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ChessWhiz Against lavalyn
Path: CommentedGames · Prev: ChessWhizAgainstDieterVerhofstadt · Next: DieterVerhofstadtVsBlueWyvern Path: HandicapGoPath · Prev: HowToWinWithA9StoneHandicap · Next: TeachingGame22Moves1Thru20 PageType: OngoingGame
Game started on August 13, 2002, with a 3-stone handicap.
Moves : [Moves 1-10|1]
ChessWhiz:
lavalyn:
[Moves 11-20|2]
[Moves 21-30|3]
ChessWhiz: W21 - Hopefully this is sente. lavalyn: B22 - It is. But the response is probably not what you expected. ChessWhiz: W23 - Nope. Didn't expect that! I'll strengthen my two squared, baseless stones. lavalyn: B24 - Naturally not letting you get too cozy there while ensuring eyespace for myself. ChessWhiz: W25 - Do Not Enter. :-) lavalyn: B26 - Enter. ChessWhiz: W27 - Oh, yeah? I'll show you enter! lavalyn: B28 - You get away with it this time. Once. Not twice. ChessWhiz: W29 - Yes, sir! [Moves 31-40|4]
ChessWhiz: W31 - Expanding the corner. lavalyn: B32 - a little small against the corner, but keeps the two white groups apart. Watch those two Black stones become outrageously heavy .... ChessWhiz: W33 - Always respond to a kosumi-tsuke. Or not. lavalyn: B34 ChessWhiz: W35 - My squared stones were starting to look a little thin. lavalyn: B36 - Advance no further! (Unless you happen to like crawling on the second line.) ChessWhiz: W37 - I don't think you can kill the corner, so this should be bigger than responding there. lavalyn: B38 - Now seems like a good time to play some kikashi in the area. ChessWhiz: W39 - Oh, yeah? Doesn't look like kikashi to me. :-) lavalyn: B40 - Now we find out how sente the kikashi is! [Moves 41-50|5]
ChessWhiz: W41 - We will see... lavalyn: B42 - Exchanging the corner for the side group... interesting. But that Black stone can still be an annoyance! ChessWhiz: W43 - The obvious move. lavalyn: B44 - Ajikeshi or sabaki? I don't know but this looks like a decent move before securing my corner. ChessWhiz: W45 - Another obvious one. (Your last move looked like a great one to me.) lavalyn: B46 - now we tear the two White groups apart! ChessWhiz: W47 - I'd better run while I still can. lavalyn: B48 - not so fast! cut cut cut ChessWhiz: W49 - Looks like escaping might be difficult. Catch me if you can! lavalyn: B50 - Keeping up the chase! [Moves 51-60|6]
ChessWhiz: W51 - Run, group, run! lavalyn: B52 - Sacrifice 3 stones, build moyo, start putting pressure on the next White group. ChessWhiz: W53 - This ought to contain those 3 sneaky stones. lavalyn: B54 - Striking straight at the group's weak point. "Once a stone has served its purpose, don't hesitate to sacrifice it if it becomes a burden." ChessWhiz: W55 - "If a stone is in danger, add a second stone and sacrifice both." (like I'm going to give these up...) HolIgor: Actually this proverb applies to different situations. The purpose of adding another stone usually is to make the opponent to spend more moves to capture. White 55 is good for a different reason. (ChessWhiz: Very true.) lavalyn: B56 - "Ikken Tobi is never wrong" ChessWhiz: W57 - "Ikken Tobi is sometimes right" lavalyn: B58 - Engulfing your two stones - since I'm connected out one way or another. ChessWhiz: W59 - Expanding my moyo. lavalyn: B60 - Increasing my influence while limiting yours. [Moves 61-70|7]
ChessWhiz: W61 - My first reaction. lavalyn: B62 - This had better be sente!!! ChessWhiz: W63 - Hm. Hmm... yeah, it is. lavalyn: B64 - Limits your moyo, attacks the three squared White stones, improves my moyo, helps my upper right. ChessWhiz: W65 - Jumping out into the center, and hopefully rescuing my three squared stones. lavalyn: B66 - Moving in and preparing to cut. ChessWhiz: W67 - Slow but solid. lavalyn: B68 - Trying to keep that cut safe for me. ChessWhiz: W69 - Solidly extracting my squared stones. Other than that, this is a small move. lavalyn: B70 - Jumping out and ready to pilfer one stone in warikomi connection. [Moves 71-80|8]
ChessWhiz: W71 - Boo! Did I scare you? lavalyn: B72 - No. I wanted something like this to happen... ChessWhiz: W73 - Monkey jump! lavalyn: B74 - The Obvious Response (tm) ChessWhiz: W75 - The Obvious Response to the Obvious Response (tm) lavalyn: B76 - Thanks! You made my game much easier... ChessWhiz: W77 - Hmmm... did you see a better move for me? If so, where? lavalyn: B78 - Well no, but I liked that move anyway. Building eyes in sente is always good. ChessWhiz: W79 - That doesn't look like sente to me. :-) lavalyn: B80 - Remember to ensure your stones are alive before you start attacking. [Moves 81-90|9]
ChessWhiz: W81 - Whoops, yeah, I'd better stay alive. lavalyn: B82 - As punishment, free thickness for me. ChessWhiz: W83 - Looks like I need to stir up some trouble fast if I want to avoid losing by a gazillion. lavalyn: B84 - Do as you will. I'll take my profit where I can. ChessWhiz: W85 - Do as you will. I'll take your profit where I can. lavalyn: B86 - No surprise. ChessWhiz: W87 - Here's some low-cost fun. lavalyn: B88 - That's rather sente in your position. ChessWhiz: W89 - Aah, I escaped! lavalyn: B90 - My turn to do some capping. ChessWhiz: I just had 4 impacted wisdom teeth extracted, and am still recovering from the intense pain... so that's my excuse for taking a little break from SL. After taking a fresh view of the position, I believe I'm down by about 60 points. Considering we're in the late chuban stages of the game, and there is very little chance of making a comeback of that magnitude, I courteously resign. Thank you very much for the game! lavalyn: Arigato gozaimozushita! (ChessWhiz: Nani??) Path: CommentedGames · Prev: ChessWhizAgainstDieterVerhofstadt · Next: DieterVerhofstadtVsBlueWyvern Path: HandicapGoPath · Prev: HowToWinWithA9StoneHandicap · Next: TeachingGame22Moves1Thru20 This is a copy of the living page "ChessWhiz Against lavalyn" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |