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Big Brother Malkovich #5

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Re: Big Brother Malkovich #5

Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 8:53 am
by Splatted
skydyr wrote:This is even worse than a regular malkovich for creating curiosity about what the big brother is saying! Hopefully it's that I am awesome and will dominate with my tesuji-fu.


Seems likely. :bow:

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Comments to follow

By the way are we playing open or closed book?

Re: Big Brother Malkovich #5

Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 11:20 am
by skydyr
I'd say closed, as we're supposed to get advice from the big brothers as necessary.

Re: Big Brother Malkovich #5

Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 3:45 pm
by Splatted
skydyr wrote:I'd say closed, as we're supposed to get advice from the big brothers as necessary.


Seems sensible, lets go with that. I see no need to have the same rules for big and little brothers so Joaz and DragonPie can still play open book if they want.

Deciding where to play was really hard here, and I'm not sure I made the right choice, but here's my reasoning.

Firstly, I don't think the top is urgent because I don't see a move that would really make it that difficult for me to invade later, and not only is he well placed to profit from an approach to his 3-4, he'd also have good prospects for further development on the right side, with his wedge being well placed to stop me from making similar profit on the bottom.

I feel happier pre-empting this by going straight to the right side with a move that seems to expand my influence while inhibiting his, and now he's pretty much obliged to give me something good in exchange for settling his wedge stone.

Re: Big Brother Malkovich #5

Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 3:59 pm
by Dragon Pie
Approved

Re: Big Brother Malkovich #5

Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 7:46 pm
by Joaz Banbeck
@Observers:
I think that white's latest was less than optimal. TTBOMR, pros usually harass the wedge from one side or the other as soon as it hits the board. It seems that we can approach one side in sente, then the other.

I suspect that Dragon Pie might agree, but does not think that it is three points difference.

Re: Big Brother Malkovich #5

Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 7:02 am
by skydyr
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I want to stabilize the bottom in sente before I move back to the top.

Re: Big Brother Malkovich #5

Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 7:12 am
by Dragon Pie
For white's last move, I thought I'd make a couple of comments. My bro seemed to fear being approached and allowing the opponent to set up a Kobayashi type side, so he chose to play on that side first. I would have wanted to build up the bottom left while pressuring the splitting stone in my bro's shoes. But, either way, his move seems ok even if it's not ideal and I wouldn't want to give up points to change it.

Re: Big Brother Malkovich #5

Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 7:15 am
by Splatted
Conditional move:

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Comment:
No need for anything fancy here. The C10 stone makes an extension more profitable than normal.

Re: Big Brother Malkovich #5

Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 7:10 pm
by Dragon Pie
Conditionally Approved
His move seems ok. At least, it doesn't seem to be worth changing. If I were to change a move, it would have been his last move. And maybe something like this could happen:

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If I knew for a fact that my bro would play precisely like this, I may have changed the move, but three points on any move is pretty big.

Re: Big Brother Malkovich #5

Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 9:13 am
by Joaz Banbeck
skydyr wrote:...
I want to stabilize the bottom in sente before I move back to the top.


I don't know that this is a stabilizing move. It is a 3-space jump. G3 is a stabilizing move. F3 looks more like a fighting move.
It is the move that I would have chosen. I just would not have any plans to tenuki anytime soon.


I approve.

Re: Big Brother Malkovich #5

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 6:47 am
by Dragon Pie
So, this is the board now:
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Re: Big Brother Malkovich #5

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 9:12 am
by skydyr
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I'm thinking about whether I should approach the lower right as well, or if I should move directly to the top.

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Regarding the top, I'm also considering all of the moves A through F instead of 3. The idea behind D, E, and F is to make white's normal approach a bad move, encouraging a backside approach after which black can solidify the corner, or for white to approach normally and black to play on both sides. A would be played for similar reasons to the top left, but I don't like the absolute symmetry and keeping everything on the top high. B and C are more traditional low enclosures, but they don't put as much pressure on a topside invasion. :b3: is similar to D E and F from the right side, aiming to pincer if/when white approaches.

I think I will play :b1: though, as it seems to make miai of invading the two corners, and white's position could fall to pieces on the right side if he doesn't defend.

Re: Big Brother Malkovich #5

Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 7:14 am
by Joaz Banbeck
I approve. ( Sorry about the delay )

Re: Big Brother Malkovich #5

Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 4:45 pm
by Splatted
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[go]$$Bcm10
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$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


What I said about the exchange on the left applies here too, but I have some additional thoughts that I'll post later.

Re: Big Brother Malkovich #5

Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 10:39 am
by Dragon Pie
I approve this move.
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