chew: you had many chance to win. it wasnt too hard to save all of your stone in the middle. you played it wrong. and also trying to live inside was not ridiculous.
"The more we think we know about
The greater the unknown" Words by neil peart, music by geddy lee and alex lifeson
Magicwand wrote:chew: you had many chance to win. it wasnt too hard to save all of your stone in the middle. you played it wrong. and also trying to live inside was not ridiculous.
Would you mind showing me what I should have played at this point, a few pages of posts ago?
$$Bc Captures: B+1 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O . . . X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . . . , W . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . X . X O X . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X O O O X . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . X . . . . . . . . X . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . . . . . . O O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O X X . | $$ | . X . O . . . X . O . . O O O O O X . | $$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . | $$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . | $$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . | $$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . | $$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O | $$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . | $$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . | $$ ---------------------------------------
[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O . . . X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . . . , W . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . X . X O X . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X O O O X . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . X . . . . . . . . X . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . . . . . . O O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O X X . | $$ | . X . O . . . X . O . . O O O O O X . | $$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . | $$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . | $$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . | $$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . | $$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O | $$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . | $$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
I think that my prior move should have been higher, so it would be easier to connect to, but I feel like I still should have been able to connect or live.
Someday I want to be strong enough to earn KGS[-].
$$Bc Captures: B+1 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O O . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O . 3 . X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . . 2 1 O . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . X . X O X . W B . O . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X O O O X . O X X X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . X . . . O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . X . . . O O O X X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . X X . . X O X X . | $$ | . X . O . . . X . O O O O O O O O X . | $$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . | $$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . | $$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . | $$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . | $$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O | $$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . | $$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . | $$ ---------------------------------------
[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O O . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O . 3 . X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . . 2 1 O . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . X . X O X . W B . O . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X O O O X . O X X X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . X . . . O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . X . . . O O O X X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . X X . . X O X X . | $$ | . X . O . . . X . O O O O O O O O X . | $$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . | $$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . | $$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . | $$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . | $$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O | $$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . | $$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
chew: there are too many aji in the middle. it wasnt too hard to live.
one example:
a and b exchange was not good. you are killing your aji.
$$Bc Captures: B+1 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O . . . X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . . . , W . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . X . X O X . . . . 2 . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X O O O X . . . 1 . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . X . . . . . . 5 . X . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . . . . . . O O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . 3 a . . X O X X . | $$ | . X . O . . . X . O 4 b O O O O O X . | $$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . | $$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . | $$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . | $$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . | $$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O | $$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . | $$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . | $$ ---------------------------------------
[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O . . . X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . . . , W . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . X . X O X . . . . 2 . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X O O O X . . . 1 . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . X . . . . . . 5 . X . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . . . . . . O O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . 3 a . . X O X X . | $$ | . X . O . . . X . O 4 b O O O O O X . | $$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . | $$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . | $$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . | $$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . | $$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O | $$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . | $$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
"The more we think we know about
The greater the unknown" Words by neil peart, music by geddy lee and alex lifeson
$$Bc Captures: B+1 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O O . . O . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O . X . X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . . O X O . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . X . X O X . O X . O . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X O O O X . O X X X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . X . . B O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . X . . . O O O X X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . X X . . X O X X . | $$ | . X . O . . . X . O O O O O O O O X . | $$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . | $$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . | $$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . | $$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . | $$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O | $$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . | $$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . | $$ ---------------------------------------
[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O O . . O . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O . X . X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . . O X O . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . X . X O X . O X . O . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X O O O X . O X X X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . X . . B O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . X . . . O O O X X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . X X . . X O X X . | $$ | . X . O . . . X . O O O O O O O O X . | $$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . | $$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . | $$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . | $$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . | $$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O | $$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . | $$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
Okay, this nets 0 points, but it's sente and gives me a bit better aji in the middle for later.
