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Malkovich 113- Jordus v. Simba

Post by Jordus »

Even game, Komi 6.5, japanese ruleset

Good luck Simba, Have a Great Game.

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I have been experimenting with opening at 3-4 again after a long time of playing the chinese 4-4, 3-4 opening. This is my first malkovich game... lets see how it goes...
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Post by robinz »

Good luck to both players :tmbup: I think I'll find this interesting to watch, as you seem to both be about the same strength as me (although you're probably both stronger, as I've barely played any go this year) :D
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Post by Simba »

Best of luck :) , hope you enjoy the game. Thanks Robinz, enjoy :D .

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I have very, very limited experience playing diagonal fuseki, and fuseki isn't my strong point, so I'll keep it simple and go for a parallel fuseki. Almost all my experience again is with hoshi points, so the 4-4 point in the bottom left fits nicely into my comfort zone.
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I am looking for something like this...
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depending on if I decide I can attack and hold sente to play :b5: after the sequence I might do that.. I'll wait to think about it until after white plays :w4:
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Hmm, okay, so Jordus like 3-4 points... Well, he has two of them now, so if he makes a shimari with one, I can kakari the other. I'll take the other hoshi point as per my plan.
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Good luck to both players. I don't know you well, yet, Simba. I'm glad to see you on the forums, though.

It'll also be fun to watch Jordus play his first Malkovich game.
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If I play :bc: , white will most likely play a,b,c or d.
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I thought about attacking first, but I couldnt think of a sequence worth not playing to strengthen my own corner first...
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Hey, really eager to watch this game. Good luck and enjoy, both!
Jordus:
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You have to win this one! It's a matter... of pride?
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Chew Terr wrote:Simba:
You have to win this one! It's a matter... of pride?


That was absolutely awful ... I love it! :mrgreen:
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Jordus,
Jordus wrote:I thought about attacking first
Nothing to attack -- no weak groups anywhere on the board. :)
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Chew:

Hah :P , I'll do my best!


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Oh boy, komoku joseki... I wish he'd just played hoshi points :P ! I would've rather approached the other 3-4 stone since it works better with my hoshi stone in the top left, but this one will have to do. Maybe I should've approached that with my move 4? Mmm, not sure. I tend to just go for the empty corner... I think this move or one to the right is probably the best move - I need to approach his komoku point. Letting him get two shimaris is too good.
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There are a few option of play...
There is (a) which I decided to play.. sort of standard joseki here I believe... But don't quote me on that.. I have never actually studied joseki yet..
There is (b), (c), and (d) as pincers. I feel that pincers complicate my game for me and try to avoid them when not necessary.
There is (e), I think (e) is a double edged sword. It allows me to run towards the side, but leaves the corner open and still gives white the other side anyways... I chose (a) because I believe with that I can keep the corner and still stretch to the side some in the direction of (e)...
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Woo, thank goodness, Jordus decided to choose one of the only komoku joseki I know... I was fearing him two-space high pincering me... Magic sword is not a joseki I want to get involved with particularly with my current skill level :P ... There is a 1d player at my club who has shown me bits of it so I am comfortable with its very basic structure, but still, I'd rather keep the joseki/fuseki simple as my strength lies in the middlegame and endgame mostly. I really need to get better at fuseki - anyone have ideas as to the best way to improve my fuseki play :) ?
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Simba,
A lot of people recommend Elementary Go, Vol. 1: In the Beginning, as well as Opening Theory Made Easy by Hideo Otake. I'll add The Direction of Play, by Takeo Kajiwara to that list of recommendations to improve opening play.

If you feel that the middle-game and endgame are your strengths, why not welcome a diagonal fuseki? It opens the board up to earlier engagements, hastening the arrival of the middle game. Moreover, opening in the top left instead of the bottom right puts black on notice that you have every intention of disrupting his shimari if he doesn't enclose.

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