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 Post subject: #230 Moyoaji vs Hailthorn
Post #1 Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2013 4:38 pm 
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Since I was :black: last time, I figure it makes sense to swap colors for a second game. Best of luck, Moyoaji!

I am going to approach this game differently than the last game. I feel I blundered too many times and often in critical situations. My goal for this game will be simply to play better than my last game. And I also plan to bring a far more patient approach this time around.

As an aside, I used to hate playing white, but now I sort of prefer it. There's a certain freedom to making :black: choose which opening to go with. Will they use the Chinese Opening? Or maybe the San-ren-sei? Or neither? Either way, I'll find out.

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Post #2 Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2013 10:40 pm 
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Alright. Let the game begin again. Although, I will point out, you misspelled my name this time. :razz:

It is moyoaji, as in a framework that contains weakness. Moyaji is perhaps more interesting, however. There was a British iron ship called the Moy launched in 1885. At least 74 people were reported to have died on it during its 20 years of service and it eventually went missing several months after its most deadly voyage. I suppose Moyaji could refer to weaknesses in this vessel that lead to its demise.

Nothing fancy. I'm going to play my usual game and that means a Low Chinese is incoming. I shall show hailthorn the go of moyoaji!

I have played this fuseki dozens of times (maybe even over 100 times) and I have studied a couple dozen pro games that feature it. Assuming my opponent doesn't do something crazy in the opening (tengen, 6-4s, or sudden approaches) I will have this by move 5:

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Last game I won on a tactical error. I expect no such luck this time. My opponent will make adjustments, but I will also improve. The comments in the last game showed that I made some direction of play errors, and my lack of joseki knowledge hindered me. But it is for honor and glory that I play! So I will use my knowledge of the Low Chinese to my advantage and secure my 2nd straight win.

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I usually play almost exclusively on the star points in my opening, so I'll change things up a bit and play here.

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Not a problem. ;)

Top left or bottom right? Top left or bottom right?

So I picked this for two reasons. 1. I don't want my opponent to get an enclosure facing one of their stones.

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[go]$$c Low Chinese vs. Orthodox
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2. One of the goals of the Low Chinese is to build from the side your 3-4 isn't facing (in the case of the move I actually played, I'll want to build the bottom) and if I let my opponent get an orthodox opening like this I won't be as incentivized to build the left.

This, way, however, if my opponent gets an enclosure then taking a large side extension on the bottom would be doubly ideal. Reducing my opponent's potential to make an ideal extension and making an ideal extension for myself at the same time.

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[go]$$c Perfection!
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Allows White to stay even easily.

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[go]$$c Even
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[go]$$c At least even
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The reason that I say, "At least even", is that Go Seigen likes mukai komoku, the White formation on the left side. For one thing, Black does not have a good approach to the top left corner that works with the 4-4 stone in the top right corner.

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[go]$$c Probably better
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Why is this probably better?

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[go]$$c Good move.
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Because after, say, :w4:, :b5: is a good move, working well with :b3:. So are other approaches to the bottom left corner. :)

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[go]$$c Captures- :black: :white:
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Now I'm nice and balanced. I'm interested in seeing where :black: will go from here.

Also, I got a new Go board today! And that brings my total to 3 Go boards. Of course one of them still doesn't have stones for it.

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Now the question is: where will my opponent go from here?

I don't think he can copy me from here. If he does and I take the bottom star point it would be nearly as devastating as if he'd made an enclosure.

I expect he will either approach the bottom from the outside, in which case I will make my enclosure, or he will approach the top.

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Now the question is: where will my opponent go from here?

I don't think he can copy me from here. If he does and I take the bottom star point it would be nearly as devastating as if he'd made an enclosure.

I expect he will either approach the bottom from the outside, in which case I will make my enclosure, or he will approach the top.


I think the most developable portion of the Board is actually the top side, with two high stones facing each other, rather than the bottom side, with two low stones. Whoever makes an enclosure there concedes the bottom side to the opponent, which in turn concedes preventing the other enclosure, and you're left with relatively low territory groups. This may be the correct way to play for white now, but I'm not certain. White could also certainly take the top, and deal with a standard black approach by pincering to ruin the bottom for black, or a backside approach on the bottom by enclosing relatively normally. Does anyone else have an opinion about this?

