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Author:  Ember [ Tue Dec 01, 2020 2:26 pm ]
Post subject:  Endgame problem from a recent game

After all these years.. here is my first problem.

It is very rare that a very book-ish position comes up in a real game but it happened to me two days ago in the last game of an online tournament I was playing in. My opponent, who was playing white, had just tenuki-ed from the lower left corner to connect two stones on the right side with 2, clearly thinking that this is the last big move to be played. However, he overlooked some very painful aji in the lower left corner and quickly answered my 3 at 4 (which should've been played at C2).

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[go]$$c Black to play and use some aji in the best way possible.
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . X O O O . . O O O X X . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X X O O O . . O X . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . X X O O . O O O X X X . . . X X |
$$ | . . X O O O O O X O X X . O X X X X O |
$$ | . . X O X X O . X X X O O . O X X O O |
$$ | . . X O X O . O O . X X X O . O O O . |
$$ | . . . X X O O . O X X O O O . O O . . |
$$ | . . . . . X O X X X O O . . . O . . . |
$$ | . . . . . X X . O O . . . . . . O O . |
$$ | . . X X . . X O . , . . O O O O . . O |
$$ | . . . . . . X O . . . O X X X X O O 2 |
$$ | . . . . . X O O . . . O O X . X X X O |
$$ | . . . . . X O X O . . O X . X . . X O |
$$ | . X X X X X X X O . O X X X . O . . X |
$$ | X X O O O X . X O . . O X . . . . X . |
$$ | X O . , X O X X X O . . O X X O O . . |
$$ | O 4 O . . O O O O . . O . O X . X O . |
$$ | . 3 . . . . . . . . . . O O X . X X . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . O X X . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


Of course there are several variations depending on white's answer. I'll put the next two moves from the game in the following spoiler tags. There's a really interesting line here that I missed from being overly confident, so if you've had a try at the first diagram, maybe you want to think about this as well. Can you do it better than me? :)

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[go]$$c If white refuses to back down, how can black profit from this? AI says black may live in the corner now (a thought pretty disturbing for my EGF 4-5k mind :D )
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . X O O O . . O O O X X . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X X O O O . . O X . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . X X O O . O O O X X X . . . X X |
$$ | . . X O O O O O X O X X . O X X X X O |
$$ | . . X O X X O . X X X O O . O X X O O |
$$ | . . X O X O . O O . X X X O . O O O . |
$$ | . . . X X O O . O X X O O O . O O . . |
$$ | . . . . . X O X X X O O . . . O . . . |
$$ | . . . . . X X . O O . . . . . . O O . |
$$ | . . X X . . X O . , . . O O O O . . O |
$$ | . . . . . . X O . . . O X X X X O O 2 |
$$ | . . . . . X O O . . . O O X . X X X O |
$$ | . . . . . X O X O . . O X . X . . X O |
$$ | . X X X X X X X O . O X X X . O . . X |
$$ | X X O O O X . X O . . O X . . . . X . |
$$ | X O . , X O X X X O . . O X X O O . . |
$$ | O 4 O 5 6 O O O O . . O . O X . X O . |
$$ | . 3 . . . . . . . . . . O O X . X X . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . O X X . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Author:  jlt [ Tue Dec 01, 2020 2:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Endgame problem from a recent game

- Wrong variation - deleted.

Author:  Knotwilg [ Tue Dec 01, 2020 2:54 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Endgame problem from a recent game

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

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


... are my two lines. After checking the hidden OP, indeed there is also:

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

:w6: at the marked stone

Author:  jlt [ Tue Dec 01, 2020 2:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Endgame problem from a recent game

Knotwilg: I initially thought about your second variation, however I think White's :w4: would be different:

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

Author:  Ember [ Tue Dec 01, 2020 2:58 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Endgame problem from a recent game

jlt wrote:
Knotwilg: I initially thought about your second variation, however I think White's :w4: would be different:

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

This is actually the seuqnece from the game. However, accoring to AI, black can get a better result.

Author:  Knotwilg [ Tue Dec 01, 2020 2:59 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Endgame problem from a recent game

Check my edit

Author:  Ember [ Tue Dec 01, 2020 3:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Endgame problem from a recent game

jlt wrote:
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[go]$$c
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . X O O O . . O O O X X . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X X O O O . . O X . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . X X O O . O O O X X X . . . X X |
$$ | . . X O O O O O X O X X . O X X X X O |
$$ | . . X O X X O . X X X O O . O X X O O |
$$ | . . X O X O . O O . X X X O . O O O . |
$$ | . . . X X O O . O X X O O O . O O . . |
$$ | . . . . . X O X X X O O . . . O . . . |
$$ | . . . . . X X . O O . . . . . . O O . |
$$ | . . X X . . X O . , . . O O O O . . O |
$$ | . . . . . . X O . . . O X X X X O O 2 |
$$ | . . . . . X O O . . . O O X . X X X O |
$$ | . . . . . X O X O . . O X . X . . X O |
$$ | . X X X X X X X O . O X X X . O . . X |
$$ | X X O O O X . X O . . O X . . . . X . |
$$ | X O . 2 . O X X X O . . O X X O O . . |
$$ | O O O . O O O O O . . O . O X . X O . |
$$ | 1 X X O . . . . . . . . O O X . X X . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . O X X . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


But after your 9 (1 here) there comes 2, right?

Author:  Ember [ Tue Dec 01, 2020 3:02 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Endgame problem from a recent game

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

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


... are my two lines. After checking the hidden OP, indeed there is also:

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

:w6: at the marked stone


Yup, the second one is what AI suggests and what I missed. Nice job! :)

Looks like it was too easy. Hope you still had some fun with it.

Author:  Knotwilg [ Tue Dec 01, 2020 3:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Endgame problem from a recent game

It's a surprising line indeed. I would definitely not think of it in a game.

Author:  jlt [ Tue Dec 01, 2020 3:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Endgame problem from a recent game

@Ember: Yes I realized my answer was wrong after posting it and deleted it.

Author:  Knotwilg [ Tue Dec 01, 2020 3:05 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Endgame problem from a recent game

Which means

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


Not that the whole thing mattered for the end result, I think.

Author:  Ember [ Wed Dec 02, 2020 12:54 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Endgame problem from a recent game

Knotwilg wrote:
Not that the whole thing mattered for the end result, I think.

Yes, that's right, it made no difference to the final result. But as someone who during games often feels like a blind person with a wooden stick in a swamp, I like to poke at stuff with my stick when I find something of interest. :)

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