(; GM[1]US[Brought to you by IGS] CoPyright[ Copyright (c) I.Net Technologies, Inc. 1995 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-GoAhead(B) IGS]RE[B+Resign] PW[Poka]WR[NR ]NW[ 0.0] PB[GoAhead]BR[NR ]NB[ 0.0] PC[IGS: igs.nuri.net 6969]DT[1996-03-31] SZ[19]TM[60]KM[5.500000]LT[] C[ Poka NR : Since you have a joseki lib, Poka will use its fuseki lib. GoAhead NR : please use the say command, so that your comments are on the mailed file ] ;B[pd]BL[23]C[ GoAhead NR : Let's have some fun ] ;W[fd]WL[20]C[ GoAhead NR : Poka really knows fuseki sequences? Poka NR : Million-move database. GoAhead NR : whow! ] ;B[dq]BL[1]C[ Poka NR : Oh boy, Poka found an unusual fuseki. Poka NR : is entering byo-yomi ] ;W[bi]WL[2374]C[ Poka NR : But move 3 took us out of it. GoAhead NR : funny GoAhead NR : is entering byo-yomi ] ;B[pp]BL[2372] ;W[ji]WL[2364] ;B[jp]BL[2352]C[ Poka NR : This looks like a bad opening for Poka ... ] ;W[fn]WL[2348]C[ GoAhead NR : looks like cosmic go ] ;B[co]BL[2324] ;W[lc]WL[2341] ;B[nc]BL[2309]C[ Poka NR : Dave Ehrbach say Poka plays "like Takemiya on acid". ] ;W[qg]WL[2331]C[ GoAhead NR : Sorry, my English - what is acid? ] ;B[ne]BL[2271] ;W[nm]WL[2312] ;B[mp]BL[2257] ;W[mr]WL[2303]C[ GoAhead NR : I think, I've understood ] ;B[lr]BL[2240] ;W[rr]WL[2295]C[ GoAhead NR : last two moves nasty - will confuse GoAhead ] ;B[ic]BL[2189] ;W[hr]WL[2280]C[ GoAhead NR : GoAhead has been out of book since O7 ] ;B[kd]BL[2160] ;W[bb]WL[2260]C[ GoAhead NR : strange opening, difficult to say anything, isn't it? GoAhead NR : thank you ] ;B[gp]BL[2122] ;W[bq]WL[2249]C[ GoAhead NR : Poka doesn't accept any territory for black GoAhead NR : fierce ] ;B[qj]BL[2070] ;W[qb]WL[2238]C[ GoAhead NR : maybe the chances are not bad either! GoAhead NR : Poka doesn't like the third/forth line? ] ;B[ld]BL[2019] ;W[kc]WL[2230]C[ GoAhead NR : maybe, maybe not! GoAhead NR : how strong do you play yourself? ] ;B[jd]BL[1989] ;W[he]WL[2221] ;B[qd]BL[1948] ;W[ql]WL[2208]C[ GoAhead NR : Oh my god, I'm just 7kyu in Germany ] ;B[oj]BL[1906] ;W[kf]WL[2199]C[ GoAhead NR : pardon, I've make an error, must take back last move and let him zhink again ] ;B[pb]BL[1841]C[ GoAhead NR : no, now everything is ok ] ;W[of]WL[2153]C[ GoAhead NR : What would you play at the bottom? ] ;B[nf]BL[1778] ;W[oe]WL[2144] ;B[od]BL[1742] ;W[qf]WL[2136]C[ GoAhead NR : don't worry, GoAhead will also play a couple of stupid moves - wait and see GoAhead NR : R14 was heavy ] ;B[qh]BL[1661] ;W[jf]WL[2128]C[ GoAhead NR : R12 was no good, I would have played O12 GoAhead NR : looks like a huge center mojo for Poka GoAhead NR : interesting GoAhead NR : now, GoAhead's move become slower, since he starts to calculate variations for life&death problems on the board ] ;B[hm]BL[1487] ;W[jb]WL[2119]C[ GoAhead NR : B(O12) and the four stones are dead? ] ;B[ib]BL[1431] ;W[hc]WL[2103]C[ GoAhead NR : how does Poka judge the score currently? GoAhead NR : GoAhead claims S+30 including komi ] ;B[rc]BL[1345] ;W[mg]WL[2092] ;B[rk]BL[1290] ;W[hb]WL[2081]C[ GoAhead NR : yes, he shoud have done that! GoAhead NR : O13 is so obvious, but both ignore it! GoAhead NR : yes, GoAhead worries much about his stones ... ] ;B[ia]BL[1154] ;W[mb]WL[2071]C[ GoAhead NR : I would bet, that GoAhead is able to kill the 4 upper stones GoAhead NR : yes ] ;B[ng]BL[1067]C[ Poka NR : has entered byo-yomi again ] ;W[mf]WL[2389]C[ GoAhead NR : has entered byo-yomi again GoAhead NR : hmm, maybe not! GoAhead NR : upper right corner seems to be all black's - 45 points? ] ;B[qn]BL[2332] ;W[ja]WL[2378]C[ GoAhead NR : let's wait and see GoAhead NR : whow! GoAhead NR : yes ] ;B[md]BL[2217] ;W[oc]WL[2363]C[ GoAhead NR : so bad move GoAhead NR : GoAhead now doesn't know which stones to attack first GoAhead NR : O18 again seems to be so obvious! GoAhead NR : (for a human) ] ;B[nb]BL[2108]C[ GoAhead NR : yes I think so ] ;W[ob]WL[2342]C[ GoAhead NR : does Poka calculate two-freedom-liberty-problems? GoAhead NR : not at all? ] ;B[la]BL[2040] ;W[qa]WL[2329]C[ GoAhead NR : M19 emerged from life&death calculations - just the wrong time to play it! ] ;B[pc]BL[1962]C[ GoAhead NR : uff! ] ;W[pa]WL[2310]C[ GoAhead NR : yes, but whole group still would be dead ] ;B[lb]BL[1912] ;W[ma]WL[2293]C[ GoAhead NR : funny moves ... GoAhead NR : GoAhead now claims, that all white stones are dead at the upper side ] ;B[rm]BL[1829] ;W[pe]WL[2282] ;B[rl]BL[1739] ;W[ik]WL[2263]C[ GoAhead NR : I'm not sure, what happens, if white connects with O19 GoAhead NR : what must I do? Poka NR : type undo GoAhead NR : sorry, it now will take a while, because GoAHead's already thinking about H9 GoAhead NR : game looks good now for black, doesn't it? ] ;B[fl]BL[2210] ;W[pl]WL[1644] ;B[mn]BL[1960] ;W[sk]WL[1583]C[ GoAhead NR : T9 hmmm? GoAhead NR : you are right. Everything can happen in computer go - and I mean E V E R Y T H I N G !! ] ;B[ol]BL[1938] ;W[sl]WL[1471] ;B[om]BL[1924] ;W[ej]WL[1347]C[ GoAhead NR : E10 was an excellent move GoAhead NR : what about the four lonely stone on lower side, does Poka consider them dead or alive? ] ;B[bp]BL[1914] ;W[op]WL[1237]C[ GoAhead NR : now some heavy fighting ... here we go GoAhead NR : funny ] ;B[oq]BL[1898] ;W[pr]WL[1131]C[ GoAhead NR : difficult fight for white GoAhead NR : if you were black, how could you invade/reduce white's left upper huge Poka NR : not at all GoAhead NR : interesting ] ;B[or]BL[1887] ;W[os]WL[1006]C[ GoAhead NR : GoAhead now plays very slow, because he tries to read out all the life&death problems at the lower side ... ] ;B[np]BL[1872] ;W[qq]WL[883]C[ GoAhead NR : you would not give me another few minutes in this case? GoAhead NR : thank you (puh!) GoAhead NR : Atari is so slow ... ] ;B[ml]BL[1856] ;W[ph]WL[762]C[ GoAhead NR : I see GoAhead NR : yes, pretty good chances to live this time GoAhead NR : could you tell me a living sequence? ] ;B[nh]BL[1839] ;W[pk]WL[609]C[ GoAhead NR : at least 3 life&death problems currently on bord GoAhead NR : ... which GoAhead tries to calculate each time ] ;B[pj]BL[1814] ;W[ha]WL[487]C[ GoAhead NR : well, a move like Q9 could change the status of a couple of groups GoAhead NR : S12 would kill white now? Poka NR : R11 is still huge GoAhead NR : I see Poka NR : Yes, S12 or R11 or S15 ... ] ;B[qp]BL[1798] ;W[cq]WL[374]C[ GoAhead NR : I fear, you must do "addtime 5" soon, or GoAhead will lose on time Poka NR : Good move ... D2 and C4 are sort of miai now ] ;B[dr]BL[1779]C[ Poka NR : Increase GoAhead's time by 5 minutes GoAhead NR : thank you ] ;W[ip]WL[313]C[ Poka NR : S4 is big ... GoAhead NR : sorry, but Poka's style confuses GoAhead, forcing him to calculate a lot GoAhead NR : I feel ashamed Poka NR : That may get worse towards the end of the game ] ;B[io]BL[1762] ;W[lo]WL[533]C[ GoAhead NR : well, if status of groups is not affected, then probably not Poka NR : When Poka gets way behind it plays desperate, foolishly optimistic moves GoAhead NR : I see GoAhead NR : now 4 life&death problems! Poka NR : Poka isn't playing to save R13 or S2 groups because it thinks they're both already alive! ] ;B[lq]BL[1751] ;W[ko]WL[394]C[ GoAhead NR : say according to GoAhead, both groups are marked with "?" Poka NR : That's correct, they're both unstable. Could live or die with one move GoAhead NR : that's the meaning of GoAhead's "?", but he feels that he has no time to play there GoAhead NR : did you try Poka against MFoG? Poka NR : Frequently. Poka can't beat programs that can actually *READ* ] ;B[iq]BL[1736]C[ Poka NR : has entered byo-yomi again GoAhead NR : does Poka win from time to time? Poka NR : Came in 3rd in North America last year. MFoG crashed against it. ] ;W[el]WL[180]C[ GoAhead NR : hey, what a success! Poka NR : The algorithm hasn't got much better since 1988, but the tournament results keep getting better, even though the other programs are stronger now! GoAhead NR : in an even game? Poka NR : Yes all tournament games were even ] ;B[hp]BL[2386] ;W[bm]WL[81]C[ GoAhead NR : has entered byo-yomi again GoAhead NR : I think, the chances for Poka have increased a lot during the last couple of moves Poka NR : Poka thinks it's about 75 points behind GoAhead NR : GoAhead claims S+66 Poka NR : C4 is big, S4 is big, R11 is big ... and both programs ignore them ] ;B[jn]BL[2368]C[ Poka NR : B couldn't catch W after C4 ... either the B4 or D3 stones would die GoAhead NR : yes, I see ] ;W[gk]WL[2274]C[ GoAhead NR : GoAhead currently claimes B3/C3 to be dead GoAhead NR : ... and R3/R13 to be alive Poka NR : Poka thinks so, too GoAhead NR : sometimes, I just have to laugh ... ] ;B[ns]BL[2331] ;W[hl]WL[2193]C[ Poka NR : Now S2 group will die GoAhead NR : not, if white plays S4, I think Poka NR : Now Poka thinks it's only about 65 points behind GoAhead NR : GoAHead: S+64 - they are going to agree! Poka NR : Poka thinks it's still alive ] ;B[fk]BL[2311] ;W[fj]WL[2104] ;B[ek]BL[2302] ;W[dk]WL[2022]C[ GoAhead NR : I can't look at the 6 stones at the right edge, it hurts, it's so urgent Poka NR : Poka thinks 61 behind GoAhead NR : does Poka consider upper left corner all white's teritory? Poka NR : Yes I think so ] ;B[gm]BL[2289] ;W[fm]WL[1939]C[ GoAhead NR : so does GoAhead, since otherwise they wouldn't be so close in judging the score Poka NR : 58 behind. Poka likes sealing its border this way ] ;B[gl]BL[2275]C[ Poka NR : One eye for sure now ... but R11 would have been better ] ;W[og]WL[1859]C[ GoAhead NR : the following moves will be very important for the outcome of the game Poka NR : 55 behind ... Poka thinks it's gaining about 3 points every 2 moves. GoAhead NR : GoAhead still S+65 ] ;B[sf]BL[2263] ;W[dl]WL[1743]C[ GoAhead NR : T14 doesn't