tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743315493742070322024-03-14T00:43:20.715-07:005 Years to 5 Danbeccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155192205493722594noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474331549374207032.post-28285753664835070552018-12-02T07:59:00.005-08:002018-12-02T07:59:45.041-08:002018 MA State Go ChampionshipWe had our first-ever state championship yesterday at MIT. I really love this initiative (to have state championships) by the AGA. It promotes both competition and community building.
We had a great turn-out yesterday, with quite a few strong players, including our new 8 dan, who cleanly swept the tournament.
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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!).
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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.
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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]
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;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?]
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(;B[lq]C[An pointed out that Black can play this way, which is really nice.]
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;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.]))
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In my second round game, I lost to Micah.
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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.
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In the third round, I played another stalwart of the Massachusetts Go Community: Eric Osman.
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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).
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RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[7.50]
PW[Eric Osman]PB[Becci]C[B+20]
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In the fourth and final round, I got <i>crushed</i> by a 4 dan named Sammy Zhang.
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He totally outplayed me. I'm looking forward to the review of this (and my other games) by Guo Juan.
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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]
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;B[cd]
;W[ec]
;B[qp]
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;B[dk]
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;B[cf]
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All in all, it was a great day. And great to get 4 games in on the first day of the month!
beccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155192205493722594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474331549374207032.post-39810428121014389502018-08-01T12:41:00.000-07:002018-08-01T12:41:06.405-07:002018 US Go CongressLong time, no post!<br />
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I thought I should post about my first-ever Go Congress (at least, the first one at which I've been an attendee), but I was so busy while I was there that I never got a chance to blog about it. So I'll just summarize with a few highlights. <br />
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This was the <a href="https://www.gocongress.org/2018">Colonial Go Congress</a> in Williamsburg, VA run by Diego Pierrottet & Nate Eagle. I've always thought the US Go Congress would be too big for me (too many people), but it turned out to have a comfortable and familial feeling. That might be because, after 17 years of playing, I know quite a few Go players. Also, a few of our local VIPs were running some of the tournaments (including the US Open), which made it feel like home.<br />
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One of my favorite parts of Congress was getting to finally meet In-seong Hwang in person. He teaches the excellent online <a href="https://eyd.yunguseng.com/">Yunguseng Dojang</a> in which so many of us in the MGA have been enrolled. <br />
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In addition to meeting In-seong, we got to meet other YD participants who we see and play online but had never met in person. In-seong reviewed games for us during his time off and took all of his YD students out to the pub on Tuesday evening. I think there were about 30 of us there. <br />
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I spent a lot of time with some friends from our local Boston area meetups. We'd get together for meals and check in to see how everyone did and compare game stories. I really appreciated the opportunity to get to know these guys better. Congress would not have been anywhere near as fun without them. <br />
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We were all very happy to have Mr. Cho join us at Congress. I got to play with him for Pair Go. We had fun, even though our styles are completely different and probably not a good match for playing Pair Go. (We lost both of our games.)<br />
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In our second game, we <i>gave 3 stones</i> to this 2 dan pro and his young partner. We were all surprised when we saw this on the game sheet, but the best reaction came from the little girl, who said, "YES!!"<br />
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Even though Pair Go was fun, I would not do it again at the US Go Congress. It's just too late in the evening for me, and it definitely affected my play in the Open the next morning.<br />
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I also played in Adult-Youth Pair Go. My partner was one of several Sophia Wang's at the Congress. This particular one beat me in the women's tournament and then asked me to be her partner for the Adult-Youth Pair Go tournament. She was actually the third or fourth person to ask me to play in this tournament. I kept telling everyone I'd think about it. (I wasn't sure how Congress would go and whether I wanted to commit to another tournament.) By the time Sophia asked me, I said yes just so I could say no to anyone else who asked. :) But I was really glad I said yes. I like Sophia a lot, and we had fun playing. Here we are facing off against Neil and Charlie:<br />
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We won both of our games (one on time), so we got to choose prizes. I took an AGA patch, and Sophia got the entire set of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikaru_no_Go">Hikaru no Go</a> books. <br />
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Overall, my record in the US Open was 3-3 playing at 2 dan. All of my opponents were 2 dan or above. An even record at 2 dan is not exactly on track for my 5-years-to-5-dan plan, but I do have other evidence of improvement: I'm at 2d on IGS and I've also won a bunch of even games against several different 4 and 5 dans at my local club. I think my confidence interval is wide (I have also lost even games to lower-ranked players). But I'm definitely reaching higher than I have before. I think the big thing I need to do is bring the lower end of my play up. I think I primarily need more game experience and better reading ability. So this year I'm really going to focus on playing more and doing more tsume-go. (In addition to keeping up with my <a href="https://internetgoschool.com/index.vhtml">Guo Juan problems</a>, of course.)beccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155192205493722594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474331549374207032.post-6301300494787271262017-08-03T12:04:00.000-07:002017-08-03T12:04:09.589-07:001d+My rank on <a href="http://pandanet-igs.com/communities/pandanet">IGS</a> is now 1d+!<br />
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Slowly clawing my way up:<br />
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(The long flatline is from when I was in Japan and not playing online.)beccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155192205493722594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474331549374207032.post-88401924056290403162017-08-02T11:49:00.006-07:002017-08-03T08:11:57.000-07:00Back to the grindstoneI'm back home and returning to my usual modes of study. <br />
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<a href="https://internetgoschool.com/index.vhtml">Guo Juan</a> reviewed some games of mine from the club last week. I lost both games by resignation. Here's one with Mr. Cho, in which I played Black (no komi).<br />
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(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[0.50]
GN[2017-07-27a]PW[Mr. Cho]PB[Becci]WR[5d]DT[2017-07-27]EV[Diesel]PC[Cambridge]C[White+res.]
;B[pd]
;W[dp]
;B[pq]
;W[dd]
;B[fq]
;W[cn]
;B[jp]
;W[pn]
;B[qo]
;W[po]
(;B[qp]
(;W[jn]C[This move is strange. White should play P3.]
(;B[cf]C[This is big, but not urgent.]
;W[fc]
;B[bd]
;W[ch]
;B[dh]
;W[ci]
;B[cc]
;W[ce]
;B[be]
;W[df]
;B[dg]
;W[cg]
;B[bf]
;W[dc]
;B[ef]
;W[de]
(;B[qf]
(;W[di]C[This move is good for White. ]
;B[pj]
;W[ld]C[Ambitious.]
;B[jd]
;W[je]
;B[ie]
;W[ke]
;B[hd]C[Black has no problem here.]
;W[eg]
;B[ig]C[Jump out -- very good.]
;W[kh]
;B[kg]
;W[lg]
;B[jg]C[This same shape came up in an earlier game between us. At that time, I was the one with the cut-able jump but he peeped instead of cutting, which (supposedly) helped me. ]
(;W[lf]
;B[lh]
;W[ki]
;B[mh]C[Nobi -- very good.]
;W[ii]
;B[eh]
;W[fg]
;B[hh]
;W[ic]
;B[id]
;W[kb]
;B[hc]
;W[ib]
;B[hb]
;W[nc]
(;B[ff]C[This move is wrong.]
;W[gg]
;B[gf]
;W[fi]C[I missed this geta. :(]
;B[hg]
;W[gi]
;B[hi]
;W[hj]
;B[kc]
;W[lc]
;B[jb]
;W[pb]
;B[qc]
;W[lb]
;B[ia]C[Game is better for White now.]
;W[ng]
(;B[qn]
(;W[pi]C[Tsuke here gives Black a chance.]
;B[qi]
;W[qh]
;B[ph]
;W[oi]
;B[rh]
(;W[oh]C[This is a mistake for White.]
;B[qg]C[Very good for Black.]
;W[nk]
;B[dr]
;W[eq]
;B[er]
;W[fp]
;B[gp]
;W[go]
;B[hp]
;W[ho]
;B[io]
;W[in]
;B[cp]
;W[co]
;B[bp]
;W[kp]
;B[jq]
;W[jo]
;B[ip]
;W[ep]
;B[dq]
;W[kq]
;B[gr]
;W[pl]
;B[pm]
;W[om]
;B[qm]
;W[ol]
(;B[nn]C[End of commentary.]
;W[op]
;B[ko]
;W[mp]
;B[oq]
;W[nq]
;B[pp]
;W[oo]
;B[am]
;W[bm]
;B[an]
;W[al]
;B[bo]
;W[bn]
;B[ao]
;W[bk]
;B[ql]
;W[qb]
;B[rb]
;W[ra]
;B[cb]
;W[rc]
;B[rd]
;W[sb]
;B[oj]
;W[nj]
;B[kr]
;W[lr]
;B[jr]
;W[or]
;B[pr]
;W[nr]
;B[og]
;W[of]
;B[pg]
;W[ne])
(;B[np]
;W[mo]C[Even like this, Black doesn't have enough.]))
(;W[qj]C[White should play this way.]
;B[qg]
;W[pk]
;B[oh]
;W[oj]
;B[nh]
;W[mj]
;B[qb]LB[qb:A][nc:B]C[White B group should still be alive, even after Black A.]))
(;W[pm]C[White should just nobi here, so there's nothing on the right side.]))
(;B[np]C[Again, Black should play from this side.]
;W[qn]
;B[nn]))
(;B[hi]C[Black should just come out.]
(;W[ij]
;B[fi]
;W[fe]C[White can live,]
;B[gk]C[But Black comes out. This is quite ok for Black.])
(;W[fi]
;B[hk]C[This would be much better for Black.]
;W[jk]C[Say White tries to run away with these three stones,]
;B[ob]C[Black has the chance to save this corner, and White can't make much on the other side because Black is out in the center.])))
(;W[lh]C[If White plays this way,]
;B[lf]
;W[mf]
;B[me]C[Black can cut like this.]))
(;W[fh]C[White could also play this one.]))
(;B[di]C[Black should play here.]
(;W[dj]
;B[cj]C[White can't hane because Black can cut.])
(;W[cj]C[White must play this way.]
;B[dj]
;W[dk]
;B[ek]
;W[dl]
;B[el]C[The left side is a very inefficient way for White to make territory, and White needs a move on the top.]
;W[ic]C[Say White plays here,]
;B[dm]
;W[cm]
;B[np]C[Black can do something like this (note this move coming up again). The game is more interesting for Black.])))
(;B[np]C[Black should respond here. (Throughout the game, GJ is looking for Black to play this move, but I never did...)]
(;W[cf]C[If White plays here...]
;B[nn]C[Black jumps out. Now, what is K6 doing? The White stones on the right side are dying.])
(;W[nn]C[White needs to try to connect, ]
;B[cf]C[which leaves Black plenty of time to play here.])))
(;W[oq]LB[qp:A]C[White should play here to punish Black A. Black doesn't have the ladder.]
(;B[or]
;W[nq]C[Playing this way is bad for Black.])
(;B[op]C[If Black wants to fight, this is the move, but it doesn't work.]
;W[pp]
(;B[nq]
;W[or])
(;B[np]C[This would be the move, but...]
;W[qq]
;B[pr]
;W[rq]
;B[nq]
;W[qn]C[Now these stones die.]))))
(;B[pp]C[Black must play like this.]))
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My second game was with Cam, who is a student at MIT and who has been sprinting up the Go rank system. He was in Thailand for part of the summer playing in the World Collegiate championship. He went 3-3 overall and is now gearing up for the <a href="http://www.gocongress.org/2017/">US Go Congress in San Diego</a>. In this even game, I played White.<br />
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(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[7.50]
GN[2017-07-27b]PW[Becci]PB[Cam]DT[2017-07-27]EV[Diesel]PC[Cambridge]C[Black+res.]
;B[cp]
;W[pd]
;B[dc]
;W[pq]
;B[fq]
;W[cj]
;B[cl]
(;W[cf]
(;B[nc]
(;W[kd]
;B[de]C[GJ did not like this move. She suggested White C16 in response.]
;W[bd]C[Going into the corner is a good choice for White. (Though GJ's first instinct was C16.)]
;B[ne]
;W[pf]
;B[ic]
;W[df]
;B[ef]
;W[ce]
;B[ee]
;W[id]
;B[hd]
(;W[ie]
;B[jc]
;W[kc]
(;B[po]
(;W[qm]
;B[qq]
;W[qr]
;B[qp]
(;W[mq]
;B[om]C[The ladder is good for Black, so he can play this way.]
;W[qj]
;B[or]
;W[pr]
;B[oq]
;W[op]
;B[pp]
;W[os]
;B[np]
;W[nr]
;B[oo]
;W[jq]
(;B[pg]C[This is overplay.]
;W[of]C[Coming out is very good.]
(;B[qc]
;W[pc]
;B[pb]
;W[ob]
;B[qb]
;W[oc]
;B[re]
;W[rf]
;B[qe]
;W[qf]
;B[sf]
;W[sg]
;B[se]
(;W[rh]C[Good for White. But...]
(;B[qd]C[Slow. Black can live in seki even without this move.]
;W[hc]C[Cutting here is good.]
;B[gc]
;W[hb]
;B[gb]
;W[he]
;B[gd]
(;W[cq]C[The upper side is big. ]
(;B[bq]C[This is not the correct move.]
;W[dq]
;B[bp]C[Ooh, really?]
;W[ep]C[White comes out; very good for White.]
;B[iq]
(;W[fp]C[Running away is good for White.]
;B[jp]
;W[kq]
;B[gp]
;W[dn]
;B[do]
;W[fn]
;B[eo]
;W[fo]
;B[en]
;W[lo]
;B[ho]
;W[fm]
;B[hm]
;W[in]
;B[hn]
(;W[dl]C[This is not a good idea.]
;B[em]
;W[el]
;B[fl]
;W[gl]
;B[fk]
;W[gk]
;B[fj]
;W[gm]C[Now White has a problem.]
(;B[dk]
(;W[ck]C[No. This side is not important now.]
;B[dj]
;W[bl]
;B[cm]
;W[jl]
;B[ik]
;W[il]
;B[hl]
;W[hk]C[Cut is good.]
;B[di]
;W[bh]
;B[ij]
;W[fr]
;B[gr]
(;W[hi]
;B[hj]
;W[gj]
;B[gi]
;W[gh]
;B[fi]
;W[kj]
;B[ii]
;W[hh]
;B[ih]
;W[ig]
;B[jg]
;W[if]
;B[ki]
;W[kh]
;B[li]
;W[kg]
;B[lj]
;W[kk]
;B[ji]
;W[er]
;B[cr]
;W[dr]
;B[br]
;W[hr]
;B[fs]
;W[hq]
;B[gq]
;W[ir]
;B[dp])
(;W[gi]C[This side is the shape.]
;B[hi]
;W[gj]
;B[gh]
;W[fh]
;B[hh]
;W[fi]C[It's not easy for Black to kill.]))
(;W[ir]C[White should still play here.]))
(;B[ir]C[Black should play this way.]))
(;W[ir]C[This move is key to the game at this point (for both sides, and we both missed it repeatedly).
This move is super big, both for points and for the base. If Black gets this move, White almost has to go back to live in the lower right.])
(;W[em]C[To be safe, White can exchange this sente move first, ]
(;B[cn]
;W[ir]C[and then play here.]
;B[gl]C[Black can't kill White here, ]
;W[hq]C[Because this is also White's sente.]
;B[gq]
;W[ek]C[Then White comes out, and White got the points and took Black's base away.])
(;B[dm]C[If he plays this way, White still has an atari]
;W[ir]C[Again, this is the move.])))
(;W[jp]C[White can also nobi.]))
(;B[nb]
;W[oa]
;B[nd]C[This is sente.]
;W[pe]
;B[le]C[If Black comes out like this, White's top group is not safe. So the upper side is really big.]))
(;W[lg]C[Capturing here is big.])
(;W[kb]
;B[ib]
;W[lg]C[Or this way.]))
(;B[]
;W[qd]
;B[rd]
;W[sc]
;B[rc]
;W[sb]
;B[pa]
;W[ra]
;B[rb]C[Alive in seki, and Black has lots of forcing moves outside.]))
(;W[qd]C[White can play this way instead.]
;B[rd]
;W[pe]C[and then connect.]
(;B[rg]C[Is Black going to cut here? "I don't believe it.."]
;W[rc]
;B[sh]
;W[rb]C[This is much too big for White.])
(;B[sc]
;W[lg]C[White takes the all-important sente.]
;B[rg]
;W[qg]C[There's nothing for Black over here.])))
(;B[pi]LB[pg:A][pi:B]C[After A, Black should follow up with B. (But jumping out instead of A is better.)]))
(;B[ng]C[Black can simply play this way,]
;W[ph]
;B[jh]C[attack the middle a bit, and still jump into the corner.]))
(;W[or]C[This might be better for White.]
;B[on]
;W[om]C[White could consider this...]
;B[nm]
;W[ol]
;B[nq]
(;W[nn]
;B[no]
;W[mn]
;B[mo]
;W[ln]
;B[nr]C[Black still needs a move on the bottom, ]
;W[ng]C[White can switch to the top.])
(;W[mq])))
(;W[hc]
;B[hb]
;W[gc]
;B[gb]
;W[fc]
;B[fb]
;W[ng]C[Feels like the upper side is big, and should be dealt with. (White can treat the G17 stones as kikashi.)]))
(;B[ng]C[Black should probably just jump out.]
;W[ph]
;B[dg]
;W[cg]
;B[dh]
;W[ch]C[These moves are sente for Black, ]
;B[jh]C[So Black can play something like this. White shouldn't die, but gets closed in, which is painful.]))
(;W[jc]C[GJ suggested this move.]
;B[ie]
;W[jd]
;B[hc]
;W[kf]C[Normally, this is terrible for White, but now Black is overconcentrated.]
;B[ng]
;W[oc]
;B[nb]
;W[ph]
;B[kh]C[If Black plays here,]
(;W[if]C[White has this. And Black has to watch out for N14. ]
;B[]
;W[mf]
;B[nf]
;W[lh])
(;W[mf]C[Maybe White can even play this directly.]
;B[nf]
;W[md]
;B[nd]
;W[lh]C[This is not so easy for Black.])))
(;W[bc]C[White should take the corner.]
;B[gc]C[If Black defends, ]
;W[qf]C[White can play somewhere else like this.]
;B[ch]C[If Black invades here, it doesn't matter, because White is already alive.]
;W[ef]))
(;B[cd]
;W[dh]C[This way, White is smaller.]))
(;W[ce]C[White should go further, like this, because it shares the corner.]
(;B[cg]C[If Black invades, it's ok...]
;W[ee]
;B[fd]
;W[dh]
;B[cd]
;W[be]C[This is fine.])
(;B[ed]C[If Black plays this way...]
;W[dg]
;B[cd]
;W[de]C[This is different, because now...]
;B[]
;W[gd]C[White has this attack as a follow-up.])))
