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Post #1 Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2016 12:10 pm 
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First, check the recent games of Seo Joonghui 5p in the Korean B league.

http://www.go4go.net/go/games/byplayer/1237

Somebody played a rare 4-9 opening against him. Then in the next game, he used it against his opponent and actually managed to win.

Then there's a very unusual game in the Japanese Shinjin O tournament:

http://www.go4go.net/go/games/sgfview/57851

Its first move is at 4-8 position, followed by four 3-3 moves, and later followed by 2 second-line moves approaching the 3-3 stones.


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Post #2 Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2016 4:28 pm 
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That Japanese game is bonkers! Do you think they were drunk, or maybe white thought if black is going to do weird moves he wanted to show he can out-weird him and still win?

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Post #3 Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2016 5:06 pm 
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Uberdude wrote:
That Japanese game is bonkers! Do you think they were drunk, or maybe white thought if black is going to do weird moves he wanted to show he can out-weird him and still win?

But I think White's initial idea in the Japanese game was quite nice. When faced with one of these weird openings, just imitate Black rather than try to counter what is certainly a prepared opening. I'll have to remember it for future reference. :tmbup:

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Post #4 Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2016 10:19 am 
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There is also this one from korean B league:

http://www.go4go.net/go/games/sgfview/58214

White 2,10 and 12 are really unusual, and there is a lot of other crazy moves by white during this (short) game.


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Post #5 Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 12:23 pm 
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Kim kiwon started playing some Black hole-ish openings recently without having history in pro games of doing so.

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Post #6 Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 1:25 pm 
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shoryuu wrote:
Kim kiwon started playing some Black hole-ish openings recently without having history in pro games of doing so.


You are right. He tried really hard. Here are a number of games I find. For each game, I post its board position at move 30. You can see he is really after some sort of cosmic style.

http://www.go4go.net/go/games/sgfview/55924
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http://www.go4go.net/go/games/sgfview/57837
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Post #7 Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 1:32 pm 
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Also Onoda Takuya's 2nd-line approaching move is not an one-off. See another example:

http://www.go4go.net/go/games/sgfview/57325

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Post #8 Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 9:19 pm 
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Also Onoda Takuya's 2nd-line approaching move is not an one-off. See another example:

http://www.go4go.net/go/games/sgfview/57325


Oh lol. Just found out Onoda is Sonoda Yuichi's pupil. Figures.


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