Life In 19x19

White's game 7 was very odd and let you get more than you deserved.

Thank you, that's what I wanted to know. Seemed very odd to me, but I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something vital in white's play. Which is why I played :b8: at a to be on the safe side, in case :w7: was some kind of ...

We can only say so much since it's an ongoing game, but compare the current board to the one after Ed's variation? Which do you prefer? Why?

I think if I wanted to surround white, the variation where I play :b8: at b in my original diagram would be better:

$$Wc Off-joseki sequence ...

Tryss wrote:Did you consider your 8 at E3?

Yes, as I explained in my original diagram, I was considering at b. You think that would have been a better move? Do you think white would be able to live in the corner after that move?

( Any comments on :w7: or follow-ups to your :b6: can affect your on-going DGS game. )

Here's the current board position:

$$Wc Off-joseki sequence ...

$$Wc Off-joseki sequence
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$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . . . |
$$ | . . X , O . . . . , . . . . . , X . . |
$$ | . . . . . . O . . . . . . . O ...