According to my count, white is solidly ahead, by more than 5 points (even counting the fact that it's black's move). In fact, given that this is a professional game, maybe they would even call it "game over". Which is interesting, because not so long ago I had the feeling black wasn't doing bad at all.
Of course, since then, white's center group has been 100% solidified with points, whereas black's center area now looks much smaller than it did then. But still...
Wow - I'm really bad at counting the score during a game (which is part of the reason I don't do it enough), so it's reassuring to see that 4/5-dans can't even agree about who's winning in a given board position
robinz wrote:Wow - I'm really bad at counting the score during a game (which is part of the reason I don't do it enough), so it's reassuring to see that 4/5-dans can't even agree about who's winning in a given board position
it is not that we can not count...it is that i am too lazy and dont have time to count accurately. i recounted and i confirm that white is ahead by about 5 points because it is black's turn.
"The more we think we know about
The greater the unknown" Words by neil peart, music by geddy lee and alex lifeson
$$Bcm109 ACTUAL GAME: Move 109. Points from prisoners: B 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X O X X X . . . . X . . . . | $$ | . . X , X O . . O O O . . . . , X . . | $$ | . . . . X O . O . . . . . . X . . 1 . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . . X O . | $$ | . O O O O O O O . O . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . X O O X X X X . , O . . . . , . O . | $$ | . X X X X . . . X . . . . . . X X O . | $$ | . . . . O . O . . . . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . O X X . . O X . . . . . . X O . . . | $$ | . . O . . . . X . . . . X . X X O . . | $$ | . . . O O O O X . . X . . . . O X . . | $$ | . . . O . X X O X . . O X . . O . . . | $$ | . . O X X . . O . X X O . X X . O . . | $$ | . . O . . . O . O O X . . X O O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------
[go]$$Bcm109 ACTUAL GAME: Move 109. Points from prisoners: B 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X O X X X . . . . X . . . . | $$ | . . X , X O . . O O O . . . . , X . . | $$ | . . . . X O . O . . . . . . X . . 1 . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . . X O . | $$ | . O O O O O O O . O . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . X O O X X X X . , O . . . . , . O . | $$ | . X X X X . . . X . . . . . . X X O . | $$ | . . . . O . O . . . . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . O X X . . O X . . . . . . X O . . . | $$ | . . O . . . . X . . . . X . X X O . . | $$ | . . . O O O O X . . X . . . . O X . . | $$ | . . . O . X X O X . . O X . . O . . . | $$ | . . O X X . . O . X X O . X X . O . . | $$ | . . O . . . O . O O X . . X O O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
$$Wcm110 ACTUAL GAME: Move 110. Points from prisoners: B 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X O X X X . . . . X . . . . | $$ | . . X , X O . . O O O . . . . , X . . | $$ | . . . . X O . O . . . . . . X . . X . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . . X O . | $$ | . O O O O O O O . O . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . X O O X X X X . , O . . . . , . O . | $$ | . X X X X . . . X . . . . . . X X O . | $$ | . . . . O . O . . . 1 . . . . . O . . | $$ | . O X X . . O X . . . . . . X O . . . | $$ | . . O . . . . X . . . . X . X X O . . | $$ | . . . O O O O X . . X . . . . O X . . | $$ | . . . O . X X O X . . O X . . O . . . | $$ | . . O X X . . O . X X O . X X . O . . | $$ | . . O . . . O . O O X . . X O O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------
[go]$$Wcm110 ACTUAL GAME: Move 110. Points from prisoners: B 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X O X X X . . . . X . . . . | $$ | . . X , X O . . O O O . . . . , X . . | $$ | . . . . X O . O . . . . . . X . . X . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . . X O . | $$ | . O O O O O O O . O . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . X O O X X X X . , O . . . . , . O . | $$ | . X X X X . . . X . . . . . . X X O . | $$ | . . . . O . O . . . 1 . . . . . O . . | $$ | . O X X . . O X . . . . . . X O . . . | $$ | . . O . . . . X . . . . X . X X O . . | $$ | . . . O O O O X . . X . . . . O X . . | $$ | . . . O . X X O X . . O X . . O . . . | $$ | . . O X X . . O . X X O . X X . O . . | $$ | . . O . . . O . O O X . . X O O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
Ouch, there goes black's little area... My endgame is really not good enough for accurate predictions, but maybe something like this now?
