Weird and Wonderful 9x9 Openings

Looks like an albatross spreading its wings as it glides across the sky.

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I see a sail boat :slightly_smiling_face:

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:bow_and_arrow:

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I finally got my connect five (connect six, even) and still haven’t won yet. What gives?

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I think connection is one of the means, not the final goal of go which is getting more points.

I stumbled upon this absolute gem of an opening today. A butterfly maybe? I don’t think it’s ever been played before, even though AI thinks all of these moves are perfectly fine for both players.

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It’s definitely a crossbow.

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Or maybe a pelvis and lower vertebrae

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Looks like a vehicle with 4 wheels

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A broken arrow head

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A bow wave

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Today I got a GoQuest achievement for ā€œWinning a Sword gameā€.

GoQuest usually makes a difference between ā€œfusekiā€ and ā€œVS fusekiā€. I was white in that game. I don’t know if I would have gotten the achievement of I had won as black. Is it reputed to be particularly hard to win as white with this Sword fuseki?

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No, not really. The gap between Black’s chance to win and White’s chance to win is small and actually in White’s favor, whether you look at GoQuest games, professional games, or AI analysis.

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Face hugger from Alien.

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