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 Post subject: Re: #181 magicwand vs topazg (again!)
Post #201 Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 3:10 am 
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Post #202 Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 3:37 am 
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[go]$$Bcm161 Prisoners: :w1: :b1:
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . . . . |
$$ | . . O X . . X . . . . X O X O O . O . |
$$ | . . O . . X O X . . X . O X X . O . . |
$$ | . . . O . . O X . X . . X X . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . O O . . X . . O . X O O . |
$$ | O O . O . . . . O . O . . . O X X X . |
$$ | X . O . . . . X X O . . O X O . . . . |
$$ | X . . . . X X X O . . . . O O . . . . |
$$ | . . O O X . O X . X O X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . X X O O O O X . O X X O O X , X X . |
$$ | X . X O X O O X . X O . . . X . X O . |
$$ | O X X X X X X X . X . . . X . . O . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . O . . . O O O . O O . |
$$ | O X X X . O X . . . . . . . . . X X X |
$$ | . O O . . . . O . . . . . . . X X O . |
$$ | . . . O . O . . X O O . O 1 . X O . O |
$$ | . X X . . O . O . X O . X . . X O . . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X O . X O . X |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 X 2 O . O . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


I don't understand that move.. I thought he'd at least have left that there to be a ko

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Post #203 Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 6:04 am 
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Post #204 Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 6:47 am 
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[go]$$Bcm161 Prisoners: :w1: :b1:
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . . . . |
$$ | . . O X . . X . . . . X O X O O . O . |
$$ | . . O . . X O X . . X . O X X . O . . |
$$ | . . . O . . O X . X . . X X . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . O O . . X . . O . X O O . |
$$ | O O . O . . . . O . O . . . O X X X . |
$$ | X . O . . . . X X O . . O X O . . . . |
$$ | X . . . . X X X O . . . . O O . . . . |
$$ | . . O O X . O X . X O X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . X X O O O O X . O X X O O X , X X . |
$$ | X . X O X O O X . X O . . . X . X O . |
$$ | O X X X X X X X . X . . . X . . O . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . O . . . O O O . O O . |
$$ | O X X X . O X . . . . . . . . . X X X |
$$ | . O O . . . . O . . . . . . . X X O . |
$$ | . . . O . O . . X O O . O 1 . X O . O |
$$ | . X X . . O . O . X O . X . 5 X O . . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X O 4 X O . X |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 X 2 O . O . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


More surprising-ness ... I was concerned about the capture/re-capture liberty filling issues he might have created (capture two return one and then I have to fill in liberties and still fight a ko) - now either he takes P5 and I can crawl all the way out into the middle, or I get an eye there, and another eye on the capture/return now it's 4 stones long... I dare say I'm missing something again.

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Post #205 Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 7:20 am 
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Here was me thinking I could play like this:

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[go]$$Bcm161 Prisoners: :w1: :b1:
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . . . . |
$$ | . . O X . . X . . . . X O X O O . O . |
$$ | . . O . . X O X . . X . O X X . O . . |
$$ | . . . O . . O X . X . . X X . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . O O . . X . . O . X O O . |
$$ | O O . O . . . . O . O . . . O X X X . |
$$ | X . O . . . . X X O . . O X O . . . . |
$$ | X . . . . X X X O . . . . O O . . . . |
$$ | . . O O X . O X . X O X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . X X O O O O X . O X X O O X , X X . |
$$ | X . X O X O O X . X O . . . X . X O . |
$$ | O X X X X X X X . X . . . X . . O . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . O . . . O O O . O O . |
$$ | O X X X . O X . . . . . . . . . X X X |
$$ | . O O . . . . O . . . . 6 . 7 X X O . |
$$ | . . . O . O . . X O O . O 1 . X O . O |
$$ | . X X . . O . O . X O . X . 5 X O . . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X O 4 X O . X |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 X 2 O . O . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


Turns out I now lose the liberty race by 1, I hadn't realised it was so close - he's a tricky customer that magicwand ... le sigh.

