(;CA[UTF-8]CA[Windows-1252]LT[]RR[Normal]GM[1]NW[19]C[Massacre of the Blind DragonBrown Stone goal in this match was to keep an accurate and constant count of the points as it develops from opening, middle game, and endgame. However, when the life of a big dragon inside a giant moyo, Brown Stone realized counting would not be that easy. ]AP[MultiGo:4.4.4]SZ[19]NB[18]GN[chinglan-reclevibal(B) IGS]EV[Internet Go Server game: chinglan vs reclevibal]DT[2016-09-28]PC[IGS:  igs.joyjoy.net 6969]PB[reclevibal]BR[11k+]PW[chinglan]WR[10k]KM[0.5]TM[60]RE[黑胜白]US[Brought to you by IGS PANDANET]CP[  Copyright (c) PANDANET Inc. 2016  Permission to reproduce this game is given, provided proper credit is given.  No warrantee, implied or explicit, is understood.  Use of this game is an understanding and agreement of this notice.]MULTIGOGM[1];B[qd]BL[53]C[Brown Stone played Black.];W[cd]WL[60]C[The opposing komoku was new to Black. Fortunately, Black already read about this formation and the theory of opposing komokus in Takeo Kajiwara's Direction of Play (p140). The theory suggests that whoever approaches first in this position was at an advantage. Thus, Black aimed at approaching White at E17 later.];B[pp]BL[20];W[dp]WL[30]C[At first, Black thought White was playing mirror Go.];B[ec]BL[869]LB[gc:A][oc:B]C[A is game and what Black expected. B explains the theory of opposing komokus.](;W[gc]WL[754];B[ee]BL[770]LB[cf:A][df:B]C[Black expected B, but White played more solidly at A. Black thought this would still lead to a favourable result for Black.](;W[cf]WL[636];B[hd]BL[692];W[gd]WL[629];B[ge]BL[690](;W[fd]WL[627]C[White decided to divert from the joseki, but created this ugly shape instead.];B[fe]BL[683];W[ed]WL[624];B[hc]BL[659];W[dc]WL[618];B[if]BL[606]C[Black was happy to create thickness and influence in the Apex. Black also created thickness to attack White in case White approached Black's komoku. In this position, both East and South are the bigger sides. Maybe White should have approach Black's star point on the South or East. ];W[od]WL[614]C[This looked like bad direction of play. The East and South were bigger.];B[mc]BL[559]C[Black's pincer also served as an almost ideal extension from Black's thickness.];W[qc]WL[430];B[pc]BL[447];W[pd]WL[429];B[oc]BL[445]LB[rd:A][nc:B]C[Black expected the joseki with B. White avoided the intense fight and played A.](;W[rd]WL[422];B[qe]BL[439];W[rb]WL[417];B[nd]BL[433];W[pf]WL[405];B[pg]BL[409]LB[of:A][qf:B]C[Black's attachment was the product of practicing and doing shape problems. White played A. Black thought B could save the two stones. However, Black can still gain even if B captures Black' to stones.](;W[of]WL[389];B[qf]BL[403]C[Black connects and saves the group.];W[og]WL[383]C[White's turn might have been unnecessary and bad since it only strenghtened Black's connection.];B[ph]BL[382];W[re]WL[375]C[White's crawl on the second line was so slow. It might have been the losing move.];B[fp]BL[294]LB[hp:A][hq:B]C[Because of White's slow move on the North East, Black was able to approach the South West. Black's groups are projecting power across the board and reaching out to each other. White pincered with A. Black expected a favourable variation with B.](;W[hp]WL[370]LB[cn:A][dq:B]C[Black was not prepared for this high pincer. Consulting Kogo's Joseki Dictionary, the joseki move is B. Black did not know this, but it would not have worked anyway. Black played A, aiming to switch to the West.](;B[cn]BL[175];W[eo]WL[351];B[cq]BL[162]C[Taking the corner after the split was the usual line of play. Black wanted to settle fast here.];W[dq]WL[345];B[cp]BL[161]LB[do:A][dm:B]C[White played the heavy and ugly shape move at A. Black expected B.](;W[do]WL[341];B[bn]BL[136];W[go]WL[337]C[White played probably another slow move. ];B[mq]BL[94]C[The West and South were similar in size. Black chose the South because it