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Thursday, November 10, 2011

The One With The Escalating Ko

Some comments and variations are included. Have fun.

(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[6.50]TM[1800]OT[3x70 byo-yomi]
GN[count eyecatcher]PW[nuji]PB[eyecatcher]WR[6k]BR[6k]DT[2011-11-10]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]RE[?]
;B[pd]BL[883.2]C[Time: 30 min + 3x 1:10 min byo-yomi. Played at KGS. I was black. Recently i started to play the nirensei opening (two star poinst) frequently.
]
;W[pp]WL[896.5]C[Normally i often play diagonal fuseki if white makes it possible with w2]
;B[dd]BL[873.6]C[This time i played parallel fuseki. ]
;W[cp]WL[890.4]LB[jd:B][pj:F][qn:E][ep:A][eq:C][fq:D]C[Noramally black plays next at "A" , "B" or "C" ... or "D" or "E" ... my next move, b5 at "F", is very seldomly played]
;B[pj]BL[865]
;W[cf]WL[885.2]
;B[fd]BL[846.6]
;W[bd]WL[880.8]
;B[cc]BL[837.8]
;W[ci]WL[879.5]C[normal joseki, white ends in gote. ]
;B[qn]BL[829.5]C[b11 works good with b5, to prevent this combination white could have played arround here with w6. ]
;W[nq]WL[874.3]
;B[fp]BL[816.2]C[Is b13 good in this situation ... i just can`t tell it!]
;W[eq]WL[861.5]
;B[ep]BL[789.5]LB[dp:A][dq:C][fq:B]C[b15 is possible (the database shows that it is a joseki move), maybe it is a old joseki?
Next white can play like in the game (w16 at "C") or "A" or "B" . "B" is most often played. ]
;W[dq]WL[849.2]C["2" is also possible (variation) ]
(;B[fq]BL[769.9]
;W[jq]WL[837.1]
;B[co]BL[757.4]
;W[bo]WL[831.2]
;B[cn]BL[744.6]
;W[bn]WL[829]C[I think "2" (variation) would be normal here ... maybe b23 was a mistake... ]
(;B[er]BL[728.8]C[b23 looks a bit useless... bad... maybe white should not have answered here... maybe "2" (variation) would have been better. ]
(;W[dr]WL[826.5]
;B[dp]BL[722.5]
;W[bq]WL[823.1]
;B[rp]BL[709.5]
;W[qq]WL[820.8]
;B[jo]BL[685.6]C[I like this move. ]
;W[jp]WL[805.5]C[Interesting answer. ]
;B[on]BL[675.5]
;W[cm]WL[799.9]
;B[jc]BL[646.7]C[Yes i like to play tenuki very much :-) ]
;W[qc]WL[796.6]C[Good timing for going to the corner, with w34 i would have played there as well. ]
;B[qd]BL[637.5]
;W[pc]WL[794.4]
;B[oc]BL[625.6]
;W[ob]WL[792.7]
;B[nc]BL[619.8]
;W[nb]WL[789.9]
;B[mc]BL[600.2]
;W[rd]WL[785.5]
;B[re]BL[593.4]
;W[rc]WL[783.8]
;B[qf]BL[584.6]
;W[mb]WL[780.4]C[W46: i think it is too slow. ]
;B[lh]BL[575.6]C[now b has a nice moyo, i think black is favorable now. ]
;W[ff]WL[776.5]
;B[ef]BL[563.8]C[black wants to cut.]
;W[eg]WL[772.1]
;B[df]BL[551.8]
;W[dg]WL[771.2]
;B[fg]BL[540.4]
;W[fe]WL[763.1]
;B[ed]BL[529.4]C[solid move. ]
;W[hf]WL[753]
;B[fh]BL[521.6]
;W[ei]WL[748.4]
;B[hh]BL[513.9]
;W[lc]WL[737.6]C[white does not run and is willing to sacrifice the 3 stone group. ]
;B[ld]BL[503.8]
;W[md]WL[732]
;B[od]BL[496.8]
;W[kd]WL[727.9]
;B[le]BL[490.3]
;W[kc]WL[726.3]
;B[id]BL[481.2]
;W[je]WL[714.2]
;B[ie]BL[473.7]
;W[lf]WL[699.2]
;B[me]BL[456.7]
;W[jf]WL[642.1]
;B[if]BL[450]
;W[jh]WL[625.1]
;B[ko]BL[429.9]C[looks a bit slow now and it helps white to secure territory at the bottom.]
;W[lp]WL[619.5]
;B[lo]BL[415]
;W[mf]WL[597]
;B[mp]BL[407.9]
;W[lq]WL[594.4]
;B[mq]BL[400.6]
;W[mr]WL[590.8]C[ "2" (Variation) ]
(;B[ng]BL[366.4]C[if black now plays here ... b79, and b81 are not well planned. ]
;W[mo]WL[542]C[this is painfull because black just sacrificed 2 stones for nothing. ]
;B[mn]BL[339.7]
;W[no]WL[539]
;B[ne]BL[309.6]
;W[ke]WL[518.7]
;B[kg]BL[298.7]
;W[jg]WL[495.5]
;B[kf]BL[278.2]
;W[nn]WL[493.5]
;B[nm]BL[269.2]
;W[fi]WL[462.1]LB[mm:X][om:X][ln:X][pn:X]C[I think i would have triied to - somehow - use the weaknesses at "X" directly with w94.]
;B[gi]BL[215.7]
;W[gj]WL[459.3]
;B[ce]BL[202.4]
;W[be]WL[450.8]
