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counting/endgame problem

Post by emeraldemon »

This game is almost over. But who won, and by how much? 6.5 komi, Japanese rules.

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[go]$$Wcm1 Black to play, white has 1 more prisoner than black
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . O . . . . O . . . O . . . . . . . . |
$$ | X O X O . O . O X X O . . . O . . . . |
$$ | . X O . O O O X X O O O O O X O O O . |
$$ | . X O O X X X X O O X X X . X X X O O |
$$ | O O O X X . O X X X O O X X . . X X X |
$$ | O X X O X . O . . X O O . X O O O O X |
$$ | X . X O . . O X X X X W O O . O X X . |
$$ | . X . X X . O X O O O O . . X O X . . |
$$ | . . X . . . . X X . X X O O O X O X . |
$$ | . . . X X . . . . X . X X O . X O X . |
$$ | . X X O O X . . X X X X O O . X . . . |
$$ | X . X O O X X X O X O . O . X . X . . |
$$ | . X O X O O O X O O O O O O X . . . X |
$$ | O X O X X . . X O . O X O X X X O X O |
$$ | . O O . X O O O O O X X X X O X X X O |
$$ | . . . O X O X O O X X O O X O O X O O |
$$ | . . O O X X X X X . X X O O O X O . O |
$$ | . . O X X . X . . . X O . O . . O O . |
$$ | . . O O X . . . . X O O O . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


Edit: forgot to add, white has 1 more prisoner than black.
Last edited by emeraldemon on Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:42 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: counting/endgame problem

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I'm not very good at this, but I have white up by 9 or so.
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Re: counting/endgame problem

Post by jts »

My best guess:
Assuming nothing tricksy, I have a 1.5 point game in W's favor. (My counting isn't accurate to within one point anyway, though.) However, I see a need for two repair moves.

Edit: no, never mind on the first one. Black doesn't need to make any repair moves. Capturing the r10 stones is fine. Ignore the first two diagrams.

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[go]$$W Black to play, white has 1 more prisoner than black
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . O . . . . O . . . O . . . . . . . . |
$$ | X O X O . O . O X X O . . . O . . . . |
$$ | . X O . O O O X X O O O O O X O O O . |
$$ | . X O O X X X X O O X X X W X X X O O |
$$ | O O O X X . O X X X O O X X B B X X X |
$$ | O X X O X . O . . X O O 3 X O O O O X |
$$ | X . X O . . O X X X X W O O W O X X 2 |
$$ | . X . X X . O X O O O O . . X O X 4 1 |
$$ | . . X . . . . X X . X X O O O X O X . |
$$ | . . . X X . . . . X . X X O . X O X . |
$$ | . X X O O X . . X X X X O O . X . 9 8 |
$$ | X . X O O X X X O X O . O . X . X 7 6 |
$$ | . X O X O O O X O O O O O O X . . 5 X |
$$ | O X O X X . . X O . O X O X X X O X O |
$$ | . O O . X O O O O O X X X X O X X X O |
$$ | . . . O X O X O O X X O O X O O X O O |
$$ | . . O O X X X X X . X X O O O X O . O |
$$ | . . O X X . X . . . X O . O . . O O . |
$$ | . . O O X . . . . X O O O . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

:oops:

One variation:
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[go]$$W :w5: @ :w3:, :b6: @ :w1: :b8: @ :w3:
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . O . . . . O . . . O . . . . . . . . |
$$ | X O X O . O . O X X O . . . O . . . . |
$$ | . X O . O O O X X O O O O O X O O O . |
$$ | . X O O X X X X O O X X X W X X X O O |
$$ | O O O X X . O X X X O O X X B B X X X |
$$ | O X X O X . O . . X O O 7 X O O O O X |
$$ | X . X O . . O X X X X W O O W O X X 3 |
$$ | . X . X X . O X O O O O . . X O X 2 1 |
$$ | . . X . . . . X X . X X O O O X O X 4 |
$$ | . . . X X . . . . X . X X O . X O X . |
$$ | . X X O O X . . X X X X O O . X . . . |
$$ | X . X O O X X X O X O . O . X . X . 0 |
$$ | . X O X O O O X O O O O O O X . . 9 X |
$$ | O X O X X . . X O . O X O X X X O X O |
$$ | . O O . X O O O O O X X X X O X X X O |
$$ | . . . O X O X O O X X O O X O O X O O |
$$ | . . O O X X X X X . X X O O O X O . O |
$$ | . . O X X . X . . . X O . O . . O O . |
$$ | . . O O X . . . . X O O O . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


Meanwhile, down in the other corner, B has a 1 pt move.