work Poka NR : Not clear ... it might GoAhead NR : exciting ... ] ;B[rg]BL[2250] ;W[qe]WL[1611]C[ GoAhead NR : oh, R15 was no good Poka NR : S13 doesn't help ... W S12 catches a stone GoAhead NR : yes, I saw it Poka NR : R15 isn't very good, but does help slightly Poka NR : If B R15, and later B P12, the eye is threatened ] ;B[re]BL[2224]C[ Poka NR : Oops, if B P12 the eye is still threatened. I was wrong ] ;W[ep]WL[1496]C[ GoAhead NR : but only threatened, if black P12, white plays Q13. So no real need for R15 Poka NR : Actually better to play S12 than Q13. If R12 dies no threat to eye GoAhead NR : of course GoAhead NR : last move E4 severe ] ;B[dp]BL[2149]C[ Poka NR : not as severe as C4 would have been GoAhead NR : I see GoAhead NR : but still ... ] ;W[lj]WL[1385]C[ GoAhead NR : now Poka also takes a little bit more time. Time consumption increasing with number of stones on board? ] ;B[oi]BL[2080]C[ Poka*: No, I typed in the wrong move and had to back up. ] ;W[mh]WL[1321]C[ GoAhead NR : I think, game is now much closer GoAhead NR : if Poka can secure left and right lower corner Poka NR : left is hopeless now Poka NR : D4 was good solid move. No worries GoAhead NR : W(C4) B(B5) W(D5) is no threat? ] ;B[ir]BL[2043] ;W[rh]WL[1179]C[ Poka NR : Yay!!! GoAhead NR : just a bit late, isn't it? Poka NR : No, R11 and S14 are miai! Poka NR : Oops. Poka NR : I guess S14 doesn't work anymore ] ;B[qi]BL[2022] ;W[rd]WL[1100]C[ GoAhead NR : interesting, black must play carefully Poka NR : Taking the stone is good enough GoAhead NR : at least it increases GoAhead's time consumption! ] ;B[rf]BL[1950]C[ Poka* NR : Actually, the eye from S14 is false, so it doesn't matter ] ;W[qc]WL[1003]C[ Poka NR : I'm not reading very well today. Poka NR : Ah, I see! Poka is trying to kill all B in upper R ] ;B[nd]BL[1917]C[ GoAhead NR : oh, oh GoAhead NR : but seems to be ok Poka NR : Poka could make one eye by playing T16 ... GoAhead NR : I see GoAhead NR : O16 was very bad Poka NR : ... or S18, but T16 is better GoAhead NR : S18 is only an eye in gote Poka NR : No, O16 was OK ... W is still dead. And W O19-N17 isn't forcing anymore GoAhead NR : difficult ... GoAhead NR : Poka now calculates? ] ;W[sg]WL[912]C[ Poka NR : Poka now makes atari hoping you'll ignore it GoAhead NR : maybe! Poka NR : Funny, the self-atari check should have rejected that move ] ;B[sd]BL[1716]C[ GoAhead NR : whole area is now marked "?" ] ;W[km]WL[825]C[ GoAhead NR : now back to B+63 Poka NR : Poka thinks 55 ... but counts Q13 group as alive GoAhead NR : how about R3 group? Poka NR : That too. ] ;B[gq]BL[1696]C[ GoAhead NR : but such a large black lead nevertheless - I'm not sure GoAhead NR : G3 bad shape Poka NR : One empty triangle deserves another. ] ;W[lp]WL[660]C[ GoAhead NR : yes, GoAhead counts a few negative points for week groups Poka NR : Actually, Poka's not sure about S2 group GoAhead NR : black can simply play digiri at L6 Poka NR : Some small threat of cut at N3 after, say, N5 ] ;B[mm]BL[1623]C[ Poka NR : Not a very good move since B can cut at E5. ] ;W[fq]WL[491]C[ Poka NR : F4 would have been much better GoAhead NR : oh, I'm so sorry about GoAHead's time consumption ... GoAhead NR : this is the slowest