(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[6.50]
PW[topazg]PB[skydyr]
;B[qd]
;W[dp]
;B[pp]
;W[dd]
;B[oc]
;W[qi]
;B[cj]C[I was slightly surprised here, but it's a perfectly ok move. I dislike the orthodox, so I suspect my dread of getting that again largely drove my worries
]
;W[qn]LB[fq:A]TR[pm]
(;B[pm]TR[fq]C[Very interesting. I'm not sure if it's the best decision without _already_ having a stone around the triangled point, but it's a nice idea. Maybe approach the lower left and reserve this. It's hard for White to invade or double approach without leaving my own issues, and you should get sente for the approach...]
;W[pn]
;B[on]
;W[om]
;B[oo]
;W[pl]
;B[nm]
;W[ol]
;B[fq]
;W[ip]LB[fo:A]TR[cn]C[Felt like the only way to respond. Pincer because of your lower edge, far and high to make sure I can't too easily come under severe attack.]
;B[cn]
;W[dn]
;B[dm]
;W[en]LB[co:A]TR[kq]
(;B[kq]C[The first real blunder. It's hard to express in easy terms just how big C5 is, but it's really huge and urgent. For one thing, it's double sente, for another, with the extension to C10 it's the difference between perfect shape for Black and awkward shape for White, and broken shape for Black and perfect shape for White. This is probably the one move that put you in a difficult position overall this early on.]
;W[co]
;B[cf]
;W[fd]LB[bd:A]TR[jc]
(;B[jc]TR[cf]SQ[cj][dm][cn]C[It feels to me like you're playing a bit thin. You're leaving quite a few weaknesses for the sake of quick development and destabilising White's position, but I think you aren't well enough reinforced to play this way. Securing your position in the top left would prevent some of the nastier sequences for White on the left hand side whilst making points. The marked stone isn't easily discardable in exchange for the 3-3 due to the weaknesses left in the shape of the squared stones, so it's probably best to fix as much as you can now. That way you either get to play again in the lower right for points, or be the first person to continue in the lower left.]
;W[ch]
;B[dh]
;W[dg]LB[cg:A]TR[di]
(;B[di]TR[cg]C[You must cut here. It's another basic shape principle. Forcing me to be strongly connected through this gap and cut off C14 is just so painful.]
;W[cg]
;B[eg]
;W[df]LB[cc:1]SQ[qg]C[Nice for White. Now the 3-3 doesn't seem to work.]
(;B[qg]C[Big]
;W[rd]
;B[qc]C[I'm happy taking this exchange as kikashi. There are quite a few weaknesses that may come alive later (as happened in the game, although I was a bit lucky to get those).]
;W[dr]C[Preparing to have fun on the bottom side.]
;B[er]
;W[gp]C[A mistake. I played it to make connection difficult, but it doesn't offer much over G5 - possibly slightly better shape though.]
;B[ir]C[Painful for Black to connect out along the second line.]
;W[qq]C[Very big, one of us should probably have taken this earlier. ]
;B[pq]
;W[qp]
;B[og]LB[je:B][em:A]TR[kd]C[Not sure about this move. There's nothing particularly wrong or bad about it, but it doesn't feel "large". I'd be tempted with C7 to fix and create aji at C3, or H17 to threaten C17 sequences and make points on that side. It's hard to reduce Black from this side. The plus side is it makes it harder to get further use out of S16.]
(;W[kd]C[Strategic nonsense.]
;B[jd]
;W[ke]
;B[je]
;W[kf]
;B[jg]C[Thin because of the counter cut, but I'm never going to have time to play it. This probably best makes use of White's error.]
;W[lh]
;B[ki]
;W[li]
;B[kj]
;W[oi]
;B[em]C[A lovely idea. For the first time since C5, I feel pretty uncomfortable. Black has taken control of the direction of the game, and it's hard to say those 3 corners are good enough to offset the center Black's created.]
;W[fn]
;B[fm]
;W[gm]
;B[gl]
;W[cm]C[C5 still comes back to haunt you
]
;B[cl]
;W[bn]
;B[hm]
;W[gn]LB[im:A]TR[jp]
(;B[jp]LB[hl:A]TR[iq]
(;W[iq]C[Enabling the cut...]
;B[hr]
;W[hl]
;B[gk]
;W[il]C[A useful exchange for White. the game is looking ok again, although it's still tight to play.]
;B[lj]
;W[ni]
;B[jo]
;W[in]
;B[jm]
;W[im]
;B[gb]TR[jf]C[This was awkward for White. Not only does this greatly increase 3-3 aji, but it indirectly fixes the marked cut, and is worth points. I should have played H17 earlier - I'd been looking at it, but it never seemed urgent enough.]
;W[fb]
;B[rh]
;W[bl]
;B[ck]
;W[ri]LB[fc:A][gc:B]TR[pr]
(;B[pr]C[It's big, but I felt this was the move that allowed White to take the lead again for sure. That top edge is really big to follow up.]
;W[gc]TR[hb][cc][gg]C[This transforms the position in the top left. White now threatens to capture the stone (not tiny), makes G13 work, and resists the 3-3 aji. You can still reduce the top left if you get H18, but this makes White's job a lot easier.]
;B[qr]C[Your followup is also not sente.]
;W[nd]TR[nc][pf][rf]C[Eyeing the aji up at these three points, and creating potential of my own. The game is definitely in White's advantage now.]
;B[qo]
;W[ro]
;B[po]
;W[rp]
;B[dq]TR[nc]C[O17 feels bigger, purely on points value.]
;W[cq]
;B[ep]C[Better to connect. There's no ko for to fight.]
;W[nc]TR[pf][rf]C[Still aiming at the two marked points and making sure Black can't make any territory along the top.]
