27. topazg (1d) vs. Numsgil (8k)

Numsgil · Post by **Numsgil** » Mon May 17, 2010 6:18 pm

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bcm103 Move 103 - W: 0, B: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O . . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . X X X X O . . . X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . . O 1 O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Tactics and Variations

Fail for white.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O . . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O . . | $$ | . . . . . . . 2 X X X X O . . . X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . . O 1 O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . 4 3 O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Fail for white again:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O . . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O . . | $$ | . . . . . . . 3 X X X X O . . . X X . | $$ | . . X , . . 9 X O X O O X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X 8 6 O 1 O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . 0 7 5 2 O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

So something like this instead:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O . . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O . . | $$ | . . . . . 6 . 3 X X X X O . . . X X . | $$ | . . X , . . 7 X O X O O X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X 5 4 O 1 O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . 2 O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

topazg · Post by **topazg** » Tue May 18, 2010 1:53 am

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm104 Move 104 - W: 0, B: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O . . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O . . | $$ | . . . . . . . 2 X X X X O . . . X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . 3 O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . 1 O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Strategy and Thoughts

Well, that again feels aji-keshi for Black - I suppose he doesn't need to worry about wasting ko threats with the top left as it is.

So, I've deviated from my previous analysis because he pushed first. Why? Because he's taken away his own liberties, and I think the Black group's in real danger now if he doesn't take another move to protect. I think it's gone from a really big reverse sente move to virtually double sente, so not only is it relatively very important to me, it's a lot more dangerous for him to treat it as gote.

What's more, even if he protects at G3, I can cut straight away at G4, so everything looks uncomfortable to me. However, G4 can wait - my first priority is the top and upper side as in my last analysis - something like this perhaps?

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm104 Move 104 - W: 0, B: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . 9 . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . 5 7 . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . 6 8 . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O . . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O . . | $$ | . . . . . . . 2 X X X X O . . . X X . | $$ | . . X , . 4 . X O X O O X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . 3 O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . 1 O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Tactics and Variations

If I don't play 106, he captures in sente, and that's really very big - at least 10 points I think:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm104 Move 104 - W: 0, B: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O . . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O . . | $$ | . . . . . . . 2 X X X X O . . . X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . . O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . 4 1 O X 5 . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

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As the net doesn't work, if he simply blocks to keep my liberties down, he's got a lot of nasty aji here...

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm104 Move 104 - W: 0, B: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O . . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O . . | $$ | . . . . . 6 7 2 X X X X O . . . X X . | $$ | . . X , . . 5 X O X O O X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X 4 3 O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . 1 O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Numsgil · Post by **Numsgil** » Tue May 18, 2010 1:58 pm

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bcm107 Move 107 - W: 0, B: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O . . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O . . | $$ | . . . . . 1 . X X X X X O . . . X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Strategy and Thoughts

Tactics and Variations

So some ideas:

This is not great for black. White has good prospects at forming large center territory, and breaking up the top.

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This doesn't end well for black, either.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O 3 . 5 . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . . 2 . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X X O 4 O . 7 6 . . . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . 9 8 . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . 0 . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O . . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O . . | $$ | . . . . . 1 . X X X X X O . . . X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

So something like this, I think.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bcm107 Move 107 - W: 0, B: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . . 2. . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . 4 . . . . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . 8 . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . 3 . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O . . 7 . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . 5 . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O 6 O O . . | $$ | . . . . . 1 . X X X X X O . . . X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

topazg · Post by **topazg** » Tue May 18, 2010 2:11 pm

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm108 Move 108 - W: 0, B: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . 1 . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O . . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . . . X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Strategy and Thoughts

Numsgil · Post by **Numsgil** » Tue May 18, 2010 4:43 pm

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bcm109 Move 109 - W: 0, B: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . 3 . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O . . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . 1 . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O 2 O O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . . . X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Strategy and Thoughts

Not one of the moves I was expecting, but still big for white.

Instead of responding locally (and making my black stones in the center heavy) I'll take another big move at the top.

But before I do that even, I'll make a forcing move (if white ignores):

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O . . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . 1 . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O 6 O 3 O O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O 5 4 7 X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

The variations below are before I thought to make the forcing move. But they explain the reasoning behind the move after.

