Life In 19x19

Posted: **Fri Jan 27, 2012 8:55 am**

Kirby wrote:No getting past you, huh? Thanks for playing. I resign.

I'm a bit surprised by this, but thank you for an interesting game, and my apologies for several long delays.

Posted: **Fri Jan 27, 2012 3:43 pm**

tj86430 wrote:@Loons:
Loons wrote:I am interested in seeing some of your variations here.

I will try to post some later today.

I'm not sure if this is still relevant, and I don't have all the variations I read any more, but here are some of my thoughts:

Basically, a and b below are miai:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm1 Prisoner Count: B-1 W-0 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O X O O . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X . O X X X X O . . . . . O O O . | $$ | . O . X X O X X O O X X . O O X X O . | $$ | . . O . . O O X X O O X O . X X . X . | $$ | . . O X X X O O X X X O O . . . O X . | $$ | . . . . . . O X O O X X X . . X . . . | $$ | . . . . X X O X . X . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O O O . O X . . O . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . . , . . O X . , X . O . . , . . . | $$ | . . . . O O X X X X O X X . . . . . . | $$ | . . X . X O . . O O O O X . X . X . . | $$ | . . . . X O X X O . O . O X . . . . . | $$ | . . . O X X . O O O . O X . O . O . . | $$ | . X . . . . . . X . O O X . . . X X . | $$ | . O X X . X . X . , O X X X . X X O X | $$ | a . O . . . X O O O X O . . . X O O . | $$ | . O b X . . . X X X X O . O . O . O . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

I thought this is white's strongest response:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm1 Prisoner Count: B-1 W-0 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O X O O . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X . O X X X X O . . . . . O O O . | $$ | . O . X X O X X O O X X . O O X X O . | $$ | . . O . . O O X X O O X O . X X . X . | $$ | . . O X X X O O X X X O O . . . O X . | $$ | . . . . . . O X O O X X X . . X . . . | $$ | . . . . X X O X . X . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O O O . O X . . O . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . . , . . O X . , X . O . . , . . . | $$ | . . . . O O X X X X O X X . . . . . . | $$ | . . X . X O . . O O O O X . X . X . . | $$ | . . . . X O X X O . O . O X . . . . . | $$ | . . . O X X . O O O . O X . O . O . . | $$ | . X . . . . . . X . O O X . . . X X . | $$ | 3 O X X . X . X . , O X X X . X X O X | $$ | 2 . O . . . X O O O X O . . . X O O . | $$ | 4 O 1 X . . . X X X X O . O . O . O . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

This one you saw already:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm1 Prisoner Count: B-1 W-0 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O X O O . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X . O X X X X O . . . . . O O O . | $$ | . O . X X O X X O O X X . O O X X O . | $$ | . . O . . O O X X O O X O . X X . X . | $$ | . . O X X X O O X X X O O . . . O X . | $$ | . . . . . . O X O O X X X . . X . . . | $$ | . . . . X X O X . X . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O O O . O X . . O . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . . , . . O X . , X . O . . , . . . | $$ | . . . . O O X X X X O X X . . . . . . | $$ | . . X . X O . . O O O O X . X . X . . | $$ | . . . . X O X X O . O . O X . . . . . | $$ | . 4 3 O X X . O O O . O X . O . O . . | $$ | . X 1 2 . . . . X . O O X . . . X X . | $$ | . O X X . X . X . , O X X X . X X O X | $$ | . . O . . . X O O O X O . . . X O O . | $$ | . O . X . . . X X X X O . O . O . O . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

No room for eyes:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm1 Prisoner Count: B-1 W-0 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O X O O . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X . O X X X X O . . . . . O O O . | $$ | . O . X X O X X O O X X . O O X X O . | $$ | . . O . . O O X X O O X O . X X . X . | $$ | . . O X X X O O X X X O O . . . O X . | $$ | . . . . . . O X O O X X X . . X . . . | $$ | . . . . X X O X . X . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O O O . O X . . O . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . . , . . O X . , X . O . . , . . . | $$ | . . . . O O X X X X O X X . . . . . . | $$ | . . X . X O . . O O O O X . X . X . . | $$ | . . . . X O X X O . O . O X . . . . . | $$ | . . . O X X . O O O . O X . O . O . . | $$ | . X . . . . . . X . O O X . . . X X . | $$ | . O X X . X . X . , O X X X . X X O X | $$ | 1 . O 3 . . X O O O X O . . . X O O . | $$ | . O 2 X 4 . . X X X X O . O . O . O . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

a and b are still miai.:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm1 Prisoner Count: B-1 W-0 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X X O . O O X O O . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X . O X X X X O . . . . . O O O . | $$ | . O . X X O X X O O X X . O O X X O . | $$ | . . O . . O O X X O O X O . X X . X . | $$ | . . O X X X O O X X X O O . . . O X . | $$ | . . . . . . O X O O X X X . . X . . . | $$ | . . . . X X O X . X . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O O O . O X . . O . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . . , . . O X . , X . O . . , . . . | $$ | . . . . O O X X X X O X X . . . . . . | $$ | . . X . X O . . O O O O X . X . X . . | $$ | . . . . X O X X O . O . O X . . . . . | $$ | . . . O X X . O O O . O X . O . O . . | $$ | . X . . . . . . X . O O X . . . X X . | $$ | . O X X . X . X . , O X X X . X X O X | $$ | a . O 1 3 . X O O O X O . . . X O O . | $$ | . O b X 2 4 . X X X X O . O . O . O . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Posted: **Fri Jan 27, 2012 3:45 pm**

I read all the comments, and I thank everyone who took the time to comment. There were several very interesting and instructive points made. :bow:

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