I went 2-2, which was better than I expected, given the relatively fast time settings and my general busy-with-work mindset. My first game was with Hantong (Jenny) Li, one of several women in the open division (another thing I was happy to see!).
I won this game by komi. My colleague An (who is about 6 dan and was there for the day just to hang out) kindly reviewed the game with me afterwards, so I added some of his comments in the game record.
(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[0.50]
GN[2018-12-01a]PW[Becci]PB[Li Hantong (Jenny)]BR[2d]DT[2018-12-01]EV[MA State Championship]PC[Cambridge]C[White+7.5]
;B[dp]
;W[pd]
;B[dc]
;W[pq]
;B[ci]
;W[gc]
;B[de]
;W[fq]
;B[ip]
;W[cq]
;B[dq]
;W[cp]
;B[do]
;W[dr]
;B[er]
;W[cr]
;B[eq]
;W[cn]
;B[fp]
;W[jd]
;B[po]
;W[pl]
;B[mp]
;W[oo]
;B[on]
;W[no]
;B[nn]C[This is not the usual order of play. I decided to just extend, which should revert to a normal variation, but maybe I could have done more to counter this move?]
;W[mo]
;B[pp]
;W[oq]
;B[qq]
;W[qr]
;B[rq]
;W[lp]
;B[qm]
;W[ql]
;B[rm]
;W[qf]
;B[ob]
;W[pb]
;B[oc]
;W[pc]
;B[lc]
;W[kc]
;B[ld]
;W[jf]
;B[ic]
(;W[jc]
;B[lf]
;W[kh]
;B[kg]
;W[jg]
;B[lh]
;W[ki]
;B[li]
;W[mg]
;B[lg]
;W[kj]
;B[ie]
(;W[je]
(;B[og]
;W[me]
;B[mf]
;W[ne]
;B[le]
;W[ph]
;B[pf]
;W[pe]
;B[oh]
;W[pi]
;B[nc]
;W[ff]
;B[cl]
(;W[df]
;B[cf]
;W[cg]
;B[dg]
;W[ef]
;B[ce]
;W[dh]
;B[bo]
;W[co]
;B[bn]
;W[bp]
;B[bm]
(;W[ar]
;B[gd]
;W[fc]
;B[fd]
;W[hc]
;B[ec]
;W[bg]
;B[fh]
;W[eg]
(;B[jr]
;W[rr]
;B[mq]
;W[lq]
;B[lr]
;W[nq]
;B[nr]
;W[ko]
;B[lm]
;W[io]
;B[jp]
;W[jo]
;B[go]
;W[il]
;B[ln]
;W[lo]
;B[gl]
;W[hk]
;B[gf]
;W[gg]
;B[qg]
;W[pg]
;B[of]
;W[rg]
;B[qe]
;W[rf]
;B[qj]
;W[pj]
;B[rl])
(;B[lq]C[An pointed out that Black can play this way, which is really nice.]
;W[mq]
;B[mr]
;W[np]
;B[kq]
;W[nr]))
(;W[dl]C[An also recommended probing on the outside first. It's hard for Black to kill the White group if it's out.]))
(;W[cm]C[An recommended playing here first.]))
(;B[qh]C[An suggested Black should invade here now. I expected something like this in the game. I think Black let White off easy.]))
(;W[ke]C[An suggested playing this way against the peep -- again, more of a threat against the Black group.]))
(;W[kb]TR[lc][oc]C[An (who kindly reviewed the game with me) suggested coming down instead, which is a stronger attack against the marked group.]))
In my second round game, I lost to Micah.
I think I got behind pretty early. There were some close calls, but I never managed to get back in the game and ended up resigning. I really like Micah and was grateful for the opportunity to play with him.
(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[0.50]
GN[2018-12-01b]PW[Becci]PB[Micah Feldman]BR[4d]DT[2018-12-01]EV[MA State Championship]PC[Cambridge]C[B+res.]
;B[pd]
;W[cp]
;B[pq]
;W[dc]
;B[ep]
;W[gq]
;B[cq]
;W[cm]
;B[dp]
;W[bp]
;B[dr]
;W[jq]
;B[bq]
;W[cj]
;B[dd]
;W[cc]
;B[ed]
;W[ec]
;B[fd]
;W[gc]
;B[dh]
;W[qo]
;B[qm]
;W[oo]
;B[nq]
;W[qk]
;B[qi]
;W[pl]
;B[qp]
;W[ro]
;B[pf]
;W[qc]
;B[pc]
;W[rd]
;B[qj]
;W[rk]
;B[pb]
;W[rf]
;B[rb]
;W[rh]
;B[qg]
;W[qh]
;B[ph]
;W[ri]
;B[jc]
;W[kd]
;B[jd]
;W[kf]
;B[ke]
;W[le]
;B[je]
;W[mf]
;B[lg]
;W[mg]
;B[mi]
;W[lh]
;B[li]
;W[kg]
;B[lc]
;W[mc]
;B[mb]
;W[md]
;B[nc]
;W[oe]
;B[qf]
;W[qe]
;B[pe]
;W[rq]
;B[lq]
;W[qb]
;B[qd]
;W[rc]
;B[re]
;W[sb]
;B[ra]
;W[sd]
;B[rg]
;W[qa]
;B[ib]
;W[gd]
;B[ff]
;W[cg]
;B[ch]
;W[dg]
;B[eg]
;W[bh]
;B[df]
;W[bg]
;B[dj]
;W[dk]
;B[ej]
;W[kp]
;B[mo]
;W[ek])
In the third round, I played another stalwart of the Massachusetts Go Community: Eric Osman.
