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GM[1]US[Brought to you by IGS]
CoPyright[
  Copyright (c) Tim L. Casey 1994
  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.
]
GN[Poka-Explorer(B) IGS]RE[B+1.5]
PW[Poka]WR[28k ]NW[ 4.0]
PB[Explorer]BR[14k ]NB[18.0]
PC[IGS:  hellspark.wharton.upenn.edu 6969]DT[1995-01-14]
SZ[9]TM[1200]KM[5.500000]LT[]

;B[dg]BL[1190]
;W[de]WL[1153]
;B[cc]BL[1182]C[
 Poka 28k : Well, we're out of Poka's opening library.
 Poka 28k : It only knows the moves at G4 and F7.
]
;W[fh]WL[1099]
;B[ce]BL[1174]
;W[gf]WL[1090]
;B[df]BL[1162]
;W[fc]WL[1082]
;B[ee]BL[1145]
;W[db]WL[1066]
;B[dd]BL[1115]C[
 Poka 28k : Wow, that looks like a nice threat by Poka.  Of course it can't
tell that the D5 stone can escape ... but Explorer can, so it captures.
]
;W[cb]WL[1036]
;B[bb]BL[1098]
;W[bf]WL[1023]C[
 Explorer 14k : reading life for big black group :-)
]
;B[be]BL[987]C[
 Poka 28k : Poka thinks it's roughly 7 ahead ... somewhere between +22 and -37.
]
;W[hd]WL[1011]C[
 Poka 28k : Well, we don't have to worry about the invasion now ... :-)
 Explorer 14k : good guess
]
;B[bg]BL[956]
;W[ca]WL[996]C[
 Poka 28k : Ugh, what awful shape ...
]
;B[fd]BL[883]C[
 Poka 28k : The bottom (around C1) is the biggest area now.
]
;W[ec]WL[980]C[
 Explorer 14k : agree
 Poka 28k : Poka's happy, now estimates 10 ahead (+24 to -19).
]
;B[fg]BL[801]
;W[hh]WL[962]C[
 Poka 28k : Bizarre defense ... :-(
 Explorer 14k : mine also has this disease sometimes
 Poka 28k : Poka likes controlling the 2-2 point.
]
;B[eh]BL[736]
;W[gh]WL[952]C[
 Poka 28k : Poka now estimates only 4 ahead ... on the board.
 Explorer 14k : good
]
;B[ff]BL[674]C[
 Poka 28k : You don't mean you actually TRUST it's estimate!?
]
;W[gg]WL[933]C[
 Explorer 14k : mine says W 10 ahead
 Poka 28k : B9 is big now ...
 Poka 28k : Biggest threat to Poka is around G6 though ... it can't fight
there very well.
 Explorer 14k : I hope G6
]
;B[ge]BL[566]C[
 Explorer 14k : ouch!
]
;W[he]WL[921]C[
 Poka 28k : Whew!
 Poka 28k : Poka estimates +3 (+16 to -17)
]
;B[gd]BL[401]
;W[gc]WL[915]C[
 Explorer 14k : netlag!
 Poka 28k : Are you in time trouble?
]
;B[ei]BL[356]
;W[ed]WL[906]C[
 Explorer 14k : no, easily enough
 Poka 28k : Ah, the cheap sente atari.  :-)
]
;B[fe]BL[249]
;W[ch]WL[895]C[
 Poka 28k : uh-oh, here come the stupid endgame moves ... are we playing
Chinese counting?
 Explorer 14k : probably :)
 Explorer 14k : but Explorer will answer
 Poka 28k : It won't matter if Explorer answers ...
]
;B[bh]BL[155]C[
 Poka 28k : Poka now thinks +6 (+16 to -11)
]
;W[fi]WL[876]C[
 Poka 28k : F1 not as good as B9, rats.
 Explorer 14k : b9 makes it quite close
 Poka 28k : Now thinks +5 (+14 to -5)
]
;B[ba]BL[66]C[
 Explorer 14k : yippie
]
;W[bd]WL[858]C[
 Poka 28k : Interesting, that's a real threat!
 Explorer 14k : :-)
 Poka 28k : But D7 is still an OK answer, and hence the best move.
 Explorer 14k : d7 is too high level for explorer
 Poka 28k : Why?  It's a direct threat!
 Explorer 14k : but not a direct defense...
 Poka 28k : Ah, you mean that having connecting at B7 and capturing at E8
as miai is too subtle for it.
 Poka 28k : You're under 1 minute.
 Explorer 14k : is entering byo-yomi
]
;B[bc]BL[1098]C[
 Explorer 14k : byoyomi now
]
;W[ci]WL[843]C[
 Poka 28k : Damn, D7 still better!
]
;B[dc]BL[1038]
;W[eb]WL[837]C[
 Poka 28k : Poka thinks no worse than -5 on board now.  Maybe it wins?
 Explorer 14k : you should wein by 0.5
]
;B[tt]BL[976]C[
 Explorer 14k : unless you fill your own territory...
 Explorer 14k : oh, you may even do that!
]
;W[af]WL[738]C[
 Poka 28k : Poka thinks we're playing Chiese rules ...
 Explorer 14k : score is 43:38, that's 5 on the board
]
;B[tt]BL[931]
;W[ab]WL[714]C[
 Poka 28k : It isn't going to stop, you know.  :-)
 Explorer 14k : I am getting nervous :-)
 Poka 28k : Well, by Japanese rules you're ahead now.
]
;B[ag]BL[869]
;W[ef]WL[693]C[
 Poka 28k : Now THAT was REALLY brilliant!  NOT!
 Poka 28k : B1 or C3 would at least have been amusing.
]
;B[bi]BL[775]
;W[ai]WL[681]C[
 Poka 28k : What a subtle threat.  :-)
 Poka 28k : A2 would have been better though.
]
;B[cf]BL[734]C[
 Poka 28k : This way, even if W played C3 and captured the B stones, it's a
nakade.
 Explorer 14k : haha, after a2 no gomoku-nakade
]
;W[cg]WL[638]C[
 Explorer 14k : ATARI!!!!
 Poka 28k : This should end the fun.
 Poka 28k : A5 is best, but A2 works as well.  :-)
]
;B[ae]BL[692]
;W[af]WL[629]
;B[tt]BL[681]
;W[tt]WL[617]C[
 Poka 28k : Finally ...
]
;B[tt]BL[681]C[
 Poka 28k : done?
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