84. Laman (1d) vs. Dusk Eagle (1d)

Laman · Post by **Laman** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 2:15 am

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well, rough score estimation showed me that the game is pretty much even, yet i cannot prevent myself from feeling behind. i should work on improving my self-consciousness and stamina (and positional judgment)

my move seeks for safety for my group and limits potential of the black group. i also considered K8, to strengthen my group in sente (expecting black J7) before jumping to L11, but black could just answer with something like L10 and i wouldn't achieve much that way.

black can play sequence b Q11, w R11, b Q10, w R10, pushing down my ogeima extension - i hated that on first sight, so i even considered playing P11 to prevent it. however, when i put the stones at the board, Q11 - Q10 are not really that useful and center is more important now

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a + b + c - d - e - f + 6.5 = 21 + 25 + 15 - 25 - 12 - 32 + 6.5 = - 1.5
(my counting is definitely not precise, but i assume similar error for both sides, so the difference shouldn't be much off. and it is surely way better than my instinct)

PS: when i am reluctant to post a move and write only short or no comments, it is usually because i feel bad about the game (no surprise)

Dusk Eagle · Post by **Dusk Eagle** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 8:19 am

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At first I was thinking about tenukiing, but I felt the attack white could pull off on my group would profit him too much. So, I then thought about running some more, perhaps at :b1:

below.

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But, when I analyzed it further, it felt like he could pull ahead in the game if I played like that.

Then, I noticed I could cut him directly by playing here. Below are a few variations, all of which seem good for me.

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He dies like this.

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Cuts through his stone, making it a bad exchange.

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Cuts right through his two stones, making them look bad.

We'll see what he does to avoid these results.

Laman · Post by **Laman** » Thu Dec 23, 2010 3:42 am

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come on, did i mess up even such a simple thing like a two space jump?

i surely don't want to let black divide my stones - or at least i want to take care of both my groups. this should hopefully work in some mad and complicated way...

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then i plan to survive with both resulting groups. anyway, the game goes really bad in my opinion, though i don't see any big mistake i did (only some dubious moves). maybe it would be better to take few days off and return with a clear mind - at DGS, it usually helps me. but i don't want to do it because we have no clock here, so it wouldn't be very fair to prolong the game without reason

Dusk Eagle · Post by **Dusk Eagle** » Thu Dec 23, 2010 10:25 am

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hyperpape · Post by **hyperpape** » Thu Dec 23, 2010 10:32 am

@Dusk Eagle

Dusk Eagle · Post by **Dusk Eagle** » Thu Dec 23, 2010 11:42 am

Sorry hyperpape

. I actually did read this move out a bit, but I only have so much space and energy, that I can't list everything.

Anyway, I considered this move to be automatic. If he were allowed to connect, my last move would have been stupid and pointless. As for what I expect now, I'm thinking it will probably go like this:

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I haven't yet read out if :b4:

at 'a' works. For now, I'll assume it doesn't, because he probably wouldn't have played this way if it does. But I will definitely look at it once he responds. I'd look at it now but I don't really have time. :b4:

at 'b' is another option as well.

Laman · Post by **Laman** » Thu Dec 23, 2010 1:39 pm

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Dusk Eagle · Post by **Dusk Eagle** » Fri Dec 24, 2010 12:26 am

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Laman · Post by **Laman** » Fri Dec 24, 2010 2:31 am

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tj86430 · Post by **tj86430** » Fri Dec 24, 2010 4:59 am

Kayres · Post by **Kayres** » Fri Dec 24, 2010 8:38 am

Post by **Joaz Banbeck** » Fri Dec 24, 2010 12:31 pm

It is 5 vs 5 liberties. So the immediate temptation is to try to win the race. But both liberty-filling processes are fraught with tactical complications. White can make external moves like the circled stone which threaten to extract his group and later become the van of an invasion. ( Black can do the same BTW )
I think that this latest cut is a game winner for black, and he has no need of taking the risk of a such a complex semeai. Even if he wins, white can get a wall and leave the semeai with sente:

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I think that it is a much surer win for black to protect his group like this:

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...and put the burden of proof on white.

Jedo · Post by **Jedo** » Fri Dec 24, 2010 1:46 pm

Post by **Joaz Banbeck** » Fri Dec 24, 2010 1:59 pm

Jedo wrote:
I think Joaz makes very good points. Maybe attaching at R11 would be a good way to do this?

Dusk Eagle · Post by **Dusk Eagle** » Sat Dec 25, 2010 12:19 am

Merry Christmas everyone!

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My goal here is to exploit aji in order to solidify my connection so that I can use sente to run with this group, rather than jumping out immediately and letting white cut me apart.

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Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bcm1 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X O O X O . . . . O . . X . . . . | $$ | . . X X O O . . . , . . . . . , X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . O . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . O O . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . 6 X X O . . . , . . . | $$ | . . X . . . . . 2 3 O X X X . O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . 1 4 O O O X . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . X O . O X . O . . . | $$ | . . O . . . . . . 5 O O X O O . O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . . . X X . X X O O X . . | $$ | . . . O . . . . . , . . X . X O X . . | $$ | . . . . . X . . . . . . . X . X O O . | $$ | . . . O . . . . . . . . . . X X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Both of these alternative moves I could have tried fail.

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This is one way that the game could go. :b5:

feels incredibly crude, but it is necessary to prevent the white 'a' - black 'b' - white 'c' - black :b3:

- white

cut.

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If he plays :w2:

, I will probably play :b3:

. This is another move that feels crude, but I think it is good in this case because of the aji below:

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And he won't want to see those two stones captured. When I think about shape, I think this variation feels bad, but other voices in my head tell me it is fine, so I'm listening to them. Let's see what happens.

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