(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:2]ST[2] RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[6.50] PW[guojuan]PB[guojuan]WR[5p]BR[5p]DT[2005-06-19]PC[The Kiseido Go Server (KGS) at http://kgs.kiseido.com/] (;AW[nb][nc][pc][qc][rc][dd][do][dq]AB[lc][gd][nd][od][pd][qd][pj][jp][pp]C[olczyk [16k\]: Good morning. Uvas [-\]: hi noel [13k\]: hello METARIKU01 [-\]: hi, good afternoon Ruutana [11k\]: Hello Bodo212 [15k\]: hello - good afternoon laohero [16k\]: hi murky: Hello halley [22k\]: hi dynamite [11k\]: hi ] ;B[] ;W[ql]CR[ql]LB[qj:B][qk:D][ol:A][qn:C]C[murky: lower side playgo [5k\]: Q7 perhaps dynamite [11k\]: C looks best fint: c noel [13k\]: i would prefer C atman [4k\]: c halley [22k\]: c ohmygosh [4k?\]: a jantiff [4k?\]: push towards thickness dynamite [11k\]: takes base, chases against strengh kilroy [9k\]: C halley [22k\]: white will have to escape atman [4k\]: drives white to the strong wall noel [13k\]: C don't gives w the possibility to invade corner ] (;B[qn]CR[qn]C[jantiff [4k?\]: if black B, then w can settle with R4 ]) (;B[qj]LB[rd:A][re:B][qj:C]C[dynamite [11k\]: dont use strengh to build territorry playgo [5k\]: b still open kasparob [4k\]: wall open on bottom fint: open at s16 gc1 [2d\]: because of S17 halley [22k\]: white can take the corner? DrGoPlayer [6k\]: too think, bottom ope Phil73 [23k\]: "Open skirt" ? jantiff [4k?\]: yes olczyk [16k\]: WHy not R9 then S16? agui [8k\]: yes Scribe [-\]: This variation not good for Black. top right side is open at S16 murky: cool noel [13k\]: yes clear Phil73 [23k\]: Yes. agui [8k\]: yes , very clear ])) (;AW[qb][mc][nc][qc][dd][md][qd][me][qf][rf][dp]AB[pb][pc][nd][pd][ne][pe][mf][qh][pk][jp][pq]LB[jd:D][kd:F][lf:A][og:E][dj:B][po:G][fq:C]C[gc1 [2d\]: M14 zee [11k\]: B to play olczyk [16k\]: D10 agui [8k\]: F3 Winduser [9k\]: F3 noel [13k\]: k10 maybe? braincrash [?\]: p13 halley [22k\]: L16? xix [18k\]: d14 kamu [8k\]: Q5? atman [4k\]: I think m14 is best zee [11k\]: It is about covering the head ] (;B[]C[Scribe [-\]: M14 is the best play6 ] ;W[lf]CR[lf]C[Phil73 [23k\]: A proverb "the turning point is worth a lot". ] ;B[ng]CR[ng]C[halley [22k\]: white has a wall now ] ;W[lg]CR[lg]C[Phil73 [23k\]: "Turning move", I mean... Scribe [-\]: these two white stones are Very powerful agui [8k\]: yes gc1 [2d\]: those moves can decide a game :) DrGoPlayer [6k\]: vital point for power for both sides Scribe [-\]: tian wang shan Scribe [-\]: http://senseis.xmp.net/?Tennouzan Scribe [-\]: Rather than concentrate on sequences, determine the direction of play and only then begin to consider what local play will achieve that goal DrGoPlayer [6k\]: find direction first then look for local move zee [11k\]: Make sure of the direction of play first, then pick the local move Phil73 [23k\]: Yes, clear. agui [8k\]: yes clear METARIKU01 [-\]: then after M14 the shimari is the biggest point right ? laohero [16k\]: yes :) Bodo212 [15k\]: no Blastoff2 [23k?