Life In 19x19

As I mentioned earlier, I feel like this move is really big for both white and black, so I am going to take. I feel like I still have a lead in this game, so I am not going to try anything drastic. I'll probably try counting the score in the next few turns, but I am currently feeling kind of lazy ...

He will protect the cut, and then I will play E8 like I've been wanting to. I don't think he can afford to leave the cut.

$$Wcm43 Captures: black - 0, white - 0.
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$$ | . . 2 X O ...

still not much to say

$$Wcm41 Captures: black - 0, white - 0.
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$$ | . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . O X . . . . |
$$ | . . X O . . . . . O . . . O . X . X . |
$$ | . X O ...

$$Wcm39 Captures: black - 0, white - 0.
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$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . O X . . . . |
$$ | . . X O . . . . . O . . . O . X . X . |
$$ | . X O ...

Not much to say here.

$$Wcm37 Captures: black - 0, white - 0.
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$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . O X . . . . |
$$ | . . X O . . . . . O . . . O . X . X . |
$$ | . 2 O ...

So, I don't think this move requires to much explanation, but I want to go over my last move.

$$Wcm35 Captures: black - 0, white - 0.
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$$ | . . c ...

This is my move, I will add explanation tomorrow.

$$Wcm33 Captures: black - 0, white - 0.
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$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . O X . . . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . . . O ...

Sur wrote:I really enjoy watching this game.

Thanks for watching!

I obviously have to respond here, my options were to connect or to capture white's stone. I've decided just to go for the connection so he doesn't get the follow up atari.

Now he has to protect his cut since it seems to work how I have read it. The net doesn't work and the neither does the ladder ...

$$Wcm29 Captures: black - 0, white - 0.
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$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . a . . . . . . . . . . O X . . . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . . . O . . . O . X . X ...

Instinct says keep groups separated. Plus now it looks like white has 2 week groups

$$Wcm27 Captures: black - 0, white - 0.
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$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . O X ...

Perhaps I am missing something but this move seems odd to me. This seems to passive by white and I think his remaining shape isn't very good. Obvious move for me is to capture the cutting stone. I am thinking this is how things will play out. And I am pretty happy with this result.


$$Wcm25 ...

To be honest, I haven't really read this out that much but it seems like this cut is playable and I think it will be more interesting than simply letting white build a nice wall.


$$Wcm23 Captures: black - 0, white - 0 ...

Sorry for the long delay. I was on break and I had very limited computer access. But I am back now and will be able to play regularly again.


$$Wcm21 Captures: black - 0, white - 0 ...

Probably be a bit slow in my posts for the next two weeks, this one is a busy week at school and then I am on Spring break so I don't know how often I'll be on my computer.

I've never seen anything played other than jumping here so that's what I'll do. Let's see how white wants to play from here ...