Kirby's Study Journal

[Kirby]

Here's is what I remember from round 2. I was white against aga 3d. I won the game.

(;GM[1]FF[4]SZ[19]AP[SmartGo Kifu:4.5]
GN[2017-10-01b]
PW[White]
PB[Black]
DT[2017-10-01]
KM[6.5]
RU[AGA (Area)];B[dp];W[pd];B[cd];W[ec];B[df];W[cc];B[bc];W[pq];B[po];W[fq]
;B[cn];W[np];B[eq];W[pl];B[no];W[mo];B[nn];W[lp];B[qq];W[qr];B[qp];W[rr]
;B[qj];W[pj];B[pi];W[oj];B[qk];W[ql];B[qf];W[ph];B[qh];W[oi];B[qi];W[mm]
;B[nm];W[nl];B[ol];W[mn];B[om];W[pk];B[nk];W[ml];B[ok];W[mk];B[rm];W[rl]
;B[pr];W[oq];B[pm];W[ro];B[nj];W[mi];B[rn];W[pg];B[qo];W[qg];B[rg];W[rf]
;B[re];W[rh];B[sf];W[ri];B[qc];W[fp];B[op];W[nq];B[hn];W[en];B[hl];W[gm]
;B[jl];W[gk];B[ij];W[dd];B[cb];W[ce];B[dc];W[bd];B[cc];W[de];B[gl];W[fl]
;B[fk];W[el];B[fj];W[hm];B[im];W[hk];B[il];W[in];B[jn];W[io];B[jo];W[ip]
;B[jp];W[jq];B[kq];W[iq];B[hc];W[cq];B[cp];W[er];B[dr];W[dq];B[cr];W[ep]
;B[bq];W[pc];B[qb];W[jc];B[eb];W[gi];B[gj];W[hi];B[hj];W[je];B[kd];W[jd]
;B[oe];W[nd];B[lf];W[ld];B[dk];W[eh])

Someone dropped out of the open, and since I was the weakest player, it meant I got a bye for round 3.

I see the last move is wrong - should be D12. I was just recording on my phone from memory, so I think I messed that one up.

[Kirby]

Now that I'm back at home, I thought I'd annotate the game I played with the 8d guy, with the comments he kindly provided me at lunch.

Here's the annotated SGF:

(;CA[ks_c_5601-1987]FF[4]RU[AGA (Area)]C[Now that I have some more time, I'll add in some comments my opponent kindly gave me during lunch. He was a nice guy. It was obvious that he was much stronger than me, so I felt a bit bad not to give him more competition. But he gave me some nice tips.]
AP[SmartGo Kifu:4.5]SZ[19]GM[1]GN[2017-10-01a]DT[2017-10-01]PB[Black]PW[White]KM[6.5]
MULTIGOGM[1]
;B[pd];W[dp];B[qp];W[dd];B[fq];W[op]
(;B[mq]C[He said that this is certainly a possible strategy... But, he thinks it's kind of just following my opponent.]
;W[qq]
(;B[qm]C[Honestly, I don't like this joseki, but I played it because it is simple.

And playing against an 8d, I thought it would be good to keep things simple.]
;W[pp];B[rp];W[nq];B[lp];W[rq]
(;B[qj]C[I played here out of fear.];W[cn]C[So now white is probably a little ahead.

I felt I should play on the bottom. He agreed, but didn't like the waay I did it.]
(;B[dq]C[So he said he didn't really think my move here was best.];W[cq];B[cr];W[eq]
;B[dr];W[er]C[I'm not that familiar with these variations, but I should be more \:-p]
;B[ep];W[fr]
(;B[fp]C[This was a mistake by me.];W[gq];B[cp];W[do]
(;B[bq]C[This was another mistake. Because of this, B5 is sente.]
(;W[gp];B[ci]C[He said this was decent.];W[cg]
(;B[dm]C[He actually liked this move that I played.

