OK, he decided to get this in earlier rather than later. I still think I have to answer, and there are no ko threats in the opening, so the solid connection it is.
[go]$$Bc $$ --------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . $$ | . . . X X a . . . . $$ | . . X O O b O . . . $$ | . . X O . O X X 0 , $$ | . X O X X X O O . . $$ | . . O O X O X . . . $$ | . . O 5 X O 2 . . . $$ | . 9 7 3 O 1 . . . . $$ | . . 8 6 4 . . . . . $$ | . . . . . . . . . .[/go]
and he gets a big corner while I get a big wall.
I always have to be careful about the a-b exchange, as my stones above can run out of liberties very quickly.
In for a penny, in for a pound. I couldn't find a good way to back off from this. I am a little afraid that my resulting "thickness" won't be as thick as it needs to be, but I hope to learn something finding out.
[go]$$Bcm11 $$ --------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . $$ | . . . X X . . . . . $$ | . . X O O . O . . . $$ | . . X O . O X X 0 , $$ | . X O X X X O O a . $$ | . . O O X O X b . . $$ | . . O 5 X O 2 . . . $$ | . 9 7 3 O 1 . . . . $$ | . . 8 6 4 . . . . . $$ | . . . . . . . . . .[/go]
but on rechecking my variations I discovered to my dismay that Black can make the a-b exchange before playing , and then the ladder starting with doesn't work. So it's back to the drawing board.
With my move I threaten to ladder Black's two stones. If he saves them, I have time to hane and pick up the three-stone string. There's one move that tries to save both, but I think I can handle it, barely:
[go]$$Wcm11 $$ --------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . $$ | . . . X X . . . . . $$ | . . X O O . O O . . $$ | . . X O . O X X X , $$ | . X O X X X O O X . $$ | . . O O X 3 X 1 . . $$ | . . O . O X O 2 . . $$ | . . . . . . . . . . $$ | . . . . . . . . . .[/go]
and no ko threat is big enough to stop me from capturing next move.
If I missed some trick of Black's, I'm probably in big trouble...
[go]$$Bc $$ --------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . $$ | . . . X X 1 . . . . $$ | . . X O O 2 O 3 . . $$ | . . X O . O X X . , $$ | . X O X X X O O . . $$ | . . O O . . . . . . $$ | . . O . . . . . . . $$ | . . . . . . . . . . $$ | . . . . . . . . . .[/go]
Black wins the capturing race.
I had thought that my threat against the two stones was sente, but Black doesn't care if he can capture my three and connect to his isolated stones, splitting me:
It now occurs to me that this may not even be sente (there's no life or death at stake, just points). But it does threaten a capture worth 14 points that is basically sente itself (else I squeeze with J16 and J17).
I have to try to make all of my stones work together. I'm clearly behind, so I'm making an ambitious move. I would like to hane at the top, but I think Black would just ignore it; even if I then curl around and atari, and then capture two stones to get connected, I've spent three gote moves. I don't think I can afford to do that.
If I approach from this side and get kicked, I can have a more efficient base. White's bottom isn't gonna make a lot of points because I can undercut the 4th line stones. I can even attack the marked group later.
Use thickness to attack! I still probably shouldn't be too happy about recent developments, but at least this continuation fits my narrative, and all of my stones have a meaning.
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Use thickness to attack! I still probably shouldn't be too happy about recent developments, but at least this continuation fits my narrative, and all of my stones have a meaning.
How come this is using thickness to attack? I don't understand. To me, this would be more like using thickness to attack:
I don't like this white move. The problem with it is that it invites the black response at c16, leaving white in a position where his head is bumped. This also creates the possibility for the uncomfortable "bear hug" that takes place later when b plays d18.
Edit: unhiding this as it has no effect on the game.
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