#240 awef vs jeromie

[jeromie]

I corrected the move numbers... Your last move was 51, not 49.

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I have to reply here. (Looked at N14, but I think it's worse for white. Honestly, I've been pushed around all game and am tempted to resign already. But 50 moves in seems a bit early, so I'll hang on a bit longer.

I still have significant potential in the center, but it's going to be hard to convert it into enough territory to make up for black's big areas. I need to take sente in order to make something happen, but the next few moves are very likely to be forcing moves.

[jeromie]

Nothing has happened here for a while and my prospects for pulling out a win are fairly dim, so I'll resign.

Thank you for the game, awef. I look forward to reading the commentary!

[jeromie]

Are white's stones on the right like Go Seigen's clever dangly bait, or just stupid?

If that question is ever asked about one of my moves, you can safely assume it's just stupid.

[drmwc]

I think 34 was slack. It removes an invasion; ends in gote; and the wall white gets wasn't very effective.

White is thick, so I would be tempted to invade e.g. one of the marked points:

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Alternatively, this descent is big:

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Black will be very tempted to defend at the bottom, so then white can invade the top. I think white is doing OK here. Note there is aji at all the point marked a.