At least I've spotted it, and I think I can now play as follows:

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[go]$$Bcm167 Prisoners: :w1: :b1:
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . . . . |
$$ | . . O X . . X . . . . X O X O O . O . |
$$ | . . O . . X O X . . X . O X X . O . . |
$$ | . . . O . . O X . X . . X X . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . O O . . X . . O . X O O . |
$$ | O O . O . . . . O . O . . . O X X X . |
$$ | X . O . . . . X X O . . O X O . . . . |
$$ | X . . . . X X X O . . . . O O . . . . |
$$ | . . O O X . O X . X O X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . X X O O O O X . O X X O O X , X X . |
$$ | X . X O X O O X . X O . . . X . X O . |
$$ | O X X X X X X X . X . . . X . . O . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . O . . . O O O . O O 8 |
$$ | O X X X . O X . . . . . . . . . X X X |
$$ | . O O . . . . O . . . . W . . X X O 3 |
$$ | . . . O . O . . X O O . O X . X O 4 O |
$$ | . X X . . O . O . X O 6 X 1 X X O 7 9 |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X O O X O 5 X |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . X X O O 2 O 0 |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


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[go]$$Bcm177 Prisoners: :w1: :b1:
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . . . . |
$$ | . . O X . . X . . . . X O X O O . O . |
$$ | . . O . . X O X . . X . O X X . O . . |
$$ | . . . O . . O X . X . . X X . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . O O . . X . . O . X O O . |
$$ | O O . O . . . . O . O . . . O X X X . |
$$ | X . O . . . . X X O . . O X O . . . . |
$$ | X . . . . X X X O . . . . O O . . . . |
$$ | . . O O X . O X . X O X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . X X O O O O X . O X X O O X , X X . |
$$ | X . X O X O O X . X O . . . X . X O . |
$$ | O X X X X X X X . X . . . X . . O . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . O . . . O O O . O O O |
$$ | O X X X . O X . . . . . . . . . X X X |
$$ | . O O . . . . O . . . . O 2 . X X O X |
$$ | . . . O . O . . X O O . O X . X O O O |
$$ | . X X . . O . O . X O O X X X X O 3 5 |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X O O X O 1 6 |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . 4 X X O O O O O |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


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[go]$$Bcm183 Prisoners: :w1: :b1:
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . . . . |
$$ | . . O X . . X . . . . X O X O O . O . |
$$ | . . O . . X O X . . X . O X X . O . . |
$$ | . . . O . . O X . X . . X X . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . O O . . X . . O . X O O . |
$$ | O O . O . . . . O . O . . . O X X X . |
$$ | X . O . . . . X X O . . O X O . . . . |
$$ | X . . . . X X X O . . . . O O . . . . |
$$ | . . O O X . O X . X O X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . X X O O O O X . O X X O O X , X X . |
$$ | X . X O X O O X . X O . . . X . X O . |
$$ | O X X X X X X X . X . . . X . . O . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . O . . . O O O . O O O |
$$ | O X X X . O X . . . . . . . . 2 X X X |
$$ | . O O . . . . O . . . . O O . X X O X |
$$ | . . . O . O . . X O O . O X . X O O O |
$$ | . X X . . O . O . X O O X X X X O 1 3 |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X O O X O . O |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . O X X O O O O O |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


Close, no?

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Post #206 Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 7:46 am 
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doesn't mw's group lose about four libs if topazg plays t3 first, then throws in at s4 before squeezing with t5? I suppose that ends up with a ko after w captures T2/t3, but it's a ko with oodles of approach moves, and that eats up all the libs. It seems a shame to Kill in gote.

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Post #207 Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 7:47 am 
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jts wrote:
doesn't mw's group lose about four libs if topazg plays t3 first, then throws in at s4 before squeezing with t5? I suppose that ends up with a ko after w captures T2/t3, but it's a ko with oodles of approach moves, and that eats up all the libs. It seems a shame to Kill in gote.


If B plays t3 W will respond at s4. B must start by throwing in at s4.

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Post #208 Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 8:53 am 
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Post #209 Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 9:35 am 
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[go]$$Bcm161 Prisoners: :w1: :b1:
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . . . . |
$$ | . . O X . . X . . . . X O X O O . O . |
$$ | . . O . . X O X . . X . O X X . O . . |
$$ | . . . O . . O X . X . . X X . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . O O . . X . . O . X O O . |
$$ | O O . O . . . . O . O . . . O X X X . |
$$ | X . O . . . . X X O . . O X O . . . . |
$$ | X . . . . X X X O . . . . O O . . . . |
$$ | . . O O X . O X . X O X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . X X O O O O X . O X X O O X , X X . |
$$ | X . X O X O O X . X O . . . X . X O . |
$$ | O X X X X X X X . X . . . X . . O . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . O . . . O O O . O O . |
$$ | O X X X . O X . . . . . . . . . X X X |
$$ | . O O . . . . O . . . . . . 6 X X O . |
$$ | . . . O . O . . X O O . O 1 . X O . O |
$$ | . X X . . O . O . X O . X 7 5 X O . . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X O 4 X O . X |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 X 2 O . O . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


He's eye-stealing, but it's also liberty-stealing, so I'll carry on according to plan.