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I'm so fortunate to have strong players around who are willing to play with me. I just learned that we have another strong player (around 5 dan) who will be enrolling at Brandeis as an undergrad this fall! I might have to share An...<br />
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<br />beccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155192205493722594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474331549374207032.post-87791024330439448252017-07-19T11:41:00.005-07:002017-07-19T11:51:00.411-07:00JGC -- last day, and last day in JapanI lost my last JGC open tournament game to Sirithep Chen, from Thailand, leaving me with a 2-2 record overall for the tournament.<br />
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I didn't get a chance to get it reviewed, but here's the game.<br />
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(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[6.50]
C[Sirithep Chen
played white]
;B[pd]
;W[dd]
;B[pq]
;W[dp]
;B[fq]
;W[cn]
;B[ip]
;W[po]
;B[np]
;W[qq]
;B[qr]
;W[ql]
;B[qp]
;W[qi]
;B[fc]
;W[df]
;B[jd]
;W[qf]
;B[pf]
;W[pg]
;B[qe]
;W[of]
;B[pe]
;W[og]
;B[nd]
;W[rg]
;B[fo]
;W[dr]
;B[ch]
;W[cj]
;B[eh]
;W[ge]
;B[hd]
;W[ej]
;B[gg]
;W[hf]
;B[hg]
;W[gi]
;B[hi]
;W[hj]
;B[hh]
;W[if]
;B[jh]
;W[kf]
;B[ij]
;W[gj]
;B[eg]
;W[ff]
;B[fg]
;W[ik]
;B[jj]
;W[ld]
;B[db]
;W[cc]
;B[jk]
;W[pb]
;B[lc]
;W[mc]
;B[kc]
;W[md]
;B[qc]
;W[qb]
;B[rf]
;W[qg]
;B[rd]
;W[sf]
;B[rb]
;W[ra]
;B[sc]
;W[re]
;B[pc]
;W[ob]
;B[rn]
;W[jl]
;B[bf]
;W[cf]
;B[bg]
;W[cb]
;B[il]
;W[hk]
;B[im]
;W[kl]
;B[kn]
;W[ml]
;B[dm]
;W[dn]
;B[fm]
;W[em]
;B[el]
;W[en]
;B[fk]
;W[cl]
;B[fn]
;W[ei]
;B[mi]
;W[sb]
;B[sa]
;W[ic]
;B[id]
;W[sb]
;B[dl]
;W[cm]
;B[sa]
;W[qa]
;B[sb]
;W[sd]
;B[se]
;W[kd]
;B[jc]
;W[sd]
;B[fj]
;W[rc]
;B[fi]
;W[mo]
;B[mp]
;W[lo]
;B[kq]
;W[fr]
;B[gr]
;W[eq]
;B[fp]
;W[jo]
;B[io]
;W[lp]
;B[lq]
;W[jp]
;B[jq]
;W[gs]
;B[hs]
;W[fs]
;B[hq]
;W[qn]
;B[rm]
;W[rl]
;B[ro]
;W[jn]
;B[qm]
;W[in]
;B[hn]
;W[jm]
;B[hm]
;W[pm]
;B[mg]
;W[eb]
;B[ec]
;W[dc]
;B[fb]
;W[da]
;B[bd]
;W[fa]
;B[hb]
;W[nj])
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In the afternoon, we had the Pair Go tournament. Fukami-san got Nakura-san to come to Takarazuka to be my partner. (Thank you, Fukami-san!!) Nakura-san made the trip out just for this; he wasn't part of the Congress otherwise. He's 7 dan, so I apologized in advance for my poor performance. He was really good-natured about it though and happy to play. (This is really important in pair Go; it's no fun if your partner gets mad at you for making mistakes.)
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In both games, we played White, giving a 2 stone handicap (in the first game, we also had 6 points <i>reverse </i>komi). In the first game, the female player was the weaker player and would often play sente moves to avoid making decisions about what would happen next. This made it easy for me to just respond and allow my 7 dan partner to decide what to do. We won this game by resignation. <br />
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In the second game, the female player (in the kimono above) was the stronger player of our opponents (she was in the open division; her partner was 1 dan). That meant that I was responsible for responding to her moves. We won this game on time. It was really interesting because it was clear that the stronger player of our opponents knew they were almost out of time (sudden death time setting) so she played her moves instantly, but her partner was oblivious and would continue to use time to think about where to play. But she never made any move to indicate to him that he should speed up or pay attention to the clock; she was completely stoic about it. <br />
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Pete played with Miyoko-san. We thought they were going to play these little kids, but it turns out the kids had much lower rankings and ended up playing someone else.<br />
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Gabby won all four of her games in the open tournament. We were (again) really proud of her.<br />
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It was really hard to leave all my new friends. We were all crying when we had to say goodbye. There was a farewell party for the Congress, which I joined for a little while, but many of our group had not paid for it so they were just lingering outside. Inside, the party was large and noisy and excluded most of our group, so I left quickly to re-join my crew. Maeda-sensei and Li-sensei soon joined us at an okonomiyaki place down the street, where we had our last time together. When we were saying goodbye, Maeda-sensei said to me, "I'll see you in San Diego, right?" I had to say no, which made me sad to not be attending <a href="http://www.gocongress.org/2017">this year's U.S. Go Congress</a>. <br />
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The next morning I met Pete at Cynthia (the Takarazuka version of Hachiko):<br />
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and we took the Shinkansen back to Narita to fly home.<br />
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Everyone has scattered across the planet. We'll never get a chance to have everyone together again, though I'm sure I'll see groups of them at various future Go events, and hopefully will see some of them at future Osaka Go Camps. beccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155192205493722594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474331549374207032.post-38052669870360331002017-07-16T05:31:00.003-07:002017-07-16T05:38:11.024-07:00JGC -- Day 3I played Nikita again today. (I <a href="http://5yearsto5dan.blogspot.jp/2017/07/penultimate-day-of-camp.html">played him at the camp</a> too.) He played a much sharper game this time though and I resigned. Unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to get it reviewed.
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After the game, Pete and I went to Shin-Osaka to buy our shinkansen tickets for Tuesday and to make sure we know where we're going. We have to get back to Narita airport (in Tokyo) in time for our afternoon flights back to the states. The end is near.
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In Japan they don't just have express and local trains. They have lots of variations.<br />
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Back at the camp, one of the options that stopped at our station was something like the "sub semi-express".<br />
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Here I am with Mike, who was given this kimono by a friend.<br />
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This family wore their Boston Go Congress t-shirts today!<br />
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Full disclosure: I also got clobbered by a 5 dan (one of the Chinese guys who joined our camp at the very end) in a free match this afternoon. I didn't record that game though.<br />
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I also asked Fukami-san if he could find me a Japanese partner for pair Go tomorrow, figuring he knows half the people in the room and could easily find me a friend who is willing to play. But he ended up calling in back-up, so it sounds like another friend (who did come to our camp for the friendship match) is coming out to be my partner tomorrow. This friend, Nakura-san, is 7 dan. I hope he will be patient with me... Meanwhile, I just got another email from Fukami-san saying he heard back from another friend who is willing to play, so now I might be finding a partner for him! <br />
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Pete, Joel and I ended the day with an absolutely stunning 7-course meal (for about $25) at a nearby restaurant ("Taka", in case you're ever in Takarazuka).<br />
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<br />beccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155192205493722594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474331549374207032.post-80060148761842352932017-07-15T17:01:00.000-07:002017-07-15T17:11:38.697-07:00JGC -- Day 2This morning I played Utsunomiya Tatsuko.<br />
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She's friends with Hyodo-san (of course). I ended up cutting off some of her stones, which was too much. We played through the whole endgame but then she resigned instead of counting it. Based on the schedule, I think she's only here for the one day. Here's the game, with some commentary by Francis.<br />
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(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[6.50]
PW[Becci]PB[Utsunomiya Tatsuko]LB[jc:2][qh:1][bj:6][nm:3][om:4][kn:5][co:7]C[White+res.
Reviewed by Francis Meyer]
;B[dp]
;W[pd]
;B[cd]
;W[ec]
;B[hd]
;W[cg]
;B[ed]
;W[cj]
;B[dc]
;W[pq]
;B[po]
;W[nq]
;B[qq]
;W[qr]
;B[qp]
;W[rr]
;B[qj]C[This is far. ]
(;W[qh]
;B[oj]
;W[nc]
;B[qf]
;W[rd]
;B[pg]
(;W[jc]
;B[lr]
;W[fq]
;B[iq]
;W[cq]
;B[dq]
;W[cp]
;B[do]
;W[dr]
;B[er]
;W[cr]
;B[eq]
;W[cn]
;B[dn]
;W[cm]
;B[el]
;W[lq]
;B[mq]
;W[mp]
;B[mr]
;W[np]
;B[or]C[Looks like Black misread this.]
;W[nr]
;B[oq]
;W[op]
;B[pp]
;W[pr]
;B[lp]
;W[kq]
;B[kr]
(;W[nm]
;B[lo]
(;W[om]C[Slow.]
;B[qm]C[Easy for Black to connect.]
;W[im]C[This potentially gives Black a target. This is why it's better for White to attack on the right side to gain strength before trying to reduce this area. With a target, Black can fix her problems while attacking.]
;B[lm]
;W[gl]
;B[ej]
;W[kn]
;B[ln]LB[kn:A][ln:B][nn:C]C[This is a bad exchange for White because now Black can cut at C.]
;W[fn]C[This is a good move.]
;B[ck]
(;W[bj]
;B[cl]
;W[dm]
;B[em]
;W[en]
;B[fp]
;W[eg]
;B[ds]C[(end of commentary)]
(;W[co]
;B[gj]
;W[ik]
;B[ii]
;W[kk]
;B[ko]
;W[ki]
;B[gg]
;W[dj]
;B[ek]
;W[mk]
;B[nn]
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;B[bd]
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;B[gc]
;W[gb]
;B[fb]
;W[je]
;B[nk]
;W[ml]
;B[on]
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;W[nd]
;B[me]
(;W[rf]
;B[rg]
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;B[sf]
;W[re]
;B[qg]
;W[so]
;B[rn]
;W[nh]
;B[mh]
;W[ni]
;B[mi]
;W[nj]
;B[mj]
;W[ok]
;B[pk]
;W[nl]
;B[oi]
;W[oh]
;B[ph]
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;B[oe]
;W[pe]
;B[og]
;W[ng]
;B[nf]
;W[pf]
;B[mg]
;W[nk]
;B[kd]
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;B[md]
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;W[ar]
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;B[pb]
;W[pc]
;B[nb]
;W[mb]
;B[ob]
;W[mc]
;B[rc]
;W[rb]
;B[sb]
;W[qc]
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;B[in]
;W[hn]
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;W[jm]
;B[jo]
;W[ho]
;B[hq]
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;B[mo]
;W[ad]
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;W[ae]
;B[bc]
;W[go]
;B[fo]
;W[ei]
;B[dh]
;W[eh]
;B[dg]
;W[df]
;B[ef]
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;B[ee]
;W[fg]
;B[de]
;W[cf]
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;B[jj]
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;B[fh]
;W[hk]
;B[gk]
;W[eb]
;B[db]
;W[fc]
;B[ea]
;W[fa]
;B[da]
;W[hj]
;B[fd]
;W[fb]
;B[hi]
;W[pl]
;B[ql]
;W[pm]
;B[pn]
;W[gp]
;B[gq]
;W[ms]
;B[jr]
;W[ie]
;B[rq]
;W[sq]
;B[sn]
;W[sp]
;B[no]
;W[os]
;B[sr]
;W[ss]
;B[mm]
;W[jl]
;B[ro]
;W[se]
;B[sg]
;W[am]
;B[aj]
;W[ai]
;B[ak]
;W[he]
;B[ce]
;W[ls]
;B[ks]
;W[ns]
;B[fl]
;W[hl])
(;W[ph]
;B[oh]
;W[rf]C[White can connect this way.]
(;B[qe]
;W[re]
;B[rg]
;W[qg]
;B[rh]
;W[pf]
;B[og]
;W[pe])
(;B[rg]
;W[qg]
;B[re]
;W[pf]
;B[sf]
;W[qe]
;B[rh]
;W[og])))
(;W[bm]C[This is possible.])
(;W[fk]
;B[ek]
;W[fi]LB[fm:A]C[White might be able to take sente and attack these stones. (Although, with the weakness at A, White might need to make some exchanges on the bottom first.)]))
(;W[bk]C[This is probably better. Even if Black cuts off the top stones, White can play F2 and Black is in trouble.]))
(;W[pm]C[White can go deeper. Black wil have a hard time connecting. ]))
(;W[lo]C[White could play here, but Black might not respond. If White wants to play here in sente, White should not play L3 first.])
(;W[ql]C[White could also try this first. White can use the R12 stone.
Idea: White should attack where Black is weak. Worry about the big strong Black area later, after White becomes strong from the attack.]))
(;W[fq]C[Probably playing on the bottom or left side is bigger.])
(;W[cn]C[Hard to say which is better.]))
(;W[qf]C[White might want to play back like this, ]
(;B[qh]C[Then Black doesn't want to play here.])
(;B[oj]C[If Black still jumps, White doesn't need another move in the corner.])))
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Here I am with Pete and Mika:<br />
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Mika has a rather unusual situation. She's been here with us through all of camp and now she's a staffer at the congress, but she doesn't play Go. She is of Japanese descent, but she was born and raised in New Zealand. Her uncle is friends with Maeda-sensei and she is thinking of moving to Japan, so she was brought on as a translator. For the camp, that ended up not working so well since she doesn't know Go. But she's been a central person for us anyway... a "mood-maker" as Fukami-san says. :) Speaking of which Fukami-san is at camp today:<br />
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In addition to running all the behind-the-scenes stuff, Maeda-sensei is also front-and-center, doing running commentary on a Chinese city league relay match.
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Francis has been translating the commentary into English. At one point he said something about there being a "live performance" during the break in the game. "A live performance of <i>what?</i>" we wondered. Then they came out:<br />
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We had been hearing about this famous all-female Takarazuka Revue since before we got here. Everyone who found out we were going to Takarazuka brought it up. When we got here, Pete tried to buy tickets and learned that we basically would have had to buy them a year ago to see a performance. But then we got a brief performance here at congress!<br />
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The Go players (in the middle of their relay match) did pause to look up and take a couple of photos, but went right back to discussing their game.<br />
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Then I got interviewed by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/diana.garnet/">Diana Garnet</a> for her TV show on NHK. She said she's a beginner at Go, but I guess they like to have her on TV as someone trying to learn. She's from Washington, DC and moved here to become a singer. Apparently, she's been successful as a singer for songs in anime movies. <br />
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They interviewed a lot of us from Go camp. We're pretty conspicuous.<br />
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Later in the afternoon they held a "Teacher-Pupil Tag Match" with Kunio Ishi and Yuta Iyama on one team and Yuichi Sonoda and Toshiya Imamura on the other. All are 9 dan pros, but Iyama Yuta is listed in the guidebook with the title "6 crowns" instead of "9dp", since he currently holds 6 of the 7 major titles in Japan. While one team member played, the other would join the commentators. <br />
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It was the first time that everyone just sat in their seats and watched. Usually the main room is just total mayhem. While the game was first starting, Francis reviewed some of our games from the morning. Since we got to know Francis and his friend Komatsu during the camp, it feels like we have our own personal pros at congress. They hang out with our group a lot. After the exhibition game started getting interesting we switched over to that and then we got Francis and Komatsu's commentary on the game while it was in progress. It was definitely easier (and more fun) to follow them than to follow what was happening on the main demonstration board. Plus we got to ask questions. Here I am with Francis and Komatsu.<br />
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All the pros have those boutonnieres to wear so they are easily distinguishable.
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There are lots of great events for the kids. Lulu finally found what she expected our Go camp to be -- tons of kids for her kids to play with, and parents of Go-playing kids for her to talk to.<br />
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Today they had a "rally match" for the kids. I was told this means the kids can win for most games played, most wins, etc. They played 13x13 games for this. And they were each given this really nice player sheet, with information about all the other kids, a place to mark the result in their game and instructions on how to greet each other in different languages.<br />
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<br />beccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155192205493722594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474331549374207032.post-67765077349927263562017-07-14T03:23:00.000-07:002017-07-14T03:26:24.871-07:00Japan Go Congress!Last night they held the opening ceremony for the 2017 Japan Go Congress.<br />
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Apparently a bunch of important people use mallets to break open some sort of box (I couldn't really see what was happening) to retrieve wooden sake cups to have the opening toast. I guess this is a traditional Japanese opening ceremony because Lulu was all excited for the kids to experience this. Mostly, I didn't know what was going on. <br />
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There were a lot of people there. The food was really good, which was somewhat surprising, given that it was buffet style.<br />
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A group of local school girls played Japanese harps for us. Josh (one of the university students I played in our friendship match at the camp) was there taking a video because one of the girls in the group is a friend of his. Hyodo-san is here too. It's nice to see some of the friends we've met through camp. <br />
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This morning we played the first round of the main tournament. Maeda-sensei entered me at 3d. I played Nguyen Thi My Le.<br />
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I won by resignation. I played the Yunguseng opening, which does feel a bit like a trick. It's a tough opening to handle if you haven't seen it before. In the afternoon, Francis was supposed to be doing game reviews, but no one knew about it, so no one was there (in that corner of the large and crowded and noisy room). Eventually, all of us campers ended up over there, having him review our games one-on-one and playing each other.<br />
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(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[6.50]
PW[Ngyuen Thi My Le]PB[Becci]LB[fc:2][id:3][nl:1]C[Black+res.
Reviewed by Francis Meyer
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;W[lc]C[It's dangerous for White to leave the lower left.]
(;B[ne]
(;W[le]
(;B[fc]C[Biggest mistake for Black.]
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(;W[ie]
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(;B[jd]C[This ended up working too, but maybe riskier.]
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(;B[rb]C[Black should play on the outside.]
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;W[qh]C[This is dangerous for White.]
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;W[er]C[White can't play here with those two weak groups.]
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(;B[ll]C[Black should cut somehow. Probably just about anything works.]))
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(;B[qg]C[Maybe Black should atari first.]
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(;B[mi]C[This cut seems to work. Black should win the capturing race.]))
(;B[pg]C[Maybe here.]))
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;B[hc]C[Black has better shape, White has problems outside.]))
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;B[if]LB[ff:A]C[The A stone is not important. The goal is to get strength outside.]))
(;W[nf]C[White should cover. This is the vital point for both sides.]))
(;B[nf]C[This is the vital point, both for Black's saftety and for preventing White from connecting and becoming super strong.]))
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;W[rm]C[White should play this way.]))
(;B[qm]C[Might be better for Black to hane this side.]))
(;B[on]C[Black should cover. White can live, but Black becomes much stronger outside.]))
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The main playing room, prepped to play our morning match:<br />
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A woman dressed in traditional clothing playing in the room for the top players:<br />
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The afternoon felt pretty chaotic. Things didn't seem to be happening quite according to schedule, and the sound system is such that I can't understand much of the translations into English. Also, it's just so noisy in there, with so many people doing so many different things, that it's hard for me to concentrate on what's coming over the loudspeakers. <br />
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But there were cool events. It's too bad I couldn't get more out of them. The president of the university where our Go camp was held gave a talk on the history of Go.<br />
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The Japan Go Society for the Visually Impaired was there, with boards set up to try blind Go.<br />
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Later there was an exhibition match (9x9) between Michael Redmond and a player who was actually blind.<br />
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Here's the game.<br />
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(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[9]KM[6.50]
PW[michael redmond]PB[blind player]
;B[fd]
;W[df]
;B[ff]
;W[fc]
;B[ec]
;W[gc]
;B[dd]
;W[he]
;B[cg]
;W[cc]
;B[cd]
;W[eb]
;B[db]
;W[dc]
;B[ed]
;W[cb]
;B[fb]
;W[da]
;B[gd]
;W[dg]
;B[cf]
;W[gg]
;B[fg]
;W[fh]
;B[gf]
;W[hf]
;B[gh]
;W[hg]
;B[eh]
;W[hh]
;B[fi]
;W[hd]
;B[bc]
;W[bb]
;B[bd]
;W[hi]
;B[ab]
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In addition to translating everything into English and Chinese, they have a running transcript in Japanese and someone translating into sign language.