;B[nb]C[P16 better I suspect because of the aji.]
;W[pf]LB[of:C][qf:A][pg:B]
(;B[qf]
;W[pe]
;B[qe]
;W[pg]
;B[si]
;W[sj]
;B[sh]
;W[rj]C[Game line seems slightly worse than allowing White to connect to S16, because N14/O14 is just bigger (and you get to capture S16 in the other line).
The game is over now without a disaster happening to White.]
;B[hb]
;W[gg]LB[gf:A]TR[cc]
(;B[cc]
;W[db]
;B[cb]
;W[cd]
;B[eb]
;W[ec]
;B[da]
;W[ea]
;B[bd]
;W[be]
;B[cr]
;W[br]
;B[ds]
;W[qh]
;B[rg]
;W[mb]
;B[ob]
;W[bq]C[Many thanks for the game
])
(;B[gf]
;W[ff]
;B[fg]
;W[hf]
;B[ge]
;W[he]C[Because of G17, there's no way of keeping G14 alive.]))
(;B[pg]
;W[rf]LB[qf:B][rg:A]
(;B[rg]
;W[pe]C[Disaster for Black.])
(;B[qf]
;W[rg]
;B[qh]
;W[sh]
;B[re]
;W[se]
;B[qe]
;W[mb]C[Probably best for Black. S17 guarantees the capture of S16 due to shortage of liberties.]))
(;B[of]
;W[rf]LB[qf:B][rg:A]
(;B[rg]
;W[pe]
;B[oe]
;W[pg]
;B[ph]
;W[qh]C[Also not playable for Black.])
(;B[qf]
;W[rg]
;B[qh]
;W[sh]
;B[re]
;W[se]
;B[qe]C[Slightly better with Q13 @ P14 like this.])))
(;B[fc]LB[ec:B][gc:A]
(;W[gc]
;B[ec]C[This looks unplayable for White, who is not only thin everywhere but there's 3-3 aji which is becoming unbearable too. On the offchance that there's some crazy sequence good for White here, Black still has G17.])
(;W[ec]
;B[gc]
(;W[gd]
;B[eb]
;W[db]
;B[fa]C[Sente to live in the corner ...]
;W[sa]
;B[cb]
;W[da]
;B[cc]
;W[dc]
;B[be]LB[ca:A][ce:B]
(;W[ca]
;B[de]
;W[ee]
;B[ce]
;W[ef]
;B[bg]
;W[bh]
;B[af])
(;W[ce]
;B[bf]
;W[cd]
;B[bd]
;W[ca]
;B[bb]))
(;W[eb]
;B[ge]))))
(;W[hl]
;B[gk]
;W[il]
;B[im]
;W[jm]
;B[in]
;W[jn]
;B[io]
;W[jo]
;B[hp]C[This is the reason for J3.]))
(;B[im]LB[gf:B][jo:A]C[Carry on with the plan... "A" and "B" both seem big now.]))
(;W[em]
;B[dl]
;W[fk]TR[eh][cm]SQ[ko]C[Now I can aim at both of the triangled cuts, and the continuation with the square. There's still time to come back to the top side.])
(;W[je]C[A simpler reduction, there's no need for White to be greedy with 3 corners.]
;B[ld]
;W[em]
;B[dl]
;W[fk]
;B[ko]
;W[nl]
;B[mm]
;W[ic]))
(;B[cc]
;W[dc]LB[db:1][bd:2]
(;B[db]
;W[eb]LB[bb:1][bd:2]
(;B[bb]
;W[bd]
;B[cd]
;W[be]
;B[ce]
;W[bf]
;B[de]
;W[ee]
;B[ef]
;W[bc]
;B[cb]
;W[fc]C[Black can't win this.])
(;B[bd]
;W[cb]
;B[bb]
;W[da]LB[be:1][ce:2]
(;B[be]
;W[ce]
;B[bf]
;W[cd]
;B[bc]
;W[ba])
(;B[ce]
;W[bf]
;B[de]
;W[ee]
;B[ef]
;W[be]
;B[cd]
;W[ad]
;B[bc]
;W[ba])))
(;B[bd]C[This is the line I wasn't sure of, this seems promising.]
;W[cb]
;B[bb]
;W[cd]
;B[bc]
;W[db]
;B[ce]
;W[bg]LB[ba:B][bf:A]
(;B[ba]
;W[bf]
;B[be]
;W[ae]
;B[de]
;W[ef]
;B[ee]
;W[fe]
;B[ff]
;W[fg]
;B[ed]
;W[ec]
;B[fc]
;W[gc]
;B[fb]
;W[gb]
;B[ea]
;W[ga]C[Hard to read. If you can't make the push and cut, White's probably ok, but it's all so complicated.])
(;B[bf]
;W[ae]
;B[af]
;W[ba]))))
(;B[cg]
;W[di]
;B[eh]
;W[ci]
;B[ef]C[Of course, this hurts the left side group too, but my corner is a lot more vulnerable this way, and it feels like it makes more use of K17 with regards to keeping that pressure up.]))
(;B[bd]
;W[cc]
;B[dh]
;W[jc]))
(;B[co]
;W[cp]
;B[gp]
;W[eq]
;B[er]
;W[fp]
;B[fr]
;W[dr]
;B[gn]C[Looks very hard for White to be honest. It makes me think the attachment joseki was a mistake by me in the first place.]))
(;B[fq]
;W[cn]
;B[cg]
;W[fc]
;B[pm]
;W[pn]
;B[on]
;W[om]
;B[oo]
;W[pl]
;B[nm]
;W[ol]
;B[jp]C[Just an idea...]))
is bigger at "a", I think that's as good a point as any to take gote reasonably happily, and it saves me worrying about a good way to defend against "b" whilst continuing somewhere like "c" (which is the point of