Event Black Richard Granville, 1d White Pascal Reysset, 2d Result B+Resign Source BGJ 54, October 1981, Page 4 Com Copyright British Go Association 1981, 1998 EndCom B 1 r16 W 2 d17 B 3 q3 W 4 q5 B 5 c4 W 6 e4 B 7 c15 W 8 f16 B 9 c10 W 10 o4 B 11 r5 W 12 r6 B 13 r4 W 14 q7 B 15 d6 Mark A@o2 Com 'A' is a good alternative. EndCom VAR B 1 o2 Mark ALL ENDVAR W 16 c3 B 17 b3 W 18 d3 B 19 b2 W 20 f6 B 21 d8 Mark A@o2 Com Awful. This must be at 'A'. EndCom VAR B 1 o2 Mark ALL ENDVAR W 22 p2 B 23 q2 W 24 k4 B 25 p16 W 26 m17 B 27 o17 W 28 r11 B 29 j4 Mark A@k6 Com Capping at 46 (A) is simpler. The reduction in White's territory would be adequate since Black can slide in from both sides. EndCom VAR B 1 k6 Mark ALL ENDVAR W 30 j3 B 31 h3 W 32 h4 B 33 j5 W 34 h5 B 35 k3 W 36 j2 B 37 h2 W 38 k2 B 39 l3 W 40 l2 B 41 m3 W 42 n2 B 43 k5 W 44 j7 B 45 l7 Mark A@m6 Com 49 (A) would be better shape. EndCom VAR B 1 m6 Mark ALL ENDVAR W 46 k6 B 47 l5 W 48 l6 B 49 m6 W 50 m7 B 51 j6 W 52 k7 B 53 h6 W 54 g6 B 55 h7 W 56 n6 Mark A@l8 B@s15 Com Should be at 58 (A). EndCom VAR W 1 l8 Prisoner l7 Mark ALL ENDVAR B 57 h9 W 58 l8 Prisoner l7 B 59 p11 W 60 p12 B 61 o12 W 62 q12 B 63 o11 W 64 o13 B 65 n13 W 66 n14 B 67 o14 W 68 p13 B 69 m14 Mark A@m13 Com A blunder. Black must extend to 150 (A). (See 'Shapes' article - Ed.) EndCom VAR B 1 m13 Mark ALL ENDVAR W 70 n12 B 71 n15 Prisoner n14 W 72 m11 B 73 h16 W 74 h17 B 75 j17 W 76 j18 B 77 g17 W 78 h18 B 79 g16 W 80 d15 B 81 d14 W 82 c14 B 83 d16 Mark B@b15 Com Extending to 'B' is better. EndCom VAR B 1 b15 Mark ALL ENDVAR W 84 e15 B 85 c16 W 86 b14 B 87 e16 W 88 f17 B 89 f15 W 90 e14 B 91 d13 W 92 f14 B 93 c13 W 94 g15 Prisoner f15 B 95 e17 W 96 f18 B 97 e18 W 98 k15 B 99 j16 Mark A@f9 Com Premature. Black should defend around 100 (A). EndCom VAR B 1 f9 Mark ALL ENDVAR W 100 f9 B 101 g18 W 102 g11 B 103 h11 W 104 e7 B 105 g9 Mark A@j8 B@h8 #104 Com Better one point to the right of 162 (at A). (White 104 was a threat to play 162 (B), cutting Black off.) EndCom VAR B 1 j8 Mark ALL ENDVAR W 106 g10 B 107 h10 W 108 g19 B 109 k18 W 110 k12 B 111 f10 W 112 d7 B 113 c7 W 114 e8 B 115 h12 W 116 f12 B 117 e10 W 118 h14 B 119 j13 W 120 l14 B 121 j14 W 122 j15 B 123 j19 W 124 d11 B 125 c11 W 126 d10 B 127 d9 W 128 h15 B 129 l13 W 130 k13 B 131 k14 W 132 l15 B 133 g12 W 134 f11 B 135 e11 W 136 e12 B 137 d12 Prisoner d11 d10 W 138 l18 B 139 k17 W 140 f19 B 141 h19 Prisoner h18 h17 j18 W 142 h18 B 143 l17 W 144 m18 B 145 m16 W 146 l16 B 147 n17 W 148 m15 B 149 n16 W 150 m13 B 151 m12 Prisoner m13 W 152 l12 B 153 n11 Prisoner n12 W 154 m13 Prisoner l13 B 155 e13 W 156 g8 B 157 l13 Prisoner m13 W 158 j18 B 159 h17 Prisoner h18 j18 W 160 m13 Prisoner l13 B 161 g5 W 162 h8 B 163 l13 Prisoner m13 W 164 h13 B 165 m13 W 166 j12 Prisoner j14 j13 k14 B 167 g4 Prisoner h5 h4 W 168 f13 Com 168 moves recorded. White resigned soon afterwards. (The reader may be excused for wondering what, exactly the players were trying to do during the final fight. Here, for what it is worth, is an attempt to read their thoughts: With 99 Black made a heavy group, so White sets up a splitting attack by chasing the lower black group towards the upper one (100 - 106) then cutting off the upper one (108). Black is not interested in simply making eyes and starts a counterattack (111). White replies by threatening the left side (112 - 114) keeping Black separated. Black decides to live on a grand scale by cutting off all White's upper stones (117). White keeps him separated (118 - 122) and then tries a probe on the left which doesn't work (124 - 127). Black cuts off the White group in sente (129 - 132) and sets about taking away White's eyes - he has decided that his group on the upper side is safe. White tries to attack that group at the same time as gaining eyepace ( or liberties - he may be able to win a huge semeai by capturing the big group in the centre ). Black carries on taking away eyes (139) and keeps his own group alive by capturing three white stones (143 - 149). By now White's only chance lies in the ko (148 - 154). This ko is huge. White seems to get a bit confused during the ko fight, and ends up capturing only a few stones, while letting Black break into both of his large territories. (M. Macfadyen.) ) EndCom