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Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 5:08 pm
by EdLee
Kirby,
As mentioned earlier, one idea is W should not prematurely do the :w1: :b2: exchange:
Click Here To Show Diagram Code
[go]$$W Variation 1
$$ -------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . O . . .
$$ | . . . X . . . . .
$$ | . . . . X . . . .
$$ | . . X X O O . . .
$$ | . . O O X 1 . . .
$$ | . . O X 2 . . . .
$$ | . . . X . . . . .
$$ | . . X , . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .[/go]
For example, if there's a big ko later, W can get many threats here:
Click Here To Show Diagram Code
[go]$$W
$$ -------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . O . . .
$$ | . . . X . . . . .
$$ | . . . . X . . . .
$$ | . . X X O O . . .
$$ | . . O O X . . . .
$$ | . . O X 1 . . . .
$$ | . . . X . . . . .
$$ | . . X , . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .[/go]
B also does not want :b2: now:
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[go]$$W
$$ -------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . O . . .
$$ | . . . X 3 . . . .
$$ | . . . 4 X 1 . . .
$$ | . . X X O O . . .
$$ | . . O O X 2 5 . .
$$ | . . O X . . 6 7 .
$$ | . . . X . . . . .
$$ | . . X , . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .[/go]
If B makes the empty triangle with :b2:, W can just take 3-3 with :w3: -- W can be flexible:
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[go]$$W
$$ -------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . 3 . . O . . .
$$ | . . . X . . . . .
$$ | . . 2 . X . . . .
$$ | . 1 X X O O . . .
$$ | . . O O X . . . .
$$ | . . O X . . . . .
$$ | . . . X . . . . .
$$ | . . X , . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .[/go]
So the important idea is :w1: in Variation 1 is not urgent for either B or W,
so W should save it.

Re: Malkovich 104 - Joaz vs Chew Terr

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 5:25 pm
by Loons
But :w1: does seem important for white's top. Hard to have your cake and eat it.

Re:

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 7:50 pm
by EdLee
Kirby,
Another variation for the :b2: turn, the ladder is good for W,
so (a) and (b) are miai for W -- again, thanks to W saving the atari at :b6:,
the :b4: inside hane does not work:
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[go]$$W
$$ -----------------
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . O . .
$$ | . . . X . . . .
$$ | . . 2 . X . . .
$$ | . 1 X X O O . .
$$ | . . O O X 6 a .
$$ | . . W X 5 . . .
$$ | . 4 b B 7 . . .
$$ | . 3 X , . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . .[/go]
The :wc: :bc: exchange is like the proverb "sacrifice two," similar to this sequence,
W extending once with :w7: for the atari :w9::
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[go]$$W :b6: tenuki
$$ -----------------
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . 5 3 . . . .
$$ | . . . X . O . .
$$ | . 8 4 0 . . . .
$$ | . 7 O X 9 . . .
$$ | . . 2 1 . . . .
$$ | . . X . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . .[/go]
If W does not make the :wc: :bc: exchange now, later if B has the chance,
B can fix the aji here with :b1:; then, as mentioned before, if W turns (c), B will not make
the empty triangle (e) but block at (d):
Click Here To Show Diagram Code
[go]$$B
$$ -----------------
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . O . .
$$ | . . . X . . . .
$$ | . . . . X . . .
$$ | . . X X O O . .
$$ | . . O O X . . .
$$ | . . c X 1 . . .
$$ | . . d e . . . .
$$ | . . X , . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . .[/go]
So the :wc: :bc: exchange is good for W and W wants to do it now.
Loons,
The top :w1: turn is good, but the W(f) atari is aji keshi (see above and previous variations), so W should save it:
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[go]$$W
$$ -----------------
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . O . .
$$ | . . . X . . . .
$$ | . . . . X 1 . .
$$ | . . X X O O . .
$$ | . . O O X f . .
$$ | . . O X . . . .
$$ | . . . X . . . .
$$ | . . X , . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . .[/go]