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Post #210 Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 9:56 am 
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Post #211 Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 10:15 am 
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[go]$$Bcm161 Prisoners: :w1: :b1:
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . . . . |
$$ | . . O X . . X . . . . X O X O O . O . |
$$ | . . O . . X O X . . X . O X X . O . . |
$$ | . . . O . . O X . X . . X X . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . O O . . X . . O . X O O . |
$$ | O O . O . . . . O . O . . . O X X X . |
$$ | X . O . . . . X X O . . O X O . . . . |
$$ | X . . . . X X X O . . . . O O . . . . |
$$ | . . O O X . O X . X O X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . X X O O O O X . O X X O O X , X X . |
$$ | X . X O X O O X . X O . . . X . X O . |
$$ | O X X X X X X X . X . . . X . . O . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . O . . . O O O . O O . |
$$ | O X X X . O X . . . . . . . . . X X X |
$$ | . O O . . . . O . . . . . 8 6 X X O . |
$$ | . . . O . O . . X O O . O 1 . X O 9 O |
$$ | . X X . . O . O . X O . X 7 5 X O . . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X O 4 X O . X |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 X 2 O . O . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


Turns out I have one better than I thought here. This throw-in is normal for killing the J group, making miai of T3 and T5, but here I feared it gave magicwand an unnecessary ko in exchange for losing one more liberty, and I hate ko fights with this guy. However, it turns out that it just gives me a bunch of extra liberties as White not only has to capture now, but also to respond inside on the next move as well:

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[go]$$Bcm171 Prisoners: :w1: :b1:
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . . . . |
$$ | . . O X . . X . . . . X O X O O . O . |
$$ | . . O . . X O X . . X . O X X . O . . |
$$ | . . . O . . O X . X . . X X . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . O O . . X . . O . X O O . |
$$ | O O . O . . . . O . O . . . O X X X . |
$$ | X . O . . . . X X O . . O X O . . . . |
$$ | X . . . . X X X O . . . . O O . . . . |
$$ | . . O O X . O X . X O X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . X X O O O O X . O X X O O X , X X . |
$$ | X . X O X O O X . X O . . . X . X O . |
$$ | O X X X X X X X . X . . . X . . O . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . O . . . O O O . O O . |
$$ | O X X X . O X . . . . . . . . . X X X |
$$ | . O O . . . . O . . . . . O O X X O 1 |
$$ | . . . O . O . . X O O . O X . X O C O |
$$ | . X X . . O . O . X O . X X X X O W a |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X O O X O . X |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . X X O O . O . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


If Black plays "a" next there's no ko and White has to connect, so White's most likely to play "a" himself and leave the ko, but at the same time that reduces it to a 3 space eye rather than a 5 space bulky five, which gains a massive amount in the liberty fight. I'm assuming we'll end up with something like this:


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[go]$$Bcm171 Prisoners: :w1: :b1:
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . . . . |
$$ | . . O X . . X . . . . X O X O O . O . |
$$ | . . O . . X O X . . X . O X X . O . . |
$$ | . . . O . . O X . X . . X X . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . O O . . X . . O . X O O . |
$$ | O O . O . . . . O . O . . . O X X X . |
$$ | X . O . . . . X X O . . O X O . . . . |
$$ | X . . . . X X X O . . . . O O . . . . |
$$ | . . O O X . O X . X O X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . X X O O O O X . O X X O O X , X X . |
$$ | X . X O X O O X . X O . . . X . X O . |
$$ | O X X X X X X X . X . . . X . . O . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . O . . . O O O . O O . |
$$ | O X X X . O X . . . . . . . . . X X X |
$$ | . O O . . . . O . . . . . O O X X O 1 |
$$ | . . . O . O . . X O O a O X . X O . O |
$$ | . X X . . O . O . X O . X X X X O O 2 |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . . X O . X |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . X X 5 4 C O . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


With :b73: at the circled point. It also makes me much happier about playing things like "a" for sente points without worrying about liberties, but to be honest, if I have sente, I'm going back to the top left.

