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Offline kaimat
 Post subject: Can this 3-3 invasion be killed?
Post #1 Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 7:08 pm 
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This invasion was the difference between me beating and losing to a 1d in an even game on Tygem.

I have always thought that the marked black stones secured the corner, and when you add in the extra supporting stones it seems like this should (in theory) be an easy kill for black.

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[go]$$W
$$ -------------------------------
$$ - . . . . . . . . .
$$ - . . . . . . . X X
$$ - . . W . . # X O O
$$ - . . . # . . O . O
$$ - . . # . . . . . .
$$ - . X X O . . . . .
$$ - . O O O . . . . .
$$ - . . . . . . . . .
$$ - . . . . . . . . .[/go]

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Offline DrStraw
 Post subject: Re: Can this 3-3 invasion be killed?
Post #2 Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 7:23 pm 
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It is hard to find a way for W to live. Just a couple of possibilities:

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[go]$$B
$$ -------------------------------
$$ - . . . . . . . . .
$$ - . 3 5 2 6 . . X X
$$ - . 4 O 1 . X X O O
$$ - . 7 . X . . O . O
$$ - . . X . . . . . .
$$ - . X X O . . . . .
$$ - . O O O . . . . .
$$ - . . . . . . . . .
$$ - . . . . . . . . .[/go]


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[go]$$B
$$ -------------------------------
$$ - . . . . . . . . .
$$ - . 3 4 2 . . . X X
$$ - 7 6 O 1 . X X O O
$$ - . 5 . X . . O . O
$$ - . . X . . . . . .
$$ - . X X O . . . . .
$$ - . O O O . . . . .
$$ - . . . . . . . . .
$$ - . . . . . . . . .[/go]

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Offline TheBigH
 Post subject: Re: Can this 3-3 invasion be killed?
Post #3 Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 7:47 pm 
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After :b1: in Dr Straw's first diagram, I doubt if White can find space to make two eyes. And it's hard to see how white can capture anything, or connect to the outside.

How did White live in the game you played?

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Offline SmoothOper
 Post subject: Re: Can this 3-3 invasion be killed?
Post #4 Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 8:34 pm 
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Might be able to get a reduction or ko out of it.
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[go]$$B
$$ -------------------------------
$$ - . . . . . . . . .
$$ - . . . . . . . X X
$$ - . . W 1 . # X O O
$$ - 2 . . # . . O . O
$$ - . . # . . . . . .
$$ - . X X O . . . . .
$$ - . O O O . . . . .
$$ - . . . . . . . . .
$$ - . . . . . . . . .[/go]
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Offline TheBigH
 Post subject: Re: Can this 3-3 invasion be killed?
Post #5 Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 9:30 pm 
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SmoothOper wrote:
Might be able to get a reduction or ko out of it.


Or perhaps a bunch of forcing moves that finish building white's wall and seal black in.

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Offline SmoothOper
 Post subject: Re: Can this 3-3 invasion be killed?
Post #6 Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 5:52 am 
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SmoothOper wrote:
Might be able to get a reduction or ko out of it.
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[go]$$B
$$ -------------------------------
$$ - . . . . . . . . .
$$ - . . . . . . . X X
$$ - . . W 1 . # X O O
$$ - 2 . . # . . O . O
$$ - . . # . . . . . .
$$ - . X X O . . . . .
$$ - . O O O . . . . .
$$ - . . . . . . . . .
$$ - . . . . . . . . .[/go]

If B defends at...
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[go]$$B
$$ -------------------------------
$$ - . 7 . . . . . . .
$$ - 6 5 4 . . . . X X
$$ - . . W 1 . # X O O
$$ - 2 8 . # . . O . O
$$ - 3 . # . . . . . .
$$ - . X X O . . . . .
$$ - . O O O . . . . .
$$ - . . . . . . . . .
$$ - . . . . . . . . .[/go]
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Offline DrStraw
 Post subject: Re: Can this 3-3 invasion be killed?
Post #7 Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 5:59 am 
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SmoothOper wrote:
Might be able to get a reduction or ko out of it.
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[go]$$B
$$ -------------------------------
$$ - . . . . . . . . .
$$ - . . . . . . . X X
$$ - . . W 1 . # X O O
$$ - 2 . . # . . O . O
$$ - . . # . . . . . .
$$ - . X X O . . . . .
$$ - . O O O . . . . .
$$ - . . . . . . . . .
$$ - . . . . . . . . .[/go]



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[go]$$B
$$ -------------------------------
$$ - . . 8 . . . . . .
$$ - . 9 . 6 7 . . X X
$$ - . 4 O 1 . X X O O
$$ - 2 3 . X . . O . O
$$ - 5 . X . . . . . .
$$ - . X X O . . . . .
$$ - . O O O . . . . .
$$ - . . . . . . . . .
$$ - . . . . . . . . .[/go]