;B[fl]BL[185.2]
;W[hi]WL[436.1]
;B[hg]BL[152]
;W[gh]WL[427.5]
;B[gg]BL[140.2]
;W[dm]WL[422.5]
;B[en]BL[100.7]
;W[io]WL[391.2]
;B[eh]BL[87]
;W[dh]WL[385.6]LB[mi:X][mm:X][gn:X]C[black is still leading but the black group in the lower left corner is still not allive and there are a few weaknesses (X ?) ]
;B[in]BL[32.4]
;W[ho]WL[382.7]
;B[hn]BL[17.4]
;W[em]WL[290.3]
;B[hq]BL[70]OB[3]
;W[ip]WL[281.8]
;B[fm]BL[70]OB[3]
;W[fn]WL[275.6]
;B[gn]BL[70]OB[3]C[White almost lost a good chance to attack the black group. ]
;W[ig]WL[240.4]
;B[gf]BL[70]OB[3]
;W[ge]WL[224.3]
;B[he]BL[70]OB[3]
;W[ih]WL[219]
;B[hf]BL[70]OB[3]
;W[li]WL[214.5]
;B[mi]BL[70]OB[3]
;W[lg]WL[203.3]C[b127 is a mistake, black can connect at "2" (variation) ]
(;B[nf]BL[70]OB[3]C[This could have been the loosing move! ]
;W[kh]WL[198.3]
;B[mj]BL[70]OB[3]
;W[mh]WL[191.1]
;B[nh]BL[70]OB[3]
;W[jm]WL[150.9]C[ maybe black could have answered at arround "2" (variation) ]
(;B[mm]BL[70]OB[3]LB[jk:X]C[i think this move was much too slow, black should have played arround X ]
;W[hl]WL[146.7]C[White still tries to attack the black group and/or is making some points in the center ... white can turn the game arround! ]
;B[jn]BL[70]OB[3]
;W[km]WL[143.5]
;B[dn]BL[70]OB[3]C[Black is still not 100 % allive... ]
;W[rq]WL[128.8]C[Very big move! Now white is leading in territorry! ]
;B[dj]BL[70]OB[3]C[black has to do something ... but while i was playing this , i did not count, and did not know that i was behind in territorry! I think i will start to count more often during the game, it is important! ]
;W[ek]WL[111.7]
;B[di]BL[70]OB[3]
;W[cg]WL[104.1]
;B[gi]BL[70]OB[3]C[i think "2" would have been much better. ]
(;W[ej]WL[96.8]C[This is the loosing move, white made some serious mistakes now and black can kill several white stones... ]
;B[hj]BL[70]OB[3]
;W[ii]WL[89.8]
;B[el]BL[70]OB[3]
;W[dl]WL[85.3]
;B[gk]BL[70]OB[3]
;W[gh]WL[74.9]
;B[oo]BL[70]OB[3]
;W[np]WL[70.8]
;B[gi]BL[70]OB[3]
;W[fo]WL[32]
;B[go]BL[70]OB[3]
;W[gh]WL[28.3]
;B[cq]BL[70]OB[3]
;W[cr]WL[23.2]
;B[gi]BL[70]OB[3]
;W[fj]WL[5.6]
;B[dk]BL[70]OB[3]
;W[gh]WL[70]OW[3]
;B[bm]BL[70]OB[3]
;W[cl]WL[70]OW[3]
;B[gi]BL[70]OB[3]
;W[eo]WL[70]OW[3]C[Maybe black should have answered this threat, because black has some other ko threats left ... i did not count all my threats ... one should count territory and ko-threats. ]
;B[fk]BL[70]OB[3]
;W[do]WL[70]OW[3]
;B[gp]BL[70]OB[3]C[This move is like playing a pass... totally useless, because white could not have played here... black simply H4 then.]
;W[ck]WL[70]OW[3]
;B[cj]BL[70]OB[3]
;W[bj]WL[70]OW[3]
;B[bi]BL[70]OB[3]
;W[bh]WL[70]OW[3]
;B[ch]BL[70]OB[3]
;W[ln]WL[70]OW[3]C[This is not a threat ... because... ]
;B[bk]BL[70]OB[3]
;W[gm]WL[70]OW[3]C[White can`t cut here. ]
;B[hm]BL[70]OB[3]
;W[gl]WL[70]OW[3]
;B[il]BL[70]OB[3]C[White resigned here. I was lucky to win this game, i have to play more carefull. ])
(;W[hj]
(;B[fj]
;W[ej]
;B[fk]
;W[el]
;B[ln]C[This way white probably would have won the game ... ])
(;B[ej]
;W[fj]
;B[el]
;W[dl]
;B[dk]
;W[fk]
;B[bm]
;W[cl]
;B[bl]
;W[ck]
;B[fr]C[White would have won the game. ])))
(;B[jk]
;W[mm]
;B[ln]
;W[hk]
;B[il]))
(;B[kh]
;W[mh]C[if white plays here... ]
;B[ki]C[black atari ... if white stretches ]
;W[lj]C[black can kill the white stones]
;B[nh]))
(;B[np]
;W[oq]
;B[ng]C[much better than the real game ]))
(;W[cm]
;B[dp]
;W[cq]
;B[dm]C[i don`t know but i think black should not play here because the white double hane seems to be possible. ]
;W[dl]
;B[cl]
;W[bm]
;B[dk]
;W[el]
;B[em]
;W[ck]C[This is not good for black ...]))
(;B[dp]
;W[bq]
;B[cl]))
(;B[co]
;W[bo]
;B[cn]
;W[dp]
;B[do]
;W[bn]
;B[cm]LB[en:A]C[Tenuki or "A" ]))


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