game, i've ever played Poka NR : Poka does that to programs. throws in lots of stones which are tactically confusing. GoAhead NR : yes, these single stones confuse GoAhead ] ;B[gr]BL[1603] ;W[fr]WL[338]C[ GoAhead NR : E5 is very urgent now Poka NR : E5 keeps getting bigger GoAhead NR : a horse for a faster hardware ] ;B[kn]BL[1580]C[ GoAhead NR : (you will have to do addtime once more, sorry) Poka NR : Increase GoAhead's time by 5 minutes GoAhead NR : thank you so much ] ;W[kr]WL[231]C[ GoAhead NR : chances are not bad, that whole left lower corner becomes white's Poka NR : To make it even more absurd, I'm running Poka on the biggest HAL machine in existence ... 3 GB of RAM. GoAhead NR : not bad GoAhead NR : Is Poka stronger on such a mashine, or just faster Poka NR : Just faster. It's using 0.7% of the memory ] ;B[ln]BL[1504]C[ Poka NR : GoAhead seems to like solid connections. This is not bad. ] ;W[kl]WL[405]C[ Poka NR : Poka thinks behind by about 57 GoAhead NR : but he usually loses much time killing stones GoAhead NR : - which makes him heavy ] ;B[eo]BL[1456]C[ GoAhead NR : HE DID IT! ] ;W[rp]WL[303]C[ Poka NR : HE DID IT! GoAhead NR : YEAH! GoAhead NR : so funny ... GoAhead NR : now things become more clearly ] ;B[ro]BL[1441] ;W[sp]WL[214]C[ GoAhead NR : solid move Poka NR : I don't like the shape if B gets Q1 though ... Poka NR : besides, Q1 is W sente ... GoAhead NR : what does Poka know anout know about ko? ] ;B[sj]BL[1386]C[ Poka NR : has entered byo-yomi again Poka NR : Usually won't make ko-illegal move ] ;W[hk]WL[121]C[ GoAhead NR : that's about the same of the knowledge of GoAhead GoAhead NR : "usually" is funny Poka NR : Well, once in a tournament I changed the code just before a game, and broke it. GoAhead NR : GoAhaed claims S+76 GoAhead NR : please ADDTIME! Poka NR : Increase GoAhead's time by 5 minutes ] ;B[ps]BL[2360] ;W[qs]WL[313]C[ GoAhead NR : has entered byo-yomi again GoAhead NR : oh, it wouldn't have been necessary, but i feared ... GoAhead NR : thank you one more time Poka NR : better ask for 45 in the future just to be safe GoAhead NR : yeah, you're right ] ;B[os]BL[2334]C[ GoAhead NR : I must find a way to make him play faster GoAhead NR : white lives unconditionally now Poka NR : Don't be too sure ... Poka can't count eyes very well ] ;W[qr]WL[2312]C[ Poka NR : The placement at T2 would probably kill Poka ... after T5 that is Poka NR : but it won't see that threat ] ;B[ef]BL[2257] ;W[ee]WL[2231]C[ Poka NR : Poka hates that, thinks it's 90 behind now GoAhead NR : GoAhead now has calculated, that white group lives, and didn't attack any further Poka NR : Well, it *IS* alive ... with optimal defense GoAhead NR : the problem is that T5 will be played sometimes in the future ] ;B[df]BL[2238]C[ Poka NR : And Poka will probably answer at S3 ] ;W[de]WL[2152]C[ GoAhead NR : in this case I would bet ... Poka NR : Upper right corner seems safe now GoAhead NR : why s3? Poka NR : To increase the liberties of the S4-T4 unit GoAhead NR : I see ] ;B[dj]BL[2215] ;W[cf]WL[2080]C[ GoAhead NR : the fun has begun .. GoAhead NR : this time I bet, GoAhead loses the fight - a beer? Poka NR : We may *both* need a beer after *this* game. GoAhead NR : cheers ] ;B[di]BL[2196] ;W[cj]WL[1993]C[ GoAhead NR : but not in the morning, Howard! GoAhead NR : here, it's 21:35, so I have no problems with a beer Poka NR : Hey, you extended *before* I atari'd. ] ;B[cg]BL[2184] ;W[dg]WL[1925]C[ Poka NR : Awfully risky for a program that can't read. GoAhead NR : E13 captures in a ladder Poka NR : No, one of the surrounding stones gets into atari first ] ;B[ch]BL[2167] ;W[bg]WL[1815]C[ GoAhead NR : really? E13 D12 C12 E12 F12 E11 G10 GoAhead NR : (after W(D13)) Poka NR : Ugh. ] ;B[eg]BL[2146]C[ Poka NR : E13 D12 C12 E12 F12 E11 G10 C11(takes) GoAhead NR : yes, my fault ] ;W[fh]WL[1747]C[ Poka NR : Poka thinks the B invaders are alive now ] ;B[gf]BL[2082] ;W[gg]WL[1679]C[ GoAhead NR : B14 makes *one* eye Poka NR : H13 would have been better than G13 GoAhead NR : GoAHead now consideres his stones as dead Poka NR : Good, Poka will keep playing until it thinks so too ] ;B[eh]BL[2065] ;W[fg]WL[1606]C[ Poka NR : Ugh. Why not B12? GoAhead NR : Ugh! GoAhead NR : This time, GoAhead might stay within the 40min byo-yomi ] ;B[ff]BL[2042]C[ GoAhead NR : UUUUGGGGHHHH! ] ;W[hf]WL[1529]C[ GoAhead NR : ouch! GoAhead NR : H14 looks like a local answer shape move Poka NR : But should have played it first. Now F13 is a mistake (F14 would take) ] ;B[ce]BL[2029]C[ GoAhead NR : the wrong cut! Poka NR : Is it? Can W save C14? GoAhead NR : sorry, I'm just 7k ] ;W[cd]WL[1453]C[ Poka NR : Well, it *was* the wrong cut, but Poka let's you get away with it. GoAhead NR : not so bad: C14 is a false eye Poka NR : Poka knows that. It's pretty good about false eyes. Just doesn't know you need 2 real ones to live. GoAHead NR : funny ] ;B[bf]BL[1953]C[ Poka NR : Yes! ] ;W[bh]WL[1400]C[ GoAhead NR : B15 could become a true eye now? Poka NR : Yes, it could Poka NR : W would need to answer B16 with A14 to keep it false Poka NR : but then the corner is in danger GoAhead NR : interesting ] ;B[fi]BL[1937]C[ GoAhead NR : ouch! Poka NR : Good wedge. I had been looking at that GoAhead NR : really? - pardon, my fault Poka NR : Threatens to capture E10-F10 GoAhead NR : of course, but I didn't realize, that it is sente Poka NR : Plus also enables cut at H13 ] ;W[gi]WL[1310]C[ Poka NR : Whew, the best answer Poka NR : For the wrong reason ] ;B[hg]BL[1811] ;W[ei]WL[1231]C[ GoAhead NR : bad, but still sente Poka NR : B group is still unstable GoAhead NR : yes, probably dead Poka NR : B16 lives I think GoAhead NR : GoAhead falls into a deep thought ... Poka NR : Too dangerous to play A14. Then B C17, W D16, ..B B17 ... ] ;B[ac]BL[1787] ;W[bc]WL[1142]C[ GoAhead NR : last chance for B16 now ... Poka NR : Too late ... either A14 or A15 would kill now ] ;B[ad]BL[1770]C[ Poka NR : Hmm ... Poka NR : Still some danger that way ... ] ;W[fp]WL[1085]C[ Poka NR : Poka thinks it's over 100 behind GoAhead NR : so many bad moves on either side in the last couple of minutes ... Poka NR : Yes, many. ] ;B[fo]BL[1737]C[ Poka NR : Poka should probably have played B16 though to be safe ] ;W[gn]WL[968]C[ Poka NR : Poka thinks 142 behind now GoAhead NR : GoAhead thinks S+89 GoAhead NR : but both are wrong! GoAhead NR : black group is dead Poka NR : B B16, W A14, B C17, W D16, B C18 GoAhead NR : however, B(B16) A14 