(
;
C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: onegaishimasu

]
AB[dd][jd][pd][dj][jj][pj][dp][jp][pp]
PC[The Kiseido Go Server (KGS) at http://kgs.kiseido.com/]
DT[2003-09-27]
WR[7d]
PB[RazorBrain]
PW[Tsurukame]
KM[0.50]
HA[9]
SZ[19]
RU[Japanese]
ST[2]
AP[CGoban:2]
CA[UTF-8]
FF[4]
GM[1]
;
C[RazorBrain [?\]: :-) Please translate

Tsurukame [7d?\]: sorry... :)

]
CR[qf]
W[qf]
;
C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: means "please" (kind of "let's start")

Tsurukame [7d?\]: just a moment please to reconnect

RazorBrain [?\]: Actually, I like to learn new Japanese terms

RazorBrain [?\]: I will remember that one :)

Tsurukame [7d?\]: ok :)

]
CR[qd]
B[qd]
;
C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: this is the usual greeting in Japan, before a game starts

]
CR[pm]
W[pm]
;
CR[qh]
B[qh]
;
CR[mp]
W[mp]
;
CR[nq]
B[nq]
;
CR[mq]
W[mq]
(
;
C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: too solid and slow here

RazorBrain [?\]: too much to think about :)

Tsurukame [7d?\]: :)

]
CR[qq]
B[qq]
;
CR[of]
W[of]
;
CR[pg]
B[pg]
;
CR[pf]
W[pf]
(
;
C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: this was not considering the balance

]
CR[ni]
B[ni]
;
CR[nd]
W[nd]
;
CR[nc]
B[nc]
;
CR[mc]
W[mc]
;
CR[oc]
B[oc]
;
C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: the corner is alive, but i'm targeting A next

RazorBrain [?\]: okay

]
CR[mf]
LB[jd:A]
W[mf]
;
C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: this was good

]
CR[ng]
B[ng]
;
CR[nf]
W[nf]
(
;
C[RazorBrain [?\]: :)

Tsurukame [7d?\]: this was not

Tsurukame [7d?\]: :)

Tsurukame [7d?\]: same as here

]
CR[qm]
B[qm]
;
CR[qn]
W[qn]
;
CR[ql]
B[ql]
;
CR[po]
W[po]
;
CR[qo]
B[qo]
;
CR[ro]
W[ro]
;
CR[qp]
B[qp]
;
C[RazorBrain [?\]: I learn a lot from watching your balanced play actually

Tsurukame [7d?\]: good, try to use iin your games too

]
CR[rm]
W[rm]
;
CR[rp]
B[rp]
;
C[RazorBrain [?\]: now K4 is the target, yes?

Tsurukame [7d?\]: white must split as many groups as possible and kill one of them, in order to win

Tsurukame [7d?\]: yes, K4 :)

RazorBrain [?\]: Then my move to k6 is stronger

RazorBrain [?\]: so F3 does not do a good job of helping k4 or the corner. Is that it?

Tsurukame [7d?\]: K4 is weaker

]
CR[gp]
W[gp]
(
;
C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: this is a move you often play

RazorBrain [?\]: I started here to give the corner some support

Tsurukame [7d?\]: but it's one of the moves yoou must replace in your play

RazorBrain [?\]: then planned to do something with k4

RazorBrain [?\]: f3?

RazorBrain [?\]: 80/20?

Tsurukame [7d?\]: this is 50% support for the corner but...

Tsurukame [7d?\]: this is defending D4 (but not a solid defence)

]
CR[fq]
B[fq]
;
C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: after this, K4 is hurt

RazorBrain [?\]: E3 then. Okay

Tsurukame [7d?\]: so it acts against K4!

Tsurukame [7d?\]: for example

Tsurukame [7d?\]: and weakens K4

RazorBrain [?\]: I was too nervous to try to let k4 live by itself, but now I see it is possible

]
CR[gq]
W[gq]
;
CR[jn]
B[jn]
;
CR[cn]
W[cn]
;
C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: this was a good move!

