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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[ego-Explorer(B) IGS]RE[W+23.5]
PW[ego]WR[12k ]NW[20.0]
PB[Explorer]BR[14k ]NB[18.0]
PC[IGS:  igs.nuri.net 6969]DT[1995-04-23]
SZ[9]TM[1800]KM[5.500000]LT[]

;B[cc]BL[1796]C[
 Explorer 14k : better!
 ego 12k : yes.
]
;W[fc]WL[1772]
;B[ce]BL[1785]
;W[cg]WL[1764]C[
 Explorer 14k : joseki?
 ego 12k : no.
]
;B[ge]BL[1771]
;W[gd]WL[1757]
;B[fe]BL[1721]
;W[gg]WL[1751]C[
 ego 12k : ego is set to Fiery mode.
 Explorer 14k : what does it mean?
 ego 12k : aggressive, pays low attention to defense.
]
;B[ed]BL[1669]C[
 Explorer 14k : good!
]
;W[he]WL[1743]
;B[ec]BL[1566]C[
 Explorer 14k : just what I feared
]
;W[hf]WL[1735]C[
 ego 12k : you still have a good move left on the bottom.
]
;B[eg]BL[1511]
;W[eh]WL[1727]C[
 Explorer 14k : yes.
]
;B[df]BL[1472]C[
 Explorer 14k : poor again
 ego 12k : oops
]
;W[dh]WL[1715]C[
 ego 12k : you'll have trouble winning now.
]
;B[bf]BL[1437]C[
 Explorer 14k : agreed
]
;W[bg]WL[1709]
;B[ff]BL[1399]
;W[fg]WL[1701]
;B[af]BL[1304]
;W[ag]WL[1695]C[
 Explorer 14k : g7 would have been nice
 ego 12k : yes.
 ego 12k : but unexpected.
 Explorer 14k : but we dont know it
]
;B[dg]BL[1272]
;W[cf]WL[1688]C[
 Explorer 14k : e8 f8 not known for some reson
 ego 12k : but also not interesting at present until defense made.
 Explorer 14k : well, much better than d3 before
]
;B[bd]BL[1138]
;W[de]WL[1681]C[
 ego 12k : just a testing irritation.
 ego 12k : lost in a myriad of tactics?
 Explorer 14k : thinking too much in obvious situation
]
;B[ef]BL[929]
;W[dd]WL[1674]C[
 Explorer 14k : interesting..
 ego 12k : yes...
 ego 12k : but still just "testing"
 ego 12k : to swindle one must ignore what one reads. this obviuosly doesnt work if defended.
 Explorer 14k : how much do you read?
 ego 12k : hard to answer. read out up to 3 variants at early levels, decreasing with depth.
 ego 12k : thats 3 variants per board posn.
 Explorer 14k : so what is a board position?
]
;B[ae]BL[673]C[
 Explorer 14k : oh boy!
 ego 12k : I make a move (in lookahead). thats a new position.
]
;W[eb]WL[1659]C[
 ego 12k : nice aji sequence ego made.
 Explorer 14k : a5 is quite a bug
 ego 12k : true, but to win requires ko. Ego wont want it.
 Explorer 14k : u can also call it rubbish...
 ego 12k : all in the eye of the labeller.
 ego 12k : mostly its just rubbish as testing.
]
;B[dc]BL[477]
;W[db]WL[1651]
;B[cb]BL[451]
;W[da]WL[1642]
;B[ca]BL[431]
;W[fb]WL[1622]
;B[fd]BL[419]
;W[hc]WL[1615]
;B[gf]BL[392]
;W[tt]WL[1609]
;B[tt]BL[362]
;W[tt]WL[1609];

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