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Posted: **Mon Mar 21, 2011 5:42 am**

I think he would have been slightly better off with a tenuki.

The reason is because this makes his stone heavy.

Remember in 9 stone handicap games, where there's a common joseki:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm1 $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X . 3 . . . X . . . . . X . . . | $$ | . . . . 2 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

This is good for black, because white's stones are heavy.

But then somewhere along the line, you learn that it's bad to "kick" the stone in a "normal" game:

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That's because, if black plays "a", above, white can extend around "b". Similarly, if black plays "b", white can press down around "c". The two areas are like miai, so it's bad for black. Black has tried to make white heavy, but really, he just tried to do too much.

In the game, I already have a stone to make white heavy. This makes things strikingly similar to the 9-stone handicap joseki:

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The difference is, of course, that the bottom right corner has the opponent's stones, and not my own.

However, I believe that the principle is the same. My pincer stone is in a great spot to make the two marked black stones heavy:

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Whereas the marked white stone, on the other hand, is high and light.

Posted: **Mon Mar 21, 2011 5:43 am**

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Posted: **Mon Mar 21, 2011 5:55 am**

I totally agree with topazg and disagree with Kirby. Black is doing well in this fuseki, I think.

is totally normal,

feels like an overplay, because a pincer at one of the points marked 'a' now looks perfect for black. White has separated his own stones.

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Better would be (I think) to play

at

, or, alternatively, tenuki. Yes, if

@

, black can take the corner easily. But white's thickness will be more than worth it...

Posted: **Mon Mar 21, 2011 6:29 am**

gaius wrote:
I totally agree with topazg and disagree with Kirby. Black is doing well in this fuseki, I think. is totally normal, feels like an overplay, because a pincer at one of the points marked 'a' now looks perfect for black. White has separated his own stones.
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Better would be (I think) to play at , or, alternatively, tenuki. Yes, if @ , black can take the corner easily. But white's thickness will be more than worth it...

Posted: **Mon Mar 21, 2011 6:33 am**

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Well, time to start the fireworks already. White's play feels like overplay to me, as I get to extend from my shimari whilst attacking - if I can get the point on the middle right later, Black should have a good game. I assume White's going to jump out, and then so should I, I think.

Rejected moves:

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Posted: **Mon Mar 21, 2011 6:47 am**

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I was just going to post how I don't like the position for black at all, when I noticed a quite crucial mistake in the latest diagram

Posted: **Mon Mar 21, 2011 7:26 am**

flOvermind wrote: when I noticed a quite crucial mistake in the latest diagram

What was the name of kirby's tesuji?

Posted: **Mon Mar 21, 2011 9:16 am**

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Posted: **Mon Mar 21, 2011 9:32 am**

Posted: **Mon Mar 21, 2011 9:36 am**

As far as I know, this is a common sequence:

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Then B usually plays around 'b'. Playing at a seems strange here...

Posted: **Mon Mar 21, 2011 10:35 am**

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Posted: **Mon Mar 21, 2011 4:39 pm**

I am seriously contemplating tenuki-ing to play around the center on the right (I'm not quite sure which point, yet, though):

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On one hand, I can't help but feel that such a move will get people to yell at me in hidden comments. I recall many a time when Bill Spight has called me out for ditching a stone that I've played earlier. Would this be another of those times?

On the other hand, I can't really see how such a play is bad for myself. I decided not to play yet, because I should try harder to see if I can see how such a tenuki could be bad. But I cannot play in a certain way just because I feel that kibitzers would want me to play that way. I must convince myself that a tenuki is bad, before deciding against it.

But to be honest, at the moment, a tenuki looks very appealing.

By the way, I think topazg's last move is a good way to move out, locally.

Posted: **Mon Mar 21, 2011 5:19 pm**

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Ed,

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