Re: Malkovich 104 - Joaz vs Chew Terr

Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 4:30 am
by Kirby
EdLee wrote:Kirby,
As mentioned earlier, one idea is W should not prematurely do the :w1: :b2: exchange:
Click Here To Show Diagram Code
[go]$$W Variation 1
$$ -------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . O . . .
$$ | . . . X . . . . .
$$ | . . . . X . . . .
$$ | . . X X O O . . .
$$ | . . O O X 1 . . .
$$ | . . W X 2 . . . .
$$ | . . . X . . . . .
$$ | . . X , . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .[/go]
...


The variations that do not include the :w1: :b2: exchange are different than what Joaz described, since he included the :w1: :b2: exchange in his explanation. So I think the point remains that, if he wants to play the :w1: :b2: exchange, there wasn't value added in playing the marked white move.

If the :w1: :b2: exchange were not in the plan of play, then perhaps there is merit to playing the marked white stone. But with the plan that was described in the original move, it seems to make more sense to me to simply start off with the atari instead of playing inside first.

With the game as it has progressed now, I would prefer not to have made the exchange, as the exchange has done more for black than it has for white. In other words, I would prefer this board position for white:

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[go]$$Wcm21 Move 27
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . O . . . O . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X X O O . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . O O X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X , . . . . . , . . . . . , . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . , . . . . O , . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . O . . . . . . O . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ -------------------------------------[/go]


However, I will agree that, if the exchange had not taken place, bending inside might be a feasible choice.

But my original comment on this position stated my disagreement with Joaz's choice under the conditions that he made the exchange that he did in the game (I said, "If he wants a diagram like this...").

The only provided diagram that is relevant to this scenario seems to be this one:
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[go]$$W
$$ -------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . 3 . . O . . .
$$ | . . . X . . . . .
$$ | . . 2 . X . . . .
$$ | . 1 X X O O . . .
$$ | . . O O X . . . .
$$ | . . O X . . . . .
$$ | . . . X . . . . .
$$ | . . X , . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .[/go]


But it seems to me that white could just as easily do this without the exchange:
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[go]$$W
$$ -------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . 1 . . O . . .
$$ | . . . X . . . . .
$$ | . . . . X . . . .
$$ | . . X X O O . . .
$$ | . . O O X . . . .
$$ | . . . X . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . X , . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .[/go]


So I guess I would say that playing the exchange might be a feasible possibility, but it is not a good choice if you are planning on playing the atari:
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[go]$$W
$$ -------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . O . . .
$$ | . . . X . . . . .
$$ | . . . . X . . . .
$$ | . . X X O O . . .
$$ | . . O O X 1 . . .
$$ | . . . X . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . X , . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .[/go]


This is the basis of the complaint I had originally - if Joaz planned to play this way, why make the exchange?

If white could live after this exchange, then I could see the merit of having this plan for Joaz. But as it stands, now that the atari has been played, the three stones seem pretty useless, and black has been given the opportunity to wall off territory through the exchange.

Re: Malkovich 104 - Joaz vs Chew Terr

Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 5:20 am
by Kirby
I suppose that another consideration is whether or not the following diagram is one that black would respond to:
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[go]$$Wcm21 Move 27
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . O . . . O . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . X 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X X O O . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . O O X 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X , . . . . . , . . . . . , . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . , . . . . O , . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . O . . . . . . O . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ -------------------------------------[/go]


If the exchange in question leads to a different choice of whether or not black will tenuki - that is, if the exchange determines a sente situation for white - it might be another reason to play it.

I'm not totally sure if this is the case ATM, but this is something that I didn't consider before.

Re: Malkovich 104 - Joaz vs Chew Terr

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 11:25 am
by Joaz Banbeck
Having found myself with unexpected sente, I'm scrambling to make the best use of it. ( I had resigned myself to having gote coming out of the upper left )
I'm finding that there are a handful of decent candidates, and all of them are difficult to evaluate. )


So I may need some more time to think. On top of that, today is my wife's birthday, so it won't do to analyze go all day. I hope to post a move by Thursday.

