Page 18 of 23

Re: 110: Marcus vs Kirby - Kirby's Revenge!

Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 10:04 pm
by Joaz Banbeck
Move along. There's nothing to see here.

Re: 110: Marcus vs Kirby - Kirby's Revenge!

Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 6:37 am
by Kirby
Click Here To Show Diagram Code
[go]$$Bcm31 Prisoner Count: B-1 W-5
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . O O . . . . . . . . . . . O O |
$$ | . . . . . X O O X X . . X O O O O X . |
$$ | . . X O O X X X O , . . X . X O X . X |
$$ | . O O X X X . . X . . . . . X X X X . |
$$ | . . X O O O X O . . . . . . . . . . X |
$$ | . O O . . . X . . . . . . . X X O . X |
$$ | . . X . X . . . . . . . O O X O . O X |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . O O . X O O O X X |
$$ | . . . X . . . . O , O X X X X O . O X |
$$ | . . O X . . . . . . X X . O O O O O . |
$$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X . |
$$ | . . . . . . X . . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | . . O . . O X . . 4 . . X X . . O . . |
$$ | . . . . . O O X O . . O X . X X X . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . O . X X X O X O X . X . |
$$ | . . . . . X O . . . X O O . O O X . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


Still striving to catch back up.


You make me so curious, Joaz...

Re: 110: Marcus vs Kirby - Kirby's Revenge!

Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 8:07 am
by Magicwand
for obs only:
i am 99.99% sure that white is in better position...
IMO black's last move was useless dame filling move.

Re: 110: Marcus vs Kirby - Kirby's Revenge!

Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 11:11 am
by yithril
Click Here To Show Diagram Code
[go]$$Bcm31 Prisoner Count: B-1 W-5
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . O O . . . . . . . . . . . O O |
$$ | . . . . . X O O X X . . X O O O O X . |
$$ | . . X O O X X X O , . . X . X O X . X |
$$ | . O O X X X . . X . . . . . X X X X . |
$$ | . . X O O O X O . . . . . . . . . . X |
$$ | . O O . . . X . . . . . . . X X O . X |
$$ | . . X . X . . . . . . . O O X O . O X |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . O O . X O O O X X |
$$ | . . . X . . . . O , O X X X X O . O X |
$$ | . . O X . . . . . . X X . O O O O O . |
$$ | . . X . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . X X . |
$$ | . . . . . . X . . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | . . O . . O X . . O . . X X . . O . . |
$$ | . . . . . O O X O . . O X . X X X . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . O . X X X O X O X . X . |
$$ | . . . . . X O . . . X O O . O O X . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


I say Forget those stones and go for the kill!

Re: 110: Marcus vs Kirby - Kirby's Revenge!

Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 11:30 am
by Kirby
I'm sure all of these hidden posts are laughing at why I have not resigned yet, but hey... I've got to try to come back, don't I? It seems that's how I got in this situation to begin with.

Re: 110: Marcus vs Kirby - Kirby's Revenge!

Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 11:35 am
by Kirby
That sure is a large group of stones that he captured on the right, though... Hmm...

Re: 110: Marcus vs Kirby - Kirby's Revenge!

Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 11:37 am
by Kirby
The problem with Malkovich games is that I feel like I am talking with myself most of the time. It makes me wonder if I am a little bit crazy... :lol:

On the other hand, input from kibitzers can be distracting at times, so I guess it's a trade-off.

Re: 110: Marcus vs Kirby - Kirby's Revenge!

Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 12:57 pm
by Kirby
If he plays elsewhere, I get huge profit by capturing the marked stones:
Click Here To Show Diagram Code
[go]$$Bcm31 Prisoner Count: B-1 W-5
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . O O . . . . . . . . . . . O O |
$$ | . . . . . X O O X X . . X O O O O X . |
$$ | . . X O O X X X O , . . X . X O X . X |
$$ | . O O X X X . . X . . . . . X X X X . |
$$ | . . X O O O X O . . . . . . . . . . X |
$$ | . O O . . . X . . . . . . . X X O . X |
$$ | . . X . X . . . . . . . O O X O . O X |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . O O . X O O O X X |
$$ | . . . X . . . . O , O X X X X O . O X |
$$ | . . O X . . . . . . X X . O O O O O . |
$$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X . |
$$ | . . . . . . X . . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | . . O . . O X . . O . . X X . . O . . |
$$ | . . . . . O O X O . . O X . X X X . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . O . B B B O X O X . X . |
$$ | . . . . . X O . . . B O O . O O X . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


