#215: The Intrepid vs. drishti: Deep in the Endgame Weeds

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Re: #215: The Intrepid vs. drishti: Deep in the Endgame Weed

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[go]$$Bcm9 Prisoners: :b6:, :w3:
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . O . . O . . . . O . . . . O X X X . |
$$ | . X O O X O . O O X O O . . O X O X . |
$$ | . X X X X O . O X X O X O O X X O O . |
$$ | . . . . . . O . O X X X X O X . . . . |
$$ | . . . X X X X O O O X . X O X . O O . |
$$ | . . X O O O X . . . X X O O X . . X . |
$$ | . . X O X X O O O X . . O X . . X . . |
$$ | . . X O O . O . O X X X O X X X O . . |
$$ | . . . X O O X O X X O O X X O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . X X X O O X O O . X O X . |
$$ | . . . . . . X O X O . X . 1 . X . O . |
$$ | . . X . . 3 X . O . . . . . O X X . . |
$$ | . . X . X 2 X O O O . . . . O O X X . |
$$ | . . X O X O O X X O O O O . . X O O . |
$$ | . . O X X O X X . X X X O X X X X O . |
$$ | . . O X O O X X X X . . . X O X O . . |
$$ | . . O O . O X . X O O O O X O X O . . |
$$ | . . . O . O X . X O . . . O O O O . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
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Re: #215: The Intrepid vs. drishti: Deep in the Endgame Weed

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[go]$$Bcm11 Prisoners: :b6: , :w3:
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . O . . O . . . . O . . . . O X X X . |
$$ | . X O O X O . O O X O O . . O X O X . |
$$ | . X X X X O . O X X O X O O X X O O . |
$$ | . . . . . . O . O X X X X O X . . . . |
$$ | . . . X X X X O O O X . X O X . O O . |
$$ | . . X O O O X . . . X X O O X . . X . |
$$ | . . X O X X O O O X . . O X . . X . . |
$$ | . . X O O . O . O X X X O X X X O . . |
$$ | . . . X O O X O X X O O X X O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X . 2 X X X O O X O O . X O X . |
$$ | . . . . . . X O X O . X . X . X . O . |
$$ | . . X . . 1 X . O . . . . . O X X . . |
$$ | . . X . X O X O O O . . . . O O X X . |
$$ | . . X O X O O X X O O O O . . X O O . |
$$ | . . O X X O X X . X X X O X X X X O . |
$$ | . . O X O O X X X X . . . X O X O . . |
$$ | . . O O . O X . X O O O O X O X O . . |
$$ | . . . O . O X . X O . . . O O O O . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
After this move, I'll start playing moves in other areas. The hope is to lull Black into sleep. I want to accomplish the following:
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[go]$$Bcm11 Prisoners: :b6: , :w3:
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . O . . O . . . . O . . . . O X X X . |
$$ | . X O O X O . O O X O O . . O X O X . |
$$ | . X X X X O . O X X O X O O X X O O . |
$$ | . . . . . . O . O X X X X O X . . . . |
$$ | . . . X X X X O O O X . X O X . O O . |
$$ | . . X O O O X . . . X X O O X . . X . |
$$ | . . X O X X O O O X . W O X . . X . . |
$$ | . . X O O . O . O X X X O X X X O . . |
$$ | . . . X O O X O X X O O X X O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X . O X X X O O X O O . X O X . |
$$ | . . . . . . X O X O . X . X . X . O . |
$$ | . . X . . X X W O . . . . . O X X . . |
$$ | . . X . X O X O O O . . . . O O X X . |
$$ | . . X O X O O X X O O O O . . X O O . |
$$ | . . O X X O X X . X X X O X X X X O . |
$$ | . . O X O O X X X X . . . X O X O W . |
$$ | . . O O . O X . X O O O O X O X O . . |
$$ | . . . O . O X . X O . . . O O O O . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
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Re: #215: The Intrepid vs. drishti: Deep in the Endgame Weed

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[go]$$Bcm11 Prisoners: :b6:, :w3:
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . O . . O . . . . O . . . . O X X X . |
$$ | . X O O X O . O O X O O . . O X O X . |
$$ | . X X X X O . O X X O X O O X X O O . |
$$ | . . . . . . O . O X X X X O X . . . . |
$$ | . . . X X X X O O O X . X O X . O O . |
$$ | . . X O O O X . . . X X O O X . . X . |
$$ | . . X O X X O O O X . . O X . . X . . |
$$ | . . X O O . O . O X X X O X X X O . . |
$$ | . . . X O O X O X X O O X X O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X . 2 X X X O O X O O . X O X . |
$$ | . . . . 3 . X O X O . X . X . X . O . |
$$ | . . X . . 1 X . O . . . . . O X X . . |
$$ | . . X . X O X O O O . . . . O O X X . |
$$ | . . X O X O O X X O O O O . . X O O . |
$$ | . . O X X O X X . X X X O X X X X O . |
$$ | . . O X O O X X X X . . . X O X O . . |
$$ | . . O O . O X . X O O O O X O X O . . |
$$ | . . . O . O X . X O . . . O O O O . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
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Re: #215: The Intrepid vs. drishti: Deep in the Endgame Weed

