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ROund[3]
EVent[1995 Coventry Go Tournament]
DaTe[25/3/95]
PlaCe[Coventry, UK.]
PlayerWhite[Robin Upton]
BlackRank[3 kyu]
WhiteRank[2 kyu]
PlayerBlack[Gary Quinn]
TiMe[30 minutes]
SiZe[19]
REsult[W + Resign]
KoMi[0]
SOurce[Recorded by Robin Upton]
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Black[dp]
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White[cc]
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Black[qp]
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White[qc]
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Black[qe]
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White[od]
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Black[ph]
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White[op]
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Black[pn]
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White[qq]
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Black[rq]
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White[pq]
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Black[jp]
Comment[S5 is normally required by the joseki development in the lower left; perhaps black is impatient.]
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White[ql]
Comment[White attempts to exploit black's weakness around S5 point.]
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Black[ce]
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White[qo]
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Black[ro]
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White[qn]
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Black[rr]
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White[pp]
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Black[rp]
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White[rn]
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Black[so]
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White[qr]
Comment[Probably ajikeshi?]
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Black[rs]
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White[pj]
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Black[pd]
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White[pc]
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Black[oe]
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White[nd]
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Black[ec]
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White[dd]
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Black[gd]
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White[pf]
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Black[pe]
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White[qh]
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Black[qg]
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White[qi]
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Black[dg]
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White[ne]
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Black[of]
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White[rf]
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Black[qf]
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White[rg]
Comment[Playing two stones on the 2nd line seems like a poor result for black. I am unsure that the attack on the black stones is strong enough to justify this investment. ]
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Black[bd]
Comment[Black continues to pursue these two stones; this seems like a high-risk strategy.]
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White[oh]
Comment[White somehow manages to make a liability of the Q14 stone. I am not familiar enough with the shapes involved to analyse how this happened.]
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Black[ng]
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White[id]
Comment[Finally, white extends from the thickness he has been building up - his position seems overconcentrated on the right hand side, so this move is probably quite reasonable.]
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Black[db]
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White[ji]
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Black[lg]
Comment[Seems necessary.]
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White[jg]
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Black[mi]
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White[nj]
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Black[kf]
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White[mf]
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Black[mg]
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White[jf]
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Black[kd]
Letter[mj]
Comment[White was tempted to play around 'a']
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White[je]
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Black[ni]
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White[oi]
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Black[mj]
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White[nk]
Comment[White is disappointed that black got N10, but continues to play solidly, biding his time, and awaiting a chance to launch an attack either on P14 group, or on the lone K4 stone.]
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Black[ke]
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White[ll]
Comment[Seems like a big point. It simultaneously increases the impact of white's lower left thickness and keeps up the prssure on the top right black group.]
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Black[jc]
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White[ic]
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Black[mc]
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White[nc]
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Black[nf]
Comment[Probably honte.]
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White[fq]
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Black[dq]
Comment[I think that this move is over-emphasising the corner, and that black should be more worried about the fate of lower side.]
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White[fo]
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Black[gp]
Comment[I don't understand why black played this move.]
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White[fp]
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Black[kj]
Mark[gp][jp]
Comment[I think black should be more worried about the fate of the marked stones.]
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White[in]
Mark[jp][gp]
Comment[White was unsure how to attack them, so attempted to play a multi-purpose move. ]
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Black[jj]
Mark[ji][jg][jf][je][id][ic]
Comment[Seems too slow; a severe attack on the J13 stones seems unlikely, since they are not surrounded and have space to run.]
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White[cn]
Comment[Kikashi, resulting from black's C3]
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Black[co]
Letter[dn]
Comment[White now has the option of playing at 'a' later, to seal black into the corner.]
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White[eg]
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Black[ef]
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White[dh]
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Black[eh]
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White[fg]
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Black[cg]
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White[fc]
Comment[Maybe good timing ...]
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Black[ed]
Comment[since this seems like a nice exchange for white.]
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White[ff]
Comment[Black is faced with a choice.]
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Black[fe]
Comment[If black elects for secure shape, there is the supicion that white got too much out of the aji of the C17/D16 stones.]
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White[ch]
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Black[bg]
Comment[White is at something of a crossroads.]
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White[dn]
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Black[ei]
Mark[ff][fg][eg][dh][ch]
Comment[I like E11 - white's stones are perilously weak on both sides.]
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White[cj]
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Black[hf]
Comment[Looks very much like a vital point. If black can split the K14 from the F14 stones, whit is in terrible trouble, I think.]
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White[gh]
Comment[White is struggling for life, as he has three weak groups in the same neighbourhood!]
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Black[dj]
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White[ci]
Comment[Seems like the only move.]
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Black[gj]
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White[hi]
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Black[hj]
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White[ij]
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Black[ik]
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White[ii]
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Black[il]
Comment[Black attempts to cover both cutpoints with a single move. This shape was new to me.]
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White[jk]
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Black[kl]
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White[hk]
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Black[gl]
Comment[White engages in a sacrifice tactic, in order to try and cut the black connection.]
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White[jl]
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Black[jm]
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White[hl]
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Black[im]
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White[hm]
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Black[gn]
Comment[Questionable - I think this must be K6, which would guarantee that white does not convert the lower side into a big territory. After the game, black said that this move was the one which most regretted playing of all those in the game.]
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White[jn]
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Black[km]
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White[hn]
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Black[bo]
Comment[L6 would seem like a  better choice.]
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White[kn]
Mark[gj][hj][ei][eh][dj][gl][gn]
Comment[White has the aim of securing the entire lower side as territory. Perhaps this is unrealistic, but L6 also has an impact on the left side territory, through providing strength for an attack on the marked stones.]
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Black[go]
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White[lm]
Comment[White's primitive style of play continues with another simple but effective nobi.]
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Black[eo]
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White[fn]
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Black[kk]
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White[gm]
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Black[fm]
Comment[I wonder what this move achieves; perhaps black was hoping that white would answer it with E7...]
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White[fl]
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Black[gk]
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White[em]
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Black[fh]
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White[gg]
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Black[ck]
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White[bk]
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Black[bl]
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White[dk]
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Black[bn]
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White[cl]
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Black[or]
Comment[This probe should have been played earlier - as white is so ahead on territory, he will not now answer it by playing R1, but will play a safer option.]
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White[mq]
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Black[lq]
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White[lr]
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Black[kq]
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White[mr]
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White[mq]
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Mark[gn][go][gp][jp][kq][lq][pn]
Comment[Black did not make life for the marked stones, so white is clearly ahead on territory. White won by resignation with 18 seconds left on the clock.]
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Black[cl]
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White[ej]
Comment[White was expecting this sequence.]
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White[ck]
Comment[C9 fails due to a snapback, of course.]
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Black[ci]
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White[bi]
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Black[bh]
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White[ei]
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Black[fh]
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White[fi]
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Black[gh]
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White[gi]
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Black[hh]
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White[dn]
Comment[The strategy of sacrificing the white F13 stones to expand the white moyo may look tempting, ]
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Black[ii]
Mark[ic][id][je][jf][jg][fc][ji][ff][fg][eg]
Comment[But is probably unreasonable for white, since the marked stones are probably all dead. (And white's position still has many weaknesses anyway).]
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Comment[I think Black can easily get into complications if he tries to play more firmly here.]
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Black[ch]
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White[ee]
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Black[df]
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White[fd]
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Black[de]
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White[fe]
Comment[Black would like to play D6 or D11, but should probably play F18 to save the top left corner.]
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