He might play another move to attack the white stones:
Click Here To Show Diagram Code
[go]$$Bcm31 Prisoner Count: B-1 W-5
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . O O . . . . . . . . . . . O O |
$$ | . . . . . X O O X X . . X O O O O X . |
$$ | . . X O O X X X O , . . X . X O X . X |
$$ | . O O X X X . . X . . . . . X X X X . |
$$ | . . X O O O X W . . . . . . . . . . X |
$$ | . O O . . . X . . . . . . . X X O . X |
$$ | . . X . X . . . . . . . W W X O . O X |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . W W . X O O O X X |
$$ | . . . X . . . . W , W X X X X O . O X |
$$ | . . O X . . . . . . X X . O O O O O . |
$$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X . |
$$ | . . . . . . X . . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | . . O . . O X . . O . . X X . . O . . |
$$ | . . . . . O O X O . . O X . X X X . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . O . X X X O X O X . X . |
$$ | . . . . . X O . . . X O O . O O X . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


But I should be OK, I think. I've got enough space up there.

Re: 110: Marcus vs Kirby - Kirby's Revenge!

Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 1:51 pm
by perceval
Kirby wrote:
The problem with Malkovich games is that I feel like I am talking with myself most of the time. It makes me wonder if I am a little bit crazy... :lol:

On the other hand, input from kibitzers can be distracting at times, so I guess it's a trade-off.

@ kirby
don't worry Kirby you are not alone :clap:
don t resign , he made a come back, you can make one !! Cheer up :mrgreen:
You are producing highly enjoyable games for the silent audience :salute:

Re: 110: Marcus vs Kirby - Kirby's Revenge!

Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 2:02 pm
by Kirby
@perceval:
Thank you, perceval. I'll take that as a compliment.

Re: 110: Marcus vs Kirby - Kirby's Revenge!

Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 2:15 pm
by Marcus
Hmmm ... that could be a rather large capture there for White ... let's see ...

Evaluating both groups ... my current goal has been to attack (and maybe kill?) the center stones ... before I commit to that, though, I want to read as far as I can.

This board has a number of interesting areas to look at, and maybe find some way to pull ahead for good ...

Re: 110: Marcus vs Kirby - Kirby's Revenge!

Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 2:24 pm
by Kirby
The suspense is killing me...

Re: 110: Marcus vs Kirby - Kirby's Revenge!

Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 2:10 pm
by Marcus
Haven't forgotten this ... haven't had enough time to really give it a good reading.

Re: 110: Marcus vs Kirby - Kirby's Revenge!

Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 7:58 am
by Kirby
The suspense only increases with time!

Re: 110: Marcus vs Kirby - Kirby's Revenge!

Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 4:54 am
by Marcus
Sorry for the delay. I've been sick for a bit, then scrambling to catch up on work stuff.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code
[go]$$Bcm31 Prisoner Count: B-1 W-5
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . O O . . . . . . . . . . . O O |
$$ | . . . . . X O O X X . . X O O O O X . |
$$ | . . X O O X X X O , . . X . X O X . X |
$$ | . O O X X X . . X . . . . . X X X X . |
$$ | . . X O O O X O . . . . . . . . . . X |
$$ | . O O . . . X . . . . . . . X X O . X |
$$ | . . X . X . . . . . . . O O X O . O X |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . O O . X O O O X X |
$$ | . . . X . . . . O , O X X X X O . O X |
$$ | . . O X . . . . . 5 X X . O O O O O . |
$$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X . |
$$ | . . . . . . X . . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | . . O . . O X . . O . . X X . . O . . |
$$ | . . . . . O O X O . . O X . X X X . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . O . X X X O X O X . X . |
$$ | . . . . . X O . . . X O O . O O X . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . O O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]


No guts, no glory! Honestly, I haven't had much time to read through things. I've decided to go with my gut and attack the center. It's been a fun game so far, anyways, so no regrets! This will definitely be the final battle.