jlt - Ian Butler Jubango (Game #8)

Bill Spight · **#41**

ez4u wrote:

I was analyzing with the LZ 205 net and I think the very early situation is quite interesting.
When White approaches the bottom right with :w1:

below, Black answers with the knight's move at :b2:

. This is the new style. Next LZ thinks White should enclose the bottom left, leaving the single stone on the right as a forcing play. Instead White extends with the 2-space jump to :w3:

. LZ does not consider this a bad move but slightly worse than the enclosure.

Now Black attaches at :b4:

and White answers with :w5:

. This seems natural, everyone who learned go more than three years ago probably feels that Black has made White over-concentrated and that this is a good exchange. LZ disagrees. This exchange strengthens White while creating a weakness at P3 for Black. Immediately, LZ thinks Black needs to protect the bottom left instead of :b6:

, White should play P3 instead of :w7:

, and Black should again protect instead of playing elsewhere with :b8:

. This weakness dominated the analysis of the next thirty moves or so in the game, LZ continually wanting to go back and either protect (as Black) or attach at P3 (as White)

As I mentioned, I learned about the weakness of Black in the bottom right when I was a dan player. As I recall, from reading Sakata. And I remember that Segoe, reflecting the opinions of earlier generations, was not too worried about White's overconcentration. So I went and checked the Suzuki-Kitani Small Joseki Dictionary, and here is what they say is somewhat favorable for Black in the bottom right corner, because White is a bit overconcentrated.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wc $$ +---------------------------------------+ $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . | $$ | . . . O . . . . . , . . . . . , X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . , 3 . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1 . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . 6 . 2 . , 4 . . | $$ | . . . O . . . . . . . . . . a X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ +---------------------------------------+[/go]

They also point out that :b6:

protects against White "a".

In this case LZ is right, but humans got there first.

Uberdude · **#42**

Another thing I have learnt from LZ is in the related shape in which black has played the solid kosumi instead of knight move (in which case white making 2-space extension is a relatively more valuable move as black is threatening a better attack as 3-3 attach less good now, LZ doesn't like traditional 3-space low), then if black kicks (in early opening) extend shouldn't be your default move (because you don't have p3 aim as before) but the light and flexible 2 space extension, or more fancy you can do some kikashi against the top right corner like a if it's small low or the new attachments if big low. This kind of light dodge isn't an unknown idea before bots (can also happen with 4-4) and it's heavily dependent on timing, but I sense LZ is less concerned with allowing a further black move after tenuki kick than humans have tended. Of course there is a selection bias in looking for similar pro games in that black won't kick if he thinks it would be a bad move because white wouldn't extend but play the speedy extension.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wc $$ +---------------------------------------+ $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . | $$ | . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . , X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . . . . . . 2 , 4 . . | $$ | . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ +---------------------------------------+[/go]

Bill Spight · **#43**

There is an interesting end of game protective play question that arose. It would not make any difference to winning or losing, but it is something to be aware of. Even fairly good SDKs miss such plays from time to time.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc Black to play (move 207) $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X X X X X W X . . . . . . . X . X X X | $$ | W X W W W W X . . , . . . . . , X O O | $$ | W W . c . W W X X . . . . . . X O . O | $$ | . . a W X W X O O X X X . . . X O O . | $$ | . . b W W X X O O O O X . . X O . . . | $$ | . . X W X O X O . . O X X . X O . . . | $$ | . . O X X . X O X O O O X X O O . . . | $$ | . . O O X . X X O , O X X O X , X . . | $$ | . . O X X X O X O O O . X O O O . . . | $$ | . . O X O O O O X X O X X X X O O . . | $$ | . O X X X X O X X . X X O O O . . O O | $$ | . O X . X O O . X . X X X O . . . O X | $$ | . . O X X X O O O X X . O O . O O X X | $$ | . . O O X X O . X , X . O X O O X X . | $$ | . . . O O O O X X . X X O X X X X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . O O X O O X X . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . O O X X . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

The three marked Black strings have 3 dame each and share a total of 7 dame. As Wilcox warns us, they may be in danger. Black considered a play at "a", "b", or "c", did not find that any of them worked, and passed. Afterwards, Leela pointed out the cut.