I won this game by 20 points, in spite of some misreads and questionable plays. The time settings were quite fast for me (30 minutes open, plus 5 30-second byo yomi periods).
(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[7.50]
PW[Eric Osman]PB[Becci]C[B+20]
;B[pd]
;W[ec]
;B[pq]
;W[qo]
;B[op]
;W[qi]
;B[qf]
;W[dp]
;B[cd]
;W[de]
;B[ce]
;W[df]
;B[cg]
;W[rq]
;B[kq]
;W[gq]
;B[cq]
;W[cp]
;B[dq]
;W[ep]
;B[eq]
;W[bq]
;B[br]
;W[fq]
;B[bp]
;W[bo]
;B[aq]
;W[cn]
;B[jc]
;W[hc]
;B[qk]
;W[oi]
;B[qm]
;W[oo]
;B[np]
;W[qq]
;B[pp]
;W[qn]
;B[pm]
;W[on]
;B[nl]
;W[mi]
;B[ll]
;W[mn]
;B[kn]
;W[pr]
;B[or]
;W[qs]
;B[ki]
;W[nd]
;B[ld]
;W[kh]
;B[jh]
;W[lh]
;B[jg]
;W[kf]
;B[ph]
;W[oh]
;B[pg]
;W[je]
;B[me]
;W[ne]
;B[nf]
;W[mf]
;B[lf]
;W[mg]
;B[of]
;W[lc]
;B[kd]
;W[kg]
;B[nc]
;W[mc]
;B[md]
;W[oc]
;B[nb]
;W[od]
;B[kc]
;W[ob]
;B[lb]
;W[qc]
;B[qd]
;W[rc]
;B[pc]
;W[pb]
;B[rd]
;W[na]
;B[mb]
;W[rb]
;B[pi]
;W[ji]
;B[cc]
;W[ci]
;B[dg]
;W[eg]
;B[di]
;W[eh]
;B[cj]
;W[dh]
;B[ch]
;W[cf]
;B[bf]
;W[bi]
;B[bh]
;W[bj]
;B[ck]
;W[dj]
;B[ei]
;W[fi]
;B[ej]
;W[ek]
;B[fj]
;W[ah]
;B[bg]
;W[bk]
;B[dk]
;W[cl]
;B[dl]
;W[gj]
;B[fk]
;W[dm]
;B[el]
;W[gh]
;B[ed]
;W[fd]
;B[dd])
In the fourth and final round, I got crushed by a 4 dan named Sammy Zhang.
He totally outplayed me. I'm looking forward to the review of this (and my other games) by Guo Juan.
(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[0.50]
GN[2018-12-01c]PW[Becci]PB[Sammy Zhang ]BR[4d]DT[2018-12-01]EV[MA State Championship]PC[Cambridge]C[B+Res.]
;B[dp]
;W[pd]
;B[cd]
;W[ec]
;B[qp]
;W[cn]
;B[dk]
;W[de]
;B[cf]
;W[ce]
;B[be]
;W[df]
;B[cg]
;W[fp]
;B[fo]
;W[cq]
;B[cp]
;W[dq]
;B[ep]
;W[eq]
;B[gp]
;W[fq]
;B[en]
;W[dj]
;B[eh]
;W[bf]
;B[bd]
;W[dd]
;B[ej]
;W[jd]
;B[qf]
;W[qh]
;B[of]
;W[nd]
;B[qj]
;W[op]
;B[oq]
;W[nq]
;B[pq]
;W[np]
;B[pn]
;W[jp]
;B[rd]
;W[qc]
;B[pi]
;W[go]
;B[gn]
;W[ho]
;B[lc]
;W[kc]
;B[ld]
;W[me]
;B[ke]
;W[je]
;B[kf]
;W[mg]
;B[ng]
;W[lg]
;B[jf]
;W[hf]
;B[ic]
;W[kb]
;B[lb]
;W[ob]
;B[ie]
;W[id]
;B[hd]
;W[he]
;B[if]
;W[hc]
;B[gd]
;W[ib]
;B[gc]
;W[hb]
;B[ff]
;W[cc]
;B[dg]
;W[bc]
;B[bg]
;W[gb]
;B[hg]
;W[ck]
;B[bo]
;W[dl]
;B[ek]
;W[bn]
;B[bj]
;W[cj]
;B[bi]
;W[el]
;B[fl]
;W[bq]
;B[an]
;W[gl]
;B[fm]
;W[pm]
;B[om]
;W[ol]
;B[pl]
;W[qm]
;B[qn]
;W[nm]
;B[on]
;W[pk]
;B[ql]
;W[qk]
;B[rm]
;W[ok]
;B[rk]
;W[oi]
;B[ph]
;W[nn]
;B[hn]
;W[io]
;B[jm]
;W[jk]
;B[kn]
;W[lo]
;B[kk]
;W[kj]
;B[lk]
;W[jl]
;B[kl]
;W[lm]
;B[km]
;W[ji]
;B[mi]
;W[mk]
;B[kh]
;W[lj]
;B[mj]
;W[li]
;B[lh]
;W[mh]
;B[nk]
;W[ml]
;B[oj]
;W[gg]
;B[gf]
;W[ig]
;B[hh])
All in all, it was a great day. And great to get 4 games in on the first day of the month!
