106. kirby vs topazg

Joaz Banbeck · **#81**

mw42 wrote:

mw42 · **#82**

hman wrote:

If I read this correctly you are saying (and I agree) you must use what I'd call your intuition, which is not exactly what I'd call emotions... at least in may native languages. Since English is kinda tricky for this stuff maybe the specific flavor of emotion vs. intuition isn't the same?

Intuition concerns knowledge of a situation whereas emotion concerns your state of being.

EDIT: Removed hide tags. I think it's okay if the players read this. ;-)

Kirby · **#83**

mw42 wrote:

hman wrote:

If I read this correctly you are saying (and I agree) you must use what I'd call your intuition, which is not exactly what I'd call emotions... at least in may native languages. Since English is kinda tricky for this stuff maybe the specific flavor of emotion vs. intuition isn't the same?

Intuition concerns knowledge of a situation whereas emotion concerns your state of being.

EDIT: Removed hide tags. I think it's okay if the players read this. ;-)

Thanks. Less curiosity is always better.

Joaz Banbeck · **#84**

topazg wrote:

...

@Topazg:

topazg · **#85**

Joaz Banbeck wrote:

topazg wrote:

...

@Topazg:

topazg · **#86**

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Hmmm, I may lose sente here, but I may not, there's some danger for White now:

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Of course, it's a tight line, but I think Black wins liberty races here. If White picks a sente option, I get connection aji for later:

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Kirby · **#87**

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Magicwand · **#88**

@ kirby

i love your sig.
if you learn that then you will be 5 dan strong.

remember that you will find that when they expose their weakness.
and you will lose that when you expose yours.

topazg · **#89**

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Joaz Banbeck · **#90**

To obs:

Magicwand · **#91**

for obs only:

mw42 · **#92**

Joaz Banbeck wrote:

To obs:

Kirby · **#93**

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topazg · **#94**

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Kirby · **#95**

Kirby · **#96**

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Okay, I'll admit that this move looks eerily similar to a move that lost me the "flow" in my last game against Magicwand. In that game, I didn't read out the corner status, and it cost me a lot.

This time, though, I have a plan - I promise.

First of all, it is clearly sente against the corner:

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Sidenote:
By the way, as a side note, I am still glad that I played the last move I selected, but I was hoping that it was sente against the corner in itself - well, it doesn't seem like it was.

For example:

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Doesn't work since a move by white at 'a' can be met with a move by black at 'b'.

Furthermore, while I can dream about this:

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I simply don't have an answer to some of white's other obvious responses:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm1 Where do I play, now? $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . O . . O . X . . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . X . . . . . X . . . | $$ | . X . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . | $$ | . O . O . O . . . . . . . . O O O . . | $$ | . . . . . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . O . X . . O X . . . . . , X . . | $$ | . . . . O X . . . . X . . . X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

So I can dabble in other variations, but it just doesn't seem like I can kill black directly right here.

End of sidenote
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Anyway, if I couldn't kill the corner, why did I play a move that threatens to kill the corner? Aren't I beating a dead bush (or is it a dead horse???)?

Well, here's how I see the situation:
1.) I am behind, on solid points by a good margin. If I try to compete for points directly, I will surely lose the race.
2.) He has a weak group in an area where I have strength on the left.
3.) He has just played a single stone as a reduction move on the top.

Based on these observations, I believe that the winning strategy for white in this game is to ignore getting points in a direct fashion, and attack black. The problem is, I need to attack in such a way that I can get future points from the deal.

So how do I attack black? Simply pressing against the black group does not seem like a good strategy:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm1 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . O . . O . X . . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . X . . . . . X . . . | $$ | . X . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . | $$ | . O . O . O . . . . . . . . O O O . . | $$ | . . . . . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . O . X . . O X . . . . . , X . . | $$ | . . . . O X . . . . X . . . X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Why? Because the exchange below strengthens black:

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Black has strength in the marked area, so after the :w1:

exchange, above, there is almost no attack left on the black stones.

Also, this move seems to be trying to make territory with my wall. I do not think that trying to make territory directly is a good strategy, because as I mentioned earlier, I am behind on territory. Plus, with his shoulder-hit reduction, it is hard to make a lot of territory in this position. I do not think that I should try to make territory with a wall. I should try to attack with a wall!

Ergo, what I would like to do is to play a capping move. It feels to me like it is a way to get the "flow". It feels to me like a move that Magicwand would play:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bcm31 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . O . . O . X . . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . X . . . . . X . . . | $$ | . X . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X . X . W . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . | $$ | . O . O . O . . . . . . . . O O O . . | $$ | . . . . . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . O . X . . O X . . . . . , X . . | $$ | . . . . O X . . . . X . . . X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

But can this work? :scratch:

The problem is, black seems to have an escape route, which puts my wall in danger:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm1 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X W . . . . . . O . . O . X . . . | $$ | . . X W . 6 . . . X . . . . . X . . . | $$ | . X . W . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X W . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . W W . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X . X . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . | $$ | . O . O . O . . . . . . . . O O O . . | $$ | . . . . . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . O . X . . O X . . . . . , X . . | $$ | . . . . O X . . . . X . . . X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Hence, the purpose of my last move. With an exchange, first, against the corner, it seems like I can play the capping move:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm1 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . 2 . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X O . . 9 . . . O . . O . X . . . | $$ | . . X O . 8 . . . X . . . . . X . . . | $$ | . X . O . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X . X . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . | $$ | . O . O . O . . . . . . . . O O O . . | $$ | . . . . . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . O . X . . O X . . . . . , X . . | $$ | . . . . O X . . . . X . . . X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

So that is the "hidden" (obvious?) purpose of the move I just played.

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Future plans:
So let's say things go as expected, and I can get black to retreat from my attacking move. For example, let's say the board position is like this:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm1 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . 2 . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . O . . O . X . . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . X . . . . . X . . . | $$ | . X . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X . X . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . . X . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . | $$ | . O . O . O . . . . . . . . O O O . . | $$ | . . . . . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . O . X . . O X . . . . . , X . . | $$ | . . . . O X . . . . X . . . X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Now what? Well, I would like to turn around and then attack the shoulder-hitting stone.

For example:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm1 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . O . . O . X . . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . X . . . . . X . . . | $$ | . X . O . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X . X . O . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . 5 . . . . . , . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . . X . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . | $$ | . O . O . O . . . . . . . . O O O . . | $$ | . . . . . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . O . X . . O X . . . . . , X . . | $$ | . . . . O X . . . . X . . . X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Will this work? I do not know. But I have thought about it a lot, and I know that I must attack to use the stones on this board effectively. White's position calls for attacking - not for blindly surrounding territory. So attacking is what I must do.

It will be interesting to me to see how things unfold, and to see if things happen in an unexpected way.

Let's hope I am victorious. :rambo:

topazg · **#97**

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bcm41 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . 1 . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . O . . O . X . . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . X . . . . . X . . . | $$ | . X . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . | $$ | . O . O . O . . . . . . . . O O O . . | $$ | . . . . . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . O . X . . O X . . . . . , X . . | $$ | . . . . O X . . . . X . . . X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Laman · **#98**

Kirby · **#99**

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bcm41 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . . O . . O . X . . . | $$ | . . X O . . . . . X . . . . . X . . . | $$ | . X . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O O . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . X . X . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . | $$ | . O . O . O . . . . . . . . O O O . . | $$ | . . . . . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . O . X . . O X . . . . . , X . . | $$ | . . . . O X . . . . X . . . X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

mw42 · **#100**

106. kirby vs topazg

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