49. Magicwand(3d) vs Violence(?d)

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Re: 49. Magicwand(3d) vs Violence(?d)

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[go]$$Wcm1 Prisoners: W=1, B=0
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . X X . O X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . O X O X X O . X O . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . X X O X X O X X X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . . . . . O O O O X . X O . O |
$$ | . . . . . . . X . X O . O X O X X O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . X O O . O O X O X . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . X O . . O X . O O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . X . O O O X X . X . . |
$$ | . . . , . . . . . X O X O O . , . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . O X X X O . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . O . . . X X X X X . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . B . . . . O O . |
$$ | . . O . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . X . . . . . . . O X O . O . |
$$ | . . . O . X O . X , X . O X . , O . . |
$$ | . . . . . X . . . O X . . . . X O . . |
$$ | . . . . X O . . . . . . . . . X X O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


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Re: 49. Magicwand(3d) vs Violence(?d)

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[go]$$Wcm1 Prisoners: W=1, B=0
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . X X . O X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . O X O X X O . X O . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . X X O X X O X X X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . . . . . O O O O X . X O . O |
$$ | . . . . . . . X . X O . O X O X X O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . X O O . O O X O X . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . X O . . O X . O O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . X . O O O X X . X . . |
$$ | . . . , . . . . . X O X O O . , . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . O X X X O . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . O . . . X X X X X . |
$$ | . . . . . W . . . . . X . . . . O O . |
$$ | . . O . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . X . . . . . . . O X O . O . |
$$ | . . . O . X O . X , X . O X . , O . . |
$$ | . . . . . X . . . O X . . . . X O . . |
$$ | . . . . X O . . . . . . . . . X X O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
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Re: 49. Magicwand(3d) vs Violence(?d)

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[go]$$Wcm1 Prisoners: W=1, B=0
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . X X . O X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . O X O X X O . X O . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . X X O X X O X X X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . . . . . O O O O X . X O . O |
$$ | . . . . . . . X . X O . O X O X X O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . X O O . O O X O X . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . X O . . O X . O O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . X . O O O X X . X . . |
$$ | . . . , . . . . . X O X O O . , . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . O X X X O . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . O . . . X X X X X . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . . . X . . . . O O . |
$$ | . . O . B . . . . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . X . . . . . . . O X O . O . |
$$ | . . . O . X O . X , X . O X . , O . . |
$$ | . . . . . X . . . O X . . . . X O . . |
$$ | . . . . X O . . . . . . . . . X X O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


White's move is bad.

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[go]$$Wcm1 Prisoners: W=1, B=0
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . X X . O X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . O X O X X O . X O . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . X X O X X O X X X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . . . . . O O O O X . X O . O |
$$ | . . . . . . . X . X O . O X O X X O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . X O O . O O X O X . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . X O . . O X . O O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . X . O O O X X . X . . |
$$ | . . . , . . . . . X O X O O . , . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . O X X X O . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . O . . . X X X X X . |
$$ | . . . 3 1 O . . . . . X . . . . O O . |
$$ | . . O 2 B . . . . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | . . 4 5 . X . . . . . . . O X O . O . |
$$ | . . 6 O . X O . X , X . O X . , O . . |
$$ | . . . . . X . . . O X . . . . X O . . |
$$ | . . . . X O . . . . . . . . . X X O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


For strong kyu players and maybe low dan players, it's good to learn this sequence.

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Re: 49. Magicwand(3d) vs Violence(?d)

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to Magicwand:

I understand not writing thoughts when the sequences have already been discussed, but you've played some real humdingers in the past 10-15 moves, it would be nice to see some of your thoughts...
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Re: 49. Magicwand(3d) vs Violence(?d)

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shapenaji wrote:to Magicwand:

I understand not writing thoughts when the sequences have already been discussed, but you've played some real humdingers in the past 10-15 moves, it would be nice to see some of your thoughts...

i am pissed at myself for letting him control my emotion.
i wanted to show him that i can beat him with my playing territory game and same time let my group live easily.
my plan backfired. i am pissed at the idea of weaker player beating me on even game.
i wanted to make something happen in his territory and it is not going too well.
last 10 moves do not have any "EDUCATIONAL VALUE" other than my struggle to get back in the game.
that is why you dont see me talk about it.

