Niall vs. Halladba, November 2010

Move 18: F9 (G8) G9 (H8) H9 (I9) I8 (J7) J8 (L7) - blue wins [still, blue is making a lot of double threats here, so red may answer with double defences] F9 [I believe that D10 is currently connected to the left via F6/C1 2/3rd line ladder escape...] (G8 -as this is what red must do if blue started by pushing at H6) G9...

G8: The trick, for red, is to play around D7 before forcing blue to connect to F6 or D10. Is there a move which threatens both which I cannot answer to save both? G8 (E7) F7 (E8) E6 (D7) D6 (C7) D2 (G7) F9 (C10) - blue loses

G8 [(G7) F9?] (H7 - guards against both H6 and I7) H8 (K7) I10 (I9, red H9 answered by blue I8) H10 (H9) G10 (G9) E11 G8 (H10) H6 ( G8 (H10) H6 (G6) F9 - looking good for blue

Move 12: F6 (G6) H4 (G5) G4 (E5) F3 blocks red form the top