I Missed Another Goose Tesuji

This was the last NAOL game of the season. I was black. White had passed. I shouldn't have.

Find the goose tesuji before scrolling down.

Wait for it,

Wait for it,

Wait for it,

Wait for it.

Ready, set, scroll.

Here is the goose.

I had looked long and hard at the cut at e3 earlier in the game. At the time white had not yet played the dame at e8, which changed everything.

This goose would have reversed the game, and I would have won by a small margin.

I was thinking that maybe white could do better by giving up the four white stones at e2, so I looked at that, but it would actually be worse.

It would have lost even more for white.

Anyone who is interested in seeing how the game unfolded can find it here.

Now for my weekly Go Activities Report.

It was a heavy week for Go Activities with nearly 27 hours spent. Live Play did not make it into the number one position. The category of Twitch - Patrick takes that honor, with GoThe Game coming in third.

I played five games, most of them league games. I managed to win my Kanga Group Game which I played against a fellow BenKyo League member. I used the new opening that BenKyo Baduk created for me, but played it as white. If anyone has an interest in seeing that game you can find it here.

I'm hoping not to have a missed goose next week. We'll see.