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[go]$$B Black to play, white has 1 more prisoner than black
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . O . . . . O . . . O . . . . . . . . |
$$ | X O X O . O . O X X O . . . O . . . . |
$$ | . X O . O O O X X O O O O O X O O O . |
$$ | . X O O X X X X O O X X X . X X X O O |
$$ | O O O X X . O X X X O O X X . . X X X |
$$ | O X X O X . O . . X O O . X O O O O X |
$$ | X . X O . . O X X X X W O O . O X X . |
$$ | . X . X X . O X O O O O . . X O X . . |
$$ | . . X . . . . X X . X X O O O X O X . |
$$ | . . . X X . . . . X . X X O . X O X . |
$$ | . X X O O X . . X X X X O O . X . . . |
$$ | X . X O O X X X O X O . O . X . X . . |
$$ | B X O X O O O X O O O O O O X . . . X |
$$ | O X O X X . . X O . O X O X X X O X O |
$$ | W O O B X O O O O O X X X X O X X X O |
$$ | 3 . 4 O X O X O O X X O O X O O X O O |
$$ | . 1 O O X X X X X . X X O O O X O . O |
$$ | 5 2 O X X . X . . . X O . O . . O O . |
$$ | . . O O X . . . . X O O O . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


Click Here To Show Diagram Code
[go]$$B Black to play, white has 1 more prisoner than black
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . O . . . . O . . . O . . . . . . . . |
$$ | X O X O . O . O X X O . . . O . . . . |
$$ | . X O . O O O X X O O O O O X O O O . |
$$ | . X O O X X X X O O X X X . X X X O O |
$$ | O O O X X . O X X X O O X X . . X X X |
$$ | O X X O X . O . . X O O . X O O O O X |
$$ | X . X O . . O X X X X W O O . O X X . |
$$ | . X . X X . O X O O O O . . X O X . . |
$$ | . . X . . . . X X . X X O O O X O X . |
$$ | . . . X X . . . . X . X X O . X O X . |
$$ | . X X O O X . . X X X X O O . X . . . |
$$ | X . X O O X X X O X O . O . X . X . . |
$$ | B X O X O O O X O O O O O O X . . . X |
$$ | O X O X X . . X O . O X O X X X O X O |
$$ | W O O B X O O O O O X X X X O X X X O |
$$ | . 2 . O X O X O O X X O O X O O X O O |
$$ | . 1 O O X X X X X . X X O O O X O . O |
$$ | 5 3 O X X . X . . . X O . O . . O O . |
$$ | . 4 O O X . . . . X O O O . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


However, these repair moves cancel out, so it should still be W+1.5 if I counted correctly.
So it's actually W+0.5.
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Re: counting/endgame problem

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I read W+0.5.
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Re: counting/endgame problem

Post by Ellyster »

I'm not very good at counting yet.

My final count is W+0.5, but my first mental counting was B+0.5 so it seems that I misscounted one white territory at first.

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[go]$$B Black to play, white has 1 more prisoner than black
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | S O S S S S O W B . O S S S S S S S S |
$$ | # O # O S O S O X X O S S S O S S S S |
$$ | S # O S O O O X X O O O O O X O O O S |
$$ | S # O O X X X X O O X X X . X X X O O |
$$ | O O O X X T Q X X X O O X X . . X X X |
$$ | O X X Q X T Q T T X O O . X O O O O X |
$$ | X T X Q T T Q X X X X P O O S O X X T |
$$ | T X T X X T Q X O O O O S S # O X T T |
$$ | T T X T T T T X X . X X O O O X Q X T |
$$ | T T T X X T T T T X T X X O . X Q X T |
$$ | T X X O O X T T X X X X O O . X T T T |
$$ | X T X O O X X X O X O . O . X T X T T |
$$ | B X O X O O O X O O O O O O X T T T X |
$$ | O X O X X . . X O S O X O X X X Q X O |
$$ | W O O . X O O O O O X X X X O X X X O |
$$ | S S S O X O X O O X X O O X O O X O O |
$$ | S S O O X X X X X T X X O O O # O S O |
$$ | S S O X X T X T T T X O S O S S O O S |
$$ | S S O O X T T T T X O O O S S S S S S |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
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Re: counting/endgame problem

Post by emeraldemon »

@jts
Edit: no, never mind on the first one. Black doesn't need to make any repair moves


Are you sure? What happens when players fill in dame?


