ChessWhiz Against lavalyn
Game started on August 13, 2002, with a 3-stone handicap.
[Moves 1-10|1]
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
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- Sliding into the corner.
- Right.
[Moves 11-20|2]
[Moves 21-30|3]
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|4]
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.
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.
[Moves 41-50|5]
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|6]
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.
[Moves 61-70|7]
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.
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|8]
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|9]
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.
ChessWhiz: I just had 4 impacted wisdom teeth extracted, and am still recovering from the intense pain... so that's my excuse for taking a little break from SL. After taking a fresh view of the position, I believe I'm down by about 60 points. Considering we're in the late chuban stages of the game, and there is very little chance of making a comeback of that magnitude, I courteously resign. Thank you very much for the game!
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