ChessWhiz Against lavalyn

Game is finished. White resigns  

Moves :

• 1-10
• 11-20
• 21-30
• 31-40
• 41-50
• 51-60
• 61-70
• 71-80
• 81-90

Moves 1-10  

ChessWhiz: - Good luck!

lavalyn: - Enjoy the game, and good luck!

- Hope this turns out to be a better game than Choice Go Game1.

- It was going well, sort of. It takes a lot of adjustment. Ah well, you'll find this game less jarring to your tactical senses.

- We will see.

- Very soon, I gather, too.

- Making a base, while reducing yours.

- Also making a base, but slightly smaller. Now you don't have as much of a base for and .

- Sliding into the corner.

- Right.

Moves 21-30  

ChessWhiz: - Hopefully this is sente.

lavalyn: - It is. But the response is probably not what you expected.

ChessWhiz: - Nope. Didn't expect that! I'll strengthen my two squared, baseless stones.

lavalyn: - Naturally not letting you get too cozy there while ensuring eyespace for myself.

ChessWhiz: - Do Not Enter. :-)

lavalyn: - Enter.

ChessWhiz: - Oh, yeah? I'll show you enter!

lavalyn: - You get away with it this time. Once. Not twice.

ChessWhiz: - Yes, sir!

Moves 31-40  

ChessWhiz: - Expanding the corner.

lavalyn: - a little small against the corner, but keeps the two white groups apart. Watch those two Black stones become outrageously heavy ....

ChessWhiz: - Always respond to a kosumi-tsuke. Or not.

lavalyn:

ChessWhiz: - My squared stones were starting to look a little thin.

lavalyn: - Advance no further! (Unless you happen to like crawling on the second line.)

ChessWhiz: - I don't think you can kill the corner, so this should be bigger than responding there.

lavalyn: - Now seems like a good time to play some kikashi in the area.

ChessWhiz: - Oh, yeah? Doesn't look like kikashi to me. :-)

lavalyn: - Now we find out how sente the kikashi is!

Moves 41-50  

ChessWhiz: - We will see...

lavalyn: - Exchanging the corner for the side group... interesting. But that Black stone can still be an annoyance!

ChessWhiz: - The obvious move.

lavalyn: - Ajikeshi or sabaki? I don't know but this looks like a decent move before securing my corner.

ChessWhiz: - Another obvious one. (Your last move looked like a great one to me.)

lavalyn: - now we tear the two White groups apart!

ChessWhiz: - I'd better run while I still can.

lavalyn: - not so fast! cut cut cut

ChessWhiz: - Looks like escaping might be difficult. Catch me if you can!

lavalyn: - Keeping up the chase!

Moves 51-60  

ChessWhiz: - Run, group, run!

lavalyn: - Sacrifice 3 stones, build moyo, start putting pressure on the next White group.

ChessWhiz: - This ought to contain those 3 sneaky stones.

lavalyn: - 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: - "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: - "Ikken Tobi is never wrong"

ChessWhiz: - "Ikken Tobi is sometimes right"

lavalyn: - Engulfing your two stones - since I'm connected out one way or another.

ChessWhiz: - Expanding my moyo.

lavalyn: - Increasing my influence while limiting yours.

Moves 61-70  

ChessWhiz: - My first reaction.

lavalyn: - This had better be sente!!!

ChessWhiz: - Hm. Hmm... yeah, it is.

lavalyn: - Limits your moyo, attacks the three squared White stones, improves my moyo, helps my upper right.

ChessWhiz: - Jumping out into the center, and hopefully rescuing my three squared stones.

lavalyn: - Moving in and preparing to cut.

ChessWhiz: - Slow but solid.

lavalyn: - Trying to keep that cut safe for me.

ChessWhiz: - Solidly extracting my squared stones. Other than that, this is a small move.

lavalyn: - Jumping out and ready to pilfer one stone in warikomi connection.

Moves 71-80  

ChessWhiz: - Boo! Did I scare you?

lavalyn: - No. I wanted something like this to happen...

ChessWhiz: - Monkey jump!

lavalyn: - The Obvious Response (tm)

ChessWhiz: - The Obvious Response to the Obvious Response (tm)

lavalyn: - Thanks! You made my game much easier...

ChessWhiz: - Hmmm... did you see a better move for me? If so, where?

lavalyn: - Well no, but I liked that move anyway. Building eyes in sente is always good.

ChessWhiz: - That doesn't look like sente to me. :-)

lavalyn: - Remember to ensure your stones are alive before you start attacking.

Moves 81-90  

ChessWhiz: - Whoops, yeah, I'd better stay alive.

lavalyn: - As punishment, free thickness for me.

ChessWhiz: - Looks like I need to stir up some trouble fast if I want to avoid losing by a gazillion.

lavalyn: - Do as you will. I'll take my profit where I can.

ChessWhiz: - Do as you will. I'll take your profit where I can.

lavalyn: - No surprise.

ChessWhiz: - Here's some low-cost fun.

lavalyn: - That's rather sente in your position.

ChessWhiz: - Aah, I escaped!

lavalyn: - My turn to do some capping.