9x9 Do Not Pass Go
Jasonred : Challengers come on! Playing a game of no pass go on a 9x9!
- is it really going to be that different? - Migeru
Jasonred : Ending, definitely. As for my technique up to the final blow, who c
Migeru : That is definitely not what I was expecting. That is a safe but I think unnecessary move, because would have a hard time living. There are two hotter points on the board that I can see...
- If White is going to come from behind during yose, I need to keep sente for at least three moves...
- Now we see the difference in technique between normal Go and Do Not Pass Go! (I hope...)
- I don't know what you mean... I am still playing as I would normally have. Can you elaborate? - Migeru
- I'm not certain yet, let's see how this goes!
- Your move
was excellent (and unexpected).
Jasonred -was it? : looks like
was a mistake... there was definitely some bad aji there, but I just had no idea how to take advantage of it. Oh, well...
- The reason
was good is that it cut my stones into two groups (so I pay more group tax) and stole a few points on the side. But not any more...
I know... was such a big mistake, I should have just played at 20, but, no... I had to try being inventive... If you have the slightest idea what I'm planning, I'm impressed, because I myself sure as don't any more...
Why did you have to be inventive? Just follow up on and
and see what I do with my sente. - Migeru
But I don't want to see what you can do with sente! ;) Okay, I'll admit, it's a very bad habit from playing Hikago 2 on GBA, I am almost completely unwilling ever to let go of Sente, if I can help it. This includes performing unurgent, and often less useful, and sometimes outright stupid moves, just so I can maintain sente. Or almost sente.
- Get rid of that bad habit! You could benefit from reading about aji keshi and kikashi (especially kikashi sente discussion and forcing move misunderstandings). - Migeru
- No need to keep track of prisoners, since this is No Pass Go.
- Aargh. I just did a thank you move! I think. And... anyone can easily tell where the bottom right is going. Oh well. At least... I still have sente! ;( If this were a normal game, I'd have lost by now, but, as it is, this is no pass go, so my plan seems to actually be working...
- If this plan of yours actually works, I'll be amazed. - Migeru
- Now wait a second... Maybe I am getting myself in shortage of liberties. Is that your plan?
Jasonred I see no group of yours even close to shortage of liberties.
- Hmmm... Jasonred regains sente... I think...
Migeru Ignoring your opponent's moves in not keeping sente.
- Now how about this? - Migeru
: About an hour after making that move, I realised that the counter left my 3 group in atari. Moron myself! I hate how my play has ridiculous ups and downs like that, I make a fairly good move here, a moronic move there, a (for me) brilliant move here, kill myself in gote there...
- sufficient.
Jasonred : Why is no one kibitzing or anything?
Migeru: This is too embarrassing :-)
- This is possibly a mistake, too.
Jasonred : Your mistake, or mine? Anyhow, this is getting just WEIRD...
- My mistake, because there is life in the hane?. Now I have a dilemma. Either I live, but then you also live in the corner and I am suddenly behind, or I try to kill you but I may find myself with shortage of liberties. Please be patient while I do some serious reading. - Migeru
- I think I'm OK. There is death in the hane. - Migeru
- Jasonred : I just guessed
, feel free to change it if I got it wrong for some reason. In fact, feel very free to change it!
- This is terrible.
should have been at
or
. And I knew it, too! - Migeru
Jasonred : Yeah, at would have made 2 eyes. Dunno about
, though.
- I shouldn't find myself in this situation... - Migeru
- I knew that stone would be my downfall! Waah! Never mind, I think the plan is still working... or is it? Hmm, was
a bad move? Not sure. By the way, my plan doesn't involve capturing that group or salvaging my own, I don't think those have been viable options for quite a while...
- For a while I thought I might be able to save that stone... but after so many mistakes it's no longer possible. - Migeru
B47 : On the 10th anniversary, I would like to discuss move 37!
- Oh, dear.
b9 : Not again. Well done, myself.If you take over 90% of the board it doesn't matter whether it's no pass go or normal go anymore...
Jasonred : I just realized that I've lost everything. Ruins, it's all gone... all of it... wah!!! Hmmm, no pass go, whatever go, I don't think it's possible to make a comeback with just those stones there, so... I surrender. The no pass factor doesn't even come into play. Sigh. This became normal go after all, and very bad at that.
Migeru: Idea: why don't you go back to what you think is your first mistake and correct it? Just make a new board for that 10-move section.
Would this have been a stronger response, you think?
W38 kills your corner, but then you get more points on the left side with B39.
Because I am greedy like that, I would probably have played in the same place...
What would this have done?