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Re: #210 Magicwand vs Emerus
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 4:01 pm
by Magicwand
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Re: #210 Magicwand vs Emerus
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 8:18 pm
by emerus
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Sigh, I really don't know here.
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Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$Wcm21 Prisoners: noneI looked at all of these but dismissed them all for shape reasons. Still, the move I chose is pushing white from behind and I am a bit worried about a cut at p13. As far as pure shape goes, 'f' seems to be OK. But it fixes white too. Should I be worried more about my own good shape than white's, who has two groups to worry for?
Regardless, even with some time to think, this wont be easy for me so I'll play a surrounding move and deal with a counter attack on my corner when it comes.
Re: #210 Magicwand vs Emerus
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 2:16 am
by Magicwand
M12
Re: #210 Magicwand vs Emerus
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 3:36 am
by emerus
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edit:
It's about to get ugly.
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Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$Wcm1 Prisoners: noneAs I played my last move without reading, I sensed some danger if white tried to sacrifice his two stones for an attack on my corner at 'a'. I think
is key. It is less secure on the very very weak cutting stones than atari at 'b', but that is not what's important right now. My 3 stones are the urgent matter.
Re: #210 Magicwand vs Emerus
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 7:47 am
by Magicwand
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this??
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Re: #210 Magicwand vs Emerus
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 8:24 am
by Uberdude
Re: #210 Magicwand vs Emerus
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 9:01 am
by skydyr
Uberdude wrote: This game has already disintegrated into bonkers fighting where I don't know what to do.
It's either comforting or frightening that players much stronger than me are similarly lost.
Re: #210 Magicwand vs Emerus
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 10:17 pm
by emerus
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Re: #210 Magicwand vs Emerus
Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 11:15 am
by Magicwand
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Re: #210 Magicwand vs Emerus
Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 12:38 pm
by emerus
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Re: #210 Magicwand vs Emerus
Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 12:50 pm
by Magicwand
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Re: #210 Magicwand vs Emerus
Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 8:58 pm
by emerus
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I spent like 10x longer than usual at this point. Which I think makes sense - the first battle is over, it's time to develop a good position for the next battle.
I'm not sure if a .sgf format like this is easy to observe or not. I tried to reduce the variation-spam to 2-3 diagrams worth. I thought I could convert the file into some diagrams but alas.... no. I'll switch back to diagrams unless there is a preference to this:
(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[0.00]
GN[]DT[2013-03-26]PC[http://lifein19x19.com/]AW[dd][md][kg][mg][ch][kh][lh][ph][oi][nj][pj][cn][en][iq]AB[jd][pd][kf][lf][pf][jg][lg][mh][nh][oh][ok][pk][go][dp][pp][gq][mq]C[Diagram from
http://lifein19x19.com/ ]PL[W]
;W[lj]CR[jb][pc][qm]LB[fc:A][pg:B]TR[md]C[The [T\] stone has so much aji that I don't think I can claim a decisive victory in this battle. I am happy with my result though.
I considered two main moves aimed at cleaning up aji at the marked locations. After consideration, I feel that 'B' is too soon, it would be aji keshi for white to play anything in that area anyway.]
;B[fc]C[I think I'll play here, seems like the key point to battle for territory.]
;W[dc]
(;B[fe]
;W[ef]LB[gg:C][ii:B][jp:A]C[I worry that this white shape would develop the left-hand side in sente.]
(;B[jp]C[If I tenuki....]
;W[hc]LB[gd:A]C[This is too much trouble for me. The normal move at 'A' seems like overplay.]
;B[gd]
;W[ie]
(;B[hf]
;W[jc]
;B[kc]
;W[kb]
;B[kd]
;W[ib]
;B[lb]
;W[la]
;B[mb]
;W[gb]
;B[fb]
;W[id])
(;B[jc]
;W[id]
;B[hf]
;W[jf]
;B[ig]
;W[ke]
;B[le]
;W[ld]))
(;B[gg]C[I think this would be correct.]
;W[hc]
;B[gd]C[But is this too greedy?]
;W[pc]))
(;B[jp]C[Is it simpler to take a big point? There is a lot of aji on top.]
;W[jc]C[I think white would take it all.])
(;B[ge]C[Or should I back away, respecting whites power?]))
Re: #210 Magicwand vs Emerus
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 2:13 am
by Magicwand
K17
Re: #210 Magicwand vs Emerus
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 4:03 am
by emerus
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Hane from the outside, force him to play inside to make small points(albeit destroy a lot of potential).
If magicwand plays simply to destroy my potential:
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Re: #210 Magicwand vs Emerus
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 6:27 am
by Magicwand
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is key. It is less secure on the very very weak cutting stones than atari at 'b', but that is not what's important right now. My 3 stones are the urgent matter.