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Posted: **Thu Apr 01, 2021 8:13 am**

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$B Mistake 4 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X . | $$ | . X O X . . . . . . . . X X O X . . X | $$ | . X O X . . X . . , . O X O O O X X . | $$ | . O X X . . . c . X X O O X O X O O . | $$ | O . O O . O . . . X O O . . O X O . . | $$ | . O . . . . . X X O 1 a . . O X O . . | $$ | . . . . X O O b O O . . X . . X . . . | $$ | . . . . X . X O . . . . . O X X X O . | $$ | . X X , . . X O . , . . . O O X O . . | $$ | . O X . . . X O . O X . . . . O O . . | $$ | O . O X . . X . . X O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O . . . . . . X O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . X O . O . . . . . . | $$ | . . . O . . . . . O X O . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O , . . . . . , X X O O O O O O . | $$ | . . O X . . X . . . . X X O X X X X . | $$ | . X X . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

White has a big lead (33 points). Black is trying to stage an upset. White lost 10 points by making the wrong choice between a, b and c.

Posted: **Thu Apr 01, 2021 10:15 am**

Let's try. White's group on the left doesn't have two eyes, so a move at "b" would save it.

Edit: move in the diagram below is wrong!

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc No problem, White is really connected. $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X . | $$ | . X O X . . . . . . . . X X O X . . X | $$ | . X O X . . X . . , . O X O O O X X . | $$ | . O X X . . . c . X X O O X O X O O . | $$ | O . O O 4 O 7 8 . X O O . . O X O . . | $$ | . O . . 3 5 6 X X O 1 a . . O X O . . | $$ | . . . . X O O 2 O O . . X . . X . . . | $$ | . . . . X . X O . . . . . O X X X O . | $$ | . X X , . . X O . , . . . O O X O . . | $$ | . O X . . . X O . O X . . . . O O . . | $$ | O . O X . . X . . X O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O . . . . . . X O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . X O . O . . . . . . | $$ | . . . O . . . . . O X O . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O , . . . . . , X X O O O O O O . | $$ | . . O X . . X . . . . X X O X X X X . | $$ | . X X . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

So the question is whether

threatens something. Clearly Black doesn't have enough space to make two eyes, so the only way for

to live is to kill one of the white strings.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X . | $$ | . X O X . . . . . . . . X X O X . . X | $$ | . X O X . . X . . , . O X O O O X X . | $$ | . O X X . . . c . X X O O Y O X O O . | $$ | O . O O . O . . . X O O d . O X O . . | $$ | . O . . . . . X X O 1 a d d O X O . . | $$ | . . . . X O O 2 O O d d X . . X . . . | $$ | . . . . X . X O . . . . . O X X X O . | $$ | . X X , . . X O . , . . . O O X O . . |[/go]

If Black plays

at "a" or at any of the "d", then White can just capture the triangled stone and is fine.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X . | $$ | . X O X . . . . . . . . X X O X . . X | $$ | . X O X . . X . . , . O X O O O X X . | $$ | . O X X . . . c . X X O O Y O X O O . | $$ | O . O O . O . . . X O O . 5 O X O . . | $$ | . O . . . . . X X O 1 a . d O X O . . | $$ | . . . . X O O 2 O O . . X 3 4 X 6 . . | $$ | . . . . X . X O . . . . . O X X X O . | $$ | . X X , . . X O . , . . . O O X O . . |[/go]

"a" and "d" are miai. Same thing if

and

are interchanged.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc No problem either $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X . | $$ | . X O X . . . . . . . . X X O X . . X | $$ | . X O X . . X . . , . O X O O O X X . | $$ | . O X X . . . c . X X O O Y O X O O . | $$ | O . O O . O . . . X O O . 6 O X O . . | $$ | . O . . . . . X X O 1 a . 5 O X O . . | $$ | . . . . X O O 2 O O . . X 4 3 X . . . | $$ | . . . . X . X O . . . . . O X X X O . | $$ | . X X , . . X O . , . . . O O X O . . |[/go]

So I don't think

was a threat. The correct move must be "b" or "c", but I don't understand "c". What if Black cuts?

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X . | $$ | . X O X . . . . . . . . X X O X . . X | $$ | . X O X . . X . . , . O X O O O X X . | $$ | . O X X . . 3 2 . X X O O X O X O O . | $$ | O . O O . O . . . X O O . . O X O . . | $$ | . O . . . . . X X O 1 a . . O X O . . | $$ | . . . . X O O b O O . . X . . X . . . | $$ | . . . . X . X O . . . . . O X X X O . | $$ | . X X , . . X O . , . . . O O X O . . | $$ | . O X . . . X O . O X . . . . O O . . | $$ | O . O X . . X . . X O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O . . . . . . X O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . X O . O . . . . . . | $$ | . . . O . . . . . O X O . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O , . . . . . , X X O O O O O O . | $$ | . . O X . . X . . . . X X O X X X X . | $$ | . X X . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Perhaps

aims at using shortage of liberties but I don't understand how, variations seem complicated.

