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Offline emeraldemon
 Post subject: What does this move do?
Post #1 Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 2:29 pm 
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I was looking at this pro game:



White wins by half a point. The last few moves are as follows:

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[go]$$Wcm1 Moves 226 to 235
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . O X X X X X . |
$$ | . . . . . . . O O . . O O O O O O X . |
$$ | O . O . O O O X O X O O X X O O X X . |
$$ | X O . O X X X X X O O X . X O X X . X |
$$ | X O O X . 8 7 O X X X X X X X O X X O |
$$ | X O X X . . X O O O X O O . X O X X O |
$$ | X X X . . . X X O . X O O X X O X O O |
$$ | X O O X . . X O O O O 9 . O O O O . O |
$$ | O . O X . X X X O O X O . . O O O . O |
$$ | . . O X . . X O O X X X O . . , . O . |
$$ | . . O X . X X X O 5 6 O 3 O O . . . . |
$$ | . . O O X . O O X X X O 2 X O . . O . |
$$ | . O X X X X O X . . . X . X O O . . O |
$$ | . O X X X O X . X . . . X O X X O O 1 |
$$ | . O O X O O X X . . . . . 4 X O X X O |
$$ | . . O O O O O X . , . . . . . , X . X |
$$ | . . X X O X X . . . . . . X . X . . . |
$$ | . . . O . O X X X . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . O O O O X . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


My question is, why didn't black play :b2: at :w7: ? Why does black have to protect?

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[go]$$Wcm1 Block and win the game?
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . O X X X X X . |
$$ | . . . . . . . O O . . O O O O O O X . |
$$ | O . O . O O O X O X O O X X O O X X . |
$$ | X O . O X X X X X O O X . X O X X . X |
$$ | X O O X . . 2 O X X X X X X X O X X O |
$$ | X O X X . . X O O O X O O . X O X X O |
$$ | X X X . . . X X O . X O O X X O X O O |
$$ | X O O X . . X O O O O . . O O O O . O |
$$ | O . O X . X X X O O X O . . O O O . O |
$$ | . . O X . . X O O X X X O . . , . O . |
$$ | . . O X . X X X O . . O . O O . . . . |
$$ | . . O O X . O O X X X O . X O . . O . |
$$ | . O X X X X O X . . . X . X O O . . O |
$$ | . O X X X O X . X . . . X O X X O O 1 |
$$ | . O O X O O X X . . . . . . X O X X O |
$$ | . . O O O O O X . , . . . . . , X . X |
$$ | . . X X O X X . . . . . . X . X . . . |
$$ | . . . O . O X X X . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . O O O O X . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


I can only assume there's some problem around N7 that keeps black from getting the last point and winning the game, but I can't find anything:

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[go]$$Wcm1 :b8: at :w5:
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . O X X X X X . |
$$ | . . . . . . . O O . . O O O O O O X . |
$$ | O . O . O O O X O X O O X X O O X X . |
$$ | X O . O X X X X X O O X . X O X X . X |
$$ | X O O X . . 2 O X X X X X X X O X X O |
$$ | X O X X . . X O O O X O O . X O X X O |
$$ | X X X . . . X X O . X O O X X O X O O |
$$ | X O O X . . X O O O O . . O O O O . O |
$$ | O . O X . X X X O O X O . . O O O . O |
$$ | . . O X . . X O O X X X O . . , . O . |
$$ | . . O X . X X X O . . O 7 O O . . . . |
$$ | . . O O X . O O X X X O 6 X O . . O . |
$$ | . O X X X X O X . . 9 X 5 X O O . . O |
$$ | . O X X X O X . X . 0 . X O X X O O 1 |
$$ | . O O X O O X X . . . . . 3 X O X X O |
$$ | . . O O O O O X . , . . . . 4 , X . X |
$$ | . . X X O X X . . . . . . X . X . . . |
$$ | . . . O . O X X X . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . O O O O X . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


Is there some shortage of liberties or something that I'm not seeing?
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Offline leichtloeslich
 Post subject: Re: What does this move do?
Post #2 Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 3:23 pm 
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If this was played under Japanese rules I'd assume it's simply an error in (moveorder) transcription, since under territory scoring it makes very little sense for white to fill at t6 before pushing at g15.

Under area scoring it may make no difference because filling in a liberty by pushing could mean white gets one less dame to fill.
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Offline Mikebass14
 Post subject: Re: What does this move do?
Post #3 Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 4:26 pm 
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If white plays 3 at 5 in your last diagram, isn't that also a 1 point sente move, worth the same as 7 in the game?
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Offline emeraldemon
 Post subject: Re: What does this move do?
Post #4 Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 9:44 am 
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No, I don't think so. If white ataris black can just connect:

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[go]$$Wcm1 Block and win the game?
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . O X X X X X . |
$$ | . . . . . . . O O . . O O O O O O X . |
$$ | O . O . O O O X O X O O X X O O X X . |
$$ | X O . O X X X X X O O X . X O X X . X |
$$ | X O O X . . 2 O X X X X X X X O X X O |
$$ | X O X X . . X O O O X O O . X O X X O |
$$ | X X X . . . X X O . X O O X X O X O O |
$$ | X O O X . . X O O O O . . O O O O . O |
$$ | O . O X . X X X O O X O . . O O O . O |
$$ | . . O X . . X O O X X X O . . , . O . |
$$ | . . O X . X X X O . . O . O O . . . . |
$$ | . . O O X . O O X X X O 3 X O . . O . |
$$ | . O X X X X O X . . . X 4 X O O . . O |
$$ | . O X X X O X . X . . . X O X X O O 1 |
$$ | . O O X O O X X . . . . . . X O X X O |
$$ | . . O O O O O X . , . . . . . , X . X |
$$ | . . X X O X X . . . . . . X . X . . . |
$$ | . . . O . O X X X . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . O O O O X . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


black gets one point from not having to capture. In the game black gets an extra point, but loses a point having to capture the white stone.
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Offline emeraldemon
 Post subject: Re: What does this move do?
Post #5 Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 4:33 pm 
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leichtloeslich wrote:
If this was played under Japanese rules I'd assume it's simply an error in (moveorder) transcription, since under territory scoring it makes very little sense for white to fill at t6 before pushing at g15.

Under area scoring it may make no difference because filling in a liberty by pushing could mean white gets one less dame to fill.


I think this must be it, an error in move order. White could presumably have made that push at any time, maybe the person recording just didn't notice when it happened and put it at the very end. It's annoying though, because I was specifically interested in finding a game with a close endgame to study...
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Offline ez4u
 Post subject: Re: What does this move do?
Post #6 Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 1:23 am 
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emeraldemon wrote:
leichtloeslich wrote:
If this was played under Japanese rules I'd assume it's simply an error in (moveorder) transcription, since under territory scoring it makes very little sense for white to fill at t6 before pushing at g15.

Under area scoring it may make no difference because filling in a liberty by pushing could mean white gets one less dame to fill.


I think this must be it, an error in move order. White could presumably have made that push at any time, maybe the person recording just didn't notice when it happened and put it at the very end. It's annoying though, because I was specifically interested in finding a game with a close endgame to study...

Well, you've just studied it quite thoroughly. Be happy! :)

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