i think i still have a chance because he is a weaker player. i will comment when it is appropriate.
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[go]$$Wcm1 Prisoners: W=1, B=0
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . X X . O X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . O X O X X O . X O . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . X X O X X O X X X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . . . . . O O O O X . X O . O |
$$ | . . . . . . . X . X O . O X O X X O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . X O O . O O X O X . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . X O . . O X . O O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . X . O O O X X . X . . |
$$ | . . . , . . . . . X O X O O . , . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . O X X X O . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . O . . . X X X X X . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . . . X . . . . O O . |
$$ | . . O . X . . . . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . X . . . . . . . O X O . O . |
$$ | . . . O . X O W X , X . O X . , O . . |
$$ | . . . . . X . . . O X . . . . X O . . |
$$ | . . . . X O . . . . . . . . . X X O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
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Re: 49. Magicwand(3d) vs Violence(?d)

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[go]$$Wcm1 Prisoners: W=1, B=0
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . X X . O X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . O X O X X O . X O . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . X X O X X O X X X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . . . . . O O O O X . X O . O |
$$ | . . . . . . . X . X O . O X O X X O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . X O O . O O X O X . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . X O . . O X . O O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . X . O O O X X . X . . |
$$ | . . . , . . . . . X O X O O . , . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . O X X X O . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . O . . . X X X X X . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . . . X . . . . O O . |
$$ | . . O . X . . . . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . X . . . . . . . O X O . O . |
$$ | . . . O . X O O X , X . O X . , O . . |
$$ | . . . . . X . . B O X . . . . X O . . |
$$ | . . . . X O . . . . . . . . . X X O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


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But you're not.
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Re: 49. Magicwand(3d) vs Violence(?d)

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Looks like Violence wasn't too far off with the "on tilt" comment... (!!!!)
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Re: 49. Magicwand(3d) vs Violence(?d)

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[go]$$Wcm1 Prisoners: W=1, B=0
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . X X . O X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . O X O X X O . X O . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . X X O X X O X X X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . . . . . O O O O X . X O . O |
$$ | . . . . . . . X . X O . O X O X X O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . X O O . O O X O X . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . X O . . O X . O O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . X . O O O X X . X . . |
$$ | . . . , . . . . . X O X O O . , . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . O X X X O . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . O . . . X X X X X . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . . . X . . . . O O . |
$$ | . . O . X . W . . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . X . . . . . . . O X O . O . |
$$ | . . . O . X O O X , X . O X . , O . . |
$$ | . . . . . X . . X O X . . . . X O . . |
$$ | . . . . X O . . . . . . . . . X X O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
he might regreat his last move...
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[go]$$Wcm1 Prisoners: W=1, B=0
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . X X . O X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . O X O X X O . X O . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . X X O X X O X X X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . . . . . O O O O X . X O . O |
$$ | . . . . . . . X . X O . O X O X X O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . X O O . O O X O X . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . X O . . O X . O O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . X . O O O X X . X . . |
$$ | . . . , . . . . . X O X O O . , . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . O X X X O . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . O . . . X X X X X . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . . . X . . . . O O . |
$$ | . . O . X . O . . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . X B . . . . . . O X O . O . |
$$ | . . . O . X O O X , X . O X . , O . . |
$$ | . . . . . X . . X O X . . . . X O . . |
$$ | . . . . X O . . . . . . . . . X X O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


Been reading, I think I'm ok.
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[go]$$Wcm1 Prisoners: W=1, B=0
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . X X . O X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . O X O X X O . X O . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . X X O X X O X X X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . . . . . O O O O X . X O . O |
$$ | . . . . . . . X . X O . O X O X X O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . X O O . O O X O X . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . X O . . O X . O O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . X . O O O X X . X . . |
$$ | . . . , . . . . . X O X O O . , . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . O X X X O . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . O . . . X X X X X . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . . . X . . . . O O . |
$$ | . . O . X . O . . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . X X W . . . . . O X O . O . |
$$ | . . . O . X O O X , X . O X . , O . . |
$$ | . . . . . X . . X O X . . . . X O . . |
$$ | . . . . X O . . . . . . . . . X X O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
this is a time where i dont have to read any. whatever happens this is the only way for me to go..if i giveup two stone i lose anyway..
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[go]$$Wcm1 Prisoners: W=1, B=0
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . X X . O X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . O X O X X O . X O . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . X X O X X O X X X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . . . . . O O O O X . X O . O |
$$ | . . . . . . . X . X O . O X O X X O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . X O O . O O X O X . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . X O . . O X . O O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . X . O O O X X . X . . |
$$ | . . . , . . . . . X O X O O . , . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . O X X X O . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . O . . . X X X X X . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . . . X . . . . O O . |
$$ | . . O . X . O B . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . X X O . . . . . O X O . O . |
$$ | . . . O . X O O X , X . O X . , O . . |
$$ | . . . . . X . . X O X . . . . X O . . |
$$ | . . . . X O . . . . . . . . . X X O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


