Niall vs Daniel Sepczuk - Dec 2011

Daniel Sepczuk (blue) vs Niall Cardin (red) Notes about each move, in reverse order, from move 26. Little Golem, game #1401976: URL: http://www.littlegolem.net/jsp/game/game.jsp?gid=1401976

Niall: Here is a summary at move 43, the game has clearly been won by blue. The key moves are G8 and G9. However: G9 (H7) H8 (I6) - blue connects G8 (F9) G9 (F11) F10 (E11) E10 (C12) - blue connects Red cannot threaten the blue connections to the right with C10 or similar, (C5) stones deal with everything. B10 (C8) exchange doesn't block (C12).

Red can deal with (H3) and (G5) related complications. I3 is a key move for most of these variations. Also (G3) H3 (I1) F2 and red connects.

Move 41: L8 - (K6) J8 (K8) L7 (K7) G9 (H7) H8 (I6) J6 (J5) L4 (K5) M4 - red wins - (K7) G9 (H7) H8 (I6) J6 (J5) L4 (K5) L5 (K6) M6 - red wins.

Move 35: E7 - (E6) F7 (G5) I3 (D9) E9 (E8) G8 - red wins - (D9) E9 (E8) G8 - red wins G8 (F10) F9 (C12) C10 (B12) E9 (E11) - blue wins

Move 29: I7 - (H9) I8 (I9) K8 (J8) G9 (H7) H8 (I6) K5 (J6) L6 - red wins - (G9) H9 (G11) F9   - (G8) G10 (F11) F10 (C12) D12 - red wins - (F10) G8 (C12) F11 - red wins - (G5) I3 (H6) J6

G8 - (G5) I3 (H6) - G7 (H5) - same old ladder towards the bottom that I seem to lose after (C12) - H5 (G7) - same old la... " " - (F10) F9 (C12) C10 (B12) F7   - (E11) G10 - (G5) I3 (H6)

F7 - (G5) I3   - (H6) - H5 (E8) G8 (G7) - think blue wins, as I didn't get C10 - E7 (D9) - looks like blue wins - (E8) - G8 (F10) F9 (C12) C10 (B12) - E7 (H7) - blue wins G8 (G5) H5 (H3) - blue wins. E5 (D4) exchange doesn't help

Move 27: G6 - (E9) G8 (F10) G10 (G9) I8 (I6) H7 - might work for red? - (E7) G8 (F10) - (F6) E5? - (H6) E8 (F6) E5 (E6) F7 (G5) H5 - assert that H5 is connected to the top with C3 and E5

G8 - (G6) - G7 (H7) I3 (H6) I6 (H7) I7 (H9) H8 (G8) G9 (G10) - looks good for blue - E8 (E7) F7 (F6) - blue wins - H7 (H3) E5 (H4) E8 (E7) - blue wins - (H6) - E8 (F6) H5 - (G7) H7 - looks like a win for red

E8 (F6) G6 (F7) G8 (F10)

- I6 (H7) I7 (H9) H8 (G8) G9 (G10) - E7 (G6) I3 (D9) - looks good for blue G7 - (F10) - G8 (E12) F9 (E10) E9 (C12) - looks good for blue - E8 (F6) F7 (H5) I3 (H6) I6 (H7) I7 (H9) H8 (G8) G9 (G10) - looks good for blue - (G8) E8 (F6) F7 (H5) I3 (H6) - (F7) G8 (G6) I3 (H6) I6 ( - (E9) G9 <(F10) G10 (F12) H11> (G8) I7 (H8) I8 - (E10) E8 (F6) F7 (H5) I3 (H6) I6 (H7) I7 - red connects H7 - (E10) H8    - (H9) - looks like blue wins   - (I9) G10 - red wins - (H8) G8 (F9) G9 (F11) - seems like red can't get through I7 (H9) - good for blue