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 Post subject: Re: 66. Shaddy(1d) vs. Chew Terr(5k)
Post #221 Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 6:28 pm 
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[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X O O . O O X . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X O X . O X X . X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . X O X . O O X O . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . X . X O X . O X . O . . . . . . . |
$$ | X . X O O O X . O X X X . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O O . X . . X O O O X X X O . . . |
$$ | O O . . . . . . X . . O O O O X X . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . X X . . X O X X . |
$$ | . X . O . . . X . O O O O O O O O X . |
$$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . |
$$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . |
$$ | X O O . . . B . X X X O X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . |
$$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O |
$$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . |
$$ | O X X O X O O O X . O . X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O . . . . X . . . X . X . . . X . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


Okay, so... I've said I'm behind, and need anywhere from 5-25 points to win. I was planning to aim for flawless endgame to narrow the gap, and perhaps to win. However, that's dicey, even if I play perfectly. They say a rich man shouldn't quarrel, but I'm broke. Let's try for something unreasonable. As Samuel L. Jackson (IIRC) says in Jurassic Park... "Hold on to your butts."

What I'm aiming towards.
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[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X O O . O O X . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X O X . O X X . X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . X O X . O O X O . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . X . X O X . O X . O . . . . . . . |
$$ | X . X O O O X . O X X X . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O O . X . . X O O O X X X O . . . |
$$ | O O . . . . . . X . . O O O O X X . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . X X . . X O X X . |
$$ | . X . O . . . X . O O O O O O O O X . |
$$ | O . . . . . O . . 7 . X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . O X . . . . 9 5 O X . . X O X X . . |
$$ | O . O . . . . O 6 8 X X X O . O X . . |
$$ | X O O . . . 1 2 X X X O X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O O . O 4 3 X O O O O X O O X X . |
$$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O |
$$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . |
$$ | O X X O X O W O X . O . X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O . . . . X . . . X . X . . . X . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

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[go]$$Wc Captures: B+1
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X O O . O O X . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X O X . O X X . X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . X O X . O O X O . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . X . X O X . O X . O . . . . . . . |
$$ | X . X O O O X . O X X X . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O O . X . . X O O O X X X O . . . |
$$ | O O . . . . . . X . . O O O O X X . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . X X . . X O X X . |
$$ | . X . O . 6 5 X . O O O O O O O O X . |
$$ | O . . . . 4 O . . X . X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . O X . . . 2 X X O X . . X O X X . . |
$$ | O . O . . 3 1 O O O X X X O . O X . . |
$$ | X O O . . . X O X X X O X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O O . O O X X O O O O X O O X X . |
$$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O |
$$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . |
$$ | O X X O X O W O X . O . X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O . . . . X . . . X . X . . . X . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Not sure this is my best chance of winning. However, it should be, undeniably, fun.

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 Post subject: Re: 66. Shaddy(1d) vs. Chew Terr(5k)
Post #222 Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 7:26 pm 
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[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X O O . O O X . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X O X . O X X . X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . X O X . O O X O . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . X . X O X . O X . O . . . . . . . |
$$ | X . X O O O X . O X X X . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O O . X . . X O O O X X X O . . . |
$$ | O O . . . . . . X . . O O O O X X . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . X X . . X O X X . |
$$ | . X . O . . . X . O O O O O O O O X . |
$$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . O X . . . . W . O X . . X O X X . . |
$$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . |
$$ | X O O . . . B . X X X O X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . |
$$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O |
$$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . |
$$ | O X X O X O O O X . O . X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O . . . . X . . . X . X . . . X . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


I'm ahead far enough so that I can give up the points.

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 Post subject: Re: 66. Shaddy(1d) vs. Chew Terr(5k)
Post #223 Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 7:19 am 
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[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X O O . O O X . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X O X . O X X . X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . X O X . O O X O . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . X . X O X . O X . O . . . . . . . |
$$ | X . X O O O X . O X X X . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O O . X . . X O O O X X X O . . . |
$$ | O O . . . . . . X . . O O O O X X . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . X X . . X O X X . |
$$ | . X . O . . . X . O O O O O O O O X . |
$$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . O X . . . . O . O X . . X O X X . . |
$$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . |
$$ | X O O . . . X . X X X O X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O O . O B . X O O O O X O O X X . |
$$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O |
$$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . |
$$ | O X X O X O O O X . O . X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O . . . . X . . . X . X . . . X . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


Okay, there were two options after my last move: it was unreasonable, in which case my opponent would follow it until he thrashed me, or it was reasonable, in which case he would back off a bit, as he did here. I'll take that as a validation of my sequence, take my points, and go back to trying to get as much as I can out of the endgame. Notably, my opponent's chosen move additionally makes my play at K9 end in gote. I will count in a few turns.

