Hive XXXIII
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I had this game in the bag and lost it with a really bad move.
The learning lessons are:
- A lower ranked player can kick my ass, hard.
- Don't get impatient and think the game is in the bag, especially with a lower ranked player.
- It's almost never a good thing to pass up an opportunity to control the outside of an ant.
I played white against "malinixator," who was ~100 points ranked lower when we started, and ended up being higher ranked when he beat me.
I was sure I was going to beat this person. My certainty blinded me to an obviously losing move on my part, and despite gaming it pretty hard, I missed both critical moves that opponent shut me down with.
Also, the opponent used the "C" opening, which is supposed to be a weak opening for the defender. It might be weak, but it was certainly strong enough to beat me.
One other thing, I didn't either of my spiders in play, and that was probably a mistake.
Final result: