122. Magicwand vs. Kirby

[Kirby]

$$Wcm101 white: 2 black: 2
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . |
$$ | X . . . X . O . . X . . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . . . . . , . . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O . . . . . X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . 8 X . . . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X . X 7 . . . O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . |
$$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . |
$$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . |
$$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------

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[go]$$Wcm101 white: 2 black: 2
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . |
$$ | X . . . X . O . . X . . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . . . . . , . . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O . . . . . X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . 8 X . . . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X . X 7 . . . O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . |
$$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . |
$$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . |
$$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

[Magicwand]

F14 cut atari

[Kirby]

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$$Wcm101 white: 2 black: 2
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . |
$$ | X . . . X . O . . X . . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . . . . . , . . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O . . . . . X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X . . . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X 0 X O . . . O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . |
$$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . |
$$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . |
$$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------

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[go]$$Wcm101 white: 2 black: 2
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . |
$$ | X . . . X . O . . X . . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . . . . . , . . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O . . . . . X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X . . . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X 0 X O . . . O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . |
$$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . |
$$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . |
$$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

[Magicwand]

$$Wcm111 white: 2 black: 2
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . |
$$ | X . . . X . O . . X . . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . . . . . , . . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O . . 1 . . X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X . . . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . |
$$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . |
$$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . |
$$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------

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[go]$$Wcm111 white: 2 black: 2
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . |
$$ | X . . . X . O . . X . . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . . . . . , . . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O . . 1 . . X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X . . . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . |
$$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . |
$$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . |
$$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

[jts]

@magicwand:

What do you think of the situation?

[Magicwand]

@magicwand:

What do you think of the situation?

if i can capture that two stone in the middle then i will win comfortably
but it looks very complicated and black might have good answer to my move.
if kirby can not find that good move then i will win for sure.

it is very complicated that i am not sure what black's best move is.

[Kirby]

$$Wcm111 white: 2 black: 2
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . |
$$ | X . . . X . O . . X . . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . . 2 . . , . . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O . . O . . X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X . . . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . |
$$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . |
$$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . |
$$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------

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[go]$$Wcm111 white: 2 black: 2
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . |
$$ | X . . . X . O . . X . . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . . 2 . . , . . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O . . O . . X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X . . . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . |
$$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . |
$$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . |
$$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

The situation is kind of complicated. This move is a probe to clear up the bushes a little bit. Let's see how he answers.

[Magicwand]

$$Wcm111 white: 2 black: 2
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . |
$$ | X . . . X . O . . X . . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . . X . . , 3 . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O . . O . . X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X . . . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . |
$$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . |
$$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . |
$$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------

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[go]$$Wcm111 white: 2 black: 2
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . |
$$ | X . . . X . O . . X . . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . . X . . , 3 . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O . . O . . X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X . . . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . |
$$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . |
$$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . |
$$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

like i said before..it doesnt look clean for white...
i will have to twist the sequence to win.

[Kirby]

He is making it more complicated. To be honest, though, I am glad he did not play this move:

$$Wcm111 white: 2 black: 2
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . |
$$ | X . . . X . O . . X . . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . . X W . , . . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O . . O . . X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X . . . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . |
$$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . |
$$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . |
$$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------

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[go]$$Wcm111 white: 2 black: 2
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . |
$$ | X . . . X . O . . X . . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . . X W . , . . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O . . O . . X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X . . . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . |
$$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . |
$$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . |
$$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Because I did not have a good response. I thought about this:

$$Bcm1 white: 2 black: 2
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . |
$$ | X . . . X . O . . X . . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . 3 X W 2 , . . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O . 1 O . . X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X . . . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . |
$$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . |
$$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . |
$$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------

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[go]$$Bcm1 white: 2 black: 2
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . |
$$ | X . . . X . O . . X . . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . 3 X W 2 , . . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O . 1 O . . X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X . . . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . |
$$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . |
$$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . |
$$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

But does it really work?

$$Bcm1 white: 2 black: 2
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . |
$$ | X . . . X 5 O . . X . . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , 4 3 X O 2 , . . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O 6 1 O . . X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X . . . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . |
$$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . |
$$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . |
$$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------

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[go]$$Bcm1 white: 2 black: 2
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . |
$$ | X . . . X 5 O . . X . . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , 4 3 X O 2 , . . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O 6 1 O . . X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X . . . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . |
$$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . |
$$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . |
$$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

It didn't really seem like it, so if he had played there, I was going to use the rest of the local area as ko threats for the top right area - which is still quite big, by the way.

Here are some other sequences that I had been reading:

$$Wcm111 white: 2 black: 2
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . |
$$ | X . . . X . O . . X . . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . . 2 7 8 , . . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O 3 6 O . . X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X 4 5 . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . |
$$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . |
$$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . |
$$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------

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[go]$$Wcm111 white: 2 black: 2
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . |
$$ | X . . . X . O . . X . . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . . 2 7 8 , . . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O 3 6 O . . X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X 4 5 . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . |
$$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . |
$$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . |
$$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

and

$$Wcm111 white: 2 black: 2
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . |
$$ | X . . . X . O . . X . . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . . 2 9 0 , . . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O 3 8 O 5 . X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X 4 6 7 . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . |
$$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . |
$$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . |
$$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------

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[go]$$Wcm111 white: 2 black: 2
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . |
$$ | X . . . X . O . . X . . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . . 2 9 0 , . . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O 3 8 O 5 . X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X 4 6 7 . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . |
$$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . |
$$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . |
$$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

etc.

