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First thoughts:
Soo, that game is a thing I guess.
Overall it does not seem to look bad for me(which is what one would expect in a high handicap game).
I think I handled the top rather poorly, and the middle does not look ideal as well, but neither is a disaster just yet.
The right side has quite a bit of aji for white left, but its still pretty peachy.
A play around M14 would be big, tying my groups together and giving more aji to my string at the top. The cut at K8 also looks juicy.
First I have to decide what to do about the approach though. It seems like really good timing from Kirby, since I have trouble coming up with a good reply.
I don't want to just tenuki, a double approach is probably too good for him, since he already has stones at the top side.
Simply backing off will make it too easy for him to tenuki and I think he wants to get a move around M14 as well.
Kicking might be reasonable, but after F16 he can probably undercut me too easily.
A tight pincer would be nice here, but it might be too overconcentrated in regards to my stone on the left.
Attaching on top might be possible, but I gotta try to remember some of the joseki first and how they relate to sente.
Decisions, decisions