Guzumi delayed too long => White's surprising wedge in the left centre
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[go]$$Bcm93
$$ +---------------------------------------+
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . O X . |
$$ | . . . . . . . X O O . X O X O . . O . |
$$ | . . . . . X . O . . . X O . . O O . . |
$$ | . X O , . . . . . O . X . O O X . . . |
$$ | . . X X X X O O O . O X X . X X O O . |
$$ | . X . O O O X X X O . . X . X O . . . |
$$ | O O O O . X O O X X O O . O X . . 2 . |
$$ | O X . X . X . O O X O . . . X X X X X |
$$ | O X . X . . . O X X O . X X X X . O O |
$$ | X O O X . X . O X O O X X O O O O . . |
$$ | X X O O X . . O X O . X O O O . X X X |
$$ | X X . O X . . O X O . X O O X X X O O |
$$ | X X O O X . . O X O . X O . O . X X O |
$$ | X O O . O X . O X O . X X O O O X O O |
$$ | X O X O . X . O X O X . O X X X O O O |
$$ | O X X 1 X . . O X O O O O X O X O O X |
$$ | O . . . O X . O X X X X X . O X X O X |
$$ | O . X . . . X O O O O O O X O X . O X |
$$ | . X . . . . . O . . . . O X X X . O . |
$$ +---------------------------------------+[/go]
The old KataGo net was fine with delaying the guzumi even until after the Nakade Sequence at the left.
However, our investigation showed that -- after Black's final move
in the lower left -- White will occupy the guzumi point herself with
.
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[go]$$Bcm95
$$ +---------------------------------------+
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . O X . |
$$ | . . . . . . b X O O . X O X O . . O . |
$$ | . . . . . X . O . . . X O a 2 O O . . |
$$ | . X O , . . . . . O . X . O O X . . . |
$$ | . . X X X X O O O . O X X 1 X X O O . |
$$ | . X . O O O X X X O . . X . X O . . . |
$$ | O O O O . X O O X X O O . O X . . O . |
$$ | O X . X . X . O O X O . . . X X X X X |
$$ | O X . X . . . O X X O . X X X X . O O |
$$ | X O O X . X . O X O O X X O O O O . . |
$$ | X X O O X . . O X O . X O O O . X X X |
$$ | X X . O X . . O X O . X O O X X X O O |
$$ | X X O O X . . O X O . X O . O . X X O |
$$ | X O O . O X . O X O . X X O O O X O O |
$$ | X O X O . X . O X O X . O X X X O O O |
$$ | O X X X X . . O X O O O O X O X O O X |
$$ | O . . . O X . O X X X X X . O X X O X |
$$ | O . X . . . X O O O O O O X O X . O X |
$$ | . X . . . . . O . . . . O X X X . O . |
$$ +---------------------------------------+[/go]
As usual with the "classical" line of play (i.e. without Black's guzumi), it is best for Black to play Michael Redmond's kikashi
in the bamboo joint just now.
White is forced to answer with the solid connection.
If she chose the atari at
a, instead, she would have lost a tempo in the Main Semeai, enabling Black to take the large endgame point of
b in the upper left corner, so winning the game.
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[go]$$Bcm97
$$ +---------------------------------------+
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . O X . |
$$ | . . . . . . . X O O . X O X O . . O . |
$$ | . . . . . X . O . . . X O . O O O . . |
$$ | . X O , . . . . . O . X . O O X . . . |
$$ | . . X X X X O O O . O X X X X X O O . |
$$ | . X . O O O X X X O . . X . X O . . . |
$$ | O O O O a X O O X X O O . O X . 2 O . |
$$ | O X . X . X . O O X O . . . X X X X X |
$$ | O X . X . . . O X X O . X X X X . O O |
$$ | X O O X . X . O X O O X X O O O O . . |
$$ | X X O O X . . O X O . X O O O . X X X |
$$ | X X . O X . . O X O . X O O X X X O O |
$$ | X X O O X . . O X O . X O . O . X X O |
$$ | X O O 3 O X . O X O . X X O O O X O O |
$$ | X O X O 1 X . O X O X . O X X X O O O |
$$ | O X X X X . . O X O O O O X O X O O X |
$$ | O . . . O X . O X X X X X . O X X O X |
$$ | O . X . . . X O O O O O O X O X . O X |
$$ | . X . . . . . O . . . . O X X X . O . |
$$ +---------------------------------------+[/go]
Black will give atari at White's two stones in the lower left, in order to strenghten his position in the left centre.
White avoids some complications in the upper right (to be explained in some later posting) by defending there with
first.
Black
captures White's two stones.
Blocking at
a in the left centre, instead, will result in the same final score, as White will be able to connect her two stones later, or to gain alternatively in the forthcoming endgame on the left side of the board.
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[go]$$Wcm100
$$ +---------------------------------------+
$$ | . . . 8 5 . . . . . . . X . . . O X . |
$$ | . . . 6 2 1 7 X O O . X O X O . . O . |
$$ | . . . 4 3 X . O . . . X O . O O O . . |
$$ | . X O , . . . . . O . X . O O X . . . |
$$ | . . X X X X O O O . O X X X X X O O . |
$$ | . X . O O O X X X O . . X . X O . . . |
$$ | O O O O . X O O X X O O . O X . O O . |
$$ | O X . X . X . O O X O . . . X X X X X |
$$ | O X . X . . . O X X O . X X X X . O O |
$$ | X O O X . X . O X O O X X O O O O . . |
$$ | X X O O X . . O X O . X O O O . X X X |
$$ | X X . O X . . O X O . X O O X X X O O |
$$ | X X O O X . . O X O . X O . O . X X O |
$$ | X O O X . X . O X O . X X O O O X O O |
$$ | X O X . X X . O X O X . O X X X O O O |
$$ | O X X X X . . O X O O O O X O X O O X |
$$ | O . . . O X . O X X X X X . O X X O X |
$$ | O . X . . . X O O O O O O X O X . O X |
$$ | . X . . . . . O . . . . O X X X . O . |
$$ +---------------------------------------+[/go]
Black is still par with the Punishment Semeai Liberty Level, so White starts the endgame on the left side "early".