Conclusion: I would play "b", it's clean and safe. Anyway White is leading, there is no need to search for complications.

Posted: **Thu Apr 01, 2021 2:01 pm**

jlt, take a look at your first diagram. Black can still cut. There is a better

, though. However, even if White is cut, the group can live. How? What is the next problem then?

Posted: **Thu Apr 01, 2021 2:35 pm**

Oops I hallucinated. Let me try again.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc No problem, White is really connected. $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X . | $$ | . X O X . . . . . . . . X X O X . . X | $$ | . X O X . . X . . e . O X O O O X X . | $$ | . O X X . . 8 0 . X X O O X O X O O . | $$ | O . O O 4 O 7 9 d X O O . . O X O . . | $$ | . O . . 3 5 6 X X O 1 a . . O X O . . | $$ | . . . . X O O 2 O O . . X . . X . . . | $$ | . . . . X . X O . . . . . O X X X O . | $$ | . X X , . . X O . , . . . O O X O . . | $$ | . O X . . . X O . O X . . . . O O . . | $$ | O . O X . . X . . X O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O . . . . . . X O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . X O . O . . . . . . | $$ | . . . O . . . . . O X O . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O , . . . . . , X X O O O O O O . | $$ | . . O X . . X . . . . X X O X X X X . | $$ | . X X . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

If Black d then White e.

If White is disconnected then I think that White can live like this but this weakens the bottom left group. In addition the situation of the white marked group is becoming unclear.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X . | $$ | . X O X . . . . . . . . X X O X . . X | $$ | . X O X . . X . . , . O X O O O X X . | $$ | . O X X . . . . . X X O O X O X O O . | $$ | O . O O . O . . . X O O . . O X O . . | $$ | . O . . . . . X X Q 1 . . . O X O . . | $$ | . . 6 . X O O 3 Q Q . . X . . X . . . | $$ | . 4 . . X . X Q . . . . . O X X X O . | $$ | 5 X X , . . X Q . , . . . O O X O . . | $$ | . O X . . . X Q . Q X . . . . O O . . | $$ | O . O X . . X . . X O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O . . . . . . X O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . X O . O . . . . . . | $$ | . . . O . . . . . O X O . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O , . . . . . , X X O O O O O O . | $$ | . . O X . . X . . . . X X O X X X X . | $$ | . X X . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Posted: **Thu Apr 01, 2021 5:53 pm**

jlt wrote:
If White is disconnected then I think that White can live like this but this weakens the bottom left group. In addition the situation of the white marked group is becoming unclear.

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[go]$$Bc $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X . | $$ | . X O X . . . . . . . . X X O X . . X | $$ | . X O X . . X . . , . O X O O O X X . | $$ | . O X X . . . . . X X O O X O X O O . | $$ | O . O O . O . . . X O O . . O X O . . | $$ | . O . . . . . X X Q 1 . . . O X O . . | $$ | . . 6 . X O O 3 Q Q . . X . . X . . . | $$ | . 4 . . X . X Q . . . . . O X X X O . | $$ | 5 X X , . . X Q . , . . . O O X O . . | $$ | . O X . . . X Q . Q X . . . . O O . . | $$ | O . O X . . X . . X O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O . . . . . . X O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . X O . O . . . . . . | $$ | . . . O . . . . . O X O . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O , . . . . . , X X O O O O O O . | $$ | . . O X . . X . . . . X X O X X X X . | $$ | . X X . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Don't forget that white passed for

in your diagram.

Posted: **Thu Apr 01, 2021 10:31 pm**

Yes I wasn't clear. If

is a pass then

at "b" creates two problems. Therefore

at "b" is a good move, since it solves both problems.

Posted: **Fri Apr 02, 2021 3:17 am**

"Solution"

There was indeed no reason to answer

at "a". Katago's preference is

as it indirectly protects against a cut at "b" - White will capture the cutting stones at "d" if Black cuts - while poking at Black's shape. The dull connection at "b" is only a few points worse and good enough to keep the big advantage.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$B Mistake 4 - better answer $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X . | $$ | . X O X . . . . . . . . X X O X . . X | $$ | . X O X . . X . . , . O X O O O X X . | $$ | . O X X . . . 2 . X X O O X O X O O . | $$ | O . O O . O . . d X O O . . O X O . . | $$ | . O . . . . . X X O 1 a . . O X O . . | $$ | . . . . X O O b O O . . X . . X . . . | $$ | . . . . X . X O . . . . . O X X X O . | $$ | . X X , . . X O . , . . . O O X O . . | $$ | . O X . . . X O . O X . . . . O O . . | $$ | O . O X . . X . . X O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O . . . . . . X O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . X O . O . . . . . . | $$ | . . . O . . . . . O X O . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O , . . . . . , X X O O O O O O . | $$ | . . O X . . X . . . . X X O X X X X . | $$ | . X X . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

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