(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[0.50]TM[1500]OT[5x30 byo-yomi]
PW[Laethd]PB[scalsensei]WR[12k]BR[13k]DT[2016-08-19]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]C[Laethd [12k?\]: Hi, have a good game
]RE[W+30.50]
;B[pd]BL[1495.361]C[scalsensei [13k\]: hello
]
;W[dd]WL[1491.754]
;B[pq]BL[1478.704]
;W[dp]WL[1485.429]
;B[qk]BL[1432.424]LB[nc:A][jp:C][mp:B][fq:D]C[I know this is a classic openning, don't know how to respond though. 

*
All of these are pretty common starting points.]
;W[qf]WL[1435.909]
(;B[qd]BL[1427.875]C[That doesn't seem really efficient to attack the white stone

* It's not terrible, but could be better.]
;W[qi]WL[1420.744]
(;B[qn]BL[1425.651]C[* This is passive by black.  See variation.]
;W[nc]WL[1404.433]C[The bottom looked emptier but
1) I didn't know where to play en the bottom
2) I thought I could create a wall while connecting my stones

* This is not bad.  It pressures black's corner and may help white's other group indirectly.]
;B[oc]BL[1422.001]
(;W[oe]WL[1385.505]C[*see variation]
(;B[od]BL[1418.55]
(;W[ne]WL[1374.648]C[* see variation]
;B[nd]BL[1416.594]C[* Expected.]
;W[md]WL[1370.608]
(;B[nb]BL[1413.068]C[* Wrong.]
;W[mc]WL[1363.997]
(;B[ob]BL[1409.427]C[I don't think this cut has to be protected for now. It is slow and playing N15 look terrible for white

*Super slow.  Though it does mean white has an open skirt and may not end up with too much territory on the top side.]
;W[me]WL[1306.27]C[* fine]
;B[oj]BL[1406.05]C[building his framework while reducing mine

* No, this is just slow.  Black should have played this when it was sente because white's group was weak.  Now black should instead have played on the bottom, maybe at F3 or K3/4.  The left side would also have been okay.]
(;W[pj]WL[1292.189]C[I suspect this is the kind of move I have to stop to improve at go. Don't really know why I played it. I didn't want to play P12 and P11 seemed good for him.

* This is not good if you don't want to cut, which isn't spectacular here anyways.  This is also a case of follow-itis.

You could just as well take K4, or D10, or some other similar big point for a much better gain.]
;B[pk]BL[1404.067]
;W[oi]WL[1289.928]
;B[nj]BL[1400.418]
;W[ni]WL[1283.249]
;B[mj]BL[1398.455]LB[nf:A][of:B][ng:C][og:D][nh:E][oh:F][nk:1][ok:2][nl:4][ol:3][nm:5][om:6][pm:9][nn:12][on:7][pn:8][no:11][oo:10][np:14][op:13]C[* Notice how these pushes leave black with much more than white.  White should have left this area a long time ago, instead of becoming overconcentrated here.

What was the big black threat that you wanted to avoid?]
;W[li]WL[1279.601]
;B[mi]BL[1395.967]
;W[mh]WL[1276.738]
;B[lj]BL[1394.511]
;W[ki]WL[1272.479]
;B[kj]BL[1391.968]
;W[ji]WL[1261.415]C[At this point I was thinking of the last game I posted where I had a long sequence like that and someone mentioned that for whatever reason it was very common in ddk games but I still think this is favorable for white

* While it's becoming a bit better for white, I feel it's helping black catch back up from a poor position.]
(;B[jp]BL[1390.064]C[In the end he succeded to secure territory on this quadrant but honestly its more because I failed to reduce properly. I think this is to direct he should maybe have attacked the corner stone?

*This was a good move by black.  However, it's a sort of miai... (see following comments)]
(;W[jm]WL[1238.165]LB[mb:B][dj:A]C[Should I have attacked black by this side?

* Short answer, no, or at least not yet.