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Post #212 Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 10:47 am 
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[go]$$Bcm161 Prisoners:
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . . . . |
$$ | . . O X . . X . . . . X O X O O . O . |
$$ | . . O . . X O X . . X . O X X . O . . |
$$ | . . . O . . O X . X . . X X . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . O O . . X . . O . X O O . |
$$ | O O . O . . . . O . O . . . O X X X . |
$$ | X . O . . . . X X O . . O X O . . . . |
$$ | X . . . . X X X O . . . . O O . . . . |
$$ | . . O O X . O X . X O X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . X X O O O O X . O X X O O X , X X . |
$$ | X . X O X O O X . X O . . . X . X O . |
$$ | O X X X X X X X . X . . . X . . O . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . O . . . O O O . O O . |
$$ | O X X X . O X . . . . . . . . . X X X |
$$ | . O O . . . . O . . . . . 8 6 X X O . |
$$ | . . . O . O . . X O O . O 1 . X O 9 O |
$$ | . X X . . O . O . X O . X 7 5 X O 0 . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X O 4 X O . X |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 X 2 O . O . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

he should have played that long time ago :) anyway..let's finish this first...

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Post #213 Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 11:05 am 
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[go]$$Bcm171 Prisoners: :b2: :w1:
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . . . . |
$$ | . . O X . . X . . . . X O X O O . O . |
$$ | . . O . . X O X . . X . O X X . O . . |
$$ | . . . O . . O X . X . . X X . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . O O . . X . . O . X O O . |
$$ | O O . O . . . . O . O . . . O X X X . |
$$ | X . O . . . . X X O . . O X O . . . . |
$$ | X . . . . X X X O . . . . O O . . . . |
$$ | . . O O X . O X . X O X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . X X O O O O X . O X X O O X , X X . |
$$ | X . X O X O O X . X O . . . X . X O . |
$$ | O X X X X X X X . X . . . X . . O . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . O . . . O O O . O O . |
$$ | O X X X . O X . . . . . . . . . X X X |
$$ | . O O . . . . O . . . . . O O X X O 1 |
$$ | . . . O . O . . X O O . O X . X O C O |
$$ | . X X . . O . O . X O . X X X X O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X O O X O . X |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . X X O O . O . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

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Post #214 Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 11:58 am 
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[go]$$Bcm171 Prisoners:
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . . . . |
$$ | . . O X . . X . . . . X O X O O . O . |
$$ | . . O . . X O X . . X . O X X . O . . |
$$ | . . . O . . O X . X . . X X . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . O O . . X . . O . X O O . |
$$ | O O . O . . . . O . O . . . O X X X . |
$$ | X . O . . . . X X O . . O X O . . . . |
$$ | X . . . . X X X O . . . . O O . . . . |
$$ | . . O O X . O X . X O X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . X X O O O O X . O X X O O X , X X . |
$$ | X . X O X O O X . X O . . . X . X O . |
$$ | O X X X X X X X . X . . . X . . O . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . O . . . O O O . O O . |
$$ | O X X X . O X . . . . . . . . . X X X |
$$ | . O O . . . . O . . . . . O O X X O 1 |
$$ | . . . O . O . . X O O . O X . X O C O |
$$ | . X X . . O . O . X O 2 X X X X O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X O O X O . X |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . X X O O . O . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

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Post #215 Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 12:12 pm 
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[go]$$Bcm171 Prisoners: :w5: :b2:
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . . . . |
$$ | . . O X . . X . . . . X O X O O . O . |
$$ | . . O . . X O X . . X . O X X . O . . |
$$ | . . . O . . O X . X . . X X . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . O O . . X . . O . X O O . |
$$ | O O . O . . . . O . O . . . O X X X . |
$$ | X . O . . . . X X O . . O X O . . . . |
$$ | X . . . . X X X O . . . . O O . . . . |
$$ | . . O O X . O X . X O X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . X X O O O O X . O X X O O X , X X . |
$$ | X . X O X O O X . X O . . . X . X O . |
$$ | O X X X X X X X . X . . . X . . O . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . O . . . O O O . O O . |
$$ | O X X X . O X . . . . . . . . . X X X |
$$ | . O O . . . . O . . . . . O O X X O 1 |
$$ | . . . O . O . . X O O . O X . X O 4 O |
$$ | . X X . . O . O . X O 2 X X X X O O 3 |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X O O X O . X |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . X X O O 5 O . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


If you agree :)

