Event
Black R Borcherds, 5k
White G Bayliss, 3k
Date 1981
Result W+3
Source BGJ 54 page 24
Com
Copyright British Go Association 1981, 1998
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B 1 q16
W 2 d16
B 3 d4
W 4 q3
B 5 r5
W 6 q8
B 7 q6
W 8 o4
B 9 s3
W 10 k3
B 11 r11
W 12 k16
B 13 c10
W 14 o17
B 15 c14
W 16 f16
B 17 q14
W 18 f3
B 19 f4
W 20 g4
B 21 e3
W 22 f5
B 23 e4
W 24 g5
B 25 d6
W 26 o6
Com
W26-B29: White should not play this exchange.
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B 27 p7
W 28 o7
B 29 p8
Mark #26-29
Com
W26-B29: White should not play this exchange.
EndCom

W 30 f8
B 31 o8
Mark #6 A@q9
Com
B31-39: Black should not force white to make territory but just
hane round the top of 6.
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VAR
B 1 q9
ENDVAR

W 32 n8
B 33 n9
W 34 m9
B 35 m8
W 36 n7
B 37 m10
W 38 l9
B 39 n11
Mark #31-39 #6 A@n10
Com
B31-39: Black should not force white to make territory but just
hane round the top of 6.

B39: Black should connect solidly.
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VAR
B 1 n10
ENDVAR

W 40 c15
B 41 l10
W 42 k9
B 43 k10
W 44 d14
B 45 j9
W 46 l7
B 47 m17
W 48 r17
B 49 q17
W 50 q18
B 51 p18
W 52 s18
B 53 q19
W 54 r18
B 55 o16
Mark A@p17
Com
B55: It would be better to connect.
EndCom

VAR
B 1 p17
ENDVAR

W 56 s14
B 57 h17
Com
B57-B69: White gets a very good result out of this sequence.
EndCom

W 58 h16
B 59 g16
W 60 g17
B 61 j16
W 62 g15
Prisoner g16
B 63 j15
W 64 j17
B 65 k17
W 66 h18
Prisoner h17
B 67 l16
W 68 k18
B 69 k15
Prisoner k16
Mark #57-69
Com
B57-B69: White gets a very good result out of this sequence.
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W 70 s13
B 71 c13
W 72 s11
B 73 s10
W 74 r12
B 75 t11
W 76 s12
B 77 q11
W 78 q12
B 79 p12
Mark A@p11 B@r10
Com
B79: The hane is disasterous, black should just push up to 82 (A)
because of the aji of the cut at 84 (B).
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VAR
B 1 p11
ENDVAR

W 80 p13
B 81 q13
W 82 p11
B 83 o12
W 84 r10
B 85 q10
W 86 r9
B 87 c17
W 88 b16
Com
W88: Correct. At this point Nagahara asked Stuart Dowsey how strong
the players were and was impressed at how well they were playing for
their grades.
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B 89 j7
Com
B89: Nagahara grunted.
EndCom

W 90 j10
B 91 h10
W 92 j11
Mark A@j8
Com
W92: White should sacrifice this stone and push through (at A) between 45
and 89.
EndCom

VAR
W 1 j8
ENDVAR

B 93 h9
W 94 h11
B 95 f9
W 96 e9
B 97 f10
W 98 e10
B 99 f12
W 100 e11
B 101 h13
W 102 f11
B 103 g11
W 104 g12
B 105 g10
W 106 f13
B 107 h12
W 108 e12
Prisoner f12
B 109 c8
Mark #13 A@c9
Com
B109: Black cannot make the one point jump because white can attach
to 13 and cross cut. Instead black should put a stone immediately next
to 13.
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VAR
B 1 c9
ENDVAR

W 110 k6
B 111 j6
Mark A@g3
Com
B111: Black should play at 118 (A) because it is very large.
EndCom

VAR
B 1 g3
ENDVAR

W 112 k5
Mark \T@g3
Com
W112: White should ignore 111 and protect against 118 (\t).
EndCom

B 113 q2
Com
B113-B115 Large, but 118 is larger.
EndCom

W 114 p2
B 115 r2
Mark #113-115 A@g3
Com
B113-B115 Large, but 118 (A) is larger.
EndCom

W 116 g2
Mark A@g3
Com
W116: Should just connect at 118 (A) because the hane and connection
is sente.
EndCom

VAR
W 1 g3
ENDVAR

B 117 f2
W 118 g3
B 119 s7
Mark #13
Com
B119: Now black should protect against the attachment to 13 and
cross cut. This is the big issue that both players are missing and
continue to miss for the whole game.
EndCom

W 120 s9
B 121 p3
Com
B121: Large.
EndCom

W 122 o3
B 123 p4
W 124 p5
B 125 q4
W 126 m18
B 127 o18
W 128 h14
B 129 j14
W 130 g13
B 131 j12
W 132 k8
B 133 g8
W 134 e2
B 135 d2
W 136 f1
Prisoner f2
B 137 o2
W 138 n2
B 139 p1
Prisoner p2
W 140 d1
Mark A@c2
Com
W140: Should be at 141 (A), which either lives or connects up.
EndCom

VAR
W 1 c2
ENDVAR

B 141 c2
W 142 c1
B 143 b1
W 144 e1
B 145 b2
W 146 b14
Com
W146: Very bad because it cuts down white's gain from the
attachment and cross cut mentioned earlier.
EndCom

B 147 b13
W 148 p10
B 149 r15
Com
B149, W150: Though neither player noticed it, this exchange opens
up the possibilities in Dia A.
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W 150 s15
Mark #149-150
Com
B149, W150: Though neither player noticed it, this exchange opens
up the possibilities in variation to move 151.
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B 151 n1
Mark A@s19
Com
Variation shown which takes advantage of 149 - 150 exchange.
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VAR
B 1 s19
W 2 r19
B 3 s16
W 4 r16
B 5 t18
Mark ALL
ENDVAR

W 152 m2
B 153 n18
W 154 l18
B 155 a14
W 156 b15
B 157 e8
W 158 f7
B 159 e7
W 160 j8
B 161 g7
W 162 f6
B 163 h8
W 164 c11
Com
This variation is the cross cut mentioned earlier. See 166.
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VAR
W 1 c11
B 2 b11
W 3 b10
B 4 b9
W 5 b12
B 6 a10
Prisoner b10
W 7 c12
B 8 a12
Mark ALL W3@b10 3@b10
ENDVAR

B 165 b11
W 166 c12
Mark A@b10
Com
W166: White should cross cut as shown in variation to move 164. It is several
points better.
EndCom

B 167 b12
Com
167 moves recorded.

White won by 3 points.

EndCom