To follow up on the previous comment, there was a miai between black ruining the potential white is building in the upper left, and securing his own in the bottom right.  Black chose the latter, so white should do something for the former.  Options include A looking at the left as a whole, B to seal off the top (with an eye to playing severely if black invades there and using that to build the left) and some sort of corner enclosure in the top left to facilitate this.]
;B[fq]BL[1386.586]
(;W[cn]WL[1217.773]C[* see variation]
;B[dr]BL[1383.671]
(;W[fo]WL[1190.875]
;B[hp]BL[1381.271]
(;W[cq]WL[1183.39]C[The corner probably was not that important and I should have cap his stone

* Yes, the variation is much more thematic.]
;B[hn]BL[1377.132]
;W[fm]WL[1171.218]
;B[hl]BL[1373.373]
(;W[ik]WL[1156.145]C[I didn't know how to stop him so the idea was to destroy his territory and win with what he would let me get

* see variation

This move is trying to save a not very valuable stone.  White could lose a lot more potential than by sacrificing it.]
;B[mp]BL[1369.68]C[* panic move]
(;W[hk]WL[1148.531]C[* not good.  This is squeezing the black toothpaste into white's potential.  See variations]
;B[gl]BL[1367.855]
;W[fk]WL[1146.084]
;B[gk]BL[1365.307]
;W[gj]WL[1144.364]
;B[fl]BL[1363.441]
(;W[fj]WL[1128.127]C[* NO! Squeezing the toothpaste]
;B[el]BL[1360.891]
;W[dk]WL[1117.703]
;B[dm]BL[1358.034]C[* weak]
;W[cm]WL[1112.846]
;B[cl]BL[1355.109]
;W[dl]WL[1110.315]
;B[em]BL[1352.568]
;W[ck]WL[1100.692]
;B[ek]BL[1348.219]
;W[ej]WL[1097.81]
;B[fn]BL[1346.467]C[* Black settled for an inconsequential stone or two here.  very good for white.]
;W[en]WL[1084.37]C[* better left unplayed.  What's wrong with E17 or F17?]
(;B[dn]BL[1341.639]
;W[gn]WL[1082.501]
;B[eo]BL[1336.185]
;W[ep]WL[1078.314]
;B[fn]BL[1333.796]
;W[go]WL[1074.555]
(;B[gm]BL[1331.891]
(;W[do]WL[1071.043]
;B[ho]BL[1325.957]
;W[en]WL[1067.346]
;B[fm]BL[1322.516]
;W[im]WL[1063.28]
;B[hm]BL[1320.468]
(;W[il]WL[1060.715]C[* If white wanted to play here, better to just atari instead of playing J7 first to take gote.

By tewari, if white played J8, and black connected at H7, would you then go play J7?  Of course not.]
;B[gp]BL[1318.759]
;W[fp]WL[1057.625]C[*follow-itis. A 1 point sente move is not worth responding to now.]
;B[eq]BL[1313.852]
;W[gd]WL[1026.255]C[* Good idea, but needs to be tighter in the corner unless you're confident you can kill off the 3-3 invasion.  Granted, White is strong enough that this may be possible, but it's difficult and dicey and risks a great deal.]
;B[cc]BL[1309.036]
;W[cd]WL[1019.285]
;B[dc]BL[1306.775]
;W[ec]WL[1017.541]
;B[bd]BL[1303.96]
;W[be]WL[1015.258]
;B[ad]BL[1302.139]C[* bad habit.]
;W[ae]WL[1012.36]
;B[bb]BL[1300.768]
(;W[ce]WL[1006.625]C[*see variation]
;B[eb]BL[1298.678]
;W[fc]WL[1001.274]
;B[fb]BL[1296.753]
;W[gb]WL[997.795]
;B[lm]BL[1295.717]
(;W[kn]WL[993.993]
;B[ln]BL[1292.232]
;W[ko]WL[992.462]
;B[kp]BL[1290.471]
;W[lo]WL[991.039]
;B[mo]BL[1288.819]
;W[lp]WL[989.676]
;B[lq]BL[1287.479]
;W[ll]WL[981.6]
;B[ml]BL[1285.233]
;W[kk]WL[973.574]
;B[jj]BL[1279.985]
;W[ij]WL[970.689]
;B[jk]BL[1278.18]
;W[km]WL[963.234]
(;B[kl]BL[1269.533]
;W[jl]WL[955.705]
;B[lk]BL[1267.325]
;W[kl]WL[945.745]
;B[mm]BL[1265.447]
;W[rk]WL[939.774]C[* actually an overplay.]
;B[rl]BL[1263.71]
(;W[rj]WL[934.415]
;B[qj]BL[1261.763]
;W[pi]WL[932.032]
;B[sk]BL[1260.493]
(;W[sj]WL[930.296]C[I should really pay more attention to the way I close my territory on the side

