Is this looking for a place to resign?

emeraldemon · #1

This is Lee Younggou vs. Park Yeonghun, from the Nongshim Korean qualifier yesterday.

My question is about white's response to move 135:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bcm1 Move 135 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O X X . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O . . O . . O O X . X X X O O O . | $$ | . X . O . . . . O X . . O X X X X O O | $$ | . . . . . . O O X . . . X . X X X X X | $$ | . . X X X O . X . X . . . X O X O O X | $$ | . . X O O . O . . . . . . . O O O O O | $$ | . . . . . . 1 . . O . O . . . . . X . | $$ | . . X O . X . . . . . . X . . O . . . | $$ | . . X O . O X . . , O . . . O , . . . | $$ | . . X O . X . . . . . . . X O . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . X . . . . . X X O . . . | $$ | . . X . O X X . X . . . . X O O . . . | $$ | . . . X X O O X . . . . . . X . O O . | $$ | . . X O O . . . . X X . . . . O X X . | $$ | . . X , . X O . . O X O . . O , X . . | $$ | . X O O . O . O . X O X O X X X . . . | $$ | . X . . . . O . . O O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Before that move, white has two options to connect the center group: the left and the right. It seems like the obvious move is to connect to the other side. But white plays a fairly average-looking block instead:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bcm1 Why? $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O X X . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O . . O . . O O X . X X X O O O . | $$ | . X . O . . . . O X . . O X X X X O O | $$ | . . . . 2 . O O X . . . X . X X X X X | $$ | . . X X X O . X . X . . . X O X O O X | $$ | . . X O O . O . . . . . . . O O O O O | $$ | . . . . . . 1 . . O . O 3 . . . . X . | $$ | . . X O . X . . . . . . X . . O . . . | $$ | . . X O . O X . . , O . . . O , . . . | $$ | . . X O . X . . . . . . . X O . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . X . . . . . X X O . . . | $$ | . . X . O X X . X . . . . X O O . . . | $$ | . . . X X O O X . . . . . . X . O O . | $$ | . . X O O . . . . X X . . . . O X X . | $$ | . . X , . X O . . O X O . . O , X . . | $$ | . X O O . O . O . X O X O X X X . . . | $$ | . X . . . . O . . O O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Black immediately cuts the stones off, and white resigns 12 moves later:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wc Moves 138 to 147 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O X X . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O . . O . . O O X . X X X O O O . | $$ | . X . O . . . . O X . . O X X X X O O | $$ | . . . . O . O O X . . . X . X X X X X | $$ | . . X X X O . X . X . . . X O X O O X | $$ | . . X O O . O 1 . . 0 . . . O O O O O | $$ | . . . . . . X 6 2 O . O X . . . . X . | $$ | . . X O . X . . 5 . . 9 X . . O . . . | $$ | . . X O . O X . . , O . . . O , . . . | $$ | . . X O . X . . 7 . . . . X O . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . X . 8 . 3 . X X O . . . | $$ | . . X . O X X . X . . . . X O O . . . | $$ | . . . X X O O X . . . . 4 . X . O O . | $$ | . . X O O . . . . X X . . . . O X X . | $$ | . . X , . X O . . O X O . . O , X . . | $$ | . X O O . O . O . X O X O X X X . . . | $$ | . X . . . . O . . O O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wc B+Resign $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O X X . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O . . O . . O O X . X X X O O O . | $$ | . X . O . . . . O X . . O X X X X O O | $$ | . . . . O . O O X . . . X . X X X X X | $$ | . . X X X O . X . X . 2 . X O X O O X | $$ | . . X O O . O O . . X 1 . . O O O O O | $$ | . . . . . . X X X O . O X . . . . X . | $$ | . . X O . X . . O . . O X . . O . . . | $$ | . . X O . O X . . , O . . . O , . . . | $$ | . . X O . X . . O . . . . X O . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . X . X . O . X X O . . . | $$ | . . X . O X X . X . . . . X O O . . . | $$ | . . . X X O O X . . . . X . X . O O . | $$ | . . X O O . . . . X X . . . . O X X . | $$ | . . X , . X O . . O X O . . O , X . . | $$ | . X O O . O . O . X O X O X X X . . . | $$ | . X . . . . O . . O O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

So why doesn't white connect here? The game looks pretty close to me, but maybe my counting just isn't good enough? White knew there wasn't enough points to win and decided not to finish?

Dusk Eagle · #2

Is

the move you're proposing? In that case, black can try to cut white off with :b2:

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Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm1 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O X X . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O . . O . . O O X . X X X O O O . | $$ | . X . O . . . . O X . . O X X X X O O | $$ | . . . . . . O O X . . . X . X X X X X | $$ | . . X X X O . X . X . . . X O X O O X | $$ | . . X O O 4 O 1 . . . . . . O O O O O | $$ | . . . 3 2 . X . . O . O . . . . . X . | $$ | . . X O . X . . . . . . X . . O . . . | $$ | . . X O . O X . . , O . . . O , . . . | $$ | . . X O . X . . . . . . . X O . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . X . . . . . X X O . . . | $$ | . . X . O X X . X . . . . X O O . . . | $$ | . . . X X O O X . . . . . . X . O O . | $$ | . . X O O . . . . X X . . . . O X X . | $$ | . . X , . X O . . O X O . . O , X . . | $$ | . X O O . O . O . X O X O X X X . . . | $$ | . X . . . . O . . O O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

However, this sequence doesn't work in the actual game, thanks to White 136:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm1 Black is screwed thanks to $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O X X . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O . . O . . O O X . X X X O O O . | $$ | . X . O . . . . O X . . O X X X X O O | $$ | . . . . 1 . O O X . . . X . X X X X X | $$ | . . X X X O . X . X . . . X O X O O X | $$ | . . X O O 4 O . . . . . . . O O O O O | $$ | . 6 5 3 2 . X . . O . O . . . . . X . | $$ | . 7 X O . X . . . . . . X . . O . . . | $$ | . . X O . O X . . , O . . . O , . . . | $$ | . . X O . X . . . . . . . X O . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . X . . . . . X X O . . . | $$ | . . X . O X X . X . . . . X O O . . . | $$ | . . . X X O O X . . . . . . X . O O . | $$ | . . X O O . . . . X X . . . . O X X . | $$ | . . X , . X O . . O X O . . O , X . . | $$ | . X O O . O . O . X O X O X X X . . . | $$ | . X . . . . O . . O O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

I may be wrong, but that's how I understand the position.

emeraldemon · #3

Thanks, I missed that ko before. I guess white's problems started earlier...

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