BQM 158
Chris Hayashida: I have lots of trouble in the middlegame. I played Black. I felt that I came out ahead after the opening and had lots of power. White had to take gote to make life at the top.
What should I do now?
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The marked white stones are weak, and Black has a lot of influence. I played against the left side, but I'm not sure it was the best idea. Would playing on the right have been better? I am seriously confused. If someone could post a possible line of play, I'd greatly appreciate it.
Rich: Something like this looks good to me, although I'm sure there are better lines of play.
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White can't really pincer 
, as the influence she gains from the corner invasion can be offset by attacking the top. With black's influence, she seems obliged to keep the corner. Black also has a splitting attack around 'a' to look forward to.
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Bill: The right side looks big to me, and 
feels right. If 
, attacks 
on a large scale. Because of 
you do not want to attack too closely. It would be too easy to throw it away.
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Bill: looks interesting. :-) Now maybe , pretty well forcing 
, and then a double kakari with 
. Now we have a complicated fight, but thickness favors fighting.
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