looked more solid and natural. It also aimed at an extension that could bring back Black F4 to life. It is the right time to count.](;W[kq]WL[330]C[White's counter approach looked very slow also. Maybe White would be better off invading the East or extending on West.];B[qj]BL[76]C[This looks very slow for Black. Myabe Black should have played on the higher or maybe defended the South East.];W[qq]WL[324]C[Black expected White's invasion of the South East.];B[qp]BL[72];W[pq]WL[320];B[op]BL[70];W[nr]WL[317];B[or]BL[56]C[Black aimed again for sente with this move.];W[oq]WL[305];B[nq]BL[899];W[mr]WL[892];B[lr]BL[892];W[os]WL[882];B[lq]BL[889];W[kr]WL[876];B[kp]BL[859];W[ls]WL[866]C[Black was happy to make another wall While White connects propbably two lives groups underneath. Black's power was exploding across the board.];B[rq]BL[848];W[pr]WL[860]C[Black defended the gains on East.];B[ni]BL[843]C[Black expanded the East. However, maybe the proper direction should have been around N14.];W[lf]WL[855]C[Black moved to the West. Black realized White was running twards the wrong direction.];B[ke]BL[817]C[Black protected the North territory first.];W[lh]WL[845];B[kg]BL[678]C[Black intensified the attack.];W[lg]WL[839];B[ji]BL[649];W[lj]WL[834]C[Black was pushing White in the correct direction. White had no choice but to run!];B[jk]BL[610]C[The one-point jump is never wrong.];W[ll]WL[828];B[mk]BL[567];W[lk]WL[823]C[Black's peep aso somehow protected Black's territory on East.];B[jp]BL[522]C[Black increased the power of the wall.];W[iq]WL[817];B[km]BL[511]C[White was trapped. Black lead White's eyeless dragon to Death's Gate!](;W[ci]WL[812]C[Probably, White realized the dragon had no chance to survive. Black played this beautiful extension. Black was also aiming to play around the same point or play the shoulder hit at D13, push White on the third line.];B[di]BL[376]C[Black attached on White to start a fight. Since, Black was strong in the Apex, Black wanted to use this power to fight White instead of just surrounding the Apex.];W[dh]WL[754];B[eh]BL[298];W[ei]WL[747];B[dj]BL[295];W[eg]WL[746];B[fh]BL[294];W[dg]WL[737];B[fg]BL[268];W[cj]WL[733];B[dk]BL[262];W[fl]WL[728]C[Black could not start a decent fight. White also managed to play in the Apex and reduce Black's possible gains there.];B[fj]BL[249];W[gk]WL[722];B[fn]BL[216];W[fo]WL[716];B[gm]BL[113];W[em]WL[507];B[gj]BL[36];W[en]WL[495];B[im]BL[30];W[mj]WL[484];B[nk]BL[23];W[nj]WL[481];B[oj]BL[899];W[oi]WL[893]C[Suddenly, White found this cut and threatened to save the Dragon! Black was at a loss how to save the game. Black overlooked this cut. It is a painful lesson Black must learn.];B[ok]BL[766]LB[mm:A][oh:B]C[Black decided to cling to the East territory and catch up in endgame. ](;W[mm]WL[878]C[Heaven mercy fell upon Black! White played this move instead of saving the whole Dragon. Black saw the light in the parting dark clouds as the Go gods pulled Black from the carnage of battle!];B[oh]BL[738]C[Black connected and kept the Dragon blind and dead.];W[om]WL[866]C[White's incursions inside Black's territory were futile.];B[nn]BL[702]C[Black played the peep to keep White heavy and to protect the cut points at O4 and M4 that White could exploit.];W[nm]WL[863];B[qm]BL[700]C[Black secure's profit and no group left behind.];W[mn]WL[856];B[no]BL[691];W[kn]WL[850];B[lo]BL[644];W[jn]WL[837];B[in]BL[641];W[mo]WL[829];B[hk]BL[563]C[Black secured profit in the Apex after foretelling the death of White's Dragon.];W[gl]WL[825];B[hl]BL[558];W[lm]WL[809];B[kl]BL[535];W[ln]WL[802];B[io]BL[519];W[gb]WL[768];B[hb]BL[513];W[ha]WL[762];B[jb]BL[471];W[rf]WL[756];B[rg]BL[454];W[pb]WL[750];B[ob]BL[452];W[qa]WL[734];B[cr]BL[450];W[dr]WL[729];B[ia]BL[442];W[ga]WL[724];B[de]BL[441];W[ce]WL[706];B[dd]BL[436];W[eb]WL[697];B[jq]BL[412];W[jr]WL[691];B[ds]BL[385];W[es]WL[686];B[cs]BL[384];W[bl]WL[676]C[White's kngiht's