So so close!

[Christien]

Hey guys I'd really appreciate a review or any comments at all. I almost had the game, but I didn't see move 170 coming. Pretty much after that all my attempts were out of desperation. Thanks for any comments in advance!

(;FF[4]GM[1]AP[]
SZ[19]RU[Japanese]KM[6.5]TM[2400]
PB[Christien]BR[2K-3K]BL[397]
PW[cat2]WR[??]WL[1558]
DT[2013-05-09]EV[Online game]
PC[]
RO[1]RE[W+R]
;B[pd];W[pp];B[dd];W[cp];B[ep];W[eq];B[dp];W[dq];B[co];W[do];B[fp];W[cn];B[bo]
;W[cq];B[dn];W[fq];B[gp];W[df];B[ch];W[cd];B[ce];W[de];B[cf];W[cg];B[dg];W[bg]
;B[bd];W[cc];B[bf];W[af];B[be];W[bh];B[ed];W[ef];B[bc];W[ci];B[dh];W[di];B[fg]
;W[ff];B[fi];W[bn];B[dm];W[cl];B[gd];W[gf];B[hh];W[if];B[he];W[hf];B[jd];W[db]
;B[bb];W[fc];B[fd];W[gb];B[eb];W[ec];B[dc];W[ea];B[cb];W[fb];B[ib];W[hb];B[kf]
;W[jg];B[ji];W[kg];B[lf];W[lg];B[mf];W[nh];B[mg];W[mh];B[lh];W[kh];B[li];W[ki]
;B[nj];W[kj];B[mi];W[ph];B[pj];W[qj];B[qk];W[qi];B[pk];W[qe];B[qd];W[qg];B[kl]
;W[jk];B[jl];W[ik];B[fk];W[il];B[im];W[hm];B[in];W[gl];B[dl];W[ck];B[nq];W[qn]
;B[pr];W[qq];B[qr];W[rr];B[rp];W[rq];B[rm];W[rn];B[rs];W[on];B[no];W[nn];B[oo]
;W[po];B[pm];W[mo];B[oq];W[pn];B[mn];W[lo];B[kq];W[mm];B[ln];W[lk];B[nl];W[ml]
;B[mk];W[ni];B[oi];W[oh];B[qm];W[mj];B[nk];W[pi];B[oj];W[ol];B[nm];W[kn];B[rj]
;W[ri];B[om];W[lm];B[rk];W[ne];B[nc];W[md];B[mc];W[ld];B[jf];W[ie];B[je];W[id]
;B[ic];W[hc];B[kc];W[pe];B[gq];W[jp];B[jq];W[ip];B[ho];W[iq];B[ir];W[hr];B[jr]
;W[fn];B[fl];W[fm];B[en];W[gr];B[dk];W[eh];B[eg];W[fh];B[gg];W[gh];B[hg];W[gi]
;B[ei];W[hi];B[bj];W[bi];B[cj];W[dj];B[cm];W[ao];B[eo];W[bp];B[bl];W[ek]
)

[Bill Spight]

A few comments.

BTW, I don't think that you were ahead at move 162.

