(;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[Laethd]PB[CoSting]WR[14k]BR[14k]DT[2016-08-17]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]C[I'll preface my comments with *]RE[W+3.50]
;B[pc]BL[1491.058]
;W[dp]WL[1497.898]
;B[dd]BL[1482.55]
;W[pp]WL[1487.641]
(;B[cf]BL[1450.838]
;W[pe]WL[1481.537]C[*Good.  Could also be low.]
;B[nd]BL[1444.739]
(;W[qd]WL[1413.602]C[*Not good.  See variation]
(;B[qc]BL[1426.054]
(;W[od]WL[1389.614]C[Is this move good? I didn't really know how to play and I didn't want to simply back off.

* Not the best, but not entirely bad. After black defends, white has left a weakness at Q16.]
;B[oc]BL[1395.775]
;W[ne]WL[1386.852]
(;B[rd]BL[1379.976]
(;W[qe]WL[1380.155]C[Empty triangles are bad but I don't see how to avoid it.

* This is a sign that P16 induced bad shape.]
;B[me]BL[1352.279]
;W[mf]WL[1371.738]
;B[le]BL[1317.582]
(;W[nf]WL[1340.73]
;B[lf]BL[1277.524]
;W[lg]WL[1330.322]
;B[jf]BL[1250.353]C[* Pushing battles that just keep going like this tend to be pretty common in DDK games for some reason.  I think white is getting the better of this one if white can take a big point on the right first.]
;W[lc]WL[1304.076]C[* Too deep.  What's the plan after black K17?]
;B[kc]BL[1195.559]C[* Bad move by black.  Don't contact stones you want to attack.]
;W[md]WL[1282.013]
;B[nc]BL[1187.729]
;W[kd]WL[1277.728]
(;B[ld]BL[1167.171]C[I think this was a mistake that allowed my stones to not be useless.

* Yeah, this is bad.  See variation.]
;W[kf]WL[1249.277]
;B[mc]BL[1149.998]
(;W[ke]WL[1244.906]
;B[lb]BL[1146.343]
;W[jg]WL[1241.201]C[* It's worth considering the solid connection instead too, since white could end up in a squeeze of sorts later.  This is not bad though.

Black should probably tenuki here.]
(;B[jd]BL[1116.111]
;W[je]WL[1228.584]
;B[ie]BL[1112.111]C[* So painful for black it's better left unplayed.]
;W[if]WL[1226.671]
;B[he]BL[1100.94]
(;W[hf]WL[1179.088]
;B[ge]BL[1083.088]
;W[ff]WL[1163.146]
;B[gf]BL[1049.645]
;W[gg]WL[1159.819]
;B[fg]BL[1017.906]
(;W[fh]WL[1148.309]
;B[eg]BL[1014.741]
(;W[eh]WL[1146.889]C[*At this point, white has a commanding lead.  It should be easy to attack anything black plays through the rest of the game.]
;B[gh]BL[993.671]
;W[hg]WL[1112.429]
;B[kh]BL[954.93]
(;W[kg]WL[1097.281]
;B[nq]BL[919.464]
;W[no]WL[1057.704]LB[pn:C][lq:A][or:B]C[* Certainly possible, but it's a bit soft.  You could also consider a pincer like A or something like the footsweep at B (more advanced).  Even C is fine.

