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 Post subject: Re: 66. Shaddy(1d) vs. Chew Terr(5k)
Post #161 Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 2:49 pm 
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[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1
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$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4 . . |
$$ | . . . X . X . . . , . . . . . X 6 . . |
$$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . a 7 8 . |
$$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . b 9 . |
$$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . . 1 3 . . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . . . . . . 2 W X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O X X . |
$$ | . X . O . . . X . O . . O O O O O X . |
$$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . |
$$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . |
$$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . |
$$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O |
$$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . |
$$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


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[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 4 . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . X O . . |
$$ | . . . X . X . . . 7 . . . . . X O 6 . |
$$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . W X O . |
$$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 X . |
$$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . . X X . . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . . . . . . O O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O X X . |
$$ | . X . O . . . X . O . . O O O O O X . |
$$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . |
$$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . |
$$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . |
$$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O |
$$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . |
$$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


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[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O 5 . |
$$ | . . . X . X . . . , . . . . . X O 3 . |
$$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 X O . |
$$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . W X 4 |
$$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . . X X . 2 . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . . . . . . O O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O X X . |
$$ | . X . O . . . X . O . . O O O O O X . |
$$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . |
$$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . |
$$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . |
$$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O |
$$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . |
$$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


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 Post subject: Re: 66. Shaddy(1d) vs. Chew Terr(5k)
Post #162 Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 3:19 pm 
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[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . |
$$ | . . . X . X . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . . . . . . 2 W X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O X X . |
$$ | . X . O . . . X . O . . O O O O O X . |
$$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . |
$$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . |
$$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . |
$$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O |
$$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . |
$$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


I'm not sure if this is as good as Topazg's variation (I have a feeling it may not be), but this is what I was already working on posting when I saw him post it. I can be forced a little lower on the side to keep the corner (and build a wall outside).

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 Post subject: Re: 66. Shaddy(1d) vs. Chew Terr(5k)
Post #163 Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 3:26 pm 
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[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . X . X . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . . . . . . O O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O X X . |
$$ | . X . O . . . X . O . . O O O O O X . |
$$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . |
$$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . |
$$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . |
$$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O |
$$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . |
$$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

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Post #164 Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 3:39 pm 
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[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . O . . . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . X . X . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X O . . B . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . . . . . . O O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O X X . |
$$ | . X . O . . . X . O . . O O O O O X . |
$$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . |
$$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . |
$$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . |
$$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O |
$$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . |
$$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

This makes me a little nervous, but this seems like my best response. It threatens to attack my opponent's stone on a huge scale, it helps link to my reducing stone in the middle, and plays at the border at two moyos. I really don't think I'm going to get TOO much of the top, but I cannot play passively, or I will lose. I've been wanting this move for a long time, and it seems like a not-unreasonable response to my opponent's stone.

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Post #165 Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 3:47 pm 
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[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . W . . O . . . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . X . X . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X O . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . . . . . . O O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O X X . |
$$ | . X . O . . . X . O . . O O O O O X . |
$$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . |
$$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . |
$$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . |
$$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O |
$$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . |
$$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


Maybe it's aji keshi, but I'm playing it anyway!

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Post #166 Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 11:23 am 
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[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . O B . O . . . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . X . X . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X O . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . . . . . . O O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O X X . |
$$ | . X . O . . . X . O . . O O O O O X . |
$$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . |
$$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . |
$$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . |
$$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O |
$$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . |
$$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


Sorry, I forgot it was my turn, over the weekend.
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[go]$$[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . 2 3 W 1 . O . . . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . 5 . X . X . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X O . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . . . . . . O O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O X X . |
$$ | . X . O . . . X . O . . O O O O O X . |
$$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . |
$$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . |
$$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . |
$$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O |
$$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . |
$$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

I THINK I can afford to block on this side, the more aggressive one.

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Post #167 Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2010 3:37 pm 
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[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . O X . O . . . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . X . X . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X O . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . . . . . . O O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O X X . |
$$ | . X . O . . . X . O . . O O O O O X . |
$$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . |
$$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . |
$$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . |
$$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O |
$$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . |
$$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

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Post #168 Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 7:17 am 
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$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . B O X . O . . . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . X . X . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X O . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . . . . . . O O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O X X . |
$$ | . X . O . . . X . O . . O O O O O X . |
$$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . |
$$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . |
$$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . |
$$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O |
$$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . |
$$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


I'm going to make sure I get to live in the corner. The prior forcing move ensured that I could connect the corner to F16, but if he takes my corner, I don't want to have to run (even if the top could become larger for me). If the top has to run, I'll be under too much pressure to actually make the top big.

