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GN[GoAhead-wilcox(B) IGS]RE[W+Resign]
PW[GoAhead]WR[NR ]NW[  0]
PB[wilcox]BR[2d ]NB[ 33]
PC[IGS:  igs.nuri.net 6969]DT[1996-08-12]
SZ[19]TM[45'+45'/25]KM[5.5]LT[]
C[
 GoAhead NR : ok, hope for a happy hour - please use the say-command
 GoAhead NR : You are 2d personally?
 wilcox 2d  : yes.
 GoAhead NR : I would appreciate a few go comments from you (I'm 7k)
]
;B[pp]BL[2624]
;W[cq]WL[2681]
;B[pd]BL[2570]
;W[cd]WL[2667]
;B[pj]BL[2555]
;W[nc]WL[2646]
;B[oc]BL[2526]
;W[nd]WL[2637]
;B[pf]BL[2514]
;W[jc]WL[2624]
;B[dp]BL[2501]
;W[dq]WL[2614]C[
 GoAhead NR : is Ego stronger than EzGo share ware version?
 GoAhead NR : which style did you choose?
 wilcox 2d  : Ego is EZ-GO, just a question of personalities, Samurai used.
 GoAhead NR : GoAhead won a few times against Leaper/Fiery/Phycho
 GoAhead NR : (unregistered version so far)
]
;B[ep]BL[2486]
;W[bo]WL[2598]
;B[eq]BL[2475]
;W[dn]WL[2589]
;B[jp]BL[2459]C[
 wilcox 2d : looks like a moyo-moyo game.
]
;W[qq]WL[2538]
;B[pq]BL[2448]C[
 GoAhead NR : oh, r3 looks expensive
 wilcox 2d  : good work.
]
;W[qp]WL[2526]
;B[po]BL[2438]C[
 wilcox 2d : it's a joseki
]
;W[rn]WL[2507]
;B[qo]BL[2428]C[
 GoAhead NR : GoAhead is out of joseki now (didn't knew q5)
 wilcox 2d  : so now comes the true test.
 GoAhead NR : could you give a proper variation after q5?
 wilcox 2d  : hane and connect at q2, then jump to r6
]
;W[ro]WL[2456]
;B[qr]BL[2426]
;W[rr]WL[2437]
;B[pr]BL[2423]C[
 GoAhead NR : B looks big on lower side
]
;W[ed]WL[2406]C[
 GoAhead NR : when can finish the game, Bruce?
 wilcox 2d  : could continue tomorrow morning same time.
 GoAhead NR : tomorrow is ok.
]
;B[gr]BL[2350]C[
 GoAhead NR : oops
 wilcox 2d  : yes. oops.
]
;W[cj]WL[2378]
;B[ql]BL[2325]C[
 GoAhead NR : good move, dangerous for GoAhead
 GoAhead NR : I hope that Ego is not so good as ManyFaces in killing - or LR corner will die
]
;W[jn]WL[2349]
;B[mq]BL[2311]C[
 wilcox 2d  : your cap too mild.
 GoAhead NR : what else should he play?
 wilcox 2d  : aside from living, just develop moyo, eg f6 or g6
 GoAhead NR : I see.
]
;W[ip]WL[2312]
;B[io]BL[2299]
;W[hp]WL[2257]
;B[jo]BL[2287]C[
 GoAhead NR : now the fun has begun
 wilcox 2d  : of course you must cut.
 GoAhead NR : sure.
]
;W[ho]WL[2227]
;B[in]BL[2276]
;W[fo]WL[2198]
;B[ir]BL[2255]C[
 wilcox 2d : I was getting my pancake.
]
;W[jm]WL[2155]
;B[im]BL[2245]C[
 wilcox 2d  : white's position is not good.
 GoAhead NR : yes, B's mojo will become huge, I fear
]
;W[eo]WL[2097]
;B[iq]BL[2232]
;W[jj]WL[2047]
;B[jl]BL[2221]
;W[km]WL[2015]
;B[il]BL[2209]C[
 wilcox 2d  : yech for white, conservative for black
 GoAhead NR : I think, Ego is good in mojo games
 wilcox 2d  : maybe samurai is.
]
;W[kl]WL[1975]
;B[kk]BL[2199]C[
 GoAhead NR : also Ego's chinese opening is good.
 GoAhead NR : oh, oh, GoAhead should leave this area
 GoAhead NR : only becomes worse by every move
]
;W[nm]WL[1921]
;B[pm]BL[2184]
;W[jk]WL[1884]
;B[hj]BL[2170]C[
 GoAhead NR : now GoAhead has a chance to pull his stones out, but expensive anyway
]
;W[lj]WL[1831]
;B[lk]BL[2158]C[
 GoAhead NR : m10 was a lose lad calculation
 wilcox 2d  : loose or lose?