* yes]
;B[ri]BL[1258.849]
(;W[sl]WL[926.317]C[*no, better to just fall back.]
(;B[rm]BL[1253.665]C[* see variation]
;W[rh]WL[924.024]
;B[sm]BL[1251.526]
;W[si]WL[919.952]
;B[cr]BL[1240.766]
;W[br]WL[912.658]
(;B[bs]BL[1238.535]
;W[ar]WL[909.421]
;B[bp]BL[1234.942]
;W[bo]WL[877.459]
(;B[ap]BL[1203.508]
;W[ao]WL[844.276]
;B[cp]BL[1194.412]
;W[co]WL[835.444]
;B[dq]BL[1188.603]
;W[bq]WL[830.828]
;B[cs]BL[1186.248]
;W[rd]WL[818.812]C[* maybe less of an overplay than the last one, but are you sure you can live inside/kill/make seki if black hanes on the outside?]
;B[rc]BL[1181.517]
(;W[re]WL[809.387]
;B[jo]BL[1178.342]
;W[mb]WL[803.559]C[* good]
;B[sd]BL[1174.967]
;W[se]WL[800.785]
;B[sc]BL[1173.809]
;W[pe]WL[794.881]
;B[qe]BL[1171.911]
;W[rf]WL[792.241]
(;B[qb]BL[1170.776]C[That doesn't seem necessary]
;W[in]WL[776.165]
;B[io]BL[1168.229]
(;W[ii]WL[764.31]C[* not necessary.  Plus, see variation.]
;B[di]BL[1161.282]C[I suck at countering invasion so this was my chance to not fuck up

* This isn't an invasion.  This is 'oh crap, the game is over so I'll flail around because I obviously lost.'

