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Jan(B) vs Nonny(W) playing for fun and edification... Comments welcome!


[Diagram]
Diag.: Moves 11-20


W 14: Color me unimaginative

B 13: Probably isn't going to work, but I'm going to have to do something...

W 12: But White was willing to be satisfied. So, urgent before big, right? As B can extend in either direction from 11, approaching 11 does not seem as urgent as a play on the upper side. Seeking severity...

B 11: I'm going in to stop this game from becoming a moyo-building contest. A move at 'a' may be safer but after a play by White on the left side White can be satisfied (see Plays against Low Chinese Opening).


[Diagram]
Diag.: Moves 1-10


W 10: Not quite messy, yet.

B 9: I said this move could wait, but it can't wait too long. Let the messy fighting begin!

W 8: But I thought we were supposed to get into a messy fight :-) Well, your excellent analysis sure makes it sound like 7 and b were miai, so I will play 8 on b.

B 7: The first real choice point! I've given this move a lot of thought, also strongly considering pincering around 'b'. Such a move, however, would allow a White slide to the side to or towards 7 and I don't feel I'm strong enough yet to simultaneously defend the corner and make good use of 'b'. In other words: I think I would lose 'b' sooner or later. An invasion near 7 straight away I could've handled but with W6 to back it up... Thanks but no thanks!

I've also thought about B7 at 9 but I think that can wait...

W 6: The stronger player, you think? I was thinking about resigning for W 4 :-). Hope the weekend was a good one for you. I don't have a good reason for this move other than I've seen it played.

B 5: Had a busy weekend, so I'll just plonk down a stone. The Low Chinese Fuseki seems to be more territory-oriented and I think I'm going to need territory later on since you're the stronger player.

W 4: I'm all for variety, too. B 3 indeed sets up a potential shimari, as well as either the high or low Chinese Fuseki. Regarding the shimari first, it seems that making a shimari is of the same value as preventing one, correct? Regarding the Chinese Fusekis, I don't know what to say, other than a lot of people, including here at SL, talk about not liking to face them. Perhaps that explains why I've seen some now play W4 at a or thereabouts--is it a dual purpose move to directly prevent the shimari in the LR corner and to be a move ahead of the Chinese Fuseki? In any case, it then allows B the UL corner, so I went with what seems the calm direction.

B 3: I haven't played a lot of even games so I'm still trying out various fusekis. The potential shimari here has opportunities for nice extensions along the lower side. The other move I considered was another hoshi here, but a little variety is always nice.

W 2: I've usually avoided giving B the choice of parallel vs. opposite corners. I think someone here said that this move tends to favor a moyo game, while 2 in either of the other corners invites B to play an "individual group" game? See Parallel vs. Tasuki for an interesting discussion of the relative merits of opening in opposite for parallel corners.

B 1: No fancy move reasons here, I just like to open at hoshi.



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