??. Magicwand (3d) vs. daniel_the_smith (1k)

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[go]$$Wcm1 Prisoners: W=0, B=0
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Only choice. Well, I guess I could play low, but the meaning of this high move is that I will attack. Low is no good, must keep the pressure up.
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Re: ??. Magicwand (3d) vs. daniel_the_smith (1k)

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[go]$$Wcm1 Prisoners: W=0, B=0
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$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

he has a chance to win..
i am playing this game as if he is 5 stone handycap.
i am pretty sure he is not 5 stone but..only 4 stone.
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I have to think about this one, I will answer later tonight.
H5 is my first instinct, but I have to read out what happens if he attaches on top. I could also peep at N4 and then attach to the stone white just played. I have a lot of choices, I will think carefully.

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Re: ??. Magicwand (3d) vs. daniel_the_smith (1k)

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question: if you lose are you willing to play 4 stone next game??
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Magicwand wrote:question: if you lose are you willing to play 4 stone next game??

Magicwand should definitely be a poker player if he isn't one already.
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Re: ??. Magicwand (3d) vs. daniel_the_smith (1k)

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[go]$$Wcm1 Prisoners: W=0, B=0
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$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


Sure, if you win this one, I'll play at four stones. But I don't plan on losing this... :twisted:

Ok, well, I'm on my iPad, so I'm not going to write up everything I thought. I think I spent over 20 minutes on this move. I decided my inner group is not strong and I can't attack until it is. I considered 5 or 6 different moves before coming back to this one, which was my first instinct. As far as I can tell this strikes the best balance between defense and attack without strengthening him any more than necessary.
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[go]$$Wcm1 Prisoners: W=0, B=0
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$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
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48. Magicwand (3d) vs. daniel_the_smith (1k)

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[go]$$Wcm1 Prisoners: W=0, B=0
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$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


I went back and forth between this move and d8. I expect W to play d8 next, and I will take d2. If I play d8, W will get thick while I live small with my bottom group. Magicwand knows what to do with thickness, so I will concede some territory to deny him it.

Some things I considered for the last move:

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[go]$$Bc I don't like white getting 2.
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[go]$$Bc I debated about this for a long time. White 4 looks too good.
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$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


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[go]$$Bc I'm still not sure if this is good or not. I don't like to give white moves like 2 unless I can see a clear benefit. Plus 4 can descend instead and then I have problems.
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$$ | . . . X . . . . . . O 3 5 . . X . . . |
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$$ | . . . X . . . . . , X . 1 2 . X . . . |
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$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


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[go]$$Bc I almost played this, but I realized white will play 2 @ 3, and then it sorta falls apart for me.
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$$ | . . . X . . . . 3 , X . . . . X . . . |
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$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
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[go]$$Wcm1 Prisoners: W=0, B=0
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$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
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[go]$$Wcm1 Prisoners: W=0, B=0
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$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


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[go]$$Wcm1 Prisoners: W=0, B=0
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Re: ??. Magicwand (3d) vs. daniel_the_smith (1k)

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Re: ??. Magicwand (3d) vs. daniel_the_smith (1k)

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I'm extraordinarily curious to know what people think of this game so far. I'm taking the lack of posts to mean no one thinks I've made an obvious mistake yet... I think I still have all three handicap stones.

And of course, feel free to ask me questions about my thought process.
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Re: ??. Magicwand (3d) vs. daniel_the_smith (1k)

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Re: ??. Magicwand (3d) vs. daniel_the_smith (1k)

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daniel_the_smith wrote:
I'm extraordinarily curious to know what people think of this game so far. I'm taking the lack of posts to mean no one thinks I've made an obvious mistake yet... I think I still have all three handicap stones.

And of course, feel free to ask me questions about my thought process.

To daniel_the_smith:
If I had to describe your game in one word, it'd be "standard". So far the game has a very textbook feel to my eyes, and both sides are playing simple and fundamental. I think the kryptonite to taking down Magicwand is to not feel intimidated and consider him as an equal rather than some Malkovich god or something. As they say, play the board not the opponent.

Moves like L6 should not budge you in any way and the only sort of questions that should come to your mind when you see such a move should be "What is the best way to exploit the weakness behind such a move?" rather than "How do I defend against such powerplay?".

Having the right mentality can make a big difference, as we clearly saw in Kirby's series - and Kirby if you're reading this, you need to have more confidence against Magicwand! Be like the wolf in your avatar.
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