Trigger:
$$Bc Captures: B+1 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O O . . O 5 . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O 3 X . X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . 4 O X O . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . X . X O X . O X . O . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X O O O X . O X X X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . X . . 1 O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . X . . 2 O O O X X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . X X . . X O X X . | $$ | . X . O . . . X . O O O O O O O O X . | $$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . | $$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . | $$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . | $$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . | $$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O | $$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . | $$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . | $$ ---------------------------------------
[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O O . . O 5 . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O 3 X . X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . 4 O X O . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . X . X O X . O X . O . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X O O O X . O X X X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . X . . 1 O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . X . . 2 O O O X X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . X X . . X O X X . | $$ | . X . O . . . X . O O O O O O O O X . | $$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . | $$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . | $$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . | $$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . | $$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O | $$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . | $$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
Up to 5 at least, it's minor points with major sente, hopefully shutting down some aji in my shapes while leaving most of that in my opponent's.
Someday I want to be strong enough to earn KGS[-].
$$Bc Captures: B+1 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O O . W O X . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O X X . X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O O X O . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . X . X O X . O X . O . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X O O O X . O X X X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . X . . X O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . X . . O O O O X X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . X X . . X O X X . | $$ | . X . O . . . X . O O O O O O O O X . | $$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . | $$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . | $$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . | $$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . | $$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O | $$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . | $$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . | $$ ---------------------------------------
[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O O . W O X . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O X X . X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O O X O . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . X . X O X . O X . O . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X O O O X . O X X X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . X . . X O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . X . . O O O O X X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . X X . . X O X X . | $$ | . X . O . . . X . O O O O O O O O X . | $$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . | $$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . | $$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . | $$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . | $$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O | $$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . | $$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
$$Bc Captures: B+1 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O O . O O X . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O X X . X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O O X O . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . X . X O X . O X . O . . . . . . . | $$ | B . X O O O X . O X X X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . X . . X O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . X . . O O O O X X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . X X . . X O X X . | $$ | . X . O . . . X . O O O O O O O O X . | $$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . | $$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . | $$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . | $$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . | $$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O | $$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . | $$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . | $$ ---------------------------------------
[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O O . O O X . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O X X . X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O O X O . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . X . X O X . O X . O . . . . . . . | $$ | B . X O O O X . O X X X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . X . . X O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . X . . O O O O X X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . X X . . X O X X . | $$ | . X . O . . . X . O O O O O O O O X . | $$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . | $$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . | $$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . | $$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . | $$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O | $$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . | $$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
Sorry for the delay, holiday weekend plus broken computer. I hate to say it, but I question the size of my opponent's last move, though perhaps he saw something I'm missing. I really wanted to exploit some sente in the middle. However, my eyes kept coming back to this move. Not only is it a fair few points (which I had counted for my opponent, in my count, I was surprised to read that it was reasonably sente. If I'm not mistaken, the theatened A12 seems to lead to either a game-breakin ko (which may not actually be a ko, in my favor) or a few points reduction in sente. Let's do it, endgame is fun.
Someday I want to be strong enough to earn KGS[-].
$$Bc Captures: B+1 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O O . O O X . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O X X . X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O O X O . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . X . X O X . O X . O . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X O O O X . O X X X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . X . . X O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | W O . . . . . . X . . O O O O X X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . X X . . X O X X . | $$ | . X . O . . . X . O O O O O O O O X . | $$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . | $$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . | $$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . | $$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . | $$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O | $$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . | $$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . | $$ ---------------------------------------
[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O O . O O X . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O X X . X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O O X O . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . X . X O X . O X . O . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X O O O X . O X X X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . X . . X O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | W O . . . . . . X . . O O O O X X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . X X . . X O X X . | $$ | . X . O . . . X . O O O O O O O O X . | $$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . | $$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . | $$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . | $$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . | $$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O | $$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . | $$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
$$Bc Captures: B+1 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O O . O O X . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O X X . X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O O X O . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . X . X O X . O X . O . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X O O O X . O X X X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . X . . X O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | O O . . . . . . X . . O O O O X X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . X X . . X O X X . | $$ | . X . O . . . X . O O O O O O O O X . | $$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . | $$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . | $$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . | $$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . | $$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O | $$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . | $$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O . . . . B . . . X . X . . . X . | $$ ---------------------------------------
[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O O . O O X . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O X X . X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O O X O . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . X . X O X . O X . O . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X O O O X . O X X X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . X . . X O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | O O . . . . . . X . . O O O O X X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . X X . . X O X X . | $$ | . X . O . . . X . O O O O O O O O X . | $$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . | $$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . | $$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . | $$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . | $$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O | $$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . | $$ | O X X O X O . O X . O . X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O . . . . B . . . X . X . . . X . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
Okay, that first sente move was good. Time tokeep thissente train a-rolling. keep reading trying to find some godsend in the middle, but Idon't see anything better than a few points in sente. So what I'll try to do is just play for endgame instead of trying for a coup, and see what I can get. While the middle seems to be where the action is, this seems sente. If my opponent ignores to defend (likely in the middle) then I get to do some nasty things in response (in addition to the capture, which would be free). After this, I'll probably push a bit in the middle, then count again.