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Here I am with Pete and Jujo Jiang:<br />
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He asked us (well, Pete, really) for a photo. Pete and I started looking for someone else to take it, but he wanted to do selfies. He brought about a zillion of his students (many of them little tiny kids) to the congress. They're all wearing their club t-shirts, so they're easy to spot. One of them got his shirt signed by Michael Redmond.<br />
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William got his fan signed by Michael Redmond:<br />
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<br />beccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155192205493722594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474331549374207032.post-27000621100067974562017-07-12T15:06:00.000-07:002017-07-12T15:08:40.250-07:00Last day of Osaka Go Camp!I can't believe the camp is over. It's gone by so quickly. I'm exhausted, but I also want it to continue forever.<br />
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On our last day I played my last league game against Liu Jiahe, one of the Chinese kids who arrived last week.<br />
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He tried the AlphaGo early san-san invasion of my 4-4 stone. He also had a really weird answer to my normal approach to his corner. Maybe it's some kind of trick move, but Maeda-sensei did not think it was good. He did a really nice job of attacking one of my groups, but resigned after I took some stones to eat into his territory. I think he could have kept playing, but I think he was also bored. The kids tend to not have much patience playing with us because we're so slow. Anyway, here's the game with a few comments from Maeda-sensei.<br />
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(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[0.50]
PW[Liu Jiahe]PB[Becci]LB[id:3][kd:4][gq:5][oq:2][lr:1]C[Black+res.
Reviewed by Maeda-sensei]
;B[pd]
;W[dp]
;B[pq]
;W[dc]
;B[fq]
;W[qc]
;B[qd]
;W[pc]
;B[nc]
;W[oc]
;B[nd]
;W[od]
;B[oe]
;W[rd]
;B[re]
;W[rc]
;B[qf]
;W[fr]C[Maeda-sensei said, "huh?" I didn't know what to do, but he confirmed that my first thought (E3) would have been fine, though my follow-up might not have been perfect.]
(;B[ob]
;W[pb]
;B[nb]
;W[ra]C[Maeda-sensei said this exchange to make Black stronger was fine.]
;B[ce]C[He also said playing tenuki (instead of addressing the lower left) was fine.]
;W[ed]
;B[cq]C[This does not work so well for Black.]
;W[cp]
;B[dq]
;W[eq]
;B[er]
;W[ep]
;B[gr]
;W[dr]
;B[fs]
;W[cr]C[Better for White.]
;B[ci]
;W[ic]
;B[kc]C[Painful, but Black still has that pesky cut to worry about.]
;W[df]LB[ic:A][kc:B][cg:C]C[This is bad for White. If White had a larger extension (say White at A instead of B) then White can play this way to protect against a Black invasion. Now White is just removing the possibility of invading at C later.]
;B[cf]
;W[dg]
;B[cg]
;W[qn]
;B[qp]
;W[pj]
;B[qh]
;W[on]
;B[mp]
;W[kq]
;B[lq]
;W[kp]
(;B[lr]C[This is a big mistake for Black. Too slow.]
;W[op]
(;B[oq]C[This is also bad.]
;W[np]
;B[nq]
;W[mo]
;B[ip]
;W[lp]
;B[mq]
(;W[jo]
(;B[id]C[This is not a good idea for Black unless Black can definitely get sente (and that seems unlikely).]
(;W[jc]
;B[jd]
;W[kb]C[This is overplay by White.]
;B[hc]
;W[hd]
;B[hb]
;W[jb]
;B[lc]
;W[gc]
;B[gd]
;W[he]
;B[fc]
;W[lb]
(;B[kd]
;W[ge]
;B[gb]
;W[eb]
;B[fb]
;W[fd]C[Hard for White now.]
;B[ib]C[Black can (and should) take sente.]
;W[ia]
;B[mb]
;W[fa]
;B[la]
;W[hq]
(;B[gq]C[Too passive.]
;W[hr]
;B[hp]
;W[jr]
;B[go]
;W[fp]
;B[gp]
;W[fn]C[Now White gets a nice attack.]
;B[gn]
;W[fm]
;B[hl]
;W[in]
;B[hn]
;W[io]C[It's a little silly for White to think he can kill this group...]
;B[gl]
;W[ck]
;B[jk]
;W[ik]
;B[il]
;W[kk]
;B[jj]
;W[kl]
;B[ni]
;W[oi]
;B[oh]
;W[nj]
;B[mi]
;W[mj]
;B[li]
;W[if]
;B[dl]C[Good. (Maeda expected this earlier.)]
;W[cl]
;B[bc]C[Biggest.
We stopped reviewing around here. ]
;W[kf]
;B[ro]
;W[ph]
;B[pg]
;W[pi]
;B[ng]
;W[bj]
;B[rm]
;W[rn]
;B[sn]
;W[qm]
;B[rl]
;W[ag]
;B[bg]
;W[ah]
;B[af]
;W[ai]
;B[cb]
;W[dh]
;B[fl]
;W[dm]
;B[pk]
;W[qk]
;B[ql]
;W[pl]
;B[pm]
;W[ol]
;B[pn]
;W[om]
;B[qo])
(;B[iq]C[Black should play this way.]))
(;B[if]C[Better way to protect the cut.]))
(;W[hc]C[White should just play back to try to get sente.]))
(;B[cl]C[Since there are no weak groups, Black should take territory.]))
(;W[ln]C[White should just protect here.]))
(;B[po]C[Black should at least ask first.]
;W[oo]
;B[oq]LB[pn:A]C[If White plays this way, later Black A might be sente.]))
(;B[mn]C[Black should just jump out to keep White separated.]
;W[nq]
;B[lr]C[Black is already alive in the corner, so this is not a good idea for White.]))
(;B[eq]
;W[dq]
;B[er]
;W[dr]
;B[cn]C[Maeda-sensei suggested this if White descends.]))
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My overall league record was 5-3. I had that 3 game losing streak in the middle but rallied at the end. We'll see whether Go camp has gotten me in shape for the Japan Go Congress or just worn me out.<br />
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After lunch, Maeda-sensei reviewed our homework as usual. With these harder problems, I've been really inconsistent. Yesterday, I got 5 wrong (out of 12). Today I got only 1 wrong, and it was a close call (an endgame problem). <br />
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Then we had our "memorial game". On the last day of camp, the camp champion gets to play a pro. Our camp champion was technically Mike (since he won the most games):<br />
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But they had Gabby (our 6d) play the pro. She got to play Yokota-sensei (9p). She chose to play with a 2-stone handicap. They also gave her a time handicap -- she had 1 hour to his 15 minutes, though they both only got one 30-second byo yomi period. <br />
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It was really fun to watch Yokota-sensei play. He has such style. <br />
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While they played, Li-sensei and Francis provided commentary and occasionally quizzed us on which move we thought would be played next. Joel came up with a really nice move for Black that Gabby then played, much to our delight.<br />
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Gabby won the game!! I'm *so* impressed. We were all cheering for her, but I don't think anyone thought she would actually win. She's the first camp player to win a memorial game. (This is the 5th year they've run the camp.) Here I am with our big winner:<br />
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I also got a photo with Maeda-sensei and Li-sensei, who have been working tirelessly for weeks, and now have to turn around and run congress. <br />
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I've loved getting to know Lulu (the mother of Winnie and William). She's so much fun. She told me earlier that she's considering leaving her current job to become an English teacher. When she found out the other day that she might have a job, she told me I was her good luck charm. So I told her that's great -- she can throw money at me and pray. :)<br />
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Fortunately, they're staying for the congress too, so we don't have to say goodbye quite yet.<br />
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There was a farewell party at the TTS center in the evening, <br />
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followed by the ultimate Japanese experience: karaoke.<br />
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With a bunch of Go players out at karaoke, it's inevitable that someone will choose a song from Hikaru no Go.<br />
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Maeda-sensei joined us later and sang "Yesterday" by The Beatles. He said when he was in elementary school in music class they always learned Beatles songs, so that's what he knows in English.<br />
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I really don't want it to end.beccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155192205493722594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474331549374207032.post-66221741723652657952017-07-11T18:31:00.001-07:002017-07-11T18:31:41.623-07:00Penultimate Day of CampYesterday was our second-to-last day of camp... already! The time has gone by so quickly.<br />
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I played my league game with Nikita Prikarev, one of two 12-year-old Russian 1 dans who recently joined our camp.<br />
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I won this game by 6.5 points (I played White, no komi). This puts my overall record at 4-3, so I'll at least break even in my league games for the camp.<br />
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Here's the game with some comments from Mariko Deguchi 1p. <br />
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(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[0.50]
PW[becci]PB[Nikita Prikarev]LB[ob:4][jd:1][kl:2][jq:3]C[White+6.5
Reviewed by Mariko Deguchi 1p (I think our only female pro teacher besides Li-sensei). She didn't have much English, and I don't have much Japanese, so I am interpreting her reactions here.]
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;W[mq]C[Ok, but White might think about playing further.]
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(;W[jd]C[I think she thought this was crazy.]
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(;W[jq]C[This was the point she came back to in the end (i.e., big mistake for White). This is the wrong direction.]
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;W[am]
;B[ao]
;W[cm]
;B[sh]
;W[rd]
;B[ph]
;W[sg]
;B[jl]
;W[jk]
;B[mk]
;W[lk]
;B[if]
;W[ig]
;B[jh]
;W[hh]
;B[jf]
;W[hg]
;B[mi]
;W[kj]
;B[ln]
;W[qm]
;B[rm]
;W[co]
;B[bp]
;W[dp]
;B[dq]
;W[nd]
;B[md]
;W[mo]
;B[no]
;W[el]
;B[fl]
;W[em]
;B[fk]
;W[km]
;B[kn]
;W[dj]
;B[dh]
;W[ch]
;B[gp])
(;W[no]C[This is bigger.]))
(;W[rh]
;B[re]
;W[rd]
;B[qd]
;W[se]
;B[pe]
;W[sf]
;B[od]LB[ob:B][qd:A]TR[lm]C[White should save the other side to keep the marked Black group weak.
(Actually, in retrospect, White should have just played A instead of B.]))
(;W[jn]C[White should play here.]
;B[ko]
;W[ip]C[Continue the attack on Black.]))
(;W[km]C[She recommended this move instead.])
(;W[mm]C[She also looked at this move (which looks to kill Black), but she backed off to the outside hane in the end.]
;B[nm]
;W[ln]))
(;B[mk]
;W[lk]
;B[nj]
;W[ni]
;B[ok]C[Black could try this ko....]))
(;W[lk]C[Her initial reaction was to play here, but she said my cap was ok too.]))
(;W[qk]C[Her initial reaction was to hane on this side, but she didn't seem to think my hane was particularly bad either.]))
(;B[gf]C[If Black plays here, White is in trouble...]))
(;W[pb]C[Originally, she considered this move,])
(;W[pi]C[And this, ])
(;W[ef]C[But after seeing what happened in the game, she liked this move best for White.]))
(;B[qo]C[Black should probably approach around here instead.]))
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She didn't have much English, and I don't have much Japanese, so "her comments" are my interpretation of her reactions to my moves. I think she's the only female pro teacher we've had at the camp (aside from Li-sensei, of course). <br />
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After Maeda reviewed homework (I did terribly on this set -- even one of the ones I got right I read wrong!), they did something a little different. We played a team game against Deguchi-sensei. Our entire camp was on one team, with Nick playing Hikaru to our Sai (or Aja Huang to our AlphaGo). But for our team, Komatsu-san (with assistance from Francis) would offer three moves (sometimes with some explanation) and we voted on the move we wanted to play. <br />
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We chose Nick to represent us because he happened to be wearing the fancy new kimono he just bought.<br />
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I met up with Nick for lunch at the place across the street that he said has the best coffee in the world. I wouldn't go that far, but I think it might be the best I've had in Japan. Anyway, when you get coffee like this, they serve it with the most adorable tiny little cream containers. They come in various shapes and styles, but here's one take:<br />
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Matt quickly whipped up some stones with A, B and C on them to help with our voting process.<br />
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A few of us visited the Game museum around the corner from our camp to wrap up our day. <br />
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Some folks playing simuls:<br />
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I can't believe tomorrow is our last day! (Though some of us, at least, still have the Japan Go Congress to look forward to.)beccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155192205493722594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474331549374207032.post-8462412784968394682017-07-11T04:14:00.002-07:002017-07-11T05:15:16.963-07:00Cultural Trip to KyotoWe had a group trip to Kyoto for Sunday & Monday. <br />
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On Sunday we started with a hike up the mountain at Fushimi-Inari (10,000 gates).<br />
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In the afternoon, we went to play a friendship match with some Japanese players on the outskirts of Kyoto. The Japanese players there ranged in age from 8 years old to 94 years old! Shawn got to play the 94-year-old. My first match was with Mihoko-san, who graciously gave me a fan.<br />
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She is friends with Hyodo-san (our tour guide to Koya-san) and I believe she will be at the Japan Go Congress too.<br />
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My second match was with Yoshi-san.<br />
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He's a tour guide for foreigners visiting Kyoto, so his English is excellent. He gave me his business card. On the back is a Buddhist phrase that means "one moment, one encounter" along with his own poetic English interpretation.<br />
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If you're looking for a tour guide in Kyoto, look him up!<br />
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After dinner, a few of us visited a bar that was recently opened by a 7 dan player who visited our camp earlier. He crushed me (giving 3 stones) while mostly tending bar. It was basically a closet (there's not much more to the place than what you can see in the photos). But how great to have a place like this near by? (Neil, take note!)<br />
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He served us snacks along with our beers. First some pretzel bits (some of which were inexplicably green), then some cheese (Matt and I had just been talking over our ramen dinner about having an IPA and some cheese when we go home), and finally some "pizza potatoes", which are sort of a cross between french fries and potato chips and which he said were generally considered snacks for kids. <br />
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On Monday we visited three sites -- the Kiyomizudera Temple:<br />
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The Kinkaku-Ji (Golden Pavilion):<br />
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and, most importantly, the Jakkoji (Honinbo Temple). This is where the Honinbo house (of Go) originated. It was beautiful and drenched in Go history. This delightful monk explained the history to us:<br />
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The current Honinbo title holder is required to visit the temple every year. Right now, that's Iyama Yuta. He pointed at Winnie and said that's where Iyama Yuta always sits. Li-sensei translated into Chinese and English for us, with an assist by Hyodo-san:<br />
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The temple was beautiful, with immaculate tatami mat floors:<br />
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low ceilings:<br />
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stunning shoji:<br />
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and peaceful gardens:<br />
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Here I am next to an old board in an alcove:<br />
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Our chief monk guide (honorary 5 dan) shows us the wall of fame: the names of all the Honinbos.<br />
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On the left are the original, hereditary Honinbos, including Shusaku. On the right are the modern Honinbos who had to win their titles, including many familiar luminaries.<br />
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They had some old and famous Go artifacts on display:<br />
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My favorite part was the main playing room, where the Honinbo title matches are held:<br />
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The cushions were really comfortable. And look at the board!<br />
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Winnie was so excited:<br />
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Here are Winnie and William posing at the board. Winnie couldn't help but try to figure out the next move of the game that was on display. Everyone had to keep reminding her that it was *not* ok to add stones to the board. :)<br />
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The audience in awe:<br />
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Inside the main playing room, there were these awesome sliding doors with a dragon on them:<br />
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When you close the doors, you get the full picture:<br />
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It was amazing to be there, and I really appreciated the full tour, but I'd love to go back sometime when it's empty and quiet, which I think is how that space should be appreciated.beccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155192205493722594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474331549374207032.post-2237077144643108942017-07-08T12:58:00.002-07:002017-07-08T13:11:00.930-07:00Go Camp, ContinuedYesterday we had a regular league game. I played Nick Prince, from Canada.<br />
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I lost on time, which is totally unacceptable. Part of the problem was that my clock was in Japanese, which I didn't pay attention to until I was in byo-yomi. I thought it would be ok, but apparently I completely tune out the Japanese counting. When I lost, I had absolutely no idea that I had used *any* of my byo-yomi periods, much less that I was on my last period. But the bigger problem was that I had used *way* too much time earlier in the game. I've been feeling distracted and unfocused lately. It's hard to know what to do about that.<br />
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Here's the game, with some comments by Daiki Komatsu, who was the pro who gave the afternoon lecture.<br />
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(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[0.50]
PW[Nick Prince]PB[Becci]LB[qk:3][cm:4][cn:2][pn:5][gp:1]C[Reviewed by Komatsu Daiki, 9p
White+time]
;B[pd]
;W[dd]
;B[qp]
;W[op]
;B[mq]
;W[qq]
;B[pq]
;W[pp]
;B[oq]
;W[nq]
;B[np]
;W[nr]
;B[qr]
;W[rq]
;B[or]
;W[rr]C[This is a small joseki mistake, which results in White losing sente.]
;B[mr]
;W[no]
;B[mp]
;W[qo]
;B[cp]
;W[qf]
;B[nc]
;W[fq]
;B[dq]
;W[iq]
;B[cf]
;W[ch]
;B[fd]
;W[df]
;B[dc]
;W[ce]
;B[cc]
;W[pj]
;B[jc]
;W[of]
(;B[gp]C[This is not a good exchange for Black, even if White plays normally.]
(;W[eo]C[This is a strange response.]
(;B[cn]
;W[gq]
;B[pl]C[This is a good invasion.]
(;W[on]
;B[nl]
;W[nj]
;B[ll]
;W[qc]
;B[qd]
;W[rd]
;B[pc]
;W[rb]
;B[qb]
;W[rc]
(;B[qk]
;W[qj]
;B[cg]
;W[dg]
;B[be]
;W[di]
;B[eh]
;W[dh]
;B[ck]
;W[ek]C[This attack is good direction for Black.]
;B[mf]
;W[cl]
(;B[cm]
;W[ln]
(;B[pn]C[This is unnecessary and actually helps White. White can't cut at P8 now anyway.]
;W[om]
;B[ol]
;W[lj]
;B[jl]
;W[qm]
;B[pm]
;W[qn]
;B[po]
;W[oo]
;B[mn]
;W[mo]
;B[lo]
;W[ko]
;B[lp]
;W[kn]
;B[nm]
;W[rp]
;B[in]
;W[io]
;B[hn]
;W[qs]C[This is actually not sente!]
;B[kq]
;W[pr]C[White should not take here, since White might want to descend at O2 later and, anyway, Black is not going to play here now.]
;B[ns]
;W[dr]
;B[cr]
;W[eq]
(;B[hp]
;W[ip]
;B[fn]
;W[jr]
;B[kr]C[Again, this is unnecessary, now that Black took the stones at O2.]
;W[es]
(;B[cs]C[Black also does not need to respond here.]
;W[en]
;B[em]
;W[dp]
;B[cq]
;W[fm]
;B[jn]
;W[dm]
;B[bl]
;W[el]
;B[jo]
;W[gf]
(;B[he]
;W[je]
(;B[ld]
;W[id]
(;B[rk]C[This is big but...]
;W[ic]
;B[jb]
;W[ec]
;B[fc]
;W[eb]
;B[ed]
;W[fb]
;B[gb]
;W[hb]
;B[gc]
;W[ga]
;B[fa]
;W[ha]
;B[db]
;W[ea]
;B[da]
;W[fa]
;B[hc]
;W[ib]LB[ib:B][hc:A]C[This is a bad exchange since it hurts Black's top group.]
;B[hf]
;W[jg]
;B[hh]
;W[ii]
;B[hi]
;W[ij])
(;B[ic]C[Black is probably better off just defending the top.]))
(;B[jd]C[This is better.]))
(;B[hd]C[Black should just play the normal shape -- no problems.]))
(;B[dl]C[This is huge. It makes Black's corner safe and splits White's groups. ]))
(;B[jp]C[Black should play this way.]