\]: clear halley [22k\]: yes gc1 [2d\]: studying pro game can help develop this intuition ]) (;B[lf]CR[lf]C[zee [11k\]: Compare the difference Scribe [-\]: M14 is a point that is very important to both sides dynamite [11k\]: white needs to protect his 4 stones now Phil73 [23k\]: Left is for white here. Phil73 [23k\]: Center for blackl here. olczyk [16k\]: But white getsw an extra move in the first sequence. Scribe [-\]: m14 is tennouzan Bodo212 [15k\]: yes thx Jakobicek [9k?\]: tennouzan? agui [8k\]: yes ])) (;AB[oc][jd][qd][pj]C[DrGoPlayer [6k\]: yes maruseru [15k?\]: p15 agui [8k\]: P15 jantiff [4k?\]: probe or cap Bodo212 [15k\]: no -sorry maruseru [15k?\]: reduce lightly :) dynamite [11k\]: like s16 Blastoff2 [23k?\]: I am new,,,,did not hear that lecture Godaisuki [12k\]: Q12 Ubiquity [?\]: handicap game Jakobicek [9k?\]: lol ] ;B[as]CR[as]C[wingnut [-\]: probe (asking move) ] (;W[rd]CR[rd]LB[qc:B][rc:C][qe:D][re:A]C[Scribe [-\]: Two ways to reduce this Black position noel [13k\]: is this testing move? Scribe [-\]: From within at S16 maruseru [15k?\]: probe dynamite [11k\]: sabaki maruseru [15k?\]: waqit and see playgo [5k\]: kind of a probe dynamite [11k\]: ajistones Jakobicek [9k?\]: yes probe and play lightly Godaisuki [12k\]: trick play maruseru [15k?\]: depending on black's reaction, white will decide Scribe [-\]: once small corner life is possible for White, gentle reduction from the outside is enough in combination with the little corner sicbanana [15k\]: is that yosu-miru? Scribe [-\]: Difficult for White once Black has blocked at r10 in response to White playing r12 as first move maruseru [15k?\]: sicbanana: yes, yosu-miru = wait and see au2 [3k\]: yes sicb sicbanana [15k\]: or k Scribe [-\]: http://senseis.xmp.net/?Yosumiru ] (;B[qe]CR[qe]C[Scribe [-\]: small and gote DrGoPlayer [6k\]: too deep ] (;W[qc]CR[qc]C[zee [11k\]: W can live but it is too small in the fuseki ] ;B[pc]CR[pc] ;W[qb]CR[qb] ;B[re]CR[re] ;W[sc]CR[sc]C[zee [11k\]: s16 is an asking move Scribe [-\]: white lives Scribe [-\]: small ]) (;W[jj]CR[jj]) (;W[mg]CR[mg] (;B[jh]CR[jh]) (;B[li]CR[li]) (;B[jj]CR[jj]))) (;B[re]CR[re]LB[rd:A]C[dynamite [11k\]: r15 maruseru [15k?\]: crosscut Jakobicek [9k?\]: cut METARIKU01 [-\]: crosscut agui [8k\]: cut playgo [5k\]: cut ? jantiff [4k?\]: easy on w maruseru [15k?\]: ah, thank you Scribe [-\]: This area is Black's home....ko is a wonderful result for White ] ;W[qe]CR[qe]C[Scribe [-\]: Black hane provides White with many forcing moves zee [11k\]: Also, pressuring 2 B stones ] ;B[rc]CR[rc]C[METARIKU01 [-\]: Q16 now maruseru [15k?\]: q16, then s14, then sabaki jantiff [4k?\]: w gained tempo, S16 etc. are screening kikashi atman [4k\]: I'm pretty good at getting that "great result" ;-) zee [11k\]: B cannot win a ko in the early game ] ;W[pd]CR[pd]C[zee [11k\]: hard for B ] (;B[qc]CR[qc] ;W[rf]CR[rf]C[zee [11k\]: GO has a different mentality jantiff [4k?