White 34 as suggested in the proposed counter to my move seems very passive.
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[go]$$Bcm33 34 is duff
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$$ | . . . . . . . 7 . 1 . . . . . . O X . |
$$ | . . X . . . . . O X O 0 . . X . . X . |
$$ | . . . , . . . 5 6 O X O O . . X . . . |
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$$ | . . . . . . . 3 O X X 8 2 . . . . . . |
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As uberdude said, there are nearly ceratinly better option. If black is forced to make a small life, white may be able to generate an attack against the corner. For example,
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[go]$$Bcm33 Better 34?
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$$ | . . X . . . . . O X O . . . X . . X . |
$$ | . . . , . . . 4 . O X O O . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . X O O X X . O . 8 . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . O X X . 7 5 6 . . . . |
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In this line, black lives, but white 40 causes huge damage, both in territorial terms and the balance of power.(White may also be able to play more stronly at move 38 and go for the kill by playing at 39.) So 35 is probably wrong, and we need altneratives. Black can try to get a squeeze:
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[go]$$Bcm33 OK for W, I think
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$$ | . . . . . . . . 6 1 . 2 . . . . O X . |
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$$ | . . . , . . . 3 4 O X O O . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . X O O X X . O . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . 5 O X X . . . . . . . . |
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White 38 thwarts that aim, and IMO white is not doing badly. White could also contemplate dodgin the squeeze a move earlier:
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[go]$$Bcm33 Fight!
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$$ | . . . . . . . . . 1 . 2 . . . . O X . |
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$$ | . . . , . . 7 3 5 O X O O . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . X . 8 6 X O O X X . O . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . 4 O X X . . . . . . . . |
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If black answers W36 by blocking, he is forced and I think that white dodges any geta/squeeze attempts. So maybe Black needs to cut. However, I thik black now has issues. If he continues by trying to live:
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[go]$$Bcm41 More fight!
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$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . X X O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . X 7 O 0 . . . O X . |
$$ | . . X . . . . . O X O 8 . . X . . X . |
$$ | . . . , . . X X X O X O O 5 . X . . . |
$$ | . . . X . O O X O O X X 3 O 6 . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . O O X X . 2 1 4 . . . . |
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I think white can go for the kill. Continuing:
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[go]$$Bcm51 More more fight!
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$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . X 1 . . X X O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . X X O O 2 . . O X . |
$$ | . . X . . . . . O X O O . . X . . X . |
$$ | . . . , . . X X X O X O O X . X . . . |
$$ | . . . X . O O X O O X X X O O . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . O O X X . O X O . . . . |
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White has 4 liberties, which is sufficient. So black needs to avoid this line. One idea is to throw in earlier at move 47.
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[go]$$Bcm41
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$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . X 9 O . . . . O X . |
$$ | . . X . . . . . O X O 7 8 . X . . X . |
$$ | . . . , . . X X X O X O O 5 . X . . . |
$$ | . . . X . O O X O O X X 3 O 6 . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . O O X X . 2 1 4 . . . . |
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White 50 connects, and black cannot enclose white so he collapses.
So I remain to be convinced the proposed counter to my move is in fact effective.