How can I stop this intrusion into my territory?

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Re: How can I stop this intrusion into my territory?

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mongus wrote:
Bill Spight wrote:
In addition to making a likely eye and point of territory at "c", what else is good about :b6:?


I'm not 100% sure. Is it something to do with connecting the two black groups? If 6 is not played the marked black stones could be quite vulnerable if the following was played instead.


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[go]$$W
$$ . . . . O O O O O O . .
$$ . , . b O Y O X X X . .
$$ . . a Y Y Y O . . . X .
$$ . . X 9 4 3 O O X X X .
$$ . . X 7 5 1 X O O O X .
$$ . . X 8 6 . 2 X X . X .
$$ . . X X X X X X X X X .
$$ . , . . . . . , . . . .[/go]


Yes, if :b6: in this diagram, :w7: takes away Black's potential points there. Then :b8: only fills a dame. After :w9: :b10: can connect at "a" or otherwise protect his stones or territory. In most cases Black will be better off for doing so and will thank White for :w9:. :)

But we already knew that that :b6: is bad.

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[go]$$W
$$ . . . . O O O O O O . .
$$ . , . . O X O X X X . .
$$ . . . X X X O a b . X .
$$ . . X c 4 3 O O X X X .
$$ . . X 6 5 1 X O O O X .
$$ . . X . . . 2 X X . X .
$$ . . X X X X X X X X X .
$$ . , . . . . . , . . . .[/go]


To answer my question play around a little bit with this diagram after :b6:. :)
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Re: How can I stop this intrusion into my territory?

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mongus wrote:
dfan wrote:And don't forget that Bill had another couple of questions :)


Yes.. I dodged those questions because I couldn't think of any better move for :w5:. I think that was the best move (locally).


Right you are! :w5: is best. :) Well done!

If white played here instead, from what I can see the outcome would not look much different.

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[go]$$W
$$ . . . . O O O O O O . .
$$ . , . . O X O X X X . .
$$ . . . X X X O a b . X .
$$ . . X . 6 3 O O X X X .
$$ . . X . 4 1 X O O O X .
$$ . . X 8 7 5 2 X X . X .
$$ . . X X X X X X X X X .
$$ . , . . . . . , . . . .[/go]


For :b4: this I think is better.

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[go]$$W
$$ . . . . O O O O O O . .
$$ . , . . O X O X X X . .
$$ . . . X X X O a b . X .
$$ . . X 6 5 3 O O X X X .
$$ . . X . 4 1 X O O O X .
$$ . . X . 8 7 2 X X . X .
$$ . . X X X X X X X X X .
$$ . , . . . . . , . . . .[/go]


It is still very painful for black.


In the second diagram:

Does White have a better move for :w7:?

Yes.


Does Black have a better move for :b6:?

Yes.
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Re: How can I stop this intrusion into my territory?

Post by mongus »

Bill Spight wrote:
Does White have a better move for :w7:?



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[go]$$W
$$ . . . . O O O O O O . .
$$ . , . . O X O X X X . .
$$ . . . X X X O a b . X .
$$ . . X 6 5 3 O O X X X .
$$ . . X . 4 1 X O O O X .
$$ . . X . 7 . 2 X X . X .
$$ . . X X X X X X X X X .
$$ . , . . . . . , . . . .[/go]
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Re: How can I stop this intrusion into my territory?

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Bill Spight wrote:
Does Black have a better move for :b6:?



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[go]$$W
$$ . . . . O O O O O O . .
$$ . , . . O X O X X X . .
$$ . . . X X X O a b . X .
$$ . . X 7 5 3 O O X X X .
$$ . . X 8 4 1 X O O O X .
$$ . . X . 6 . 2 X X . X .
$$ . . X X X X X X X X X .
$$ . , . . . . . , . . . .[/go]



I'm still stuck on the initial question (what else is good about :b6:)...
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Re: How can I stop this intrusion into my territory?

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mongus wrote:
Bill Spight wrote:
Does Black have a better move for :b6:?



Click Here To Show Diagram Code
[go]$$W
$$ . . . . O O O O O O . .
$$ . , . . O X O X X X . .
$$ . . . X X X O a b . X .
$$ . . X 7 5 3 O O X X X .
$$ . . X 8 4 1 X O O O X .
$$ . . X . 6 . 2 X X . X .
$$ . . X X X X X X X X X .
$$ . , . . . . . , . . . .[/go]


Almost! :)

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[go]$$Wm7
$$ . . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ . . . 7 . . . . . . . .
$$ . 9 8 6 O O O O O O . .
$$ . , 5 4 O B O X X X . .
$$ . . 3 B B B O a b . X .
$$ . . X 1 O O O O X X X .
$$ . . X 2 X O X O O O X .
$$ . . X . X . X X X . X .
$$ . . X X X X X X X X X .
$$ . , . . . . . , . . . .[/go]


If :b8: then :w9: captures the :bc: stones in a ladder. :oops:

That's why in my adaptation I put a Black stone at 3, to avoid such complications. :)

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[go]$$W
$$ . . . . O O O O O O . .
$$ . , . . O X O X X X . .
$$ . . . X X X O a b . X .
$$ . . X . 5 3 O O X X X .
$$ . . X 6 4 1 X O O O X .
$$ . . X . . . 2 X X . X .
$$ . . X X X X X X X X X .
$$ . , . . . . . , . . . .[/go]


This :b6: does not run that risk. :)

I'm still stuck on the initial question (what else is good about :b6:)...


