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Re: 122. Magicwand vs. Kirby

Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 5:48 pm
by Magicwand
Click Here To Show Diagram Code
[go]$$Wcm141 white: 3 black: 3
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O . O . . |
$$ | X . . . X . O . . X O . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . 3 X X . X O . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O . . O O X X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X O . . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X O O X O O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O X . X . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O X X X . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . X . X X O O . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X O O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . 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]



one wrong move by black will change the outcome of this game.. :rambo:

Re: 122. Magicwand vs. Kirby

Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 5:52 pm
by Kirby
Click Here To Show Diagram Code
[go]$$Wcm141 white: 3 black: 3
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O . O . . |
$$ | X . . . X . O 4 . X O . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . O X X . X O . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O . . O O X X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X O . . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X O O X O O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O X . X . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O X X X . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . X . X X O O . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X O O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . 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]


Well, for the first time in a little while, things seem a little bit dangerous. I'll have to roll up my sleeves here.

Re: 122. Magicwand vs. Kirby

Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 6:00 pm
by Kirby
I don't really think I'm in trouble. I have these points as miai, after all:
Click Here To Show Diagram Code
[go]$$Wcm141 white: 3 black: 3
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . C . . . O . O . . |
$$ | X . . . X C O X . X O . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . O X X . X O . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O . . O O X X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X O . . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X O O X O O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O X . X . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O X X X . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . X . X X O O . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X O O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . 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 feels awkward to left white have the left one, but he should be dead, so it's no real problem.


Edit: I guess he has D17 if I ignore the left one, maybe... Hmm...

Re: 122. Magicwand vs. Kirby

Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 6:09 pm
by Kirby
Maybe I'll have to make this a capturing race by filling the ko at some point...

I should think about this a bit more carefully before just rushing into the sequence.

Re: 122. Magicwand vs. Kirby

Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 6:11 pm
by daniel_the_smith
That big dead white group in the middle only has one eye.

Re: 122. Magicwand vs. Kirby

Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 6:11 pm
by topazg
Click Here To Show Diagram Code
[go]$$Wcm141 white: 3 black: 3
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O . O . . |
$$ | X . . . X . O X . X O . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . O X X . X O . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O . . W W X X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X W . . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X W W X W W W X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X W W X . X . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X W X X X . W X . O X . . . |
$$ | . X . X X W W . W , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X W W W . W . W X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X W . . C . . X X O . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . W W . X X X O O X . X O O O . . |
$$ | . W W X W . X O O . O X . O O X X . . |
$$ | . W X X . . X X O . O X . . . . X . . |
$$ | . 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]


Considering the circled point seems to kill all the marked White stones, I don't think White living in gote in the top left should be too concerning for Black?

Re: 122. Magicwand vs. Kirby

Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 6:15 pm
by Kirby
You guys must read much faster than me. :-)

I am still calculating.

Re: 122. Magicwand vs. Kirby

Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 7:39 pm
by daniel_the_smith
Oh, wait, if white goes first I guess there's still a ko to live in the middle. And white has local threats.

Re: 122. Magicwand vs. Kirby

Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:48 pm
by daniel_the_smith
Kirby wrote:You guys must read much faster than me. :-)

I am still calculating.


Kibitzers get an automatic +5 to reading, and it stacks with the ego bonus for being a dan player...

Re: 122. Magicwand vs. Kirby

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 1:40 am
by topazg
daniel_the_smith wrote:
Oh, wait, if white goes first I guess there's still a ko to live in the middle. And white has local threats.


A ko? Isn't this just alive?

Click Here To Show Diagram Code
[go]$$Wcm141 white: 3 black: 3
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O . O . . |
$$ | X . . . X . O X . X O . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . O X X . X O . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O . . O O X X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X O . . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X O O X O O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O X . X . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O X X X . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . X . X X O O b O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X O O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . a . 1 2 X X O . X . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O O 3 X X X O O X . X O O O . . |
$$ | . 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]


"a" and "b" are miai?

Re: 122. Magicwand vs. Kirby

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 3:23 am
by Magicwand
Click Here To Show Diagram Code
[go]$$Wcm141 white: 3 black: 3
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . O . O . . |
$$ | X . . . X 5 O X . X O . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . O X X . X O . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O . . O O X X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X O . . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X O O X O O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O X . X . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O X X X . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . X . X X O O . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X O O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . 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 did some counting...if i lose any group then i will not be able to win.
i must make sure all my group are alive.. therefore only one way to play this...

Re: 122. Magicwand vs. Kirby

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 3:31 am
by tj86430
I think it really takes a magic wand to make all white groups alive

Re: 122. Magicwand vs. Kirby

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 5:47 am
by daniel_the_smith
@topazg
You're right. I guess I still failed my roll. :evil:

Re: 122. Magicwand vs. Kirby

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 5:51 am
by ez4u
Obs:
I think that MW can not win, so he has to patiently wait and see if Kirby will lose! :grumpy:

I think that if Kirby plays :b1: below, he captures the two stones cleanly and makes his center stones safe. Then "a" and "b" are miai to kill something.
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[go]$$Bc
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . . |
$$ | . X . . b . . . . . 1 . . . O . O . . |
$$ | X . . . X O O X . X O . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . O X X . X O . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O . . O O X X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X O . . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X O O X O O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O X . X . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O X X X . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . X . X X O O . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X O O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . . . a . 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]

Re: 122. Magicwand vs. Kirby

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 6:38 am
by Kirby
Click Here To Show Diagram Code
[go]$$Wcm141 white: 3 black: 3
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . 6 . . . O . O . . |
$$ | X . . . X O O X . X O . X O . O X . . |
$$ | O X X , . O X X . X O . . . O X . . . |
$$ | O O O O . O . . O O X X . . O X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O X X O . . . X . O X X . . |
$$ | X . X X X X O O X O O O X . O O X . . |
$$ | . . O . X O O X . X . . X . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . X X O X X X . O X . O X . . . |
$$ | . X . X X O O . O , X . X . O , . . . |
$$ | . . X O O O . O . O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . 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]


As I said earlier, it looks like miai. If he tries something tricky in the corner, maybe I can ignore it.