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[go]$$Wcm108
$$ +---------------------------------------+
$$ | . . . X O . . . . . a . X . . . O X . |
$$ | . . . X X O O X O O . X O X O . . O . |
$$ | . . . X O X . O . . . X O . O O O . . |
$$ | . X O , . . 6 . . O . X . O O X . . . |
$$ | . . X X X X O O O . O X X X X X O O . |
$$ | . X . O O O X X X O . . X . X O . . . |
$$ | O O O O b X O O X X O O . O X . O O . |
$$ | O X . X c X . O O X O . . . X X X X X |
$$ | O X . X . 9 . O X X O . X X X X . O O |
$$ | X O O X . X . O X O O X X O O O O . . |
$$ | X X O O X . . O X O . X O O O . X X X |
$$ | X X . O X . . O X O . X O O X X X O O |
$$ | X X O O X . . O X O . X O . O . X X O |
$$ | X O O X . X . O X O . X X O O O X O O |
$$ | X O X . X X . O X O X . O X X X O O O |
$$ | O X X X X 8 . O X O O O O X O X O O X |
$$ | O . . . O X 7 O X X X X X . O X X O X |
$$ | O . X . 2 1 X O O O O O O X O X . O X |
$$ | . X . . 4 3 5 O . . . . O X X X . O . |
$$ +---------------------------------------+[/go]
Black plays tenuki with
, in order to occupy the large endgame point at the top.
After
, we continued with the Main Semeai with White's peep at
a at the upper edge, finally scoring a White win by THREE points (komi = 1), which is one point better for her than the known solution to the problem.
KataGo's new net, howewer, found that Black's earlier mistake with not playing the guzumi should be punished even harder.
White will play the wedge at
in the left centre.
Playing KataGo's bad-shape move of
b just now would be a mistake.
Black already captured White's two stones in the lower left, so he is able to immediately block at
c without endangering his position in the left centre.
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[go]$$Bcm117
$$ +---------------------------------------+
$$ | . . . X O . . . . . . . X . . . O X . |
$$ | . . . X X O O X O O . X O X O . . O . |
$$ | . . . X O X . O . . . X O . O O O . . |
$$ | . X O , . . X . . O . X . O O X . . . |
$$ | . . X X X X O O O . O X X X X X O O . |
$$ | . X . O O O X X X O . . X . X O . . . |
$$ | O O O O . X O O X X O O . O X . O O . |
$$ | O X . X . X . O O X O . . . X X X X X |
$$ | O X . X 3 O 1 O X X O . X X X X . O O |
$$ | X O O X . X 2 O X O O X X O O O O . . |
$$ | X X O O X . . O X O . X O O O . X X X |
$$ | X X . O X . . O X O . X O O X X X O O |
$$ | X X O O X . . O X O . X O . O . X X O |
$$ | X O O X . X . O X O . X X O O O X O O |
$$ | X O X . X X . O X O X . O X X X O O O |
$$ | O X X X X X . O X O O O O X O X O O X |
$$ | O . . . O X O O X X X X X . O X X O X |
$$ | O . X . X O . O O O O O O X O X . O X |
$$ | . X . . X O O O . . . . O X X X . O . |
$$ +---------------------------------------+[/go]
Black must give atari from the outside.
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[go]$$Wcm120
$$ +---------------------------------------+
$$ | . . . X O . . . . . 5 6 X . . . O X . |
$$ | . . . X X O O X O O . X O X O . . O . |
$$ | . . . X O X . O . . . X O . O O O . . |
$$ | . X O , . . X . . O . X . O O X . . . |
$$ | . . X X X X O O O . O X X X X X O O . |
$$ | . X . O O O X X X O . . X . X O . . . |
$$ | O O O O 3 X O O X X O O . O X . O O . |
$$ | O X x X x X 1 O O X O . . . X X X X X |
$$ | O X x X X 2 X O X X O . X X X X . O O |
$$ | X O O X a X O O X O O X X O O O O . . |
$$ | X X O O X 4 . O X O . X O O O . X X X |
$$ | X X . O X b . O X O . X O O X X X O O |
$$ | X X O O X c d O X O . X O . O . X X O |
$$ | X O O X . X . O X O . X X O O O X O O |
$$ | X O X . X X . O X O X . O X X X O O O |
$$ | O X X X X X . O X O O O O X O X O O X |
$$ | O . . . O X O O X X X X X . O X X O X |
$$ | O . X . X O . O O O O O O X O X . O X |
$$ | . X . . X O O O . . . . O X X X . O . |
$$ +---------------------------------------+[/go]
is sente.
After Black connected at
, the time is ripe for KataGo's bad-shape move with
.
Black has to defend his cutting point at
-- sooner or later.
Please note that White's bad-shape move did not lose any tempo in the Main Semeai, but Black got only TWO points of territory in the left centre (one prisoner included), instead of the "usual" three.
If Black does without this defensive move, White would gain by the sequence of W
123, B
a, W
b, B
c, W
d in the left centre, once Black had occupied the
x liberties of her left-hand group in the Main Semeai.
As a result of White's newly found tesuji in the left centre, she will win the game by FOUR points now (komi = 1).