@Ellyster
There are 3 small mistakes in your count. What happens when players fill in dame?
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Re: counting/endgame problem

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Click Here To Show Diagram Code
[go]$$W Black to play, white has 1 more prisoner than black
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . O . . . . O W W B O . . . . . . . . |
$$ | X O X O . O . O X X O . . . O . . . . |
$$ | . X O . O O O X X O O O O O X O O O . |
$$ | . X O O X X X X O O X X X W X X X O O |
$$ | O O O X X . O X X X O O X X B B X X X |
$$ | O X X O X . O . . X O O W X O O O O X |
$$ | X . X O . . O X X X X W O O W O X X B |
$$ | . X . X X . O X O O O O . . X O X . . |
$$ | . . X . . . . X X B X X O O O X O X . |
$$ | . . . X X . . . . X . X X O B X O X . |
$$ | . X X O O X . . X X X X O O W X . . . |
$$ | X . X O O X X X O X O B O B X . X . . |
$$ | B X O X O O O X O O O O O O X . . . X |
$$ | O X O X X W B X O . O X O X X X O X O |
$$ | W O O B X O O O O O X X X X O X X X O |
$$ | . . . O X O X O O X X O O X O O X O O |
$$ | . W O O X X X X X . X X O O O X O . O |
$$ | . . O X X . X . . . X O . O . . O O . |
$$ | . . O O X . . . . X O O O . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


B just responds to T12 at R9 and he's fine. So yeah, final answer.
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Re: counting/endgame problem

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@jts
jts wrote:
Click Here To Show Diagram Code
[go]$$W Black to play, white has 1 more prisoner than black
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . O . . . . O W W B O . . . . . . . . |
$$ | X O X O . O . O X X O . . . O . . . . |
$$ | . X O . O O O X X O O O O O X O O O . |
$$ | . X O O X X X X O O X X X W X X X O O |
$$ | O O O X X . O X X X O O X X B B X X X |
$$ | O X X O X . O . . X O O W X O O O O X |
$$ | X . X O . . O X X X X W O O W O X X B |
$$ | . X . X X . O X O O O O . . X O X . . |
$$ | . . X . . . . X X B X X O O O X O X . |
$$ | . . . X X . . . . X . X X O B X O X . |
$$ | . X X O O X . . X X X X O O W X . . . |
$$ | X . X O O X X X O X O B O B X . X . . |
$$ | B X O X O O O X O O O O O O X . . . X |
$$ | O X O X X W B X O . O X O X X X O X O |
$$ | W O O B X O O O O O X X X X O X X X O |
$$ | . . . O X O X O O X X O O X O O X O O |
$$ | . W O O X X X X X . X X O O O X O . O |
$$ | . . O X X . X . . . X O . O . . O O . |
$$ | . . O O X . . . . X O O O . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


B just responds to T12 at R9 and he's fine. So yeah, final answer.


This diagram is correct! but I think you should count it again :) I thought spotting the aji in the lower left was the tricky part, but apparently it's counting that's difficult.
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Re: counting/endgame problem

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Yeah, well. :-) I never expected to get the count right! I recounted and got B+2.5, and then I recounted a third time and got W+0.5 again.
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Re: counting/endgame problem

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I get Black by .5, but only because I saw Jts's point about the lower left.

I *really* need to work on my counting. My estimate wandered from B+2.5 to W+1.5 just because of memory errors or literal counting errors. I counted the upper left as 16 points for awhile.
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Re: counting/endgame problem

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@hyperpape

hyperpape wrote:I get Black by .5, but only because I saw Jts's point about the lower left.

I *really* need to work on my counting. My estimate wandered from B+2.5 to W+1.5 just because of memory errors or literal counting errors. I counted the upper left as 16 points for awhile.


This is correct :tmbup:
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Re: counting/endgame problem

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@jts

Should be B+0.5
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If you ever want to post more of these, I enjoyed it. You don't necessarily get this kind of feedback when you count in game. I guess what I should do is count all my OGS games late in the endgame.
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