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[go]$$Bcm13 Prisoners: :b6: , :w3:
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . O . . O . . . . O . . . . O X X X . |
$$ | . X O O X O . O O X O O . . O X O X . |
$$ | . X X X X O . O X X O X O O X X O O . |
$$ | . . . . . . O . O X X X X O X . . . . |
$$ | . . . X X X X O O O X . X O X . O O . |
$$ | . . X O O O X . . . X X O O X . . X . |
$$ | . . X O X X O O O X . . O X . . X . . |
$$ | . . X O O . O . O X X X O X X X O . . |
$$ | . . . X O O X O X X O O X X O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X . O X X X O O X O O . X O X . |
$$ | . . . . 1 . X O X O . X . X . X . O . |
$$ | . . X . . X X . O . . . . . O X X . . |
$$ | . . X . X O X O O O . . . . O O X X . |
$$ | . 2 X O X O O X X O O O O . . X O O . |
$$ | . . O X X O X X . X X X O X X X X O . |
$$ | . . O X O O X X X X . . . X O X O . . |
$$ | . . O O . O X . X O O O O X O X O . . |
$$ | . . . O . O X . X O . . . O O O O . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
Black's move loses a point but removes all the aji, so is better, given Black's lead.

OK, my last chance is to try to live on the right side. Before making the attempt, I'll play the big 6.5 move on the left. :)
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Re: #215: The Intrepid vs. drishti: Deep in the Endgame Weed

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White missed his opportunity to resign.

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Re: #215: The Intrepid vs. drishti: Deep in the Endgame Weed

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Let's make a quick calculation of how much the move is worth.

1). A simplified calculation:
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[go]$$Wc
$$ | . . . . .
$$ | C C X . .
$$ | 4 2 X . X
$$ | 5 1 X O X
$$ | 3 M O X X
$$ | M M O X O
$$ | M M O O .
$$ | . . . O .
$$ ------------[/go]
Score W = (+5) + (-2) = (+3)
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[go]$$Bc
$$ | . . . . .
$$ | C C X . .
$$ | C C X . X
$$ | 3 C X O X
$$ | 5 1 O X X
$$ | 4 2 O X O
$$ | M M O O .
$$ | . . . O .
$$ ------------[/go]
Score B = (+2) + (-5) = (-3) (We could have gotten this result by seeing that White and Black stones are symmetrically distributed.)

Thus, the move is worth approximately Score Difference = Score W - Score B = (+3) - (-3) = (+6)

2). A more rigorous calculation:
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[go]$$Wc
$$ | . . . . .
$$ | . . X . .
$$ | . 2 X . X
$$ | . 1 X O X
$$ | 3 . O X X
$$ | . . O X O
$$ | . . O O .
$$ | . . . O .
$$ ------------[/go]
This ends in gote for Black. Thus, both players have 50% to play in the area first.

If White plays first, the result is:
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[go]$$Wcm5
$$ | . . . . .
$$ | 2 C X . .
$$ | 1 X X . X
$$ | 3 O X O X
$$ | O M O X X
$$ | M M O X O
$$ | M M O O .
$$ | . . . O .
$$ ------------[/go]
Score WW = +4

If Black plays first, the play is again gote:
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[go]$$Bcm4
$$ | . . . . .
$$ | . . X . .
$$ | 1 X X . X
$$ | . O X O X
$$ | O . O X X
$$ | . . O X O
$$ | . . O O .
$$ | . . . O .
$$ ------------[/go]
Thus, each player again has 50% chance to be the first one to play the followup.

