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WHITE Matthew Macfadyen
BLACK Des Cann
RESULT W+4.5
BOARDSIZE 19
DATE 2000-08-19
PLACE Alexandra Palace, London
KOMI 5.5
TIMELIMIT 3 hours
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Commentary by Seong-June Kim 6-dan and Charles Matthews 3-dan.
Black Rank: 4d
Write Rank: 6d
Round: 1
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B 1 Q16
W 2 E17
B 3 Q3
W 4 C4
B 5 Q9
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The first question. Black builds the Chinese-style formation
down the right-hand side. However White 4 anticipated that, and
made the lower left corner a particularly important area. So
it would be usual for Black to play there now; in which case
the onus is on White to co-ordinate his forces on the left.
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W 6 F3
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Kim prefers the enclosure to be one point to the left; but this
is Macfadyen's style.
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B 7 D15
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This approach is normal play, but weak on territory.
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W 8 C16
B 9 C15
W 10 B16
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This play creates an open skirt for Black's formation on the
left. From now on the play one below 10 becomes very important
for both.
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B 11 C11
W 12 N4
MARK a@C9
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12 is in an important area when Black plays Chinese-style, but
the balance of 6 and 14 is a little strange (see comment on 6).
So probably White should play at (a) immediately.
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B 13 Q5
W 14 K4
B 15 F16
W 16 E16
B 17 E15
W 18 G18
B 19 H17
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19 makes 20 even larger.
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W 20 C9
B 21 H18
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Now seems to be the time for Black to make the thick move blocking
off the left side. This helps to cover against White cutting,
and also has implications when Black invades the lower left.
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W 22 G17
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22 to 25 are a bad exchange for White. White's reply to Black
21 would be better on the left side.
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B 23 G16
W 24 H16
B 25 K17
W 26 H15
B 27 G14
W 28 H14
B 29 H13
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Could run back once, and then play double hane.
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W 30 J13
B 31 G13
W 32 K14
MARK a@L16
COM
White has several interesting options here. One of them is to
press at (a).
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B 33 M16
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The 32/33 exchange turns out OK for Black, since White's central
group is a little heavy.
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W 34 J10
B 35 L13
W 36 K12
B 37 G10
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35 and 37 are inconsistent. After 35 Black should play to safeguard
the top right corner, though White will then prosper in the lower
left. If Black wants to play 37, 35 first cuts out some options
when White answers at 36.
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W 38 F9
B 39 G9
W 40 G8
B 41 H8
W 42 F8
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White could push up once, Black extends, then double hane.
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B 43 J9
W 44 H7
B 45 L10
W 46 M15
B 47 N16
W 48 M13
B 49 L12
W 50 N15
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Up to 50 it seems to be anybody's game.
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B 51 L14
W 52 L15
B 53 J16
W 54 K16
B 55 O15
W 56 O14
B 57 P15
W 58 J15
B 59 J17
W 60 L11
B 61 M11
W 62 K11
B 63 M12
W 64 O12
B 65 O10
W 66 G11
B 67 F10
W 68 J8
B 69 H9
W 70 K9
B 71 K8
W 72 J7
B 73 K10
W 74 P14
B 75 L16
W 76 K15
B 77 Q14
W 78 Q13
B 79 Q12
W 80 R14
B 81 Q15
W 82 P13
B 83 N13
W 84 N12
B 85 M14
W 86 N14
B 87 R12
W 88 R13
B 89 S12
W 90 S16
B 91 S17
W 92 K13
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A long sequence leaves White alive (one eye in the center, and
an option of an eye on the right edge or lower down in the left
centre).
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B 93 L9
W 94 H11
B 95 B15
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As Black started the endgame with 95 and 97, he seemed to have
a clear lead of at least ten points.
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W 96 B18
B 97 N2
W 98 R3
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Macfadyen agrees, White 98 is a slightly unreasonable play trying
to stir things up.
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B 99 R4
W 100 Q2
B 101 P3
W 102 S3
B 103 P2
W 104 R1
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White makes a small living group in the corner with 102 and 104.
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B 105 S15
W 106 N10
B 107 N11
W 108 O11
B 109 N9
W 110 P10
B 111 O9
W 112 Q11
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Now White creates some weaknesses in the black formation on the
right with 110 and 112 before completing a living shape with
116.
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B 113 R10
W 114 S14
B 115 R16
W 116 H12
B 117 L4
W 118 K3
B 119 K5
W 120 J5
B 121 L5
W 122 P9
B 123 P8
W 124 R7
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White is still looking for complications with 124, and succeeds
in capturing three stones on the right with 126 etc.
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B 125 S4
W 126 Q8
B 127 S8
W 128 R11
B 129 S10
W 130 S11
B 131 S6
W 132 T10
B 133 Q10
W 134 P11
B 135 T9
W 136 T11
B 137 R8
W 138 L2
B 139 B10
W 140 B9
B 141 L3
W 142 M2
B 143 M3
W 144 K6
B 145 P1
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A large exchange of territories is completed by 145 which captures
the corner and the remaining question is whether White cen reduce
the centre enough using the weaknesses at 148 and 150.
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W 146 L6
B 147 M6
W 148 O8
B 149 P7
W 150 M5
B 151 N3
W 152 M7
B 153 N6
W 154 O6
B 155 N5
W 156 O5
B 157 M4
W 158 L7
B 159 O7
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Black manages to hang on to most of the lower right area with
159, but there is a problem - the long chain of Black stones
in the upper centre is cut off with only one eye. This means
that White can walk into the upper left area while forcing Black
to connect with 165, 167 etc.
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W 160 N8
B 161 M9
W 162 N7
B 163 O4
W 164 D10
B 165 E11
W 166 D11
B 167 E12
W 168 D12
B 169 C13
W 170 D13
B 171 E13
W 172 E10
B 173 F11
W 174 C12
B 175 B12
W 176 C14
B 177 B13
W 178 D14
B 179 B14
W 180 G15
B 181 F15
W 182 A10
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When White gets to play at 182 the game is decided.
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B 183 A11
W 184 A9
B 185 D16
W 186 D17
B 187 C17
W 188 B17
B 189 G19
W 190 F18
B 191 F19
W 192 E19
B 193 H19
W 194 E18
B 195 M1
W 196 K2
B 197 L1
W 198 K1
B 199 N1
W 200 T14
B 201 C3
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Des knew that he was a little behind, and tried to find something
in the lower left area, but it did not work.
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W 202 B4
B 203 F2
W 204 E2
B 205 J4
W 206 H4
B 207 G3
W 208 H2
B 209 E3
W 210 D3
B 211 F4
W 212 D2
B 213 T16
W 214 A15
B 215 A14
W 216 A16
B 217 K7
W 218 L8
B 219 K9
W 220 G12
B 221 E14
W 222 F13
B 223 F14
W 224 F12
B 225 H10
W 226 J11
B 227 D4
W 228 D5
B 229 E5
W 230 E4
B 231 G7
W 232 F6
B 233 D4
W 234 B3
B 235 M13
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White won by 4.5 points.
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