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Old 2010-04-13, 09:18 PM   #1
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we are both in the 8-9k range, so this will be an even game, 6.5 komi



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hi, i'm xDragon. ive been playing go since may 2009, and i hit SDK in january where ive stagnated due to being busy with school and overall laziness, much to the chagrin of my teacher.

the overall trend in my games is that i dont like getting into fights unless its needed, and tend to go for a more peaceful game..ive mostly had the tendency to build moyos but ive become dissatisfied with that as of late so i might not. although i could end up making one anyway.

i cant promise interesting commentary as im not one to go over tons of variations, but ill try to give my thought process..i do know its going to be tough not looking at the observer comments.

to the game, i always play star point first move as black. always. see what he does next...

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Old 2010-04-13, 10:26 PM   #2
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Old 2010-04-13, 10:42 PM   #4
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Old 2010-04-14, 07:43 AM   #5
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Good luck in the game xDragon. And everyone else hopefully you enjoy watching the game.



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I don't particularly like playing 4-4 points in the opening. I usually play 3-4 because it feels more secure. Although I don't like playing diagonal fusekis I allow my opponent the choice to play one or not.



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If black plays in the bottom right I'll play either a or b. If he plays in the bottom left I'll take c.

There's really not much else to say for now.
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Old 2010-04-14, 02:18 PM   #6
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dont forget to change the last move made to X as well.



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ok lets try it. ill play cross every so often because i know some opponents dont like facing it, and to me it just feels right
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Old 2010-04-14, 03:18 PM   #7
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Woops, I forgot about that. I fixed it now though.



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Ugh, he did play the diagonal. I really dislike diagonal fusekis.



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a through c are the moves that I thought about initially here.

a - Like I said before I don't really like playing 4-4 points in the opening. I did say earlier that I would play the 4-4 point in the bottom right if he played a diagonal fuseki however looking at other options I decided against it. If I did play it I'd feel like I was playing the way he wants me to.

b - If I play either of the points labeled b he gets a good approach move just like in the top left. I don't want to give it to him.

c - If I play 3-3 and he caps it at 4-4 he'll probably get a position that works with both of his other 4-4 stones.

I decided I didn't like any of those moves in the end and wanted to try something different. I'm expecting him to take the last open corner. If he doesn't I'll try to take sente and get the corner myself.

With the approach I chose I would also like it if he approached at d later. Then a 3 space low pincer would give some support to my approach stone.

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I'm not really sure how this will turn out. I don't usually play diagonal fusekis and when they're played against me I almost always take the last open corner.
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Old 2010-04-14, 03:23 PM   #8
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You never have to play a diagonal fuseki again if you pick the right corner for W2...

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thats interesting. but i can ignore it so i will.
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As I expected.



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a - I don't really know how he would respond to it, although I feel like it could work well for me (I just don't know why).


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b - This seems good to me too. He might make sanrensei on the bottom or the right but I'm not worried about that. The only problem is an approach to my top left at one of the points marked c. If I pincer it, it would feel over concentrated having 4 stones all on the left side of the board.


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c - With c I'd expect a close pincer as shown. I'll continue with a or b if he plays it.


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I know, I just have to play the opposite corner. I don't really like taking the option of a diagonal fuseki away from my opponent though.
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