Kiseong 12 Game 1 Ear Reddening

Move 71  

HolIgor: A good point to count

Position after move 72  

Black: 32

White: 36+6.5 = 42.5

This means that black has to make 11 more points from the center influence.

HolIgor: After the counting the purpose of is clearer. White's plan should be simple. The center has to be turned into a swamp. White is rather low and cannot easily expand the territory. The only part of the board where white can grow is to the right. intends to erase that possibility, while threatenig to expend from below or from the left.