Niall vs. Halladba, November 2010

Game information

Size: 13x13
Red: Halladba
Blue: Niall
Result: 0-1 (Blue won)
Comments: Niall, Halladba
Location: Little Golem, game 1241590 in championship 25.2.2

Comments

1.	a3
2.	...	swap
3.	j9
4.	...	i5
5.	k3
6.	...	j11
7.	l11
8.	...	k12

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9.	f8
10.	...	d10
11.	c11
12.	...	f6	followed by (g6) h4 (g5) g4 (e5) and f3 blocks red form the top

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13.	i6
14.	...	j5
15.	k6
16.	...	l4
17.	h5
18.	...	f9	followed by (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] or 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...

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19.

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 (g6) f9 - looking good for blue g8 (h10) h6 (

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20.	...	g9
21.	h8
22.	...	h9
23.	e9
24.	...	e10

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25.	l8
26.	...	h6

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27.	d9
28.	...	f7
29.	b9
30.	...	c7
31.	d7
32.	...	e5
33.	d6
34.	...	d5
35.	resign

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