Still important to not make mistakes
]
;W[dg]WL[737.693]C[Don't let him make eyes]
;B[dj]BL[1156.439]
;W[cj]WL[726.161]
;B[ci]BL[1153.006]
(;W[bl]WL[722.818]
;B[bj]BL[1151.146]
;W[bk]WL[718.142]
;B[bi]BL[1149.384]
;W[bg]WL[700.072]
;B[ei]BL[1146.323]
;W[fi]WL[696.885]
;B[fh]BL[1144.574]
(;W[gh]WL[694.946]C[* see variation]
;B[fg]BL[1139.762]
;W[gg]WL[692.034]
;B[ff]BL[1138.135]
;W[gf]WL[690.58]
;B[fe]BL[1135.549]
(;W[ge]WL[688.786]
;B[ed]BL[1134.234]
(;W[fd]WL[685.229]
;B[ee]BL[1132.345]
;W[df]WL[679.745]
;B[ag]BL[1127.21]
(;W[ah]WL[674.108]C[* see variation.]
;B[bh]BL[1125.355]
;W[af]WL[672.381]
;B[ai]BL[1124.173]
;W[eh]WL[638.069]
;B[cg]BL[1113.233]
;W[cf]WL[633.866]
;B[ag]BL[1108.801]
;W[ch]WL[629.967]
;B[dh]BL[1104.879]
;W[eg]WL[615.905]
;B[cg]BL[1102.961]
;W[ah]WL[610.829]
;B[hi]BL[1096.82]C[* Not actually a threat.]
(;W[hh]WL[603.191]
;B[jd]BL[1093.223]
;W[jf]WL[584.5]
;B[hc]BL[1089.62]
;W[hb]WL[570.347]
;B[ic]BL[1083.429]
;W[ib]WL[567.494]
;B[jb]BL[1080.428]
;W[gc]WL[555.787]
;B[id]BL[1074.412]
;W[kc]WL[550.754]
;B[jc]BL[1069.808]
;W[fa]WL[540.551]
;B[db]BL[1059.242]
;W[ea]WL[537.864]
;B[da]BL[1057.996]
;W[ga]WL[535.36]
;B[ia]BL[1056.501]
;W[na]WL[525.614]
;B[oa]BL[1054.005]
;W[ma]WL[524.06]
;B[kd]BL[1051.88]
;W[lc]WL[521.874]
;B[kf]BL[1043.191]
;W[kg]WL[517.802]
;B[lf]BL[1038.258]
;W[mf]WL[514.882]
;B[lg]BL[1032.831]
;W[lh]WL[512.373]
;B[jg]BL[1031.579]
;W[ig]WL[504.801]
;B[kh]BL[1028.896]
;W[jh]WL[503.113]
;B[kg]BL[1027.591]
;W[mg]WL[495.496]
;B[if]BL[1025.217]
;W[hf]WL[480.273]
;B[ie]BL[1015.989]
;W[le]WL[471.568]
;B[ke]BL[1013.133]
;W[ka]WL[447.988]
;B[kb]BL[1008.621]
;W[la]WL[444.297]
;B[ag]BL[998.129]
(;W[bf]WL[417.193]
;B[as]BL[985.785]
;W[aq]WL[412.785]
;B[eo]BL[979.118]
;W[ak]WL[399.97]
;B[jn]BL[968.634]
;W[sk]WL[392.456]C[This move should have been played earlier
]
;B[en]BL[960.182]
;W[]WL[377.119]
;B[]BL[943.624]TW[ha][ia][ja][jb][kb][lb][hc][ic][jc][ed][hd][id][jd][kd][ld][de][ee][fe][he][ie][je][ke][ef][ff][if][kf][lf][nf][of][pf][sf][ag][cg][fg][hg][jg][kg][lg][ng][og][pg][qg][rg][sg][ah][bh][ch][dh][fh][ih][kh][nh][oh][ph][qh][sh][ai][bi][ci][di][ei][gi][hi][ri][aj][bj][dj][hj][al][cl][am][bm][an][bn][ap][bp][cp]TB[aa][ba][ca][pa][qa][ra][sa][ab][cb][pb][rb][sb][ac][bc][pc][qc][mk][nk][ok][nl][ol][pl][ql][nm][om][pm][qm][mn][nn][on][pn][rn][sn][no][oo][po][qo][ro][so][ip][np][op][pp][qp][rp][sp][gq][hq][iq][jq][kq][mq][nq][oq][qq][rq][sq][er][fr][gr][hr][ir][jr][kr][lr][mr][nr][or][pr][qr][rr][sr][ds][es][fs][gs][hs][is][js][ks][ls][ms][ns][os][ps][qs][rs][ss]C[Laethd [10k?\]: thank you for the game
])
(;W[ch]C[*White could play the other ko.  Black will never be able to leave white short of liberties this way, so white can capture E15 at leisure.  How it's treated if white doesn't ever capture, though, is possibly dependent on the ruleset.]))
(;W[ef]
;B[gi]
;W[de]C[* oops]))
(;W[eh]C[* Make sure you cut appropriately.]))
(;W[ee]
;B[fd]
;W[gc]
;B[ef]
;W[de]
;B[df]
;W[cf]
;B[dh]
;W[eg]
;B[eh]
;W[cg]))
(;W[ed]C[* White doesn't care if black plays g15, since the block is fine.]))
(;W[eh]C[* Always an option]))
(;W[bj]
;B[bi]
;W[ai]
;B[ah]
;W[aj]
;B[ch]))
(;W[fa]C[* Sente]
;B[da]
;W[na]
;B[oa]
;W[ma]
;B[ii]C[* Black has no move here.]
;W[hj]
;B[lh]
;W[ih]
;B[nh]
;W[mg]))
(;B[ma]
;W[rb]
;B[qb]))
(;W[sc]
;B[sb]
;W[sd]
(;B[qb])
(;B[re])))
(;B[cp]
(;W[dq]
;B[co])
(;W[co]
;B[bq]
;W[dq])))
(;B[bq]
;W[bp]
;B[aq]))
(;B[si]C[* now white's in trouble]
;W[rm]
;B[sk]))
(;W[rh]C[* like this]
;B[si]
;W[mb]))
(;W[ri]
;B[sj]
;W[si]
;B[sl]))
(;W[sk]
;B[qj]
(;W[rj])
(;W[pi]
;B[rj])))
(;B[lk]
;W[kl]))
(;W[jo]
;B[kn]
;W[jn]
;B[ko]
;W[km]
;B[kl]
;W[ll]
;B[ml]
;W[ln]
;B[lk]
;W[kp]
;B[lo]
;W[mn]
;B[lp]
;W[ip]
;B[kq]
;W[io]
;B[iq]))
(;W[ed]C[* Maybe here, anticipating e18?]))
(;W[gp]
;B[il]
(;W[jl]
;B[jk]
;W[jj]
;B[kk])
(;W[jk]
;B[jl]
;W[kl]
;B[kk]
;W[jj]
;B[gq]
;W[ln])))
(;W[fp]))
(;B[do]
;W[gm]
;B[hm]))
(;B[gm]
;W[dn]
;B[go]
;W[fp]))
(;W[el]C[* Are there cutting points here? Yes.
Might white need to sacrifice a bit to maintain a wall? Yes.
Is this better than F10? Yes, by far.]))
(;W[mm]C[maybe this would have been ok