Someday I want to be strong enough to earn KGS[-].
$$Bc Captures: B+1 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O O . O O X . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O X X . X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O O X O . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . X . X O X . O X . O . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X O O O X . O X X X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . X . . X O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | O O . . . . . . X . . O O O O X X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . X X . . X O X X . | $$ | . X . O . . . X . O O O O O O O O X . | $$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . | $$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . | $$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . | $$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . | $$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O | $$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . | $$ | O X X O X O W O X . O . X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O . . . . X . . . X . X . . . X . | $$ ---------------------------------------
[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O O . O O X . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O X X . X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O O X O . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . X . X O X . O X . O . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X O O O X . O X X X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . X . . X O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | O O . . . . . . X . . O O O O X X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . X X . . X O X X . | $$ | . X . O . . . X . O O O O O O O O X . | $$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . | $$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . | $$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . | $$ | X O O . . . . . X X X O X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . | $$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O | $$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . | $$ | O X X O X O W O X . O . X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O . . . . X . . . X . X . . . X . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
$$Bc Captures: B+1 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O O . O O X . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O X X . X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O O X O . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . X . X O X . O X . O . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X O O O X . O X X X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . X . . X O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | O O . . . . . . X . . O O O O X X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . X X . . X O X X . | $$ | . X . O . . . X . O O O O O O O O X . | $$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . | $$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . | $$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . | $$ | X O O . . . B . X X X O X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . | $$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O | $$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . | $$ | O X X O X O O O X . O . X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O . . . . X . . . X . X . . . X . | $$ ---------------------------------------
[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O O . O O X . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O X X . X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O O X O . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . X . X O X . O X . O . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X O O O X . O X X X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . X . . X O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | O O . . . . . . X . . O O O O X X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . X X . . X O X X . | $$ | . X . O . . . X . O O O O O O O O X . | $$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . | $$ | . O X . . . . . . O X . . X O X X . . | $$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . | $$ | X O O . . . B . X X X O X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . | $$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O | $$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . | $$ | O X X O X O O O X . O . X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O . . . . X . . . X . X . . . X . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
Okay, so... I've said I'm behind, and need anywhere from 5-25 points to win. I was planning to aim for flawless endgame to narrow the gap, and perhaps to win. However, that's dicey, even if I play perfectly. They say a rich man shouldn't quarrel, but I'm broke. Let's try for something unreasonable. As Samuel L. Jackson (IIRC) says in Jurassic Park... "Hold on to your butts."
What I'm aiming towards.
