emerus
Lives in gote
Posts: 577 Joined: Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:28 pmRank: Fox Tygem 6dGD Posts: 0KGS: emerusTygem: emerusOGS: emerusHas thanked: 22 times Been thanked: 36 times
Post
by emerus Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:42 am
$$Wm30
Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$Wm30The
move is the reason why
is suboptimal. Initially,
looks severe but in actuality, it's too close that it lets white lean on it to escape. Or if white is stronger, he can attack it.
$$Bm
Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$BmBlack one is the usual attack in this case.
Mnemonic
Lives in gote
Posts: 324 Joined: Wed Aug 11, 2010 10:41 pmRank: KGS 7 kyuGD Posts: 0KGS: Mnemonic, dude13Location: DresdenHas thanked: 26 times Been thanked: 22 times
Post
by Mnemonic Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:44 am
$$Bcm21 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0
Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$Bcm21 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0
I wonder if I've lost the game already? (Imagine new depressed smilie) I have an extremely heavy, extremely weak group and no way to profit from anything it does (in particular because the white group to the right can easily get 2 eyes, maybe even in sente
)
I think white is leading by about 15 points on the board but has a lot more potential by pressuring my weak group. I don't see a good move to rescue my dragon but I also think that it can't be killed in one move. I'll approach the top left to build a base for my dragon to run too.
While I was teaching the game to a friend of mine, my mother from the other room:
emerus
Lives in gote
Posts: 577 Joined: Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:28 pmRank: Fox Tygem 6dGD Posts: 0KGS: emerusTygem: emerusOGS: emerusHas thanked: 22 times Been thanked: 36 times
Post
by emerus Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:55 am
$$Bcm21 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0
Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$Bcm21 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0
I used to have black's apparent mindset too. I used to enjoy playing a little game like this, "hah, this is all you've got!? *tenuki* I can live, keep it coming."
But what really matters is that black is spending a lot of time (a whole turn) playing moves like r7 and f16 where white is getting h8 and f11(and more later on) for free. White is being more efficient with her time.
$$Bcm1 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0
Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$Bcm1 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0I still plan on using my sente in the same area but at this rate, black will not allow me to take sente. I can see it coming. Oh well, I'll play slow and steady.... slow and steady.
Mnemonic
Lives in gote
Posts: 324 Joined: Wed Aug 11, 2010 10:41 pmRank: KGS 7 kyuGD Posts: 0KGS: Mnemonic, dude13Location: DresdenHas thanked: 26 times Been thanked: 22 times
Post
by Mnemonic Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:55 am
$$Bcm21 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0
Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$Bcm21 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0
While I was teaching the game to a friend of mine, my mother from the other room:
emerus
Lives in gote
Posts: 577 Joined: Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:28 pmRank: Fox Tygem 6dGD Posts: 0KGS: emerusTygem: emerusOGS: emerusHas thanked: 22 times Been thanked: 36 times
Post
by emerus Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:45 am
$$Bcm21 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0
Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$Bcm21 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0
My last move was pretty bad.... I gave up the chance to push white this way. So... I think I have to change my strategy to reflect this.
$$Wcm38 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0
Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$Wcm38 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0
Mnemonic
Lives in gote
Posts: 324 Joined: Wed Aug 11, 2010 10:41 pmRank: KGS 7 kyuGD Posts: 0KGS: Mnemonic, dude13Location: DresdenHas thanked: 26 times Been thanked: 22 times
Post
by Mnemonic Thu Mar 31, 2011 5:59 am
$$Bcm31 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0
Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$Bcm31 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0Even though I completely messed up the lower left corner I am really enjoying this game
I think this move is sente. Either white will run a bit more or he will finally capture F3. He might also try to push and cut. I don't know if this fight would be beneficial to me (probably not, I have the weaker group) but bring it on.
Either way this is finally a move that I can play to help my running dragon that is more than just defensive. After that I could return to the top right or pressure his dragon a bit more.
