Magicwand wrote:
my point is that it was not a turing point at all.
you did exactly what i would have done.
but..after that you made careless mistakes and lost the game.
Ah... Gotcha. That's a good finding in and of itself.
Thanks!
Bruce "No left turn" Young
Currently reading: Plutarch, Cerebus, and D&Q 25th Anniversary
Violence wrote:... What I want to do here is have people post an opening/middlegame situation, and I will discuss the options that I see, taking care to highlight what I perceive to be the pluses and minuses of each move, and then say what I personally believe is the best option, and why.
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OK. Sure. What are the best moves for each side in this position?
$$Bc Black to move
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$$ | X X O X . X O O X O X . O O . X O . . |
$$ | . O O X . . . O . O X O O X X X X X . |
$$ | . . O X . . X . O . X O X O O O O O . |
$$ | . . O X . . . . O X X O X X X X . . . |
$$ | . . O X . . . . O . X X O O . . O . . |
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[go]$$Bc Black to move
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$$ | . X O O . O X X . . . X . . O X X . . |
$$ | . X X O O X O X . X X O X . O O X . . |
$$ | X X O X . X O O X O X . O O . X O . . |
$$ | . O O X . . . O . O X O O X X X X X . |
$$ | . . O X . . X . O . X O X O O O O O . |
$$ | . . O X . . . . O X X O X X X X . . . |
$$ | . . O X . . . . O . X X O O . . O . . |
$$ | . X X O X . X . . O O O . . . , . . . |
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Violence wrote:... What I want to do here is have people post an opening/middlegame situation, and I will discuss the options that I see, taking care to highlight what I perceive to be the pluses and minuses of each move, and then say what I personally believe is the best option, and why.
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OK. Sure. What are the best moves for each side in this position?
$$Bc Black to move
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$$ | . . . . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X X O O . O X . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O O . O X X . . . X . . O X X . . |
$$ | . X X O O X O X . X X O X . O O X . . |
$$ | X X O X . X O O X O X . O O . X O . . |
$$ | . O O X . . . O . O X O O X X X X X . |
$$ | . . O X . . X . O . X O X O O O O O . |
$$ | . . O X . . . . O X X O X X X X . . . |
$$ | . . O X . . . . O . X X O O . . O . . |
$$ | . X X O X . X . . O O O . . . , . . . |
$$ | . O O O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . X . . . X . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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[go]$$Bc Black to move
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$$ | . . . . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X X O O . O X . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O O . O X X . . . X . . O X X . . |
$$ | . X X O O X O X . X X O X . O O X . . |
$$ | X X O X . X O O X O X . O O . X O . . |
$$ | . O O X . . . O . O X O O X X X X X . |
$$ | . . O X . . X . O . X O X O O O O O . |
$$ | . . O X . . . . O X X O X X X X . . . |
$$ | . . O X . . . . O . X X O O . . O . . |
$$ | . X X O X . X . . O O O . . . , . . . |
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No, don't do it!
Someday I want to be strong enough to earn KGS[-].