 GoAhead NR : sorry, I'm German, please explain
 wilcox 2d  : loose ladder is a kind of ladder. Lose ladder means your move doesn't work.
 GoAhead NR : you mean, it doesn't work?
 wilcox 2d  : correct. it doesn't work.
 GoAhead NR : I see it - too bad
]
;W[mk]WL[1769]
;B[ll]BL[2145]
;W[lm]WL[1707]
;B[ml]BL[2131]
;W[nl]WL[1655]
;B[mj]BL[2122]C[
 GoAhead NR : Ego calculates good.
 wilcox 2d  : thank you.
]
;W[nk]WL[1615]
;B[nj]BL[2110]C[
 wilcox 2d : but ...
 wilcox 2d : ego can get distracted.
]
;W[mm]WL[1561]C[
 GoAhead NR : can you explain B(o10), why did it happen, Bruce?
 wilcox 2d  : no, link distraction.
 GoAhead NR : what is distraction?
 wilcox 2d : gets confused on focus, shifts to doing something else.
]
;B[oh]BL[2095]
;W[li]WL[1505]C[
 GoAhead NR : hmm, wasting a move
 GoAhead NR : PLEASE, LEAVE THIS AREA NOW!
]
;B[gl]BL[2084]
;W[jh]WL[1402]C[
 wilcox 2d  : ego claims it will win game by 16 points.
 GoAhead NR : GoAhead claims W+16 (including komi)
]
;B[cg]BL[2071]
;W[ej]WL[1330]
;B[eg]BL[2058]C[
 GoAhead NR : I think, I would rather play W here ...
 wilcox 2d  : black claims 21 now.
 wilcox 2d  : including corner dying?
 GoAhead NR : I see - than not
]
;W[gd]WL[1296]
;B[fi]BL[2041]C[
 GoAhead NR : Ego thinks W's corner already dead?
 wilcox 2d  : no. not yet.
]
;W[el]WL[1218]C[
 GoAhead NR : s1 kills, right?
 wilcox 2d  : likely. but depends on skill of players.
 GoAhead NR : W might get an eye with s8
 wilcox 2d  : right. score now equal.
 GoAhead NR : I have W+24
]
;B[fj]BL[2029]
;W[dh]WL[1153]
;B[dg]BL[2019]C[
 wilcox 2d  : this could be good for white on the cut.
 GoAhead NR : oh, degiri (e12) looks good
]
;W[ch]WL[1095]C[
 GoAhead NR : too bad.
 wilcox 2d  : missed the opportunity
]
;B[gg]BL[2009]C[
 GoAhead NR : well done, Ego
]
;W[lp]WL[1012]
;B[lq]BL[1996]C[
 wilcox 2d  : I need to leave now. tomorrow again?
 GoAhead NR : m4 will end in gote
 GoAhead NR : oh, too bad, no chance today later?
 wilcox 2d  : my 9pm == your late.
 GoAhead NR : right - so tomorrow your 8am/my 5pm - bye, Bruce
 wilcox 2d  : bye.

On next day ...
 GoAhead NR : what do you think about the game so far, Bruce?
 wilcox 2d  : I have lots of work to do when I finally start redoing Ego.
 wilcox 2d  : and you've done a good job on Goahead
 GoAhead NR : oh, thanks
 GoAhead NR : ok. my comments:
 GoAhead NR : I think, it was a pretty good game so far
 GoAhead NR : I saw worse things happen in computer go
 wilcox 2d  : much worse.
 GoAhead NR : I think, the game is quite close
 GoAhead NR : maybe, W is leading in territory a bit, but ...
 GoAhead NR : W must keep all territory he has mapped out
 wilcox 2d  : your clock is running.
 wilcox 2d  : is goahead thinking?
 GoAhead NR : if B kills RL corner or succeeds in an invasion on top, B will win
]
;W[ko]WL[835]C[
 GoAhead NR : that was the last move from yesterday
]
;B[lc]BL[1984]C[
 wilcox 2d  : now begins the new struggle.
 GoAhead NR : yes, good.
 GoAhead NR : B has strong groups everywhere, so he can fight to the hardest
]
;W[ld]WL[776]
;B[kc]BL[1971]C[
 GoAhead NR : good move again
 wilcox 2d  : will black get simple life by merely pushing along the edge?
 GoAhead NR : you are the dan player!
 wilcox 2d  : black can live because of the P17 stone and ability to break out.
 wilcox 2d  : not to say Ego will use them.