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Post #169 Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 3:11 pm 
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$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . W O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X O X . O . . . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . X . X . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X O . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . . . . . . O O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O X X . |
$$ | . X . O . . . X . O . . O O O O O X . |
$$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . |
$$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . |
$$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . |
$$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O |
$$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . |
$$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

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Post #170 Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 3:33 pm 
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$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . B O O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X O X . O . . . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . X . X . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X O . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . . . . . . O O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O X X . |
$$ | . X . O . . . X . O . . O O O O O X . |
$$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . |
$$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . |
$$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . |
$$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O |
$$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . |
$$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


Whoops, I had been expecting the hanging connection. This, on the other hand, allows white to either jump into the corner or push and cut my group, depending on what I protect. I want to protect my stones, so I will protect the corner. If my corner is sacked, those stones will be on the run, anyways. So rather than run with everything, I will save some and run with the rest, later.

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Post #171 Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 7:07 pm 
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[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . B O O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X O X . O . . . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . X W X . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X O . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . . . . . . O O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O X X . |
$$ | . X . O . . . X . O . . O O O O O X . |
$$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . |
$$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . |
$$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . |
$$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O |
$$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . |
$$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


I think e16 was the only possibility for black here. It's too large to cut off those stones..

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Post #172 Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 8:07 am 
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[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X O O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X O X . O . 3 . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . X O X . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . X 2 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X O . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . . . . . . O O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O X X . |
$$ | . X . O . . . X . O . . O O O O O X . |
$$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . |
$$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . |
$$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . |
$$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O |
$$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . |
$$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Trigger, if you accept.

Nearing resignation. I need a huge coup to have any chance at all, so I'm playing really aggressively. If I get tons of points on top AND save the now-weak stones, I have a small chance of winning. 1 is to link F17 in sente (and increase the threat of 3) and 3 threatens to surround or make points.

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Post #173 Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 1:55 pm 
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[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X O O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X O X . O . . . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . X O X . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . X . X W . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X O . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . . . . . . O O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O X X . |
$$ | . X . O . . . X . O . . O O O O O X . |
$$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . |
$$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . |
$$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . |
$$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O |
$$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . |
$$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

I do not accept.

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Post #174 Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 2:06 pm 
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[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X O O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X O X . O . . . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . X O X . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . X . X O B . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X O . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . . . . . . O O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O X X . |
$$ | . X . O . . . X . O . . O O O O O X . |
$$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . |
$$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . |
$$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . |
$$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O |
$$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . |
$$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


Oh, really? Okay. I assumed that this would be forcing enough as it was. Interested to see what you're aiming at.

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Post #175 Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 2:28 pm 
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black is ahead by my count. why is he thinking he is losing???

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Post #176 Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 9:18 am 
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[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X O O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X O X . O . . . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . X O X . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . X . X O X . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X O . W X . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . . . . . . O O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O X X . |
$$ | . X . O . . . X . O . . O O O O O X . |
$$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . |
$$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . |
$$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . |
$$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O |
$$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . |
$$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

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Post #177 Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 9:20 am 
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[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X O O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X O X . O . . . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . X O X . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . X . X O X . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X O . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O O . B . . . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . . . . . . O O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O X X . |
$$ | . X . O . . . X . O . . O O O O O X . |
$$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . |
$$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . |
$$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . |
$$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O |
$$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . |
$$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Well, the cost of cutting me off (in addition to life for my corner) was that I got a couple of forcing moves in sente. I'll take the ones I can first, so I can have the best position I can to fight from.

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Post #178 Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 10:57 am 
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[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X O O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X O X . O . . . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . X O X . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . X . X O X . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X O W O X . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O O . X . . . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . . . . . . O O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O X X . |
$$ | . X . O . . . X . O . . O O O O O X . |
$$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . |
$$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . |
$$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . |
$$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O |
$$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . |
$$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

I have a problem with this move. Without it, connecting at g16 is sente. Now, I can play my 2 point extension after black connects.

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Post #179 Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 11:45 am 
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[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X O O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X O X . O . . . B . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . X O X . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . X . X O X . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X O O O X . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O O . X . . . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . . . . . . O O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O X X . |
$$ | . X . O . . . X . O . . O O O O O X . |
$$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . |
$$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . |
$$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . |
$$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O |
$$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . |
$$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


That makes sense, I guess. I wasn't thinking of connecting as sente. Regardless, I'm willing to write off those two stones in order to get this move in first. It gives me somewhere to run to, as well as a shot at points on the edge.

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Post #180 Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 11:52 am 
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[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X O O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X O X . O . . . X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . X O X . . . , W . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . X . X O X . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X O O O X . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O O . X . . . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . . . . . . O O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O X X . |
$$ | . X . O . . . X . O . . O O O O O X . |
$$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . |
$$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . |
$$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . |
$$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O |
$$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . |
$$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

PERFECT.

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