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Maharani
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by Maharani Sat Mar 14, 2026 9:15 pm
Maharani wrote: Wed Sep 01, 2021 8:49 pm
Game 58 (7 komi, NZ rules) in which black develops a huge center moyo is beautiful IMO. Notable moves: 57 - So cool.
182 - After playing this move, KataGo realized that white was winning by 2 points. Black casually wastes some ko threats and ends up losing by 4 points.
https://online-go.com/review/709402
$$Bc Games 58, 59, 60, 102, 104 and 116 continue at Q4. Games 117, 118 and 126 will continue at a instead.
Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$Bc Games 58, 59, 60, 102, 104 and 116 continue at Q4. Games 117, 118 and 126 will continue at a instead.
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TelegraphGo, AGA 5d has done a 90-minute video review of this game!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6pdIjuBzWA
I’ve added all of his (commented) variations, plus more KataGo variations, to the OGS review as well.
Maharani
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by Maharani Sat Mar 14, 2026 9:24 pm
Maharani wrote: Sun Jan 14, 2024 12:18 am
The first 16 moves of game 110 (7 komi, NZ rules) look remarkably human to me. Move 69 is a tesuji and a half. By move 129, black has three corners and a large center moyo, but white makes sabaki in there and reduces it to nothing. Move 142 results in beautiful local symmetry. The endgame sees both players happily wasting ko threats, signifying a draw.
https://online-go.com/review/1009972
$$Bc Games 44, 51, 52, 55, 62, 77 and 78 continued at a instead of Q3.
Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$Bc Games 44, 51, 52, 55, 62, 77 and 78 continued at a instead of Q3.
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streetplay, AGA 5d has done an 80-minute video review of this game!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZRkv6yHTWU
I’ve added all of his (commented) variations, plus more KataGo variations, to the OGS review as well.
End position on a real board by Baekh0
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Maharani
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by Maharani Wed Mar 18, 2026 5:39 pm
Game 133 (7 komi, NZ rules) sees both players making massive territories. Black ties his top side moyo together to live in one group. It's a draw.
https://online-go.com/review/1128041
$$Wc Games 130, 133 and 134 continue at J13. Game 137 continues at a instead.
Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$Wc Games 130, 133 and 134 continue at J13. Game 137 continues at a instead.
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Maharani
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by Maharani Thu Mar 19, 2026 5:43 pm
In game 134 (7 komi, NZ rules), black and white each manage to kill about 20 of the other player's stones. But white's reduction of black's giant center moyo is just too much, and she wins by 10 points.
https://online-go.com/review/1130305
$$Wc Games 130 and 133 continued at a and b, respectively, instead of H12.
Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$Wc Games 130 and 133 continued at a and b, respectively, instead of H12.
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Maharani
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by Maharani Thu Mar 19, 2026 7:00 pm
Game 135 (NZ rules, 7 komi) begins with both players tenukiing from a high-approach-to-their-3-4-point joseki. White gains a local advantage in the top left from that, black in the bottom left. In the endgame, a dispute over the top side (starting with move 185) ends with both players getting more or less equal shares (move 258). Only small endgame follows, and the game is a draw.
https://online-go.com/review/1133719
$$Wc Game 42 continued at a instead of R6. Game 136 continues at b instead.
Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$Wc Game 42 continued at a instead of R6. Game 136 continues at b instead.
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182 - After playing this move, KataGo realized that white was winning by 2 points. Black casually wastes some ko threats and ends up losing by 4 points. https://online-go.com/review/709402