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I was going to play there even if it weren't sunjang baduk.

I can't read anything now, just feel better playing this way. I thought about some territory moves such as 3-3 invasion or Q17, but playing those now may cause me losing the initiative of this game. I have komi and sente, but black tengen is in a very good position. I need to be more stronger on the center.

Thinking for a while, I have no idea what to do. Everything is difficult to attack, so I'll become thick first.

Just the same idea

Play on the point of symmetry.. I want to reinforce the center, but I realized I just wanted to play tengen again. Leave it to him to attack me, I will be the one making profit.

I'm putting my money on lovelove. First, I think that 6.5 komi may be too much. Second, I think that the center fight will be very important, and Shaddy is not preparing for it.

We shall see.

I'll go on my way, letting him go his way. I'm quite happy now with the board position.

I'm using my thickness on the top right to press on him while strengthening myself. He will have to find a way to reinforce that does not look awkward, and which cannot be cut, but I don't think he can find one. If he tries to counterattack from the left, I will respond a few times, becoming stronger, and then cut him on the right. The stone on left isn't concerning; there's still plenty of time to save it, since he is not thick there. This is one of the ways to use thickness.

I never expected he'd do that haengma. I can't understand that move, but doesn't look like a good move. It forces nothing, and he's just giving me a chance to play an important move.

I love how even in higher-dan-Malkovich-games, the positional judgement varies so much

This stage of the game is really uncomfortable for me. I should have picked a fight earlier..

I want to keep his stones split.

I am finding this game quite interesting. You can feel the tension for a massive fight building with every move because everything is so thin.

Me too! Can't wait to see how the centre fight flows.

One of us is about to get messed up.

I can't imagine how this fight will end well for black.