There is a proverb that would have helped Black and saved him some time. It applied to life and death, of which this is an example, When you are considering how to kill, it says, "First, the hane, then the cut, then the oki." You might consider "c" a hane, but the proverb refers to hane from the outside. "a", "b", and "c" are not oki, but the primacy of the cut still applies. If Black had started with the cut, he might well have discovered that it works.

What is so good about the cut in this position (and in general)? It reduces White's dame. OC, so do the other plays, but the cut "keeps on giving".

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc Black wins the semeai $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X X X X X W X . . . . . . . X . X X X | $$ | W X W W W W X . . , . . . . . , X O O | $$ | W W 1 4 . W W X X . . . . . . X O . O | $$ | 5 3 2 W X W X O O X X X . . . X O O . | $$ | . a 7 W W X X O O O O X . . X O . . . | $$ | . . X W X O X O . . O X X . X O . . . | $$ | . . O X X . X O X O O O X X O O . . . | $$ | . . O O X . X X O , O X X O X , X . . | $$ | . . O X X X O X O O O . X O O O . . . | $$ | . . O X O O O O X X O X X X X O O . . | $$ | . O X X X X O X X . X X O O O . . O O | $$ | . O X . X O O . X . X X X O . . . O X | $$ | . . O X X X O O O X X . O O . O O X X | $$ | . . O O X X O . X , X . O X O O X X . | $$ | . . . O O O O X X . X X O X X X X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . O O X O O X X . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . O O X X . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

@ 1

Leela's main line shows White's most stubborn resistance. Here is White's combined dame count, move by move.

:b1:

6 dame

5 dame

4 dame

4 dame

3 dame

2 dame

1 dame

makes

and

atari. Note that :w2:

and

each reduce the White dame count. This is the kind of thing that makes such cuts work.

Note also that White should play at "a" instead of :w6:

, and give up the three stones.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc Variation $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X X X X X W X . . . . . . . X . X X X | $$ | W X W W W W X . . , . . . . . , X O O | $$ | W W 1 2 7 W W X X . . . . . . X O . O | $$ | . 4 3 W X W X O O X X X . . . X O O . | $$ | . . 5 W W X X O O O O X . . X O . . . | $$ | . 6 X W X O X O . . O X X . X O . . . | $$ | . . O X X . X O X O O O X X O O . . . | $$ | . . O O X . X X O , O X X O X , X . . | $$ | . . O X X X O X O O O . X O O O . . . | $$ | . . O X O O O O X X O X X X X O O . . | $$ | . O X X X X O X X . X X O O O . . O O | $$ | . O X . X O O . X . X X X O . . . O X | $$ | . . O X X X O O O X X . O O . O O X X | $$ | . . O O X X O . X , X . O X O O X X . | $$ | . . . O O O O X X . X X O X X X X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . O O X O O X X . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . O O X X . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

and

save the three stones, but then :b5:

is atari on the other :wc:

stones. OC, :w4:

at 5 loses only the three stones, but playing :w2:

in the previous diagram is the better way to do that.

Edit: For completeness.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc Snapback $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X X X X X W X . . . . . . . X . X X X | $$ | W X W W W W X . . , . . . . . , X O O | $$ | W W 1 3 . W W X X . . . . . . X O . O | $$ | . 2 a W X W X O O X X X . . . X O O . | $$ | . . b W W X X O O O O X . . X O . . . | $$ | . . X W X O X O . . O X X . X O . . . | $$ | . . O X X . X O X O O O X X O O . . . | $$ | . . O O X . X X O , O X X O X , X . . | $$ | . . O X X X O X O O O . X O O O . . . | $$ | . . O X O O O O X X O X X X X O O . . | $$ | . O X X X X O X X . X X O O O . . O O | $$ | . O X . X O O . X . X X X O . . . O X | $$ | . . O X X X O O O X X . O O . O O X X | $$ | . . O O X X O . X , X . O X O O X X . | $$ | . . . O O O O X X . X X O X X X X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . O O X O O X X . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . O O X X . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

If

is at "a", :w4:

at "b" captures the two Black stones.

Uberdude · **#44**

This proverb also comes in handy:

Quote:

Cut first, think later

ez4u · **#45**

Quote:

... Even fairly good ~~SDKs~~ Dans miss such plays from time to time...