Tactics and Variations

Not good for black:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bcm109 Move 109 - W: 0, B: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . 6 7 . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . 2 1 . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X 4 3 . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O 5 . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . . . X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

White captures the two stones in a ladder. White can then invade the corner.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O 4 3 5 . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X 2 . 1 . . . . 6 . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O . . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . . . X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Ladder at G8 favors white.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X 2 . 1 . . 3 . . . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O 4 , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . 5 . . . . . . . O . . . . . | $$ | . O . . 8 6 7 . O X . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . 9 . O O O O . O . O O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . . . X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

F7 is a sacrifice, but I can start peeking into white's center.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bcm109 Move 109 - W: 0, B: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X 2 . 1 . . 3 . . . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O 4 , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O 8 6 5 9 0 . . . . O . . . . . | $$ | . O . . . 7 . . O X . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . . . X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

This reduction also makes sense. Right on the door of the moyo that formed.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X 2 . 1 . . 3 . . . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O 4 , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . 5 . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O . . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . . . X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Post by **Solomon** » Tue May 18, 2010 5:07 pm

I wonder why Black expects White to play at K17 after 11 (all variations pertaining to 11 in his Tactics section has it). You can find coins on the ground that are more valuable than those two Black stones; they serve no purpose and do nothing on the White group attached to it.

For Black to play 'a' and take the corner is better. 11 does not protect the corner and White could consider invading (e.g: at 'b') to take more territory away from Black.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bcm109 Move 109 - W: 0, B: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . 3 . . a b . . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O . . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . 1 . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O 2 O O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . . . X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

topazg · Post by **topazg** » Wed May 19, 2010 12:34 am

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm110 Move 110 - W: 0, B: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O 1 . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . . . X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Strategy and Thoughts

Firstly, I think you should never show your tenuki in triggers in Malkovich games. It's not going to make a great deal of difference to me because my last move was preparing the top anyway, so it's not as if I hadn't noticed that's the biggest area on the board, but it does mean I could have for example played up there myself instead of responding locally if I so wished. Triggers are best left as the local moves!

So, I'm not too unhappy with this peep, but there's no way I'm going to block directly. The two stones he threatens to cut off aren't that big, and I'll gladly exchange them for swallowing up the middle in a big way. a > b below in my opinion:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm110 Move 110 - W: 0, B: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O a a a . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . a a a . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X a a . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O 1 . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . X . b b . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O b . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . . b X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Tactics and Variations

The other advantage I have, is if he does play the cutting move, I'm going to jump to the top side and exchange for big gains in the middle area, he can't easily punish locally:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm110 Move 110 - W: 0, B: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . 3 . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . 9 , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . 6 O 1 . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X 5 4 X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O 7 O 2 O O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . 8 . X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

If he tries to cut the other way, it's a complete disaster as he's caught in a ladder:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm110 Move 110 - W: 0, B: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . 3 . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . 9 . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O 1 8 0 . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X 3 2 X 6 7 . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O 4 O O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . 5 . X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm120 Move 120 - W: 0, B: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . 3 . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , 3 5 . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . O 2 4 6 | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O O X X 1 7 | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X O X X X O . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O X O O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . O . X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

And if he responds to 112 to let me get back to that corner, I can either sacrifice those stones in sente:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm110 Move 110 - W: 0, B: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O 1 . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . 3 X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O 2 O O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . . . X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

or I can look to fix the cut cutely:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm110 Move 110 - W: 0, B: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O 1 . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O 2 O O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . 5 3 X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X 4 . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Or, as he may connect out instead of Block, I need to read this fun line:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm110 Move 110 - W: 0, B: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O 1 . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O 2 O O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . 4 3 X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X . 5 . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

So much fun to have

Numsgil · Post by **Numsgil** » Wed May 19, 2010 9:47 am

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bcm111 Move 111 - W: 0, B: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . 1 . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O O . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . . . X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Tactics and Variations

I don't see any really great follow ups that preserve sente, so I'll leave it as a forcing move for now and go elsewhere.

This is great for black.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O O . 0 9 . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . X 5 7 6 . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O 1 O O 8 . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O 4 2 3 X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

If white blocks the other way, though, there's not a great follow up.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O O . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . X 2 . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O 1 O O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . 3 4 X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X 5 . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O O . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X 8 6 X 2 . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O 7 O 1 O O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O 5 4 3 X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

topazg · Post by **topazg** » Wed May 19, 2010 10:33 am

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm112 Move 112 - W: 0, B: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O O . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . . 1 X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

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Numsgil · Post by **Numsgil** » Wed May 19, 2010 12:57 pm

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bcm113 Move 113 - W: 0, B: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O O . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . . O X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X 1 . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Tactics and Variations

I have to respond, because of this sequence:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O O . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . . O X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X 3 2 4 . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Other than the 3-4 exchange, I don't see a compelling white follow-up here after I defend. So maybe there was a weakness in white's position I didn't see originally and he's just moving to fix it in sente.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O O . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O 3 . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . . O X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X 1 . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . 4 . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

topazg · Post by **topazg** » Wed May 19, 2010 1:37 pm

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm114 Move 114 - W: 0, B: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . X . . . 1 . . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O O . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . . O X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X X . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

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Tactics and Variations

These were the positions I'd considered:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm114 Move 114 - W: 0, B: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . x x . . . . c . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . X . a b d . . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O O . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . . O X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X X . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Firstly, they're all on the left side of the corner because "x" marks his weak group. Either he's going to play to look after it and give me a fat corner, or he's going to run risks with it by trying to hold the corner. Either way, this is tricksy for him. So, "a":

