(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[6.50]TM[1500]OT[5x30 byo-yomi]PW[ppo3]DT[2014-03-14]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]PB[Splatted];B[qd]BL[1497.867]C[I've been playing all 3-4s recently because I'm working my way through get strong at joseki volume 1, which deals exclusively with the 3-4, but I don't think I've been making very good use of them. I always find myself halway through a game realising I've developed as if I'd played star points and that it doesn't quite work.];W[dp]WL[1498.016];B[pq]BL[1493.328];W[dc]WL[1492.808];B[fq]BL[1488.687];W[cn]WL[1490.001];B[ip]BL[1480.594]C[This move is a slight variation on the kobayashi. The idea is that by making the invasion at A harder black leaves white with no easy way to reduce if he builds a wall in the bottom right.]CR[hq];W[po]WL[1487.763];B[oo]BL[1476.308]C[I didn't know the joseki here.];W[qq]WL[1484.258]
(;B[pn]BL[1453.226]C[This move seems a bit iffy. Maybe if the Right was important, but I obviously want to build up the bottom here. Especially given that my J4/F3 stones feel quite awkward of white gets strong on both sides of them.];W[qp]WL[1467.387]C[Heavy];B[on]BL[1443.019];W[pr]WL[1462.408]C[This seems a poor use of the aji.];B[or]BL[1424.921];W[oq]WL[1459.75];B[nq]BL[1423.856];W[pp]WL[1458.055];B[op]BL[1395.193]C[In the end I think this result was okay thanks to white's mistakes. This ko has the potential to be good endgame for me, and possibly even threaten the life of white's corner if he ignores a move around A.]CR[ro];W[od]WL[1453.374];B[oc]BL[1379.8];W[nc]WL[1450.821];B[pc]BL[1377.949];W[nd]WL[1450.001];B[pe]BL[1375.429]C[Perhaps I would have been with R14 since I am sort of undercut on the bottom right,  but I feel that would have been a waste of  my Q6 thickness. It may not turn in to anything but it seems sensible to retain the option of developing it.];W[jd]WL[1448.279];B[df]BL[1366.687]C[Again, I don't know the joseki here...];W[ce]WL[1444.252];B[de]BL[1329.543];W[cf]WL[1399.461]C[In retrospect, the move at A is obviously necessary.]CR[dd];B[dg]BL[1321.328];W[dd]WL[1389.829]C[Now I don't see that I have any good options in the area. The turn at A is  good points wise but I feel it makes my stones too heavy, so I tried to treat them as a light group that may be useful later and then switch to something else.

See variation]CR[cg]
(;B[fo]BL[1309.075]MA[cg]CR[cl]C[This was "As long as my opponent doesn't decide to make a move" thinking and my opponent obvously saw right through it. I was hoping this would set me up to play Circle in sente and thus allow me to play Cross happily.];W[cg]WL[1383.908]
(;B[dh]BL[1307.055]CR[pj]MA[fo]TR[cg]C[Rule 101 of treating a group lightly: Don't answer when your opponent makes a profitable harrasing move! 

In all honesty I'm not confident I can afford to letting him hane here, but I see no use for those stones so surely it's better to exchange it for another big point (maybe A) and try and move the game in the direction I want instead of letting him push me around making points while I get more commited to a heavy group. At best 35 admits that Cross was a mistake and that I should have just played Triangle myself.

*See variation*];W[dr]WL[1315.088];B[dm]BL[1281.481]C[kyuishly hoping to link up the marked stones and build a massive wall. Even if it worked I don't see it being  avery good wall