RazorBrain [?\]: :)

RazorBrain [?\]: I need a few of those :-)

Tsurukame [7d?\]: slowly, you started to improve your play

]
CR[cp]
B[cp]
;
CR[fn]
W[fn]
(
;
C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: also good

RazorBrain [?\]: Yes this is where I managed to do something by pressuring you

Tsurukame [7d?\]: this is good because it reduces white's posibilities in this area

]
CR[cc]
B[cc]
;
C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: you needed an impulse :)

]
CR[gd]
W[gd]
;
C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: good again

]
CR[ld]
B[ld]
;
CR[md]
W[md]
;
C[RazorBrain [?\]: Why is the 3-3 in the upper left good. I 

RazorBrain [?\]: I thought those plays should wait

Tsurukame [7d?\]: this counterattack was very powerful

]
CR[kf]
B[kf]
;
CR[lg]
W[lg]
(
;
C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: prefered to defend

]
CR[cg]
B[cg]
;
CR[li]
W[li]
;
CR[kh]
B[kh]
;
CR[lh]
W[lh]
;
CR[gf]
B[gf]
;
C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: i took the initiative now

]
CR[qk]
W[qk]
;
CR[pl]
B[pl]
;
CR[pk]
W[pk]
;
CR[ol]
B[ol]
;
CR[ok]
W[ok]
(
;
CR[oo]
B[oo]
;
C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: this gives be a base

RazorBrain [?\]: yes now you are connected

Tsurukame [7d?\]: also connect, yes

]
CR[rl]
W[rl]
;
CR[pn]
B[pn]
;
C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: and your stones are trapped

]
CR[mj]
W[mj]
;
C[RazorBrain [?\]: Yes I felt very fortunate in the end just to save them

Tsurukame [7d?\]: yes! that sequence was very nice

]
CR[kr]
B[kr]
;
C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: here i can't do much if you play carefully

]
CR[ee]
W[ee]
(
;
C[RazorBrain [?\]: was F16 okay

Tsurukame [7d?\]: the proverb says: "don't touch a weak stone"

]
CR[fd]
B[fd]
;
CR[fe]
W[fe]
;
CR[fc]
B[fc]
;
C[RazorBrain [?\]: ans now my cetner stones are better off

Tsurukame [7d?\]: see?

RazorBrain [?\]: yes I watched you do that to me :-)

Tsurukame [7d?\]: i'm strong now, as a result of your hand to hand combat

]
CR[ge]
W[ge]
;
CR[hc]
B[hc]
;
CR[gc]
W[gc]
;
CR[gb]
B[gb]
;
C[RazorBrain [?\]: and myG14 stone is weak

Tsurukame [7d?\]: much harder to surround 6 stones now

RazorBrain [?\]: yes

Tsurukame [7d?\]: right, in the process G14 got weak

]
CR[ie]
W[ie]
;
CR[hd]
B[hd]
;
CR[he]
W[he]
;
CR[je]
B[je]
;
CR[id]
W[id]
;
CR[ic]
B[ic]
;
C[RazorBrain [?\]: and the center stones became a huge liability that cost me a lot to save

Tsurukame [7d?\]: here you had a sequence

]
CR[jc]
W[jc]
(
;
CR[ib]
B[ib]
;
CR[kb]
W[kb]
;
CR[kc]
B[kc]
;
CR[jb]
W[jb]
;
CR[if]
B[if]
;
CR[hf]
W[hf]
;
CR[ig]
B[ig]
;
CR[gh]
W[gh]
;
CR[hi]
B[hi]
;
C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: now it's even harder to catch

RazorBrain [?\]: At this point I was tryint ot do something to give my center stones a chance

Tsurukame [7d?\]: and your center group is not yet alive

]
CR[fj]
W[fj]
;
CR[gi]
B[gi]
;
CR[fi]
W[fi]
;
CR[fh]
B[fh]
;
CR[eh]
W[eh]
(
;
C[RazorBrain [?\]: I had given up on catching you at this point :)

