It doesn't fully fit, but "走为上" -
(If you can not win today)
"Run away
- to fight another day."

is a bit related (it is the last of 36. ji, the 36. stratagem).

I have heard "when in doubt, tenuki" as a plain old english proverb before.

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$$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . , X . . |
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$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X 1 . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O X 2 |
$$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . O . O . |
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$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . O . |
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$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O X . . |
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Possible out come
note: sorry I haven't posted much been busy with school and teaching count23, and count23 has gotten better and has won a few games on kgs after alot of instruction. He also has gone from 9 stone handicap white -100 komi to a 9 stone handicap white 0 komi.

This is fantastic.

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$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . O |
$$ | . . c , . . . . . , . . . . . O . O . |
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$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . O . |
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general points we might want

As Shaddy likes to say, "This move is a pass."

It's not quite a pass, but this move does very little.

Argh, ninja'd, but I'll say it anyway: PASS

EDIT: I think black is behind by more than a handicap stone.

I can't believe he let me get a move on the left first. I'm picking this move because I think it best compliments my strong grouop on the right, and I feel like fighting.

In fairness to Balmung, even if he is 7k he would still need two handicap stones.

as everyone before me pointed out, black's last move is a mistake. i think it is fair to add an explanation why it is so.

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$$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . , X . . |
$$ | . . . b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O X O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . O |
$$ | . . c , . . . . . , . . . . . O . O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . |
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$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O X . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . . . , . . . . . , X . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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first, even on context of upper right quarter, P14 has lower priority than settling the upper side (extension like black 'a').
and the upper side has (pretty obviously) lower priority than left side (b, possibly c or others) - the widest open area left

i can't really evaluate value of opening moves, so i cannot prove correctness of these statements. if someone (most importantly balmung after the game) doesn't agree, i am open to discussion, but i don't believe b P14

one good thing about P14 is that it puts slight pressure on the white group below and aims for possible using aji of R8-9, but the timing is very off

I think d and g are not interesting in your diagram. Black is low and solid in the lower right, making the bottom less interesting. K17 is too close to Black's position in the upper right--this extension seems likely to claim a small territory--you want to somehow play further away, I think.

Useful to know the points you want going forward, but what was your purpose behind P14?

(a) in the game is gote; B could have taken a big point on the left side.
Locally, is better: if W replies at (b), then B still gets a big point on the left side;
and if W ignores it, then B has the nice follow-up atari with (b):

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The mentality behind P14 seems pretty evident to me here...

"My earlier moves were bad, so I must get equal compensation for them."

"You have that amount of territory there, but aha! Look! I have made a comparable amount on the top right!"

"Surely my bad move is not so bad anymore, for I have successfully gotten equal compensation out of its sacrifice. Right, guys? Guys?"

The common logic of "getting the most out of dead stones" is often misconstrued by many players, who often dig themselves into a deeper hole with "sacrifice" tactics. This is a good example of that.

I probably should have done this instead of take the 30 point play in the upper right, but now either he gives me the corner or outside influence based on what joseki he picks and how he plays it. The game might be very close soon

This is usual with the low chinese fuseki, I think it's fine with the high. It doesn't give black either the corner or outside influence--just a group that will have to take care of itself. I'm not sure this is the right play here, but white is not obligated to give you either outside influence or the corner.

Oh, that's not a criticism of your move, mind you.

First some thoughts: I think my other earlier move with the high Chinese isn't the best. It aims for a fight to build either the left or top, but with Black being so solid in both corners I don't know if a fight is exactly what I want. Its not game-losing, but probably a little sub optimal.

Now, I think Black is being too jealous here, jumping directly in to the pre-pincer. I think I am starting to see a trend for the game. I excel at punishing these kind of overly jealous players, so I think I will be very comfortable. I would have played like this as black:

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$$ | . . . , . . . . 3 , . . . . . , X . . |
$$ | . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X . |
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That play in the upper right was 30 points? I'd say more like 10.