review, which themes to study, and what kind of tsumego to solve so you can directly address the issues from this game.

Access to the Kyu Dan System

Temporary access to the Kyu Dan System so you can follow the specific lessons and resources recommended in your study plan instead of guessing what to watch next.

How to submit your game

1. Contact and confirmation

Once you have purchased a game review, please make sure we are connected on at least one channel:

When you first reach out, mention that you ordered a Game Review and include your main Go server and rank.

2. Choose the right game

You can send almost any serious game, but some types are especially useful:

  • A game that felt close but slipped away
  • A game where you felt completely lost and do not know why
  • A game that still bothers you and you want a clear explanation for

If you are unsure which game to pick, you can send two or three. I will choose the most instructive one to review in depth.

3. Send the file or link

Please send your game in one of the following formats:

  • SGF file attached to your message
  • Game link from OGS, Fox, Tygem, or another online server
  • If nothing else is possible, a clear screenshot with move numbers is acceptable, though SGF is strongly preferred

Along with the game, it helps if you tell me briefly where you felt uncertain. For example, "I did not know how to handle this invasion" or "I thought I was ahead here but I lost badly."

What you will see in the video review

1. Overview of the game

I start with an overview of how the game developed. Where you were fine, where things started to go wrong, and what the main theme of the game actually was.

2. Critical positions and alternatives

We slow down at key positions. I show you what both players are aiming at, what your move achieved, and which alternatives would be stronger and why.

3. Patterns behind the mistakes

Instead of isolated comments, I point out the patterns behind your mistakes. For example, always playing too close, leaving weak groups behind, or misreading direction of play.

4. Summary and main lessons

At the end I summarise the most important points from the review and connect them to a short list of changes that will matter most in your next games.

You can rewatch the review as many times as you like. Many players find new details when they watch again a few weeks later.

Study plan and Kyu Dan System

Along with the video, you receive a clear study plan based on this game. The aim is to turn what we found in one review into steady improvement over several weeks.

  • Specific Kyu Dan lessons or clips to watch that match the issues from your game.
  • Suggestions for openings, tactics, or variations to review and try in your next games.
  • Tsumego guidance. How many problems to aim for, which type to prioritise, and how to approach them.
  • A small number of practical goals so you are not trying to fix everything at once.

The Kyu Dan System gives you the material. The game review and study plan tell you exactly where to start and what to focus on first.

If you have questions about the review

If there is a part of the review or study plan that you do not understand, you can send a short follow up question.

For example:

  • a variation that still feels unclear,
  • a position where you would like one more example,
  • a question about how to apply one of the main ideas in your own games.

This is not the same as a full second review, but it is important that the main lessons from your game are clear enough for you to use.

Quick reference

Contact

For each Game Review:

  • Purchase the Game Review option.
  • Send one main game (plus one or two backups if you like).
  • Receive your video review and study plan.
  • Work through the plan inside the Kyu Dan System and apply it in your next games.

A note about losing and improvement

When you start applying new ideas from a review, it is normal for your results to look worse for a while. You are interrupting habits that felt safe and automatic, and trying moves that are not yet familiar. The game can feel messy and uncomfortable during this period.

The way you played until now was strong enough to reach your current rank. It is usually not enough to carry you much further by itself. If you insist on playing in exactly the same way, you risk staying on the same plateau for a long time. If you are willing to change your habits, there is almost always a phase where you lose more as you experiment and adjust.

Do not take those losses as proof that you are getting worse. Treat them as proof that you are actually trying to play differently instead of repeating the same answer. The goal of each Game Review is to give you a clear direction so that, after this difficult phase, your new habits are stronger, clearer, and more reliable than what you had before.