Move 57I finally received the pre-work that Go Juan requested we complete before the seminar, right before a long night of work in Kennewick began that left me exhausted and going to bed after 2:30am. Anyway, this is just after move 57, and is the first problem for my level I found in the pro game review: white 1 to black 4, who makes more? [profit? territory??] Click on the thumbnail to see the diagram better. I apologize for the glare, but you can still see the lines and stones. I need to get diagram code ><

White is taking a position along the lower middle star point and gets 20 points or so. But if the space behind black’s position becomes his, it is ultimately much larger, 30-40 points at least. I feel like black has staked a larger claim of influence, but white has secured his group along the bottom and taken some almost certain profit as well… My guess is that she wants us to acknowledge and count the ending shape, but I could be wrong, this is my first pass at the problem so far.

What do you think?

Second thoughts: white doesn’t have a settled shape yet, and the bottom is by no means certain for either side. I would feel uncomfortable as white, although there is good strong position and influence at the lower left side of the whole board position as well….