move was big, but leaving the weakness at E2 unprotected was a fatal mistake.];B[er]BL[378];W[fs]WL[671];B[fr]BL[378];W[gs]WL[667];B[hr]BL[899];W[fq]WL[881];B[gr]BL[893]C[The battle goban bleeded from the death of White's big groups.];W[gq]WL[861];B[ck]BL[805];W[bk]WL[855];B[rr]BL[803];W[pl]WL[847];B[ql]BL[785];W[pk]WL[843];B[qk]BL[780];W[pn]WL[835];B[pm]BL[771];W[on]WL[820];B[qn]BL[742];W[np]WL[815];B[oo]BL[722];W[mp]WL[772];B[lp]BL[719];W[ol]WL[766];B[ir]BL[635];W[qo]WL[757];B[ro]BL[618];W[po]WL[748];B[rp]BL[617];W[ms]WL[734]C[Black also aiming at N1 to add another casualty to White's troops.];B[qs]BL[498];W[ps]WL[721];B[sf]BL[490];W[sc]WL[701];B[fm]BL[420];W[ek]WL[694];B[dl]BL[406];W[el]WL[658];B[dm]BL[385];OS[niigo63]W[]LB[cd:A][fd:B][od:C][pg:D][re:E][fp:F][hp:G][cn:H][do:I][qj:J][qq:K][ni:L][mf:M][ji:N][nj:O][oi:P][ok:Q][nh:R][mm:S][er:T]C[White finally resigned. Black wanted to be merciful, but White gave all the opening Black needed to turn a battle into a massacre.Black encounters the opposing komoku for the first time (as long as Black can remember) when White played A. Black handled this well by following the theory of opposing komokus. White B gave Black a favourable result, almost the same as expected. Approaching with White C looked to be in the wrong direction. Black thought D was the shape move, although it would fail in one variation, D would still give Black a favourable result otherwise. White E was a slow move that gave Black sente to approach at F. The high pincer at G was new to Black, but Black still got a good result with H. White made another bad move with I.  Black L was too slow and low, but it became an ideal extension when White invaded at K. Black L may hae been better at M since Black M will push White to the right direction. Black was able to push White in the correct direction with N and redeem the mistake of Black L. The game was over after Black captured White's dragon, but the push and cut of White O and P could have made the game's result unsure. If White reincarnated the Dragon with R after Black connected at Q, then Black would need get at least 16 points in endgame to win. White's last fatal mistake was playing S instead of R. Although the game was over, White made another mistake in endgame. White did not protect the cut at T. Black did not lose time to destroy White's territory on South and eventually killing another big White group in the South West.This was a beautiful game despite the bloodied result. Brown Stone was a ble to think, use the time, apply the theory of opposing komkokus, choose from several possible kosekis and variation, and test Brown Stone's awareness of direction of play, positional judgement, and reading. Brown Stone needs to practice counting the territory in the Apex and areas where Dragons died and reading more variations rather than ones Brwnstn thinks will work. Brwnstn must apply the 5-3 rule, at least five moves ahead and three possible variations. Brown Stone's biggest mistake, that almost gave the win to the opponent, was not being mindful of the cut in Brown Stone's position. Brown Stone must be careful of thisin succeding games, else, Brown Stone will collect more frustrating losses than satisfying losses.])(;W[oh];B[pi];W[nm];B[pm]TR[ao][ap][bq][bp][aq][ar][as][ri][qi][si][rj][sj][rk][pk][pj][qk][ql][rl][sl][sm][rm][qm][qn][rn][sn][so][ro][qo][gi][fi][hh][ih][ig][hg][gg][gh][gf][hf][he][ie][je][jg][kc][jb][ja][ka][kb][la][lb][ma][mb][na][nb][nc][jc][lc][sk][kd][id][jd][ic]SQ[mh][mg][nf][ng][nh][mf][me][ne][oe][mi][ca][cb][ba][ab][bb][aa][da][db][eb][ea][fa][fb][fc][cc][bc][ac][ad][bd][be][ae][af][bf][bg][ag][ah][bh][bi][ai][aj][bj][sb][cg][er][es][fr][fs][gr][gs][hr][hs][is][ir][js][ks][ms][ns][ch][ps][qr][qs][rs][ss][eq][ep][fq][gq][gp][hq][sc][sd][se][or]C[CountingBlack (triangle) PairsSW - 3.5N+A - 17E - 11Total - 31.5White (square) PairsNW - 17NE - 2A - 6S - 14Total - 38 + 0.5 komiIn this variation, White wins by about 15.5 points. All hope is not yet lost for Black though as there are still many big endgame moves. However, this is a clear failure for Black. Black should watch out for cuts next time.]))