I guess it can be my single happy moment \:-)

He liked this because he said it threatens to do stuff with the E4 stones.]
;W[cm];B[dl];W[cl]
(;B[dk]C[Anyway, I pulled back.];W[fn]
(;B[gl]C[He said it wasn't terrible, getting into the center, but he thinks C9 is more natural to help the stones.]
;W[nc]
(;B[kd];W[qc]
(;B[pc];W[qd];B[pe];W[pb];B[ob];W[qb];B[oc];W[qf]
(;B[dc]C[So he thought this was a good idea.];W[cc]
(;B[ec];W[cb];B[ed];W[de]C[White has a better shape compared to the variation.]
(;B[pf];W[qg]C[He said that since I pushed, I should keep pushing, if I'm going to do that way. I don't really know why - I guess it's because the turn is painful.]
(;B[ff]
(;W[pg];B[og];W[oh]
(;B[nh]C[This was the move he criticized the most.

From my perspective\:
1.) I'm kind of emotional - just feel kind of screwed up from the left side.
2.) White seems to have more points.
3.) I need to make something big on top in order to compensate and make a chance.]
;W[of]C[Since I rush, the game is shortly finished after this.];B[ng];W[nb];B[na]
;W[lb];B[md];W[nd]
(;B[mc]C[He said this was a good move.];W[mb]
(;B[oe]C[Bad move he said.];W[me]
(;B[nf];W[kc];B[jb]C[Just desperation. End of the game.];W[jd];B[ke];W[ic];B[ib]
;W[hb])
(;B[ne]C[Still should do this.

But my chances are fading.]))
(;B[ne]C[This is better.];W[me];B[mf]))
(;B[ne]C[If I just play here, it's easy to get eyeshape with N17, etc.]))
(;B[ng]C[But he said that my move was too rushed. He said the feeling he got was simply that I was rushed.

He said that he thinks white is ahead, but I just need to be CALM.

There's still a chance! The center is open - but if I rush, I don't have any more chances.

Besides, there's cutting point around Q12, etc.

And the O13 move takes away aji that O17 has to move.

For many reasons, I should just be calm and pull back here.]))
(;W[gc]C[He pointed out this shape.];B[ee];W[jd]C[I don't know all of the variations, but it seems that it might be feasible for white to live.]
;B[jc];W[ic];B[kc];W[je]))
(;B[pg]))
(;B[og]C[He liked this better. I said I played Q14 so he would answer. But he still said it was better.])
(;B[qg]C[He also showed this move, if I wanted to try to kill white - though, it's probably not a good idea here.]
(;W[pf]C[White should move out to split black.];B[re];W[qe];B[rf]C[Now white's not totally alive.

But, this isn't really working at all, since black is so weak.

Just an interesting shape.])
(;W[rf];B[pf]C[Now it's a better shape for black.])))
(;B[ed]C[He liked this move, though.]
(;W[ec];B[db];W[eb];B[cd];W[de];B[cb];W[bc];B[bb];W[bd];B[fc]C[He said this might be a good option for black. White may get the C18 stones, but black can help strengthen the shape on the top.])
(;W[de]C[If white just pulls back...];B[cb];W[db];B[ec];W[bb];B[ee];W[df]C[It's a better shape for the top now.]
;B[og])))
(;B[fc]C[I thought about this, but he said it was bad.];W[dc]C[White can just get solid territory, and black doesn't have a very good shape on top.]))
(;B[qd]C[I didn't want to play here because I thought that he could shoulder hit at Q11. He also pointed out that white is kind of in the center with the P4 stones. So black can't develop that well. He agreed with that.]
;W[pc];B[od]))
(;B[pf]C[He thought that this might be better than what I played.];W[jd]C[Then I can aim at M17 and/or D17.]))
(;B[ck]
(;W[gk]C[If white surrounds or something...];B[bj]C[Black is almost already alive.])
(;W[bj]C[If white really wants to kill he'd play a move like this, but he said there's no way he'd play a move like this right now - black's out in the open.])))
(;B[ck]C[He said this is considerable, but the cut looks a bit uncertain for both sides.

Personally, I think it's still scarier for black.]
(;W[dk];B[ek]C[We both imagined this sequence.];W[dj];B[cj];W[ej];B[fj]C[I was afraid that C10 would simply get swallowed.]
;W[dh]C[But he was saying that he doesn't like the risk put on the D5 stones - or something like that.

Based on the way he said things, this variation is probably good for white, too, but just less certain than not cutting.])
(;W[bk]C[So he said he would have just played under here.

I guess his way is just safer and less risk.

Maybe that helps winning percentage.

