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by walleye Sun Jun 06, 2010 4:22 pm
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The focus now is on the lower side. I cannot let black connect K4 to his group on the right side. I want to play between these two groups but it's not easy to find the right point.
This is the standard way to attack but it looks too risky in this case.
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Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$cIn addition, P4 doesn't look like sente. The corner will live as far as I can see. Here's one possible sequence.
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Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$WcSince Black is playing well I decided to do something sensible, like making shape. I think I can still break through since Black's two stones at O6 are not so strong. This is terribly slow but my fast moves haven't worked out very well. Perhaps this way of playing will turn out to be better against Phelan.
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by Phelan Sun Jun 06, 2010 5:27 pm
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walleye's move might not look like a cut, but it's even better (to my eyes) than what I had posted before. It gets eyespace for the white group, and leaves no possible counter cut behind. It's thick.
It also threatens to attack either the two black stones above, or the lower middle stone, as the other cut did. It shifts the balance of power in this zone towards white.
I'm taking some influence. It's still shaky because of the cutting stone and the one point jumps, so it doesn't make a moyo yet, but it threatens to make one. I'll probably have a hard fight in the center, but I prefer my move to something that might secure the cutting stone, and leave access to the center, such as a, b or c.
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by walleye Sun Jun 06, 2010 5:53 pm
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by Chew Terr Sun Jun 06, 2010 10:28 pm
Someday I want to be strong enough to earn KGS[-].
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by walleye Sun Jun 06, 2010 11:19 pm
Chew Terr:
Marked stone is behind my sector line, between L5 and F3. Black just needs to move out at a or b. No need to do anything crazy since Black is leading by a lot. Of course, it is possible to play more aggressively, perhaps a knight move at K7 or something like that, but there is no need to.
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by Phelan Mon Jun 07, 2010 4:38 am
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This was the move that I wanted to do yesterday, but decided to sleep on. Still looks the best. I'm trading the bottom for a good center. Also, the bottom still has aji I can use to reduce/live there later, unless he spends moves neutralizing it.
I was afraid of the cut, but there's no problem:
$$Wc Cut isn't problematic
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by Dusk Eagle Mon Jun 07, 2010 5:06 am
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by Harleqin Mon Jun 07, 2010 5:49 am
A good system naturally covers all corner cases without further effort.
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by Chew Terr Mon Jun 07, 2010 7:30 am
Walleye: Thanks! When someone starts to explain something and says the phrase
, suddenly I understand what they're going to say and it all seems intuitive. Clearly, I should be thinking in those terms myself, and not just when things are explained to me.
Dusk Eagle: Thanks, I'll try to remember to consider that move in response to this shape.
Someday I want to be strong enough to earn KGS[-].
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by walleye Mon Jun 07, 2010 3:04 pm
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by Phelan Tue Jun 08, 2010 5:51 am
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This seems the best way to use the aji of the black stone without actually extending. I expect the following:
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by Aphelion Tue Jun 08, 2010 6:03 am
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by walleye Tue Jun 08, 2010 4:00 pm
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A simple shape move. It also somewhat simplifies my access to the center.
I think my stone at F3 still has enough mobility to take care of itself.
I really wanted to jump from F3 instead but the shape won.
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Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$WcThis wouldn't be good. My long string of stones becomes quite useless.
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by Phelan Tue Jun 08, 2010 4:45 pm
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by walleye Tue Jun 08, 2010 5:40 pm
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This is a difficult moment for White. Even if I capture something on the bottom side, the center is just too big. I have to reduce it but it is hard to find the right point for doing that.
The point I played gives me some flexibility. It is also a ladder breaker, which might be important later.
If Black attacks with
, I have some space around b for making some shape.
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Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$WcOn the other hand, if I play farther from the wall, Black will be getting too many points there.
$$Wc
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, I have some space around b for making some shape.