$$Wcm111 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X O X X X . . . . X . . . . | $$ | . . X , X O . . O O O . 4 . . , X . . | $$ | . 6 . . X O . O . . . . . . X . . X . | $$ | 5 . . X . X O . . . . 7 . . . . O . . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . . X O . | $$ | . O O O O O O O . O . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . X O O X X X X . , O . . . . , . O . | $$ | . X X X X . . . X . . . . . . X X O . | $$ | . . . . O . O . . . O . . . . 2 O . . | $$ | . O X X . . O X . . . . . . X O 3 . . | $$ | . . O . . . . X . . . . X . X X O . . | $$ | . . . O O O O X . . X . . . . O X . . | $$ | . . . O . X X O X . . O X . . O . . . | $$ | . . O X X . . O . X X O . X X . O . . | $$ | . . O . . . O . O O X . . X O O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------
[go]$$Wcm111 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X O X X X . . . . X . . . . | $$ | . . X , X O . . O O O . 4 . . , X . . | $$ | . 6 . . X O . O . . . . . . X . . X . | $$ | 5 . . X . X O . . . . 7 . . . . O . . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . . X O . | $$ | . O O O O O O O . O . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . X O O X X X X . , O . . . . , . O . | $$ | . X X X X . . . X . . . . . . X X O . | $$ | . . . . O . O . . . O . . . . 2 O . . | $$ | . O X X . . O X . . . . . . X O 3 . . | $$ | . . O . . . . X . . . . X . X X O . . | $$ | . . . O O O O X . . X . . . . O X . . | $$ | . . . O . X X O X . . O X . . O . . . | $$ | . . O X X . . O . X X O . X X . O . . | $$ | . . O . . . O . O O X . . X O O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
$$Bcm111 ACTUAL GAME: Move 111. Points from prisoners: B 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X O X X X . . . . X . . . . | $$ | . . X , X O . . O O O . . . . , X . . | $$ | . . . . X O . O . . . . . . X . . X . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . . X O . | $$ | . O O O O O O O . O . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . X O O X X X X . , O . . . . , . O . | $$ | . X X X X . . . X . . . . . . X X O . | $$ | . . . . O . O . . . O . . . . . O . . | $$ | . O X X 1 . O X . . . . . . X O . . . | $$ | . . O . . . . X . . . . X . X X O . . | $$ | . . . O O O O X . . X . . . . O X . . | $$ | . . . O . X X O X . . O X . . O . . . | $$ | . . O X X . . O . X X O . X X . O . . | $$ | . . O . . . O . O O X . . X O O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------
[go]$$Bcm111 ACTUAL GAME: Move 111. Points from prisoners: B 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X O X X X . . . . X . . . . | $$ | . . X , X O . . O O O . . . . , X . . | $$ | . . . . X O . O . . . . . . X . . X . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . . X O . | $$ | . O O O O O O O . O . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . X O O X X X X . , O . . . . , . O . | $$ | . X X X X . . . X . . . . . . X X O . | $$ | . . . . O . O . . . O . . . . . O . . | $$ | . O X X 1 . O X . . . . . . X O . . . | $$ | . . O . . . . X . . . . X . X X O . . | $$ | . . . O O O O X . . X . . . . O X . . | $$ | . . . O . X X O X . . O X . . O . . . | $$ | . . O X X . . O . X X O . X X . O . . | $$ | . . O . . . O . O O X . . X O O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
This is sente - white will now bamboo I suppose. dfan, if there is a sente exchange like this, maybe you could just upload a few moves in one go (especially with sente exchanges); it'll help speed up the game. In an endgame like this, writing comments at every single move is just too much...