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[go]$$W
$$ . . . . O O O O O O . .
$$ . , . . O X O X X X . .
$$ . . . X X X O . . . X .
$$ . . X . 4 3 O O X X X .
$$ . . X 6 5 1 X O O O X .
$$ . . X a b c 2 X X . X .
$$ . . X X X X X X X X X .
$$ . , . . . . . , . . . .[/go]


After :b6: there are three possible plays in the vicinity, "a", "b", and "c". If White plays there next, which one should he choose? If Black plays there next, which one should she choose?
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Re: How can I stop this intrusion into my territory?

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Both black and white should play b. Black would get a point at a and white playing there would prevent black from getting this point. Was this the other good thing about :b6: ? It enables this extra point (assuming white decides to play elsewhere)?
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Re: How can I stop this intrusion into my territory?

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mongus wrote:Both black and white should play b. Black would get a point at a and white playing there would prevent black from getting this point. Was this the other good thing about :b6: ? It enables this extra point (assuming white decides to play elsewhere)?


Yep. :)

Since we don't know the rest of the board, we don't know who will get to play at "b", we count the point at "a" as 1/2 point for Black. :)
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Re: How can I stop this intrusion into my territory?

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Next question:

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[go]$$W
$$ . . . . O O O O O O . .
$$ . , . . O X O X X X . .
$$ . . . X X X O . . . X .
$$ . . X . 4 3 O O X X X .
$$ . . X 6 5 1 X O O O X .
$$ . . X . . . 2 X X . X .
$$ . . X X X X X X X X X .
$$ . , . . . . . , . . . .[/go]


Does Black have a better play than :b2:?

Yes.
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— Winona Adkins

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Re: How can I stop this intrusion into my territory?

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Bill Spight wrote:Next question:

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[go]$$W
$$ . . . . O O O O O O . .
$$ . , . . O X O X X X . .
$$ . . . X X X O . . . X .
$$ . . X . 4 3 O O X X X .
$$ . . X 6 5 1 X O O O X .
$$ . . X . . . 2 X X . X .
$$ . . X X X X X X X X X .
$$ . , . . . . . , . . . .[/go]


Does Black have a better play than :b2:?

Yes.


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[go]$$W
$$ . . . . O O O O O O . .
$$ . , . . O X O X X X . .
$$ . . . X X X O . . . X .
$$ . . X . . 2 O O X X X .
$$ . . X . . 1 X O O O X .
$$ . . X . . . . X X . X .
$$ . . X X X X X X X X X .
$$ . , . . . . . , . . . .[/go]


White would have to capture the stone or risk being cut off..

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[go]$$W
$$ . . . . O O O O O O . .
$$ . , . . O X O X X X . .
$$ . . . X X X O . . . X .
$$ . . X . . 2 O O X X X .
$$ . . X . 4 1 7 O O O X .
$$ . . X . 6 5 3 X X . X .
$$ . . X X X X X X X X X .
$$ . , . . . . . , . . . .[/go]


That is very interesting. The possibility of sacrificing the stone to gain more territory hadn't actually occurred to me before.
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Re: How can I stop this intrusion into my territory?

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mongus wrote:
Bill Spight wrote:Next question:

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[go]$$W
$$ . . . . O O O O O O . .
$$ . , . . O X O X X X . .
$$ . . . X X X O . . . X .
$$ . . X . 4 3 O O X X X .
$$ . . X 6 5 1 X O O O X .
$$ . . X . . . 2 X X . X .
$$ . . X X X X X X X X X .
$$ . , . . . . . , . . . .[/go]


Does Black have a better play than :b2:?

Yes.


Click Here To Show Diagram Code
[go]$$W
$$ . . . . O O O O O O . .
$$ . , . . O X O X X X . .
$$ . . . X X X O . . . X .
$$ . . X . . 2 O O X X X .
$$ . . X . . 1 X O O O X .
$$ . . X . . . . X X . X .
$$ . . X X X X X X X X X .
$$ . , . . . . . , . . . .[/go]


White would have to capture the stone or risk being cut off..

Click Here To Show Diagram Code
[go]$$W
$$ . . . . O O O O O O . .
$$ . , . . O X O X X X . .
$$ . . . X X X O . . . X .
$$ . . X . . 2 O O X X X .
$$ . . X . 4 1 7 O O O X .
$$ . . X . 6 5 3 X X . X .
$$ . . X X X X X X X X X .
$$ . , . . . . . , . . . .[/go]


That is very interesting. The possibility of sacrificing the stone to gain more territory hadn't actually occurred to me before.


Bravo! :clap: :salute: :clap:

BTW, in a real game, after :b4: :w5: is so small by comparison with :w1: - :w3: that White will probably have a bigger play somewhere else, and will not play :w5: right away. In fact, Black will probably be able to play there with sente.
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Re: How can I stop this intrusion into my territory?

Post by mongus »

Awesome. Thanks. It is interesting to note how focusing on preserving my territory rather than just getting offending and trying to block my opponent makes a difference.
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