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topazg · **#21**

topazg wrote:

Harleqin wrote:

Well, just compare it to this:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$ $$ | . . . . . . . . . . $$ | . . . . . . . . . . $$ | . . X . a . . . . . $$ | . . . , B X . . . . $$ | . . . O O . O . . . $$ | . . . . . . . . . . $$ | . . . . . . . . . . $$ ---------------------[/go]

The only difference is that :bc:

is now at 'a'. Can this difference mean that the white stones are now weaker?

Also, White has a stone on the left edge. I think White's must be fine in this diagram, and Black's shape feels less vulnerable now. The cut at "a" if White pushes feels very hairy to me. However, I do much prefer Gu Li's variation

palapiku · **#22**

Quote:

The most important thing for me is to be the strongest player in China. I am focused on improving my skill to achieve bigger successes. I believe that the best women seek successful men, and I have not yet achieved enough success.

So he admits that his goal with improving his Go skill is to get the best women. Refreshingly frank, though not surprising of course.

kokomi · **#23**

palapiku wrote:

Quote:

The most important thing for me is to be the strongest player in China. I am focused on improving my skill to achieve bigger successes. I believe that the best women seek successful men, and I have not yet achieved enough success.

So he admits that his goal with improving his Go skill is to get the best women. Refreshingly frank, though not surprising of course.

insightful interpretation

Bantari · **#24**

Magicwand wrote:

Harleqin wrote:

I think that cutting would have been fine, but the idea might have been that the far pincer would reduce the usefulness of Black's resulting strength (I have the impression that Gu Li's style is more on the grab-territory-then-shinogi side). However, for that I think that it would have been better to play this:

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

I think that this would not give Black so much thickness, but White also gets less territory.

i have to disagree on above diag.
white is in bad shape and need to play one more move.

this picture is better than your diag but really submissive..
therfore what guli played is better than both your and my diag.

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

Strange...
I distinctly remember the move in-game as a joseki.
After that, if memory serves, Black should play somewhere around the White stone along the left... but now there is this White stone there, of course, so it seems good for White. Anybody can do their google magic and confirm that?

The 3 you suggest looks really weak... no need to play a 2nd line move like that in this position... yuck.

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