White does have to be careful, though, because white still needs a stone around r9 or r10 or so to claim that as territory.]
;B[pk]BL[904.87]C[* Playing high here is probably a mistake. (should be low)]
(;W[gi]WL[1029.975]C[*This is not good.  It's a tenuki from the important fight.  White needs to pressure black's stone from one side or the other.]
;B[pn]BL[853.49]
;W[om]WL[1012.864]C[* Poor shape]
;B[ph]BL[825.214]
;W[rh]WL[981.618]C[*fine]
;B[qg]BL[783.256]
;W[rg]WL[951.437]
;B[nh]BL[770.961]
(;W[lh]WL[945.61]C[* Either of the alternatives is better than letting black cut.]
;B[oo]BL[749.049]C[* The problem with white's shape.]
(;W[on]WL[942.464]C[*aji-keshi]
;B[op]BL[713.608]
;W[po]WL[886.231]
;B[pq]BL[662.164]
(;W[pm]WL[852.48]
;B[qq]BL[633.545]
;W[ro]WL[806.825]
;B[rp]BL[620.148]
;W[qn]WL[782.356]
;B[nk]BL[605.087]
;W[lk]WL[742.192]C[*good]
;B[ml]BL[557.095]
(;W[dg]WL[629.532]C[I played this move because I didn't know how the lower right corner would develop so I guess the timing was not good

* This is a very good move, but it's a bit early for it.  See third variation
]
;B[ef]BL[541.099]
;W[fe]WL[626.71]
;B[fd]BL[501.59]
;W[ee]WL[624.282]
;B[df]BL[478.086]
;W[id]WL[622.143]
;B[gd]BL[455.64]
;W[jc]WL[617.811]
;B[cn]BL[406.922]C[* This is hard to respond to without a wall on the right.]
(;W[cl]WL[613.727]
;B[en]BL[403.533]C[* I'm inclined to think black should have taken the corner or a double approach instead.]
(;W[el]WL[603.914]C[* wrong direction.]
;B[fp]BL[365.045]
(;W[dn]WL[523.176]C[I didn't know what would happen if I played this move. It doesn't look like a good move because black ended with a big corner but I am not sure how much I could have shrunk his corner.

* As noted, the mistake was earlier.  This type of wedge is generally bad.]
;B[do]BL[326.235]
;W[dm]WL[519.113]
;B[co]BL[289.095]
(;W[cm]WL[485.615]C[* This move is practically a pass.  Note also that because C14 undercuts the left, white doesn't have a lot there.]
;B[ci]BL[250.361]
;W[cg]WL[415.236]
(;B[bg]BL[225.81]
;W[bh]WL[402.737]C[*Doesn't work.]
(;B[ch]BL[203.018]
;W[dh]WL[399.614]
;B[bi]BL[196.419]
;W[bf]WL[359.452]C[*These sorts of speculative invasions need to be removed from your repetoire.  There are pretty clear responses that keep white from doing anything aside from strengthening black.]
;B[ah]BL[177.93]
;W[ce]WL[344.604]
;B[de]BL[172.279]
;W[cd]WL[299.713]
;B[be]BL[147.816]
;W[ed]WL[295.195]C[Stupid mistake]
;B[ec]BL[129.612]
;W[dj]WL[282.126]C[*Not that big after the debacle in the lower right.  White probably needs to kill the O9 group.]
;B[qi]BL[72.557]
;W[qf]WL[266.546]
;B[qh]BL[36.183]
;W[oh]WL[224.077]C[* Bad.  Strengthens black needlessly.  First surround black, then you may be able to throw in to reduce to one eye.]
;B[oi]BL[19.495]
;W[og]WL[222.131]
;B[oj]BL[30]OB[5]
;W[mj]WL[195.665]
(;B[ol]BL[30]OB[5]C[I guess this move is to make an eye but it seems better for black to run this group into white territory

*To be quite honest, white doesn't have much territory for black to run in to, thanks to the bottom left.]
;W[ni]WL[183.921]
;B[nj]BL[30]OB[5]
;W[mi]WL[180.843]
(;B[or]BL[30]OB[4]C[Not sure why he played this

* Perhaps he wanted to pass?  No idea.]
;W[np]WL[160.585]
;B[oq]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[mn]WL[154.237]C[this fixes the cut I didn't know how to handle and kind of try to seal black so I guess it's ok]
;B[kb]BL[30]OB[4]C[Once again I don't know why he played that. Maybe because of time

