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Author: | xed_over [ Sun Jul 28, 2013 7:00 am ] |
Post subject: | lost in 50 |
One of the games I played yesterday at the Go Center, I lost in less than fifty moves. While I didn't resign then, I never was able to catch back up. It was a silly reading error -- I zigged, when I should have zagged -- but in reality, I think the game was probably over before then anyway. My opening as white sucks. My stones weren't working together. I had no plan. Please help me find my plan. It was a diagonal opening (with ![]() ![]() I felt good about it so far, but then it started to fall apart for me with my moves ![]() ![]() ![]() Perhaps I should have played more simply with ![]() ![]() And I think ![]() And ![]() Do I need to go on? Oh yes, you want to see my big mistake, don't you? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I push up, he blocks, I cut on the left, he extends up, I push through the left with an atari, he extends, and I push through again where the diagram continues with 38-47 where I resign (even if only in my head). Maybe if I had played ![]() |
Author: | wineandgolover [ Sun Jul 28, 2013 7:49 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: lost in 50 |
Low-dan thoughts, so take from them what you will... I think your first mistake was earlier than you suspect. The Q10 - Q4 - K4 shape rarely works well. In general, if you have one long side extension, the one in the other direction should be shorter, to make your blocking direction more clear, to maximize pressure on the corner invasion, and to finish with an efficient shape. After a corner invasion of two long extensions, one extension will often look inefficient or even stupid. Your move 14 compounded this, as his 19 both made a base and threatened yours. If K4 was at O3, you might have an easier game. |
Author: | xed_over [ Sun Jul 28, 2013 7:59 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: lost in 50 |
wineandgolover wrote: If K4 was at O3, you might have an easier game. good points. But if I were black, I think I might play the enclosure at d5 next, no? Then as white, I'm lost without a plan again. The bottom side is flat, the top side is flat. You typically don't want to extend from those, do you? Or maybe the K4 extension works better now? Invade the left side? That looks scary (but maybe that's my problem too). |
Author: | wineandgolover [ Sun Jul 28, 2013 8:05 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: lost in 50 |
If black d5 bothers you, play there first, before k4 or o3. I was just comparing k4 and o3. Btw, if he plays d5 himself, it's still a game. |
Author: | Joaz Banbeck [ Sun Jul 28, 2013 8:20 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: lost in 50 |
IMHO, the sequence of 14-19 is terrible for you. Move 14 feels wrong. It is an extension from weakness, or at least, an extension from vagueness. Q10 is a light stone, and you extended off of it as if it were more solid. He invades, and suddenly your R13 and Q10 stones are floating. ( And the clamp at P4 is ominous ) You might have done better with the outside hane at 16. It is not what I would call a good result overall, but at least it is consistent with 14. Help you find your plan? Add the concepts of 'light' and 'heavy' to your cognitive fuseki repertoire, and your plan will emerge on its own. |
Author: | logan [ Sun Jul 28, 2013 8:28 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: lost in 50 |
In a diagonal game it's more difficult to play a moyo game. However, high-stones can also be used for attacking. So once Black builds a solid corner enclosure, it's already become more difficult to use this fighting strategy. Therefore, you should consider playing the other high-stone low now, or approaching the last corner before Black can enclose it. Once Black approaches here, you can consider immediately approaching the last open corner with A or B. Your 4-4 corner stone will be fine against any Black followups because of the two marked stones that you invested in earlier. At minimum, this strategy will create a more dynamic position for White, and thus ability to use the high-stones for fighting. Another problem is that you have two narrow extensions with ![]() ![]() ![]() If you want to play on the right, then you can consider ![]() ![]() Black has a strong followup at D, which White should protect with ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Author: | Joaz Banbeck [ Sun Jul 28, 2013 8:32 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: lost in 50 |
BTW, losing in 50 puts you in good company. On the following page, John Fairbairn shows a few pro games shorter than yours. ![]() ![]() http://web.archive.org/web/200810240550 ... rtest.html |
Author: | xed_over [ Sun Jul 28, 2013 9:17 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: lost in 50 |
right, I knew I didn't like 14 when I played it, I just didn't know why. and after having played it, I knew 20 wasn't right either, and 21 made that clear to me. And yeah, I knew I should have played the normal joseki with 22, but I think my head was already messed up with 14 and 20 ![]() But I see now, how I should have played this common joseki with 14 too. I just don't know why it didn't occur to me. With my Q10 stone already in place, that leaves black with no followup being unable to finish this joseki, and perhaps I can gain by chasing him across the board? This looks like a better plan for white so far, no? |
Author: | Joaz Banbeck [ Sun Jul 28, 2013 2:24 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: lost in 50 |
xed_over wrote: It does look better. Although I don't think that you can count on him to play so heavily with 17. He is more likely to try the tiger's mouth: It may be even better to try the same theme in a more simplistic manner. Why attach at all? Make white resort to attaching to you. Then you get a nice corner. And he is still not safe: This looks fun too. I'm not sure where 20 goes. |
Author: | illluck [ Sun Jul 28, 2013 2:47 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: lost in 50 |
Joaz Banbeck wrote: ...It may be even better to try the same theme in a more simplistic manner. Why attach at all? Make white resort to attaching to you. Then you get a nice corner. And he is still not safe: This looks fun too. I'm not sure where 20 goes. To be honest, I prefer the first one because there's less room for black's group. It's not clear to me that the kosumi instead of the connect is better because white's kosumi later is sente for threatening a connection. Edit: Actually, sorry, your sequence is better because it's white sente XD I was comparing the two diagrams directly. |
Author: | yoyoma [ Sun Jul 28, 2013 4:34 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: lost in 50 |
Why would you make a moyo, and then when black enters it, you ran directly *away* from the invading stone? This defies all logic! |
Author: | EdLee [ Sun Jul 28, 2013 10:08 pm ] |
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xed_over, |
Author: | xed_over [ Sun Jul 28, 2013 10:31 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: lost in 50 |
yoyoma wrote: Why would you make a moyo, and then when black enters it, you ran directly *away* from the invading stone? This defies all logic! thanks, you're just trying to help me better appreciate Kageyama's "Fundamentals" (which I can't stand, because he yells at me). |
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