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The Chinese Opening! My nemesis. I'm not going to lie. I hate playing against this opening. But this is a move someone taught me awhile back and it's my typical response.

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As expected he approached the bottom. This idea used to be very popular up until modern times (10 years ago or so). Nowadays pros usually approach the top, but this is still okay. However, this approach move is closer than usual. From my understanding the "standard" approach move is a long-knight, not a small knight. There are a few problems with this.

1st, if he pulls back to make a high base, it now leaves a 6-space extension instead of a 5-space extension. This is very important because if I want to attack this group later I can make my own 2-space extension between it and his 3-4 stone without touching either.

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2nd, being closer is also problematic because it does incentivize me to attack this later. My corner enclosure is fairly strong; he shouldn't be this close to it. An attack from here is more severe.

3rd, it makes teunki harder. If he doesn't try to help his stone now it can be attacked harshly. I was told tenuki is actually okay from the long-knight approach as attacking it is more difficult. I may tenuki an approach on the top to pincer, or perhaps cap, his stone if he doesn't respond to this.

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Post #11 Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 6:38 am 
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Usually I'd go for the middle star point here, but I also have to think about my D3 stone, and I feel a move at K3 works better with it.

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So yeah, my opponent had to make an uncomfortable 3-space "base" that leaves me attacking options for later. I'm thinking of playing at M3 sometime in the future.

With this move I want to do two things. 1st, I'm playing on the largest side of the board. I'd like to get a base here to keep white from developing. And 2nd, I want to keep white low on the bottom. Since I have the invasion/reduction/attack at M3 I'm not worried about white making many points on the bottom.

I doubt white will pincer. His group on the bottom is too weak when I get out toward the center and begin to move toward it I will cut him apart.

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I figured :black: would play here, and I already had this move planned for just such an occasion. This sequence will allow me to solidify the bottom.

:black:'s right side isn't solid yet. So there are moves there in the future. Presently, I feel quite comfortable with my positioning on the board.

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Avalanche looks really fun for black here, but I'm not certain if it's the best idea or not. I expected perhaps the outside attachment by white, or F4, if white's not going to pincer. If he was, the two space high pincer seemed fine, and maybe the one space as well, since white has K3. The one space low pincer also seems like a possibility.

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Avalanche looks really fun for black here, but I'm not certain if it's the best idea or not.
FWIW, avalanche was also my first feeling. On the other hand, if black simply plays the usual hane, :w8: might end up looking overconcentrated, which would be a good enough result for black.

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Avalanche looks really fun for black here, but I'm not certain if it's the best idea or not.
FWIW, avalanche was also my first feeling. On the other hand, if black simply plays the usual hane, :w8: might end up looking overconcentrated, which would be a good enough result for black.


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I think white can play like this, or maybe even omit the 4-5 exchange (and 8-9), and end up with a reasonable result that isn't overconcentrated, which is why I am leaning towards the avalanche. That said, with the avalanche I would be a bit nervous about white finding a line that allows K3 to shine.

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I'm going to avoid the complexities of the avalanche. On the one hand white isn't that strong on the bottom, but on the other hand I know that some avalanche variations can reach to that part of the board. If white can force something that makes his K3 stone look good I could be in a fight without a base.

Besides, this looks good enough. White will either be kept low with a 3-space extension on the third line or, if he plays the high variant, then he'll have a 4 space extension on the bottom. Either he is low and thin or a bit higher and still thin.

I'll play the tiger's mouth variation to reduce the impact of white's 4-4 stone unless he does the descend variant in which case I'll just stay solid.

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Post #18 Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 8:39 pm 
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This continues what I read out(Not that it was difficult), and definitely what I wanted to happen.

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Post #19 Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 8:41 pm 
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Sticking to the plan. A part of me almost decided to play the solid way, but I know this is considered proper when facing a 4-4 stone.

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Post #20 Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 8:45 pm 
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To finish the sequence of moves. I'm quite comfortable with my position on the bottom of the board. But I'm definitely going to need to play elsewhere. I imagine :black: will play somewhere near D10 and that will free me up to play elsewhere.

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