* Time pressure, especially when you're not used to it, can do funny things.  That said, 30 seconds should be more than enough to come up with decent moves here.]
;W[lm]WL[147.416]
;B[nm]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[nn]WL[144.684]
;B[mm]BL[30]OB[4]
(;W[ln]WL[135.672]C[* White could also tenuki here.]
;B[mk]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[ll]WL[131.78]
;B[so]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[sn]WL[123.335]
;B[sp]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[rm]WL[107.195]C[*not strictly necessary.]
;B[pd]BL[30]OB[4]C[why play that now and not the big empty lower side?]
;W[hq]WL[49.488]C[*good thinking.  High may work better with the center.]
;B[ep]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[fn]WL[41.904]
;B[dq]BL[30]OB[4]C[* much too passive.  Black is worried about his corner when he could destroy white's only area.]
;W[cp]WL[29.894]C[Not sure why I didn't sacrifice this stone and decided to extend instead]
;B[gq]BL[30]OB[4]
(;W[ho]WL[18.279]
;B[bp]BL[30]OB[4]
(;W[gp]WL[8.92]C[*see variations]
;B[fq]BL[30]OB[4]C[*black chickens out]
;W[fo]WL[3.716]
;B[eo]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[mq]WL[30]OW[5]C[*Black really shouldn't have let white have this.  If nothing else, both Q16 and P2 would have been better play extending down the side.]
;B[bm]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[bl]WL[30]OW[5]
;B[bn]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[mr]WL[30]OW[5]
(;B[ns]BL[30]OB[4]C[not sure why this move. I would have played h2

* it's rubbish]
;W[gr]WL[30]OW[5]C[This ends with me losing sente and not gaining territory, maybe just descend would have been better

