Poor health restricted the amount of Go I could play last winter, so it was good to finally attend a tournament in sunny Birmingham at the end of March, and pleasing to win 2 out of 3 games.
The games themselves were less satisfactory. Only 18 players attended, and some of the players around my strength were local and therefore not considered by the program that runs the draw. So every game was rather one-sided. I entered at 4 kyu. My first opponent entered at 1 kyu, and I resigned early. (That game is posted for comment below.) The second opponent entered at 6 kyu, so he resigned early. The third opponent has the same grade as me and is my most frequent tournament opponent, but all recent games have been won by me. There is another tournament tomorrow, which may produce more even match-ups as it is 100 miles away and there won't be many players from my area.
Here is the game that I lost.
(;GM[2]FF[4]
CA[UTF-8]
AP[Quarry:0.2.0]
SZ[19]
ST[2]
EV[Birmingham, 2014]
RO[1]
DT[29 March 2014]
RU[AGA]
KM[6.5]
PB[thirdfogie]
BR[4k]
PW[QueenChess]
WR[1k]
;B[pd];W[dp];B[pq];W[dd];B[ql];W[lp];B[po];W[hp];B[fc];W[hc]
;B[cc];W[dc];B[cd];W[de];B[db];W[eb];B[cb];W[ec];B[cf];W[eg]
;B[mc]C[The two players reviewed the game immediately it finished.
White commented that Black should have played at a. Black (I) did not know this.]LB[cg:a];W[qf];B[qe];W[pf];B[ph];W[oh]C[White's shape looked
weak, so I decided to play Black a, expecting White b followed by
Black c. White commented that Black should have omitted a and played b
directly. If he is right, this might be a nice example of the 1-2-3
principle.
White later suggested a Black move directly at b: see variation.]
LB[og:c][nh:b][oi:a]
(;B[oi];W[pi]C[White is an aggressive player, so this move was not a
big surprise.]
;B[og];W[nh];B[pg];W[ne]
(;B[nd]C[White commented that Black should play at a instead and push
through. If White replies at b, Black continues at c. It does not
matter if Black loses the corner if all his marked stones become strong
and are loosely connected.]
TR[mc][nd][pd][og:pg][ph][ql][po][pq]
LB[oe:c][pe:b][of:a]
;W[pe];B[qd];W[ng];B[qi];W[pj];B[qj];W[pk];B[qk];W[of]
(;B[rh]C[White commented that this move should be at b. Black
considered b and c as well as the move played. Black did not play at b
because it provokes a White play at a, which undermines Black's
top-right corner. In that case, Black should have played directly at
c: if White later plays at b, Black can ignore it.]
LB[rf:a][rg:b][qh:c]
;W[rg];B[qh];W[ce];B[be];W[cg];B[bg];W[df];B[bf];W[cn]C[White said that
this moive is too slow. He should capture with a net at a.]
LB[nj:a];B[jp]C[Played with an eye to pulling out the marked stone.]
TR[oi];W[ko];B[io];W[ho];B[in];W[km]
(;B[ml]C[I also considered playing at a, but I could not work out what
happens if White replies at b. White could even have sacrificed the
marked stones if Black had played at a.
White's later view is that Black cannot play at a since White will
reply at c.]
SQ[pi:pk]
LB[oj:b][ok:a][pl:c]
(;W[ol]C[White a is a mistake or miscounting: he should play at b.
White b would be good shape. White a is too greedy]LB[nk:b]
[ol:a]
;B[hn];W[on];B[mo]C[White said Black should peep at a first.]
LB[ln:a];W[mn];B[ln];W[kn];B[lo];W[kp]C[White was happy to play this
move.]
;B[lm];W[no];B[mp];W[jq];B[ip];W[iq];B[hq]C[Black knew this cut does
not work: It was played to create some aji.]
;W[gq];B[hr];W[gr];B[nj];W[nk];B[mj];W[mk];B[lk];W[lj];B[nl]
;W[ok]
(;B[mi];W[kk];B[ll];W[li];B[om];W[pm];B[pl];W[nm];B[mh];W[lg]
;B[lh];W[kh];B[mg];W[nf];B[mf];W[me];B[lf];W[kf];B[le];W[ld]
(;B[ke]C[See variations.];W[md];B[kg];W[qm];B[rm]C[This provokes
White's plays at b and c, which damage the bottom right corner.
Playing directly at a looks good enough to live. Pure panic by Black.]
LB[rl:a][rn:b][qo:c]
;W[rn];B[rl];W[qo]C[White commented that Black should next play at a
(or b). White is forced to live in the corner, while Black's marked
stones would be connected and the carefully-constructed aji on the
bottom side would be activated. I was clearly brain-dead by now.]
