Ended: Gulchen VS Alcalyn

9:24

7:47

23 May 2026 9:49 AM → 9:56 AM

May 23

9:49 Gulchen Hi

9:49 Alcalyn Hello!

9:49 Gulchen normal or handicap?

9:50 Alcalyn I've time for a single game

9:50 Alcalyn normal

9:50 Gulchen ok

9:56 Game analysis is now available.

9:56 Alcalyn I thought I was safe since there was not eough place for Tom's move

9:57 Gulchen Parallel ladders are pretty good even without that space.

9:57 Alcalyn Yes apparently, now I understant why you were walling without hesitation :p

9:58 Gulchen also: Do you realize why I [pushed all the way to g2 and then played e2], rather than just playing f2?

9:59 Gulchen ( https://hexworld.org/board/#11r9c1,b4:sh4g8i8h3g4g3i3j1j3k1f2 )

10:00 Alcalyn ok because it's easier to climb in the right direction?

10:01 Gulchen https://hexworld.org/board/#11r9c1,b4:sh4g8i8h3g4g3i3j1j3k1i2i1h2h1g2g1e2f2e3f3e4 vs https://hexworld.org/board/#11r9c1,b4:sh4g8i8h3g4g3i3j1j3k1f2i2e4

10:02 Alcalyn no I don't see

10:02 Alcalyn a bridge have a pipe?

10:02 Gulchen https://hexworld.org/board/#11r9c1,b4:sh4g8i8h3g4g3i3j1j3k1f2i2e4 leaves a bridge peep - at e3 - which would be very helpful for Blue regarding potential height-4 ladders into that corner.

10:04 Alcalyn ok you had enough place to make a full line of climb instead of a bridge climb

10:04 Gulchen Yes

10:04 Alcalyn though I'm not sure if I could exploit that peep

10:05 Alcalyn with e6 maybe

10:05 Gulchen I was kind-of expecting https://hexworld.org/board/#11r9c1,b4:sh4g8i8h3g4g3i3j1j3k1i2i1h2h1g2g1e2f2e3f3e4f4e5f5e7 , whereas I believe https://hexworld.org/board/#11r9c1,b4:sh4g8i8h3g4g3i3j1j3k1f2i2e4f4e5f5e7e6c7e3 would be a win for Blue.

10:08 Alcalyn ok I see

10:08 Alcalyn thanks for the game!