Virtueless

White to play  

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I would like to play a game on this board. Feel free to take White. Migeru

exswoo:All righty.

Captured stones and komi  

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A kibitz: you both seem to be treating the gap in the center as a "ceiling". It seems to me that it is more like another "edge" that can be used to make a base. -Darron Shaffer

exswoo:That's a good point. I didn't think of it in that way. ---

Moves 51-60  

Black 55

At this point white has secured 85 points (with area scoring) so I think I have lost the game. Migeru

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Moves 41-50  

Black 47

Looking for a place to resign...

Black 43

I think I have read this correctly. Migeru

exswoo:Looks like Might've pushed it one too far. (W 42)

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Moves 31-40  

Black 37

Let's try this.

Black 35

I don't think I have a choice here.

Black 33

If my reading is correct, we're going to see some very interesting stuff happening when I hit the center. Migeru

White 34

True...if I was willing go that offensively...which I don't see the need for right now, since you're going to have to work to save those stones for the next couple of moves.

Black 31

Is a better? Migeru

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Moves 21-30  

White 21

Let's see what happens when you hit the center Migeru

Moves 11-20  

Black 19

I thought about playing at b, but then white can cut at a with lots of aji.

Black 15

Question: does the fact that the center breaks ladders make a not a cut point any more? Migeru

exswoo after playing this far, I think the no Tengen variant has too big of an effect on a 13x13.. ---

Moves 1-10  

Black 7

Let's make some territory on the top. Migeru

Black 3

Now that I think about it, having no tengen makes the 3-4 point better than the hoshi. But that might not be true on 19x19. Migeru