$$Bc Captures: B+1 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O O . O O X . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O X X . X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O O X O . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . X . X O X . O X . O . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X O O O X . O X X X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . X . . X O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | O O . . . . . . X . . O O O O X X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . X X . . X O X X . | $$ | . X . O . . . X . O O O O O O O O X . | $$ | O . . . . . O . . 7 . X X X O . . . . | $$ | . O X . . . . 9 5 O X . . X O X X . . | $$ | O . O . . . . O 6 8 X X X O . O X . . | $$ | X O O . . . 1 2 X X X O X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O O . O 4 3 X O O O O X O O X X . | $$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O | $$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . | $$ | O X X O X O W O X . O . X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O . . . . X . . . X . X . . . X . | $$ ---------------------------------------
[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O O . O O X . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O X X . X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O O X O . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . X . X O X . O X . O . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X O O O X . O X X X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . X . . X O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | O O . . . . . . X . . O O O O X X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . X X . . X O X X . | $$ | . X . O . . . X . O O O O O O O O X . | $$ | O . . . . . O . . 7 . X X X O . . . . | $$ | . O X . . . . 9 5 O X . . X O X X . . | $$ | O . O . . . . O 6 8 X X X O . O X . . | $$ | X O O . . . 1 2 X X X O X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O O . O 4 3 X O O O O X O O X X . | $$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O | $$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . | $$ | O X X O X O W O X . O . X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O . . . . X . . . X . X . . . X . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
$$Wc Captures: B+1 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O O . O O X . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O X X . X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O O X O . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . X . X O X . O X . O . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X O O O X . O X X X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . X . . X O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | O O . . . . . . X . . O O O O X X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . X X . . X O X X . | $$ | . X . O . 6 5 X . O O O O O O O O X . | $$ | O . . . . 4 O . . X . X X X O . . . . | $$ | . O X . . . 2 X X O X . . X O X X . . | $$ | O . O . . 3 1 O O O X X X O . O X . . | $$ | X O O . . . X O X X X O X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O O . O O X X O O O O X O O X X . | $$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O | $$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . | $$ | O X X O X O W O X . O . X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O . . . . X . . . X . X . . . X . | $$ ---------------------------------------
[go]$$Wc Captures: B+1 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O O . O O X . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O X X . X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O O X O . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . X . X O X . O X . O . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X O O O X . O X X X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . X . . X O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | O O . . . . . . X . . O O O O X X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . X X . . X O X X . | $$ | . X . O . 6 5 X . O O O O O O O O X . | $$ | O . . . . 4 O . . X . X X X O . . . . | $$ | . O X . . . 2 X X O X . . X O X X . . | $$ | O . O . . 3 1 O O O X X X O . O X . . | $$ | X O O . . . X O X X X O X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O O . O O X X O O O O X O O X X . | $$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O | $$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . | $$ | O X X O X O W O X . O . X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O . . . . X . . . X . X . . . X . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
Not sure this is my best chance of winning. However, it should be, undeniably, fun.
Someday I want to be strong enough to earn KGS[-].
$$Bc Captures: B+1 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O O . O O X . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O X X . X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O O X O . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . X . X O X . O X . O . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X O O O X . O X X X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . X . . X O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | O O . . . . . . X . . O O O O X X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . X X . . X O X X . | $$ | . X . O . . . X . O O O O O O O O X . | $$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . | $$ | . O X . . . . W . O X . . X O X X . . | $$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . | $$ | X O O . . . B . X X X O X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . | $$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O | $$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . | $$ | O X X O X O O O X . O . X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O . . . . X . . . X . X . . . X . | $$ ---------------------------------------
[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O O . O O X . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O X X . X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O O X O . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . X . X O X . O X . O . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X O O O X . O X X X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . X . . X O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | O O . . . . . . X . . O O O O X X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . X X . . X O X X . | $$ | . X . O . . . X . O O O O O O O O X . | $$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . | $$ | . O X . . . . W . O X . . X O X X . . | $$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . | $$ | X O O . . . B . X X X O X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O O . O . . X O O O O X O O X X . | $$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O | $$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . | $$ | O X X O X O O O X . O . X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O . . . . X . . . X . X . . . X . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
I'm ahead far enough so that I can give up the points.
