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RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[0.00]
PW[Sakaguchi Sentoku (2)]PB[Honinbo Shusaku]WR[7d]BR[7d]DT[1853-12-17]PC[Japan]SO[http://gobase.org/games/japan/misc/disks/shusaku2/531117a.sgf]RE[B+Resign]
;B[qd]C[Hi guys (and also hopefully girls) Today and next week we will discuss two different games by Honinbo Shusaku. If you do not know who Shusaku was, there is a great book called 'INVINCIBLE' with many of his famous game records and good background information. Shusaku was famous for his Castle games, in which he was practically invicible when he played black. 

We would like to show two games that reflect the simplicity but at the same also the immense depth of the game of Go.
Please appreciate the seemingly simple moves. And pay attention to the shapes.]
;W[qo]
;B[dc]
;W[ce]
;B[ci]C[This pincer was one of Shusakus favourites. He plays it in a lot of his games.]
;W[fd]
;B[de]
(;W[df]
;B[ee]
;W[cd]
;B[ec]
;W[cc]
;B[ic]
;W[oc]C[It is common sense to play in the empty corners first. Sakaguchis approach of the upper right corner is unusual. ]
;B[co]
(;W[kc]LB[gc:A]C[Sakaguchi plays this extension. It is urgent.

White not only makes a base for himself, but also threatens to attack blacks base and invade around A.
If white would omit this extension, a black pincer would be painful.


]
;B[dq]C[Black plays tenuki. Isn't the top black group in danger?]
(;W[pq]C[So, white also take a big corner point. 
A symmetrical position has now been formed at the bottom. Both white and black took big corner territory. 
Since both shimaris are facing eachother, a move in the middle is now the biggest point on the board.]
;B[kq]LB[co:A]C[Black is one step ahead of white. His stones at the bottm work together magnificently. This was most probably his plan when he played A at the 3-5 point.]
;W[mq]
;B[hp]C[Black keeps on building his lowerleft side. This is a crucial moment: where to play as white?]
(;W[dn]C[The shoulder hit is correct. White needs to reduce the size of blacks moyo.]
;B[cn]
;W[dl]C[White uses a common reducing technique. Nowadays the standard reaction to this jump for black is to wedge in between the white stones.

]
(;B[ei]
;W[gl]
;B[ef]
;W[dg]
;B[bg]
;W[bf]
;B[eg]
;W[cm]
(;B[do]
;W[en]
;B[go]
;W[gn]
(;B[ek]C[This protects the cut]
(;W[in]LB[iq:A]
;B[qg]C[Now black gets the chance to play the last urgent move on the board. Here we will stop the commentary. If you like this format of the episode please let us know. Thanks for watching and see you next time]
;W[dh]
;B[eh]
;W[id]
;B[hc]
;W[jc]
;B[jo]
;W[hd]
;B[cb]
;W[bb]
;B[di]
;W[db]
;B[eb]
;W[bn]
;B[bo]
;W[fo]
;B[da]
;W[ba]
;B[fp]
;W[qi]
;B[pn]
;W[qn]
;B[pl]
;W[oi]
;B[km]
;W[bl]
;B[pc]
;W[od]
;B[pf]
;W[nf]
;B[an]
;W[kr]
;B[jr]
;W[kp]
;B[jq]
;W[mm]
;B[pj]
;W[pi]
;B[nk]
;W[ho]
;B[gp]
;W[kl]
;B[mj]
;W[qm]
;B[mh]
;W[lg]
;B[lh]
;W[mg]
;B[jm]
;W[nn]
;B[jh]
;W[ll]
;B[lp]
;W[mp]
;B[el]
;W[em]
;B[hm]
;W[gm]
;B[ik]
;W[ck]
;B[bj]
;W[dk]
;B[jb]
;W[kb]
;B[kg]
;W[kf]
;B[jf]
;W[ke]
;B[bm]
;W[ej]
;B[fj]
;W[fk]
;B[dj]
;W[fl]
;B[ej]
;W[bk]
;B[eo]
;W[fn]
;B[ql]
;W[og]
;B[ob]
;W[nb]
;B[pb])
(;W[dh]C[White can not cut.]
;B[eh]
;W[di]
;B[dj]
;W[cj]
;B[ch]
;W[cf]
;B[ck]
;W[bj]
;B[bk]
;W[dk]
;B[ej]))
(;B[hn]C[This moves looks natural, but gives white nice shape]
;W[fo]
;B[fp]
;W[hm]
;B[in]))
(;B[pf]
;W[dh]
;B[eh]
;W[di]
;B[dj]
;W[ej]))
(;B[dm]C[Like so. However, in this situation it doesn't look very promising.]
;W[em]
;B[cm]
;W[fk]C[White make a light and effective shape. Black would still have to defend his left side.]
;B[bk]LB[fk:A][gp:B]C[His position is low.
Because white gets stones in the A area, there will be more aji around B.]))
(;W[pj]
;B[ei]C[...Black plays this huge move, and continues building influence. As a general rule: if your opponents moyo is bigger than your own moyo, you should reduce it instead of continuing building your own.]))
(;W[hd]C[Well, we think this about the best white can do. ]
;B[id]
;W[he]C[It seems like black is being seperated, but in fact, he can connect.]
;B[gb]C[Whites 3 stones are heavy and did not acchieve much.])
(;W[jq]
;B[pq]
;W[mq]
;B[op]
;W[pm]
;B[qp]
;W[po]
;B[rp]C[This would be a different game.]))
(;W[dq]C[Playing elsewhere is big, but not urgent. Always play urgent moves before big moves.]
;B[ep]
;W[eq]
;B[fp]
;W[gq]
;B[lc]C[Now black gets the chance to reinforce his base at the top, making his group at the top strong. He takes territory and attacks whites stone at the same time. ]))
(;W[dd]C[if white would play here, this would start the Taisha joseki. If you don;t know this joseki, it could be fun to study.
It has been said that the taisha joseki has the most variations of all josekis, of which some are extremely complicated.]
;B[ed]
;W[cd]
;B[ec]
;W[ee]
;B[df]
;W[cc]
;B[eb]LB[cb:A][hc:B]C[This move looks funny, but is a very practical move. It makes the complicated taisha simple again. A and B are miai]))