\]: IMHO, sacrifice is integral part of chess as well Scribe [-\]: Sacrificing stones is VERY important in Go olczyk [16k\]: First time Fisher played Robert Byrne he sacrificed his queen and won in about 15 moves. ] ;B[sd]CR[sd]C[dynamite [11k\]: p13 sicbanana [15k\]: p13 agui [8k\]: P13 noel [13k\]: Q14? maruseru [15k?\]: guojuan: what if black captures immediately after q16? then s14 wouldn't be forcing anymore ] (;W[og]CR[og]C[maruseru [15k?\]: p13 kasparob [4k\]: P13 au2 [3k\]: q12 Scribe [-\]: Therefore Black s15 is questionable Scribe [-\]: http://senseis.xmp.net/?Sabaki zee [11k\]: Cut first and sacrifice a couple Scribe [-\]: Chengdu ? ] ;B[qf]CR[qf] ;W[qg]CR[qg] ;B[pe]CR[pe] ;W[oi]CR[oi]C[Scribe [-\]: See Making Good Shape ] ;B[oj]CR[oj] ;W[mi]CR[mi]TR[oj][pj]C[zee [11k\]: W walked into moyo maruseru [15k?\]: what if black captures immediately after q16? then s14 wouldn't be forcing anymore ]) (;W[pf]CR[pf] ;B[qg]CR[qg] ;W[qf]CR[qf]C[dynamite [11k\]: happend to me once, i lost a 50 point group but won the game due to a wall i earned ^^ ( was a 9stone game) sicbanana [15k\]: when is sabaki useless? Scribe [-\]: White tries to save all stones and ends up with a heavy group zee [11k\]: Try not to save every stone, your game will go better jantiff [4k?\]: w is underdog, must play lightly zee [11k\]: Big difference between GO and Chess zee [11k\]: In chess, every piece is important Scribe [-\]: Chess and Go very different....loses pieces in Chess can be diaster....losing stones in Go can be a great result jantiff [4k?\]: crosscut as gambit ? :) ])) (;B[sd]CR[sd] ;W[qc]CR[qc]C[maruseru [15k?\]: yes ] ;B[qb]CR[qb] ;W[rd]CR[rd])) (;B[rc]CR[rc]C[jantiff [4k?\]: Q16 maruseru [15k?\]: r15 zee [11k\]: but dangerous if B is strong ] (;W[qe]CR[qe] ;B[pd]CR[pd]C[Blastoff2 [23k?\]: clear ] ;W[qh]CR[qh]C[Scribe [-\]: White nearly alive zee [11k\]: Two ways...trying to live ] (;B[ri]CR[ri]) (;B[qj]CR[qj] ;W[rf]CR[rf] ;B[sd]CR[sd] ;W[se]CR[se])) (;W[pd]CR[pd] ;B[qc]CR[qc] ;W[pf]CR[pf]C[jantiff [4k?\]: fast shape ])) (;B[qc]CR[qc] ;W[qh]CR[qh] ;B[qj]CR[qj] ;W[qe]CR[qe]) (;B[pd]CR[pd]C[maruseru [15k?\]: doesn't help white to make shape :) jantiff [4k?\]: R14 ? ])) (;W[qh]CR[qh] ;B[qj]CR[qj] ;W[rd]CR[rd]C[jantiff [4k?\]: :) jantiff [4k?\]: nice tewari ] (;B[qe]CR[qe]) (;B[re]CR[re]) (;B[qc]CR[qc] ;W[qe]CR[qe])) (;W[oe]CR[oe]LB[nd:B][pf:A]C[jantiff [4k?\]: boshi power ^^ Scribe [-\]: The other choice is reduce at p15 in place of the probe at s16 Blastoff2 [23k?\]: yes Blastoff2 [23k?\]: ok olczyk [16k\]: Haiku players? muarw [-\]: high kyu Jakobicek [9k?\]: lol liquis [15k\]: heh gc1 [2d\]: Q14 maruseru [15k?\]: q14 or o16 sicbanana [15k\]: q14? rince [?\]: o16 noel [13k\]: i thought of R14 agui [8k\]: Q14 and O16 Phil73 [23k\]: r14 kyrilin [15k\]: n16 Bodo212 [15k\]: n1 6? jantiff [4k?\]: O16 or Q14 kasparob [4k\]: P16 kyrilin [15k\]: n16 Eragon [10k\]: Q14 jantiff [4k?