Re: Malkovich 104 - Joaz vs Chew Terr

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 11:28 am
by Chew Terr
No problem, got a ton to do, anyways. Hope your reading doesn't dig up anything TOO drastic. =)

Re: Malkovich 104 - Joaz vs Chew Terr

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 11:25 am
by Joaz Banbeck
Click Here To Show Diagram Code
[go]$$Wcm31 Move 31
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . O . . . O . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X 1 . . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X X O O . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . O O X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . O X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X , . . . . . , . . . . . , . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . , . . . . O , . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . O . . . . . . O . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ -------------------------------------[/go]


Trigger:
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[go]$$Wcm31 Move 31
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . O . . . O . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X 1 . . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . 2 X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X X O O . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . O O X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . O X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X , . . . . . , . . . . . , 3 . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . , . . . . O , . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . O . . . . . . O . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ -------------------------------------[/go]


To observers:
I need to increase my ko threats...more later.

Re: Malkovich 104 - Joaz vs Chew Terr

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 11:55 am
by Chew Terr
Click Here To Show Diagram Code
[go]$$Wcm31 Move 31
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . O . . . O . . . . . |
$$ | . . 2 X O . . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X X O O . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . O O X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . O X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X , . . . . . , . . . . . , . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . , . . . . O , . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . O . . . . . . O . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ -------------------------------------[/go]

Decided to go with this response instead. It's a slight concession, points-wise, but I feel it better handles aji around the 3-3. Joaz, would you still like the same 33? If so...
Trigger:
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[go]$$Wcm31 Move 31
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . O . . . O . . . . . |
$$ | . . 2 X O . . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X X O O . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . O O X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . O X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X , . . . . . , . . . . . , 3 . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . X . . |
$$ | . . . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . , . . . . O , . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . O . . . . . . O . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ -------------------------------------[/go]

If you want to capture:
Trigger:
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[go]$$Wcm31 Move 31
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . O . . . O . . . . . |
$$ | . . 2 X O . . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . 4 3 X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X X O O . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . O O X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . O X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X , . . . . . , . . . . . , . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . , . . . . O , . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . O . . . . . . O . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ -------------------------------------[/go]


Viewers:
Still feeling okay. Not certain what I feel about the top left, as I gave more wall than expected, and it was gote. However, my territory on the left averages 4th-line, and is quite impressive, if I seal off the bottom left. As long as I can keep my right side from coming under too dire of attack and can reduce the top and/or bottom sufficiently, the game looks okay. As I said, I don't like giving nasty peeps like the C17 invasion, so I wanted to settle some aji. In my first trigger, I jump out to keep an eye on that group as well as keeping center access for reduction, hopefully. I will have to beware both right-side groups, but that seems the smart way to play. If he's not careful, my right groups will live after being forced into the middle enough to reduce his framework potential.

Re: Malkovich 104 - Joaz vs Chew Terr

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 12:02 pm
by Joaz Banbeck
I accept the second trigger.

It burns some aji, but it means that E17 is not sente for him.


Click Here To Show Diagram Code
[go]$$Wcm31 Move 35
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . O . . . O . . . . . |
$$ | . . 2 X O . . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . 4 3 . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X X O O . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . O O X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . O X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X , . . . . . , . . . . . , 5 . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . , . . . . O , . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . O . . . . . . O . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ -------------------------------------[/go]

I expected the simple block for 32, and I was going to write a whole long piece about the ko fight that I think I could have forced. But it looks like he saw it. ( I remember when my honorable opponent joined GD an a DDK. He's come a long way since then. )

Re: Malkovich 104 - Joaz vs Chew Terr

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 12:05 pm
by Chew Terr
Click Here To Show Diagram Code
[go]$$Wcm31 Move 31
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . O . . . O . . . . . |
$$ | . . X X O . . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . X O . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X X O O . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . O O X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . O X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X , . . . . . , . . . . . , O . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . X . . |
$$ | . . . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . , . . . . O , . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . O . . . . . . O . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ -------------------------------------[/go]

Same reasoning as in trigger #1.