A move around A actually seems quite attractive here.]CR[de][df][dg][dh][fo][fq][ip][jf];W[dn]WL[1296.167];B[en]BL[1279.657];W[em]WL[1238.902]CR[dh][dg][df][de]C[I think pushing and cutting was probably white's biggest mistake all game. Creating a weak group here not only makes it easier for me to settle the marked stones but also justifies their existence.];B[dl]BL[1139.959];W[fm]WL[1234.922];B[fk]BL[1132.707]C[A seems like a much better option here. Fix the weakness then fight.]CR[dj];W[hm]WL[1231.485];B[ik]BL[1096.105]C[Too far and possibly the wrong direction.];W[ek]WL[1192.285]C[White A would have been crude but looks much severer in this situation.]CR[el];B[el]BL[1094.152];W[fl]WL[1191.107];B[ej]BL[1064.861];W[gk]WL[1187.066];B[fj]BL[1046.845];W[gj]WL[1176.689];B[gi]BL[1036.065]C[A looks like a better way of doing the same thing]CR[gh];W[fi]WL[1134.489];B[dk]BL[978.417];W[hi]WL[1126.009];B[gh]BL[976.207];W[ij]WL[1113.188];B[hl]BL[952.799];W[gl]WL[1091.095];B[im]BL[950.53];W[hn]WL[1089.307];B[in]BL[942.17];W[ho]WL[1085.573];B[io]BL[934.027]C[Seems risky but I think I could have afforded to play A]CR[hp];W[gp]WL[1075.783];B[gq]BL[920.984];W[fp]WL[1073.496];B[oj]BL[836.549];W[rn]WL[1067.785];B[rm]BL[834.453]C[The idea here was that if he let me in at S5 I had the ko to try and kill his corner.];W[nr]WL[1044.883];B[pq]BL[814.082];W[qm]WL[1043.135];B[qn]BL[806.368];W[oq]WL[1031.343];B[ro]BL[778.759]C[Since the Right side was obviously the bigger of the two I decided to just go  ahead and take it.];W[os]WL[1027.71];B[jj]BL[767.983];W[ji]WL[1000.392];B[kj]BL[766.79]C[Double hane ftw? I can't see any reason not to now.];W[mq]WL[998.628];B[np]BL[744.276];W[kq]WL[991.882];B[ki]BL[681.942];W[jh]WL[922.298];B[kh]BL[678.572];W[jg]WL[919.251];B[hd]BL[670.654]C[I really wanted to split the marked stones but this is surely an overplay.

Perhaps A is best here.]CR[dd][dc][jd][nf];W[pd]WL[885.67];B[qc]BL[668.651];W[nf]WL[875.968];B[og]BL[658.685];W[ng]WL[831.528];B[oh]BL[648.925];W[gf]WL[828.471];B[jc]BL[636.439];W[kc]WL[825.714];B[ic]BL[627.825];W[kb]WL[823.695];B[hf]BL[623.654];W[hg]WL[820.067]CR[gh][gi]C[Black played to ensure the marked capture instead of keeping me seperated. Thanks to this I get away with my overplay.];B[ge]BL[621.328];W[if]WL[813.817];B[ff]BL[616.769]C[I should have just connected.];W[he]WL[741.846];B[gd]BL[587.616];W[ir]WL[729.891];B[hp]BL[507.391];W[eq]WL[717.848];B[hr]BL[460.486];W[iq]WL[712.59];B[hq]BL[456.233];W[lo]WL[710.936];B[ln]BL[446.357];W[kn]WL[700.206];B[mo]BL[386.138];W[lm]WL[677.241];B[lp]BL[383.368];W[mn]WL[675.591];B[kp]BL[375.282];W[lq]WL[667.798];B[jq]BL[369.998];W[jr]WL[664.907];B[jp]BL[368.051];W[bl]WL[662.468];B[bk]BL[360.451];W[cl]WL[660.876];B[bi]BL[346.69];W[fh]WL[632.784];B[gg]BL[335.414];W[fg]WL[610.114];B[hf]BL[331.919]C[I think I was ahead but I'm not sure...])
(;B[pj]
;W[dh]C[Not sure what to do for 37 but this seems okay. I think I prefer  white but black's position definitely has potential.]))
(;B[cg];W[ck];B[gf];W[gd]
;B[ek]C[In retrospect something like this looks better than what I did in the game.]))
(;B[pp];W[qp];B[on]
;W[qn]L[nq][pr][qm]C[This seems nice. I think I'd just go ahead and defend the cut wth A now, but B and C also seem good.]))