Life In 19x19

What if black doesn't reinforce its bottom-right corner, but attacks with R11?
How should I continue? Jumping to P9 seems to give black exactly what he wants,
as he can reinforce his corner now. So probably, instead of jumping, I should attack the corner somehow. For one thing, you can count and ...

After :w51: at R9 what if black :b52: at R11? How should white proceed? You missed the point of Bill's variation. Your P14 group is OK, so your original move :w51: is dame (neutral territory)
but :b52: is good for B (territory). Now think about Bill's :w51: and its meaning. :)

Yes, I know P14 is ...

After :w23: at D16 and :b24: at E16 why not cut right away? How black can resist? Which cut, michalk? Study it more closely and find the solution for yourself. :)

I mean the cut at E15. I can't see why not cut right away. I'm wondering why Bill said to leave the cut behind. Some variations ...

Some comments on the opening. :)

Thank you for the comments Bill! I like :w17: at C17. Also, forcing L16 looks good, thanks for that suggestion.

I have some questions though. :)

After :w23: at D16 and :b24: at E16 why not cut right away? How black can resist?

After :w51: at R9 what if black ...

EdLee wrote:

emeraldemon wrote:for 15, does white have time to play D17?

Is there a typo in there? at B14 is the only move.

Yes, it seems that way.

Later I was wondering about the cut at D16. I don't see any way black could get a good result if white simply cuts there. Any comments on that one? Should white cut at ?

Hello, this is my recent game from DGS. I was white and my plan was since around move 49 to kill the middle black group, or at least run it into black's territory. My position wasn't thick enough, so in the end I didn't manage to kill it and even tough I made some points in the center it wasn't ...