Andrychów Tournament ’09
28-29 November I was playing in Andrychow Tournament Pod Basztą ’09. I was also asked to make pairing for this tournament, so I didn’t expected good results. 22 people played in 5 rounds.
Unexpectedly I was theoretical the strongest player in the tournament, so few people said that I’m planning to win tournament. I didn’t like this idea. Pressure was too high.
I couldn’t afford to lost any game :( In first round I play against Paweł Skrabania 3kyu.
I forgot to wrote kifu, so I have only openings from my games. Before tournament
I analyze few patterns in Chinese opening, so I decide to try this opening in tournament. The fight in bottom right corner is little complicated, but I was convinced in my middle game and endgame skill, so I decide to choose the easiest variation.
Black 41 was little far-fetched, but I want to fight. This was good decision, because before endgame I got solid 5-10 points lead. In endgame my opponents lost enormous number of moku. I won this game by 55 and half moku. My next opponent was Paweł Stepnowski 4kyu.
I took white stones this time. I was contented with my opening, but suddenly black play weird move. I don’t know if this is playable or not, but next black move is really bad making previous move placed really bad. White gets extra thick for free.
In middle game I planned to attack the black group in upper side, but Paweł unexpectedly ignore my sente move and reinforce his group on upper side. This give me chance to build nice moyo in center. After some fight I get free points in center. I won this game by 48 and half moku. In third round (last game in first day of tournament) I play against Kuba Straszewski 1d
I always enjoy games with Kuba and this game is also was very good. I took white stones. In this game we play two avalanache joseki. In both we made mistakes ;p Kuba made a bad exchange: black 21 for white 22. Because of this, B16 was no longer black ultimate sente. My mistake was to start large avalanchein bottom left corner. I should play B4 instead of white 36. This way game would be much simpler.
In game I had hard time in the fight in center. Black got a lot free points on left side and I had weak group on bottom side. I luckily survive to endgame phase. In endgame, game was overturned and I won by 6,5 points. The first day of tournament ended.
My first opponent in second day was Marcin Skrabania 2kyu. This was my second game with black stones and I play Chinese Opening again. Marcin decided to interrupt my opening playing hasami. After black 39 my position was really good.
White 50 is mistake giving me chance to block at C11 in sente. I won this game by resignation before entering to endgame. In last game I was playing against Jan Frejlak 1d.
Jan in opening play intersting tsuke. I made miscalculating in variation from the game and black take a lead in opening. Fortunately Black made mistake about my group in center and I get a lot of big points in the last part of opening. I was happy to sacrifice group on left side for big moyo on upper and right side. This way situation was unclear and black was forced to invade. After long complex fights I manage to kill one of two invaders and won the game by 21 and half moku.
Full results of this tournaments are available at Go w Polsce – Turniej Pod Basztą. I got nice Cup for first place. I want thanks Organizers for preparing nice tournament for people who couldn’t play in Polish Championship, which was played in the same time.
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Hi Tomasz,
GG for the Andrychów Tournament ‘09.