;W[jo]
;B[ip]
;W[ho]
;B[hp]
;W[go]
;B[fp]
;W[fo]
;B[ep]C[I was worried aobut my stones in the center, but the bottom is huge, and Black is "probably" ok in the middle.]))
(;B[]
;W[ol]
;B[ok]
;W[om]
;B[pk]
;W[nk]
;B[oj]
;W[oi]
;B[ni])
(;B[kk]C[Black should just come out (somehow).]))
(;B[bl]C[Black should just play this one.]))
(;B[qj]C[If Black plays in this area, Black should play this one.]))
(;W[nk]
;B[nm]
;W[om]
;B[ol]
;W[nl]
;B[on]
;W[pm]
;B[po]C[Tesuji!]))
(;B[fp]C[Black should just cut right away.]
;W[ep]
;B[eq]
;W[gq]
;B[hp]
;W[hq]
;B[gn]
;W[em]
;B[jo]C[Can White live on the bottom?]))
(;W[gq]
;B[ip]
;W[hp]
;B[ho]
;W[hq]C[This just helps to strengthen White.]))
(;B[pl]C[If Black wants to invade, Black should just do so directly.])
(;B[cm]C[Black can also play quietly on the side, ])
(;B[rd]C[Or just take the corner.]))
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Komatsu-sensei talked about one of the AlphaGo games. (He said it's not technically a review, since AlphaGo is too strong and we don't really understand.)
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I won some Go-themed mochi by guessing AlphaGo's move at one point in the game.<br />
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I got to play a simul game against Komatsu-sensei in the afternoon.<br />
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RU[Japanese]SZ[19]HA[3]KM[0.50]
PW[Komatsu9p]PB[Becci]AB[pd][dp][pp]LB[jl:3][jn:4][np:2][hr:1]C[White+res. ]
;W[ce]
;B[pj]
;W[cn]
;B[fq]
;W[nc]
;B[lc]
;W[ne]
;B[pf]
;W[kd]
;B[kc]
;W[jd]
;B[ld]
;W[le]
;B[jc]
;W[id]
;B[hc]
;W[ge]
;B[gc]
;W[dk]
;B[me]
;W[mf]
;B[md]
;W[lf]
;B[nd]
;W[gp]
;B[fp]
;W[gn]
(;B[hr]
;W[cp]
;B[cq]
;W[dq]
;B[bq]
;W[do]
;B[ep]
;W[bp]C[This is sente....]
;B[np]
;W[dr]
;B[cr]
;W[bs]
;B[er]
;W[cs]C[Oops...]
;B[jq]
;W[kk]
(;B[jl]
;W[kl]
(;B[jn]
;W[il]
;B[jk]
;W[jm]
;B[im]
;W[km]
;B[hm]
;W[jj]
;B[gm]
;W[hk]
;B[em]
;W[fk]
(;B[fe]
;W[fd]
;B[cc]
;W[ee]
;B[be]
;W[bf]
;B[bd]
;W[qp]
;B[qq]
;W[qo]
;B[rq]
;W[po]
;B[op]
;W[ql]
;B[qk]
;W[pl]
;B[qi]
;W[cg]
;B[cm]
;W[cl]
;B[dm]
;W[bm]
;B[fc]
;W[lo]
;B[kp]
;W[qc]
;B[qd]
;W[pc]
;B[ob]
;W[oc]
;B[nb]
;W[mb]
;B[mc]
;W[pb]
(;B[lb]C[This is the wrong move to kill.]
;W[rb]
;B[rd]
;W[oa]
;B[ma]
;W[qa]
;B[mi]
;W[ec]
;B[eb]
;W[dc]
;B[db]
;W[cd]
;B[bb]
;W[fm]
;B[fn]
;W[fl]
;B[en]
;W[jo]
;B[io]
;W[kn]
;B[in]
;W[lp]
;B[lq]
;W[jp]
;B[ip]
;W[ko]
;B[kq]
;W[lh]
;B[li]
;W[ki]
;B[mh]
;W[ng]
;B[lg]
;W[kh]
;B[mg]
;W[kg]
;B[mk]
;W[pg]
;B[qg]
;W[ph]
;B[of]
;W[nf]
;B[qh]
;W[rk]
;B[rj]
;W[pk]
;B[qj]
;W[oj]
;B[oi]
;W[nk]
;B[nj]
;W[ok]
;B[ml]
;W[nh]
;B[ni]
;W[pi]C[I resigned, but Black can actually connect (or make a ko to capture). But if Black connects, White is still ahead by now anyway.])
(;B[rb]
;W[rc]
;B[lb]
;W[rd]
;B[re]
;W[sb]
;B[ra]
;W[oa]
;B[ma]
;W[sd]C[But I think White can still live like this, right? Just bigger?]))
(;B[ee]C[This is still the better one. Good timing to play now.]))
(;B[jm]C[Black should just extend.]
;W[jk]
;B[hl]
;W[hj]
;B[fl]
;W[fj]
;B[ee]C[Good timing.]))
(;B[ee]C[Black should break through here.]))
(;B[go]C[Black should wedge when White jumps. The keima under is for when White nobi's.]
;W[ho]
;B[fo]
;W[im]))
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Yesterday, Ohara-san wore his Boston Congress shirt!
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Last week, he realized that he had played Joel Sanet at the Congress last year. Joel is here this year (and is also a regular AYD member). <br />
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Today we had a friendship match with some local Japanese players. My first game was with Yasunori Fukami. <br />
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I went to lunch with him, his father (a 6d who reviewed our game for us), his sister, and a couple of other friends. We went to the chain Italian place around the corner. I had pizza. :)<br />
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Yasu is 3d, so I took black with no komi. After my game with Nick, I carefully made sure my side of the clock was in English. But White gets to choose which side the clock is on. He picked it up and moved it to the other side of the board, and I didn't think to swap the languages. So my byo-yomi was in Japanese again! I managed ok this time though. <br />
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It was a bloody game, in which we both lost huge groups. In the end, I won by 8 points. <br />
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(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[0.50]
PW[Yasunori Fukami 3d]PB[Becci]LB[jd:1][qf:2][jp:3]C[Black+7.5]
;B[pd]
;W[dp]
;B[qp]
;W[cd]
;B[nq]
;W[ec]
;B[pj]
;W[dk]
;B[fq]
;W[fo]
(;B[jd]C[Taking sente is also ok.]
;W[qc]
;B[qd]
;W[pc]
;B[nc]
;W[oc]
;B[nd]
;W[rd]
;B[re]
;W[rc]
(;B[qf]C[This is wrong.]
;W[gq]
(;B[jp]
(;W[hp]
;B[ce]
;W[be]
;B[bd]
;W[bc]
;B[dd]
;W[cc]
;B[bf]
;W[ad]
;B[eg]
;W[pl]
;B[qn]
;W[ph]
(;B[og]C[Black does not need to defend on this side.]
;W[oh]
;B[ok]
;W[ng]
;B[of]
;W[pn]
;B[po]
;W[on]
;B[qm]
;W[ql]
;B[qi]
(;W[qh]
;B[ol]
;W[pm]
;B[ll]
;W[mn]
;B[kn]
;W[lp]
(;B[jn]
;W[op]
;B[oq]
;W[pp]
;B[pq]
;W[oo]
;B[qo]
;W[jq]
;B[iq]
;W[kq]
;B[ip]
;W[gr]
;B[ir]
;W[mq]
;B[np]
;W[mo]
;B[lr]
;W[mr]
(;B[nr]
;W[ls]
;B[ks]
;W[lm]
;B[kl]
;W[ml]
;B[mk]
;W[nl]
;B[nk]
;W[om]
;B[jk]
;W[rj]
;B[ri]
;W[qj]
;B[pi]
;W[rm]
;B[rn]
;W[sm]
;B[rk]
;W[qk]
;B[no]
;W[nn]
;B[mm]
;W[ln]
;B[nm]
;W[ns]
;B[qr]
;W[js]
;B[is]
;W[kr]
;B[cp]
;W[cq]
;B[co]
;W[bq]
;B[do]
;W[ep]
;B[dm]
;W[cl]
;B[fn]
;W[gm]
;B[gn]
;W[hn]
;B[go]
;W[ho]
;B[gp]
;W[fp]LB[fp:B][gp:A]C[This is a bad exchange for Black.]
;B[eo]
(;W[eq]
;B[fm]
;W[il]
;B[jl]
;W[fl]
;B[el]
;W[ek]
;B[gl]
;W[fk]
;B[hm]
;W[jf]
;B[hf]
;W[ie]
;B[gd]
;W[id]
;B[jc]
;W[ic]
;B[fc]
;W[ed]
;B[fd]
;W[ee]
;B[ff]
;W[gk]TR[jd][of]SQ[dk][gk]C[I went into byo-yomi and stopped recording. But all of the marked Black stones died (after a very stupid reading error on my part) and all the marked White stones died (after I got strong dying on the other side). And in the end, the score was only 8 points apart. ])
(;W[fm]C[White should atari first.]))
(;B[kr]C[Black should just come back. The corner is safe, and White can't push in enough to make an eye.]))
(;B[lq]C[This is a better response for Black.]))
(;W[mn]C[White should just run away.]))
(;B[nj]C[Black can simply come out.]))
(;W[fp]C[This is the correct local response for White. Helps to reduce aji in the corner.]))
(;B[er]C[This is the correct local response.]
;W[gp]
;B[cq]C[Live in the corner.]))
(;B[od]C[Black should connect to fix the shape and be super strong.]))
(;B[hp]C[Black could play this way to build the Black moyo.]
(;W[hn]
;B[jo])
(;W[eq]
;B[fp]
;W[ep]
;B[go]
;W[fn]
;B[hm]))
(;B[cq]C[This is normal.]
(;W[dq]
;B[cp]
;W[do]
;B[dr]
;W[er]
;B[cr]
;W[eq]
;B[cn]C[Good for Black because of O3 facing the White wall.])
(;W[cp]
;B[dq]
;W[ep]
(;B[eq]C[The D9 stone is too close to White's wall. ])
(;B[bq]))))
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My afternoon game was with Toru Yuasa, 5d.<br />
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When Fukami-san (father of Yasu) asked me about the game later and I told him who I had played, he said, "Oh, gentleman." And he was indeed a gentleman, as you can see from his playing style.<br />
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(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]HA[2]KM[0.50]
PW[ToruYuasa 5d]PB[Becci]AB[pd][dp]LB[pb:3][hc:1][ml:2]C[Toru Yuasa 5d
Black+15 ]
;W[dd]
;B[pp]
;W[cn]
;B[fq]
;W[bp]
;B[cq]
;W[ck]
;B[fc]
;W[fd]
;B[gd]
;W[fe]
;B[ec]
;W[dc]
;B[jc]
;W[qn]
;B[pj]
;W[qq]
;B[qp]
;W[pq]
;B[op]
;W[rp]
;B[ro]
;W[rq]
;B[qo]
;W[nq]
;B[pn]
;W[nc]
;B[oc]
;W[nd]
;B[qf]
;W[kc]
;B[jd]
;W[kd]
;B[ke]
;W[jb]
;B[ib]
;W[kb]
(;B[hc]
;W[le]
;B[kf]
;W[dg]
;B[lq]
;W[np]
;B[no]
;W[mo]
(;B[nn]
;W[lp]
;B[kp]
;W[ko]
;B[oq]C[This is bad for Black, obviously. I have been trying to learn all the different variations on this and have been confused about them... I think the one I'm thinking of is when Black plays O5 instead of O6.]
;W[or]
;B[jp]
;W[jo]
;B[ip]
;W[lf]
;B[mn]
;W[mr]
;B[kg]
;W[mh]
;B[nf]
;W[lg]
;B[kh]
;W[og]
;B[ph]
;W[of]
;B[ob]
;W[ek]
;B[ei]
;W[ci]
;B[bq]
;W[ge]
;B[db]
;W[cb]
;B[eb]
;W[ie]
;B[je]
;W[nb]
;B[oh]
;W[nh]
(;B[pf]
;W[oe]
(;B[nj]
;W[mj]
;B[mk]
;W[lk]
(;B[ml]
;W[ni]
;B[oi]
;W[ih]
(;B[hg]
;W[ig]
;B[hf]
(;W[hd]C[Oops. My opponent and I both missed this...]
;B[if]
;W[gc]
;B[gb]
;W[kj]
;B[hn]
;W[do]
;B[eo]
;W[en]
;B[fo]
;W[cp]
;B[dq]
;W[kr]
;B[jr]
;W[kq]
;B[jq]
;W[lr]
;B[bb]
;W[bc]
;B[ca]
;W[cc]
;B[eg]
;W[df]
;B[hh]
;W[ii]
;B[hi]
;W[hj]
;B[dh]
;W[ch]
;B[fn]
;W[em]
;B[ap]
;W[ao]
;B[aq]
;W[bo]
;B[ln]
;W[lo]
;B[gj]
;W[hk]
;B[gk]
;W[hl]
;B[gl]
;W[id]
;B[ic]
;W[ll]
;B[lm]
;W[io]
;B[ho]
;W[oa]
;B[pa]
;W[na]
(;B[pb]
;W[js]
;B[is]
;W[ks]
;B[hr]
;W[jm]
;B[li]
;W[ki]
;B[lh]
;W[km]
;B[lj]
;W[pe]
;B[qe]
;W[od]
;B[qc]
;W[so]
;B[sn]
;W[sp]
;B[rn]
;W[di]
;B[eh]
;W[ej]
;B[ef]
;W[ee]
;B[hm]
;W[im]
;B[gf]
;W[ff]
;B[fg]
;W[fj]
;B[fi]
;W[fm]
;B[gm]
;W[pg]
;B[qg]
;W[mi]
;B[gd]
;W[he]
;B[ed]
;W[de]
;B[ji]
;W[jj]
;B[jh]
;W[ia]
;B[ha]
;W[ja]
;B[jg]
;W[ij]
;B[fl]
;W[el]
;B[ba]
;W[ab]
;B[gc]
;W[ac])
(;B[pc]C[Black should defend this one. It's one point better. (As White soon demonstrates.)]
;W[sf]))
(;W[if]
;B[he]
;W[id]C[Bad.]))
(;B[gj]
(;W[id]
;B[ic]
(;W[ga])
(;W[gb]
;B[if]
;W[he]
;B[ig]))
(;W[gh]
;B[gi]
(;W[gm])
(;W[gl]
;B[ij]
;W[ji]
;B[hl]
;W[gm]
;B[jl]
;W[ll]
(;B[lm]
(;W[li])
(;W[lj]))
(;B[kj])
(;B[lj]
;W[mi])))))
(;B[lj]
;W[mi]
;B[ml]C[Make White's shape awkward.]))
(;B[lk])
(;B[mj]))
(;B[oe]
;W[ne]
;B[pf]))
(;B[mn]
;W[nn]
;B[oo]
;W[lp]
;B[kp]
;W[ko]C[Now this is a mistake.]
;B[oq]
;W[or]
;B[nr]
;W[mr]
;B[mq]
(;W[ns]
;B[mp])
(;W[mp]
;B[lo])))
(;B[je]C[Black should connect. Black does not need to protect inside, and this is much stronger outside.]))
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I also got in one more friendly game with this 5 dan:<br />
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We played even, no komi, and I lost, but it was a fun game and I learned some things.<br />
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It was a busy day at the TTS center, with lots of people around.<br />
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We went out to our favorite local izakaya place afterward for a post-friendship-match party. We learned that Kitagawa-san (one of our new friends) was a "paper driver" -- she has a license, but doesn't actually drive. Fukami-san was declared the "mood maker". He likes to give people nicknames and decided this university student (who apparently just joined us for the party even though he didn't make it for the games) looks like Ichiro (who I guess is a baseball player).<br />
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When we left for the evening, the owner said, "see you next week!" :) She also calls Maeda-sensei, "Maeda-sensei", which I love.<br />
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Today we're off to Kyoto for our overnight cultural trip.beccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155192205493722594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474331549374207032.post-17985548185699188882017-07-05T20:35:00.000-07:002017-07-05T20:40:40.488-07:00shuumatsu (weekend)Today is the second day of our weekend. Yesterday morning, we returned to the Kansai Ki-in to see the pros play. While we were waiting for them to start their matches, they sequestered us in the kids' room.<br />
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The main playing room, where most of the pros were already deeply involved in their games, even though they had just started, with almost 3 hours left on each clock:<br />
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Four of our teachers from camp were playing (including the player facing us in the following photo):<br />
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There was a side room, where another of our teachers was playing. The young woman recording here is most likely a new pro herself.<br />
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Yet another of our teachers was playing in one of the top rooms, with the tatami mats.<br />
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Pros' shoes lined up outside the tatami mat rooms:<br />
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Li-sensei explaining how things work to a bunch of us back in the kids' room:<br />
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She said that the way they decide where you play is by rank. If they're playing against players from the Nihon Ki-in (based in Tokyo) then whoever has the higher rank gets to play at their home institution and the other player has to travel for the game. The games we saw today were all inside the Kansai Ki-in (based in Osaka) so no one was traveling for them. But your rank still determines whether you play in the top room or the main room. In any given match, the rank of the higher ranked player is the one that decides the location. So even if you're a lowly 1p, you might get to play in the top room if your opponent is a 9p. After rank, they sort by seniority (by the year the player became a pro) and then by age. <br />
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Each player has a wooden name card, which is placed on the table they are playing at for the day. (You can seem them in the following photo next to the board.) The name cards are placed on the board itself initially. When the players enter, the lower-ranked player clears the name tags to the side and then has to clean the board before the match begins. Note also the cute little cell phone holder next to the board.<br />
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After watching the pros, we hung out at the Kansai Ki-in for a little while. William played a simul match against his sister and mother.<br />
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There was a lecture (in Japanese) followed by simul games.<br />
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In the afternoon, I walked over to Osaka Castle with Pete.<br />
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I forgot to post a photo of the super-nice board that we saw at the Go equipment factory/store. This board is worth more than $20,000.<br />
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Today I'm taking it easy. I'm told it's good to get some rest occasionally. beccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155192205493722594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474331549374207032.post-28215246147200595462017-07-05T02:25:00.002-07:002017-07-05T02:29:09.424-07:00More OGCI've missed posting for a few days, so there's a lot to catch up on. One of the 9 dan pros who visited our camp, <a href="http://senseis.xmp.net/?NakanoYasuhiro">Nakana Yasuhiro</a>, is also a shamisen player.<br />
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Another 9 dan pro who visited, <a href="http://senseis.xmp.net/?YukiSatoshi">Yuki Satoshi</a>, gave a lecture in which he reviewed a game he had played recently. His opponent was <a href="http://senseis.xmp.net/?IyamaYuta">Iyama Yuta</a>. Even though it was not an official match, he was proud because he beat Iyama Yuta, and in only 68 moves! <br />
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We had another lecture by <a href="http://senseis.xmp.net/?YokotaShigeaki">Yokota Shigeaki</a>, who I think is the best lecturer we've had so far. Here are a few notes.<br />
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(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[6.50]
PW[White]PB[Black]AW[hc][kc][cd][qd]AB[ec][qo][dp][pq]TR[ec]C[Lecture from Yokata-san
Black to deal with the marked stone.
Black basically has two choices: save it or sacrifice. This stone is weak, and White is strong on both sides. If Black saves it (e.g., escapes), White will not become weak (like in the lecture last week). So Black should sacrifice. How?
There are four possible situations:
1. both players are weak
-- this is the important area... whoever plays there first has a huge advantage.
