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magicwand became 5D
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 8:48 pm
by Magicwand
i just won a game in kgs and became 5D !!!
finally...i set my goal.
now i will go after 6D
it was not a good game for me but white made a mistake and put his dragon in danger.
and he still had chance but didnt have enough time to think.
i think it is exciting game to review.. if someone post my game for me.
starshine-magicwand
Re: magicwand became 5D
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 8:55 pm
by Shaddy
Congratulations! Here's the game:
Re: magicwand became 5D
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 9:02 pm
by Bill Spight
Congratulations!
Re: magicwand became 5D
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 9:16 pm
by Joaz Banbeck
Congrats, Magicwand!
( It seems he missed opportunities to make it a more competitive game with A10 )
Re: magicwand became 5D
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 9:23 pm
by Magicwand
Bill Spight wrote:Congratulations!
from you i was hoping for some mentorship and some comments
i just reviewed it and i played bad game. even at the end..i believe he had life which time didnt permit him to find.
i am thinking lower right corner white lost points. do your concur?
move 62 peep on left side..white should have connected. right?
white 74 white didnt expect me to tenuki and take a stone on top.. his mistake..
Re: magicwand became 5D
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 9:26 pm
by Dusk Eagle
Congratulations Magicwand! This is quite an accomplishment.
Re: magicwand became 5D
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 11:20 pm
by Chew Terr
Congratulations, Magicwand! Glad to see your KGS rank is gradually catching up with your Malkovitch rank. =D
Re: magicwand became 5D
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 10:58 am
by Bill Spight
Magicwand wrote:Bill Spight wrote:Congratulations!
from you i was hoping for some mentorship and some comments
We are peers, but I can share a few thoughts.
i am thinking lower right corner white lost points. do your concur?
I think that White should have sacrificed the corner.
move 62 peep on left side..white should have connected. right?
That's my feeling, too.
white 74 white didnt expect me to tenuki and take a stone on top.. his mistake..
I think so.
A few comments.
Re: magicwand became 5D
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 1:32 pm
by Joaz Banbeck
@Bill: Thanks for posting that. How much do we have to pay you to play a Malkovich game against MW, with explainations like that on most of the moves?
Re: magicwand became 5D
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 2:13 pm
by tapir
W74 at B12 would have killed the black stones for some cash and leaving the big black group unsettled, wouldn't it? I really can't believe how white forced black to connect (or live), taking a little territory, just to sacrifice this territory for the ko, some seconds later.
After B12, if Black pushes out with D7 then White can connect after playing and sacrificing a stone at E7 afaik. (You can't really fight the ko then, but even if you don't play B12 instantly you probably don't want to waste that aji the way white did in the game in gote.) Hope this is correct, but would be happy with mistakes being pointed out.
Re: magicwand became 5D
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 2:50 pm
by Bill Spight
tapir wrote:W74 at B12 would have killed the black stones for some cash and leaving the big black group unsettled, wouldn't it? I really can't believe how white forced black to connect (or live), taking a little territory, just to sacrifice this territory for the ko, some seconds later.
After B12, if Black pushes out with D7 then White can connect after playing and sacrificing a stone at E7 afaik. (You can't really fight the ko then, but even if you don't play B12 instantly you probably don't want to waste that aji the way white did in the game in gote.) Hope this is correct, but would be happy with mistakes being pointed out.
After W B-12, B B-11. Over to you, Mr. Magic.
Re: magicwand became 5D
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 5:40 pm
by balmung
congratz what an awesome accomplishment.
Re: magicwand became 5D
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 5:45 pm
by Bantari
Congrats!!
Its a small step for Mankind, but a big step for The Man!
Re: magicwand became 5D
Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 5:26 am
by Fredrik
Congratulations Magicwand. I also took the liberty to review the game!
Re: magicwand became 5D
Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 9:27 am
by Harleqin
Thanks for the comments, Fredrik!
I think you switched White and Black in your final comment at some places, though. I tried to correct that in the following quote; is that what you meant?
White just died.
It seemed White overplayed when he made the invasion on the bottom but he handled it very nicely.
Black played some shape-mistakes on the leftside, which made the group in the center rather strong and White took a firm territorital lead.
Black tried to make something happen by making a ko at top, however it kind of backfired and the game seemed lost. But Black kept on fighting, trying to create a chance for himself and he managed very nicely.
I think for weaker players, White's play in this game is a very nice lesson. Even though you lead most part of the game, even one mistake can cost you the whole game and it happens quite frequently for all of us. So it's important to try and figure out your opponents plan and protect when you need to protect. Also, if you are behind you should not just give up but keep on having fighting spirit and try to create the opportunity as Black did in this game!