]
;W[kd]WL[692]C[
 GoAhead NR : hope you have more time today
 wilcox 2d  : I'm good for a couple of hours.
 GoAhead NR : hope it's enough - L&D problems take a lot time for GoAhaed
]
;B[ei]BL[1954]C[
 wilcox 2d  : obviously black doesn't like to continue up there.
 GoAhead NR : quite exciting ...
]
;W[di]WL[617]C[
 wilcox 2d : ego has given the upper stones as dead.
 wilcox 2d : bad move.
]
;B[ek]BL[1938]C[
 GoAhead NR : unfortunately, E11 was enough to bring GoAhead in local answer mode
 wilcox 2d  : in local answer should have been d10 for good shape
 GoAhead NR : right.
 GoAhead NR : L17 group also declared dead.
]
;W[dk]WL[551]
;B[fk]BL[1924]C[
 wilcox 2d  : a peaceable local ending.
 wilcox 2d  : you have sente.
 GoAhead NR : at least, invasion at r17 is impossible now
 wilcox 2d  : only with good players.
]
;W[jf]WL[467]C[
 GoAhead NR : oh, another useless move
 GoAhead NR : GoAhead *had* sente
]
;B[be]BL[1906]C[
 wilcox 2d  : ruining a chance for another invasion. bad black.
 GoAhead NR : invasion point was d17?
 wilcox 2d  : or c17
 wilcox 2d  : c17 is light reduction.
 GoAhead NR : you mean d17, than b16 and giving up c17?
 wilcox 2d  : yes.
]
;W[bd]WL[391]
;B[bg]BL[1902]C[
 wilcox 2d  : ego says White will win by 26
 GoAhead NR : I have W+28
 wilcox 2d  : well then, we can argue about where the 2 points are :)
 GoAhead NR : better not
]
;W[bh]WL[315]
;B[mf]BL[1891]C[
 wilcox 2d  : threatens revival of upper side.
 GoAhead NR : that might bring L17 back to life
 GoAhead NR : yes, marked "?" now
]
;W[jd]WL[246]C[
 GoAhead NR : ouch
]
;B[md]BL[1878]C[
 wilcox 2d  : mild reduction by black.
 GoAhead NR : better n17, right?
 wilcox 2d  : much.
]
;W[mc]WL[124]C[
 GoAHead NR : say uff, I feared W played n15 instead of n17
 wilcox 2d  : yes, I was wondering if n15 would get played.
]
;B[me]BL[1876]C[
 wilcox 2d  : so now you are only winning by 21
 wilcox 2d  : and you can invade at r17
 GoAhead NR : right.
 GoAhead NR : top looks pretty sure now
]
;W[lb]WL[61]
;B[lg]BL[1863]C[
 wilcox 2d  : each side oversecures.
 wilcox 2d  : now ego says White +14
 GoAhead NR : W+21
 GoAhead NR : well, this is no oversecure in computer go
 wilcox 2d  : true.
 GoAhead NR : is entering byo-yomi
]
;W[ce]WL[2657]C[
 GoAhead NR : oh, bad again
]
;B[bf]BL[1851]C[
 wilcox 2d  : not much bad.
 GoAhead NR : ... if Ego answers
 wilcox 2d  : yes.
 GoAhead NR : (s1!)
 wilcox 2d  : minor detail.
]
;W[rs]WL[2595]C[
 GoAhead NR : oh, whow! he did it!
]
;B[mi]BL[1841]C[
 wilcox 2d  : that should put your mind to rest.
 GoAhead NR : you know a lot
]
;W[hf]WL[2530]C[
 GoAhead NR : left side open now (r17 or even better t9)
 wilcox 2d  : t9 is not better.
 GoAhead NR : interesting
]
;B[mh]BL[1831]C[
 GoAhead NR : oh, passive move
 wilcox 2d  : also creates liberty shortages.
 GoAhead NR : for whom?
 wilcox 2d  : you. better to play s8, black block, s7 with later for you.
]
;W[ob]WL[2442]
;B[pb]BL[1821]C[
 GoAhead NR : that chance has gone ...
 wilcox 2d  : reducing is enough for someone with excess points.
]
;W[na]WL[2379]
;B[rm]BL[1810]C[
 wilcox 2d  : more to the point, your time per move is risky.
 GoAhead NR : please explain
 wilcox 2d  : my mistake, ignore time message.
 GoAhead NR : you mean, I could lose on time?
 wilcox 2d  : no, I thought so but I had miscomputed.
 GoAhead NR : (sorry about the slow performance, Bruce)
 wilcox 2d  : you have what you have.
