GoAhead 19k :  This is game 1 of an official computer go ladder match
 GoAhead 19k :  between ManyFaces (2nd)
 GoAhead 19k :  and GoAhead w4.5 (3rd)
 GoAhead 19k :  time limits 45min + 15min/25 byoyomi

Many Faces is out of joseki book here.

GoAhead 19k :  W tenukied 3 times in the LL corner - hmmm...

MF prefers to attack rather than take big points.  It often falls 
behind in the fuseki.

GoAhead 19k :  nice sabaki shape

Moving in to reduce the moyo

Pass val -16.2, best val 15.8

Very slow.  It's running with one stone to prevent an invasion.

nice invasion

GoAhead 19k :  a high invasion followed by a low invasion - well ...

GoAhead 19k :  Wq5 bad move

GoAhead 19k :  W has thin connections here
Pass val -24.1, best val  3.6

GoAhead 19k :  ... just what ManyFaces likes most

GoAhead 19k :  W lost one important move here

Throw in a stone and leave it works well in computer go :)

GoAhead 19k :  H E L P !!!

Many Faces misreads and thinks the white stones in the lower 
left are already dead, so it tenukis.

GoAhead 19k :  can W live in the corner?

GoAhead 19k :  ouch

GoAhead 19k :  nice miai

GoAhead 19k :  hm - why didn't ManyFaces cut this? not big enough?

MF thinks there is a cut at E7, so no need to cut at D3.  Big mistake.

GoAhead 19k :  hm - why didn't ManyFaces cut this? not big enough?

GoAhead 19k :  GA's score is now W+10
MF thinks W+6.5

GoAhead 19k :  this may become interesting now

GoAhead 19k :  a new feature of GA: more complex cutting sequences

GoAhead 19k :  oh

GoAhead 19k :  dangerous, good attacking move

MF still trying to attack the lower left.

GoAhead 19k :  W cannot resist

GoAhead 19k :  full of cuts now

GoAhead 19k :  ouch - GA doesn't see the consequence of being 
cut in the LL corner

GoAhead 19k :  hot hot hot

GoAhead 19k :  yes, l8 and still some chances

GoAhead 19k :  probably connected!

GoAhead 19k :  making it complicate again

GoAhead 19k :  k5 OUCH

GoAhead 19k :  in this kind of position, ManyFaces is usually stronger
 GoAhead 19k :  ManyFaces fights while looking for possible eyespace

GoAhead 19k :  GA can read out small L&D problems, but has no 
good knowledge about eyeshape

Now MF thinks the LL w group is dead again.

GoAhead 19k :  whow! ALIVE!

big capture

GoAhead 19k :  GA's score is W+33

MF: W+30.5, is GA using 8 pt komi rather than 5.5?

GoAhead 19k :  GA still confused by all the hot shapes in the 
center

GoAhead 19k :  down to W+24

GoAhead 19k :  hm, another considerable loss

GoAhead 19k :  MF didn't take the chance to play p9

GoAhead 19k :  GA either!

GoAhead 19k :  score W+30 again

MF: W+30.5

GoAhead 19k :  W wins by 24.5 points

MF: w+24.5

The game is over.  Final score:
   White = 55 territory + 11 captures + 5.5 komi = 71.5
   Black = 46 territory + 1 captures = 47
White wins by 24.5.

GoAhead 19k :  This game was decided by cut & connect shapes 
and life & death reading. GoAhead tenukied several times in the 
opening, taking big points. 
But Manyfaces counterattacked by cutting and threatening a 
remaining eyeless group. The attack could have decided the game, but 
ManyFaces didn't take several chances to do so. GoAhead was finally 
able to make life by life & death reading, once the problem got small 
enough. ManyFaces also failed to make more trouble around the LR 
corner in the endgame.

MF: MF fell behind in the opening by attacking the lower left 
instead of taking big points, but couldn't find the killing sequences 
later.  Attacking too hard lost a lot of points in the center.