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Re: 49. Magicwand(3d) vs Violence(?d)

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[go]$$Wcm1 Prisoners: W=1, B=0
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . X X . O X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . O X O X X O . X O . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . X X O X X O X X X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . . . . . O O O O X . X O . O |
$$ | . . . . . . . X . X O . O X O X X O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . X O O . O O X O X . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . X O . . O X . O O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . X . O O O X X . X . . |
$$ | . . . , . . . . . X O X O O . , . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . O X X X O . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . O . . . X X X X X . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . . . X . . . . O O . |
$$ | . . O . X . O X . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . X X O W . . . . O X O . O . |
$$ | . . . O . X O O X , X . O X . , O . . |
$$ | . . . . . X . . X O X . . . . X O . . |
$$ | . . . . X O . . . . . . . . . X X O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

i dont think this will be easy as he think it will be... :)
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Re: 49. Magicwand(3d) vs Violence(?d)

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Magicwand wrote:
i am pissed at myself for letting him control my emotion.
i wanted to show him that i can beat him with my playing territory game and same time let my group live easily.
my plan backfired. i am pissed at the idea of weaker player beating me on even game.
i wanted to make something happen in his territory and it is not going too well.
last 10 moves do not have any "EDUCATIONAL VALUE" other than my struggle to get back in the game.
that is why you dont see me talk about it.



As an outside observer, you seem very confident that you should win. You should know, Violence isn't that much weaker than you (on KGS he's usually 2-3d, and the middle-game is when he is strongest. He's pulled off many wins against people who are rated stronger. Underestimating your opponent is one of the most dangerous things you can do. Assuming that you "deserve" a win is the quickest way to put yourself on tilt.

I think the best way to calm your nerves is to recognize that he's decent, and remove your ego from the equation, it will become much easier to play your kind of game again.

EDIT: that being said, I think you SHOULD talk about how you pick moves to try to get back into the game, weaker players would benefit from that
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[go]$$Wcm1 Prisoners: W=1, B=0
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . X X . O X . . . . . . |
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Re: 49. Magicwand(3d) vs Violence(?d)

Post by SoDesuNe »

shapenaji wrote:
Magicwand wrote:
i am pissed at myself for letting him control my emotion.
i wanted to show him that i can beat him with my playing territory game and same time let my group live easily.
my plan backfired. i am pissed at the idea of weaker player beating me on even game.
i wanted to make something happen in his territory and it is not going too well.
last 10 moves do not have any "EDUCATIONAL VALUE" other than my struggle to get back in the game.
that is why you dont see me talk about it.



As an outside observer, you seem very confident that you should win. You should know, Violence isn't that much weaker than you (on KGS he's usually 2-3d, and the middle-game is when he is strongest. He's pulled off many wins against people who are rated stronger. Underestimating your opponent is one of the most dangerous things you can do. Assuming that you "deserve" a win is the quickest way to put yourself on tilt.

I think the best way to calm your nerves is to recognize that he's decent, and remove your ego from the equation, it will become much easier to play your kind of game again.

EDIT: that being said, I think you SHOULD talk about how you pick moves to try to get back into the game, weaker players would benefit from that


I can confirm that ^^
Since starting my training I easily beat a 5k-friend, but when I know that I'm ahead I start making fatal blunders. Today I selfkilled a group of mine just to capture four stones (~10 points territory in total maybe). After I heavily invaded his Moyo and luckily managed to live, I was ahead again. Just to lose 6 stones and more then 12 points territory because of selfinflicted shortage of liberties in the endgame. I lost with 5 1/2 points in the end and I deserved it =D
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