If White plays first,
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[go]$$Wcm5
$$ | . . . . .
$$ | C C X . .
$$ | X X X . X
$$ | 1 O X O X
$$ | O M O X X
$$ | M M O X O
$$ | M M O O .
$$ | . . . O .
$$ ------------[/go]
Score WBW = +3

If Black plays first,
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[go]$$Bcm6
$$ | . . . . .
$$ | C C X . .
$$ | X X X . X
$$ | 1 O X O X
$$ | O 2 O X X
$$ | M M O X O
$$ | M M O O .
$$ | . . . O .
$$ ------------[/go]
Score WBB = +2

Therefore, Score W = 50% * Score WW + 50% * [50% * Score WBW + 50% * Score Score WBB] = (+2) + 0.5 * [(+1.5) + (+1)] = +3.25

By symmetry, Score B = (-1) * Score W = -3.25

Therefore, Score Difference = Score W - Score B = +6.5
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Re: #215: The Intrepid vs. drishti: Deep in the Endgame Weed

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@Bill Spight
Bill Spight wrote:White missed his opportunity to resign.

Could you clarify this? What were you looking at as the opportunity to resign?
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Re: #215: The Intrepid vs. drishti: Deep in the Endgame Weed

Post by Bill Spight »

The Intrepid wrote:Let's make a quick calculation of how much the move is worth.

1). A simplified calculation:
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[go]$$Wc
$$ | . . . . .
$$ | C C X . .
$$ | 4 2 X . X
$$ | 5 1 X O X
$$ | 3 M O X X
$$ | M M O X O
$$ | M M O O .
$$ | . . . O .
$$ ------------[/go]
Score W = (+5) + (-2) = (+3)
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[go]$$Bc
$$ | . . . . .
$$ | C C X . .
$$ | C C X . X
$$ | 3 C X O X
$$ | 5 1 O X X
$$ | 4 2 O X O
$$ | M M O O .
$$ | . . . O .
$$ ------------[/go]
Score B = (+2) + (-5) = (-3) (We could have gotten this result by seeing that White and Black stones are symmetrically distributed.)

Thus, the move is worth approximately Score Difference = Score W - Score B = (+3) - (-3) = (+6)

2). A more rigorous calculation:
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[go]$$Wc
$$ | . . . . .
$$ | . . X . .
$$ | . 2 X . X
$$ | . 1 X O X
$$ | 3 . O X X
$$ | . . O X O
$$ | . . O O .
$$ | . . . O .
$$ ------------[/go]
This ends in gote for Black. Thus, both players have 50% to play in the area first.

If White plays first, the result is:
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[go]$$Wcm5
$$ | . . . . .
$$ | 2 C X . .
$$ | 1 X X . X
$$ | 3 O X O X
$$ | O M O X X
$$ | M M O X O
$$ | M M O O .
$$ | . . . O .
$$ ------------[/go]
Score WW = +4

If Black plays first, the play is again gote:
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[go]$$Bcm4
$$ | . . . . .
$$ | . . X . .
$$ | 1 X X . X
$$ | . O X O X
$$ | O . O X X
$$ | . . O X O
$$ | . . O O .
$$ | . . . O .
$$ ------------[/go]
Thus, each player again has 50% chance to be the first one to play the followup.

If White plays first,
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[go]$$Wcm5
$$ | . . . . .
$$ | C C X . .
$$ | X X X . X
$$ | 1 O X O X
$$ | O M O X X
$$ | M M O X O
$$ | M M O O .
$$ | . . . O .
$$ ------------[/go]
Score WBW = +3

If Black plays first,
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[go]$$Bcm6
$$ | . . . . .
$$ | C C X . .
$$ | X X X . X
$$ | 1 O X O X
$$ | O 2 O X X
$$ | M M O X O
$$ | M M O O .
$$ | . . . O .
$$ ------------[/go]
Score WBB = +2

Therefore, Score W = 50% * Score WW + 50% * [50% * Score WBW + 50% * Score Score WBB] = (+2) + 0.5 * [(+1.5) + (+1)] = +3.25

By symmetry, Score B = (-1) * Score W = -3.25

Therefore, Score Difference = Score W - Score B = +6.5[/hide]


You were right the first time. :)

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[go]$$Bcm4
$$ | . . . . .
$$ | . . X . .
$$ | 1 X X . X
$$ | . O X O X
$$ | O . O X X
$$ | . . O X O
$$ | . . O O .
$$ | . . . O .
$$ ------------[/go]
Thus, each player again has 50% chance to be the first one to play the followup.


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[go]$$Bc
$$ | . . . . .
$$ | . . X . .
$$ | X X X . X
$$ | 1 O X O X
$$ | O 2 O X X
$$ | . . O X O
$$ | . . O O .
$$ | . . . O .
$$ ------------[/go]


In this position :b1: is sente. We therefore do not say that each player has a 50% chance of playing here first. We regard :b1: as Black's privilege.

This position is a bit tricky, however, because :b1: in the next diagram is ambiguous between gote and sente.

