(;GM[1]FF[3] CA[UTF-8] DT[2019-04-10] PB[Black] PW[std] BR[6k]WR[5k]TM[1200]OT[5x30 byo-yomi]CP[online-go.com] RE[B+32.5] SZ[19]KM[6.5]RU[Japanese];B[pd];W[dp] B[pq];W[dd];B[cq];W[dq];B[cp];W[co];B[bo];W[cn];B[bn];W[cm];B[bm]; W[cl]C[If black's happy with the 2nd line, so am I ];B[kq];W[bl] C[I think this is small. Should have approached at the top instead, e.g, with )17 ? ] ;B[qn];W[nc];B[lc];W[ne];B[pf];W[pb];B[qc];W[kd] C[Going for influence, which could help reduce the power of black's framework ] ;B[ld];W[le];B[kc];W[jd];B[jc];W[id];B[hc];W[md];B[hd];W[he];B[ge]; W[ic];B[ib];W[hb];B[jb];W[gd];B[gc]LB[fd:A][ie:B] C[White now realised its mistake. extending at A is not an option. because of B ] ;W[hf];B[fd];W[ec];B[gb];W[gf]LB[cf:A]C[Should this have been at A? ]; B[ff];W[fg];B[ef];W[eg];B[df];W[dg];B[cf];W[cc]C[Can I live? Please? ] ;B[hk];W[cr];B[br];W[kk];B[qi];W[jp] C[White's going tfor the whole center. Risky!! ];B[kp];W[jo];B[kj]; W[lj];B[lk];W[jk];B[ll];W[ko];B[ki];W[mi];B[ij];W[mo];B[jm];W[km]; B[jj];W[il];B[ej];W[gj];B[hl];W[im];B[fk];W[gk];B[gl];W[gi];B[fm]; W[el] C[Probably wrongly, but white thinks black is dead in the center ]; B[fl];W[gn];B[cj];W[cg];B[mh];W[mk];B[nh]LB[lh:A] C[Does A work? I thought no--black managed to connect. The game is lost at this point, but I have not played a game in a few years, so I would like to go to the end and see the extent of my defeat. Trying to keep the fighting spirit up, though! ] (;W[kg];B[lh];W[mq];B[jq];W[iq];B[ir];W[jr];B[kr];W[hr];B[js];W[hq]; B[mr];W[nr];B[lr];W[pp];B[qp];W[po];B[qo];W[pk];B[rk];W[qj];B[rj]; W[pi];B[ph];W[qh];B[ri];W[oh];B[pg];W[og]C[Is this a cut?? ];B[oi]; W[pj];B[nf]C[No ];W[ni];B[of];W[oj];B[ng];W[qr];B[oq];W[nq];B[qq]; W[pr];B[or];W[os];B[rr];W[rs];B[sr];W[qb];B[rb];W[pc];B[qd];W[ek]; B[fj]C[Endgame ];W[dj];B[fi];W[di];B[gh];W[gg];B[hh];W[rq];B[be];W[bd] ;B[bg];W[bh];B[ah];W[ql];B[rl];W[qm];B[rm];W[bi];B[pn];W[om];B[dr]; W[er];B[cs];W[eq];B[on];W[nm];B[rp];W[no];B[ea];W[db];B[oo];W[ra]; B[rc];W[ee];B[fe];W[ig];B[ih];W[jh];B[od];W[oc];B[mb];W[fn];B[nb]; W[em];B[li];W[mj];B[ik];W[hs];B[is];W[hm];B[pm];W[pl];B[nn];W[mn]; B[mc];W[nd];B[mf];W[me];B[lf];W[kf];B[ms];W[ns];B[ad];W[ac];B[ae]; W[ai];B[ag];W[am];B[bb];W[ce];B[bf];W[bc];B[da];W[ca];B[fa] (;W[de] C[Big mistake! Should have been at A! How much difference this makes? ] LB[ba:A];B[cb];W[eb];B[ed];W[np];B[op];W[oe];B[pe];W[oi];B[oa];W[an]; B[bp];W[ao];B[ap];W[al];B[pa];W[qa];B[es];W[fs];B[ds];W[fh];B[ji]; W[kh];B[lg];W[lp];B[ei];W[eh];B[sb];W[ob];B[na];W[gm];B[hg];W[if]; B[sa];W[ke];B[sq];W[qs];B[ss];W[ps];B[tt];W[tt] ) (;W[ba] (;B[de];W[ed];B[sb];W[an];B[ap];W[kh];B[es];W[fs];B[ds];W[oe];B[pe]; W[ji];B[ii];W[eh];B[sa];W[qa];B[sq];W[ps];B[ss];W[qs];B[oa];W[ob]; B[na];W[np];B[op];W[lp];B[lg];W[oi];B[eb];W[cd];B[fc];W[al];B[ao] C[White wins by 4.5 points!? Maybe my yose simulation was too biased... ]) (;B[ab];W[de];B[eb]) ) ) (;W[lh];B[li];W[mj];B[ml];W[oj];B[lg];W[kh];B[jg] (;W[kg];B[kf];W[lf]) (;W[jh];B[ih]C[Answer: no. ]) ) )