(;CA[ISO8859-1]GM[1]AP[GOWrite:2.2.21]SZ[19]ST[2]FF[4]PM[0]BR[2K-3K]GN[ ]EV[Online game]RE[W+R]WL[1558.0]RO[1]TM[2400.0]KM[6.5]WR[??]PW[cat2]PB[Christien]DT[2013-05-09]FG[259:]RU[Japanese]BL[397.0]
;B[pd]
;W[pp]
;B[dd]
;W[cp]
;B[ep]
;W[eq]
;B[dp]
;W[dq]
;B[co]
;W[do]
;B[fp]
;W[cn]
;B[bo]
;W[cq]
;B[dn]
;W[fq]
;B[gp]
;W[df]
;B[ch]
;W[cd]
(
;C[*** Looks like an overplay. See variation.]B[ce]
;W[de]
;B[cf]
;W[cg]
(
;C[*** See variation.]B[dg]
;W[bg]
;B[bd]
;W[cc]
;B[bf]
(
;C[*** See variation.]W[af]
;B[be]
;W[bh]
;B[ed]
;W[ef]
;B[bc]
;W[ci]
;B[dh]
;W[di]
;B[fg]
;W[ff]
(
;C[*** Looks like shape, but it is not. See variation.]B[fi]
;W[bn]
;B[dm]
;W[cl]
(
;C[*** See variation.]B[gd]
;W[gf]
(
;C[*** Awkward. See variation.]B[hh]
;W[if]
;C[*** Bad shape.]B[he]
(
;C[*** See variation.]W[hf]
;B[jd]
;W[db]
;B[bb]
;W[fc]
;B[fd]
;W[gb]
(
;C[*** No need. See variation.]B[eb]
;W[ec]
;B[dc]
;W[ea]
;B[cb]
;W[fb]
;B[ib]
;W[hb]
;C[*** Good.]B[kf]
;W[jg]
;B[ji]
;W[kg]
;B[lf]
;W[lg]
;B[mf]
;W[nh]
;C[*** Vulgar play. ]B[mg]
;W[mh]
;B[lh]
;W[kh]
;B[li]
;W[ki]
;B[nj]
;C[*** Pushing through is good for White.]W[kj]
;B[mi]
;W[ph]
;B[pj]
;W[qj]
;B[qk]
;W[qi]
;B[pk]
;W[qe]
;B[qd]
;W[qg]
;C[*** Good.]B[kl]
;W[jk]
;B[jl]
;W[ik]
;B[fk]
;W[il]
;B[im]
;W[hm]
;B[in]
;W[gl]
;B[dl]
;W[ck]
(
;C[*** Black might fight in the center, but this should be good enough to win. See variation.]B[nq]
;W[qn]
(
;C[*** See variation.]B[pr]
;W[qq]
;B[qr]
;W[rr]
;B[rp]
;W[rq]
(
;C[*** Inconsistent. See variation.]B[rm]
;W[rn]
;C[*** Not good, as events proved.]B[rs]
;W[on]
;C[*** Better to connect the stones on the right, threatening the central White group. End of comments.]B[no]
;W[nn]
;B[oo]
;W[po]
;B[pm]
;W[mo]
;B[oq]
;W[pn]
;B[mn]
;W[lo]
;B[kq]
;W[mm]
;B[ln]
;W[lk]
;B[nl]
;W[ml]
;B[mk]
;W[ni]
;B[oi]
;W[oh]
;B[qm]
;W[mj]
;B[nk]
;W[pi]
;B[oj]
;W[ol]
;B[nm]
;W[kn]
;B[rj]
;W[ri]
;B[om]
;W[lm]
;B[rk]
;W[ne]
;B[nc]
;W[md]
;B[mc]
;W[ld]
;B[jf]
;W[ie]
;B[je]
;W[id]
;B[ic]
;W[hc]
;B[kc]
;W[pe]
;B[gq]
;W[jp]
;B[jq]
;W[ip]
;B[ho]
;W[iq]
;B[ir]
;W[hr]
;B[jr]
;W[fn]
;B[fl]
;W[fm]
;B[en]
;W[gr]
;B[dk]
;W[eh]
;B[eg]
;W[fh]
;B[gg]
;W[gh]
;B[hg]
;W[gi]
;B[ei]
;W[hi]
;B[bj]
;W[bi]
;B[cj]
;W[dj]
;B[cm]
;W[ao]
;B[eo]
;W[bp]
;B[bl]
;W[ek]
)
(
;B[qo]
;W[po]
;B[rn]
;W[qm]
;B[rm]
)

)
(
;C[*** Black has weaknesses on the right side. and center.]B[no]
)

)
(
;C[*** Important point for the fight.]B[hj]
)

)
(
;B[hc]
;W[cb]
;B[ba]
;W[ae]
;B[ad]
;W[ab]
;B[ag]
;W[af]
;C[*** Black lives.]B[bi]
)

)
(
;W[gg]
;B[fh]
;C[*** Now Black is peeking at a bamboo joint.]W[ig]
)

)
(
;C[*** You hate to push from behind, but it is the shape play.]B[gg]
;W[hf]
;C[*** Top the tree.]B[jf]
)

)
(
;C[*** Better shape.]B[gg]
;W[gf]
;B[gd]
)

)
(
;B[fh]
)

)
(
;W[bc]
;B[bh]
;W[eg]
;B[dh]
;C[*** Nice for White.]W[ed]
)

)
(
;B[bg]
;W[dg]
;B[be]
;W[ed]
;B[dc]
;W[ec]
;B[cb]
;W[eb]
)

)
(
;B[cc]
;W[ce]
;C[*** Solid. White has no base.]B[dc]
)

)

Harassing White's floating stones should have given you victory, I think. But you flubbed the attack in the bottom right.

[Christien]

Thanks so much Bill! Your comments are really helpful. Oh and you're totally right that I'm not ahead at 160 or whatever move it is (well it's pretty close by my counting, which isn't top knotch, but he has a ton of sente end game moves). I built up that huge framework on the top and I assumed the only way he could catch up is by killing a large group, which was exactly what he did, but now I screwed up royally on the bottom side. Thanks again!

[EdLee]

Hi Christien, you started a new thread.

[Christien]

Woops.

[Joaz Banbeck]

Hi Christien, you started a new thread.

[admin]
I merged them into one. @Christien: This seemd to be where you intended to put it. If not, let me know. -JB
[/admin]