$$Bc Captures: B+1 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O O . O O X . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O X X . X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O O X O . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . X . X O X . O X . O . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X O O O X . O X X X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . X . . X O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | O O . . . . . . X . . O O O O X X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . X X . . X O X X . | $$ | . X . O . . . X . O O O O O O O O X . | $$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . | $$ | . O X . . . . O . O X . . X O X X . . | $$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . | $$ | X O O . . . X . X X X O X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O O . O B . X O O O O X O O X X . | $$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O | $$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . | $$ | O X X O X O O O X . O . X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O . . . . X . . . X . X . . . X . | $$ ---------------------------------------
[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O O . O O X . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O X X . X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O O X O . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . X . X O X . O X . O . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X O O O X . O X X X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . X . . X O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | O O . . . . . . X . . O O O O X X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . X X . . X O X X . | $$ | . X . O . . . X . O O O O O O O O X . | $$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . | $$ | . O X . . . . O . O X . . X O X X . . | $$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . | $$ | X O O . . . X . X X X O X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O O . O B . X O O O O X O O X X . | $$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O | $$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . | $$ | O X X O X O O O X . O . X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O . . . . X . . . X . X . . . X . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
Okay, there were two options after my last move: it was unreasonable, in which case my opponent would follow it until he thrashed me, or it was reasonable, in which case he would back off a bit, as he did here. I'll take that as a validation of my sequence, take my points, and go back to trying to get as much as I can out of the endgame. Notably, my opponent's chosen move additionally makes my play at K9 end in gote. I will count in a few turns.
Someday I want to be strong enough to earn KGS[-].
$$Bc Captures: B+1 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O O . O O X . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O X X . X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O O X O . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . X . X O X . O X . O . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X O O O X . O X X X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . X . . X O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | O O . . . . . . X . . O O O O X X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . X X . . X O X X . | $$ | . X . O . . . X . O O O O O O O O X . | $$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . | $$ | . O X . . . . O . O X . . X O X X . . | $$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . | $$ | X O O . . W X . X X X O X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O O . O B . X O O O O X O O X X . | $$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O | $$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . | $$ | O X X O X O O O X . O . X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O . . . . X . . . X . X . . . X . | $$ ---------------------------------------
[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O O . O O X . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O X X . X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O O X O . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . X . X O X . O X . O . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X O O O X . O X X X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . X . . X O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | O O . . . . . . X . . O O O O X X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . X X . . X O X X . | $$ | . X . O . . . X . O O O O O O O O X . | $$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . | $$ | . O X . . . . O . O X . . X O X X . . | $$ | O . O . . . . O . . X X X O . O X . . | $$ | X O O . . W X . X X X O X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O O . O B . X O O O O X O O X X . | $$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O | $$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . | $$ | O X X O X O O O X . O . X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O . . . . X . . . X . X . . . X . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
I am ahead by a bit less than 10 points after this sequence, according to my count.
$$Bc Captures: B+1 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O O . O O X . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O X X . X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O O X O . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . X . X O X . O X . O . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X O O O X . O X X X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . X . . X O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | O O . . . . . . X . . O O O O X X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . X X . . X O X X . | $$ | . X . O . . . X . O O O O O O O O X . | $$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . | $$ | . O X . . . . O . O X . . X O X X . . | $$ | O . O . . . B O . . X X X O . O X . . | $$ | X O O . . O X . X X X O X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O O . O X . X O O O O X O O X X . | $$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O | $$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . | $$ | O X X O X O O O X . O . X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O . . . . X . . . X . X . . . X . | $$ ---------------------------------------
[go]$$Bc Captures: B+1 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O O . O O X . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O X X . X . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . X O X . O O X O . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . X . X O X . O X . O . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X O O O X . O X X X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . X . . X O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | O O . . . . . . X . . O O O O X X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . X X . . X O X X . | $$ | . X . O . . . X . O O O O O O O O X . | $$ | O . . . . . O . . . . X X X O . . . . | $$ | . O X . . . . O . O X . . X O X X . . | $$ | O . O . . . B O . . X X X O . O X . . | $$ | X O O . . O X . X X X O X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O O . O X . X O O O O X O O X X . | $$ | X . X O . X O O X , O X O X O X X X O | $$ | O O X O . . O X X X X X X X O X O O . | $$ | O X X O X O O O X . O . X O O O O X . | $$ | . X O . . . . X . . . X . X . . . X . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
Cool, feels good to have a game so close, though I doubt there's enough room left in endgame to see. I'll count soon, but have to run.
Someday I want to be strong enough to earn KGS[-].
