pincer mistake?

[emeraldemon]

$$B
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$$ | . . 8 7 . . . . . . .
$$ | . . 4 1 . . 5 . . . .
$$ | . . . 6 . . . . . , .
$$ | . . . 2 . . . . . . .
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$$ | . . 3 . . . . . . . .
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[go]$$B
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$$ | . . 8 7 . . . . . . .
$$ | . . 4 1 . . 5 . . . .
$$ | . . . 6 . . . . . , .
$$ | . . . 2 . . . . . . .
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$$ | . . 3 . . . . . . . .
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$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .[/go]

My DB doesn't have , so I assume it's a mistake. What's the best move for black?

$$Bm What I played in the game
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$$ | . . O X . . X . . . .
$$ | . 2 . O . . . . . , .
$$ | . 1 . O . . . . . . .
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$$ | . . X . . . . . . . .
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[go]$$Bm What I played in the game
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$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . O X . . . . . . .
$$ | . . O X . . X . . . .
$$ | . 2 . O . . . . . , .
$$ | . 1 . O . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . X . . . . . . . .
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$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .[/go]

This is what I played, to steal the eye, but now I don't want to take gote to keep that stone alive.

[Abyssinica]

Maybe you just extend along the side like if white had played your move like he was supposed to first and treat this exchange lightly cause it already kind of cramps him?

[ez4u]

$$B
$$ +----------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . 8 7 . . . . . . .
$$ | . . 4 1 . . 5 . . . .
$$ | . . . 6 . . . . . , .
$$ | . . . 2 . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . 3 . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
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[go]$$B
$$ +----------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . 8 7 . . . . . . .
$$ | . . 4 1 . . 5 . . . .
$$ | . . . 6 . . . . . , .
$$ | . . . 2 . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . 3 . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . , . . . . . , .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .[/go]

My DB doesn't have , so I assume it's a mistake. What's the best move for black?

$$Bm What I played in the game
$$ +----------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . O X . . . . . . .
$$ | . . O X . . X . . . .
$$ | . 2 . O . . . . . , .
$$ | . 1 . O . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . X . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . , . . . . . , .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .

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[go]$$Bm What I played in the game
$$ +----------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . O X . . . . . . .
$$ | . . O X . . X . . . .
$$ | . 2 . O . . . . . , .
$$ | . 1 . O . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . X . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . , . . . . . , .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .[/go]

This is what I played, to steal the eye, but now I don't want to take gote to keep that stone alive.

$$Bm What I played in the game
$$ +----------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . O X . . . . . . .
$$ | . . O X . . X . . . .
$$ | . 2 . O . . . . . , .
$$ | . 1 3 O . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . X . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . , . . . . . , .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .

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[go]$$Bm What I played in the game
$$ +----------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . O X . . . . . . .
$$ | . . O X . . X . . . .
$$ | . 2 . O . . . . . , .
$$ | . 1 3 O . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . X . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . , . . . . . , .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .[/go]

You think 1 is sente but 3 is gote?

[Abyssinica]

Whoops, I got convinced too.

[emeraldemon]

Thanks ez4u, I was only thinking of connecting directly. Do you think that with your it is a good result for black? Is there a better move?

[ez4u]

Thanks ez4u, I was only thinking of connecting directly. Do you think that with your it is a good result for black? Is there a better move?

This is a good result and is the standard explanation for why White can't descend immediately at 8 in your original diagram. Your decision to slide into the corner was good.