[go]$$Bcm65 $$ -------------------------------------- $$ |. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .| $$ |. . . O . . . . . . . . . X O X . . .| $$ |. . . O X . . . . . . . . X X O O O .| $$ |. . O X . X . . . , X . . . . X X . .| $$ |. . O X . . . . . . O . . . . . . . .| $$ |. . O X . . . . . . . . . . . X O X .| $$ |. . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O O| $$ |. . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . X O .| $$ |. . . . . . . . . . X O . . . O X O .| $$ |. . . , . . . . . , O X . O . X O . .| $$ |. . . O . . . . . . . X . . . X O . .| $$ |. . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O X O .| $$ |. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O .| $$ |. . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . X .| $$ |. . . . . . . . . . X O X . . . . . .| $$ |. . . , . . . . . O O O . . . X . . .| $$ |. . . O . . . . . . . . . O . . . . .| $$ |. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .| $$ |. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .| $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
If I were in byo-yomi, I would simply extend at K16. However, given that there are no time limitations for this game, I don't mind playing a more complicated move. Whether the played move is actually objectively better than the solid K16 extension (or hane at K15 or M15) is not clear to me. One factor which influenced my decision is that White's D18 stone reduces the value of Black's moyo on the top edge.
Next, I expect White to play K16 himself, potentially trying to apply pressure against my five stones in the top-left. I plan to cross-cut in response.
Ontological imperative holds that my losses occurred only in imagination.
In retrospect, the 51st move was unnecessarily greedy. Managing the moyo would have been much easier if I just pushed at R14. This is the move Takemiya style likely called for.
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[go]$$Bc $$ -------------------------------------- $$ |. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .| $$ |. . . O . . . . . . . . . . O . . . .| $$ |. . . O X . . . . . . . . X X O O . .| $$ |. . O X . X . . . , X . . . . X X . .| $$ |. . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .| $$ |. . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . .| $$ |. . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O .| $$ |. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O .| $$ |. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O .| $$ |. . . , . . . . . , . X . O . X O . .| $$ |. . . O . . . . . . . . . . . X O . .| $$ |. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O .| $$ |. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O .| $$ |. . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . X .| $$ |. . . . . . . . . . X O X . . . . . .| $$ |. . . , . . . . . O O O . . . X . . .| $$ |. . . O . . . . . . . . . O . . . . .| $$ |. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .| $$ |. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .| $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
That said, the way the game has developed so far does not seem bad at all. If I am able to handle the present fight well enough, I'll have a significant lead.
Edit:
Likewise, I probably should have simply captured the R14 cutting stone on move 57 instead of playing at Q18. White would have lived in the corner, but the moyo would be immensely thick and I would have sente to reinforce it.
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I'll think about this for a bit. I am in Black's area of influence, so I must expect for him to get points here and there.
My goals are to: 1.) Be light and flexible - I tend to make heavy shapes in these situations. 2.) Maximize my benefit in his area.
I'm not yet sure how I want to play here, yet, and I may take some time. I'll be with my son in the hospital for a little while, so it's not clear how much focus I can give the game in the near future.
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@Joaz: I sent you a PM. I'm generally pretty transparent about my feelings and thoughts on this forum, but I guess it'd be pretty off-topic to delve into those details here.
Well, I'm not seeing it (the tesuji which will suddenly cause me to lose the game). All I'm seeing is 5th-line territory coming my way (even if there is still the possibility of the sente monkey jump for White). However, the fact that Kirby's post gets liked by ez4u and that Bill makes a post right after this is making me nervous. The obvious move is simply to extend at "a", but perhaps I should calculate in depth other possibilities, such as "b" through "h." Maybe I'm the one who has a tesuji up his sleeve in this position.
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[go]$$Bc $$ -------------------------------------- $$ |. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .| $$ |. . . O . . . . . . . . . X O X . . .| $$ |. . . O X . . . . . . . . X X O O O .| $$ |. . O X . X . . . O X . . . . X X . .| $$ |. . O X . . . a X X O c . . . . . . .| $$ |. . O X . . . b O O d . . . . X O X .| $$ |. . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O O| $$ |. . . . h . . f e . X . . . . . X O .| $$ |. . . . . . . g . . X O . . . O X O .| $$ |. . . , . . . . . , O X . O . X O . .| $$ |. . . O . . . . . . . X . . . X O . .| $$ |. . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O X O .| $$ |. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O .| $$ |. . . . . . . . . X . X . . . X . X .| $$ |. . . . . . . . . . X O X . . . . . .| $$ |. . . , . . . . . O O O . . . X . . .| $$ |. . . O . . . . . . . . . O . . . . .| $$ |. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .| $$ |. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .| $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
Ontological imperative holds that my losses occurred only in imagination.
Should I respond or ignore?
in the variation below.