But, again, I didn't have a great response in mind for this:

$$Wcm111 white: 2 black: 2
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . |
$$ | X . . . X . O . . X . . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . . 2 3 . , . . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O . . O . . X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X . . . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . |
$$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . |
$$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . |
$$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------

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[go]$$Wcm111 white: 2 black: 2
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . |
$$ | X . . . X . O . . X . . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . . 2 3 . , . . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O . . O . . X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X . . . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . |
$$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . |
$$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . |
$$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

So I'm glad he didn't play it - I think.

I also considered playing this way, but couldn't find a good sequence:

$$Bcm1 white: 2 black: 2
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . |
$$ | X . . . X . O 0 9 X . . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . . 6 3 8 , . . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O 5 4 O 7 . X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X 1 2 . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . |
$$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . |
$$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . |
$$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------

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[go]$$Bcm1 white: 2 black: 2
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . |
$$ | X . . . X . O 0 9 X . . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . . 6 3 8 , . . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O 5 4 O 7 . X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X 1 2 . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . |
$$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . |
$$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . |
$$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

$$Bcm11 white: 2 black: 2
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . |
$$ | X . . . X . O O X X . . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . . O 2 O 1 . . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O X O O X . X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X X O 4 . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X O . 5 3 O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O . 7 6 9 . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . 0 8 . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . |
$$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . |
$$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . |
$$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------

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[go]$$Bcm11 white: 2 black: 2
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . |
$$ | X . . . X . O O X X . . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . . O 2 O 1 . . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O X O O X . X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X X O 4 . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X O . 5 3 O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O . 7 6 9 . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . 0 8 . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . |
$$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . |
$$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . |
$$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

and I lose the race. There are probably other ways for me to lose with this move, too, but I stopped thinking about it after seeing this one.

So now I am at a crossroad. Of course, I can capture the stones on the left. But what of my large dragon? That must stay alive for me to win, I think.

Can I play a move that still captures his stones on the left, and saves the dragon? If I can, that's surely the way to go.

Let's go get my reading cap.

[Kirby]

$$Wcm111 white: 2 black: 2
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . |
$$ | X . . . X . O . . X . . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . . X 4 . , O . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O . . O . . X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X . . . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . |
$$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . |
$$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . |
$$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------

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[go]$$Wcm111 white: 2 black: 2
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . |
$$ | X . . . X . O . . X . . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . . X 4 . , O . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O . . O . . X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X . . . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . |
$$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . |
$$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . |
$$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Bring it on, Magicwand. Try to kill my group. Show me if you can do it.

[Magicwand]

$$Wcm111 white: 2 black: 2
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . |
$$ | X . . . X . O . . X 5 . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . . X X . , O . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O . . O . . X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X . . . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . |
$$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . |
$$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . |
$$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------

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[go]$$Wcm111 white: 2 black: 2
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . |
$$ | X . . . X . O . . X 5 . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . . X X . , O . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O . . O . . X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X . . . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . |
$$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . |
$$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . |
$$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

ok...only one way to play this now..

[Kirby]

$$Wcm111 white: 2 black: 2
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . |
$$ | X . . . X . O . . X O . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . . X X . , O . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O . . O . 6 X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X . . . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . |
$$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . |
$$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . |
$$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------

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[go]$$Wcm111 white: 2 black: 2
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . |
$$ | X . . . X . O . . X O . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . . X X . , O . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O . . O . 6 X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X . . . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . |
$$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . |
$$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . |
$$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

I just hope I've considered everything...

[Magicwand]

$$Wcm111 white: 2 black: 2
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . |
$$ | X . . . X . O . . X O . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . . X X . , O . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O . . O 7 X X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X . . . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . |
$$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . |
$$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . |
$$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------

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[go]$$Wcm111 white: 2 black: 2
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . . |
$$ | X . . . X . O . . X O . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . . X X . , O . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O . . O 7 X X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X . . . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . |
$$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . |
$$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . |
$$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

[daniel_the_smith]

OK, my money is on Kirby.

[Loons]

How on earth can white continue after K16 cut ? I think Kirby has got this.

Sniped by dts.

Edit:
More usefully.

$$Wcm111 white: 2 black: 2
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . x . . . O X O . . |
$$ | X . . . X b O . . X W . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . a X X . 8 W . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O . . @ @ X X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X . y . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . |
$$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . |
$$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . |
$$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------

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[go]$$Wcm111 white: 2 black: 2
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . x . . . O X O . . |
$$ | X . . . X b O . . X W . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . a X X . 8 W . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O . . @ @ X X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X . y . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X O . . . O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O . . . . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O . . . . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . X X O . . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X . O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . X X O . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O O . X X X O O X . X O O O . . |
$$ | . O O X O . X O O . O X . O O X X . . |
$$ | . O X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . |
$$ | . X X X . X . O . O X X . O . X O O . |
$$ | . . O . . O X X O . O X . . O O X X . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

K14 and L18 captures should be miai, I think. As long as you don't make a mistake . Be careful about answering a at b at odd times in your reading. Caught me the first time.