I guess you don't need to cut and push things to the limit all of the time.])))
(;B[cl]C[But I was afraid of this for the wrong reasons. I thought he'd press me down.]
(;W[dj];B[cj];W[dl])
(;W[fn]C[But he said he can simply play here.];B[el]C[Black didn't gain much and white's cleanly captured the F4 stones.])))
(;W[bo];B[bp]C[Now I have to answer this.]))
(;B[bp]C[This is proper.];W[bo]C[Now if white plays B5, I wouldn't play B3!!!

But that's how it turned out in the game.]))
(;B[cp]C[I should play here first, because...];W[do];B[bp];W[gq]C[Now, black doesn't have to play F4. I can tenuki. But since I played F4, it's like I chose to play F4 now.]
;B[fp]C[It would be silly.];W[gp]))
(;B[fo]C[He said this was one option.];W[fc]C[If white ignores...];B[cq];W[dq];B[cp]
;W[co]C[White can't easily play here, he said.];B[dr];W[er];B[cr];W[eq];B[do]C[The cut is too hard for white, he said.]
;W[eo]C[I didn't ask him in the game, but I'm not exactly sure of the follow ups.]
;B[dn];W[en];B[dm];W[cm];B[em]C[I guess it's difficult for white.];W[fn];B[cl];W[bl]
;B[bk]C[Maybe this?])
(;B[dr]C[I asked why not slide first, then jump at F5?];W[cq]C[If you do slide, then H4 would work next.]
(;B[fo]C[But he said this wasn't good, because the point of F5 is to aim at the 3-3.

I had no idea.])
(;B[hp];W[jp]C[He said this looks a bit scary, but not if you imagine black's sente moves.]
;B[nr];W[or];B[np];W[oq]C[It's easy to imagine white getting attacked, and not black.]))
(;B[ip]C[Here's also possible, he says.]))
(;B[];W[qk]C[I'm afraid he'll attack me if I ignore.];B[nr]C[But he noted it's not that troublesome.]
;W[or];B[np];W[oq];B[om]C[He said it's hard to attack black that effectively - black can run out easily.])
(;B[cn]C[So he still wants to play here. Playing at R10 isn't urgent, and it's a bit slack in his opinion.

Yes, white can attack, but hey - black got a double approach, too!]))
(;B[pq]C[He noted that this would be less than ideal for black.];W[pp];B[oq];W[nq]
;B[np];W[nr];B[qr];W[rq];B[or];W[qo];B[mr];W[no];B[mp];W[cn]C[Black's stone at F3 is in the wrong place. N3 is as strong as "lava', he said. So you want to push white into the lava. He'd prefer to approach from C6 instead of F3. So it means that black is kind of overconcentrated.]))
(;B[cn]C[He prefers this line, but early in the opening, he says it's hard to say what's better.]
;W[eo];B[cq];W[pn];B[oq];W[nq];B[pq];W[np];B[fc]C[Another game.]))

One of the biggest comments he had was with my double hane. He said that the feeling was simply that I was rushed. I pointed out that I was behind, but he said there's still a chance. If I rush like that, then it becomes the case that there is no chance.

So:
* No rush, tiny chance > rush out of emotion from being behind, no chance

[EdLee]

Hi Kirby,

What was the time control ?

[Kirby]

45 minutes main time, 5/30 byo-yomi.

[sorin]

Now that I'm back at home, I thought I'd annotate the game I played with the 8d guy, with the comments he kindly provided me at lunch.

One of the biggest comments he had was with my double hane. He said that the feeling was simply that I was rushed. I pointed out that I was behind, but he said there's still a chance. If I rush like that, then it becomes the case that there is no chance.

So:
* No rush, tiny chance > rush out of emotion from being behind, no chance

I checked using Leela - it slightly prefers your hane, over the nobi suggested by your opponent.

By the way, an interesting exercise is to switch colors and play against Leela from some point in the game - for instance, from the point you played double-hane, you can play white and let Leela play black and see how it tries to deal with that kind of position.

Leela should be about the same strength as your opponent in this game, I think.

