Game Finished

Move 131

RumBull[7k]

1 capture

dfunkt[9k]

0 captures

+ 6.5

Ranked

Rules: Japanese

Black wins by Resignation

Move 0

March 2, 2014

[1:37] dfunkt[?]: hi

[6:32] RumBull[?]: Hi, have fun

Move 5

[6:46] dfunkt[?]: oh no! sanrensei

Move 6

[6:47] dfunkt[?]: I am not a happy camper right now

[6:48] dfunkt[?]: I'll try to give you a good game anyway

[6:48] dfunkt[?]: :)

[6:49] RumBull[?]: if 3 stones have managed to discombobulate you already, sweet! :)

[6:49] dfunkt[?]: hahaha

Move 7

[6:50] RumBull[?]: if it's any consolation, i don't really know what I'm doing, still exploring

[6:50] dfunkt[?]: sanrensei was always my worst opening so avoided it (read: got no experience)

Move 23

[20:58] Shinkenjoe[?]: Variation: may be better

[21:01] Shinkenjoe[?]: Variation: though this is more probale and now tenuki

Move 28

March 3, 2014

[16:39] RumBull[?]: hmm, i'm never sure how to best handle contact plays like this

Move 41

March 6, 2014

[2:38] dfunkt[?]: this is such a hard game

[2:38] dfunkt[?]: but I bet some 6d would look at it and say there is an obvious move

[2:41] RumBull[?]: probably

[2:42] RumBull[?]: if I let both grps live, I'm surely in trouble. if 1 lives, I'm probably still in trouble

[2:44] dfunkt[?]: if I live or escape it'll be a miracle

Move 71

March 8, 2014

[2:54] RumBull[?]: miracle accomplished

Move 80

[5:25] dfunkt[?]: from chat: [23:09] RumBull: just waiting impatiently for my corresponence opponents to move

[5:25] dfunkt[?]: if OGS had a decent mobile app I would have moved sooner

Move 92

March 9, 2014

[3:16] dfunkt[?]: top right will be a huge ko threat for you later.

[3:16] dfunkt[?]: q12 group I mean

[3:17] RumBull[?]: a ko threat or two, sure, but it's definitely alive as it stands

[3:17] dfunkt[?]: only if I take gote to make it live

[3:17] dfunkt[?]: but yeah.. it lives if I want it to

[3:18] RumBull[?]: not sure i follow. if you see a way for me to kill now, tell me :)

[3:18] dfunkt[?]: but technically is not alive until I make the eyes

[3:18] dfunkt[?]: it just means that at some point I have to take gote to make life there. there is no time for that as you keep the pressure on all the time

[3:19] RumBull[?]: there is no action needed for you to make it live, it's already alive

[3:19] RumBull[?]: i can threaten s13, etc, but if i do that I already have sente

[3:19] RumBull[?]: so it's not like you'd be giving up sente

[3:19] dfunkt[?]: 1 and 3 are ko threats, so it's not alive until it's alive

[3:19] dfunkt[?]: Variation: d1

[3:20] dfunkt[?]: Variation: d2

[3:20] dfunkt[?]: Variation: d3

[3:20] dfunkt[?]: Variation: d4

[3:20] dfunkt[?]: Variation: d5

[3:20] RumBull[?]: if i somehow manage to make a ko worth more than that grp, i would be very surprised

[3:20] dfunkt[?]: Variation: d6

[3:21] dfunkt[?]: whoops

[3:21] dfunkt[?]: bug there

[3:21] dfunkt[?]: you are right that it's alive in that there is no 1 move kill

[3:22] dfunkt[?]: but I don't feel comfortable untill something lives unconditionally

[3:25] dfunkt[?]: I guess it's still a game, close enough to keep playing. Honestly, midgame counting is pretty hard for me and group status is not my strong suit

[3:25] RumBull[?]: fair enough

[3:25] RumBull[?]: yeah, i was just trying to do a count estimate

[3:26] dfunkt[?]: I think the game hinges now upon the fight on the left side which seems to be unsettled all over. but I would favour your position

[3:27] RumBull[?]: assuming no big kills, I'm coming up with:

[3:28] RumBull[?]: you: SE 10 NE 12 + 3 NW 35 SW 14

[3:28] RumBull[?]: B: ~50 on right, ~30 top?

[3:28] RumBull[?]: but i could be way off

[3:29] dfunkt[?]: I don't count the upper left as points yet, nor the upper center for black, but black's area is closer to being territory than white's

[3:30] RumBull[?]: E side is surprisingly large, I didn't think it was that big

[3:31] RumBull[?]: but W is definitely in danger

[3:31] RumBull[?]: what is weird about joseki in bottom left

[3:31] dfunkt[?]: c15 splits me but I think I can get compensation

[3:32] RumBull[?]: is that joseki books have a3 at c3

[3:32] RumBull[?]: but i can't figure out a good refutation of a3

[3:32] dfunkt[?]: oh, I know few joseki, just basic ones

[3:33] dfunkt[?]: Variation: like this

[3:34] RumBull[?]: i've learned a lot by using eidogo just to figure out what some options are

[3:34] RumBull[?]: then trying to pick the best option given the global situation

[3:35] RumBull[?]: c15 eh, didn't even look at that one

[3:35] dfunkt[?]: I don't study joseki or use outside aids during a game. In fact, a lot of the time I don't even use the analysis before playing my move

[3:35] dfunkt[?]: like c15... I just read that cut

[3:36] RumBull[?]: g14 surprised me

[3:36] RumBull[?]: i was expecting c 14

[3:36] dfunkt[?]: well, my thinking is if I don't fight in the center you'll win by 20

[3:37] dfunkt[?]: at least

[3:37] dfunkt[?]: now that you know my mind it should be easy to defeat me ;)

[3:38] RumBull[?]: yeah, i definitely abuse analysis mode...i need to get over that bad habit

[3:38] dfunkt[?]: it's more fun to talk about the game than being all serious about it though

[3:38] RumBull[?]: will gimp me for playing in real life

[3:38] RumBull[?]: agree

[3:39] dfunkt[?]: I am trying to learn how the high level players use miai and aji

[3:39] dfunkt[?]: g14 was to give me aji to use