\]: try to cover the head :) erikk [-\]: o14? halley [22k\]: Q12 kyrilin [15k\]: ok :) Katoan [9k\]: O15_ Phil73 [23k\]: Bad for crops. maruseru [15k?\]: to protect the top zee [11k\]: If B cuts at m14, W has two groups jantiff [4k?\]: b P16 should have the ladder ? Bodo212 [15k\]: clear sicbanana [15k\]: yes Blastoff2 [23k?\]: thank you noel [13k\]: thank you parsan [18k\]: thank you Zagga [11k\]: thank you rince [?\]: thx tibra [15k\]: thank you a lot Eragon [10k\]: thanks a lot :) Phil73 [23k\]: Thank you ! muarw [-\]: thankyou Ruutana [11k\]: Thank you. nhycoh [7k\]: thx jantiff [4k?\]: thanks for teaching ! Daywalker [10k\]: thank you atman [4k\]: thank you dynamite [11k\]: thank you Scribe [-\]: Thank you Guo Juan and Thanks to the Ing Goe Foundation maruseru [15k?\]: thank you agui [8k\]: Thank you very much ! wholeboard [8k\]: thank you! murky: thank you GuoJuan MaxAlan [?\]: thank you Katoan [9k\]: thank you a thousand times laohero [16k\]: thank you swilks [7k\]: thank you sicbanana [15k\]: thx for taking your time! au2 [3k\]: thank you beginner [14k\]: thank you kirschi [16k\]: thanks halley [22k\]: thx jantiff [4k?\]: have a nice day, master :) Winduser [9k\]: thank you Bodo212 [15k\]: thank you very much zee [11k\]: Thank you for a great lesson Scribe [-\]: Xiexie LaoGuo mingjiu [7p\]: hi wingnut [-\]: xie xie Guo Juan au2 [3k\]: THANKS TO ING FOUNDATION os69os [7k\]: thank you mrguess [20k?\]: thank you. vhaen [17k\]: Thanks olczyk [16k\]: Thank you acmh7 [6k\]: thank you wingnut [-\]: byee au2 [3k\]: thanks to Scribe sicbanana [15k\]: bye beginner [14k\]: bye SAD21 [21k\]: thanks au2 [3k\]: bbye sheeryjay [23k?\]: thank yo agui [8k\]: Bye Daywalker [10k\]: bye laohero [16k\]: bye ][jantiff [4k?\]: boshi power ^^ Scribe [-\]: The other choice is reduce at p15 in place of the probe at s16 Blastoff2 [23k?\]: yes Blastoff2 [23k?\]: ok olczyk [16k\]: Haiku players? muarw [-\]: high kyu Jakobicek [9k?\]: lol liquis [15k\]: heh gc1 [2d\]: Q14 maruseru [15k?\]: q14 or o16 sicbanana [15k\]: q14? rince [?\]: o16 noel [13k\]: i thought of R14 agui [8k\]: Q14 and O16 Phil73 [23k\]: r14 kyrilin [15k\]: n16 Bodo212 [15k\]: n1 6? jantiff [4k?\]: O16 or Q14 kasparob [4k\]: P16 kyrilin [15k\]: n16 Eragon [10k\]: Q14 jantiff [4k?\]: try to cover the head :) erikk [-\]: o14? ] (;B[nd]CR[nd]C[sicbanana [15k\]: 013? jantiff [4k?\]: N16 thin - beware of cosecutive keima DrGoPlayer [6k\]: n16 makes weak shape rince [?\]: s16 agui [8k\]: Q16 sicbanana [15k\]: q12? Jakobicek [9k?\]: r15? Blastoff2 [23k?\]: run out wingnut [-\]: Q13 ? halley [22k\]: m16 maruseru [15k?\]: r15? jantiff [4k?\]: R15 tsuke Katoan [9k\]: r15 maruseru [15k?\]: s16? rince [?\]: s16 jantiff [4k?\]: when in trouble, use contact plays to make shape Jakobicek [9k?