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by The Intrepid Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:00 pm
I made an oversight in thinking that White would capture the stone. That's OK, though. We end up at essentially the same point as we were in before I tenuki-ed. I would really like to play on the left side now, but I need to assess just how much damage I stand to suffer on the right side if I don't reinforce my group there. Right now, I am reading the variations after White plays P14.
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In EdLee's case, I would have played on the 3rd line, as indicated below. This would make White much safer from an invasion. Is EdLee worried that if he plays low I might get to build a moyo in the center or does he think he can play on the 4th line and keep the territory, too?
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by skydyr Wed Jan 23, 2013 2:52 pm
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The Intrepid wrote: In EdLee's case, I would have played on the 3rd line, as indicated below. This would make White much safer from an invasion. Is EdLee worried that if he plays low I might get to build a moyo in the center or does he think he can play on the 4th line and keep the territory, too?
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Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$WMy impression is that having made a wall on one side, Edlee wants to exert maximum pressure on the black centre group by playing high and threatening to ruin black's eyeshape and send him running. I am not absolutely certain of the way he plans to carry out this threat, though, so I may be mistaken.
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by topazg Wed Jan 23, 2013 2:59 pm
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by skydyr Wed Jan 23, 2013 3:06 pm
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topazg wrote: @skydyr + obs:
The L17 option of The Intrepid seems rather slack, to be honest. It's quite gote and almost invites black to strengthen himself by poking at the gap. In addition, if white gets undercut, he can expand his eyespace with the atari at S16.
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by EdLee Thu Jan 24, 2013 11:13 pm
10mm ING stones from Yutopian arrived today
(Ordered on Sunday Jan 20, 2013; request: please don't send me the ING bowls, and they didn't.
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by The Intrepid Thu Jan 24, 2013 11:37 pm
That looks amazing! Seeing the position in this form elevates the game to a whole new level.
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by EdLee Thu Jan 24, 2013 11:57 pm
Yea, it's a little more 3D.
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by The Intrepid Sat Jan 26, 2013 1:06 am
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I decided against playing at M10, as I previously intended, because I could not find any satisfactory way of dealing with WO10, which White could play at a later time.
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Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$BcAlso, I decided against playing on the left side before reinforcing my weak group because doing so would be risky. Essentially, it is as if one of my hands were tied as long as that group is not secure. I could not safely invade the top and I would always be at risk of falling under a severe attack. Thus, I Lee-Changho-ed this one.
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by EdLee Sat Jan 26, 2013 1:23 am
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by EdLee Sat Jan 26, 2013 2:40 am
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by The Intrepid Sat Jan 26, 2013 9:46 am
I'll think a bit first, but my plan was to invade at 3-3 in response to a wide extension down the left side as in the game or at "a."
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by The Intrepid Sat Jan 26, 2013 8:16 pm
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In addition to the move in the game, I also considered invading at K17. However, the White structure is stronger than it would normally be in such positions due to the marked exchange, reducing the value of the invasion.
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Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$BcMoreover, the K17 invasion is likely to end in gote, while 3-3 invasions tend to be sente--and there are some big points to take still, such as "a" and "b" in the above diagram. Finally, since my group in the center is strong now, I am not worried about giving EdLee influence. The value of territory should now be greater than the value of influence.
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by EdLee Mon Jan 28, 2013 4:12 am
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by EdLee Mon Jan 28, 2013 4:18 am
Takao Vol. 2 just arrived recently --
Size of Stones Post #52 -- with a small section on 3-3 under 4-4 (3 pages),
which I don't think was in Ishida. Perfect timing to study.
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by The Intrepid Mon Jan 28, 2013 8:50 am
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