EVENT BOARDSIZE 19 DATE 2000-09-01 KOMI 5.5 RULES Japanese COM ENDCOM B 1 R17 W 2 D4 B 3 R4 W 4 D17 B 5 D14 W 6 C15 B 7 D15 W 8 D16 B 9 C14 W 10 B15 B 11 G15 W 12 B14 B 13 O3 W 14 R9 COM Not a bad move, but feels just a tiny bit off the point - one line higher leaves Black puzzled as to how to extend (as at move 17) ENDCOM B 15 C12 W 16 C6 COM Extending in the other direction from the corner stone would be more natural - the black formation in the lower right is easier to do things against that the one at the top. ENDCOM B 17 R7 W 18 R12 B 19 R14 W 20 P12 COM A solid, patient move which waits for the chance to invade either at the top or the bottom. ENDCOM B 21 J4 W 22 G17 B 23 H17 W 24 H16 B 25 G16 W 26 J17 B 27 F17 W 28 H18 B 29 G18 W 30 H17 COM Much too slow. White could consider fighting the ko immediately, or could leave it for later. ENDCOM VAR W 30 F18 B 31 H17 W 32 Q16 B 33 R16 W 34 G17 B 35 Q11 W 36 G19 B 37 R11 W 38 Q12 B 39 S11 W 40 P11 B 41 P10 W 42 O16 COM This is much better for White than the game. Black's lower right area is big, but it can still be invaded, or White might try to expand the upper side to be big enough without invading the bottom. ENDCOM ENDVAR B 31 E18 W 32 D18 B 33 D19 W 34 C19 B 35 E19 W 36 B18 COM The white corner cannot be killed. Better extend along the upper side. ENDCOM B 37 L17 W 38 F14 COM White decides to abandon the upper stones for the moment. ENDCOM B 39 E16 W 40 E15 B 41 G14 W 42 F13 B 43 K15 COM This does not capture the 5 stones cleanly, but if White tries to rescue them Black should be able to secure the rest of the upper side. ENDCOM W 44 D12 B 45 G13 COM Black wants to push from this direction as much as possible without losing the whole of the left side. ENDCOM W 46 F12 B 47 D11 W 48 D13 B 49 G12 W 50 F10 B 51 D7 W 52 D6 B 53 E7 W 54 D10 B 55 E11 W 56 F11 B 57 C10 W 58 E10 B 59 C8 W 60 C13 COM White is not getting his money's worth here. ENDCOM B 61 B7 W 62 B9 COM recognising that the black stones must be kept weak in order for White to have anything to do. ENDCOM B 63 B6 W 64 C9 B 65 D9 W 66 E9 B 67 D8 W 68 B10 COM captures 4 more stones, but now the bottom corner is under attack. ENDCOM B 69 B4 W 70 B3 COM leading Black into temptation (see variation) ENDCOM B 71 F6 VAR B 71 C3 W 72 C4 B 73 B2 W 74 B5 B 75 A3 W 76 A5 B 77 F6 W 78 D2 COM Black might have trouble lookinbg after both groups while attacking. ENDCOM ENDVAR W 72 C4 COM Black has successfully broken up the left side in sente. ENDCOM B 73 Q11 W 74 Q12 B 75 P14 W 76 R3 B 77 Q3 W 78 Q17 B 79 R16 COM White needs somehow to break up both black positions. ENDCOM W 80 G5 COM An attack on the black group to the left might provide some extra leverage . . ENDCOM B 81 F5 W 82 G4 B 83 F4 W 84 F3 B 85 E3 W 86 G3 B 87 E4 W 88 C2 COM safer to capture one stone cleanly. ENDCOM B 89 F2 W 90 B5 COM This is simply not enough. White has to block, though prospects are not good (see variation) ENDCOM VAR W 90 G2 B 91 B5 W 92 D2 B 93 D3 W 94 E2 B 95 C3 COM White livbes in sente and has strong stones facing the lower right area. Something might yet turn up. ENDCOM ENDVAR B 91 G2 W 92 P8 B 93 N17 COM Completes the capture of the 5 stones at the top. ENDCOM W 94 N4 B 95 O4 W 96 N5 B 97 P7 W 98 O7 B 99 P6 COM Completes the lower right territory. ENDCOM W 100 O8 B 101 J6 COM Completes the capture of 4 stones on the left. White has nothing left to do. ENDCOM W 102 J7 B 103 H7 W 104 H8 B 105 G7 W 106 K6 B 107 K5 W 108 J11 B 109 K12 W 110 K11 B 111 L12 W 112 L11 B 113 M12 W 114 L6 B 115 M11 W 116 S4 B 117 R2 W 118 S7 B 119 S6 W 120 S8 B 121 S5 COM White resigns. ENDCOM