 GoAhead NR : ... which is an Atari
]
;W[sp]WL[2319]C[
 wilcox 2d : things get simpler, sort of. Can still invade r17
 wilcox 2d : ego still says white +14
]
;B[qn]BL[1788]C[
 GoAhead NR : W+23
]
;W[er]WL[2234]C[
 GoAhead NR : changed to endgame mode now
 wilcox 2d  : big.
 GoAhead NR : I think, f2 was bigger
 wilcox 2d  : fancy moves are always risky when you are winning.
 GoAhead NR : good comment
]
;B[fr]BL[1777]
;W[ds]WL[2164]
;B[sn]BL[1768]C[
 GoAhead NR : GoAhead doesn't see a possibility for invasion into right side anymore
 wilcox 2d  : too bad.
]
;W[fq]WL[2072]C[
 wilcox 2d : cut doesnt work.
]
;B[fp]BL[1753]C[
 GoAhead NR : I see.
 GoAhead NR : oh, oh, dangerous
 wilcox 2d  : yes you could lose your lead over this.
]
;W[gq]WL[1974]
;B[gp]BL[1752]
;W[go]WL[1909]C[
 GoAhead NR : uff, the proper decision
 wilcox 2d  : yes.
]
;B[hq]BL[1742]C[
 GoAhead NR : W+18
 wilcox 2d  : if another surprise like that, you will lose.
]
;W[no]WL[1850]
;B[qd]BL[1729]C[
 wilcox 2d  : blocks invasion
 GoAhead NR : sure. good. (but useless against GoAhead)
]
;W[pa]WL[1752]
;B[qb]BL[1717]C[
 GoAhead NR : B is chicken
 wilcox 2d  : cluck. cluck.
]
;W[np]WL[1689]
;B[nq]BL[1705]C[
 GoAhead NR : what does Ego know about ko?
 GoAhead NR : GoAhead: the rule, play atari
 wilcox 2d : ko threats known.
]
;W[mp]WL[1632]
;B[qh]BL[1689]C[
 wilcox 2d  : another invasion stopper. Ego will lose.
 GoAhead NR : so good, that Ego can't hear me!
 GoAhead NR : will Ego invade upper side?
]
;W[gf]WL[1570]C[
 wilcox 2d  : at some point maybe.
]
;B[fg]BL[1676]C[
 GoAhead NR : let's wait and see
 GoAhead NR : (he must trick GoAhead there)
]
;W[kf]WL[1496]C[
 GoAhead NR : I'm not sure what happens if B c5 later
 wilcox 2d  : c5 means nothing.
]
;B[hc]BL[1664]C[
 GoAhead NR : here we go
 wilcox 2d  : easy start for you, just block g17
 GoAhead NR : h16 should also work
 wilcox 2d  : h16 is much more risky.
 wilcox 2d  : life avaiable by sacrifice h17
 GoAhead NR : yes, I see - B f17 then, right?
 wilcox 2d  : yes. assuming you block outside then d17.
]
;W[gc]WL[1383]C[
 wilcox 2d  : good.
 GoAhead NR : solid now, no chance
]
;B[dc]BL[1653]C[
 wilcox 2d  : not to say no try.
 GoAhead NR : yes, I must keep in mind that it's computer go
]
;W[ec]WL[1266]
;B[bb]BL[1650]C[
 GoAhead NR : hmm, strange
 wilcox 2d  : how would you try to live?
 GoAhead NR : not at all
 wilcox 2d  : well, that's a different story entirely.
 GoAhead NR : but B can try the cut
 wilcox 2d  : cut doesnt work without setup help.
 GoAhead NR : sure, but maybe GoAhead blunders
 wilcox 2d  : yes, but ego can see it doesnt work.
]
;W[dd]WL[1173]
;B[db]BL[1641]C[
 GoAhead NR : I think, GoAhaed can read this out now
 wilcox 2d  : almost any move can kill.
 GoAhead NR : wait, B(b17) is not bad
 wilcox 2d  : didnt say it was. black just cant live in here.
]
;W[eb]WL[1081]
;B[ca]BL[1637]
;W[cc]WL[972]C[
 GoAhead NR : L&D calculation
]
;B[cp]BL[1622]C[
 wilcox 2d  : a16 was best choice to kill.
 GoAhead NR : GoAhead just calculates, until he has found one way to kill
 GoAhead NR : therefore almost never the best way
 wilcox 2d  : expected. Same with ego.
]
;W[bp]WL[898]
;B[ad]BL[1620]C[
 wilcox 2d  : still you have enough safe margin for win.
