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SiZe[19]
EVent[Coventry Go Tournament]
ROund[1]
DaTe[24/3/96]
PlaCe[Tile Hill, Coventry]
PlayerBlack[Eddie Smithers]
BlackRank[1 Dan]
PlayerWhite[Robin Upton]
WhiteRank[1 Kyu]
HAndicap[0]
TiMe[55 minutes + 5 minutes/20 stones]
KoMi[5½]
REsult[W+33½]
USer[BS]
SOurce[BS]
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Black[dp]
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White[pd]
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Black[pp]
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White[dd]
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Black[jp]
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White[qn]
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Black[ql]
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White[qq]
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Black[pq]
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White[qp]
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Black[po]
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White[qr]
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Black[pn]
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White[rn]
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Black[cf]
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White[fc]
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Black[bd]
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White[ck]
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Black[cn]
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White[ch]
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Black[cc]
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White[df]
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Black[ce]
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White[de]
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Black[jd]
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White[mc]
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Black[qf]
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White[qi]
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Black[rd]
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White[qc]
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Black[of]
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White[me]
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Black[oi]
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White[pg]
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Black[pf]
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White[oj]
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Black[pk]
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White[pj]
WhitetimeLeft[2940]
BlacktimeLeft[1920]
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Black[ng]
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White[lg]
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Black[mi]
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White[nk]
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Black[ki]
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White[jg]
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Black[dg]
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White[cg]
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Black[eg]
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White[ge]
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Black[ei]
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White[pm]
Comment[Big.]
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Black[hf]
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White[ie]
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Black[he]
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White[id]
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Black[hd]
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White[hc]
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Black[gc]
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White[ic]
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Black[gb]
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White[gd]
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Black[fb]
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White[gg]
Comment[Looks like tesuji.]
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Black[gf]
Comment[This move does not appear to achieve much.]
Nodename[Poka]
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White[ff]
Nodename[Better]
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Black[fg]
Nodename[Ajikeshi]
Comment[This move allows white to wrap up the marked stones quickly and easily.]
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White[hg]
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Black[fe]
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White[if]
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Black[fd]
Comment[Ridiculous...]
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White[ec]
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Black[eb]
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White[dc]
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Black[db]
Nodename[Painful.]
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White[ef]
Comment[White was very pleased with this sequence; the D17 E17 sente combination confirms white's psychological advantage, exposing the marked move as mochikomi.]
Mark[fd]
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Black[di]
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White[ci]
Comment[Looks slack - why not C10?]
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Black[dk]
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White[cl]
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Black[dm]
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White[dl]
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Black[el]
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White[gq]
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Black[em]
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White[jr]
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Black[jq]
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White[ir]
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Black[lq]
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White[kr]
Nodename[Blunder]
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Black[er]
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White[bm]
Comment[White was concerned about the safety of the left hand side group.]
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Black[bn]
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White[fr]
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Black[eq]
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White[go]
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Black[hp]
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White[gp]
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Black[hq]
BlacktimeLeft[120]
WhitetimeLeft[1020]
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White[hr]
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Black[lr]
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White[hn]
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Black[hl]
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White[jn]
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Black[lo]
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White[ks]
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Black[fq]
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White[fs]
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Black[gr]
Comment[J1 is obviously better.]
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White[gs]
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Black[is]
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White[ls]
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Black[nr]
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White[ln]
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Black[mn]
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White[lm]
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Black[mm]
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White[ll]
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Black[ml]
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White[lk]
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Black[mk]
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White[lj]
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Black[mj]
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White[li]
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Black[om]
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White[rl]
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Black[rk]
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White[pl]
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Black[qm]
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White[ol]
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Black[rm]
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White[ok]
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Black[sl]
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White[qk]
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Black[ri]
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White[rj]
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Black[sj]
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White[rh]
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Black[qj]
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White[rf]
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Black[qe]
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White[rj]
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Black[sn]
Comment[R5 is stronger.]
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White[si]
Comment[White is happy to secure for the left side stones...]
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Black[qo]
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White[rp]
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Black[ro]
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White[sr]
Comment[Since the corner can still secure life.]
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Black[ja]
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White[jb]
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Black[ia]
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White[ka]
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Black[hb]
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White[ib]
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Black[ha]
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White[kb]
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Black[rc]
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White[es]
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Black[cr]
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White[an]
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Black[ao]
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White[am]
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Black[cm]
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White[bl]
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Black[bo]
Comment[White eventually wins by 33½.]
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White[er]
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Black[dr]
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White[eq]
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Black[dq]
Comment[White lives easily...]
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Black[ef]
Comment[This doesn't work.]
Nodename[Resistance ]
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White[db]
Comment[This variation was on the limit of what I could work out in my head; since so many points were on the line, I wondered whether it was worth taking the chance of having misread...]
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Black[cb]
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White[ea]
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Black[ee]
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White[hb]
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Black[cd]
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White[ga]
Comment[White is safe.]
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Black[hg]
Comment[Why not rescue these stones?]
Mark[hd][he][gf][hf]
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White[fg]
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Black[hi]
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Black[hg]
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White[fg]
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Black[hi]
Mark[fg][gg][ge][gd][fc][dd][de][df]
Comment[Complicated. It is hard to see what becomes of the marked stones. In any case, I think it is fair to say that Black's framework on the lower side and White's weak group on the left hand side combine to make this an easy game for Black. ]
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