While I was teaching the game to a friend of mine, my mother from the other room:
emerus
Lives in gote
Posts: 577 Joined: Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:28 pmRank: Fox Tygem 6dGD Posts: 0KGS: emerusTygem: emerusOGS: emerusHas thanked: 22 times Been thanked: 36 times
Post
by emerus Thu Mar 31, 2011 6:49 am
$$Bcm31 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0
Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$Bcm31 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0
Mnemonic
Lives in gote
Posts: 324 Joined: Wed Aug 11, 2010 10:41 pmRank: KGS 7 kyuGD Posts: 0KGS: Mnemonic, dude13Location: DresdenHas thanked: 26 times Been thanked: 22 times
Post
by Mnemonic Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:08 am
$$Bcm31 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0
Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$Bcm31 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0
While I was teaching the game to a friend of mine, my mother from the other room:
emerus
Lives in gote
Posts: 577 Joined: Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:28 pmRank: Fox Tygem 6dGD Posts: 0KGS: emerusTygem: emerusOGS: emerusHas thanked: 22 times Been thanked: 36 times
Post
by emerus Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:58 pm
$$Bcm31 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0
Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$Bcm31 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0
Mnemonic
Lives in gote
Posts: 324 Joined: Wed Aug 11, 2010 10:41 pmRank: KGS 7 kyuGD Posts: 0KGS: Mnemonic, dude13Location: DresdenHas thanked: 26 times Been thanked: 22 times
Post
by Mnemonic Fri Apr 01, 2011 1:28 am
$$Bcm31 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0
Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$Bcm31 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0
So he's going to push and cut. I guess it would be nice if I write a bit more since my comments have been a bit sporadic. After he cuts I have to chose one of the ataries and with that a midterm game plan.
Atari 1 $$Bcm35 Atari 1 - safety
Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$Bcm35 Atari 1 - safetyMy running group would be in relative safety and white might even play at (a) to erase the aji of
My
stone in the upper right is relatively light and I still have a lot of moves up there that I can play and there aren't any really good gote move for white to erase all the aji at once. While whites left side is big I think my right side + the 35 points komi is still bigger. Overall I think the board position isn't too bad for white, but I have definitely lost the flow and white can create a lot of mayhem with his central influence. I also have to settle my running group sometimes in the future.
Atari 2 $$Bcm35 Atari 2 - fight
Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$Bcm35 Atari 2 - fightThis way I will shut myself in and we will have to fight. I'm on the back foot because white can always cut at
to connect but playing there myself gives me a bit more breathing room in the corner. If my group dies it's game over though (I count roughly 60 points + central influence) The cut at
looks bad but I have
and
is sente.
I really don't know which way to play here. I think both are feasible but one of them caries more risk.
Bah! No risk no fun, eh?
While I was teaching the game to a friend of mine, my mother from the other room:
Puppycakes
Lives with ko
Posts: 175 Joined: Wed Jan 19, 2011 2:31 amRank: 2QGD Posts: 0Has thanked: 12 times Been thanked: 3 times
Post
by Puppycakes Fri Apr 01, 2011 5:34 am
After he cuts I have to chose one of the ataries and with that a midterm game plan.
To me. This looks like a thank you move. You do not have to atari. You can extend and let your opponent worry about his weakness instead of strengthening him and then going back and patching up your own weakness. Sometimes the atari is a good move, but this mode of thinking in which you automatically consider the atari without regards to other possibilities is a mistake.
emerus
Lives in gote
Posts: 577 Joined: Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:28 pmRank: Fox Tygem 6dGD Posts: 0KGS: emerusTygem: emerusOGS: emerusHas thanked: 22 times Been thanked: 36 times
Post
by emerus Thu Apr 07, 2011 3:50 pm
$$Bcm31 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0
Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$Bcm31 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0
Confusing position. First - black can totally live in the corner and he can escape into the center:
$$Bcm31 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0
Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$Bcm31 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0So really, white is the one behind enemy lines and should be trying to settle ASAP. Here is my plan.
$$Bcm31 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0
Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$Bcm31 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0If black chooses to fight instead, I think I am fine.
Mnemonic
Lives in gote
Posts: 324 Joined: Wed Aug 11, 2010 10:41 pmRank: KGS 7 kyuGD Posts: 0KGS: Mnemonic, dude13Location: DresdenHas thanked: 26 times Been thanked: 22 times
Post
by Mnemonic Sun Apr 10, 2011 7:31 am
$$Bcm41 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0
Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$Bcm41 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0
While I was teaching the game to a friend of mine, my mother from the other room:
emerus
Lives in gote
Posts: 577 Joined: Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:28 pmRank: Fox Tygem 6dGD Posts: 0KGS: emerusTygem: emerusOGS: emerusHas thanked: 22 times Been thanked: 36 times
Post
by emerus Fri Apr 15, 2011 3:31 pm
$$Bcm41 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0
Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$Bcm41 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0Sorry, I thought I was waiting on you. t.t
move is the reason why 
is suboptimal. Initially, 
)
Either way this is finally a move that I can play to help my running dragon that is more than just defensive. After that I could return to the top right or pressure his dragon a bit more.
My 
to connect but playing there myself gives me a bit more breathing room in the corner. If my group dies it's game over though (I count roughly 60 points + central influence) The cut at 
looks bad but I have 
is sente.