Never ignore 3-3: Game Review IGS 3D+ 20181126

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Re: Never ignore 3-3: Game Review IGS 3D+ 20181126

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Park Jiyeon, 4p - Cho Hyeyeon, 9p, B+R (Komi 6.5)
3rd Korean Women's League, round 14, 2017-05-04
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$$ | . . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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$$ | O O O O O X X . . . . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | X X O O X O . . . , . . . B . , X . . |
$$ | . X X X X O . . O . O . . . O . . . . |
$$ | . . . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Re: Never ignore 3-3: Game Review IGS 3D+ 20181126

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Yamashita Keigo 9p - Cho Chikun 9p, B+6.5 (Komi 6.5)
54th Japanese NHK Cup, round 3, 2006-12-03

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$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . O X X . . . |
$$ | . . . . O . . . O . . . X O O X . . . |
$$ | . . X , . B . . . , . O . . O , X . . |
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Re: Never ignore 3-3: Game Review IGS 3D+ 20181126

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In those pro games the extension stone is strong due to white positions just beyond it (so invading would not be attacking it) wheras in your game it has no support and just that looming black position beyond.
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Re: Never ignore 3-3: Game Review IGS 3D+ 20181126

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Yes, you are right, that is a difference.

Let us have a look at some variations with ELF next:
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Re: Never ignore 3-3: Game Review IGS 3D+ 20181126

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ELF prefers tenuki over a local play, but not by much:
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Re: Never ignore 3-3: Game Review IGS 3D+ 20181126

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Variation a:

This seems to be whites strongest response:

(Black has to tenuki in this position, to prevent the white tigermouth would be too small)
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Re: Never ignore 3-3: Game Review IGS 3D+ 20181126

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alternative variations without the press lead to similar winrates:

one example (I reviewed quite a few more):

Variation b:
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Re: Never ignore 3-3: Game Review IGS 3D+ 20181126

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Perhaps you like to suggest a different variation that demonstrates a more pronounced advantage of not pressing at O4.


Like I said I agree that the press is not one of the "best" options, but I think it is still a very reasonable choice if one aims to simplify the position (like I always do when I think I have the advantage). But perhaps I am wrong, I definitly consider your critique.
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Re: Never ignore 3-3: Game Review IGS 3D+ 20181126

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And two more pro games with more "extreme" positions:

Kenmochi Joe, 8p - Fujisawa Rina, 3p, B+R (Komi 6.5)
43rd Japanese Kisei, preliminary, 2017-12-21


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Zhu Songli, 6p - Rong Yi, 4p, B+R (Komi 7.5)
1st Chinese Qisheng, preliminary, 2012-08-10

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Re: Never ignore 3-3: Game Review IGS 3D+ 20181126

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In the end I have to realize I am just an uncurable shoulder hit fanboy ;-)

Or it is kind of magical thinking by me:

because I like this:
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I also like this:
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Re: Never ignore 3-3: Game Review IGS 3D+ 20181126

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Here's a few ideas, I didn't check with bots but those >90% elf winrates show why I prefer LZ once the game is this lopsided to more easily see subsequent mistakes.

Build corner and side in sente. Let white get strong too.
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$$ | . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . |
$$ | . . . O X X . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . |
$$ | . . . O O X . . . . . . . 4 2 X . . . |
$$ | . . O O X X . . . , . 8 . . . , X . . |
$$ | . . X X . . . . . . O . 1 . O 5 . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . |
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$$ | . . O O X X . . . , . 5 . . . , X . . |
$$ | . . X X . . . . . . O . 1 . O . . . . |
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$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
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