Let's be honest. ;-)

Bill Spight · **#46**

Here's another wrinkle. :cool:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc White gives up three stones $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X X X X X O X . . . . . . . X . X X X | $$ | O X O O O O X . . , . . . . . , X O O | $$ | W O 1 4 . O O X X . . . . . . X O . O | $$ | 5 3 2 O X O X O O X X X . . . X O O . | $$ | . 6 . O O X X O O O O X . . X O . . . | $$ | . . X O X O X O . . O X X . X O . . . | $$ | . . O X X . X O X O O O X X O O . . . | $$ | . . O O X . X X O , O X X O X , X . . | $$ | . . O X X X O X O O O . X O O O . . . | $$ | . . O X O O O O X X O X X X X O O . . | $$ | . O X X X X O X X . X X O O O . . O O | $$ | . O X . X O O . X . X X X O . . . O X | $$ | . . O X X X O O O X X . O O . O O X X | $$ | . . O O X X O . X , X . O X O O X X . | $$ | . . . O O O O X X . X X O X X X X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . O O X O O X X . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . O O X X . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

@ 1,

takes back, :b9:

@

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm10 Oops! $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X X X X X O X . . . . . . . X . X X X | $$ | 4 X O O O O X . . , . . . . . , X O O | $$ | X O 1 O . O O X X . . . . . . X O . O | $$ | X X O O X O X O O X X X . . . X O O . | $$ | 3 O . O O X X O O O O X . . X O . . . | $$ | 6 2 B O X O X O . . O X X . X O . . . | $$ | . 5 O X X . X O X O O O X X O O . . . | $$ | . . O O X . X X O , O X X O X , X . . | $$ | . . O X X X O X O O O . X O O O . . . | $$ | . . O X O O O O X X O X X X X O O . . | $$ | . O X X X X O X X . X X O O O . . O O | $$ | . O X . X O O . X . X X X O . . . O X | $$ | . . O X X X O O O X X . O O . O O X X | $$ | . . O O X X O . X , X . O X O O X X . | $$ | . . . O O O O X X . X X O X X X X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . O O X O O X X . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . O O X X . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

If

fills the ko, :b11:

takes it all. :shock:

Ian Butler · **#47**

We're at the halfway point of the Jubango now. The score is 4-1.

The next game has been postponed for a few weeks, I asked for this break. The reason is that I am unable to focus on Go at the moment, with some personal things going on. I want to complete the Jubango with the right concentration, and I couldn't focus on the game right now.

So expect the next match within a few weeks!

Ian Butler · **#48**

Tomorrow jlt and I will resume out Jubango. Score at 4-1.
I've been away from Go for quite a while, so it's guesswork how it'll go.

We decided to try and start with a 2H game, and see how our relative strength lie. Point of this jubango is to enjoy and to both be challenged, so I'm sure we'll agree on what handicap is in order at any time.

Looking forward to the game, a lot! We'll post it here afterwards, of course, hoping for some more of your wonderful feedback

Ian Butler · **#49**

And so the Jubango has continued! We played earlier today, this time a 2H game.
We reviewed it for ourselves a bit, too, but of course we're hoping to get input from stronger players so we can learn!
For me, it felt like a close game all throughout. My biggest mistake, I think, was gote-sente. Played too many (even small) gote moves, giving up the initiative. As a result, many of the moves I was eyeing were being taken by jlt.
But the 2 stones were just enough in the end to give me a (hard fought for) victory.

Appreciate any feedback! Our review is also in this .sgf, so you can follow our way of thinking and point out where we are dead wrong :lol:

It's 4-2 now, and we'll have to see what handicap is appropriate for next time. 2H felt close, so I guess that's good. Maybe back to reverse komi with me as black is in order? Not sure.

jlt · **#50**

It was an interesting game. I reviewed it a bit with LeelaZero, which pointed out a few big mistakes by White.