One problem is that at my level, it's not always obvious just how sente a move is and whether the opponent has to make a real decision about whether to answer it or not. But if it is super-obvious, I'll try to post pairs, and if someone guesses the move I'll update early.
$$Wcm112 ACTUAL GAME: Move 112. Points from prisoners: B 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X O X X X . . . . X . . . . | $$ | . . X , X O . . O O O . . . . , X . . | $$ | . . . . X O . O . . . . . . X . . X . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . . X O . | $$ | . O O O O O O O . O . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . X O O X X X X . , O . . . . , . O . | $$ | . X X X X . . . X . . . . . . X X O . | $$ | . . . . O . O . . . O . . . . . O . . | $$ | . O X X X 1 O X . . . . . . X O . . . | $$ | . . O . . . . X . . . . X . X X O . . | $$ | . . . O O O O X . . X . . . . O X . . | $$ | . . . O . X X O X . . O X . . O . . . | $$ | . . O X X . . O . X X O . X X . O . . | $$ | . . O . . . O . O O X . . X O O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------
[go]$$Wcm112 ACTUAL GAME: Move 112. Points from prisoners: B 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X O X X X . . . . X . . . . | $$ | . . X , X O . . O O O . . . . , X . . | $$ | . . . . X O . O . . . . . . X . . X . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . . X O . | $$ | . O O O O O O O . O . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . X O O X X X X . , O . . . . , . O . | $$ | . X X X X . . . X . . . . . . X X O . | $$ | . . . . O . O . . . O . . . . . O . . | $$ | . O X X X 1 O X . . . . . . X O . . . | $$ | . . O . . . . X . . . . X . X X O . . | $$ | . . . O O O O X . . X . . . . O X . . | $$ | . . . O . X X O X . . O X . . O . . . | $$ | . . O X X . . O . X X O . X X . O . . | $$ | . . O . . . O . O O X . . X O O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
$$Bcm113 ACTUAL GAME: Moves 113-114. Points from prisoners: B 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X O X X X . . . . X . . . . | $$ | . . X , X O . . O O O . . . . , X . . | $$ | . . . . X O . O . . . . . . X . . X . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . . X O . | $$ | . O O O O O O O . O . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . X O O X X X X . , O . . . . , . O . | $$ | . X X X X . . . X . 2 1 . . . X X O . | $$ | . . . . O . O . . . O . . . . . O . . | $$ | . O X X X O O X . . . . . . X O . . . | $$ | . . O . . . . X . . . . X . X X O . . | $$ | . . . O O O O X . . X . . . . O X . . | $$ | . . . O . X X O X . . O X . . O . . . | $$ | . . O X X . . O . X X O . X X . O . . | $$ | . . O . . . O . O O X . . X O O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------
[go]$$Bcm113 ACTUAL GAME: Moves 113-114. Points from prisoners: B 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X O X X X . . . . X . . . . | $$ | . . X , X O . . O O O . . . . , X . . | $$ | . . . . X O . O . . . . . . X . . X . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . . X O . | $$ | . O O O O O O O . O . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . X O O X X X X . , O . . . . , . O . | $$ | . X X X X . . . X . 2 1 . . . X X O . | $$ | . . . . O . O . . . O . . . . . O . . | $$ | . O X X X O O X . . . . . . X O . . . | $$ | . . O . . . . X . . . . X . X X O . . | $$ | . . . O O O O X . . X . . . . O X . . | $$ | . . . O . X X O X . . O X . . O . . . | $$ | . . O X X . . O . X X O . X X . O . . | $$ | . . O . . . O . O O X . . X O O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
$$Bcm115 ACTUAL GAME: Moves 115. Points from prisoners: B 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X O X X X . . . . X . . . . | $$ | . . X , X O . . O O O . . . . , X . . | $$ | . . . . X O . O . . . . . . X . . X . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . . X O . | $$ | . O O O O O O O . O . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . X O O X X X X . , O . . . . , . O . | $$ | . X X X X . . . X . O X . . . X X O . | $$ | . . . . O . O . . . O . . . . . O . . | $$ | . O X X X O O X . 1 . . . . X O . . . | $$ | . . O . . . . X . . . . X . X X O . . | $$ | . . . O O O O X . . X . . . . O X . . | $$ | . . . O . X X O X . . O X . . O . . . | $$ | . . O X X . . O . X X O . X X . O . . | $$ | . . O . . . O . O O X . . X O O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------
