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Andy: I agree with the move made, but would like comment on whether in this shape under some conditions the move at b is also possible. b invites a ko. If white wins the ko, white has two eyes and if white loses the ko, white doesn't have any eyes. With the move at a, if black gets a play at
, then the white group has only one eye and needs to run. I think this doesn't work for black right now because there is too much aji around
. In other words, defending around
and
are miai. Supposing white were komaster, is the play at b rather than a then correct?
ThorAvaTahr: To answer your question I think we need Bill's advise, however in principle I think that s4 is generally a bad idea, unless you urgently need to make life in ko. And even then only if you can win the ko. However, i am not sure I have sufficient knowledge to answer acurately.
Herman: Quick note: If white needs to live, the descent instead of the connection at a would do the trick in this position. Similarly, the bend at
would give life (while allowing black to capture a stone with a).
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Andy: Yeah, good thing we didn't have to make any empty triangles. :)
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in place imho.
exchange as forcing and cap.
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White's group is significantly stronger than Black's. If more central influence can be made from attacking, the left Black group can be made thin, thus finding an appropriate response against
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may be played one point to the left.
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stone low and build a stable white group here
. Attack from a distance.
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heavily favors Black). White needs to use the initiative. I think
is an overplay in that Black should use one more move to secure the center dragon and rely on superior territory to win this game, but it is certainly a difficult overplay to punish.
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ThorAvaTahr: b) I think Andy's idea here is ok, since we cannot get sente here anyway it may be best to try to get either a big corner or a fight on the other side. If we extend to 46, after black 42 we cannot answer at 33, since it gives black ideal shape after he plays 84. But we do not have a nice alternative option for 33.
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kanzenryu: a) q13 working on eyeshape.
Andy: b) C12. helps
group, extends in the direction away from black's iron pillar
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tapir: I seldom see similar positions in my games. I propose c) (R7) to unsettle the black group. Threatens connection underneath. If black connects against it, the forcing moves agains this connection should be enough to settle easily. It may still be a slack move, but thank god I'm no captain.
rmsp d) let's keep our head out.
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ThorAvaTahr: d) Still not exactly what i was looking for, but good enough, let's be ahead of our enemy
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tapir: a) L12 should work together with
. Looks awful to ignore the shoulder hit, but that's our punishment i guess :)
Andy: b) Q13 I like a), but I'm going to suggest b) attaching to the black stone to settle the white group locally. In conjunction with
, the white group is almost alive and white can get back to the main game. Running out with this group does not appeal to me because white is going to play a lot of dame while black destroys the top and gets influence over the rest of the board. The downside to attaching with b) is it pretty much eliminates any residual aji in the upper right corner. I don't think tenuki is an option for
, even though I really love Bill's proverb.
kanzenryu: c) L11 another option to continue towards the centre.
kanzenryu: Let's have some more suggestions for the white team. New members feel free to join!
kanzenryu: We should probably make a move soon or the game will bog down enormously. It is only a teaching game after all (especially if we lose!)
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ThorAvaTahr: a) I was waiting for more suggestions but they didn't seem to come. This move tries to get out without reinforcing black's stones.
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kanzenryu: a) o14. Try for some eyespace, head towards connecting at the top, push into what could become a black moyo.
Andy: b) L11. I think something has to be done with the three white stones. Attaching on top of
is a shape-making defensive move. Although black gets stronger, since the black stones can already cross-under it's hard to harass these stones effectively anyway.
kanzenryu: Come on White team, we need more suggestions!
rmsp: how about c) L12 to keep pace with black, but not strengthen
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ThorAvaTahr: a) Here I found a difficult choice. However, I do not want to attach to the black group, making it stronger, since it might still be attackable. Secondly, I will never run with a keima, since it leaves a cut. I chose a) because it makes some shape, although not my personal choice. I do not feel it is much of a reducing move though.
tapir: Oh, i forgot to propose P13, like to hear a comment.
Andy: I like P13 better than O14. I think O14 is slack. :)
tapir: I thought white has no other choice than attaching at L11. (Black L12 thereafter... or we will see soon.)