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[go]$$Bcm4
$$ | . . . . .
$$ | . . X . .
$$ | 1 X X . X
$$ | 2 O X O X
$$ | O . O X X
$$ | . . O X O
$$ | . . O O .
$$ | . . . O .
$$ ------------[/go]


That is, it is not sente, but :w2: gains as much as :b1:. Therefore White can play :w2:, despite Black's privilege. (The point being that if White plays :w2:, Black does not get the chance to raise the local temperature by playing there himself.) Anyway, the exchange, :b1: - :w2: does not change the local count. :)

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Re: #215: The Intrepid vs. drishti: Deep in the Endgame Weed

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skydyr wrote:@Bill Spight
Bill Spight wrote:White missed his opportunity to resign.

Could you clarify this? What were you looking at as the opportunity to resign?


There is a phrase, "looking for a place to resign", which is used when the player who is behind takes desperate measures which, assuming correct play by the opponent, are doomed to fail. White has made a sequence of four plays ( :w1: - :w7:) which could be called looking for a place to resign. Then when Black administered the coup de grace ( :b8:), White did not resign.

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[go]$$Wc
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . O . . O . . . . O . . . . O X X X . |
$$ | . X O O X O . O O X O O . . O X O X . |
$$ | . X X X X O . O X X O X O O X X O O . |
$$ | . . . . . . O . O X X X X O X . . . . |
$$ | . . . X X X X O O O X . X O X . O O . |
$$ | . . X O O O X . . . X X O O X . . X . |
$$ | . . X O X X O O O X . . O X . . X . . |
$$ | . . X O O . O . O X X X O X X X O . . |
$$ | . . . X O O X O X X O O X X O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . X X X O 5 4 O O . 2 1 X . |
$$ | . . . . . . X O X O . 6 . 8 . X . O . |
$$ | . . X . . . X . 7 . . . . . O X X . . |
$$ | . . X . X . X O O O . . . . O O X X . |
$$ | . . X O X O O X X O O 3 O . . X O O . |
$$ | . . O X X O X X . X X X O X X X X O . |
$$ | . . O X O O X X X X . . . X O X O . . |
$$ | . . O O . O X . X O O O O X O X O . . |
$$ | . . . O . O X . X O . . . O O O O . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


I suppose that The Intrepid is playing on for the sake of the audience, but drishti deserve a round of applause. :)

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Re: #215: The Intrepid vs. drishti: Deep in the Endgame Weed

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You were right the first time. :)
Can I look at that hide tag now or only later?
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Re: #215: The Intrepid vs. drishti: Deep in the Endgame Weed

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Bill Spight wrote:There is a phrase, "looking for a place to resign", which is used when the player who is behind takes desperate measures which, assuming correct play by the opponent, are doomed to fail. White has made a sequence of three plays which could be called looking for a place to resign. Then when Black administered the coup de grace, White did not resign.

I suppose that The Intrepid is playing on for the sake of the audience, but drishti deserve a round of applause. :)


I'm familiar with the phrase. I misunderstood you as saying there was some sequence he should have tried but that his last move ruined. I get the impression he's holding out to try the right side.
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Re: #215: The Intrepid vs. drishti: Deep in the Endgame Weed

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The Intrepid wrote:
You were right the first time. :)
Can I look at that hide tag now or only later?


Oh, now. Sorry. I just hid it because you did. :)
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Re: #215: The Intrepid vs. drishti: Deep in the Endgame Weed

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@Bill Spight
I'm not entirely convinced, yet, that the point should not be counted. :) I need to think about this a bit.
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Re: #215: The Intrepid vs. drishti: Deep in the Endgame Weed

Post by mitsun »

Simplified calculation:

Fair exchange, what Bill would call the value of this position:
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[go]$$Wc base position
$$ | . . . . .
$$ | . . X . .
$$ | . . X . X
$$ | X X X O X
$$ | O O O X X
$$ | . . O X O
$$ | . . O O .
$$ | . . . O .
$$ ------------[/go]


Average result if W invests an extra move:
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[go]$$Wc W gains 3 points
$$ | . . . . .
$$ | . . X . .
$$ | X 2 X . X
$$ | O 1 X O X
$$ | . 3 O X X
$$ | . . O X O
$$ | . . O O .
$$ | . . . O .
$$ ------------[/go]


Average result if B invests an extra move:
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[go]$$Bc B gains 3 points
$$ | . . . . .
$$ | . . X . .
$$ | . . X . X
$$ | . 3 X O X
$$ | X 1 O X X
$$ | O 2 O X O
$$ | . . O O .
$$ | . . . O .
$$ ------------[/go]
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Re: #215: The Intrepid vs. drishti: Deep in the Endgame Weed

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@mitsun, please hide your comment. My opponent is still playing.
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