Re: Malkovich 104 - Joaz vs Chew Terr

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 12:15 pm
by Joaz Banbeck
To observers:
I expected this:
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[go]$$Wcm31 Move 31
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$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . O . . . O . . . . . |
$$ | . . X X O . . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . X O . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X X O O . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . O O X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . O X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X , . . . . . , . . . . . , O . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . , . . . . O , . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . O . . . . . . O . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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The possible juncture between growing moyos seemed natural.

I must think some more.

Re: Malkovich 104 - Joaz vs Chew Terr

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 12:48 pm
by Joaz Banbeck
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[go]$$Wcm31 Move 31
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$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . O . . . O . . . . . |
$$ | . . X X O . . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . X O . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X X O O . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . O O X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . O X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X , . . . . . , . . . . . , O . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . X . . |
$$ | . . . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . , . . . . O , . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . O . . . . . . O . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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If he doesn't want it, I'll take it myself, for the same reasons that he should want it. If he decides to trade the corner for the side, they are about equal, but I can reduce his side from above, whereas my corner is a done deal.
Regardless, the invasion around M3 just became harder for black.

Re: Malkovich 104 - Joaz vs Chew Terr

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 12:58 pm
by Magicwand
for obs only:
IMO :b36: is correct and :w37: is wrong.
white is already losing by enough margin so can not affort to let one stone on the side die with no reason.
and if he try to save it, his top and bottom will suffer.

i can not say what the correct respose is but i know they appears to be wrong.
maybe marked point???
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[go]$$Wcm31 Move 31
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$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . O . . . O . . . . . |
$$ | . . X X O . . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . X O . O . . . . . . . C . . . . . |
$$ | . . X X O O . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . O O X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . O X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X , . . . . . , . . . . . , O . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . X . . |
$$ | . . . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . , . . . . O , . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . O . . . . . . O . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ -------------------------------------[/go]

Re: Malkovich 104 - Joaz vs Chew Terr

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 1:07 pm
by Chew Terr
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[go]$$Wcm31 Move 31
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$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . O . . . O . . . . . |
$$ | . . X X O . . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . X O . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X X O O . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . O O X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . O X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X , . . . . . , . . . . . , O . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . X . . |
$$ | . . . . . X . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . O . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . , . . . . O , . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . O . . . . . . O . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ -------------------------------------[/go]


Not too afraid of this move by my opponent. First, it makes me fix my shape, which is awfully neighborly of him. Additionally, it hurts R10. While I intend to reduce my opponent soon, if R10 dies in a natural and large way, I won't have to do very much. You'll notice that on my previous count, I gave myself very few points on the right side. If I capture R10, I'll suddenly have a lot more.
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[go]$$Wcm31 I was expecting something more like this
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$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . O . . . O . . . . . |
$$ | . . X X O . . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . X O . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X X O O . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . O O X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . O X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X , . . . . . , . . . . . , O . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 8 X . . |
$$ | . . . . . X . . . . . . . . . 7 9 . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . , . . . . O , . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . O . . . . . . O . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ -------------------------------------[/go]


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[go]$$Bc As soon as I can...
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$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . O . . . O . . . . . |
$$ | . . X X O . . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . X O . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X X O O . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . O O X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . O X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X , . . . . . , . . . . . , O . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . X . . |
$$ | . . . . . X . . . . . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . O . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . 3 . . . 1 2 . X . . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . 4 , . 5 . . O , . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . O . . . . . . O . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ -------------------------------------[/go]
This is a very vague idea of what I'm plotting.