4.q19 : Actually, Maciej surprised me with this move very close to the border
5.m16 : Of course I wanted to prevent Maciej from an easy connexion in the bottom, but I also wanted to get as much influence as possible toward the center. I'm not sur this was a good idea because it offered to black a threat on l16 which allow black both to get influence on the center and on the bottom left (6.l167.o17).
...maybe 5.n17 or 5.o18 would have been better ?
6.o8 : Again, Maciej surprised me. This move is very good because it is the most leftward virtually connected to the right border possible one :
|7.q88.q99.r1010.r1111.s1212.s13 |7.s98.r5 Then I thought I had to block it on the left, but it was very difficult for me to find a correct answer because there were basically two paths : the horizontal path, and the diagonal path to J15. Here are some possible variations I had envisaged :
|7.m88.m99.l1010.l1111.k1212.k13 |7.l108.l169.o1710.m12 |7.l98.l169.o1710.m12 ...maybe 7.m9 would have been ok ?
7.h10 : I played this move because I thought to these variations :
If 8.m129.f15 If something like 8.g129.m12
8.j19 : Stupidly enough, I hadn't envisaged this answer
9.f15 : Then I felt quite bad. I tried this move however, still looking forward playing at M12 in a variation starting with something like 10.g1211.m12 ...
13.m12 : Here is the famous m12. I thought that black couldn't connect to the bottom
14.m18 : ...and I hadn't seen this one. This isn't the first time I'm caught in such a way (16.n16)...
Then - I hadn't seen it immediatly, but the game was over...
So, too many errors, not feeling enough, and incapacity to put my first peg into play. This was very too much to hope to worry Maciej...
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2011-11-05 at 13:29,
nie_wiesz
said:
As we know Q14 is connected to the bottom no matter what black do. I decided to give Blizniouf bottom but not for free. Then there would be a hole between Q.14 and N.17. So i was thinking that way:
For me 5.m16 was a tricky move... So i played 6.o8. I knew that Blizniouf had to play 7. somewhere on the top left: 7.g108.j19 or 7.h108.j19. and 8.j.19 was waiting to be played.
I wrote to Bizniouf that i almost felt into the trap after 9.f15 trying to play 10.g12 , but right now i can't find the trap... If Blizniouf would have played 11.m12, then 10.g1211.m1212.m18 . The situation will be the same - black wins. It could also be this way: |10.g1211.k1712.i1713.m1214.m18 similar situation - black wins.
I don't know when the game was finished. Maybe the tricky move 5.m16 wasn't enough. Perhaps 5.l15 would be better? This one is also connected to the bottom: 5.l156.l197.j168.h199.h1710.f1811.o19 . So i would be tempted to play 5.l156.o8....
5.m16 : Of course I wanted to prevent Maciej from an easy connexion in the bottom, but I also wanted to get as much influence as possible toward the center. I'm not sur this was a good idea because it offered to black a threat on l16 which allow black both to get influence on the center and on the bottom left (6.l16 7.o17).
...maybe 5.n17 or 5.o18 would have been better ?
6.o8 : Again, Maciej surprised me. This move is very good because it is the most leftward virtually connected to the right border possible one :
|7.q8 8.q9 9.r10 10.r11 11.s12 12.s13
|7.s9 8.r5
Then I thought I had to block it on the left, but it was very difficult for me to find a correct answer because there were basically two paths : the horizontal path, and the diagonal path to J15. Here are some possible variations I had envisaged :
|7.m8 8.m9 9.l10 10.l11 11.k12 12.k13
|7.l10 8.l16 9.o17 10.m12
|7.l9 8.l16 9.o17 10.m12
...maybe 7.m9 would have been ok ?
7.h10 : I played this move because I thought to these variations :
If 8.m12 9.f15
If something like 8.g12 9.m12
8.j19 : Stupidly enough, I hadn't envisaged this answer
9.f15 : Then I felt quite bad. I tried this move however, still looking forward playing at M12 in a variation starting with something like 10.g12 11.m12 ...
13.m12 : Here is the famous m12. I thought that black couldn't connect to the bottom
14.m18 : ...and I hadn't seen this one. This isn't the first time I'm caught in such a way (16.n16)...
Then - I hadn't seen it immediatly, but the game was over...
So, too many errors, not feeling enough, and incapacity to put my first peg into play. This was very too much to hope to worry Maciej...
Examples:
|5.n17 6.n12 7.s10 8.r10 9.q9 10.p13 11.r12 12.q15 or
|5.n17 6.n12 7.p12 8.o18 9.l16 10.m10 11.p8 12.n16 13.m14 14.o14
|5.o18 6.o8 7.m10 8.n12 9.q10 10.p13
|5.o18 6.o8 7.m10 8.n12 9.p12 10.m9 11.k11 12.n16
Somehow i was trying to play N12
But Blizniouf have played 5.m16. Then N12 won't work, becouse of 6.n12 7.l14 :
Example : 6.n12 7.l14 8.k9 9.o10 10.p13 11.g10 12.j11 13.k12 14.k5 15.i11 16.g6 17.p12 18.q15 19.m11
For me 5.m16 was a tricky move... So i played 6.o8. I knew that Blizniouf had to play 7. somewhere on the top left:
7.g10 8.j19 or 7.h10 8.j19. and 8.j.19 was waiting to be played.
I wrote to Bizniouf that i almost felt into the trap after 9.f15 trying to play 10.g12 , but right now i can't find the trap... If Blizniouf would have played 11.m12, then 10.g12 11.m12 12.m18 . The situation will be the same - black wins.
It could also be this way:
|10.g12 11.k17 12.i17 13.m12 14.m18 similar situation - black wins.
I don't know when the game was finished. Maybe the tricky move 5.m16 wasn't enough. Perhaps 5.l15 would be better? This one is also connected to the bottom:
5.l15 6.l19 7.j16 8.h19 9.h17 10.f18 11.o19 . So i would be tempted to play 5.l15 6.o8....
1.g4 2.j15 3.q14 4.q19 5.m16 6.o8 and 7.m9 ? What about 8.m14 ?