9x9 against PC

[SuprunP]

Hi everyone!

Would you be so kind to comment on the following game which I played against the most difficult level of my PC programme?

Thanks.

(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[9]KM[6.50]
GN[PCvsSuprunP]PW[SuprunP]PB[PC]DT[2012-08-05]RE[B+1.50]PL[B]BS[5]VW[]WS[0]
;B[ge]
;W[de]
;B[df]
;W[ec]
;B[ee]
;W[ef]
;B[dd]
;W[ce]
;B[ed]
;W[dg]
;B[ff]
;W[eg]
;B[cd]
;W[cf]
;B[gc]
;W[gg]
;B[hg]
;W[hh]
;B[hf]
;W[fg]
;B[bd]
;W[be]
;B[ae]
;W[af]
;B[ad]
;W[gf]
;B[fe]
;W[ig]
;B[he]
;W[if]
;B[ie]
;W[ih]
;B[fc]
;W[]
;B[]TW[bf][df][ag][bg][cg][ah][bh][ch][dh][eh][fh][gh][ai][bi][ci][di][ei][fi][gi][hi][ii]TB[aa][ba][ca][da][ea][fa][ga][ha][ia][ab][bb][cb][db][eb][fb][gb][hb][ib][ac][bc][cc][dc][ec][hc][ic][fd][gd][hd][id])

[Joaz Banbeck]

Overall, you played a good game. You had just a few inaccuracies, but no serious mistakes. It was still possible to win it up to the last 3 moves. ( Look at the variation on move 29 )

(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]RU[Japanese]SZ[9]KM[6.50]GN[PCvsSuprunP]PW[SuprunP]PB[PC]DT[2012-08-05]RE[B+1.50]PL[B]BS[5]VW[]WS[0]C[On a small board, the center is disproportionately important. Take the center on a 9x9.](;B[ge]C[See variation];W[de];B[df];W[ec];B[ee]C[Good
];W[ef](;B[dd]C[There is a proverb that says extend from a crosscut. See variation];W[ce];B[ed];W[dg];B[ff];W[eg];B[cd];W[cf];B[gc];W[gg];B[hg];W[hh];B[hf];W[fg];B[bd];W[be];B[ae];W[af];B[ad];W[gf];B[fe];W[ig](;B[he]C[See variation];W[if];B[ie];W[ih];B[fc]C[This is totally unnecessary.];W[];B[]TW[bf][df][ag][bg][cg][ah][bh][ch][dh][eh][fh][gh][ai][bi][ci][di][ei][fi][gi][hi][ii]TB[aa][ba][ca][da][ea][fa][ga][ha][ia][ab][bb][cb][db][eb][fb][gb][hb][ib][ac][bc][cc][dc][ec][hc][ic][fd][gd][hd][id])(;B[ie]C[This is a standard yose play. It should just be reflex. It saves you one point.];W[ih];B[if]C[And black wins by 0.5 points. ]))(;B[ed]C[Your three connected stones are strong. You have one separated stone that is weak. He has THREE stones that are weak. This looks good for you.];W[dd];B[cf];W[fc];B[ff];W[eg];B[dc];W[cc];B[cd];W[db](;B[ce](;W[fg];B[gg];W[gh];B[hg];W[ch];B[bh];W[cg];B[bg];W[hh];B[dc];W[dd](;B[gc])(;B[hc]))(;W[dc];B[fg]C[Easy win for you.]))(;B[bd])))(;B[ee]))

( The long sequences that I show in the middle game were chosen rather quickly, and may not be best. The are just examples of how play might proceed )

[Dusk Eagle]

When two lone stones are touching, whoever gets the next move in the area has a huge 2-stones-to-1 advantage. Therefore, when your opponent touches your stone, like on move 3, you should usually respond with an extend or a hane. Because you didn't, your opponent got an advantage (and actually was able to capture the stone you placed on move 4 as well), and after that it was difficult to catch up due to the small board size. You actually did have an opportunity to though: at move 20, it's not necessary to defend the bottom, so you can play the big endgame on the left side.

P.S. Joaz, you reviewed the computer's play .

[Joaz Banbeck]

I thought the computer needed some help.