* It's okay.  Certainly better than not playing here, and black's not guaranteed to respond to the descent either.]
;B[fr]BL[30]OB[4]
(;W[hc]WL[30]OW[5]
;B[jb]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[ib]WL[30]OW[5]
(;B[ia]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[ha]WL[30]OW[5]
;B[ja]BL[30]OB[4]
(;W[gb]WL[30]OW[5]
;B[gs]BL[30]OB[4]C[*wrong direction]
;W[hr]WL[30]OW[5]
;B[hs]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[is]WL[30]OW[5]
;B[fs]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[jr]WL[30]OW[5]
;B[fb]BL[30]OB[4]
(;W[fa]WL[30]OW[5]
;B[ea]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[ga]WL[30]OW[5]
(;B[db]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[gc]WL[30]OW[5]
;B[fc]BL[30]OB[4]
(;W[hd]WL[30]OW[5]C[*not necessary.]
;B[nr]BL[30]OB[4]
(;W[rk]WL[30]OW[5]
(;B[qj]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[qk]WL[30]OW[5]
;B[pl]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[ql]WL[30]OW[5]
;B[am]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[al]WL[30]OW[5]
;B[cj]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[di]WL[30]OW[5]
;B[bk]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[ck]WL[30]OW[5]
;B[ak]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[re]WL[30]OW[4]
;B[rc]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[ri]WL[30]OW[4]
;B[rj]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[sj]WL[30]OW[4]
;B[ms]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[ls]WL[30]OW[4]
;B[em]BL[30]OB[3]
(;W[fl]WL[30]OW[3]
;B[fm]BL[30]OB[3]
;W[gm]WL[30]OW[3]
;B[oe]BL[30]OB[3]
;W[of]WL[30]OW[3]
;B[gl]BL[30]OB[3]
;W[hm]WL[30]OW[3]
(;B[se]BL[30]OB[3]
;W[sf]WL[30]OW[3]
;B[sd]BL[30]OB[3]
;W[lr]WL[30]OW[3]C[In the end the cut don't work I think so this was unnecessary]
;B[od]BL[30]OB[3]
;W[qp]WL[30]OW[3]
;B[rr]BL[30]OB[3]
;W[pg]WL[30]OW[3]
;B[]BL[30]OB[2]
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])
(;B[hl]
;W[gk]
;B[fk]
;W[ek]
;B[fj]
;W[gj])
(;B[dk]
;W[dl]
;B[ek]
;W[fk]
;B[ej]))
(;W[fm]C[Not sure how it would have played out but bad for me I think]
;B[fl]
(;W[gl]
;B[fk]
;W[gk]
;B[ek])
(;W[fk]
;B[gl]
(;W[gk]
;B[ek])
(;W[ek]
;B[gk]
;W[gj]
;B[gm]
;W[gn]
;B[hj])))
(;W[gm]
;B[fm]
;W[fl]
;B[gl]
;W[hl]
;B[gk]
;W[hk]
;B[gj]
(;W[hj]
;B[fi]
;W[hi]
;B[dk]
;W[dl]
;B[ek])
(;W[fj]
;B[fk]
;W[ek]
;B[hj]
;W[ij]
;B[hi]
;W[hh]
;B[ii])))
(;B[ri]
;W[qj]
;B[pi]
;W[pj]
;B[qk]
;W[rj]
;B[pl]))
(;W[pl])
(;W[qk]
;B[ri]))
(;W[re])
(;W[rk]))
(;B[gc]C[I was lucky he didn't play this]
(;W[hb]
;B[hd]
;W[ic])
(;W[hd]
;B[hb])))
(;W[gc]C[should have played this]))
(;W[fb]C[I should have played that]
(;B[ga]
;W[hb]
;B[gb]
;W[gc])
(;B[gb]
;W[gc]
;B[fc])))
(;B[gb]C[this seems more efficient in blocking]))
(;W[hr]C[*This is fine.  Consider the alternative...])
(;W[]
;B[hr]
;W[ir]
;B[gs]
;W[iq]
;B[ks]
;W[is]
;B[ms]))
(;B[hr]
;W[ir]
;B[iq]
;W[hp]
;B[jr]))
(;W[go]C[*much more secure])
(;W[hp]C[*Also here]))
(;W[gp]
;B[go])
(;W[go]
;B[hp]
;W[gp]
;B[hr]
;W[iq]
;B[ir]
;W[gr]
;B[fq]
;W[fr]
;B[er]))
(;W[mk]C[*may as well ruin the eye if you play locally.]
;B[ll]
;W[kl]
;B[nl]
;W[km]))
(;B[ll]
;W[np]
;B[oq]
;W[mq]))
(;B[ni])