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm114 Move 114 - W: 0, B: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . b . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . X . 1 . . . . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . a . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O O . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . . O X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X X . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

I don't really like anything here for White. "a" is probably fine for Black, but he can simply play "b" and make a big corner and make me worried and running out with my stone. It just feels bad to be forced to do this when I'm supposed to be being all initiative-holding. "B":

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm114 Move 114 - W: 0, B: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . X . . 1 2 . . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . 3 . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O O . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . . O X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X X . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Trying to take the top side in a big way. It's not too bad (better than the last line I think) but it's rather putting all my eggs in one basket and guaranteeing Black a good corner. "C":

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm114 Move 114 - W: 0, B: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . 4 1 3 . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . X . . . 2 . . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O O . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . . O X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X X . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

This just feels too squished into the corner, and Black's outside position feels really nice. It's my first choice normally, but here I think Black has a really genuine weak group at the top edge. As such, I think the contact point at the original "D" (4 main options) is better. It's weaker, but at the same time more flexible, and I can benefit a lot more from sacrificing something in a fight if I can build an attack on that weak group.

Numsgil · Post by **Numsgil** » Wed May 19, 2010 5:44 pm

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bcm115 Move 115 - W: 0, B: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . X . . . O 1 . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . . X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O O . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . . O X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X X . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

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Tactics and Variations

This way white can form a ko for life in the corner.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . 6 . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . X . . 1 O 2 . 8 | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . . X 3 4 7 | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . 5 . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O O . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . . O X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X X . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

This way leads to complicated capture races in the corner. Not something I'd feel confident winning given the fight in the top left.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . 3 . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . X . . 1 O 4 . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . 2 X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . 5 . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O O . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . . O X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X X . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

This is more passive. I build up solid corner + right side territory. But white starts to build up strength to attack the three stones at the top and is well into a solid moyo for center territory.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . 3 . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . X . . 2 O 1 . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . 4 X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . 5 . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O O . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . . O X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X X . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

This way white steals much of the corner territory and top territory. But I have some thickness towards the center I can use to disrupt the white moyo that's forming.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . 0 . 8 4 6 . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . X . . 7 O 1 5 . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . 9 X 2 3 . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O O . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . . O X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X X . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Given all these possibilities, I like a hane on the inside better then a hane on the outside.

topazg · Post by **topazg** » Thu May 20, 2010 3:37 am

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm116 Move 116 - W: 0, B: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . X . . . O X . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . 1 X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O O . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . . O X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X X . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Strategy and Thoughts

Numsgil · Post by **Numsgil** » Thu May 20, 2010 10:08 am

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bcm117 Move 117 - W: 0, B: 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . X . . 1 O X . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . O X . . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O O . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . . O X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X X . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Tactics and Variations

Seems good for black

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . 3 2 6 . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . X . . 1 O X 7 . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . O X 4 . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . 5 . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O O . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . . O X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X X . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Still seems good for black.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . 2 . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . X . 3 1 O X . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . O X 5 . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . 4 6 7 . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . 8 X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O O . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . . O X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X X . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Something like this is the only one that feels questionable. But I still think it's good for black. Though I can revert to the above line fairly easily if I do 3 at 4.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . . 3 . . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . X . . 1 O X . . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . O X 4 . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . 2 5 . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O O . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . . O X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X X . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

unkx80 · Post by **unkx80** » Thu May 20, 2010 10:54 am

Not for players.

Numsgil wrote:
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$$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . 3 2 6 . . |
$$ | . O X X . X O X X . . X . . 1 O X 7 . |
$$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . O X 4 . . |
$$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . 5 . . . |
$$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . |
$$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . |
$$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O O . . . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . X . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O . . |
$$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . . O X X . |
$$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . |
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[go]$$Bc $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . . . 3 2 6 . . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . X . . 1 O X 7 . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . . O X 4 . . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . . 5 . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O O . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . . O X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X X . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wc $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . O X . O X . . . . . . . 7 5 . . b . | $$ | . O O X O X O O . . . . 3 2 X O O a . | $$ | . O X X . X O X X . . X 4 1 X O X X . | $$ | . O O X X O . O . , . . . 6 O X O 9 . | $$ | X O X O . O . O . . . . . . 8 X . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | X . X X X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X . . O . . . . . . O . . . . X . . | $$ | O X O X O . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | X O O . O X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O O . . . . . . . . . O O . . . . | $$ | . O . . . . . . O X . X . . X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O . O . O O . . | $$ | . . . . . X . X X X X X O . . O X X . | $$ | . . X , . . . X O X O O X X X X . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . O O X O X O O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O X . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

I don't think Numsgil has seen this tesuji before.

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