32. Magicwand (3d) vs. Kirby (1d)

Magicwand · Post by **Magicwand** » Mon May 03, 2010 9:59 pm

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Kirby · Post by **Kirby** » Mon May 03, 2010 10:39 pm

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Yowch... I think I mucked this up. Here's the sequence I was going for, but maybe I was too naive:

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I should have simply played this sequence without my last move:

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I could try the same thing now, but it doesn't work as well. For example:

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So this kind of sucks.

I think I have to cut him and attack. Let's do it.

Magicwand · Post by **Magicwand** » Mon May 03, 2010 10:48 pm

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Kirby · Post by **Kirby** » Mon May 03, 2010 11:04 pm

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Magicwand · Post by **Magicwand** » Tue May 04, 2010 2:24 am

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added hidden comment:

after my cut he will have 3 weak group. his moyo is disappearing fast. i will try to kill one group or at least make him pay for leaving 3 weak group. the game is pretty much over. i guess another short game on my record.

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my assessment is that he should have played 'a' with marked stone.
that move is thick and moyo will speak his presence.
kyu level players need to learn to play thick.
when i build my moyo i usually dont leave any weaknesses.
and one must learn to evaluate moyo correctly.
in this case moyo only appeared to be big. (this is my opinion..probably correct)
my cap was an unorthadox play that stronger players use in handycap game.
although it is unorthadox it is not easy to answer (even for me).
he made really bad mistake by peeping and lost the game but it is a growing pain one need to go through in order to get stronger.

now i wonder if i can give him 2 stone handycap.. probably can.

Kirby · Post by **Kirby** » Tue May 04, 2010 7:46 am

I've gotta think about this calmly. My last few moves were too hasty, I think.

daniel_the_smith · Post by **daniel_the_smith** » Tue May 04, 2010 9:57 am

Post by **Solomon** » Tue May 04, 2010 10:04 am

daniel_the_smith wrote:
Did Kirby play 29, 31 & 33 without having coffee or something? He was doing so well...

Does anyone else think like Magicwand? I may exhibit some of the same sorts of behaviors accidentally, but I don't consciously think like he seems to.

Kirby · Post by **Kirby** » Tue May 04, 2010 10:31 am

I'm so curious about the comments. I really look forward to reading them. I hope I'm being critiqued strongly. This is going to be a great learning experience (and it already has been)!

Kirby · Post by **Kirby** » Tue May 04, 2010 11:51 am

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OK, I think I'm a little bit behind, now. As I indicated in an earlier post, the sequence I was trying for didn't work.

But if there's anything I've learned in go, it's that the game isn't over until it's over... So I think I'm behind a bit now, but it's not over, yet!

I thought about the cut, but it doesn't work well, yet:

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While it is nice to cut his group, both my corner and the top side are weak. In particular, even if white doesn't kill the top, he can seal off the top left to help his corner.

That's why I need to help my top group. I think I can live in the top right. Ideally, I can keep the top right safe, cut off white, and drive him into my moyo to take profit. This is probably too optimistic, but I have got to try. The play I chose is the best I could find taking the board into consideration.

Things look a bot grim for me, but I've got to hang in there for a mistake by white. There's got to be a chance for me, and I've got to find it. I've got to...

SpongeBob · Post by **SpongeBob** » Tue May 04, 2010 12:09 pm

daniel_the_smith wrote:
Does anyone else think like Magicwand? I may exhibit some of the same sorts of behaviors accidentally, but I don't consciously think like he seems to.

Magicwand · Post by **Magicwand** » Tue May 04, 2010 12:48 pm

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i am already ahead..i will tie down lose end. nothing to worry about.

a and b are good followup move.

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added hidden comment

i believe that below is the only move possible for black in this situation.
i wouldnt even think about what might happen to my other group. i would play as below.
it is the only path black can take.(that is my opinion...)

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Bill Spight · Post by **Bill Spight** » Tue May 04, 2010 12:50 pm

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I was disappointed that Black did not continue this way. For me this is a no-brainer.

Yes, Black has three weak groups and White has two. Yes, this is the kind of position White likes. But Black's thickness is made for fighting, so fight already!

Besides, this is just the position Black aimed for two moves ago. Why the change in plans? It is one thing to stay flexible and cut your losses if conditions change, but this is just running scared. To quote chess author E. A. Znosko-Borovski, "Order, counter-order, disorder!" Not a recipe for success.

If your play is consistent, you may have erred. If it is inconsistent, you surely have erred.

KGS 4 kyu · Post by **fwiffo** » Tue May 04, 2010 1:12 pm

Bill Spight wrote:
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[go]$$Bcm35 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . O . . . . . X . X . O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . X O O . X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . O . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O . | $$ | . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . X O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . . . . . . . . . X O . . | $$ | . . . O . . . . . X . . . . . X . O . | $$ | . . . . . X . . . . . . . X . X O . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . O . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

I was disappointed that Black did not continue this way. For me this is a no-brainer.

QFT.

Bill Spight · Post by **Bill Spight** » Tue May 04, 2010 1:36 pm

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc Urgent $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . X . . . . . . . . C . . | $$ | . . . O . . . . . X . X . O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . X O O . X . C . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . O . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . O . . . 1 . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O . | $$ | . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . X O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . . . . . . . . . X O . . | $$ | . . . O . . . . . X . . . . . X . O . | $$ | . . . . . X . . . . . . . X . X O . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . O . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

The top right is urgent, the left side is big. Where to play?

:b1:

follows the proverb, "Don't let the double knight's move get away." However :w4:

is an easy invasion later. Other weak points are marked.

The area around :w2:

is large, but also leaves plenty of room for an invasion. Or perhaps Black will expand his center framework along the mutual frontier.

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However, I like the approach at :b1:

. It not only lays the first claim to a large area, it threatens White's corner stone. The marked point is a place for Black to aim at. It is not hard for Black to live in the top right, and Black's thickness (marked) reduces White's potential profit there.

I am not confident that the approach is best. After all, :w2:

makes Black's 5-5 stone look silly. But it is how I am leaning.

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