* White isn't even connected yet.  Premature.])
(;W[gk]C[* MUCH BETTER]
;B[hk]
;W[hj]
;B[gl]
;W[fl]
;B[gj]
;W[fk]
;B[ij]
;W[hi]C[* This is fantastic for white.]
(;B[jk]C[* GREAT! Black takes gote too])
(;B[ii]
;W[ih]
(;B[hh]
(;W[gi]C[* No.])
(;W[jj]C[*This is much better.  Now white's moyo is quite strong AND black's is being heavily reduced.]))
(;B[jj]
(;W[gi]C[* Too fancy.]
;B[hh])
(;W[hh]C[*Simple and it fixes a lot of weaknesses.  Black's stone is practically dead anyways.])))))
(;W[gk]C[*maybe here]
;B[hk]
;W[gj]C[* If black continues, it's good for white.])
(;W[fk]C[* This is fine too]))
(;W[hn]))
(;W[cq]
;B[fo]
;W[hn]
;B[ho]
;W[fn]
;B[ij]
;W[jj]
;B[jk]
;W[ik]))
(;W[dn]C[* I like this better because white has so much potential on the left right now.

Assuming black would play as he did (not guaranteed)]
;B[dr]
;W[go]C[* White could play some sort of extension like this, threatening black's connection and building a huge moyo...]
(;B[hq]
;W[di]C[* Not bad, huh?])
(;B[cq]
;W[di])))
(;W[mn]C[* Terrible.  This will likely die.]
;B[km]
;W[kn]
;B[jn]
;W[lq]
;B[ko]
;W[ln]
;B[lo]
;W[mo]
;B[mp]
;W[lp]))
(;B[fp]
;W[hp]
;B[jp]
;W[jm])
(;B[fq]
;W[iq]
;B[kp]
;W[kr]))
(;W[oi]
;B[nj]
;W[ni]
;B[mi])
(;W[oh]
;B[mi]
(;W[mg])
(;W[mh])))
(;B[me]
(;W[le]
;B[mf]
;W[lf]
(;B[lb]
;W[mb]
;B[lc]
;W[ob]
;B[ld]
;W[na]
;B[pb]
;W[qb]
;B[pa]
;W[oa]
;B[pc]
;W[rd]
;B[rc]
;W[qc]
;B[re]
;W[qe]
;B[sd]
;W[pe])
(;B[pe]
(;W[pf])
(;W[of]
;B[pf]
;W[og]
;B[pg]
;W[ph]
;B[qg])))
(;W[mf]
;B[le])))
(;B[mc]C[* At least here?]))
(;W[nd]C[* This seems like the move to me...]
;B[ne]C[* Not a threat]
;W[of]
;B[md]
;W[mc]
(;B[lc]
;W[me])
(;B[me]
;W[lc]C[* Black is in more trouble than white])))
(;B[nd]
;W[od]
;B[mc]
;W[md]
;B[nb]
;W[ne]
;B[nc]
;W[ld]
;B[kc]))
(;W[nd]C[This doesn't really allow me to connect both group
Or maybe after a lot of moves

* This move is fine.  If black comes out, white can come out on the right too...]
(;B[of]
;W[oe]
(;B[pe])
(;B[ne]
;W[od]))
(;B[oe]
(;W[of]
;B[nf]
;W[ne]
;B[pf]
;W[og]
;B[pg]
;W[mf])
(;W[oi]C[* White's doing fine here, and the upper group is in no big danger.])))
(;W[od]C[almost certainly, this is bad

* Yup.])
(;W[ne]C[This would have been fine too I think. Maybe I should have played this because it feels more solid.

* this is okayish]))
(;B[pi]
;W[pj]
;B[qj]
(;W[oi]
;B[ph])
(;W[oj]
;B[qh]
;W[ri]
(;B[rh]
;W[ph])
(;B[pg]
;W[oi]
;B[ph]
;W[rh])))
(;B[ok]C[This, or P10 puts a lot of pressure on the white stones.]))
(;B[qh]
;W[qc]
;B[qd]))