Re: D-Pente Championship (karlw vs. madhippo): Exciting games!
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Mar 13, 2020, 8:30 PM
For me at least, I found that 95+% of the D proposals offered by the top couple of players (back when I researched it a few years ago) ended up being won by one side or the other in fewer moves than some of the longest wedge lines. Even positions are just not possible, though it is possible with a great deal of effort to come up with challenging proposals in terms of deciding which side has the slight advantage which leads to a sure win. I found the effort not to be worth it, personally.
Message was edited by: watsu at Mar 13, 2020, 8:30 PM
Retired from TB Pente, but still playing live games & exploring variants like D, poof and boat
Re: D-Pente Championship (karlw vs. madhippo): Exciting games!
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Mar 14, 2020, 12:24 AM
No. I have no idea what you're talking about. The important variations in the wedge don't even happen until the fifth move or so. Wedge in pente = wedge in D-pente. It is exactly the same amount of boring in both.
The whole point of D-pente is to play openings that are not solved, aka the extreme opposite of the wedge.
It's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.
Re: D-Pente Championship (karlw vs. madhippo): Exciting games!
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Mar 14, 2020, 1:09 AM
I personally believe that D-pente should be played with the rule that White's 1st stone must be at K10, but I'd probably just curse your mother under my breath and choose White.
It's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.
Re: D-Pente Championship (karlw vs. madhippo): Exciting games!
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Mar 14, 2020, 1:29 AM
Nah, I'd want to choose my wedge proposition more carefully for rated... I'd probably start by looking at 1. C15 and 1. C16 as opposed to 1. C9, but I don't know for sure whether I'd propose either of those or continue analysis.
Message was edited by: watsu at Mar 14, 2020, 2:05 AM
Retired from TB Pente, but still playing live games & exploring variants like D, poof and boat