Tsurukame [7d?\]: you hesitated here

]
CR[hh]
B[hh]
;
CR[fg]
W[fg]
;
CR[fl]
B[fl]
;
CR[ek]
W[ek]
;
CR[fk]
B[fk]
;
CR[ej]
W[ej]
;
CR[el]
B[el]
;
CR[dl]
W[dl]
;
CR[en]
B[en]
;
CR[eo]
W[eo]
;
CR[ep]
B[ep]
;
CR[fo]
W[fo]
;
CR[dk]
B[dk]
;
CR[cl]
W[cl]
;
CR[ci]
B[ci]
;
C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: problem is that you're not yet alive in the center

RazorBrain [?\]: H9 was key

Tsurukame [7d?\]: yes

]
CR[hk]
W[hk]
;
CR[lc]
B[lc]
;
CR[ia]
W[ia]
;
CR[hb]
B[hb]
;
CR[fb]
W[fb]
;
CR[eb]
B[eb]
;
C[RazorBrain [?\]: I saw it but not before you had a chance to play it :)

]
CR[mb]
W[mb]
(
;
C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: this was a mistake

]
CR[lf]
B[lf]
;
CR[re]
W[re]
;
CR[rd]
B[rd]
;
CR[jl]
W[jl]
;
CR[kl]
B[kl]
;
CR[jk]
W[jk]
;
CR[kk]
B[kk]
;
CR[kj]
W[kj]
;
CR[ki]
B[ki]
;
CR[lj]
W[lj]
;
CR[ij]
B[ij]
;
CR[kg]
W[kg]
;
CR[jh]
B[jh]
;
CR[km]
W[km]
;
CR[hj]
B[hj]
;
CR[hl]
W[hl]
;
C[RazorBrain [?\]: I felt good about being able to read this out and save the group

Tsurukame [7d?\]: you finally lived but spent many moves there

RazorBrain [?\]: yes it cost me

]
CR[hg]
B[hg]
;
CR[nr]
W[nr]
;
CR[or]
B[or]
;
CR[np]
W[np]
;
CR[oq]
B[oq]
;
C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: and now this...

RazorBrain [?\]: but after I failed to connect at k8 I had to try to save it

Tsurukame [7d?\]: very hard to live now

Tsurukame [7d?\]: and the game is compromised

RazorBrain [?\]: yes k8 was key

Tsurukame [7d?\]: from here on was more a question of reading

RazorBrain [?\]: It cost me many moves and my bottom center group

RazorBrain [?\]: Ouch!

Tsurukame [7d?\]: you did well on the right though

RazorBrain [?\]: I was shocked that I suceeded actually 

]
CR[ln]
W[ln]
;
CR[kn]
B[kn]
;
CR[lm]
W[lm]
;
CR[lo]
B[lo]
;
CR[nn]
W[nn]
;
CR[nm]
B[nm]
;
CR[mo]
W[mo]
;
CR[lp]
B[lp]
;
CR[lq]
W[lq]
;
CR[kq]
B[kq]
;
CR[ir]
W[ir]
;
CR[nk]
B[nk]
;
CR[nj]
W[nj]
;
CR[oj]
B[oj]
;
CR[qj]
W[qj]
;
CR[pi]
B[pi]
;
CR[ri]
W[ri]
;
CR[qi]
B[qi]
;
CR[rh]
W[rh]
;
CR[qg]
B[qg]
;
CR[rg]
W[rg]
;
C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: i couldn't stop it

Tsurukame [7d?\]: i was l;osing any semeai, if starting it...

RazorBrain [?\]: semeai?