(;B[ll]
;W[ol]
;B[ok]))
(;B[dh]
;W[ch]
;B[di]
;W[ej]
;B[ei]
;W[fi]
;B[ah]))
(;B[dh]C[This look better]
;W[di]
;B[ch]
;W[bg]
;B[bf]
;W[bh]
;B[dj]
;W[ei]
;B[ej]
;W[fi]))
(;W[eo]
;B[ep]
;W[fo]
;B[fn]
;W[go]
;B[gp]))
(;W[bp]
;B[bo]
;W[fq]
;B[gq]
;W[eq]
;B[gp]))
(;W[fp]C[* This is okay, and puts more pressure on black.  May be fine if you think you can kill particularly, which may be possible on this board.])
(;W[fq]C[* low because of O3.  You don't want to be undercut.]))
(;W[dm]C[* Don't play this move unless you want to engage in crazy fighting that cedes a lot of territory to black by default.]
;B[dn]
;W[en]
;B[em]
(;W[fm])
(;W[eo]
;B[dl]
;W[fm]
;B[el]
;W[fl]
;B[ej])))
(;W[ll]
;B[lm]
;W[mm]
;B[mn]
;W[nm]
;B[mo])
(;W[lm]
;B[nn]
;W[mn]
;B[nm]
;W[mm]
;B[nl]
(;W[ll]
;B[mo]
;W[lo]
;B[mp]
;W[lp])
(;W[np]
;B[oq]
;W[mq]
;B[mp]
;W[mo]
(;B[lq])
(;B[lp]
;W[jq])))
(;W[km]C[I prefer something like this.  You want to surround loosely, so black can't fight back too hard.]))
(;W[nk]C[Maybe this was better
]))
(;W[op]
;B[np]
;W[nn]C[This is a bit tough, but looks playable.]))
(;W[mg])
(;W[mh]))
(;W[pm]
;B[ph]
;W[nh]
;B[ni]
;W[oi]
;B[oh]
;W[mi]
;B[nj]
;W[ok]
;B[mj]
;W[li]
;B[ng]
;W[og]
;B[mh]
;W[mg]
(;B[nh])
(;B[lh]
;W[ki]))
(;W[pi]
;B[nj]
(;W[ni]
;B[mi])
(;W[nh]
;B[hh]
;W[ig]
;B[ih]
;W[jh]
;B[ji]
;W[ki]
;B[lh]
;W[li]
;B[ii]
;W[dg]
;B[ef]
;W[fe]
(;B[fd])
(;B[ee]
;W[fd]
;B[ic])))
(;W[nk]
;B[pn]
;W[om]))
(;W[jq]
;B[kg]
;W[jf]
;B[jh]
;W[ih]
;B[ii]
;W[gi]
;B[hh]))
(;W[gh]
;B[eh]))
(;W[id]
;B[jc]
;W[fe]
;B[hd]
;W[ic]
(;B[ib]
;W[hc])
(;B[hc]
;W[ib]
;B[hb])))
(;W[jc]
;B[id]
;W[kb]
;B[lc]
;W[hb]
;B[ic]
;W[ib]))
(;B[qk]C[*This doesn't look terrible.]))
(;W[lb]
;B[ke]
;W[jd]))
(;B[ke]
(;W[jc]
;B[kb]
;W[ld]
;B[jd]
;W[id]
;B[je])
(;W[kb]
;B[jc]
;W[jd]
;B[ld]
;W[mc]
(;B[mb]
;W[lb])
(;B[lb]
;W[mb]
;B[jb]
;W[la]
;B[id]
(;W[nb]
;B[ob])
(;W[ob]
;B[nb]
(;W[na]
;B[pb]
;W[oa]
;B[pa])
(;W[oa])))))
(;B[jc]C[* Where's white going here?  Not anywhere good.]))
(;W[lf]
;B[nf]
;W[oe]
(;B[kf]
;W[ng]
;B[of])
(;B[nh]
;W[ng]
;B[of]
;W[og]
;B[pf]
;W[pg]
;B[qf]
;W[qg]
;B[rf]
;W[re]
(;B[rh]
;W[rg]
;B[sg])
(;B[rg]
;W[rh]
;B[sh]
;W[sf]
;B[sg]))
(;B[og]
;W[ng]
;B[of]
;W[pg]
(;B[pf]
;W[qf])
(;B[oh]))))
(;W[re]
;B[pd]
;W[rc]
;B[qe]
;W[qf]
;B[oe])
(;W[pd]
;B[re]
;W[rf]
;B[me]
;W[mf]
(;B[nf]
;W[oe]
;B[of])
(;B[qe]
(;W[qf]
;B[pf])
(;W[pf]
;B[qf]
;W[qg]
;B[rg]
(;W[pg])
(;W[rh]
;B[sf]
;W[ph]
;B[nf]
;W[oe]
(;B[og])
(;B[lf]
;W[mg]
;B[lg]))))))
(;B[pd]C[As black, I'd do this first.]))
(;W[qi]C[Maybe this would have been more natural

* It's better.  It would help even more if white had R17, of course.

Note how here, white has a similar position to the joseki, but black is also more secure, so white still ends in gote, just a few points worse.]))
(;B[oe]C[Wouldn't that be better?

*black's move is fine.]))
(;W[qc]C[*If you are going to challenge the corner, this is the right play.]
;B[qb]
;W[qd]C[*Notice that this is very similar to the game position, but white has taken more of the corner.]
;B[ob]C[I only found this joseki stemming from black 7 but I don't like it]))
(;B[pe]C[I would have played the asymetric corner first
---
*Right]))