[Uberdude]

I'm also surprised the double hane was the move he criticised most: extend or hane are both plausible moves and need some thinking and judgement to decide which way to go. On the other hand your 73 is a really big shape mistake in a hot fight when there is one clearly superior move (though you need to spot the snapback). In fact I wonder if his cut atari after double hane is premature: my thinking is he should probe on the top side first as you could try to make him wish he'd done the other atari.

[Kirby]

Been awhile since I posted here. Not sure why, but somehow, I lost a bit of interest in go, it seems. Contrary to earlier times, I don't really feel bad or guilty about it. Maybe it's because of my job. Or maybe it's because of alphago. I don't really know. Go is still kind of interesting to me, but maybe just as a fun game to play now and then.

Maybe I'm getting more apathetic as I get older(?)...

Anyway, I started up in the AYD again, and played my first game.

Here's the game record.


It's been awhile since I played a game, so it was kind of fun. Maybe I'll get back into go after a few more games.

We'll see...

[djhbrown]

best wishes for your study.

[Calvin Clark]

Been awhile since I posted here.

Welcome back.

I think your games are interesting as you are willing to explore harder lines than I would consider early in the game. The touch here is novel:

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I have some familiarity with this other line, but both the pincer and counter pincer are on different lines in this case...

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Is the game line a new joseki? At first I speculated that maybe you either confused the position with another one or were just making it up as you went along, but I'm not sure. (I am also in AYD but I haven't watched the review yet so I'm not influenced by that.)

In any case, by the position clearly favors black, so we must find white's mistake(s). , forcing black to connect with more liberties is clearly a suspect, but even earlier, what's black's plan if white simply connects at here, aiming at both 'a' and 'b'?

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[Kirby]

I didn’t think about it much, but if white blocks at H17 in the game, I might have a hard time.

To your inquiry, I was just making it up as I went along

[Calvin Clark]

I admire your fighting spirit. Instead of the game move at 'a', what about this cut at ?

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[go]$$B
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$$ | . O O X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . O X O X X . . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | O O X O O O X O . , . . . . . , X . . |
$$ | . X X . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . O . O O O . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . X . O , . . . . . , . . . |
$$ | . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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$$ | . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O , . . . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . 1 X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . a O 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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If white captures, black has and white can't resist with .

$$W
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$$ | . O O X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . O X O X X . . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | O O X O O O X O . , . . . . . , X . . |
$$ | . X X . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . O . O O O . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . X . O , . . . . . , . . . |
$$ | . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . 3 O 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O 4 . . . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . X X O 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . O B 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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[go]$$W
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$$ | . O O X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . O X O X X . . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | O O X O O O X O . , . . . . . , X . . |
$$ | . X X . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . O . O O O . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . X . O , . . . . . , . . . |
$$ | . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . 3 O 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O 4 . . . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . X X O 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . O B 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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[Kirby]

I didn’t notice your other question- I guess I’d take the corner

$$B Moves 9
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$$ | . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . 2 3 b X . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . 1 O 4 O . O . , . . . . . , X . . |
$$ | . . a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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$$ | . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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[go]$$B Moves 9
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$$ | . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . 2 3 b X . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . 1 O 4 O . O . , . . . . . , X . . |
$$ | . . a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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$$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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[Kirby]

I admire your fighting spirit. Instead of the game move at 'a', what about this cut at ?

$$B
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$$ | . O O X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . O X O X X . . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | O O X O O O X O . , . . . . . , X . . |
$$ | . X X . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . O . O O O . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . X . O , . . . . . , . . . |
$$ | . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O , . . . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . 1 X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . a O 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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[go]$$B
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$$ | . O O X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . O X O X X . . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | O O X O O O X O . , . . . . . , X . . |
$$ | . X X . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . O . O O O . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . X . . X . O , . . . . . , . . . |
$$ | . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O , . . . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . 1 X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . a O 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

If white captures, black has and white can't resist with .

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

Seems like a nice idea.

[Kirby]

Here's this week's game from the AYD.



I guess it was kind of fun. Maybe the amount of fun I have is inversely proportional to the amount that I tell myself I should be studying (Note: I often don't study when I tell myself that I should be studying, and that just makes me feel guilty).

Or maybe it's just because I won. I dunno - I suppose I still like this game. A spark of interest is still there, at least

[Kirby]

My weekly AYD game.

I lost, and I never felt ahead. Ouch!



Oh well. I suppose it was still fun.