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BQM 185
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What should I do?

Chris Hayashida: I started with the Chinese Opening, and when White approached at W1 I pincered with B2. White then played W3 and started the nadare when I answered at B4.


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Game continuation

Chris Hayashida: This is what happened in the game. It was a complete disaster. The post-mortem shows that B5 was a mistake, as the ladder starting at a is broken by the marked white stone.

The group with B7 and B9 ended up being a nakade, killing the group at the end of the game. Figures from kyu play, huh? :)


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What should I do?

Chris Hayashida: So the question is, what should I do now? a doesn't seem to work. What about b or c? d seems to lose sente.

I need to end in sente, so that I can extend to e.

It seems like I can get a good result, as White's marked stone will be too close to his wall.


Bill:

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Solid connection

I like the solid connection, B1. It restricts White's options. As you point out, WC is ill placed. You don't get sente, but after W6 you can treat BC lightly and tenuki, I think. (Although B7 looks pretty good. ;-))


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Sente not likely.

unkx80: Since you pincered with B2 after W1 is played, theoretically it is possible for White to play W3. If you treat the series of moves after W2 as a series of Black-White-Black-White exchanges, then you should not expect to get sente to play at a. As one of my lecturers like to say, there is no free lunch.

Chris Hayashida: I didn't really think about it until White had already committed to the avalanche. If White pincers with W3, Black might get 'b''. I can't tell who this favors, though. Is this bad for Black?


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Magic sword-ish

Chris Hayashida: I asked at the club, and one of the 7-dan there also mentioned that I could play a magic sword-ish joseki. I seem to remember that White traded a for b, but I'm not sure that it's necessary. I don't know this joseki well enough to know if B10 can be at c. This seems like it might be a good result for Black.



Charles B6 can be tsukehiki here.

Bill: You mean hiki (d)? Charles Well, yes, B4+B6 can be tsukehiki rather than tsukenobi.

But I think White went wrong earlier.

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Light play pattern

This looks like a time to play W1 and W3, for light shape. The nadare when both the BS stones are there - I don't think so.



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