A tesuji? No, really?
I was very proud of seeing this tesuji tonight. Granted, I think it may have depended on my opponent's unthinking response to a typical yose move, but still...
I'm playing Black. The tesuji is in the upper right hand corner, where that white group looks suspiciously ... something...
B K19, W L 19, B N18
I've been losing a lot otherwise, but I hear that's the key to greatness.
4 Comments:
Nice catch in the upper right. I think it leads to a ko though, if w protects at p18. But nonetheless w is not going to be happyl. ;)
What happened in the game? Because the upper left is still undecided. If w plays a16 all the black stones die. If b plays it he lives. Perhaps that is the most urgent move on the board.
uglyboxer.livejournal.com
haha! that is why i am still 11kyu. My opponent was so disheartened by the play in the upper right, that he resigned, and both of us completely missed the A16 play. This is something I have noticed is a very big problem for me. I reach a settled state in an area of the board, and then never check it again even when the situation has changed. This leads to situations where I am completely blind to moves like A16. Thanks for the comment.
For what it's worth, I think *any* move against the top-right prevents it from making two eyes -- e.g. the simple R18.
N19 seems the killer move to me.
What's also interesting is White T4. :P
Post a Comment
<< Home