Life In 19x19

Posted: **Sun Jul 10, 2011 7:31 am**

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White prevents a double wing. High because I feel like it.

Posted: **Sun Jul 10, 2011 8:49 am**

I don't like W's reply to my B13. W's double wing needs to be invaded before he perfects his moyo. But if B invades at c14, W@c15 will make him heavy with too little space to extend comfortably. B will get a weak group. To prevent W's double wing I goback.

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Next B a & b are miai.

Posted: **Sun Jul 10, 2011 11:29 am**

As this is my first Go Back experience, please let me know if I cannot undo.
I revert

back to R10 -- my reasons are below:

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(1)

at R10 is a good move. It is the correct direction from B's upper right shimari, and it is a big point.

cyclops wrote:I don't like W's reply to my B13.

(2) Notice "B13" is also a co-ordinate on the board (x), so it is ambiguous.

is more clear.
(3)

at K16 is not a problem for B. It is a big point, a normal opening move.

cyclops wrote:W's double wing needs to be invaded before he perfects his moyo.

(4) Yes and No -- Yes, it's good if B does something about W's double wing.
No, W cannot "perfect" his moyo in 1 move, so it's not as bad as cyclops thinks.

cyclops wrote:But if B invades at c14, W@c15 will make him heavy with too little space to extend comfortably. B will get a weak group.

(5) I disagree. Here's why: yes, the 2-space jump to

is a bit inefficient for B,
but this is still reasonable because B is invading (after getting the big point

),
and the resulting B group is not very heavy and not very weak; it is OK.
This result is reasonable for both B and W:

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cyclops wrote:To prevent W's double wing I goback.

(6) Your

approach at F17 is also a big move and is playable. But I prefer the original

at R10 for the reasons above.

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Posted: **Sun Jul 10, 2011 1:20 pm**

This game seems really interesting, lots of discussion.
I doubt it will go very far because design by consensus is terribly slow (i live in Switerland ... ), but i will learn for sure.

I will not go back on Ed Lees move but i wondered after trying to play R10 at move 11 if

couldnt be high ? (ie

@Q10 instead of R10 ?)

i like Loons suggestion of a bit of kibitz before an undo to avoid strings of undos in the future.

Posted: **Sun Jul 10, 2011 1:23 pm**

perceval wrote:if couldnt be high ? (ie @Q10 instead of R10 ?)

Yes,

is also playable high at Q10, but I prefer low at R10 because of the cash:
there's no giant moyo anywhere -- 3/4 of the board is cash: upper right, lower left, bottom, lower right -- so, just take cash.

Posted: **Sun Jul 10, 2011 4:47 pm**

I suggest we continue the game with sgf, it's a lot easier.

Posted: **Sun Jul 10, 2011 4:52 pm**

There is a Many Universes theory in physics saying that at every instant every universe splits into every possible future. All these universe then lives next to each other. Well I am not going to be stubborn and split the game into two parallel ones. Ed's reasons now make me feel at ease with R13.

Posted: **Mon Jul 11, 2011 4:48 am**

nagano wrote:I suggest we continue the game with sgf, it's a lot easier.

OK, though I am not a big fan of your preferred method.
To speed up I added the 3 "obvious" next moves. I am not sure playing sequences is acceptable in Goback. So if you dislike pls go back.

As a child I always played chess against myself. Mostly I won.

Posted: **Mon Jul 11, 2011 6:41 pm**

I agree with that sequence, but will leave it for others to object if so desired. Certainly other moves can be considered.

Posted: **Mon Jul 11, 2011 7:00 pm**

FWIW, I would have been in favour of this reduction:

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Posted: **Mon Jul 11, 2011 8:44 pm**

@topazg Interesting move, certainly worth considering. How would you respond after the diagonal contact?

Posted: **Tue Jul 12, 2011 6:36 am**

it is already super hard to know what is the actual position...

Topazg you are proposing an alternative to the game, but not an actual "go back" is that correct ?

Posted: **Tue Jul 12, 2011 6:48 am**

These were the moves I'd been considering:

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The second one is kinda awkward though.

@perceval: I guess one of the GoBack's got rejected on the basis of this general sequence being unacceptable - so this _might_ trigger a correction, even though that hadn't really been my intent when I posted.

Posted: **Tue Jul 12, 2011 11:26 am**

I mostly agree with that sequence, but as white in both cases I would double hane, and in the first diagram I would play black 33 a point closer to the weaker group. I think white solidifies too much territory then.

Posted: **Tue Jul 12, 2011 11:40 am**

nagano wrote:I mostly agree with that sequence, but as white in both cases I would double hane, and in the first diagram I would play black 33 a point closer to the weaker group. I think white solidifies too much territory then.

Hmmm, double hane does look better in the first one. However, I would still rather take Black here:

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In the second one, there's no double hane:

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If White's going to have a wall like that, neutralising it with a living group and hopefully some central influence feels fine - Black's position in the top right is very good, the lower left looks fine, and White's lost the majority of his development potential - he's got cash, but it doesn't have huge prospects for becoming a lot more cash - am I mis-evaluating here?

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