 GoAhead NR : what is margin, Bruce?
 wilcox 2d  : point difference between the two players.
 wilcox 2d  : standard phrase might be: margin of error (as in a political poll)
 wilcox 2d  : means how many points wrong the poll might be.
 wilcox 2d  : another word is slack, as in rope slack (leftover rope).
 GoAhead NR : ok.
]
;W[ac]WL[809]
;B[ae]BL[1616]
;W[bc]WL[732]
;B[fm]BL[1602]C[
 GoAhead NR : has entered byo-yomi again
 GoAhead NR : W+26
 wilcox 2d  : ego considers your r3 group to have some risk potential.
]
;W[co]WL[2612]
;B[em]BL[1588]C[
 GoAhead NR : GoAhead calculated it as alive
 wilcox 2d  : it is, at present.
 wilcox 2d  : how does Goahead reply to t7 black.
 GoAhead NR : I think, that's whithin his calculation horizon
]
;W[dm]WL[2544]
;B[ah]BL[1573]C[
 GoAhead NR : (we must talk a lot due to slow performance ...)
 GoAhead NR : how does Ego choose Joseki?
 GoAhead NR : GoAhead: randomly
]
;W[ai]WL[2447]
;B[ag]BL[1569]C[
 wilcox 2d  : place each initial choice down and evaluate the result.
 GoAhead NR : whow, that sounds very good
 GoAhead NR : but so many variations!
 wilcox 2d  : not as good as laying down all sequences and evaluating the family.
 GoAhead NR : ah, I see - just the first move, right?
 wilcox 2d  : yes.
]
;W[bi]WL[2365]
;B[oe]BL[1553]C[
 GoAhead NR : but sometimes, the first move is sacrifice
 wilcox 2d  : so, if I wanted perfection I'd build a 5-dan program.
 GoAhead NR : ok, surely better as random choice
 wilcox 2d  : it would just take me a while.
 GoAhead NR : keep on struggeling, Bruce
 wilcox 2d  : me or Ego?
 GoAhead NR : you, to build a 5d program
 wilcox 2d  : I havent been able to work on program for over a year. Soon, however...
]
;W[od]WL[2288]
;B[pc]BL[1544]
;W[ne]WL[2210]
;B[nf]BL[1535]C[
 GoAhead NR : I see bad aji after W(r19) B(s19) p19 n19 ...
 wilcox 2d : yes.
]
;W[oa]WL[2147]
;B[qa]BL[1526]C[
 GoAhead NR : GoAhead also!
 GoAhead NR : but still ...
]
;W[ma]WL[2085]
;B[gn]BL[1515]C[
 GoAhead NR : o15 was a good example of bad order
 GoAhead NR : it gets closer: W+16
 wilcox 2d  : not order. Cant do both , should omit o15 in favor of R19
 GoAhead NR : I see
]
;W[ff]WL[2001]
;B[cf]BL[1504]C[
 wilcox 2d  : not a good choice by black.
 GoAhead NR : shame on Ego for this shape
 wilcox 2d  : all shapes are empty triangles in the area.
]
;W[le]WL[1919]C[
 wilcox 2d  : there are two areas for endgame traps left.
 GoAhead NR : tell me
]
;B[hh]BL[1487]C[
 wilcox 2d  : you play f1. and the lower right corner still is pending.
 wilcox 2d  : I dont expect either to work.
]
;W[ih]WL[1821]C[
 GoAhead NR : GoAhead might play f1, but will not connect after g1, I think
 GoAhead NR : because stones can be caught in a ladder
]
;B[kg]BL[1453]C[
 GoAhead NR : what's the other point? (t5?)
 wilcox 2d : t7
 wilcox 2d : t7 by us, t5 by you.
 GoAhead NR : B(t7) W(s4).
]
;W[kh]WL[1730]
;B[ig]BL[1441]C[
 GoAhead NR : oh, fancy - miai
 wilcox 2d  : cute. huh.
 GoAhead NR : well, all these center moves are rather pointless
]
;W[hg]WL[1626]C[
 GoAhead NR : W+17 - what's your score?
 wilcox 2d  : +15 for w, with weak corner.
]
;B[ii]BL[1433]C[
 wilcox 2d  : they maintain balance, all those moves.
 GoAhead NR : right.
 wilcox 2d  : besides the only right move is resign.
 wilcox 2d  : but you want to see the two traps resolved.
 GoAhead NR : sure
]
;W[jg]WL[1548]
;B[ji]BL[1425]C[
 wilcox 2d  : otherwise I'm happy to resign.
 GoAhead NR : do what you want
 wilcox 2d  : have you seen enough then?
 GoAhead NR : I'm pretty sure that GoAhead had read out any possible attack on RL corner
 wilcox 2d  : ok. then so be it.
];

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