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[go]$$B
$$ -------------------------------
$$ - . . . . . . . . .
$$ - . . . . . . . X X
$$ - 7 . O 1 . X X O O
$$ - 2 3 . X . . O . O
$$ - 5 6 X . . . . . .
$$ - 4 X X O . . . . .
$$ - . O O O . . . . .
$$ - . . . . . . . . .
$$ - . . . . . . . . .[/go]

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Offline SmoothOper
 Post subject: Re: Can this 3-3 invasion be killed?
Post #8 Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 9:07 am 
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[go]$$B
$$ -------------------------------
$$ - . 7 . . . . . . .
$$ - 4 . . 6 8 . . X X
$$ - 1 2 O X . X X O O
$$ - . X 5 X . . O . O
$$ - 3 . X . . . . . .
$$ - O X X O . . . . .
$$ - . O O O . . . . .
$$ - . . . . . . . . .
$$ - . . . . . . . . .[/go]
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Offline moboy78
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Post #9 Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 9:30 am 
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What did you play out in your game, kaimat?
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Offline kaimat
 Post subject: Re: Can this 3-3 invasion be killed?
Post #10 Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 10:12 am 
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moboy78 wrote:
What did you play out in your game, kaimat?


I was afraid to play the ko :(

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[go]$$B
$$ -------------------------------
$$ - . . 6 5 7 . . . .
$$ - . 4 0 2 3 . . X X
$$ - . . O 1 . X X O O
$$ - . 8 9 X . . O . O
$$ - . . X . . . . . .
$$ - . X X O . . . . .
$$ - . O O O . . . . .
$$ - . . . . . . . . .
$$ - . . . . . . . . .[/go]


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[go]$$B
$$ -------------------------------
$$ - . . O X X . . . .
$$ - . O O O X . . X X
$$ - 4 . O X . X X O O
$$ - 1 O X X . . O . O
$$ - 2 5 X . . . . . .
$$ - 3 X X O . . . . .
$$ - . O O O . . . . .
$$ - . . . . . . . . .
$$ - . . . . . . . . .[/go]


:w6: at :b1:

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Offline Mef
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Post #11 Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 8:45 am 
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DrStraw wrote:
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[go]$$B
$$ -------------------------------
$$ - . b 8 . . . . . .
$$ - a 9 . 6 7 . . X X
$$ - . 4 O 1 . X X O O
$$ - 2 3 c X . . O . O
$$ - 5 . X . . . . . .
$$ - . X X O . . . . .
$$ - . O O O . . . . .
$$ - . . . . . . . . .
$$ - . . . . . . . . .[/go]


After 9, A-B-C makes 2 stage ko?
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Offline ez4u
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Post #12 Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 3:30 pm 
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Mef wrote:
DrStraw wrote:
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[go]$$B
$$ -------------------------------
$$ - . b 8 . . . . . .
$$ - a 9 . 6 7 . . X X
$$ - . 4 O 1 . X X O O
$$ - 2 3 c X . . O . O
$$ - 5 . X . . . . . .
$$ - . X X O . . . . .
$$ - . O O O . . . . .
$$ - . . . . . . . . .
$$ - . . . . . . . . .[/go]


After 9, A-B-C makes 2 stage ko?

Does moving 5 to B15 just kill? The play at 'c' loses its meaning.
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[go]$$Bc
$$ -------------------------------
$$ - . b 8 . . . . . .
$$ - a 9 . 6 7 . . X X
$$ - . 4 O 1 . X X O O
$$ - 2 3 c X . . O . O
$$ - . 5 X . . . . . .
$$ - . X X O . . . . .
$$ - . O O O . . . . .
$$ - . . . . . . . . .
$$ - . . . . . . . . .[/go]

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Offline gogameguru
 Post subject: Re: Can this 3-3 invasion be killed?
Post #13 Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:30 pm 
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Another thing to consider, after reading out DrStraw's sequences above, is :w2::

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[go]$$B
$$ -------------------------------
$$ - . . . . . . . . .
$$ - . b a 3 . . . X X
$$ - . . W 1 . # X O O
$$ - . 2 . # . . O . O
$$ - . . # . . . . . .
$$ - . X X O . . . . .
$$ - . O O O . . . . .
$$ - . . . . . . . . .
$$ - . . . . . . . . .[/go]


If White tries :w2:, :b3: is a simple and good move which kills White in this case. It should be your first instinct. Instead of :b3:, Black b is also possible, but when the simple move works, it's usually better in Go.

Black has to be careful not to play :b3: at 'a' instead. Otherwise, White will eke out a ko as follows:

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[go]$$B :b3: is bad. White can make ko.
$$ -------------------------------
$$ - . a . . . . . . .
$$ - . 6 3 7 . . . X X
$$ - 0 . W 1 . # X O O
$$ - . 2 4 # . . O . O
$$ - 8 b # 5 . . . . .
$$ - 9 X X O . . . . .
$$ - . O O O . . . . .
$$ - . . . . . . . . .
$$ - . . . . . . . . .[/go]


After this, a and b are miai and the ko is annoying for Black. I often see players make this kind of mistake, so I thought it was worth mentioning.

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