C17 D16 C18 ... ??? ] ;B[go]BL[1713]C[ GoAhead NR : oh whow! I agree with a dan player! ] ;W[im]WL[830]C[ Poka NR : Ouch, bad move because gote GoAhead NR : - except for the dots and the question marks !!! Poka NR : About 45 points or so, hanging in the balance ... ] ;B[hn]BL[1688]C[ GoAhead NR : will Poka see that he must connect in order to save his 3 stones? ] ;W[jm]WL[709]C[ GoAhead NR : because, it's a two-freedom-problem Poka NR : No GoAhead NR : seems so Poka NR : Actually, it's not that big ... only 6 points in gote or so GoAhead NR : I agree ] ;B[em]BL[1650]C[ GoAhead NR : Poka consideres black stones as dead? (because he played elsewhere) Poka NR : No considers them alive because they have an eye. GoAHead NR : aha ] ;W[in]WL[596]C[ Poka NR : When in doubt, make a big atari GoAhead NR : GoAhead now could make a bad move ... Poka NR : like H5? GoAhead NR : like K5! Poka NR : Well, it's only like 20 points in gote ... doesn't affect life and death any ... ] ;B[en]BL[1606]C[ GoAhead NR : uff! ] ;W[ci]WL[465]C[ Poka NR : Behind by 129 now. Poka NR : not counting komi. ] ;B[dh]BL[1587] ;W[cm]WL[382]C[ GoAhead NR : come on, Poka, play something like B15, and its clear! GoAhead NR : Poka seems to be worrying about his stones ] ;B[gd]BL[1554]C[ Poka NR : has entered byo-yomi again Poka NR : Oh damn, we forgot to set Chinese rules didn't we? GoAhead NR : is it a problem? Poka NR : Poka will keep playing when you should pass in Japanese rules Poka NR : Loses points ] ;W[gc]WL[304]C[ Poka NR : Ugh, H16 would have been better GoAhead NR : I see some trouble occurring for Poka ... Poka NR : Well, the G16 stone is threatened ... ] ;B[ge]BL[2336] ;W[rj]WL[224]C[ GoAhead NR : has entered byo-yomi again GoAhead NR : AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Poka NR : makes you want to kick the computer, doesn't it? GoAhead NR : but GoAhead will answer loacally, I think ] ;B[ri]BL[2307]C[ GoAhead NR : not me, but you ! Poka NR : Poka could even cut at J16 in SENTE! GoAhead NR : what about T11 now? ] ;W[ig]WL[2301]C[ GoAhead NR : PLEASE, CONNECT NOW ! ] ;B[hd]BL[2248]C[ GoAhead NR : fine, GoAhead, fine ... ] ;W[hh]WL[2247]C[ Poka NR : I think I should resign now GoAhead NR : well, probably, but I don't know GoAhead NR : so many things can happen GoAhead NR : I'm quite amused, so if you like to continue ... GoAhead NR : GoAhead claims S+102 curently Poka NR : Poka thinks more like 142 ] ;B[fc]BL[2215] ;W[ec]WL[2141]C[ GoAhead NR : another trouble making move ... GoAhead NR : what has become out of the proud huge white corner, how could that happen? Poka NR : Successful invasion ] ;B[ie]BL[2186]C[ GoAhead NR : ouch again Poka NR : Thank you for the small gift ] ;W[fb]WL[2060]C[ GoAhead NR : I wonder why he didn't play F18, usually he does so Poka NR : Maybe later we can have a ko fight for J16 ] ;B[mi]BL[2163] ;W[li]WL[1960]C[ GoAhead NR : not much chances for a ko at J16 I fear, GoAhead usually calculates crosscuts quite good ] ;B[mj]BL[2152]C[ GoAhead NR : but you never know ] ;W[rq]WL[1873]C[ Poka NR : You see? Poka NR : After either T5 or Q3 gets played, the corner is killable Poka NR : In ko Poka NR : But Poka might not play the ko ] ;B[hs]BL[2106]C[ GoAhead NR : I see, GoAhead currently thinks the group is ko, and since he knows that he loses every ko, he doesn't try Poka NR : Interesting, H1 was Poka's 2nd choice for the last move ] ;W[ab]WL[1778] ;B[ae]BL[2058] ;W[nn]WL[1703]C[ Poka NR : P5 would have been a bit more interesting. GoAhead NR : beating MF at least one time in an even game with GoAhead is one of my dreams ... GoAhead NR : I'm really impressed, that Poka did it! Poka NR : Only due to a crash. Actually, Poka only lost to Explorer by 20. If it had won that game, it would have been N.A. champion. Which would have been *REALLY* *SILLY*! ] ;B[bn]BL[2017] ;W[mo]WL[1611]C[ Poka NR : Hmm, this could get complicated GoAhead NR : please explain Poka NR : Cuts at N3, O3, L3, ... ] ;B[oo]BL[1953] ;W[cn]WL[1543] ;B[bk]BL[1936]C[ Poka NR : Like I said, P5 should have been first ] ;W[dn]WL[1458]C[ GoAhead NR : seems like winning by 100 points isn't enough for GoAhead Poka NR : C9 was absolutely necessary GoAhead NR : not so sure about these crosscuts after the game ... GoAhead NR : white group around D8 is marked "?" now Poka NR : W is killable now ] ;B[ck]BL[1902]C[ Poka NR : Can I resign now? GoAhead NR : Of course, you can, but GoAhead will NEVER kill white group ... GoAhead NR : if you still see any chances, you may continue GoAhead NR : that's all I wanted to say ] ;W[hi]WL[1357]C[ GoAhead NR : H11 terrible, makes so sense at all Poka NR : 2nd choice was F11 GoAhead NR : hmm GoAhead NR : GoAhead thinks it's a semiai now between B11 and B9 GoAhead NR : sorry, Howard, i had a computer crash, will take a bit time ... GoAhead NR : he now has to calculate everything from zero GoAhead NR : all the life&death of the groups, will take time, sorry GoAhead NR : life&death is ready now GoAhead NR : now endgame sequences ... GoAhead NR : shape moves ... ] ;B[no]BL[1788] ;W[kp]WL[996]C[ GoAhead NR : I not sure, whether he would have played O5 without the crash ] ;B[kq]BL[1752] ;W[nk]WL[896]C[ GoAhead NR : Poka seems to have turned back to his strategy of cunfusing his opponent Poka NR : Nothing else left to do that it can see ... GoAhead NR : and this is true! ] ;B[mk]BL[1712]C[ Poka NR : It thinks the B11 stones are already dead ... but C7 stones may not be GoAhead NR : interesting ] ;W[bd]WL[775]C[ Poka NR : Oh wow, It has C11 classed as both alive and dead ... THIS is a BUG GoAhead NR : maybe you should try a crash! ] ;B[be]BL[1651] ;W[ok]WL[682]C[ GoAhead NR : can't white win the semiai? Poka NR : Yes, if it could read and moves first. C8 would do it ] ;B[nl]BL[1613] ;W[pn]WL[571]C[ GoAhead NR : is this the problem with Chinese counting now? Poka NR : yes Poka NR : No problem as long as GoAhead answers Poka NR : I need to go pretty soon though GoAhead NR : but it's gonna be a long time ] ;B[bj]BL[1596]C[ GoAhead NR : well would you like to adjourn - or maybe resign? Poka NR : OK, that's that. Now, it just killed the left side group. GoAhead NR : ... if continued properly Poka NR : Wait ... Maybe not *quite* dead if W plays A13 ] ;W[pm]WL[466]C[ Poka NR : Good game. Maybe I'll try the 1988 version for a rematch ... GoAhead NR : sounds to me, as if you will resign? Poka NR : Yes, no point prolonging the agony. ]; )