The barrier between DDK and SDK.

[Pio2001]

Hi, here is the game.
I have translated all the comments from french.

As you can see, my memory betrays me. It was a two stones game, not three. And White played no move above the 4th line during the opening except the first one

But the comment is nonetheless really interesting.

[EdLee]

Hi Pio2001,

Thank you for the translation!

His comments here are strange. I think your move is just fine, no problem at all.

This move seems strange. His comments here also strange.

Soft, too easy for W. Block the outside R16; force W to live small.

Completely wrong. You must extend. You must not allow W to ponnuki in sente. After you extend to M15, W connects at N17. Then you turn and close W, force him to live small in gote. His lack of comments here means he completely does not understand is a huge mistake.

Nonsense move; completely wrong. Very strange and bad habit. Just connect at Q18. His lack of comments here also means he does not understand is very bad.

Now you can see the exchange - is nonsense.
If you simply connected here on , W cannot get this good shape and result.

R4.

Very strange feeling. What are you trying to do ?
Hane outside at P3; force W to live small.

Nonsense move. W must cut R4; only move.

Good.

Nonsense move. Big mistake. You give the corner back to W. Just connect at R4.

Your move is OK; ponnuki in sente.
His variation for ( shoulder hit at J4 ) is bad. He has no idea what he is talking about.

his moves were perfectly logical,

If you mean White's moves in this game, No, some of his moves are bad.

Slow. F3 direction better.

His comments here: the fight in the lower right corner:
you got a bad result there because you killed yourself with .
But he did not explain why was a big mistake.

R11.

W hits the vital point.

You can first counter and resist at N6.

Your local shape problem here is because you missed R11 with .

Basics problem. Atari on top, Q11.
Quiz: If White connects at S11, then what is your local follow-up ?

Ridiculously slow and small, almost a pass.

Good!

Soft. Big miss. Double hane o11.
Homework: Try to kill White with o11.

Up to here, , you can see all your mistakes and problems are in your basics: basic shapes, basic techniques, basic reading.
They are very important.
But his comments completely ignored all these important points.

[Pio2001]

Hi EdLee,
Thank you very much for your insight !

To answer your quizz for move 76 Q11 S11, black captures in T11. And if I read correctly, T11 is sente because if White ignores and Black plays S19, then S17 T18 leads to a ko, isn't it ?

[EdLee]

T11 is sente because if White ignores and Black plays S19, then S17 T18 leads to a ko, isn't it ?

Hi Pio2001, if W ignores and B S19, what is the result ?

[Bill Spight]

Go to move 76.

[Pio2001]

Thanks Bill !
So T17 was the vital point from the beginning.