At move 43, White should have played this way:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$W $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O X . | $$ | . . . X . . . . X . . . . . . X O X . | $$ | . . X , . X . . . , . . . . . X O X . | $$ | . . O O . . . . . . . . . . . X X O . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O O . O | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . | $$ | . . O O . . . . . . . . . . . . X 5 . | $$ | . O . X . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 3 . | $$ | . . O X . . . . . , . . . . O O O 2 . | $$ | . O X . . X . . . . . . O O X X X 4 . | $$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . 1 X . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Then Black lives in gote and the side group has no base. Moreover, White has a strong ponnuki:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wm9 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O X . | $$ | . . . X . . . . X . . . . . . X O X . | $$ | . . X , . X . . . , . . . . . X O X . | $$ | . . O O . . . . . . . . . . . X X O . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O O . O | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . O O . . . . . . . . . . . . X O . | $$ | . O . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O O . | $$ | . . O X . . . . . , . . . . O O O X . | $$ | . O X . . X . . . . . . O O X X X X . | $$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . O X 1 2 . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . 4 . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

At move 78 I was afraid that the marked stones would come out, and launch a splitting attack, so after several minutes of hesitation I chickened out and played "a":

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$ Position at move 78 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O X . | $$ | . . . X . . . . X . . . . . . X O X . | $$ | . . X , . X . . . , . . . . . X O X . | $$ | . . O O . . . . . . . . . . O X X O . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O O . O | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . . | $$ | . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . X O . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . O X X X X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . O O . O X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . O X . . | $$ | . . O O . . . . . . . a B B O O X . . | $$ | . O . X . . . . . . . . . O X X X X X | $$ | . . O X . . . . . , . . . O O O O O O | $$ | . O X . . X . . . . . O O O X X X X O | $$ | . . . X . . . . . . . O X X . . . . X | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

However Leelazero thinks that Black wouldn't come out immediately, so White can protect afterwards:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$W $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O X . | $$ | . . . X . . . . X . . . . . . X O X . | $$ | . . X , . X . . . , . . . . . X O X . | $$ | . . O O . . . . . . . . . . O X X O . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O O . O | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . . | $$ | . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . X O . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . O X X X X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . O O 2 O X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . O 3 O X . . | $$ | . . O O . . . . . . 5 . X X O O X . . | $$ | . O . X . . . 4 . . . . . O X X X X X | $$ | . . O X . . . . . , . . . O O O O O O | $$ | . O X . . X . 1 . . . O O O X X X X O | $$ | . . . X . . . . . . . O X X . . . . X | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

and even if he does, White can save both groups.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$W $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O X . | $$ | . . . X . . . . X . . . . . . X O X . | $$ | . . X , . X . . . , . . . . . X O X . | $$ | . . O O . . . . . . . . . . O X X O . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O O . O | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . . | $$ | . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . X O . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . 9 . . , . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . 8 . . O X X X X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . O O 2 O X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . O 3 O X . . | $$ | . . O O . . . . 6 . 4 . X X O O X . . | $$ | . O . X . . . 5 . 7 . . . O X X X X X | $$ | . . O X . . . . . , . . . O O O O O O | $$ | . O X . . X . 1 . . . O O O X X X X O | $$ | . . . X . . . . . . . O X X . . . . X | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Ian Butler · **#51**

Game 7 was a return to simple reverse komi.
But it was fairly one dimensional. I never got any grip on the game and jlt proved too strong all around.
Arguably my biggest downfall for this game was my very limited reading ability and not having the perseverance to try and read something out, taking a few minutes.

jlt · **#52**

I reviewed the game with Katago until move 60. I didn't go further because Katago repeatedly wanted both players to play at N3. When I finally decided to do that, it was almost game over.

During the game, I was happy to find :w32:

, but actually this move doesn't work, I should have used the other cut... At move 41, you had an opportunity to reverse the game.

jlt · **#53**

Also, after move 240 we both passed because White had won anyway, but there was still an endgame move left (other than the one on the top right).

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Ian Butler · **#54**

Game 8 was another one with 2 handicap stones.
For me, I went into the game and I only wanted to focus on the following: make safe moves first, then big moves. If a group is already alive, take a big move elsewhere.
Sometimes I forgot about that, of course, but I think I played a lot less small moves than last game. That, and the extra handicap stone, were enough to take the lead and win the game, I reckon.

jlt · **#55**

That game was pretty hard for me. Katago says you were leading by 20-40 points during all the game, I never had any chance. Here are a few Katago-assisted comments, until move 121.

So there are 2 games left. Maybe we could go back to 1-stone handicap with reverse komi so that

1) If you win game 9, then game 10 will be even

2) If I win game 9, then game 10 will be with 2 stones again?

jlt - Ian Butler Jubango (Game #8)

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