[go]$$Bcm115 ACTUAL GAME: Moves 115. Points from prisoners: B 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X O X X X . . . . X . . . . | $$ | . . X , X O . . O O O . . . . , X . . | $$ | . . . . X O . O . . . . . . X . . X . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . . X O . | $$ | . O O O O O O O . O . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . X O O X X X X . , O . . . . , . O . | $$ | . X X X X . . . X . O X . . . X X O . | $$ | . . . . O . O . . . O . . . . . O . . | $$ | . O X X X O O X . 1 . . . . X O . . . | $$ | . . O . . . . X . . . . X . X X O . . | $$ | . . . O O O O X . . X . . . . O X . . | $$ | . . . O . X X O X . . O X . . O . . . | $$ | . . O X X . . O . X X O . X X . O . . | $$ | . . O . . . O . O O X . . X O O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
According to the commentary, here's why Black played b115:
$$Wc If B omits 115 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X O X X X . . . . X . . . . | $$ | . . X , X O . . O O O . . . . , X . . | $$ | . . . . X O . O . . . . . . X . . X . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . . X O . | $$ | . O O O O O O O . O . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . X O O X X X X . , O . . . . , . O . | $$ | . X X X X . . . X . O X . . . X X O . | $$ | . . . . O . O 1 2 . O . . . . . O . . | $$ | . O X X X O O X 4 3 . . . . X O . . . | $$ | . . O . . . . X . . 7 . X . X X O . . | $$ | . . . O O O O X 6 5 X . . . . O X . . | $$ | . . . O . X X O X . . O X . . O . . . | $$ | . . O X X . . O . X X O . X X . O . . | $$ | . . O . . . O . O O X . . X O O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------
[go]$$Wc If B omits 115 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X O X X X . . . . X . . . . | $$ | . . X , X O . . O O O . . . . , X . . | $$ | . . . . X O . O . . . . . . X . . X . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . . X O . | $$ | . O O O O O O O . O . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . X O O X X X X . , O . . . . , . O . | $$ | . X X X X . . . X . O X . . . X X O . | $$ | . . . . O . O 1 2 . O . . . . . O . . | $$ | . O X X X O O X 4 3 . . . . X O . . . | $$ | . . O . . . . X . . 7 . X . X X O . . | $$ | . . . O O O O X 6 5 X . . . . O X . . | $$ | . . . O . X X O X . . O X . . O . . . | $$ | . . O X X . . O . X X O . X X . O . . | $$ | . . O . . . O . O O X . . X O O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
Back to the actual game:
$$Wcm116 ACTUAL GAME: Move 116. Points from prisoners: B 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X O X X X . . . . X . . . . | $$ | . . X , X O . . O O O . . . . , X . . | $$ | . . . . X O . O . . . . . . X . . X . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . 1 . X . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . . X O . | $$ | . O O O O O O O . O . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . X O O X X X X . , O . . . . , . O . | $$ | . X X X X . . . X . O X . . . X X O . | $$ | . . . . O . O . . . O . . . . . O . . | $$ | . O X X X O O X . X . . . . X O . . . | $$ | . . O . . . . X . . . . X . X X O . . | $$ | . . . O O O O X . . X . . . . O X . . | $$ | . . . O . X X O X . . O X . . O . . . | $$ | . . O X X . . O . X X O . X X . O . . | $$ | . . O . . . O . O O X . . X O O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------
[go]$$Wcm116 ACTUAL GAME: Move 116. Points from prisoners: B 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X O X X X . . . . X . . . . | $$ | . . X , X O . . O O O . . . . , X . . | $$ | . . . . X O . O . . . . . . X . . X . | $$ | . . . X . X O . . . . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . 1 . X . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . . X O . | $$ | . O O O O O O O . O . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . X O O X X X X . , O . . . . , . O . | $$ | . X X X X . . . X . O X . . . X X O . | $$ | . . . . O . O . . . O . . . . . O . . | $$ | . O X X X O O X . X . . . . X O . . . | $$ | . . O . . . . X . . . . X . X X O . . | $$ | . . . O O O O X . . X . . . . O X . . | $$ | . . . O . X X O X . . O X . . O . . . | $$ | . . O X X . . O . X X O . X X . O . . | $$ | . . O . . . O . O O X . . X O O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]