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Andy: a) S3. The usual idea. Make a base. Since the goal was to settle these stones, we might as well settle them all the way. I think white is doing pretty well in this game so far.
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kb: Good, only move again. Good shape inside your opponent's influence is necessary.
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I'm going to render up another board...)
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in means that White's stones would be floating. Playing
at R4 instead might be premature, since White will take sente to play at
. Jumping out with the two stones here is not good for White, because then Black's central weak group splits two White weak groups; not good for White. It's better to settle one directly and then worry about the other later.
at q4 worries me.
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and
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to make White heavy and then attack the two White stones at the bottom right. Then again, it seems strange to me to invade with
only to sacrifice it immediately-- so I would consider attaching at b as another option.
on the second line.
below (in coordinate format), with a short reason. You can move the above discussion if you wish. I don't see any clear choices from the above except for one or two options.
a) P11 kanzenryu: original suggestion
b) Q13 MrTenuki: this can be followed by either a tsuke-hiki or a tsuke-nobi. (Note: the explanation was added later. Before he added this comment, the move was also supported by Tapir: "I say [b] just to have it in the option basket and to read the captain's explanation about it.")
c) O11 Tasky: I like b a lot... still, just to give more options I suggest a light jump at e, now
can be left as a sort of kikashi having already forced Black into a somehow cramped position from his shimari
d) Q9 kanzenryu: for symmetry of choice
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either - personally, I think the
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as a kikashi and then leave it. Think about it - you want to play in the biggest area. The side is not particularly urgent after
because both White groups are very light.
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. Looks better than 2 or 3 space extension corner-wise.
from the bottom with a move around C8 as an inducing move-- if Black approaches the corner as a response, then White could try to settle the top in sente.
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Since this is a teaching game, I thought I should share why I don't like the other three moves.
and
more heavy - after S3,
cannot easily be discarded. Besides, locally there is a better move.
does much to undermine White's sanrensei strategy.
would be ideally placed to limit White's thickness, and the strength would be wasted. It also might eliminate further opportunities in the corner.
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is a light and flexible move that will also allow White to get sente and play somewhere else; Black's follow-up is not so dangerous with such a light pincer. S3 will likely require a follow-up move, and is usually not a good move against komoku in most cases (better to attach). O4 - starting the taisha where Black has an extra stone is not normally a great idea, but I don't know the taisha well enough to tell you how that stone will aid in the fighting.
ThorAvaTahr: Why is it obvious?
MrTenuki: My original thinking boiled down to this: "R10 is a natural extension point for Black's upper right shimari. With R5, Black might be able to get a pincer + extension." But after looking at the board again, I realized that I was getting the position mixed up with the orthodox fuseki, where Q3 is at Q4-- which would mean that there is no second shimari to prevent. In this position, the pincer + extension isn't quite as good as in the orthodox fuseki: R10 doesn't count as a pincer, and if Black tries a 2-space or 3-space pincer, the "extension" would be a bit too far from the upper right shimari.
ThorAvaTahr: Nice analysis!
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ThorAvaTahr: Prevents black to make two shimaris. This move is played by professionals, however the high approach is by far more common. As a general guideline if the opposing corner is black white would approach high, if the corner is white, white will approach low. Perhaps the idea of the high move is to be light and always have a quick way out. K4 and R10 are both not played by professionals. R9, however, has been played, but it is very rare.
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is shifted one line to the right), I'll play a pincer with
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went to the star point. Actually, if you were to choose a komoku here, it's better to pick one to the left of
, so the strong side points towards
and the weak side towards the strong side of
. Otherwise, it encourages Black to make symmetry on the bottom and gain a strategic advantage.
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is a basic move, it very common in professional play. It has the virtue of flexibility. The other moves are also possible, at this stage no normal move can be really wrong. However, personally i would not like to play such that the open side(4th line) of my 4-3 stone faces the closed side of the oponents 4-3 stones.
is the correct direction; one line above is also OK
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