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AValid Reason For Move 136
   

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Diag.: Move 136 - continuation?

After reading Dave's comments on CanWhiteWinAt136, I felt I had to justify my reasons for playing the marked move. Comments are welcome.

Although not having done an analysis liek Dave has (something I should learn to do) I have a general feeling that if white lets black play all his large sente endgame moves, then white will not win. White needs to start exploiting some of blacks weaknesses before it is too late. This exploiting should preferably gain white some territory in the places where he can expect some, i.e. on the left side or the top left.

I agree with Daves comments, ('6' being a vital point), and considered that one of the natural ways to play a sequence which leads to the white excpansion in the upper&left aside is by trying to use the two captured white stones to build a strength which then serves to play a move such as e.g. 6.

The sequence I had in mind was something like the one shown. The marked white stone (136) threatens black four stones if the 2 white stones are revived, so black is forced to answer. The sequence to 5 seems logical to me. I think I would probably play one place below white 6 instead of 6, but with hindsight of Daves example, I cannot see why his sequence still shouldn't be valid ?

Looking back, I am not sure whether it is such a good idea, nor whether black would respond as shown...

Comments welcomed.

--MortenPahle (10 kyu)



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