\]: make shape then run wingnut [-\]: shape 1st Winduser [9k\]: Q17 Scribe [-\]: River runs out: the image is the Yangtze or Yellow river overflowing and flooding large areas of the countryside ] (;W[pd]CR[pd] (;B[pc]CR[pc]C[Scribe [-\]: O16 devalues the right side rince [?\]: yes ^^ noel [13k\]: i see thank you Bodo212 [15k\]: nice - thx ] ;W[qe]CR[qe] ;B[rd]CR[rd]C[noel [13k\]: after white Q16, is black R15 a bad move? ] ;W[qh]CR[qh]C[dynamite [11k\]: when attacked run first, when invading shape first ] ;B[qj]CR[qj] ;W[oi]CR[oi]C[Scribe [-\]: Black r10 aims are preventing White from living on the side ] ;B[nk]CR[nk]C[jantiff [4k?\]: w getting breadth ] ;W[mi]CR[mi]) (;B[qe]CR[qe]C[jantiff [4k?\]: technique: R15 direcly is inferior, grab the bulge point at Q16 first noel [13k\]: yes ] ;W[pc]CR[pc]C[noel [13k\]: ah ok guojuan [5p\]: big flood gc1 [2d\]: can white try S16 instead of Q16 ? ])) (;W[qe]CR[qe]C[rince [?\]: b q16 after r15 sicbanana [15k\]: b q15? wingnut [-\]: clear maruseru [15k?\]: yes Bodo212 [15k\]: clear noel [13k\]: yes Zagga [11k\]: very clear agui [8k\]: yes, no question Phil73 [23k\]: Yes, clear. laohero [16k\]: yes Brutha [9k?\]: why does black plays o16? ] (;B[rd]CR[rd] ;W[qh]CR[qh] ;B[qj]CR[qj] ;W[oi]CR[oi]C[sicbanana [15k\]: yep ]) (;B[pd]CR[pd]C[agui [8k\]: Q16 for black ] ;W[pe]CR[pe] ;B[pg]LB[pg:A]TR[oe][pe][qe]C[Scribe [-\]: If White skips q16, Black will punish with q16 himself....making White heavy or split Jakobicek [9k?\]: ouch Phil73 [23k\]: Strike at the center of symmetry. Scribe [-\]: Either White must defend with q15 or Black will rip through at q15 dynamite [11k\]: middle of 3 stones = vital point jantiff [4k?\]: centre of 3 stones is good shape sicbanana [15k\]: hehe Scribe [-\]: See Go Proverbs Illustrated ] ;AB[dp] ;W[fq]CR[fq] ;B[dj]CR[dj]C[wingnut [-\]: it's out of print a long time Scribe :p ] ;W[cq]CR[cq] ;B[cp]CR[cp] ;W[dq]CR[dq] ;B[ep]CR[ep] ;W[eq]CR[eq] ;B[ss]CR[ss]C[Scribe [-\]: eBay.com sicbanana [15k\]: f4 agui [8k\]: D6 sicbanana [15k\]: ? dynamite [11k\]: f4 kasparob [4k\]: F4 Katoan [9k\]: d6 ] (;W[dn]CR[dn]C[Brutha [9k?\]: d7 looks better Scribe [-\]: D6 is the correct attact by White here jantiff [4k?\]: shape move Jakobicek [9k?\]: f4 and connect miai? ]) (;W[cn]CR[cn]) (;W[en]CR[en]C[sicbanana [15k\]: ah ])))) (;B[pf]CR[pf]C[Scribe [-\]: Black q14 values the right side ] (;W[of]CR[of] ;B[pg]CR[pg]C[maruseru [15k?\]: o17 for white ]) (;W[nc]CR[nc] ;B[nb]CR[nb]C[maruseru [15k?\]: crosscut DrGoPlayer [6k\]: p14 pushed from behind agui [8k\]: P18 Zagga [11k\]: q17 ] ;W[ob]CR[ob]C[jantiff [4k?\]: don't push from behind, make shape in contact rather ] ;B[pb]CR[pb] ;W[od]CR[od] ;B[pc]CR[pc]C[zee [11k\]: This is the way here ] ;W[mb]CR[mb] ;B[oa]CR[oa]C[jantiff [4k?\]: crosscut for kikashi sicbanana [15k\]: m15? maruseru [15k?\]: m15 ] ;W[le]CR[le]C[agui [8k\]: M15 sicbanana [15k\]: :) ] (;B[nd]CR[nd]C[jantiff [4k?\]: then make light shape :) Scribe [-\]: M15 light play, great for making shape ] ;W[mc]CR[mc]) (;B[mc]CR[mc]C[agui [8k\]: atari hansb [4k?