2. you are weak and your opp is strong
-- sacrifice. don't let your opp profit by attacking your stones
3. you are strong and your opp is weak
-- attack to make profit
4. both players are strong
-- this area is not important, play somewhere else -- come back to play in 30 years]
(;B[dd]C[WRONG
])
(;B[ee]C[WRONG])
(;B[cc]C[WRONG])
(;B[de]C[WRONG])
(;B[df]C[WRONG])
(;B[cg]C[RIGHT
Sacrifice the stone]
;W[de]
(;B[fd]C[WRONG
You just decided to sacrifice, now you're trying to save. Bad idea. Should be consistent.])
(;B[dj]C[RIGHT
Sacrifice the lone stone, and build a big dream.]))
(;B[dg]C[RIGHT
Sacrifice the stone])
(;B[]
;AW[cg]AB[ef][cn]C[Now Black is weak and White is strong. How should White attack?]
(;W[dc]TR[hc][kc]C[This is the best. Since the marked White stones are strong, White should play from the other side. White should think about making Black heavy.]
;B[ed]
;W[de]
;B[ee]
;W[dh]C[This is one example. Even if Black runs away, Black is not making profit.
If White reduces Black's moyo, that is profit too.])
(;W[hf]C[This is also a nice direction, but Black can settle.]
;B[cc]
;W[bc]
;B[dd]
;W[ce]
;B[cb]C[Black makes a base, and then it's hard for White to profit.])))
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Meanwhile, I've continued my losing streak by losing the last two league games (so my record is 3-2 now in the league). I lost by 2.5 to Shawn (in a no-komi game).
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We never did get it reviewed, since it was such a long game (we were both in byo-yomi for a while) and because we went to the Go equipment factory/store that afternoon. Here's what I have recorded from the game.<br />
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RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[0.50]
PW[Becci]PB[Shawn]C[B+2.5]
;B[cp]
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;B[dc]
;W[pq]
;B[eq]
;W[cj]
;B[cf]
;W[cm]
;B[jd]
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;B[qq]
;W[qr]
;B[pp]
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;B[qh]
;W[pk]
;B[pj]
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;B[oj]
;W[mm]
;B[lo]
;W[qf]
;B[mi]
;W[kl]
;B[kq]
;W[lr]
;B[kp]
;W[fc]
;B[hc]
;W[cc]
;B[dd]
;W[db]
;B[eb]
;W[cb]
;B[ec]
;W[be]
;B[ce]
;W[bd]
;B[nc]
;W[pb]
;B[ld]
;W[of]
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;B[kr]
;W[op]
;B[oo]
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;B[po]
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;B[ep]
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;B[dn]
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;B[en]
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;B[fm]
;W[gn]
;B[fl]
;W[hm]
;B[fi]
;W[hk]
;B[dk]
;W[ck]
;B[eg]
;W[ih]
;B[rg]
;W[rf]
;B[ob]
;W[oc]
;B[nb]
;W[hq]
;B[mn]
;W[lm]
;B[nr]
;W[mq]
;B[ms]
;W[or]
;B[ls]
;W[ps]
;B[bg]
;W[nq]
;B[sr]
;W[rs]
;B[bn]
;W[bm]
;B[bi]
;W[bj]
;B[ek]
;W[bh]
;B[ah]
;W[ci]
;B[ai]
;W[aj])
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The Go equipment factory/store was awesome. I bought slate and shell stones and bowls for them.<br />
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Here I am with the owner, who also makes the boards and bowls. The business has been in his family for 140 years.<br />
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Testing out whether size 44 stones fit in this particular bowl:<br />
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You have to test with the black stones, since they're larger than the white stones. The really nice bowls (way nicer than the ones I bought) sometimes come in fancy boxes.<br />
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Comparing different really nice bowls:<br />
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Yesterday I lost to Lee Schumacher by half a point. (!) <br />
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This was also a no-komi game. Actually, I botched a corner early on and died a tragic death. So the game was good for him. Later he let me come back and we also both went deep into byo-yomi.<br />
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(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[0.50]
PW[Becci]PB[Lee Schumacher]LB[bf:3][bl:2][do:1]C[B+0.5
Reviewed by Li-sensei.]
;B[dp]
;W[pd]
;B[dc]
;W[pq]
;B[nc]
;W[ce]
;B[ed]
;W[qf]
;B[df]
;W[lc]
;B[jc]
;W[md]
;B[cf]
;W[cn]
;B[cl]
;W[fp]
;B[eo]
;W[cq]
;B[dq]
;W[cp]
;B[dm]
(;W[do]
;B[dn]
;W[co]
;B[ep]
;W[jp]
;B[cr]
;W[br]
;B[dr]
(;W[bl]C[Overplay.]
;B[bm]
;W[cm]
;B[bk]
;W[dl]
;B[al]
;W[ck]
;B[bl]
;W[bn]
;B[bs]
;W[bp]
;B[aq]
;W[el]
;B[en]
;W[cj]
;B[bj]
;W[ar]
;B[ao]
;W[an]
;B[ap]
;W[ci]
;B[bi]
;W[ei]
(;B[bf]
;W[qn]
;B[po]
;W[qo]
;B[pp]
;W[qp]
;B[oq]
;W[mq]
(;B[nr]C[The shape is wrong.]
;W[pr]
;B[lq]
;W[mr]
;B[lr]
;W[np]
;B[mp]
;W[lp]
;B[mo]
;W[nq]
;B[no]
;W[or]
;B[kp]
;W[lo]
;B[ko]
;W[ln]
;B[jq]
;W[pj]
;B[lj]
;W[kn]
;B[jn]
;W[jm]
;B[in]
;W[kl]
(;B[hk]
;W[gl]
;B[hl]
;W[jo]
;B[kq]
;W[im]
;B[hm]
;W[hn]
;B[io]
;W[ip]
;B[ho]
;W[hp]
;B[go]
;W[ir]
;B[iq]
;W[hq]
;B[hr]
;W[gr])
(;B[jj]C[Black should just secure his group and win.]))
(;B[nq]C[Black should play here.]))
(;B[bg]C[If Black plays here, Black should play this one so that White C12 (or D12) is not sente.]))
(;W[bs]C[White should just live.]))
(;W[dr]C[White should hane under first, to exploit the problems in Black's shape.]
;B[er]
;W[cr]))
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I also got to play a simul game against Yuki Satoshi, 9p, yesterday, taking 3 stones.
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(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]HA[3]KM[0.50]
PW[Yuki Satoshi]PB[Becci]AB[pd][dp][pp]LB[qc:3][be:1][if:5][dk:2][rk:4]C[W+Res.]
;W[ce]
;B[pj]
;W[nq]
;B[lq]
;W[mo]
;B[qn]
;W[kp]
;B[iq]
;W[fp]
;B[cn]
;W[hp]
;B[jd]
;W[fd]
;B[cc]
;W[ec]
;B[cg]C[This is good.]
;W[eg]
(;B[be]C[This is bad. ]
;W[bf]
;B[cf]
;W[bd]
;B[de]
;W[cd]
;B[dd]
;W[dc]
;B[bc]
;W[ae]
;B[bg]
;W[df]
;B[ee]
;W[fe]C[This is, obviously, not good for Black.]
;B[ef]
;W[ff]
;B[dg]
;W[ed]
;B[df]
;W[bb]
(;B[dk]
;W[nc]
;B[lc]
;W[pf]
(;B[qc]
;W[ne]
;B[oe]
;W[of]
;B[nf]
;W[me]
;B[ng]
;W[lf]
;B[jf]
;W[ph]
;B[ni]
;W[re]
;B[rd]
;W[pb]
;B[qe]
;W[rf]
;B[od]
;W[mc]
;B[ob]
;W[oc]
;B[pc]
;W[qj]
;B[qk]
;W[rj]
;B[pi]
;W[qi]
;B[oh]C[This is good.]
;W[nb]
;B[qb]
;W[rh]
;B[lb]
;W[kg]
(;B[rk]
;W[jg]
(;B[if]
;W[ig]
;B[hf]
;W[eh]
;B[hc]
;W[ci]C[Ouch.]
;B[qg]
;W[qf]
;B[cj]
;W[bi]
;B[oq]
;W[np]
;B[si]
;W[sj]
;B[nr]
;W[mr]
;B[or]
;W[kq]
;B[sk]
;W[pg]
;B[dr]
;W[eq]
;B[dq]
;W[lr]
;B[fr]
;W[hr]
;B[gr]
;W[hq]
;B[fb]
;W[bj]
;B[eb]
;W[db]
;B[hg]
;W[ii]
;B[ik]
;W[kj]
;B[ol]
;W[po]
;B[qo]
;W[op]
;B[qq]
;W[cl]
;B[hi]
;W[ij]
;B[hj]
;W[jk]
;B[il]
;W[oa]
;B[pe]
;W[qa]
;B[ra]
;W[nl]
;B[nk]
;W[mk]
;B[nm]
;W[ml]
;B[om]
;W[bn]
;B[bm]
;W[rb]
;B[pa]
;W[cm]
;B[bo]
;W[qa]
;B[ac]
;W[cb]
;B[pa]
;W[dn]
;B[co]
;W[qa]
;B[ad]
;W[ab]
;B[pa]
;W[pq]
;B[pr]
;W[qa]
;B[qh]
;W[sa]
;B[ri]
;W[rc])
(;B[hc]C[Black should just live here, instead of hurting the stones on the left side.]))
(;B[jg]C[Black should play out this way to attack White. This is consistent with M18.]))
(;B[nd]C[Black should do this, since White is so strong.]
;W[md]
;B[mc]
;W[qd]
;B[oc]
;W[qc]))
(;B[nc]C[Black should still play back here. White can't take the Black stones with one move.]))
(;B[nc]C[Black should just play something like this, leave the aji in the corner for later.]))
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Phew! We've been busy!
beccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155192205493722594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474331549374207032.post-64704249356948899722017-07-02T03:28:00.003-07:002017-07-02T03:28:43.462-07:00Day 5 (playing kids at the Kansai Ki-in)Today we went to the <a href="http://kansaikiin.jp/">Kansai Ki-in</a> to play with some pre-insei kids. We sneaked past some insei who were playing official matches (these count toward whether they become pros, so we were warned repeatedly to be absolutely quiet).<br />
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From there, we got to poke our heads into the fancy playing room for top matches and sit at the board where the most important matches are played. One pro was playing a game in there online when we went in.<br />
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Next to that is the second best room:<br />
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They have a great view:<br />
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This is where other pros review the top matches while they're being played:<br />
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And here are some of our Osaka Go Camp members playing with the pre-insei kids:<br />
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My first game was against Ootani Kensuke, who was 9 years old and must have been 5 dan.<br />
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He gave me 2 stones. I made a stupid reading error in byo-yomi at the end, and then resigned. Here's part of the game.<br />
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(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]HA[2]KM[0.50]
PW[Ootani Kensuke]PB[Becci]AB[pd][dp]C[W+Res.]
;W[ee]
;B[pp]
;W[cn]
;B[fq]
;W[dj]
;B[pj]
;W[nc]
;B[lc]
;W[pf]
;B[nd]
;W[qc]
;B[oc]
;W[qd]
;B[qh]
;W[rf]
;B[nq]
;W[ec]
;B[hc]
;W[cq]
;B[cp]
;W[bp]
;B[bo]
;W[bq]
;B[co]
;W[er]
;B[fr]
;W[eq]
;B[ep]
;W[bn]
;B[ao]
;W[dq]
;B[go]
;W[qp]
;B[qq]
;W[qo]
;B[rq]
;W[ql]
;B[rk]
;W[qk]
;B[qj]
;W[rl]
;B[rj]
;W[on]
;B[ce]
;W[cc]
;B[ch]
;W[cj]
;B[bc]
;W[bd]
;B[cd]
;W[bb]
;B[dc]
;W[cb]
;B[be]
;W[ac]
;B[dd]
;W[db]
;B[eh]
;W[ed]
;B[fb]
;W[eb]
;B[bi]
;W[bj]
;B[pb]
;W[jc]
;B[jb]
;W[kb]
;B[kc]
;W[ib]
;B[jd]
;W[ic]
;B[id]
;W[lb]
;B[mc]
;W[hd]
;B[mb]
;W[hb]
;B[rb]
;W[nf]
;B[og]
;W[of]
;B[mh]
;W[lf]
;B[kh]
;W[qb]
;B[qa]
;W[rc]
;B[qg]
;W[pe]
;B[nb]
;W[qf]
;B[re]
;W[ra]
;B[sa]
;W[sc]
;B[rg]
;W[se]
;B[kp]
;W[op]
;B[oq]
;W[po]
;B[pq]
;W[bg]
;B[cg]
;W[fj]
;B[gh]
;W[en]
;B[gm]
;W[fl]
;B[mo]
;W[jp]
;B[jo]
;W[hq]
;B[gp]
;W[kq]
;B[lp]
;W[ip]
;B[io]
;W[lq]
;B[jr]
;W[ir]
;B[jq]
;W[kr]
;B[hp]
;W[mr]
;B[fj]C[Stopped recording in byo-yomi])
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In my second game, they had trouble finding me an opponent for some reason, so they paired me with a 6 kyu. I gave him 8 stones. (!) I didn't record this one, but he did a great job. At the very end, he made an endgame mistake that would have cost him the game, but I had him take it back so he won. (And he deserved the win.)
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<br />beccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155192205493722594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474331549374207032.post-80053436260497382292017-07-01T14:12:00.000-07:002017-07-01T14:12:21.680-07:00OGC Day 4 (Friendly match with local university students)Yesterday a bunch of students from a local university visited us at the TTS center for a friendly match. I went 0-2 for the day. (In fact, all of us on the Go Camp side of the top table went 0-2 yesterday; we really let down our team.) Pete and Shawn did their part, both winning both of their games!
My first opponent had an English name, Josh. When he was in elementary school, he lived in Arlington, MA, just up the road from where I live now! He said he even went to our Go club, back when we had the basement space in Davis square. His dad is a doctor and was doing something at Harvard at the time. Josh is currently studying to become a doctor as well.<br />
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Unfortunately, I didn't get pro reviews of either of my games from yesterday. I did review my games with my opponents though, and it was good to at least get their perspectives. Here's my game with Josh:
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(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[0.50]
PW[Yoshiya (josh) Sanada]PB[Becci]C[White+~20
Went over the game with my opponent at the end, but we didn't get a pro review.]
;B[pd]
;W[dd]
;B[pq]
;W[dp]
;B[fq]
;W[cn]
;B[ip]
;W[pn]
;B[qo]
;W[pj]
;B[qn]
;W[qf]
;B[nc]
;W[oq]
;B[pp]
;W[pr]
;B[qr]
;W[lq]
;B[jq]
;W[lo]
;B[cf]
;W[ch]
;B[fd]
;W[df]
;B[dg]
;W[cg]
;B[dc]
;W[ce]
;B[cc]
(;W[lc]
;B[bf]
;W[be]
;B[ef]
;W[de]
;B[jc]
;W[le]
;B[pf]
;W[qe]
;B[qd]
;W[pe]
;B[oe]
;W[pg]
;B[of]
;W[rd]
;B[rc]
;W[re]
;B[qb]
;W[hd]
;B[je]
;W[lg]
;B[og]
;W[ph]
;B[hf]
;W[ic]
;B[kc]
;W[ge]
;B[fe]
;W[gf]
;B[hg]
;W[gg]
;B[eh]
;W[gh]
;B[jh]
;W[kh]
;B[hh]
;W[gi]
;B[ej]
;W[ec]
;B[fc]
;W[ed]
;B[eb]
;W[db]
(;B[cb]
;W[fb]
;B[da]
;W[gb]
;B[fj]
;W[gj]
;B[ck]
;W[cj]
;B[bd]
;W[bg]
;B[fl]
;W[jg]
;B[he]
;W[gd]
;B[ji]
;W[hi]
;B[jf]
;W[di]
;B[ei]
;W[ki]
;B[jj]
;W[kj]
;B[jk]
;W[hl]
;B[bk]
;W[bj]
;B[fn]
;W[em]
;B[fm]
;W[dk]
;B[jm]
;W[gc]
;B[ll]
;W[kr]
;B[mf]
;W[lf]
(;B[mj]
;W[mk]
;B[lk]
;W[mi]
;B[qk]
;W[qj]
;B[rk]
;W[eq]
;B[fp]
;W[fr]
;B[gr]
;W[er]
;B[jr]
;W[kd]
;B[jd]
;W[lb]
;B[ib]
;W[hb]
;B[eg]
;W[jb]
;B[kb]
;W[ia]
;B[do]
;W[co]
;B[el]
;W[dl]
;B[dn]
;W[dm]
;B[or]
;W[nr]
;B[ps]
;W[op]
;B[no]
;W[oo]
;B[nn]
;W[np]
;B[mr]C[I was in byo-yomi and stopped recording. ])
(;B[ni]C[We think this might have been the better move.]))
(;B[fb]C[Looks like Black can play this side because of White's shortage of liberties.]
;W[cb]
;B[bc]
;W[bb]
;B[ab]
;W[bd]
;B[ee]
;W[cd]
;B[ac]
;W[ba]
;B[da]
;W[bg]
;B[ea]
;W[af]
;B[ca]
;W[ad]
;B[aa]))
(;W[hc]C[White should probably play this side first.]))
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Here's my afternoon opponent, Dai Chida:<br />
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And here's our game, with a few suggestions from him:
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(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]HA[2]KM[0.50]
PW[Dai Chida]PB[Becci]AB[pd][dp]C[White+11
Went over the game with my opponent, but we didn't get a pro review.]
;W[dc]
;B[pp]
;W[qn]
;B[pj]
;W[nq]
;B[oo]
;W[qq]
;B[mp]
;W[qp]
;B[mq]
;W[cn]
;B[fq]
;W[en]
;B[ci]C[I was not happy with this opening for Black, especially since it started as a 2 stone game.]
;W[cq]
;B[cp]
;W[bp]
;B[dq]
;W[br]
;B[cr]
;W[bq]
;B[cf]
;W[or]
;B[ln]
;W[nc]
;B[qf]
;W[dh]
;B[ch]
;W[de]
;B[kd]
;W[pe]
;B[qe]
;W[pc]
(;B[qc]
;W[od]
;B[qd]
;W[ic]
;B[lc]
;W[ie]
;B[me]
;W[ne]
;B[mf]
;W[md]
;B[kf]
;W[ld]
;B[jc]
;W[le]
;B[ke]
;W[lf]
(;B[ib]
;W[lg]
;B[bd]
;W[ce]
;B[be]
;W[df]
;B[dg]
;W[eg]
;B[cg]
;W[hc]
;B[hb]
;W[gc]
;B[gb]
;W[hq]
;B[hp]
;W[ip]
;B[gp]
;W[io]
(;B[jq]C[We both thought this was a bad move.]
