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Teaching Game 361
   

Here is ChessWhiz playing against dnerra.

dnerra: I'd like to copy the introduction from Bill's in Game33: "...and now people can see how bad I really play"...

I am 3D in Germany (4d* in the new IGS ranks), so I guess it should be 9 stones?

ChessWhiz: Well, my 12k* is after the rank change, too. so the overall difference is 4d + 11k = 14 stones. How about 13 handicap, or maybe 11? Or perhaps we could give a reverse-komi, like in Bill's Game33.

dnerra: Well, IGS ranks are about worthless when it comes to determining the correct handicap. Maybe some 30 points of reverse komi? Do you have any real-world rank?

ChessWhiz: *grin* Nope. I beat an AGA 1k with 9 stones, but that's about all I've done off of the IGS. But 9 stones + 30.5 komi sounds fine. Let's get started!

dnerra: Ok, let's enjoy!

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Diag.: Latest move marked


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Diag.: Moves 11-20

B 12: Hane or extend? Call me Mr. Submissive.

I think this is good.

B 14: Cutting into your base.



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Diag.: Moves 1--10

B 10: You can't really call them hints if you give them after my move. ;-) Even so, I am learning already.

Indeed -- B10 is a good move!

B 8: I can't decide between B8 and 'b'. Any advice? Remember... this is a teaching game. :-D

Sure it is a teaching game -- but I think you benefit more if you try out what you think, and I correct your mistakes then, than if I would give you hints at almost every move.
Ok, I think B 8 is not very good, and 'b' would have been better. Black 'b' would aim at attacking White 7, which is good, while building influence towards the outside, which is good, and keeping white separated from the other (weak!) white stones, which is -- surprise! -- good as well! Of course, you can still try to do this, but it would have been easier without the B8/W9 exchange.

B 6: Is this too thin? Should I have played at 'a' instead?

I like B6 better than 'a'. I think it is fine. A more aggressive approach would be to try to separate the white stones.

ChessWhiz: I guess when I play high-handicap games, I get pretty submissive.

W 5: Guess I have to play symmetric then!

B 4: Ha! It's mirror go! :-P

W 3: Did I say I don't like to play low kakaris in high handicap games? :-)



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