(;W[]TR[nn][jb][ja][ic][jc][kb][ka][la][ma][mb][na][nb][nc][lc][lb][kc][jd][id][ie][je][kd][ld][le][me][md][he][jf][jh][kh][jg][kf][mf][ne][oe][pe][oh][nh][mg][nf][ng][mh][mi][li][ki][kj][kk][kl][lm][kn][ln][lo][ko][lp][np][mo][mp][no][nm][mm][mn][ml][nl][nk][nj][mj][pj][oi][oj][pi][qi][rj][rk][sj][sk][sl][rl][ql][pk][ok][ol][pl][qk][qm][pm][on][om][po][oo][pn][qn][qo][ro][so][sn][rn][rm][sm][ao][ap][bq][aq][ar][as][bp]SQ[er][eq][fq][gp][gq][fr][is][gr][hq][hr][ir][js][ab][gs][es][fs][hs][ks][ms][ns][or][ps][qs][qr][rr][rs][sr][ss][ep][fb][fc][eb][ea][fa][da][db][cb][ca][ba][bb][aa][ac][bc][cc][bd][ad][ae][be][bf][af][sb][sa][sc][sd][se]C[CountingBlack (triangle) PairsN+E - 46SW - 3.5Total - 49.5WhiteNW- 12S - 15NE - 2Total - 29 + 0.5 komiBlack leads by 41 points. The match was over at this point. However, White continued playing.]))(;W[]TR[bp][ap][ao][bq][aq][ar][as][kd][jb][ja][ka][kb][lb][la][ma][mb][nb][na][kc][id][jd][jc][ic][lc][nc]SQ[hr][fb][fc][eb][ea][fa][da][db][cb][ca][ba][bb][aa][ab][bc][cc][ac][ad][bd][be][ae][af][bf][ep][eq][fq][gq][gp][hq][fr][gr]MA[pi][pj][pk][pl][pm][po][pn][oq][nq][mr][ms][qh][rh][sh]LB[gh:A]C[CountingBlack (triangle) PairsN - 9SW - 3.5Total - 12.5White (square) PairsNW - 12S - 5.5Total - 17.5 + 0.5 komiWhite was leading by about 10 points. However, Black expected to gain about half of the area surrounded by x, about 20 pairs and some around the area at A by attacking White's still eyeless group. White's gains on the West and South would be limited due to Black's presence in those areas.]))(;W[dm];B[dn];W[en];B[em];W[dk];B[fm];W[cm];B[bm];W[bl];B[bn];W[gn];B[fk];W[di];B[hl]C[Black expected a variation along this lines. This looks favourble for White though as White takes sente. However, Black can still aim at attacking White's eyeless group in the North East.]))(;B[dq];W[cq];B[cp];W[bq];B[do];W[ep];B[eq]))(;W[hq];B[dn];W[cp];B[hp];W[ip];B[ho];W[gq];B[fq];W[gp];B[fo];W[go];B[fn];W[cn];B[dl];W[cm];B[fk]C[Black expected this variation. It looks very bad for White. Thus, White avoided this.]))(;W[qf]LB[oe:A][pe:B]C[Black thought B will work. A feeds White two stones, but Black will be satisfied with the wall.](;B[oe];W[pe];B[of];W[qg];B[ph];W[qh];B[pi];W[rj];B[fp]C[Apparently, the attachment will not work as Black expected, but this result looks playable for Black. More walls and thickness are just what Black wants.])(;B[pe];W[oe]C[Black can push because Black is in atari.])))(;W[nc];B[nd];W[nb];B[qb];W[rc];B[ob];W[mb];B[qe];W[pf];B[rb];W[lc];B[md];W[ld];B[nf];W[pe];B[le];W[ke];B[lf];W[oa];B[pb];W[qf];B[rd];W[re];B[sc];W[jd];B[pi];W[oj]C[Black expected this joseki. This would lead to intense fighting, but Black thinks this was a playable variation, at least for Black.]))(;W[hc];B[id];W[ic];B[jd];W[kc];B[fe];W[dc];B[eb];W[kd];B[fp]C[If White followed the same joseki, Black will take sente and approach the South West. White C14 gave White a stable North West, but it looks very low and lacked the power to nullify or counter Black's thickness and Apex focused strategy.]))(;W[df];B[hd];W[gd];B[ge];W[hc];B[id];W[ic];B[jd];W[kc];B[fe];W[dc];B[eb];W[kd];B[dh]C[Black expected this variation. Although White can approach Black's komoku, Black would welcome this and develop the East. Black's attack on the Nort West can also lead to a favourable formation on West. With Black's thickness on North, Black's prospects looks good.]))(;W[oc];B[kc]C[If White also approaches Black's komoku after Black approaches White's, then Black's pincer attack is also an ideal extension of Black's initial approach. It is clear that Black has the advantage on North, three to two.]))