;W[iq]
;B[gn]
;W[im]
;B[gl]
;W[ql]C[This move is huge. I really wanted to play here. ]
;B[jn]
;W[in]
;B[ik]
;W[kq]
;B[jr]
;W[ko]
(;B[jp]
;W[jo]
;B[kp]
;W[lo]
;B[mo]
;W[jk]
(;B[lm]
;W[jl]
;B[ij]
;W[lk]
;B[nl]
;W[rj]
;B[jm]
;W[il]
;B[gk]
;W[nk]
;B[ok]
;W[ml]
;B[nm]
;W[nj]
;B[pl]
;W[fm]
;B[gm]
;W[ck]C[Ugh. My opponent got *both* of the big side moves. Totally not ok. ]
;B[qm]
;W[rm]
;B[qk]
;W[rl]
;B[rk]
;W[sk]
(;B[pf]
;W[pb]
;B[qb]
;W[rh]
;B[qj]
;W[qi]
;B[ki]
;W[pi]
;B[oj]
;W[ni]
;B[kj]
;W[ll]
;B[mh]
;W[nh]
;B[nf]
;W[mg]
;B[oe]
;W[lb]
;B[kb]
;W[mc]
;B[kc]
;W[cc]
;B[bc]
;W[fb]
;B[hg]
;W[gf]
;B[hf]
;W[he]
;B[gg]
;W[fg]
;B[bj]
;W[bk]
;B[ek]
;W[mr]
;B[lr]
;W[kg]
;B[fi]
;W[ma]
;B[ja]
;W[bb]
;B[ab]
;W[ba]
;B[dm]
;W[dn]
;B[ms]
;W[nr]
;B[rg]
;W[dr]
;B[er]
;W[cs]
;B[jh]
;W[jg]
;B[ka]
;W[cj]
;B[bi]
;W[dl]
;B[fa]
;W[eb]
;B[el]
;W[em]
;B[dk]
;W[cl]
;B[fh]
;W[eh]
;B[ei]
;W[ff]
;B[cd]
;W[dd]
;B[pa]
;W[oa]
;B[qa]
;W[lp]
;B[lq]
;W[fo]
;B[go]
;W[ig]
;B[ih]
;W[pm]
;B[om]
;W[qg]
;B[pg]
;W[qh]
;B[rf]
;W[fp]
;B[gq]
;W[ir]
;B[oi]
;W[si]
;B[li]C[In byo-yomi; stopped recording.])
(;B[pb]C[I'm sure this is bigger...])
(;B[ff]C[My opponent recommended this move, which I hadn't considered at all.]
;W[ef]
;B[fc]
;W[fd]
;B[gd]
(;W[hd]
;B[ed]
;W[fe]
;B[ec]
;W[dd]
;B[ee]
;W[ed])
(;W[fb]
;B[id]
;W[ec]
;B[hd])))
(;B[ij]C[Probably responding here is better.]))
(;B[kn]C[My opponent also thought I should play this way.]))
(;B[iq]C[Black should just cut and live.]
;W[jq]
;B[ir]
;W[jr]
;B[hr]
;W[ko]))
(;B[lg]C[My opponent thought I should just cover here.]))
(;B[od]C[My opponent thinks I should have played here.]
(;W[oc]
;B[qc]
;W[nd]
;B[qd])
(;W[qc]C[I would have worried about this.])))
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After our matches, we went out for sake. I should have stopped after one, but I went for a second. (It's so good!) My resulting lack of sleep is unlikely to help me in our match against the pre-pre-Insei at the Kansai Ki-in today...
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifJzOtpjz721pVVb6TZDFzMtNrYYTlWW72XC4rY2G4UZUtjIvc1xeYM4eBRhSD2-UvPiQmCU3H47J1N6bjWBsRzoqPcpUHwC_ZD1vvcBuswQ4EFpYJBdHyQfa02ebjQIcJ9RmytGGrRL2j/s1600/20170701_085416628_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifJzOtpjz721pVVb6TZDFzMtNrYYTlWW72XC4rY2G4UZUtjIvc1xeYM4eBRhSD2-UvPiQmCU3H47J1N6bjWBsRzoqPcpUHwC_ZD1vvcBuswQ4EFpYJBdHyQfa02ebjQIcJ9RmytGGrRL2j/s320/20170701_085416628_iOS.jpg" width="320" /></a>beccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155192205493722594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474331549374207032.post-20096008481290263662017-06-30T04:20:00.003-07:002017-06-30T04:24:53.258-07:00OGC Day 3Today was day 3 of <a href="http://www.osaka-go-camp.22web.org/">Osaka Go Camp</a>, after our Wed-Thu weekend. (The pros play their official matches on Wednesdays and Thursdays, so those are our days off.) On Wednesday, I went to Nara on my own.<br />
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On Thursday, we had a group tour of Koyasan.<br />
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A few of us split off and took a detour through the incredible cemetery/forest.<br />
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We had told the others we were going to walk to the next bus stop while they waited for the bus, but the next bus stop was so close that we decided to go a little further. And then further. And further. Then we veered off through the cemetery/forest, still thinking we'd meet up with them at any minute. It was quite a while before we found them again, though. And our delightful leader Hyodo-san was worried about us.<br />
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Today we were back at the TTS for another league game day. I played Ohgaki-san, 1 dan.</div>
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I won by 5 points. Our game was reviewed by Maeda-sensei.</div>
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(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[0.50]
PW[Becci]PB[Ogaki-san 1d]LB[qh:1][rj:3][do:2]C[W+5 (no komi)
Reviewed by Maeda-sensei.]
;B[dp]
;W[pd]
;B[dc]
;W[ce]
;B[ed]
;W[pq]
;B[df]
;W[cn]
;B[cf]
;W[ck]
;B[co]
;W[dn]
;B[fp]
;W[hq]
;B[fq]
;W[jc]
;B[po]
;W[np]
;B[qq]
;W[qr]
(;B[pp]C[Maeda did not like this move for Black (but I think Guo Juan generally considers this a possibility).]
;W[oq]
;B[qk]
;W[rq]
;B[qf]
;W[nd]
;B[qc]
;W[qd]
;B[rd]
;W[pc]
;B[rb]
;W[qb]
;B[rc]
;W[gc]
;B[qp]
;W[ch]
;B[nn]
(;W[qh]LB[rd:A][po:B]C[This is not a good move. Since Black's A and B groups are both strong, this is not an interesting place to play. Also, White owes a move on the bottom.]
;B[rp]
;W[pb]
;B[rg]
;W[og]
;B[id]
;W[ic]
;B[gd]
;W[fc]
;B[fd]
;W[rh]
;B[qe]
;W[pl]
;B[ql]
;W[cb]
;B[db]
;W[bf]
;B[bg]
;W[be]
;B[cg]
;W[cc]
;B[eg]C[Black does not need to defend here. Black should take sente.]
;W[bn]
;B[bo]
;W[kq]C[(It's about time!!)]
;B[pm]
;W[gr]
;B[fr]
;W[jd]
;B[ie]
;W[kf]
;B[jg]
;W[ei]
;B[kg]
(;W[gh]
(;B[hg]
;W[gm]
;B[ii]
;W[oi]
;B[gj]
(;W[fi]
;B[ik]
;W[ra]
;B[se]
(;W[do]
(;B[bp]
(;W[rj]
;B[rr]
;W[rs]
;B[sq]
;W[pr]
;B[mh]
;W[nj]
;B[of]
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;B[rm]
;W[le]
;B[fk]
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;B[ga]
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;W[kp]
;B[lj]
;W[nl]
;B[jo]
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;B[es]
;W[gs]
;B[dr]
;W[gg]
;B[dh]
;W[di]
;B[ci]
;W[cj]
;B[bi]
;W[dd]
;B[de]
;W[cd]
;B[ec]
;W[ff]
;B[ek]
;W[dk]
;B[fe]
;W[im]
;B[lp]
;W[lq]
;B[mp]
;W[mq]
;B[km]
;W[no]
;B[mn]
;W[il]
;B[jk]
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;B[kk]
;W[mj]
;B[mi]
;W[hf]
;B[me]
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;W[gl]
;B[mk]
;W[gi]
;B[gk]
;W[hp]
;B[io]
;W[rk])
(;W[rr]C[This is the biggest endgame.]))
(;B[cp]LB[eo:A]C[Black should defend this way, so that White A is not sente.]))
(;W[ao]C[This is a better move for White.]))
(;W[fk]C[White could also sacrifice one stone.]))
(;B[fi]
;W[fh]
;B[eh]C[The ladder is good for Black; Black should cut and fight.]))
(;W[gi]C[This would be normal for White.]))
(;W[kp]C[White should play somewhere on the bottom to defend. If Black plays here first, Black can split White and attack.]))
(;B[qp]C[He said this is normal: protect the weak stone. ]))
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As usual, Maeda-sensei reviewed our homework. Then we had a lecture by Ha Yongil, 6p. He reviewed the official game he played yesterday. There was a really interesting life-and-death problem in the middle of it. None of us saw the answer (including Francis Meyer, 1p). When Ha Yongil finally showed us how to solve it, Francis said he had never seen that tesuji in a game before, only in books. Here, Shawn and Arthur are taking a stab at the problem:<br />
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I signed up to play in the simul games against Ha Yongil. I took 3 stones, knowing I didn't stand a chance. Here's the game.<br />
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RU[Japanese]SZ[19]HA[3]KM[0.50]
PW[Yongil Ha, 6p]PB[Becci]AB[pd][dp][pp]LB[dc:5][mk:1][dm:3][gn:2][qr:4]C[W+res.]
;W[cd]
;B[jp]
;W[qn]
;B[ql]
;W[qq]
;B[pq]
;W[qp]
;B[po]
;W[rn]
;B[om]
;W[nc]
;B[lc]
;W[ne]
;B[qf]
;W[ic]
;B[le]
;W[ng]
;B[lg]
;W[pb]
;B[qc]
;W[ni]
;B[li]
;W[pg]
(;B[mk]C[This was my biggest mistake of the game. It's not a bad move in and of itself, but Black R13 is urgent.]
;W[qg]C[Now White gets to become extremely strong, and makes Black really weak in the corner.]
;B[qb]
;W[rf]
;B[re]
;W[qe]
;B[rd]
;W[pf]
;B[ob]
;W[oc]
;B[pc]
;W[nb]
;B[pa]
;W[fq]
;B[eq]
;W[fp]
;B[cn]
;W[hp]
;B[jq]
;W[in]
(;B[gn]
;W[hn]LB[gn:A][hn:B]C[The A-B exchange is bad -- it fixes White's problems.]
;B[kn]
;W[en]
(;B[dm]C[This does not protect the corner in this case.]
;W[em]
;B[dl]
;W[do]
;B[co]
;W[cq]
;B[cp]
;W[er]
;B[dq]
;W[dr]
(;B[qr]C[This is not sente while Black has the cut at Q8.]
;W[rr]
;B[pr]
;W[bq]
;B[ch]
;W[ed]
(;B[cc]C[This is not good, since it secures White's corner.]
;W[dc]
;B[bd]
;W[bc]
;B[ce]
;W[cb]
;B[rs]
;W[rl]
;B[qk]
;W[rk]
;B[hd]
;W[hc]
;B[ef]
;W[fk]
;B[ej]
;W[fj]
(;B[kl]
;W[ei]
;B[di]
;W[eh]
;B[cg]
;W[je]
;B[ke]
;W[jf]
(;B[ji]C[This is not necessary. ]
;W[qj]
;B[pj]
;W[pi]
;B[gr]
;W[hr]
;B[ir]
;W[hs]
;B[gf]
;W[de]
;B[df]
;W[be]
;B[jb]
;W[jc]
;B[kb]
;W[cf]
;B[bf]
;W[ce]
;B[rq]
;W[rp]
;B[sr]
;W[oj]
;B[ol]
;W[ih]
;B[dg]
;W[ek]
;B[dj]
;W[iq]
;B[ip]
;W[hq]
;B[ha]
;W[gb]
;B[ii]
;W[il]
;B[fi]
;W[gi]
;B[fh]
;W[fg]
;B[gh]
;W[gg]
;B[hh]
;W[hg]
;B[hi]
;W[ff]
;B[ig]
;W[if]
;B[jh]
;W[ee]
;B[hl]
;W[hk]
;B[jr]
;W[an]
;B[bn]
;W[ao]
;B[am]
;W[bp]
;B[bo]
;W[ap]
;B[bl]
;W[bg]
;B[bh]
;W[af]
;B[el]
;W[fl]
;B[qo]
;W[ro]
;B[eg]
;W[jk]
;B[kk]
;W[qm]
;B[ok]
;W[pk]
;B[pl]
;W[io])
(;B[ee]C[Probably this is best, ])
(;B[be]C[Or maybe this.]))
(;B[ei]C[Black should probably just respond here.])
(;B[jm]C[If Black is going to play on this side, this is probably better.]))
(;B[fd]C[This should be better.]))
(;B[cr]C[Black should just play here, which is normal.]))
(;B[dn]C[If Black wants to protect the corner, Black should play this wya.]))
(;B[kn]C[Black should just play here.]))
(;B[qg]C[Black should just play here.]))
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beccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155192205493722594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474331549374207032.post-54122833868532986062017-06-27T18:30:00.001-07:002017-06-27T18:36:57.136-07:00OGC Day 2Yesterday was our second day of <a href="http://www.osaka-go-camp.22web.org/">Osaka Go Camp</a>. For my league game in the morning, I played Joel Sanet. He's an <a href="http://ayd.yunguseng.com/">AYD</a> member and I've played him online before, but this was the first time I played him in person. And he said this is his first-ever selfie:
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He's playing as 1 dan, so I had to take white with no komi. I won by 11 points. The game was good for him after I invaded too early (before defending my group). But then he played some slow endgame moves too early so I was able to come back. I left a weak group, so he had a chance to kill it, but my group lived. Here's the sgf, with some comments from Ting Li:<br />
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RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[0.50]
PW[Becci]PB[Joel Sanet 1d]LB[gq:1][hq:2]C[W+11 (no komi)
Reviewed by Ting Li]
;B[dp]
;W[pd]
;B[cd]
;W[ec]
;B[pp]
;W[cn]
;B[fq]
;W[cg]
;B[de]
;W[dj]
;B[fd]
;W[fc]
;B[gd]
;W[gc]
;B[hd]
;W[ic]C[She said this is fine for Black, though In-seong doesn't like it because Black builds influence and can't extend from it. ("Influence needs an extension.")]
;B[id]
;W[jc]
;B[dc]
;W[qn]
;B[np]
;W[rp]
;B[ql]
;W[qq]
;B[qo]
;W[ro]
;B[pn]
;W[pm]
;B[qm]
;W[rn]
;B[om]
;W[qf]
;B[em]
(;W[gq]C[This was my big mistake of the game. Ting Li says to only play this when Black has already sealed the area and White needs to create some aji.]
;B[fp]
;W[fr]
;B[er]
;W[jq]
;B[cm]
;W[ed]
;B[ee]
;W[oj]
;B[pk]
;W[jd]
(;B[lq]
;W[hr]
;B[fs]
;W[lr]
;B[mq]
;W[kr]
;B[mr]C[This move is slow. It's hard to attack this White group, and this move is not even making points.]
;W[be]
;B[bd]
;W[qi]
;B[ci]
;W[cl]
;B[bm]
;W[dm]C[This is an overplay.]
(;B[dn]
;W[dl]
;B[bl]
;W[bk]
;B[co]
;W[cj]
;B[jo]
;W[ip]
;B[gr]
;W[io]
;B[jn]
;W[gp]
;B[bf]
;W[oc]
;B[oh]
;W[pi]
;B[mh]
;W[ng]
;B[oi]
;W[pj]
;B[og]
;W[pf]
;B[lf]
;W[mj]
;B[ne]
;W[md]
;B[nk]
;W[nj]
;B[nd]
;W[nc]
;B[me]
;W[ld]
;B[ll]
;W[kp]
;B[lo]
;W[eb]
;B[bg]C[This was also slow.]
;W[bi]
;B[eg]
;W[jf]
;B[kh]
;W[en]
;B[bn]
;W[cb]
;B[pr]
;W[qr]
;B[ir]C[This was Black's chance. ]
(;W[hq]C[White should not settle this part first. Instead, White should jump out first to see how Black will respond.]
;B[hs]
;W[gn]
(;B[fn]C[This is a mistake.]
;W[gm]
;B[fo]
;W[iq]
;B[in]
;W[go]
;B[il]
;W[el]
;B[fm]
;W[js]C[Once White is alive, the game is hard for Black.]
;B[ig]
;W[fi]
;B[rk]
;W[qp]
;B[po]
;W[rj]
;B[os]
;W[qs]
;B[is]
;W[jr]
;B[gs]
;W[ls]
;B[ie]
;W[kf]
;B[gh]
;W[le]
;B[lg]
;W[of]
;B[nf]
;W[fh]
;B[fg]
;W[if]
;B[hf]
;W[pq]
;B[oq]
;W[mk]
;B[nl]
;W[ml]
;B[mm]
;W[ok]
;B[ol]
;W[db]
;B[bb]
;W[cc]
;B[dd]
;W[bc]
;B[ac]
;W[cf]
;B[ce]
;W[ch]
;B[eh]
;W[ei]
;B[dh]
;W[di]
;B[fk]
;W[fl]
;B[hk]
;W[kj]
;B[ji]
;W[jj]
;B[ii]
;W[gi]
;B[hi]
;W[jg]
;B[ih]
;W[kl]
;B[lm]
;W[jl]
;B[lk]
;W[lj]
;B[ek]
;W[dk]
;B[hn]
;W[gk]
;B[gj]
;W[gl]
;B[fj]
;W[ps]
;B[or]
;W[ko]
;B[kn]
;W[lp]
;B[mp]
;W[ba]
;B[pg]
;W[qg]
;B[hc]
;W[hb]
;B[je]
;W[ke]
;B[ab]
;W[ij]
;B[hj]
;W[ph]
;B[mi]
;W[ni]
;B[nh]
;W[rm]
;B[sj]
;W[si]
;B[sk]
;W[df]
;B[oe]
;W[pe]
;B[ef]
;W[od]
;B[mg]
;W[bh]
;B[qk]
;W[ms]
;B[sm]
;W[sn]
;B[qj]
;W[ri]
;B[sl]
;W[ns]
;B[nr]
;W[al]
;B[am]
;W[ak]
;B[kk]
;W[jk]
;B[li]
;W[ag]
;B[ae]
;W[hl]
;B[km]
;W[ik]
;B[im]
;W[ho]
;B[af]
;W[ah]
;B[pl]
;W[ca]
;B[ad]
;W[jp])
(;B[fm]C[Since White already played H3 on the bottom, Black should play this way to prevent White from getting a second eye.]))
(;W[gn]C[White should play out first, to ask Black how he will respond.]
(;B[fn]
;W[gm]
;B[fo]
;W[hq]
;B[hs]
;W[iq])
(;B[fm]
;W[fn]
;B[fk]
;W[hs])))
(;B[dl]C[Black should atari this side and kill one group or the other.]
;W[dn]
;B[ck]))
(;B[bl]C[Ting Li recommended this for Black. It secures the corner and is almost sente against White's side group.]
;W[bj]
;B[pc]C[If White responds, Black can come in here now.]))
(;W[dl]C[White should just respond. This keeps Black's wall useless, and makes points. Black's skirt is open on the bottom, so this is just normal.]))
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Maeda reviewed our homework from the first day. (A bunch of us won small prizes for getting them all right. I chose a Kansai Ki-in handkerchief.) There's a lot of pressure to get them right because they're all mid-kyu level problems now. The tsume-go problems have been easy so far, but I feel less confident about the opening problems because they are so wide open. Here's Maeda-sensei looking for weak groups:<br />
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We had a lecture by Yokata Shigeaki 9p in the afternoon (with translation by Francis Meyer). Here are a few notes I took from the lecture:<br />
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(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[6.50]
PW[White]PB[Black]AW[fc][jd][pd][ch][pp]AB[dd][df][qj][dp][jq]C[Many people think only about their own stones. Need to think about opponent too.
1. Which group(s) are weak? (for both players)
-- in this case, the Black upper left group and the single White stone on the left side
2. Which of those groups is weaker?
-- in this case, the White stone is a little weaker
3. Have to think about the situation (like when you dress -- if it's raining, you bring your umbrella)
4. If you're weaker, defend; if you're stronger, attack.
5. Need to think about getting profit from attack.]
;B[ck]LB[cj:A][dj:B][ck:C][dk:D]C[Black should pincer -- attack and build the lower left. (Which pincer is not so important.)]
