View source for Niall vs. Halladba, November 2010

== Game information ==
* Size: 13x13
* Red: [[user:Halladba | Halladba]]
* Blue: [[user:Niall | Niall]]
* Result: 0-1 (Blue won)
* Comments: Niall, Halladba
* Location: [[Little Golem]], game [http://www.littlegolem.net/jsp/game/game.jsp?gid=1241590 1241590] in championship 25.2.2

== Comments ==

You can see the diagram for each move by following along at [https://hexworld.org/board/#13c1,a3:sj9i5k3j11l11k12f8d10c11f6i6j5k6l4h5f9g8g9h8h9e9e10l8h6d9f7b9c7d7e5d6d5:rb this HexWorld link].

{| cellspacing="0" style="width: 500px"
| 1.  ||  a3 ||     || 
|-
| 2.  || ... || swap || 
|-
| 3.  ||  j9 ||     || 
|-
| 4.  || ... ||  i5 || 
|-
| 5.  ||  k3 ||     || 
|-
| 6.  || ... || j11 || 
|-
| 7.  || l11 ||     || 
|-
| 8.  || ... || k12 ||
|}

<hex> R13 C13 Q1
 B2c1 
             R5k3 
         B4i5 
          R3j9 
           B6j11 R7l11 
                B8k12 </hex>

{| cellspacing="0" style="width: 500px"
| 9.  ||  f8 ||     || 
|-
| 10. || ... || d10 || 
|-
| 11. || c11 ||     || 
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| 12. || ... ||  f6 || followed by (g6) h4 (g5) g4 (e5) and f3 blocks red form the top
|}

<hex> R13 C13 Q1
 Bc1 
             Rk3 
         Bi5 
B4f6
R1f8
          Rj9 
B2d10
  R3c11         Bj11 Rl11 
                Bk12 </hex>

{| cellspacing="0" style="width: 500px"
| 13. ||  i6 ||     || 
|-
| 14. || ... ||  j5 || 
|-
| 15. ||  k6 ||     || 
|-
| 16. || ... ||  l4 || 
|-
| 17. ||  h5 ||     || 
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| 18. || ... ||  f9 || followed by (g8) g9 (h8) h9 (i9) i8 (j7) j8 (l7) - blue wins [still, blue is making a lot of [[double threat]]s here, so red may answer with [[double defence]]s] 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...
|}

<hex> R13 C13 Q1
 Bc1 
             Rk3 
B6l4
         R7h5 Bi5 B4j5
Bf6 R3i6 R5k6
Rf8
 B8f9         Rj9 
Bd10
  Rc11         Bj11 Rl11 
                Bk12 </hex>

{| cellspacing="0" style="width: 500px"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| 19. ||  g8 ||     || 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 (
|}

<hex> R13 C13 Q1
 Bc1 
             Rk3 
Bl4
         Rh5 Bi5 Bj5
Bf6 Ri6 Rk6
Rf8 R1g8
 Bf9         Rj9 
Bd10
  Rc11         Bj11 Rl11 
                Bk12 </hex>


{| cellspacing="0" style="width: 500px"
| 20. || ... ||  g9 || 
|-
| 21. ||  h8 ||     || 
|-
| 22. || ... ||  h9 || 
|-
| 23. ||  e9 ||     || 
|-
| 24. || ... || e10 || 
|}

<hex> R13 C13 Q1
 Bc1 
             Rk3 
Bl4
         Rh5 Bi5 Bj5
Bf6 Ri6 Rk6
Rf8 Rg8 R2h8
R4e9 Bf9    B1g9 B3h9     Rj9 
Bd10 B5e10
  Rc11         Bj11 Rl11 
                Bk12 </hex>

{| cellspacing="0" style="width: 500px"
| 25. ||  l8 ||     || 
|-
| 26. || ... ||  h6 ||
|}

<hex> R13 C13 Q1
 Bc1 
             Rk3 
Bl4
         Rh5 Bi5 Bj5
Bf6 Ri6 Rk6
Rf8 Rg8 Rh8 R1l8
Re9 Bf9    Bg9 Bh9     Rj9 
Bd10 Be10
  Rc11         Bj11 Rl11 
                Bk12 </hex>

<hex> R13 C13 Q1
 Bc1 
             Rk3 
Bl4
         Rh5 Bi5 Bj5
Bf6 B2h6 Ri6 Rk6
Rf8 Rg8 Rh8 R1l8
Re9 Bf9    Bg9 Bh9     Rj9 
Bd10 Be10
  Rc11         Bj11 Rl11 
                Bk12 </hex>

{| cellspacing="0" style="width: 500px"
| 27.  ||  d9 ||     || 
|-
| 28.  || ... ||  f7 || 
|-
| 29.  ||  b9 ||     || 
|-
| 30.  || ... ||  c7 || 
|-
| 31.  ||  d7 ||     || 
|-
| 32.  || ... || e5 || 
|-
| 33.  ||  d6 ||     || 
|-
| 34.  || ... ||  d5 || 
|-
| 35.  || resign ||  ||
|}

<hex> R13 C13 Q1
 Bc1 
             Rk3 
Bl4
   B8d5  B6e5    Rh5 Bi5 Bj5
R7d6 Bf6 Bh6 Ri6 Rk6
B4c7 R5d7 B2f7
Rf8 Rg8 Rh8 Rl8
R3b9 R1d9 Re9 Bf9    Bg9 Bh9     Rj9 
Bd10 Be10
  Rc11         Bj11 Rl11 
                Bk12 </hex>

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