Tsurukame [7d?\]: i guess this was a warming up for you

Tsurukame [7d?\]: semeai=capturing race

RazorBrain [?\]: okay

Tsurukame [7d?\]: we will stop here today

RazorBrain [?\]: can we take just a moment on the last corner

RazorBrain [?\]: The monkey jump really bothered me

Tsurukame [7d?\]: ok

Tsurukame [7d?\]: 2 minutes

]
CR[oh]
B[oh]
;
CR[gr]
W[gr]
;
CR[fr]
B[fr]
;
CR[bo]
W[bo]
;
CR[bp]
B[bp]
;
CR[le]
W[le]
;
CR[ii]
B[ii]
;
CR[pa]
W[pa]
(
;
CR[pb]
B[pb]
;
CR[oa]
W[oa]
;
CR[ob]
B[ob]
;
CR[qa]
W[qa]
;
CR[qb]
B[qb]
;
CR[ra]
W[ra]
;
CR[rb]
B[rb]
;
CR[na]
W[na]
;
CR[io]
B[io]
;
CR[ko]
W[ko]
;
CR[jm]
B[jm]
;
CR[hn]
W[hn]
;
CR[df]
B[df]
;
C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: we can stop here and comment

]
CR[gg]
W[gg]
;
C[RazorBrain [?\]: okay

Tsurukame [7d?\]: the start wasn't so good but after that you played very well

Tsurukame [7d?\]: the last part of middle game you started to make mistakes again

]
CR[ed]
B[ed]
)
(
;
C[RazorBrain [?\]: yes that's all

Tsurukame [7d?\]: this was correct

RazorBrain [?\]: what shold I have done

Tsurukame [7d?\]: (i have a lesson ini 3 minutes :)

RazorBrain [?\]: I will study that as I would never have thought of it. Thank you!

Tsurukame [7d?\]: nothing else i can do here

RazorBrain [?\]: thank for the lesson today

RazorBrain [?\]: I enjoyed it very much

Tsurukame [7d?\]: thank you too Tom

Tsurukame [7d?\]: next meeting?

RazorBrain [?\]: two saturdays from now?

Tsurukame [7d?\]: same time?

RazorBrain [?\]: Oct 11th?

Tsurukame [7d?\]: ok

RazorBrain [?\]: yes same time

Tsurukame [7d?\]: ok

RazorBrain [?\]: talk to you then

Tsurukame [7d?\]: see you around

RazorBrain [?\]: have a good evening

Tsurukame [7d?\]: bye 

]
CR[na]
B[na]
(
;
CR[nb]
W[nb]
;
CR[ob]
B[ob]
;
CR[oa]
W[oa]
;
CR[qa]
B[qa]
;
CR[pb]
W[pb]
;
CR[qb]
B[qb]
;
CR[ma]
W[ma]
;
CR[pc]
B[pc]
;
CR[na]
W[na]
;
CR[rc]
B[rc]
)
(
;
CR[qb]
W[qb]
;
CR[oa]
B[oa]
;
CR[rc]
W[rc]
;
CR[sd]
B[sd]
;
CR[ra]
W[ra]
;
CR[sb]
B[sb]
;
CR[sc]
W[sc]
;
CR[qc]
B[qc]
;
CR[rb]
W[rb]
;
C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: white can't live

RazorBrain [?\]: okay very helpfull

]
CR[pb]
B[pb]
)
)
)
(
;
C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: if you try to connect here, there's not much i can do