;W[eh]C[Now White is stronger, so Black should defend.]
;B[fd]C[Black should escape, rather than defend the corner, since Black can keep the pressure on the two White stones.
Attaching here is the best way to escape. When you attach, you should know that both you and your opponent will become stronger. ]
;W[gd]
;B[fe]C[Sort of joseki])
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Note the two little kids sitting eagerly up front. Their mother thought this was a camp for kids. (Oops!) They seem to be having fun anyway. </div>
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In the afternoon, I asked for a friendly game with a former insei, Yamagita Tomoya 7d. He graciously agreed to play and beat me with 5 stones. (!) In my game against the pro on day 1, I played very thickly, just taking points and not leaving a lot for White to do. In this game, I tried to attack more. It would have been ok anyway, but for a few rather obvious mistakes. I should know better. I am sure I can do better, but I was very conscious of trying to not take too much of his time, so I played faster than I usually would. <br />
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(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]HA[5]KM[0.50]
PW[Yamagita Tomoya 7d]PB[Becci]AB[dd][pd][jj][dp][pp]LB[ff:1][lh:3][co:2]C[White+Res.]
;W[cn]
;B[cl]
;W[dg]
;B[ci]
;W[gd]
;B[ef]
;W[di]
;B[dj]
;W[ej]
;B[dk]
;W[eg]
;B[ch]
;W[gg]
(;B[ff]
;W[gf]
;B[fg]
;W[fh]
;B[gh]
;W[fi]
;B[df]
;W[cg]
;B[cc]
;W[en]
;B[fl]
;W[ii]
;B[fp]
;W[ij]
(;B[nc]
;W[gn]
;B[hl]
;W[hp]
;B[fo]
;W[fn]
;B[ho]
;W[go]
;B[gp]
;W[hq]
;B[io]
;W[bp]
;B[cq]
;W[bq]
;B[gr]
;W[gq]
;B[fq]
;W[hr]
;B[fr]
;W[kq]
;B[br]
;W[hm]
;B[do]
;W[dn]
(;B[co]C[This is slow.]
;W[il]
;B[hk]
;W[ik]
;B[nq]
;W[ko]
;B[qo]
;W[bg]
;B[bj]
;W[ec]
;B[be]
;W[qi]
;B[qk]
;W[qf]
;B[qe]
;W[pf]
;B[ok]
;W[lc]
;B[ne]C[Good.]
;W[nh]
;B[le]
;W[jc]
(;B[lh]
;W[qc]
;B[re]
;W[pc]
;B[oc]
;W[md]
(;B[nd]
;W[me]
(;B[mj]
;W[mf]
;B[jh]
;W[nn]
;B[oi]
;W[oh]
;B[om]
;W[ce]
;B[bd]
;W[db]
;B[cb]
;W[ar]
;B[cr]
;W[bn]
;B[bh]
;W[rk]
;B[rl]
;W[pq]
;B[qq]
;W[oq]
;B[op]
;W[nr]
;B[qr]
;W[mq]
;B[np]
;W[rf]
;B[sf]C[This is the (final) losing move.]
;W[rd]
;B[qd]
;W[pb]
;B[rc]
;W[rb]
;B[sd]
;W[sb]
;B[qa]
;W[ra]
;B[ob]
;W[pa]
;B[oa]
;W[qb]
;B[nf]
;W[mg]
;B[pe]
;W[mb]
;B[sc]
;W[sg]
;B[se]
;W[ll]
;B[nm]
;W[kg]
;B[ji]
;W[ed]
;B[jg]
;W[de]C[Oops...])
(;B[nf]C[Even now, Black should come out.]
;W[mf]
;B[ng]
;W[mg]
;B[oh]
;W[oi]
;B[ni]
;W[mh]
;B[pi]C[Black's corner/side is huge.]))
(;B[oe]C[Black should defend this way.]
;W[me]
;B[ng]))
(;B[mc]C[Black needs to defend this cut.]))
(;B[ik]C[This way, Black is out and White is in trouble.]))
(;B[gn]C[Black should cover.]))
(;B[gf]
;W[hf]
;B[ff]
;W[hg]
;B[fg]
;W[fh]
;B[gh]
;W[fi]
;B[hi]C[Black should play this way.]))
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beccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155192205493722594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474331549374207032.post-90351674260267948192017-06-26T04:37:00.000-07:002017-06-26T04:37:13.976-07:00First DayFirst day of Go camp!<br />
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I won my first league game today! My opponent was Arthur Touchard from Paris:<br />
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I played the Yunguseng opening. I made a mistake coming out with my group, so he cut me off, which was a good result for him. Later, he made a reading mistake and resigned. Here it is, with a few comments from Maeda-sensei:<br />
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(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[0.00]
PW[Arthur Touchard]PB[Becci]LB[ne:2][mi:1][qk:3]C[B+Res.
Reviewed by Maeda-Sensei]
;B[pd]
;W[dd]
;B[pq]
;W[dp]
;B[fq]
;W[cn]
;B[ip]
;W[qn]
;B[po]
;W[rp]
;B[pl]
;W[pn]
;B[on]
;W[om]
;B[nn]
;W[qo]
;B[pp]LB[qo:A][pp:B]C[Bad exchange for White.]
;W[pm]
;B[ql]
;W[pi]
;B[oj]
;W[ol]
;B[pj]
;W[qh]
;B[qj]
;W[qf]
;B[qe]
;W[pf]
;B[nc]
;W[mk]
(;B[mi]C[This is not a good idea because it leaves a cut.]
;W[mg]
(;B[ne]C[This is a mistake, because now White can cut.]
;W[ni]
;B[oi]
;W[nh]
;B[nj]
;W[mj]
;B[nl]
;W[nk]
;B[ok]
;W[nm]
;B[ml]
;W[mm]
;B[ll]
;W[li]
;B[lj]
;W[mh]
;B[lk]
;W[mi]
(;B[rk]
;W[mn]
;B[mp]
;W[kn]
;B[cf]
;W[lp]
;B[lq]
;W[kq]
;B[mq]
;W[kp]
;B[dr]
;W[cq]
;B[iq]
;W[ji]
;B[ci]
;W[fc]
;B[bd]
;W[cc]
;B[ik]
;W[im]
;B[gk]
;W[dj]
;B[ek]
;W[cj]
;B[bi]
;W[hj]
;B[hk]
;W[fi]
;B[fn]
;W[fp]
;B[gp]
;W[go]
;B[fo]
;W[ep]
;B[ho]
;W[gm]
;B[gn]
;W[fl]
;B[hm]
;W[hl]
;B[hn])
(;B[rm]LB[rh:A]C[Black should play here. This take's an eye from White in the corner, and then this move is not sente for White. Black can live this way because Black has A.]))
(;B[oi]C[Maybe here?]))
(;B[mj]
;W[lk]
;B[oh]LB[qj:A]C[This is one idea.
Black's A group is not strong, so Black should fix the problem, not leave a cut.])
(;B[oi]C[Or maybe just turn here.]))
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In the afternoon, we had lectures by Maeda-sensei (introducing our homework) and then by two pros, Frances Meyers 1P and Takami Hoshikawa 4P.
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After the lectures, they did teaching games. I got to play a simul game vs. Takami Hoshikawa. I think all 4 of us might have won our games (not sure what happened in Gabby's game), which makes it seem like that might have been intentional. We did have large handicaps (he gave me 5 stones) but still... Anyway, here's the game.</div>
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(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]HA[5]KM[0.00]
PW[Takami Hoshikawa 4P]PB[Becci]AB[dd][pd][jj][dp][pp]C[B+Res.]
;W[qn]
;B[nq]
;W[nc]
;B[kd]
;W[qf]
;B[oe]
;W[qc]
;B[pc]
;W[qd]
;B[og]
;W[pe]
;B[pf]
;W[qe]
;B[od]
;W[pb]
;B[ob]
;W[qb]
;B[cf]
;W[fq]
;B[cn]
;W[jp]
;B[dj]
;W[fc]
;B[ec]
;W[fd]
;B[hd]
;W[ef]
;B[dg]
;W[hc]
;B[ic]
;W[gb]
;B[hb]
;W[gd]
;B[gc]
;W[eb]
;B[db]
;W[hc]
;B[hq]
;W[hp]
;B[gc]
;W[ce]
;B[de]
;W[df]
;B[cd]
;W[hc]
;B[iq]
;W[ip]
;B[gc]
;W[cg]
;B[be]
;W[hc]
;B[jq]
;W[kq]
;B[kr]
;W[lr]
;B[lq]
;W[kp]
;B[mr]
;W[gq]
;B[ls]
;W[he]
;B[dr]
;W[bf]
;B[ce]
;W[id]
;B[ql]
;W[qp]
;B[qq]
;W[rq]
;B[qr]
;W[po]
;B[rp]
;W[ro]
;B[qo]
;W[do]
;B[co]
;W[qp]
;B[go]
;W[fo]
;B[qo]
;W[ep]
;B[dq]
;W[qp]
;B[gn]
;W[gp]
;B[qo]
;W[dh]
(;B[qp]
;W[eg]
;B[qg]
;W[rg]
;B[qh]
;W[rh]
;B[qi]
;W[pl]
;B[mo]
;W[qm]
;B[rl]
;W[pk]
;B[qj]
;W[om]
;B[oo]
;W[ml]
;B[kn]
;W[in]
;B[kl]
;W[nj]
;B[lj]
;W[nh]
;B[mf]
;W[li]
;B[ki]
;W[lh]
;B[mj]
;W[mi]
;B[oi]
;W[ni]
;B[dn]
;W[hl]
;B[jg]
;W[lf]
;B[mg]
;W[kh]
;B[jh]
;W[kf]
;B[me]
;W[ld]
;B[le]
;W[ke]
;B[lc]
;W[jd]
;B[md]
;W[ii]
;B[ji]
;W[il]
;B[ln]
;W[fn]
;B[cj]
;W[el]
;B[cl]
;W[kb]
;B[lb]
;W[kc]
;B[oc]
;W[ri]
;B[rj]
;W[bg]
;B[ea]
;W[fb]
;B[pn]
;W[pm]
;B[gj]
;W[aj]
;B[bk]
;W[gk]
;B[fj]
;W[hj]
;B[jf]
;W[ld]
;B[em]
;W[fm]
;B[kd]
;W[je]
;B[ka]
;W[ja]
;B[la]
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It was such a lovely hike; I could have gone on forever. I ended up hiking at least 16 kilometers, much more than I thought I would. To get to the last peak I hit, I ended up on a side path that was *much* harder than the main path. I descended all the way to the bottom of valley between the peaks and switchbacked up the very steep side. There were fewer people on that path though. And the top (where I enjoyed a beer served with pickles) was stunning.</div>
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I was not expecting any Go-related adventures on this outing, but I ran across one anyway. On the way down from Mt. Takao, I chose one of the less-traveled paths. It was more like the hiking to which I am accustomed in the US (dirt and stone paths, often along a stream bed instead of paved path with ice cream stands every half kilometer). Even on this path they had educational signs posted every so often. One of them was this:</div>
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<br />beccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155192205493722594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474331549374207032.post-12128025255296605392017-06-23T15:06:00.001-07:002017-06-23T15:06:11.034-07:00Nihon Ki-inShawn and Pete and I spent the day touristing around Tokyo yesterday. One of our highlights was a stop at the <a href="https://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/english/">Nihon Ki-in</a>.<br />
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It definitely felt like a Japanese version of Cheers, with me as the topic of last night's episode. <br />
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It was a great test run of my limited Japanese language skills. They dug out a few laminated cards with questions on them (in English for me and in Japanese for them) like, "Where are you from?" and "How long will you stay in Japan?" I managed to communicate that I'm a Go player, at an amateur 2 dan level (but hoping to get to 5 dan and hence going to Osaka for 1 month to study), that I'm from Boston and teach math at a university (this elicited an excessive amount of awe), and that it was my first time in Japan. I *think* the wife of the husband-wife proprietor team was trying to tell me that another woman there (who left before this photograph, but after going out and coming back with parfaits for everyone) was some sort of TV personality. Oh, and the wife-owner also asked me if I was single and then proceeded to try to hook me up with everyone in the bar.<br />
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I also got to test out my cards that say I'm allergic to shrimp and shellfish, which seemed to work and resulted in much of the evening spent on a discussion of what I could/should eat. The guy with the mustache in this photo wanted to get me to eat natto, but I know better.<br />
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In the photo: next to me is the wife-owner, the husband-owner is waving, and the other folks are a couple who are clearly regulars.beccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155192205493722594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474331549374207032.post-12430815835807584892017-06-21T13:00:00.000-07:002017-06-21T13:00:00.100-07:00I'm off!I'm in the Seattle airport, waiting to board my flight to Tokyo! I'll have a few days in Tokyo to recover from jetlag, and then off to <a href="http://www.osaka-go-camp.22web.org/?i=1">Osaka Go Camp</a>! <br />
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I've been enjoying a lovely layover in Portland and Seattle with Lauren and the Burgess family.<br />
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We'll do a bit of sightseeing in Tokyo, but I'm really looking forward to settling down to study in Osaka.</div>
<br />beccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155192205493722594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474331549374207032.post-62064466190171612202017-05-24T16:20:00.001-07:002017-05-24T16:24:12.147-07:00AYD game 2I won my AYD game against Andrew last night.<br />
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I screwed up a shape that I know:
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I know this! But for some reason I blanked when White captured. Black can play A, but I chickened out and played B. Part of it was a lack of confidence. But part of it was also that I didn't want my stones in the middle to get attacked. But In-seong says because Black's head is out to the center, White can't do much there anyway.</div>
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Apparently, I don't know that shape as well as I thought I did. But Guo Juan has a pair of <a href="https://internetgoschool.com/lesson.vhtml?ls_id=865">Lunch Special lectures</a> on it, <i>with</i> problems! So I'll know it much better soon. :)</div>
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Here are a few more comments from In-seong on my game with Andrew.</div>
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(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[6.50]TM[2400]OT[3x30 byo-yomi]
PW[hndrewaall]PB[greyhound]WR[1d]DT[2017-05-23]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]C[Black + Res.]RE[B+Resign]
;B[pd]BL[2384.73]
;W[dp]WL[2398.068]
;B[qp]BL[2381.487]
;W[dd]WL[2394.81]
;B[nq]BL[2377.951]
(;W[qf]WL[2386.205]
;B[pj]BL[2358.101]C[In-seong says this pincer is nice for Black.]
;W[qc]WL[2356.007]
;B[qd]BL[2351.016]
;W[pc]WL[2353.843]
;B[od]BL[2349.532]
;W[rd]WL[2352.137]
;B[re]BL[2347.788]
;W[rc]WL[2350.984]
;B[qe]BL[2346.193]
;W[nc]WL[2349.02]
;B[pf]BL[2339.726]
;W[fq]WL[2318.394]
;B[cf]BL[2329.589]
;W[ch]WL[2295.193]
;B[cc]BL[2294.227]C[In-seong hesitated with this move. I also didn't like it. But he didn't really offer a better option. ]
;W[cd]WL[2291.001]
;B[dc]BL[2292.601]
;W[ed]WL[2274.407]
;B[bd]BL[2290.852]
;W[be]WL[2270.707]
;B[bc]BL[2289.635]
;W[ce]WL[2267.02]
;B[fc]BL[2288.208]
(;W[hc]WL[2231.434]C[This White move was slow.]
;B[gc]BL[2244.683]
;W[hd]WL[2225.557]
;B[jp]BL[2232.843]
;W[qo]WL[2208.711]C[This is the wrong invasion for the large knight's enclosure.]
;B[pp]BL[2219.796]
;W[ql]WL[2191.688]
;B[rk]BL[2194.934]
;W[ol]WL[2143.045]
(;B[nj]BL[2170.067]
;W[mm]WL[2102.824]
;B[on]BL[2132.449]C[But this is also good for Black.]
;W[om]WL[2078.773]
;B[pn]BL[2123.56]
;W[km]WL[2027.952]
;B[im]BL[2061.924]
;W[il]WL[1989.932]
;B[hm]BL[2047.375]
;W[jl]WL[1983.812]C[Now Black is ahead, and can easily erase White's side.]
;B[cj]BL[2008.781]
(;W[cg]WL[1949.093]
;B[cn]BL[1995.394]
;W[cl]WL[1908.815]
;B[bl]BL[1886.155]
;W[bk]WL[1818.423]
;B[ck]BL[1881.162]
;W[bm]WL[1812.359]
;B[dl]BL[1874.703]
;W[cm]WL[1790.105]
;B[dm]BL[1869.299]
;W[al]WL[1782.3]
(;B[dn]BL[1690.569]
;W[bo]WL[1763.005]
;B[me]BL[1629.584]
;W[mc]WL[1697.978]
;B[hq]BL[1593.721]
;W[dk]WL[1561.246]
;B[ej]BL[1437.811]
;W[fl]WL[1520.651]
;B[ek]BL[1423.065]
;W[fn]WL[1509.491]LB[cp:B][dq:C][eq:A]TR[bm][bo][dp][fq]C[I knew White's shape was weak, but I couldn't find the move to exploit it. I looked at A and B, but C is the move. Once In-seong pointed it out, it was obvious.]
;B[bn]BL[1377.817]
;W[an]WL[1505.671]
(;B[bj]BL[1373.653]
;W[co]WL[1497.59]
;B[gk]BL[1336.395]
;W[gl]WL[1484.672]
;B[hl]BL[1285.209]
;W[hk]WL[1438.569]
;B[fo]BL[1262.195]
;W[gn]WL[1400.507]
;B[fp]BL[1231.398]
;W[eq]WL[1335.561]
;B[ho]BL[1176.942]
;W[eo]WL[1225.281]
(;B[gj]BL[1153.15]
;W[fh]WL[1167.722]C[It's slow for White to connect though...]
;B[ii]BL[1125.839]
;W[ik]WL[1149.259]
;B[hh]BL[1093.646]
;W[hj]WL[1131.614]
;B[gi]BL[1072.637]
;W[hi]WL[1128.665]
;B[gh]BL[1070.42]
;W[ih]WL[1127.484]
;B[ff]BL[983.506]
;W[fg]WL[1107.007]
;B[hf]BL[972.78]
;W[ge]WL[1072.776]
;B[gf]BL[965.732]
;W[hb]WL[1054.107]
;B[ji]BL[896.846]
;W[kp]WL[1028.734]
;B[kq]BL[888.255]
;W[lq]WL[1022.545]
;B[lp]BL[869.641]
;W[ko]WL[958.888]
;B[lr]BL[829.843]
;W[en]WL[911.031]
;B[je]BL[792.477]
;W[lh]WL[810.614]
;B[lj]BL[733.036]
;W[le]WL[700.391]
;B[lf]BL[668.311]
;W[mf]WL[696.353]
;B[ld]BL[625.124]
;W[ne]WL[633.246]
;B[ke]BL[612.395]
;W[nd]WL[631.649]
;B[nf]BL[593.051]
;W[mg]WL[629.768]
;B[of]BL[547.261]
;W[nh]WL[613.684]
;B[oi]BL[440.322])
(;B[en]C[Apparently Black can just cut here. I wasn't 100% sure, and didn't want to risk it.]))
(;B[dq]C[This works. (Pretty obvious, huh? Why didn't I see this in the game!?)]))
(;B[bn]C[Black can (and should!) play down here.]
;W[dn]
;B[cq]C[Black can take the corner.]))
(;W[cl]C[In-seong suggested this instead. Black can't do much against White's group. Better to endure this way than to be too passive.]))