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Post #216 Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 1:02 pm 
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[go]$$Bcm171 Prisoners:
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . . . . |
$$ | . . O X . . X . . . . X O X O O . O . |
$$ | . . O . . X O X . . X . O X X . O . . |
$$ | . . . O . . O X . X . . X X . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . O O . . X . . O . X O O . |
$$ | O O . O . . . . O . O . . . O X X X . |
$$ | X . O . . . . X X O . . O X O . . . . |
$$ | X . . . . X X X O . . . . O O . . . . |
$$ | . . O O X . O X . X O X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . X X O O O O X . O X X O O X , X X . |
$$ | X . X O X O O X . X O . . . X . X O . |
$$ | O X X X X X X X . X . . . X . . O . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . O . . . O O O . O O . |
$$ | O X X X . O X . . . . . . . . 8 X X X |
$$ | . O O . . . . O . . . . . O O X X O 1 |
$$ | . . . O . O . . X O O . O X . X O 4 O |
$$ | . X X . . O . O . X O 2 X X X X O O 3 |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . . X O . X |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . X X 7 6 5 O . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

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Post #217 Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 1:06 pm 
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[go]$$Bcm171 Prisoners: :w6: :b3:
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . . . . |
$$ | . . O X . . X . . . . X O X O O . O . |
$$ | . . O . . X O X . . X . O X X . O . . |
$$ | . . . O . . O X . X . . X X . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . O O . . X . . O . X O O . |
$$ | O O . O . . . . O . O . . . O X X X . |
$$ | X . O . . . . X X O . . O X O . . . . |
$$ | X . . . . X X X O . . . . O O . . . . |
$$ | . . O O X . O X . X O X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . X X O O O O X . O X X O O X , X X . |
$$ | X . X O X O O X . X O . . . X . X O . |
$$ | O X X X X X X X . X . . . X . . O . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . O . . . O O O . O O . |
$$ | O X X X . O X . . . . . . . . O X X X |
$$ | . O O . . . . O . . . . . O O X X O X |
$$ | . . . O . O . . X O O . O X . X O O O |
$$ | . X X . . O . O . X O O X X X X O O X |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . . X O . X |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X C 9 O . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


So, I have to win this once, he has to win it 5 times. That doesn't mean it's a complete picnic for me. I need to make sure we don't end up in the situation where his ko threats are gaining him points for each threat and mine aren't, else the game could still be very close.

I should probably have just played E17 there - that takes away a good couple of threats from him, and gives me a couple of huge threats. Oh well ...

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Post #218 Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 2:22 pm 
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Post #219 Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 2:54 pm 
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[go]$$Bcm181 Prisoners: :w6: :b3:
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . 1 W . O . . . . . |
$$ | . . O X . . X . . . . X O X O O . O . |
$$ | . . O . . X O X . . X . O X X . O . . |
$$ | . . . O . . O X . X . . X X . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . O O . . X . . O . X O O . |
$$ | O O . O . . . . O . O . . . O X X X . |
$$ | X . O . . . . X X O . . O X O . . . . |
$$ | X . . . . X X X O . . . . O O . . . . |
$$ | . . O O X . O X . X O X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . X X O O O O X . O X X O O X , X X . |
$$ | X . X O X O O X . X O . . . X . X O . |
$$ | O X X X X X X X . X . . . X . . O . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . O . . . O O O . O O . |
$$ | O X X X . O X . . . . . . . . O X X X |
$$ | . O O . . . . O . . . . . O O X X O X |
$$ | . . . O . O . . X O O . O X . X O O O |
$$ | . X X . . O . O . X O O X X X X O O X |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . . X O . X |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X . X O . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

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Post #220 Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 6:15 pm 
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[go]$$Bcm181 Prisoners:
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . 1 W . O . . . . . |
$$ | . . O X . . X . . . . X O X O O . O . |
$$ | . . O . . X O X . . X . O X X . O . . |
$$ | . . . O . . O X . X . . X X . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . O O . . X . . O . X O O . |
$$ | O O . O . . . . O . O . . . O X X X . |
$$ | X . O . . . . X X O . . O X O . . . . |
$$ | X . . . . X X X O . . . . O O . . . . |
$$ | . . O O X . O X . X O X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . X X O O O O X . O X X O O X , X X . |
$$ | X . X O X O O X . X O . . . X . X O . |
$$ | O X X X X X X X . X . . . X . . O . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . O . . . O O O . O O . |
$$ | O X X X . O X . . . . . . . . O X X X |
$$ | . O O . . . . O . . . . . O O X X O X |
$$ | . . . O . O . . X O O . O X . X O O O |
$$ | . X X . . O . O . X O O X X X X O O X |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . . X O . X |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X 2 C O . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

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