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Re: #252 djllap vs topazg
Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 11:19 am
by DJLLAP
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Black now has 3 pretty secure corners. I don't think that I can afford to give away the fourth. I was tempted to play something like a, b, or 2 straightaway, but In all of those moves, the possibility existed that B could take either the corner or sente. After
I am thinking of the cap. I am getting a little uncomfortable about the territory balance, but I do think that W has more potential on this board. B's positions, while large point-wise and secure, are pretty flat, and he has nothing going on in the center. So far, it has been a peaceful game, which has been to my advantage as the weaker player.
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Re: #252 djllap vs topazg
Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 5:05 pm
by topazg
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Mmm, that's a relief. I was just thinking I was going to play where I just did (instead of where he just did) because all the excitement has moved to the middle. I was a bit worried what I'd do if he played
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.. Will see what his next plan is, but I'm thinking my biggest priority now is making sure his left doesn't balloon into something huge.
Re: #252 djllap vs topazg
Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 12:27 am
by DJLLAP
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Re: #252 djllap vs topazg
Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 9:33 am
by topazg
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Re: #252 djllap vs topazg
Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 1:54 pm
by DJLLAP
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Re: #252 djllap vs topazg
Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 2:01 pm
by topazg
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So, not sure if this is best, or if the timing is all that good, but having played
I sort of need to connect, or the exchange was bad for me I think.
So, why this, and why now? Either White plays again, or I have a couple of good followup reductions of the left side, and more importantly I can make his big group in this corner float. If I need a plan of managing it, it's nice to have that option. I also need to consider how to manage the "central" side of his moyo, but that will depend on his next move.
Re: #252 djllap vs topazg
Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 2:36 pm
by DJLLAP
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Upon reading a little farther, tenuki looks really dangerous. At first, I though play would follow the diagram below. I don't mind giving a little more side territory, and W's center looks even stronger than before.
$$Bcm41
Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$Bcm41But then I saw the possibility of this. It is really had to respond to the double hane. It encourages a tough fight in what I hope to be my territory.
$$Bcm41
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Re: #252 djllap vs topazg
Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 5:28 pm
by topazg
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Re: #252 djllap vs topazg
Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 7:47 pm
by DJLLAP
Re: #252 djllap vs topazg
Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 8:26 pm
by DJLLAP
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I like this move. It feels good. I read out several variations, but I wasn't too exhaustive. I think Black move was a little bit of an overplay. This fight seems to be advantageous for White. Here is one possibility.
$$Wcm1
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Re: #252 djllap vs topazg
Posted: Sun May 24, 2015 1:29 am
by topazg
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Re: #252 djllap vs topazg
Posted: Sun May 24, 2015 9:49 am
by DJLLAP
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Well that is a clever little move. Looks like he can get better shape in my area than my reading showed.
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Re: #252 djllap vs topazg
Posted: Sun May 24, 2015 10:15 am
by topazg
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So many variations here, and some of which seem really awkward for at least one side.
The idea of
was to either use as a fairly severe reducing move, or if he attempts to swallow whole, a pretty big aji creator to allow me to get into the left hand side. I've found a couple of sequences for White that I hadn't when embarking on the idea, so I'm not sure it's as clever as I'd originally thought. However, there's so much room for both White and Black to go wrong, that .. well, yeah, watch this space I guess!
Re: #252 djllap vs topazg
Posted: Sun May 24, 2015 12:45 pm
by DJLLAP
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I got a little worried when I saw that a sequence I had read no longer works with a Black stone at D5.
$$Wcm1
Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$Wcm1But this response looks like it keeps Black separated and keeps my strength in the center. Black can take part of my corner, but it looks like it is still alive. After 10 it follows A, B, C.
$$Wcm1
Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$Wcm1Also this formation doesn't seem much better.
$$Wcm1
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Re: #252 djllap vs topazg
Posted: Sun May 24, 2015 2:59 pm
by topazg
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I got off very lightly there I think. White seems to have played that very passively. I was worried about White playing above where I just played, but now I have lots of neat little tactical moves to give myself a very satisfactory result. I think the only way for White to stop Black from connecting is to lose a large chunk of the left hand side.
I'm feeling a lot happier now, albeit the possibility it could be due to poor reading on my part!
$$Bcm41
Click Here To Show Diagram Code [go]$$Bcm41My move might look a bit passive in return, but I think it's the best I can find. I rejected "a" to "e" above for various reasons (and ask if you want to know why for any of them), so I felt happiest with this move in the end
I am thinking of the cap. I am getting a little uncomfortable about the territory balance, but I do think that W has more potential on this board. B's positions, while large point-wise and secure, are pretty flat, and he has nothing going on in the center. So far, it has been a peaceful game, which has been to my advantage as the weaker player. 
@ 
.. Will see what his next plan is, but I'm thinking my biggest priority now is making sure his left doesn't balloon into something huge.
I sort of need to connect, or the exchange was bad for me I think.
was to either use as a fairly severe reducing move, or if he attempts to swallow whole, a pretty big aji creator to allow me to get into the left hand side. I've found a couple of sequences for White that I hadn't when embarking on the idea, so I'm not sure it's as clever as I'd originally thought. However, there's so much room for both White and Black to go wrong, that .. well, yeah, watch this space I guess!