(;B[nk]C[In-seong suggested this as a possibility, so that White has to push Black from behind.]
;W[nl]
;B[mk]
;W[ml]
;B[lk]))
(;W[jp]C[White should play here to increase/reduce.]))
(;W[qj]C[White usually splits, especially with the large knight's enclosure.]))
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beccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155192205493722594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474331549374207032.post-29496799057046695622017-05-22T12:07:00.001-07:002017-05-22T12:08:36.405-07:00A Tale of Two GamesLast week I lost my first AYD game. But then, the next morning I played a game that I knew would be reviewed by Guo Juan. In my AYD game, I had played Black. In my GJ game, I played White and my opponent obligingly played the exact same opening I had played as Black the day before! So I got to try the same game from the other side. :) Unfortunately, I didn't get my AYD review until after my second game. Here are comments from both.<br />
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AYD game: <br />
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(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[6.50]TM[2400]OT[3x30 byo-yomi]
PW[boltar]PB[greyhound]WR[1d]DT[2017-05-16]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]RE[W+Resign]
;B[pd]BL[2381.788]C[boltar [1d\]: no problem, works better for me too
]
;W[dd]WL[2390.361]
;B[qp]BL[2372.476]
;W[dq]WL[2384.902]
;B[oq]BL[2360.233]
;W[qf]WL[2382.066]
;B[pi]BL[2352.092]
;W[nd]WL[2319.785]
;B[pf]BL[2343.375]
(;W[pg]WL[2311.561]
;B[of]BL[2340.096]
;W[qc]WL[2251.359]
;B[qe]BL[2323.704]
;W[pc]WL[2248.709]
(;B[rf]BL[2318.958]C[But this opening is pretty ok for Black.]
;W[jp]WL[2214.295]
;B[cf]BL[2268.379]
;W[fc]WL[2134.712]
;B[do]BL[2222.807]
;W[dl]WL[2099.643]
(;B[eq]BL[2176.909]
(;W[er]WL[2046.58]
;B[ep]BL[2172.882]
;W[fr]WL[1992.905]
;B[cq]BL[2168.879]
(;W[cr]WL[1988.247]
;B[dp]BL[2163.537]
;W[dr]WL[1986.479]
;B[hp]BL[2156.975]LB[cp:A]C[Now White's cut at A is not big (Black can extend and squeeze) and White is pressed down to the second line.]
;W[ch]WL[1809.669]
(;B[lq]BL[2108.25]
;W[bq]WL[1694.073]
(;B[lc]BL[2067.852]
;W[nb]WL[1678.963]
;B[ic]BL[2061.339]
;W[df]WL[1594.144]C[Good move locally, but right side is more urgent.]
(;B[dg]BL[1975.776]C[Black should also play the right side, which is bigger.
Also, locally, this is not the right move. This is a well-known bad move.
]
;W[cg]WL[1588.806]
;B[de]BL[1948.907]
;W[ef]WL[1586.815]
;B[cd]BL[1933.321]
;W[ee]WL[1583.2]
;B[ce]BL[1918.805]
;W[cc]WL[1484.614]
;B[dc]BL[1908.3]
;W[ed]WL[1482.179]
;B[bc]BL[1893.977]
;W[cb]WL[1480.614]
;B[bb]BL[1891.044]
;W[db]WL[1478.427]
;B[bg]BL[1829.142]
;W[bh]WL[1475.516]
;B[bf]BL[1758.447]
;W[iq]WL[1436.622]
;B[hq]BL[1754.224]
;W[hr]WL[1433.97]
;B[hm]BL[1703.659]
;W[qo]WL[1321.654]
(;B[po]BL[1663.593]
;W[qn]WL[1318.579]
;B[rp]BL[1661.832]
;W[pn]WL[1308.399]
;B[oo]BL[1659.78]
;W[qk]WL[1293.912]
;B[rj]BL[1624.182]
;W[nm]WL[1263.208]C[In-seong prefers White now, though Black is not behind by points. But White was bad before, but now made an even game.]
;B[nk]BL[1469.054]
;W[lm]WL[1159.95]
;B[mn]BL[1437.103]
;W[mm]WL[1097.264]
;B[ko]BL[1424.167]
;W[lk]WL[1055.995]
(;B[jl]BL[1401.319]C["better than nothing" but not really doing much.]
;W[li]WL[1023.828]
;B[ie]BL[1377.265]
;W[kr]WL[926.481]C[White does not need to play here.]
(;B[ek]BL[1360.275]C[Black gets a chance to come in, but this move is slack.]
;W[dk]WL[905.428]
;B[ej]BL[1356.348]
;W[di]WL[831.616]
;B[cm]BL[1346.036]
;W[dm]WL[698.441]
;B[cn]BL[1334.074]
;W[fm]WL[693.889]C[Black is thin.]
;B[gn]BL[1307.496]
;W[gk]WL[677.545]
;B[bk]BL[1292.899]
(;W[dj]WL[669.419]
;B[rd]BL[1143.49]
;W[rc]WL[663.929]
(;B[rk]BL[1024.412]C[This move is also wrong.]
;W[hh]WL[487.505]
;B[kj]BL[972.155]
;W[lj]WL[484.075]
;B[ij]BL[967.669]
;W[hi]WL[467.468]
;B[jh]BL[916.979]
;W[oj]WL[462.498]
;B[pl]BL[876.76]
;W[ql]WL[371.127]
;B[oi]BL[826.648]
;W[nj]WL[325.259]
;B[qj]BL[805.328]
;W[pj]WL[314.9]
;B[rl]BL[767.949]
;W[rm]WL[294.046]
;B[on]BL[753.468]
;W[om]WL[278.377]
;B[pk]BL[747.069]
;W[qm]WL[275.783]
;B[ni]BL[742.954]
;W[mi]WL[238.997]
;B[ok]BL[732.005]
;W[mj]WL[232.715]
;B[pm]BL[710.007]
;W[sm]WL[145.26]
;B[ro]BL[705.753]
;W[mk]WL[142.007]
;B[lr]BL[682.923]
;W[ba]WL[91.863]
;B[ad]BL[667.995]
;W[jd]WL[30]OW[3]
;B[jc]BL[651.704]
;W[id]WL[30]OW[3]
;B[hd]BL[640.47]
;W[hc]WL[30]OW[3]
;B[ke]BL[521.385]
;W[he]WL[30]OW[3]
;B[gd]BL[487.727]
;W[je]WL[30]OW[3]
;B[jf]BL[482.339]
;W[kd]WL[30]OW[3]
;B[ld]BL[477.603]
;W[if]WL[30]OW[3]
;B[kc]BL[476.2]
;W[ie]WL[30]OW[3]
;B[gc]BL[445.962]
;W[kf]WL[30]OW[3]
;B[jg]BL[420.519]
;W[le]WL[30]OW[3]
;B[gb]BL[411.896]
;W[il]WL[30]OW[2]
;B[im]BL[321.282]
;W[nh]WL[30]OW[1]
;B[og]BL[276.266]
;W[ji]WL[30]OW[1]
;B[ii]BL[200.146]
;W[jn]WL[30]OW[1]
;B[jm]BL[168.995]
;W[la]WL[30]OW[1]
;B[kb]BL[141.641]
;W[ls]WL[30]OW[1]
;B[jr]BL[29.574]
;W[kq]WL[30]OW[1]
;B[ir]BL[13.746]
;W[hs]WL[30]OW[1]
;B[ms]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[js]WL[30]OW[1]
;B[ip]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[jq]WL[30]OW[1]
;B[jo]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[mr]WL[30]OW[1]
;B[ks]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[ab]WL[30]OW[1]
;B[be]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[ls]WL[30]OW[1]
;B[rn]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[nl]WL[30]OW[1]
;B[ks]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[ag]WL[30]OW[1]
;B[af]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[ls]WL[30]OW[1]
;B[sn]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[ol]WL[30]OW[1]
;B[ks]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[oh]WL[30]OW[1]
;B[ph]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[ls]WL[30]OW[1]
;B[hj]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[gj]WL[30]OW[1]
;B[kp]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[is]WL[30]OW[1]
;B[mq]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[ns]WL[30]OW[1]
;B[nr]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[or]WL[30]OW[1]
;B[ms]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[qi]WL[30]OW[1]
;B[qh]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[mr]WL[30]OW[1]
;B[sc]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[sb]WL[30]OW[1]
;B[sd]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[nq]WL[30]OW[1]
;B[rb]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[qb]WL[30]OW[1]
;B[sa]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[md]WL[30]OW[1]
;B[ge]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[gf]WL[30]OW[1]
;B[qr]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[np]WL[30]OW[1]
;B[mo]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[kn]WL[30]OW[1])
(;B[pl]C[Black needs to play the shoulder hit. Much more annoying.]
(;W[on]
;B[ql])
(;W[ql]
;B[on]
;W[om]
;B[pm]
;W[pk]
;B[ol]
;W[ok]
;B[nl]
(;W[nj]
;B[qm]
;W[rm])
(;W[qm]
;B[nj]))))
(;W[gi]C[White can just capture -- the cut is not working.]))
(;B[cj]C[Black should invade directly. Much more annoying for White.]
(;W[dj]
;B[di]
;W[ci]
;B[dk]
;W[ej]
;B[ck]
;W[ek]
;B[dh]C[White's stones are dead.])
(;W[di]
;B[dj]
;W[ej]
;B[ei]C[Working])))
(;B[jm]C[This one at least makes Black connected.])
(;B[cj]C[But invading here now is probably better.]))
(;B[qm]C[Maybe Black should play this way, to still focus on the side.]))
(;B[de]C[Black should wedge.]
(;W[ce]
;B[ee]
(;W[bf]
;B[ed]C[Black can push and cut -- good for Black.])
(;W[cd]C[White must connect.]
;B[dg]C[Ladder works for Black.]))
(;W[ee]
;B[ce]
;W[ef]
(;B[dg]
;W[cg]C[Now Black will not make this exchange.])
(;B[cg]
;W[dh]
;B[cd]
;W[cc]
;B[bc]
;W[dc]
;B[bb]C[Much better living shape for Black than the game.]))))
(;B[pl]C[Black's potential on the right is bigger than White's potential on the top, so Black should just stay in her area.]))
(;B[lp]C[Fourth line looks better, because Black cares about the right side.]))
(;W[dr]LB[cp:A][gp:B]C[White should choose this variation, to look for A or B.]
;B[co]
;W[gp]
;B[bl]))
(;W[ep]C[In-seong likes this move when White has K4.]
;B[dp]
;W[fq]
(;B[cq]
;W[er]C[Black cannot give this ponnuki.])
(;B[er]
;W[cq]
;B[fr]
;W[eo]
;B[bp]
;W[bq]
;B[cp]
;W[en]
;B[dr]C[White's three stones are dead,]
;W[bo]
;B[aq]
;W[dn]
;B[br]
;W[ch]C[But White can squeeze and pincer (or kick) to attack.])))
(;B[fo]C[Better for Black to jump.]
;W[fq]
;B[ho]C[Maybe jump twice.]
;W[gp]
;B[go]
;W[lq]C[White needs to protect this rather thin connection.]
;B[di]C[Better for Black than the game.]))
(;B[og]C[Usually, Black plays here (thicker, build the outside).]))
(;W[qc]C[Professionals prefer to jump straight into the corner now.]
;B[qe]
;W[pc]C[This way Black is not as thick as the other variation.]))
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GJ game:
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<div class="eidogo-player-auto">
(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[7.50]TM[2700]OT[5x30 byo-yomi]
PW[greyhound]PB[Ethelor]DT[2017-05-17]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]C[White+Res.]RE[W+Resign]
;B[qd]BL[2689.627]
;W[dc]WL[2686.238]
;B[pp]BL[2684.115]
;W[dp]WL[2680.581]
;B[oc]BL[2678.732]
;W[qn]WL[2672.213]
;B[pk]BL[2644.588]
;W[np]WL[2658.314]
;B[pn]BL[2629.337]
;W[pm]WL[2655.355]
;B[on]BL[2625.144]
;W[qq]WL[2648.988]
;B[qo]BL[2620.202]
;W[pq]WL[2646.631]
;B[rn]BL[2614.453]
;W[jd]WL[2635.338]C[Up to here, this is *exactly* the same as my AYD game from the night before, except this time I'm White. ]
;B[cf]BL[2606.162]
;W[cd]WL[2610.712]
;B[ci]BL[2596.17]
;W[ck]WL[2607.143]
;B[ef]BL[2584.176]
;W[dg]WL[2596.738]
;B[cg]BL[2481.998]
(;W[dn]WL[2548.392]
;B[lq]BL[2375.91]
;W[nr]WL[2538.768]
;B[iq]BL[2358.396]
;W[qe]WL[2523.197]
;B[pe]BL[2353.008]
;W[qf]WL[2520.809]
;B[rd]BL[2351.696]
;W[pf]WL[2519.576]
;B[oe]BL[2349.917]
;W[qi]WL[2518.009]
;B[rj]BL[2348.955]
;W[ng]WL[2500.613]C[I probably would not have chosen this move (maybe P11 or something?) but my opponent the night before played this one, so I thought I'd try it too. :)]
;B[ph]BL[2321.475]C[My opponent jumped at the opportunity to play ths move immediately (the one I never got to in my AYD game, but was recommended by In-seong), but GJ didn't think Black had much to do here. Probably it's too early, so White can just run away. When In-seong recommended this in my AYD game the surrounding situation was quite different.]
(;W[qh]WL[2405.215]C[This is not a good response. (White should have nobi'd up.)]
;B[of]BL[2308.547]
;W[og]WL[2356.961]
;B[pg]BL[2305.387]
;W[qj]WL[2239.72]
;B[qk]BL[2295.78]
;W[qg]WL[2144.703]
;B[oi]BL[2278.686]
;W[oj]WL[2099.227]
(;B[nj]BL[2253.988]
;W[pi]WL[2081.592]
;B[cq]BL[2169.599]
;W[dq]WL[2061.277]
(;B[cp]BL[2168.25]
;W[co]WL[2057.356]
;B[dr]BL[2161.795]
;W[er]WL[2036.614]
;B[cr]BL[2160.941]
;W[fq]WL[2034.185]
;B[bo]BL[2159.551]
;W[bn]WL[2032.122]
;B[ap]BL[2156.084]
(;W[an]WL[2023.732]C[This is:
a) too soon, and
b) the wrong place to start, and
c) I totally know both of these things, so this is extremely embarrassing. ]
;B[ar]BL[2132.607]
;W[kp]WL[1958.821]
;B[io]BL[2128.734]
;W[kq]WL[1951.446]
;B[ko]BL[2124.613]
;W[lp]WL[1941.963]SQ[ng][pg][ph]C[GJ says Black doesn't have enough territory now. It's hard because White's head is out and, with the two captured stones, White is very strong.]
;B[lo]BL[2120.599]
;W[nn]WL[1845.17]
;B[mn]BL[2101.314]
;W[no]WL[1669.304]
;B[nm]BL[2097.073]
;W[jo]WL[1667.07]
;B[jn]BL[2092.779]
;W[jp]WL[1665.214]
;B[in]BL[2081.651]
;W[ip]WL[1663.205]
;B[hd]BL[2033.31]
;W[mc]WL[1643.933]
;B[ok]BL[2005.645]
;W[oh]WL[1639.697]
;B[me]BL[1998.862]
;W[ob]WL[1545.43]
;B[nb]BL[1987.843]
;W[nc]WL[1543.479]
;B[pb]BL[1986.542]
;W[od]WL[1531.97]
;B[pc]BL[1982.483]
;W[mb]WL[1528.913]
;B[oa]BL[1981.125]
(;W[nd]WL[1526.94]C[White's cutting here is a bad idea.]
;B[mf]BL[1979.306]
;W[pd]WL[1513.436]C[Cutting does not give White any territory.]
;B[jf]BL[1969.942]
;W[ie]WL[1490.896]C[This is also a bad move for White, because...]
;B[kc]BL[1947.181]C[Black has this nice rush invasion.]
;W[jc]WL[1360.665]
;B[kd]BL[1937.419]
;W[kb]WL[1352.5]
;B[ib]BL[1928.264]
;W[jb]WL[1329.238]
;B[ig]BL[1892.492]C[But once White is ok, the game is just hard for Black.]
;W[nf]WL[1242.404]
;B[ne]BL[1883.881]
;W[ke]WL[1207.3]
;B[ld]BL[1877.694]
;W[je]WL[1202.329]
;B[lg]BL[1867.998]
;W[hc]WL[1162.937]
;B[ic]BL[1858.142]
;W[id]WL[1148.906]
;B[ni]BL[1854.528]
;W[ri]WL[1125.843]
;B[rk]BL[1839.438]
;W[re]WL[1099.856]
;B[ek]BL[1826.905]
;W[fl]WL[1043.749]
;B[fn]BL[1759.816]
;W[el]WL[972.935]
;B[hp]BL[1757.806]
;W[hl]WL[950.734]
;B[ik]BL[1724.472]
;W[il]WL[947.701]
;B[jl]BL[1723.336]
;W[hk]WL[921.726]
;B[ij]BL[1721.657]
;W[mh]WL[918.545]
;B[mp]BL[1707.101]
;W[mq]WL[909.613]
;B[lj]BL[1512.656]
;W[gc]WL[838.5]
;B[hj]BL[1459.706]
;W[hg]WL[754.748]
;B[hh]BL[1362.79]
;W[gg]WL[731.229]
;B[gh]BL[1361.329]
;W[fg]WL[720.482]
;B[fh]BL[1360.157]
;W[eg]WL[718.152]
;B[dh]BL[1358.946]
;W[df]WL[699.495]
;B[rp]BL[1345.72]
;W[hq]WL[669.133])
(;W[jf]C[Better to just come out or something like this.]))
(;W[ar]C[If White is going to play here now at all (which White shouldn't, because White is just throwing away ko threats), then White should start here, to gain 3 points in gote later.]
;B[br]
;W[an]
;B[aq]))
(;B[bp]C[Normally, Black plays this way when White has D6.]
;W[bn]
;B[dr]
;W[er]
;B[br]
;W[ds]
;B[cr]))
(;B[ni]C[Black missed this chance. (I saw this in the game, and was expecting to have a terrible result at this point, but my opponent missed it.)]
;W[pj]
;B[mj]
;W[ok]
;B[qm]
;W[mk]
;B[lk]
;W[ml]
;B[ll]
;W[mm]C[Black is outside.]))
(;W[pi]
(;B[oh]
;W[qh]
(;B[of]
;W[qk]
;B[qj]
;W[pj]
;B[ql]
;W[ok]
;B[rk]
;W[og]
;B[pg]
;W[nh]C[The whole thing is kind of small, and White can even come back to kill the Black stones.])
(;B[oi]
;W[of]LB[qk:A]C[White runs away, and White still has A.]))
(;B[qh]
;W[ri]
;B[oh]
;W[rh]
;B[of]
;W[qk]
;B[qj]
;W[pj]
;B[rk]
;W[ok]
;B[ql]
;W[og]
;B[pg]
;W[nh]C[Same.])))
(;W[kq]C[GJ recommends closing this, to avoid the annoying Black attachment at O3. ])
(;W[]
;B[nq]
(;W[mq]
;B[oq]
;W[op]
;B[mr]
;W[lq]
(;B[mp]C[In this case, the ladder is good (just) for White, but...])
(;B[pr]
;W[qr]
;B[lr]C[Black can still play this way. It's a big fight, but doesn't look so great for White.]))
(;W[oq]C[If White can't fight, White has to play this way.]
;B[mq]
;W[op]
;B[mp]C[Better for Black than just playing M3.])))
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