Alright, fair enough, and expected.
I said I'd play this move, but I also want to question each play I make. So, why am I playing here, instead of jumping from here to some other part of the board? did say I wanted to fight ...
Well, this comes down to the fine line between "complex" and "chaos". While I might be able to complicate the game further, why should I? Perhaps Kirby has gained a slight tactical advantage by not allowing me to complete the shimari in the upper right. In theory that's true. This move also allows Kirby to jump back to finish the upper right.
Perhaps I could have punished the move much more severely ... but we're still playing a more or less even game, and at our level these little differences in the opening aren't going to decide the game.
There's also a matter of controlling the game flow. The upper right is a point of tension on the board. It must be resolved soon. The longer we both leave that corner, the easier it will be for each of us to choose variations that suit the board.
Personally, I think Kirby will go back to that corner with his next move ... either that or play at R6, approaching the lower right first. Hmmm, actually, I kind of expect that to happen now:
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I could pincer, but that leaves a double-approach that I don't want to deal with. In this case, I'll likely play at b myself.
If he goes up to complete the upper right corner, I'll figure out what I want to do then.
. I have heard white needs the ladder before. Is this the ladder:
is on the outside instead of the inside at a ... the sequence above is what I've seen played. Kirby obviously wants to get sente, and he's successfully split up the right side. Where will he go from here?
I don't think I have a choice for this move ... playing for the corner means playing around with both a ladder and allowing Kirby to connect to his R13 stone. I need to keep him separated, and seal him in to the the corner.