\]: M17 maruseru [15k?\]: m17 jantiff [4k?\]: M17 atari :) gc1 [2d\]: M17 Zagga [11k\]: tenuki? ] ;W[lc]CR[lc]C[Eragon [10k\]: n16 ? ] ;B[nd]CR[nd] ;W[ne]CR[ne]C[TehNuki [17k\]: white has a wall, black has a lump ] (;B[ld]CR[ld] ;W[kd]CR[kd] ;B[md]CR[md]C[Blastoff2 [23k?\]: ok ] ;W[me]CR[me] ;B[nc]CR[nc]C[dynamite [11k\]: k15 sicbanana [15k\]: l17 agui [8k\]: L15 Brutha [9k?\]: l15 maruseru [15k?\]: L15 Phil73 [23k\]: l17 liquis [15k\]: L18? playgo [5k\]: L15 kyrilin [15k\]: l17 or l18 suducodu [?\]: K15 jantiff [4k?\]: connect ? Brutha [9k?\]: doesn't it depend on the ladder? maruseru [15k?\]: sacrifice more :) liquis [15k\]: K17 halley [22k\]: L18 rince [?\]: k17 maruseru [15k?\]: Blastoff2: but white's moves make thickness ] ;W[ke]CR[ke]C[sicbanana [15k\]: ah jantiff [4k?\]: ^_^ jantiff [4k?\]: but w's move are on the outside ] ;B[kc]CR[kc] ;W[jc]CR[jc] ;B[lb]CR[lb] ;W[id]CR[id]LB[oa:3][nb:2][pb:4][nc:1][pc:5][nd:6]C[maruseru [15k?\]: if black cuts, white will get even more thickness DrGoPlayer [6k\]: L15 only move suducodu [?\]: What's wrong with k15? Medice [12k\]: K15 L17 L15 K17 zee [11k\]: W getting thick agui [8k\]: yes Bodo212 [15k\]: yes Phil73 [23k\]: OK. jantiff [4k?\]: good result for w halley [22k\]: yes sicbanana [15k\]: look goodfro whit zee [11k\]: It was B's moyo dynamite [11k\]: dango Scribe [-\]: Only possible move here is L15....Black is heavily overconcentrated zee [11k\]: good for W since B had a lot of useless moves Blastoff2 [23k?\]: yes but white many moves too? ] ;AB[cj][ej][dp][fp][pp][nq]C[Scribe [-\]: Black has 6 useless moves Phil73 [23k\]: My god !! noel [13k\]: :) Eragon [10k\]: WOW lol agui [8k\]: very differernt halley [22k\]: waw maruseru [15k?\]: big loss for black Katoan [9k\]: haha ]) (;C[Scribe [-\]: White gave up three stones vs Black 6 useless stones ] ;B[lb]CR[lb]C[Blastoff2 [23k?\]: understand ] ;W[kc]CR[kc] ;B[me]CR[me] ;W[mf]CR[mf] ;B[md]CR[md]LB[lf:A][nf:B]C[liquis [15k\]: M16 Scribe [-\]: White has thickness that will affect the rest of the game. Black stones are locked out from the rest of the game beginner [14k\]: m16 Medice [12k\]: m14 Katoan [9k\]: b sicbanana [15k\]: o13 zee [11k\]: Two cutting points agui [8k\]: L14 jantiff [4k?\]: P13 ? xix [18k\]: l13 Brutha [9k?\]: m13 DrGoPlayer [6k\]: L14 playgo [5k\]: O15 P15 P16 stones are useless ] (;W[lg]CR[lg]C[zee [11k\]: M16 not necessary ] ;B[nf]CR[nf]C[Blastoff2 [23k?\]: can force b to save 4 stones then close cut atman [4k\]: the three stones at o15 are useless maruseru [15k?\]: o13 ] ;W[ng]CR[ng]C[liquis [15k\]: P14 Eragon [10k\]: o13 kyrilin [15k\]: yes zee [11k\]: M13 is good ] ;B[of]CR[of]) (;W[ng]CR[ng] ;B[lf]CR[lf]LB[kc:1][ng:2]C[zee [11k\]: W sacrifice sicbanana [15k\]: m13 sicbanana [15k\]: k Phil73 [23k\]: bonth are weak, isn't it ? swilks [7k\]: when i play 017, black usually pushes and cuts. can you show that variation? ]))))))))