TR[ml:nl][lk:lo][mo:mp][pq]
LB[mq:b][nq:a]
(;B[qp];W[rp];B[pn];W[qn];B[rq];W[oq]C[Ouch.]
(;B[op];W[np];B[nq]C[Still better at a?]LB[mq:a];W[mq];B[kj]
;W[kl];B[ki];W[nr];B[jc];W[od]
(;B[nc]C[Better at a?]LB[oc:a];W[oc];B[kc];W[lc];B[lb];W[ob]
;B[mb];W[rc]C[The marked stones died and Black resigned.]
TR[pd:qd][qe]
)
(;B[oc];W[nc];B[nb];W[ob]C[ko]
(;B[nd]
(;W[pc];B[oe];W[kd];B[je])
(;W[kd];B[jd];W[nc];B[pc];W[mb];B[nd]
(;W[kb];B[lb])
(;W[sj];B[nc];W[sh];B[si];W[ri];B[rj]
(;W[si];B[sk];W[sg];B[sm])
(;W[sk];B[si]
(;W[re];B[sg])
(;W[qr];B[sg];W[qq]C[White still playable])))))
(;B[kd])))
(;B[nq];W[op];B[or]
(;W[nr])
(;W[pp])))
(;B[mq];W[oq];B[kq];W[lq];B[kr]
(;W[ir];B[lr])
(;W[lr];B[jr];W[nr];B[mr];W[ms];B[op];W[np];B[nq];W[or];B[kj])))
(;B[oj];W[om]
(;B[md];W[ke];B[kg];W[ni]C[Black loses.])
(;B[kg];W[md];B[ke];W[od]C[Black loses the corner.]))
(;B[md];W[ni];B[kg];W[oj];B[np];W[ke]C[Black loses.]))
(;B[li]
(;W[ni];B[mi];W[oj];B[om];W[pm];B[nm];W[pl];B[pn];W[kj];B[qm]
;W[oi];B[lg]C[Good for Black.]
(;W[lf];B[kf];W[le];B[kg];W[lc];B[md];W[ke])
(;W[kk];B[ll];W[lf];B[kf];W[le];B[kg];W[lc];B[md];W[ke];B[if]
C[White comment: not sure if this is really good for Black.]))
(;W[mi]C[white comment ? how w should play B that is the law, w play
A give black B is not acceptable]
LB[mi:A][kj:B]
;B[kj];W[oj];B[om];W[ni];B[lj];W[pm];B[nm];W[pl];B[rn]C[??])
(;W[kj];B[mi];W[kk];B[ll]
(;W[lg])
(;W[kl];B[lg];W[lf]))))
(;W[nk]
(;B[om];W[kk])
(;B[nl];W[ol];B[om];W[kk])
(;B[mk]
(;W[nl])
(;W[mj];B[lj];W[mi];B[kk];W[jl]
(;B[ij];W[hl])
(;B[hm];W[ik];B[nl];W[ol];B[om]
(;W[nm]
(;B[ni])
(;B[nj];W[ni];B[ok];W[oj];B[pl]))
(;W[oj];B[nn];W[gk];B[kh];W[lf]))))))
(;B[ok];W[pl]
(;B[pm];W[ol];B[nl];W[nk])
(;B[ol];W[pm];B[om];W[oj];B[ni];W[nj];B[mi];W[qm];B[rm])
(;B[oj]
(;W[pm]
(;B[qm];W[pn];B[mk];W[qn])
(;B[qm];W[pn];B[qn];W[oo];B[on]C[??]))
(;W[om]C[Good enough for White.]))))
(;B[qh];W[rg]C[A play at a would give the same result as in the game.
The difference is that Black now does not have to answer at a if he
does not care about the points on the right side.]
LB[rh:a]))
(;B[of];W[pe];B[oe];W[qd];B[od];W[qc];B[oj]C[Good for Black.]))
(;B[nh]C[A suggestion from White that would never occur to me.]
(;W[og];B[oi])
(;W[oi];B[og]))
)
Edited on 30 April 2014 to correct the win-loss record against A.N. Other11, which was 5-3 and is now 6-3. Also corrected a typo in the sgf comments.
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thirdfogie
at C13 is a must. Your move was big, too.
, how about just pull back at Q11 ?
With the coordinates that I see, O13 has been occupied since move 36, so Black cannot play there on move 93. (My coordinates start at A1 in the bottom left, where White has an isolated stone on hoshi. Letters run from A to T, omitting I.)
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