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Watching episode 36 I've been quite impressed by the game. Anime is better than the manga in this respect as it shows the dynamics of the fight. I made a sgf record of the game using kifu from "Go-rgeous characters guide".

I plan to put it in diagrams here and open a discussion.

[Diagram]
Diag.: Shindo Hikaru (White) vs. Hon Suyon (Black)

Black 5: Hon Suyon follows the pro's advice to enter komoku against mokohazushi as soon as possible. What is sooner than immediate? :)

White 6: Shindo knew perhaps the statistics presented by Dave. This is one of the two winning moves.


[Diagram]
Diag.: Shindo Hikaru (White) vs. Hon Suyon (Black). Moves 11-20

White 14: Hikaru is fast to attack. Black 15: Strange. This looks like black force white to make a good move. Black 17: A small extension. usually people play a wider one. But this move happens frequently too.


[Diagram]
Diag.: Shindo Hikaru (White) vs. Hon Suyon (Black). Moves 21-30

Black 7. This move has to be a preparation to the invasion on the left side. Otherwise it looks a little bit too defnsive. White 8. This has to be a defence against the invasion. White 10: Getting thick before a fight.


[Diagram]
Diag.: Shindo Hikaru (White) vs. Hon Suyon (Black). Moves 31-40

[Diagram]
Diag.: Shindo Hikaru (White) vs. Hon Suyon (Black). Moves 41-50

[Diagram]
Diag.: Shindo Hikaru (White) vs. Hon Suyon (Black). Moves 51-60

[Diagram]
Diag.: Shindo Hikaru (White) vs. Hon Suyon (Black). Moves 61-70

[Diagram]
Diag.: Shindo Hikaru (White) vs. Hon Suyon (Black). Moves 71-80

[Diagram]
Diag.: Shindo Hikaru (White) vs. Hon Suyon (Black). Moves 81-90

[Diagram]
Diag.: Shindo Hikaru (White) vs. Hon Suyon (Black). Moves 91-100

[Diagram]
Diag.: Shindo Hikaru (White) vs. Hon Suyon (Black). Moves 101-110

White 102 is the famous "bad hand".

I wonder if this is the only way to cut Black to pieces. Giving the opponent a ponnuki seems too much, but I have to agree that starting from here Shindo was enjoying an attacking game, getting points everywhere little by little while his opponent was more concerned with building two eyes.

BlueWyvern: I think that's one thing that makes this move so good. I'd assume quite a lot of people wouldn't even examine this continuation, thinking it to be bad because of the ponnuki.


[Diagram]
Diag.: Shindo Hikaru (White) vs. Hon Suyon (Black). Moves 111-120

During the next ten moves Shindo had to wait patiently until Black finishes a set of forcing moves.


[Diagram]
Diag.: Shindo Hikaru (White) vs. Hon Suyon (Black). Moves 121-130

Shindo's attack starts.


[Diagram]
Diag.: Shindo Hikaru (White) vs. Hon Suyon (Black). Moves 131-140

First White forces Black to build two eyes on the left getting thick in the process. After that White is ready for the 136 cut. Black's group at the top is not secure now and has to build two eyes, while White attacks a group in the center.

At the moves 136 and 138 the spectators and the opponent noticed that the stones in the center are perfectly placed to support the attack. Did he read this far when playing 102?


[Diagram]
Diag.: Shindo Hikaru (White) vs. Hon Suyon (Black). Moves 141-150

White attacks Black's positions all over the board.


[Diagram]
Diag.: Shindo Hikaru (White) vs. Hon Suyon (Black). Moves 151-160

Black 151 tries to expand the eye space for the group and White gets some profit in the center. Black then takes a large gote play with 155; and White uses sente to limit Black on the right.



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