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 Post subject: Re: 66. Shaddy(1d) vs. Chew Terr(5k)
Post #224 Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 10:13 am 
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[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X O O . O O X . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X O X . O X X . X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . X O X . O O X O . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . X . X O X . O X . O . . . . . . . |
$$ | X . X O O O X . O X X X . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O O . X . . X O O O X X X O . . . |
$$ | O O . . . . . . X . . O O O O X X . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . X X . . X O X X . |
$$ | . X . O . . . X . O O O O O O O O X . |
$$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . O X . . . . O . O X . . X O X X . . |
$$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . |
$$ | X O O . . W X . X X X O X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O O . O B . X O O O O X O O X X . |
$$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O |
$$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . |
$$ | O X X O X O O O X . O . X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O . . . . X . . . X . X . . . X . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


I am ahead by a bit less than 10 points after this sequence, according to my count.

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Post #225 Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 10:16 am 
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[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X O O . O O X . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X O X . O X X . X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . X O X . O O X O . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . X . X O X . O X . O . . . . . . . |
$$ | X . X O O O X . O X X X . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O O . X . . X O O O X X X O . . . |
$$ | O O . . . . . . X . . O O O O X X . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . X X . . X O X X . |
$$ | . X . O . . . X . O O O O O O O O X . |
$$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . O X . . . . O . O X . . X O X X . . |
$$ | O . O . . . B O . . X X X O . O X . . |
$$ | X O O . . O X . X X X O X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O O . O X . X O O O O X O O X X . |
$$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O |
$$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . |
$$ | O X X O X O O O X . O . X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O . . . . X . . . X . X . . . X . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


Cool, feels good to have a game so close, though I doubt there's enough room left in endgame to see. I'll count soon, but have to run.

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Post #226 Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 2:04 pm 
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[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . B W W . . . W W B . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . B X O O . O O X B . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X O X . O X X . X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . X O X W O O X O . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . X B X O X . O X . O . . . . . . . |
$$ | X B X O O O X . O X X X . . . . . . . |
$$ | W X O O . X . . X O O O X X X O . . . |
$$ | O O . . . . . . X . . O O O O X X . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . X X . . X O X X . |
$$ | . X . O . . . X . O O O O O O O O X . |
$$ | O . . . . . O . W B B X X X O . W B . |
$$ | . O X . . W B O W O X . . X O X X . B |
$$ | O . O . . W B O W B X X X O . O X B B |
$$ | X O O . . O X . X X X O X O O O O X W |
$$ | . X O O . O X B X O O O O X O O X X W |
$$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O |
$$ | O O X O W . O X X X X X X X O X O O W |
$$ | O X X O X O O O X . O . X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O . . . W X B . . X B X B W . X . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


B: Top left: 12
Bottom:23
Top right: 60
Pre-endgame capture: 1
Komi: 6.5
Total: 102.5

W: Bottom right: 8
Top: 9
Bottom left: 26
Middle: 70
Total: 114

This is the result of the best regular endgame I can think of. I'm going to look for tricks while we play the next few moves, but if I don't have any brilliant inspirations, I may resign (or trigger the whole endgame or something).

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 Post subject: Re: 66. Shaddy(1d) vs. Chew Terr(5k)
Post #227 Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 4:09 pm 
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one comment: d19 is not my sente, but i believe d15 is. the rest looks good

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Post #228 Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 7:47 am 
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Shaddy wrote:
one comment: d19 is not my sente, but i believe d15 is. the rest looks good


Yeah, I was considering taking D15 after the current sente push, since it seems to threaten G16, making it sente. Would you show me why D19 is not sente, I thought the B19 followup was pretty huge for this stage of the game.

Okay, I was considering something crazy, but this is the best I can see, and it seems a bit too thin to work, even if I then lean on the left side. I resign. Thank you for the game! I'll look through, see if I have any questions about the positions, and I may try to throw it into an sgf.
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[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X O O . O O X . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X O X . O X X . X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . X O X . O O X O . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . X . X O X . O X . O . . . . . . . |
$$ | X . X O O O X . O X X X . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O O . X . . X O O O X X X O . . . |
$$ | O O . . . . . . X . . O O O O X X . . |
$$ | . . . . 9 . . . . . X X . . X O X X . |
$$ | . X . O . . 7 X . O O O O O O O O X . |
$$ | O . . . . 8 O 5 6 . . X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . O X . . 4 3 O . O X . . X O X X . . |
$$ | O . O . . 2 1 O . . X X X O . O X . . |
$$ | X O O . . O X . X X X O X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O O . O X . X O O O O X O O X X . |
$$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O |
$$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . |
$$ | O X X O X O O O X . O . X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O . . . . X . . . X . X . . . X . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

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 Post subject: Re: 66. Shaddy(1d) vs. Chew Terr(5k)
Post #229 Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 1:48 pm 
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the answer to your question is because i misread.

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