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by gogameguru Sat Nov 12, 2011 5:24 pm
Magicwand wrote: gogameguru wrote:
Yes, the peep doesn't look so good now.
The commentary said that the peep (33) was played too late. According to them, the best time to peep was this:
$$Wcm32 The timing of the peep
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White said he would've played 36 in that case, giving black time to finish the corner.
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by gogameguru Sat Nov 12, 2011 5:27 pm
Sorry for the slowness. As some of you might've observed, it's been one of those weeks...
$$Bcm49
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How would you deal with 51?
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by gogameguru Wed Nov 16, 2011 4:36 pm
What's black's next move?
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by Chew Terr Sun Nov 20, 2011 10:03 pm
$$Bcm49
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This is what I'd like to see~
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by gogameguru Mon Nov 21, 2011 10:25 pm
@Chew
Right, that's what black wants to do. The only question is can he do it now?
The commentary doesn't talk about this, but here's my analysis:
$$Bc White sacrifices in good form and takes a big point like :w10:.
Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$Bc White sacrifices in good form and takes a big point like :w10:.
Pushing at 8 and playing atari everywhere wouldn't really help black.
You'll see in the game that black plays to enlarge the weakness first, mainly to prevent the diagram above from happening.
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by gogameguru Mon Nov 21, 2011 10:27 pm
So black still aims at cutting, how can white handle this?
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by Chew Terr Tue Nov 22, 2011 7:59 am
gogameguru wrote: @Chew
Right, that's what black wants to do. The only question is can he do it now?
The commentary doesn't talk about this, but here's my analysis:
$$Bc White sacrifices in good form and takes a big point like :w10:.
Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$Bc White sacrifices in good form and takes a big point like :w10:.
Pushing at 8 and playing atari everywhere wouldn't really help black.
You'll see in the game that black plays to enlarge the weakness first, mainly to prevent the diagram above from happening.
Thanks. I seem to worry too much about if I CAN cut, not if I SHOULD.
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by hyperpape Tue Nov 22, 2011 8:19 am
I think White ends up thick if Black cuts after
. I don't really know how to handle
though.
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by gogameguru Thu Nov 24, 2011 12:36 am
hyperpape wrote:
I think White ends up thick if Black cuts after
. I don't really know how to handle
though.
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by gogameguru Thu Nov 24, 2011 12:41 am
So this is the game. Similar to hyperpape's diagram, except black decides to cut at 55 first. What happens if white blocks here? What's the alternative?
If you need some ideas, you can look at the two hidden posts above. As is often the case with Go, the next move comes much more naturally when you look at things from the right perspective.
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by hyperpape Thu Nov 24, 2011 6:39 am
Turns out I wasn't reading enough.
$$Bcm53
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$$Bcm53
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is better, I think. It's true that white ends up with a wall, but I don't like it as much.
I still can't think of any way around
or
or
.
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by gogameguru Sun Nov 27, 2011 4:06 pm
Well it seems like people aren't that interested in continuing this. Is it because it's boring or because it's too hard? In my opinion, it's not the most exciting game.
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by jts Sun Nov 27, 2011 5:04 pm
I've been following it, but it's a bit above my level to try to read out the sequences - the strategic aims are hard for me to grasp, let alone the local moves.
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by Dusk Eagle Sun Nov 27, 2011 6:04 pm
This type of thread often seems to peter out. If you do stop, it would be nice if you could at least post an SGF of the entire game.
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by SoDesuNe Mon Nov 28, 2011 2:17 am
For me it's just heavily time-consuming to come up with an answer, that's why I seldom write here.
. I don't really know how to handle 
though. 
is better, I think. It's true that white ends up with a wall, but I don't like it as much.
or 
or 
.
