Dusk Eagle
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by Dusk Eagle Tue Jun 28, 2011 5:59 am
Psychee and I are starting a four-stone handicap game. We didn't discuss the rules yet, but I'll assume we're using Japanese rules, 0.5 komi, and availability of databases and dictionaries and the like. Let me know if you'd like to change any of that Psychee.
$$Wcm1
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Probe
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by Psychee Tue Jun 28, 2011 3:15 pm
Yeah. That's good for me.
Have a good game.
$$Bcm2
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availability of databases and dictionaries
, this is nice.
The strategy is trying to get influence.
On this stage, pincers do not seem to have much difference, so i just choose two space high pincer, which I learnt on a New year's day.
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by Dusk Eagle Tue Jun 28, 2011 5:25 pm
$$Wcm3
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by Psychee Wed Jun 29, 2011 2:43 am
$$Bcm4
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Ok, maybe I have played too few games, I have never seen this
I don't want White to enclose the corner stone, so jump out this first.
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by Dusk Eagle Wed Jun 29, 2011 7:22 am
$$Wcm5
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Some people say you should play handicap games the same way you play even games. Others try to exploit that their opponent is weaker than them. I think I tend to just play the board. I start off behind, so I must play differently than an even game, but I don't
consciously think "My opponent is weaker than normal, how can I exploit that?" Maybe I do think that subconsciously though. I don't know.
Anyway, my move is just the natural followup on this side. This could happen next, though I haven't given it a lot of thought yet:
$$Bcm1
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by Psychee Wed Jun 29, 2011 8:53 am
$$Bcm6
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by Dusk Eagle Wed Jun 29, 2011 5:55 pm
$$Wcm7
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I also considered playing an extension on the right side, but this move felt better to me. My hope for this group is that it ends up being a super-solid group so that my opponent can't target it during a subsequent fight. I might not get that, but I can aim for it.
Anyway, if he plays
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below, I'll turn to
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$$Bcm1
Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$Bcm1I'm still deciding what to do if he plays
below. I've thought about a, b, and c.
$$Bcm1
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by Psychee Thu Jun 30, 2011 3:01 am
$$Bcm8
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$$Wcm7
Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$Wcm7 may be a bit hurt as it attaches white's two stones. But directly pulling it out does not seem to be a good idea. So go for big move first, that's either a or b. a looks bigger than b, but b looks too solid, it isn't fun in handi game. He may play c to attack the upper black group, and ...start a fight.
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by topazg Thu Jun 30, 2011 3:11 am
Dare I even say this now? "Urgent before big"
$$Wcm7
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by Dusk Eagle Thu Jun 30, 2011 4:25 am
$$Wcm9
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by Psychee Thu Jun 30, 2011 10:28 am
$$Bcm10
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$$Wcm9
Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$Wcm91. need to separate two white groups/group-to-be.
2. With
, it's unlikely that black will live in the corner in sente. More likely black will make one gote eye in the corner, so need to get out.
But technicially, i don't find where i should play. As the white marked group is in solid shape, jumping out doesn't threat her; kosumi move out gives a weird shape together with
So decide to attach from top, which is usually a bad move, su shou.
And if white finishes the local in sente, he may approach from a. That's my headache.
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by Dusk Eagle Thu Jun 30, 2011 12:11 pm
$$Wcm11
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By him touching my stone here, I should get an easy life on the top side. I'm not very concerned about a splitting attack on the right side, as my four stones seem strong. But, he wanted to do something to prevent being sealed in, and so this works.
Projection:
$$Wcm1
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by Psychee Thu Jun 30, 2011 12:23 pm
$$Bcm12
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by Dusk Eagle Fri Jul 01, 2011 11:22 pm
$$Wcm13
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by Psychee Sat Jul 02, 2011 2:42 am
$$Bcm14
Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$Bcm14I possibly can't play a lot during the weekend, but surely on Monday it's back to normal.
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Have a good game. 
, this is nice.
- 
below, I'll turn to 
. 
may be a bit hurt as it attaches white's two stones. But directly pulling it out does not seem to be a good idea. So go for big move first, that's either a or b. a looks bigger than b, but b looks too solid, it isn't fun in handi game. He may play c to attack the upper black group, and ...start a fight.
, it's unlikely that black will live in the corner in sente. More likely black will make one gote eye in the corner, so need to get out.