RazorBrain [?\]: Can't you still cut this

Tsurukame [7d?\]: M14 should be the last resort

Tsurukame [7d?\]: this is hard to cut

RazorBrain [?\]: okay I'll play some of this out later to settle it in my mind

RazorBrain [?\]: With this position I would have quickly capped at N6

Tsurukame [7d?\]: yes

Tsurukame [7d?\]: moves like this should be the first to think about

RazorBrain [?\]: and the lower right would have been big

]
CR[jl]
B[jl]
;
W[jk]
;
B[ik]
;
W[kk]
;
B[hl]
;
W[ij]
;
B[il]
;
W[hj]
;
B[gj]
;
W[gk]
;
B[gl]
;
W[jo]
;
B[ko]
;
W[io]
;
B[kn]
;
W[kp]
;
B[lp]
;
W[kq]
;
B[jq]
;
W[lq]
;
B[lo]
;
W[lr]
;
B[jr]
;
W[oq]
;
B[np]
;
W[nr]
;
B[ms]
;
W[ls]
;
B[pr]
;
W[no]
;
B[op]
;
W[mo]
;
B[mm]
;
W[on]
;
B[om]
;
W[ji]
;
B[ii]
;
W[ki]
;
B[jh]
;
W[kj]
;
B[ij]
;
W[kg]
;
B[jg]
;
W[le]
;
B[ke]
;
W[lb]
;
B[kd]
;
W[lf]
;
B[jf]
;
W[hg]
;
B[ih]
;
W[kl]
;
B[jm]
;
W[mn]
;
B[ln]
;
W[nm]
;
B[nn]
;
W[ml]
;
B[nl]
;
W[ns]
;
B[ks]
;
W[mr]
;
B[or]
)
(
;
CR[le]
B[le]
)
(
;
C[New variation]
)
)
(
;
C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: this was ok

]
CR[fg]
B[fg]
;
CR[eg]
W[eg]
;
CR[hg]
B[hg]
;
CR[ff]
W[ff]
;
CR[gg]
B[gg]
;
CR[di]
W[di]
;
C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: this was going to happen

]
CR[ci]
B[ci]
)
(
;
CR[hg]
B[hg]
)
)
(
;
CR[jb]
B[jb]
;
CR[kc]
W[kc]
;
CR[lc]
B[lc]
;
CR[kb]
W[kb]
;
C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: this sequence

RazorBrain [?\]: what about J18?

]
CR[lb]
B[lb]
;
CR[ib]
W[ib]
;
C[RazorBrain [?\]: for white

]
CR[hb]
B[hb]
;
CR[ja]
W[ja]
;
C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: only one eye

RazorBrain [?\]: okay I didn't read it out that far :(

Tsurukame [7d?\]: it wasn't easy...

]
CR[kd]
B[kd]
)
(
;
CR[kc]
B[kc]
)
)
(
;
C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: attacking at a distance was correct

RazorBrain [?\]: I have read that contact play is for defense,

Tsurukame [7d?\]: right

RazorBrain [?\]: not offense

Tsurukame [7d?\]: this is a good example

Tsurukame [7d?\]: white is very weak, just surround him and it's dead

RazorBrain [?\]: I was trying to slit the two stones with F16

Tsurukame [7d?\]: if you hit my stones, that involves more effort

RazorBrain [?\]: but I like E13 as it still pressures your stones

Tsurukame [7d?\]: easier is to surround them and hit only when the eyes are about to show up

]
CR[eg]
B[eg]
)
)
(
;
C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: here first was correct

RazorBrain [?\]: I wondered about that

]
CR[rl]
B[rl]
)
(
;
CR[om]
B[om]
)
)
(
;
C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: this was also good

RazorBrain [?\]: okay

Tsurukame [7d?\]: you alternated defensive and offensive moves

]
CR[jh]
B[jh]
)
(
;
C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: and this too

Tsurukame [7d?\]: very important to start a fight here

]
CR[oo]
B[oo]
;
CR[pn]
W[pn]
;
C[RazorBrain [?\]: I had been watching P5 for a chance to play it

Tsurukame [7d?\]: divide et impera

Tsurukame [7d?\]: you had many chances

]
CR[nn]
B[nn]
)
)
(
;
CR[ld]
B[ld]
;
CR[md]
W[md]
;
C[RazorBrain [?\]: okay

Tsurukame [7d?\]: another option was to attack this right away :)

]
CR[kf]
B[kf]
)
)
(
;
C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: this gives support to the corner

Tsurukame [7d?\]: this is 80% corner and 20% K4

]
CR[eq]
B[eq]
;
W[dn]
)
(
;
C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: or this

RazorBrain [?\]: F3 is too far then

Tsurukame [7d?\]: yes

Tsurukame [7d?\]: let's put it differently

RazorBrain [?\]: Yes D6 is good

Tsurukame [7d?\]: this is 100% support to the corner

Tsurukame [7d?\]: right

Tsurukame [7d?\]: F3 is not a move to rely on

Tsurukame [7d?\]: for example if here

RazorBrain [?\]: k4 is hurt because F3 induces G3

]
CR[dn]
B[dn]
;
C[RazorBrain [?\]: go5tcha

Tsurukame [7d?\]: yes

Tsurukame [7d?\]: if white attacks from this direction

]
CR[jn]
W[jn]
;
C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: black wouls be interested in having this played, to start buildinig a base

RazorBrain [?\]: but then doesn't g3 still kill k4

]
CR[hq]
B[hq]
;
CR[gq]
W[gq]
;
C[RazorBrain [?\]: H5?

Tsurukame [7d?\]: the idea is that K4 is weak

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C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: now K4 is stroong

RazorBrain [?\]: and the white stones to the left have weaknesses

Tsurukame [7d?\]: right

RazorBrain [?\]: f3 and g5

Tsurukame [7d?\]: yes

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C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: then you had this

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C[RazorBrain [?\]: now g3 is the one in trouble

RazorBrain [?\]: g4

Tsurukame [7d?\]: right!

Tsurukame [7d?\]: D4 is a strong stone, being close to the corner

RazorBrain [?\]: and d7

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C[RazorBrain [?\]: yes I missed that one twice :(

Tsurukame [7d?\]: this hurts me most

RazorBrain [?\]: again pressure on white

Tsurukame [7d?\]: put yourself in my shoes

Tsurukame [7d?\]: and think of what move would bother you most

Tsurukame [7d?\]: and play that one

RazorBrain [?\]: Hmmmmm I know I need to do that but I rarely do it in a game

Tsurukame [7d?\]: it's the right way

RazorBrain [?\]: yes

Tsurukame [7d?\]: at least you learn something

RazorBrain [?\]: :-)

RazorBrain [?\]: yes

Tsurukame [7d?\]: think big

RazorBrain [?\]: :)

Tsurukame [7d?\]: :)

Tsurukame [7d?\]: it wasn't a bad game

RazorBrain [?\]: I'm 2 meters tall. You would think I would do that naturally :-)

Tsurukame [7d?\]: hehe

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B[on]
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W[qm]
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C[RazorBrain [?\]: I was trying to keep this group flexible so that you didn't cut them off quickly for a large solid base

RazorBrain [?\]: okay

Tsurukame [7d?\]: yes, but you have 3 stones 

RazorBrain [?\]: but I felt that O16 would have invited a strong attack on my center right stones, no?

Tsurukame [7d?\]: if you make a group of 3 in the corner too, then the position is well balanced

RazorBrain [?\]: I see

Tsurukame [7d?\]: which of the 3 is bothering you most?

Tsurukame [7d?\]: or another one perhaps?

RazorBrain [?\]: I would have 2 groups of 3 to your one. I should still be okay. Is that it?

Tsurukame [7d?\]: sure

Tsurukame [7d?\]: if you think in these terms, you keep the position good for you

RazorBrain [?\]: I think itis a generaly parinoia rather than a single move :)

Tsurukame [7d?\]: i know :)

RazorBrain [?\]: okay

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LB[nh:A][ni:B][nj:C]
B[nd]
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C[RazorBrain [?\]: yes but I really worry about the 3-3 invasion killing later 

Tsurukame [7d?\]: this makes a nice shape

Tsurukame [7d?\]: that's for later

RazorBrain [?\]: I catually considered that thought

Tsurukame [7d?\]: now you must worry about different things

RazorBrain [?\]: for example?

Tsurukame [7d?\]: you must now think of how to keep white separated and weak

Tsurukame [7d?\]: and P6 is the move

Tsurukame [7d?\]: 3x3 is always played much later, right?

RazorBrain [?\]: yes if I had any success in this game it was only where I used pressure on white 

Tsurukame [7d?\]: correct

RazorBrain [?\]: okay

]
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B[on]
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