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Kiseong 12 Game 1 Intermezzo
HolIgor: I remember once hearing on TV a praise to Eric Cantona. Somebody (was it sir Alex?) said that Eric had a particular ability to put everything in order before striking. I can imagine. Positions of the goalkeeper and the defenders and where they are moving, the possible trajectory of the ball, the timing of the strike, possibility to improve own position, where to strike. When I played football I saw red before the goal. A big ball and nothing else. SHOOT! Missed. Strangely, I feel often like that when playing go. The big shining opponent's stones. A threat! I am gonna die! We are born to suffer.
White has to react to black's marked stone, izzit? This is a good time to ponder what the reaction should be. Meanwhile, there is something there are several forcing moves that white can do while thinking. Actually, this part of the game is the demonstration of the technique of bugging the opponent's weak groups. White solidifies while giving black almost nothing. But let us talk about the left side first. Which of the following is preferrable?
HolIgor: After some thought I've decided that I like the second variation best, especially because I know that Yu Ch'ang-hyeok chose
The game
HolIgor: There are some forcing moves left behind and white uses the opportunity.
Or is there something deeper?
Dieter: Black takes the corner but the expense may be big in the centre.
Dieter (adding 5-9 to dave's 1-4) First I thought Black can now happily play up to
unkx80: I would be thinking along the lines of using the aji at a, b or even c, which may enable Black at d.
Particularly However, I do not have the complete picture yet, so more investigation is needed. Rich: If White tries to swallow, surely Black heads out the other way...
... and from here one way or another, black cuts him in half, seals him in or steals his base. At least, I can't see much for white compared to the game.
Black has very tough time in the corner, while white becomes strong outside. Even if black lives white will use the grown strength to attack black stones on the top. White is much better. Black's fight is unreasonable. This is a copy of the living page "Kiseong 12 Game 1 Intermezzo" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |