1Ln-682Ln-752.Ln-65[WassimBerbar] This move prevents GB exchange on the left, but allows it on the right3.P-584.P-555.Ln-866.P-857.Lnx95-968.Ln-763P-883.P-584.P-855.Ln-564P-855Ln-566P-557Lnx45-468Ln-669GB-479.Ln-6810.Ph-5410H-65This is where the line starts to branch out, as I'm fairly convinced that move 10 is accurate. It is necessary to win back the chunin in most lines.10.H-7610.P-56Hydroshadow says that this is the Hachu move. I understand that it could be used as a way to set up H-6e, and open more lines, but I don't like it for this reason: Does sente have to igui?11.P-58After this move, what continuation does gote have?11Hx34+Sacrificing material to promote a bishop and open up gote's weakened left side.11.P-58[Galago] This is a slightly quieter move compared to capturing the 3rd file pawn, and will still lead to a very sharp, interesting game.12.P-4513.Hx4514.R-4313.Lnx45-3614.B-5413.Lnx!4514.D-4313.Lnx55x4514.D-4315.Ln-3716.H-5512.B-54[Galago] This line is quite accurate and can be considered to be a good alternative to the main line, the reason being that13.P-a813.Hx34+14.Rx3415.Bx34+16.P-4514.P-45Good move[WassimBerbar] An igui trap on the pawn except on the 46 square.15.Lnx!4515.Ln-3816.D-44[Galago] Retreating leads to a better position for Gote.16.D-44[WassimBerbar] The pawn is defended because of igui defense17.Ln-6818.Lnx4719.Ln-5919.H-5920.Hx39+21.Rx3922.Lnx39[Galago] shibamizo57-Galago[Galago] I'm fairly certain that gote is much better here with superior development and open lines. Given shibamizo57 is such a strong player, and at that time I had little experience, I lost this game in a very embarassing fashion. However, I still stand by my evaluation of the position.20.H65-6612Rx3413Bx34+13.Lnx3414.VM-22[Galago] I don't see a clear continuation for Sente here, and gote will be able to prevent promotion, leading to a position where gote is up material and has a lead in development.14VM-3314.B-54[Galago] This seems like a natural move, but is it too slow?14.D-42[Galago] This is only one move that stood out to me, but I feel that P-45 is a strong move in some positions, and this sets up this move (not quite, as shown in the early push line).15.P-1816.P-4517.+Bx4518.B-54Blunder19.+Bx5420.Dx4621.+Bx6522.Lnx!6523.GBx46[Galago] And Sente has far more than enough for the lion.24.Lnx4615+B-7815.+Bx2416.P-45[Galago] I'm not at all sure what gote's best move is here. The line given starts after igui, but I doubt this is right.17.Lnx!4518.D-4419.Ln-2620.Lnx4721.Ln-1822.H-54And not only will the horse be won, but sente's lion will be trapped. This was (shockingly) not noticed by me, but actually pointed out by Olekaze. This completely changed my assessment of the variations.16B-23The 2nd file pawn cannot be taken with an igui fork because of a lion trap pointed out to me by Olekaze. After realizing this, I had to really clean up my variations.17+B-68For that reason the best move is probably to preserve the horse while double protecting the lion. The leopard on the back rank is being eyed by the bishop, and it's a beautiful diagonal to give up, but trading doesn't seem good.17.Lnx2418.Bx7818P-45Very thematic move. I have not analysed this fully, but I have a strong feeling that any igui capture is losing.19Ln-5820H-7621Ln-7a21.Ln-78