Life In 19x19

Posted: **Wed Aug 08, 2012 8:49 pm**

Does this shape have a specific name?

My go is at the level where this is currently the most emotional shape that can appear on the board.

When I'm playing W I am ecstatic. As though forcing my opponent into this position is proof that I am on my way to being a very strong player.

But when I'm playing B I start to look back on my life, and wonder where it all went wrong.

I'd just like to know the name of the shape that makes me feel this way.

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Posted: **Wed Aug 08, 2012 9:00 pm**

I don't think this shape has a name, but I call it the spider because it looks like one if you tilt your head a little.

Posted: **Wed Aug 08, 2012 9:20 pm**

Shapes don't necessarily all have names but in general black in this situation is described as heavy and inefficient.

Posted: **Wed Aug 08, 2012 10:09 pm**

It is a B1 bomber with one pilot ejecting.

Posted: **Thu Aug 09, 2012 12:55 am**

I would call it the result of the Eye Stealing Tesuji

Posted: **Thu Aug 09, 2012 2:01 am**

Unusedname wrote:When I'm playing W I am ecstatic.

Why? It looks like a Broken Shape for W.

tchan001 wrote:...in general black in this situation is described as heavy and inefficient.

Hmmm? It still looks like a broken shape for W, to me. :-|

Herman, are you sure that's the eye-stealing tesuji shape?
Unusedname's shape is very different from this:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$ $$. . . . . . $$. O O O . . $$. X X O . . $$. . X X O . $$. O . X O . $$. . . . . .[/go]

Posted: **Thu Aug 09, 2012 2:19 am**

EdLee wrote:
Unusedname wrote:When I'm playing W I am ecstatic.
Why? It looks like a Broken Shape for W.
tchan001 wrote:...in general black in this situation is described as heavy and inefficient.
Hmmm? It still looks like a broken shape for W, to me.

Herman, are you sure that's the eye-stealing tesuji shape?
Unusedname's shape is very different from this:
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$$. . . . . .
$$. O O O . .
$$. X X O . .
$$. . X X O .
$$. O . X O .
$$. . . . . .

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[go]$$ $$. . . . . . $$. O O O . . $$. X X O . . $$. . X X O . $$. O . X O . $$. . . . . .[/go]

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$ $$. . . . . . $$. O O O . . $$. B B W . . $$. . B B O . $$. W . B O . $$. . . . . .[/go]

I would say it is identical. The marked stones are the only ones that matter, the rest are just context.

Specifically, the marked white stones are what makes the tesuji.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$W $$ . . ? ? ? $$ . X X W ? $$ . . M X ? $$ . 1 . X . $$ . . . . .[/go]

If in this diagram, if :wc:

is not a weak stone, but has support in the greyed area, then :w1:

makes sure that black can never make an eye at :ex:

, hence the name "eye stealing".

But even in the unlikely case that the marked white stone is entirely on its own, then black still isn't good. Black has 5 stones here, with no eyeshape. The shape is highly inefficient.

Posted: **Thu Aug 09, 2012 6:13 am**

In short, could we say:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$ Efficient $$. . . . . . $$. . . . . . $$. . X O . . $$. . X X . . $$. O . . . . $$. . . . . .[/go]

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$ Efficient $$. . . . . . $$. .. . . . $$. X . O . . $$. . X . . . $$. O . X . . $$. . . . . .[/go]

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$ Heavy $$. . . . . . $$. ... . . $$. X X O . . $$. . X X . . $$. O . X . . $$. . . . . .[/go]

...?

Posted: **Thu Aug 09, 2012 8:05 am**

Yes. Given either of your first two diagrams, would you play the remaining two stones to create the third?

Posted: **Thu Aug 09, 2012 8:37 am**

HermanHiddema wrote:Yes. Given either of your first two diagrams, would you play the remaining two stones to create the third?

No, of course not. I was more verifying that the first two diagrams are both locally acceptable, than that the third is inefficient.

Posted: **Thu Aug 09, 2012 8:40 am**

jts wrote:
HermanHiddema wrote:Yes. Given either of your first two diagrams, would you play the remaining two stones to create the third?

No, of course not. I was more verifying that the first two diagrams are both locally acceptable, than that the third is inefficient.

Yep. The question was rhetoric, BTW, I didn't mean to imply that you would

It was just meant to show a way of thinking about shapes that not all readers of the thread are necessarily familiar with.

Posted: **Thu Aug 09, 2012 8:48 am**

I keep thinking: Cassiopeia.

http://space.about.com/od/starsplanetsg ... iopeia.htm

Posted: **Mon Aug 13, 2012 4:19 am**

The only name I've seen ascribed to this shape is "double empty triangle".

Posted: **Fri Aug 31, 2012 9:25 am**

Walk like an Egyptian.

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