Deliberate Practice

[studying]

Game 48
In today's game, I felt that I lacked fighting spirit. I missed several opportunities to go on the attack and/or exploit bad shape by my opponent, and instead had to wait until scoring to claim victory. That said, my reading felt sharper and I felt like I was doing a better job of avoiding tempting but wrong moves that I would have played in the past. I'm particularly happy with that given that my opponent was playing so fast, which normally can throw me off and encourage me to just play on (sometimes bad) instinct. Here's the review: https://gokibitz.com/kifu/Vkl5yOHyl

(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[0.50]TM[600]OT[5x20 byo-yomi]PW[studying]PB[hkkmomo]WR[2d]BR[1d]DT[2015-09-30]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]C[studying [2d?\]: Hi
]RE[W+14.50];B[pd]BL[598.004]C[studying [2d?\]: have fun
];W[dd]WL[596.882]C[hkkmomo [1d\]: hi
];B[qp]BL[595.759];W[dq]WL[587.756];B[oq]BL[594.727];W[qf]WL[576.903];B[nc]BL[592.406];W[rd]WL[569.511];B[qc]BL[590.214]C[An usual choice by Black, but it's tough to say it's wrong.];W[qi]WL[562.516];B[cf]BL[588.815]C[If this were me, I would have approached the lower left, but this may just be Black's style.];W[fc]WL[555.534];B[bd]BL[586.453];W[cg]WL[542.084]C[I've been experimenting with this joseki lately.];B[df]BL[584.012];W[dg]WL[517.08];B[bg]BL[581.352];W[bh]WL[507.267];B[bf]BL[579.461];W[eg]WL[480.466]C[The ladder just barely works for White.];B[bi]BL[574.083];W[ah]WL[448.372]C[Note that this changes the ladder slightly, and this ladder doesn't work. I planned to let the D13 stones float if Black cut.];B[ci]BL[568.678]C[Black has different plans, wanting to harass the whole group.];W[ch]WL[446.664];B[ef]BL[567.5];W[di]WL[443.155];B[ck]BL[565.193]C[I was tempted to play from the bottom, but D10 gives Black too good of shape and leaves my stones weak.];W[dj]WL[426.876];B[cn]BL[559.563];W[dk]WL[414.663]C[This feels wrong (pushing from behind), but I wanted to strengthen my group more.];B[cl]BL[556.014];W[cc]WL[402.884];B[ed]BL[552.765];W[ec]WL[399.849];B[gf]BL[551.783];W[fg]WL[383.045];B[gd]BL[548.417];W[gc]WL[379.682];B[id]BL[546.183];W[hd]WL[365.211];B[he]BL[541.086];W[hc]WL[363.79];B[ic]BL[535.549];W[ie]WL[355.948];B[if]BL[533.716];W[je]WL[354.123];B[kc]BL[531.146];W[kd]WL[348.789];B[jc]BL[527.786];W[hg]WL[342.655];B[hf]BL[525.683]C[Black has serious shape problems now if White plays F14.];W[kg]WL[334.635];B[ig]BL[523.571];W[hh]WL[327.083];B[ih]BL[521.433];W[ii]WL[316.172];B[kh]BL[517.356];W[ji]WL[305.281];B[jh]BL[515.542]C[I think M13 is a stronger response.];W[ld]WL[302.144];B[lc]BL[512.629];W[lg]WL[299.778];B[lh]BL[509.495];W[ng]WL[296.537];B[fm]BL[505.607]C[Black is looking at the H11 cut, but this shape is pretty thin. I hoped to be able to fix the H11 defect indirectly by attacking this shape.];W[em]WL[273.93];B[el]BL[499.953]C[This was unexpected. Black is letting White cut.];W[dl]WL[272.324];B[dm]BL[498.915];W[en]WL[270.48];B[gl]BL[497.997];W[fk]WL[265.532];B[fl]BL[496.341];W[il]WL[256.471]C[I think this was a mistake. The better plan would have been to play F6, and try to develop a splitting attack on the F8 and H14 groups.];B[go]BL[492.675]C[This is a strong move.];W[dn]WL[253.238];B[cm]BL[490.61];W[gq]WL[235.835]C[White now has a problem around F4, but this was all I could think of to salvage the situation.];B[cp]BL[487.625];W[cq]WL[219.753];B[fp]BL[480.562];W[dp]WL[210.314];B[do]BL[478.161]C[I think this is a mistake. If Black just plays C5, he can later cut, but avoids giving White the chance to exploit the thin shape at G6.];W[eo]WL[206.119];B[co]BL[477.371];W[ep]WL[204.3];B[fq]BL[476.53];W[gn]WL[199.388]C[This move works because Black provoked White to play E5.];B[fn]BL[470.72];W[fo]WL[197.477];B[hn]BL[469.876];W[gp]WL[194.894]C[This is a better result than I deserved.];B[ho]BL[469.015](;W[iq]WL[176.244]C[Maybe I should have been more aggressive and played J4.];B[ip]BL[466.631];W[hq]WL[169.782];B[kp]BL[464.274];W[jp]WL[160.774];B[jo]BL[461.648];W[jq]WL[158.495];B[lo]BL[459.406];W[lq]WL[146.418];B[hi]BL[456.647]C[I can't afford to let Black seal off the entire center, so after some careful reading...];W[hj]WL[72.378];B[gi]BL[452.954];W[gh]WL[62.691];B[fh]BL[448.531];W[gg]WL[60.91];B[gj]BL[442.364];W[gk]WL[59.281];B[ij]BL[437.057];W[hk]WL[57.166];B[jj]BL[434.858];W[fi]WL[47.519];B[ki]BL[431.221];W[ii]WL[46.143];B[ji]BL[429.697];W[fj]WL[44.816];B[ii]BL[428.751];W[kl]WL[21.523]C[This was probably the time to attack the F14 weakness.];B[jm]BL[424.944];W[jl]WL[15.077];B[bc]BL[411.343];W[bb]WL[2.397];B[cd]BL[408.265];W[db]WL[20]OW[5];B[ml]BL[400.146];W[mm]WL[20]OW[4];B[ll]BL[380.338]C[I had read this line out and decided it was an overplay. I still think so.];W[km]WL[20]OW[4];B[lm]BL[378.444];W[kn]WL[20]OW[4];B[ko]BL[377.014];W[ln]WL[20]OW[4];B[mp]BL[369.174];W[mo]WL[20]OW[4];B[no]BL[364.232];W[mn]WL[20]OW[4];B[lp]BL[355.255];W[nl]WL[20]OW[4];B[mj]BL[349.535];W[om]WL[20]OW[4];B[de]BL[346.127];W[dc]WL[20]OW[4];B[fd]BL[342.896]C[Now the opportunity is gone.];W[ff]WL[20]OW[4];B[fe]BL[340.236];W[qn]WL[20]OW[4];B[ro]BL[337.386];W[rn]WL[20]OW[4];B[kq]BL[335.371];W[rc]WL[20]OW[4];B[qe]BL[325.98];W[rf]WL[20]OW[4];B[pf]BL[324.162];W[pg]WL[20]OW[4];B[of]BL[319.904];W[og]WL[20]OW[4];B[mf]BL[314.618];W[nf]WL[20]OW[4];B[mg]BL[310.098];W[me]WL[20]OW[4];B[lf]BL[308.917];W[nd]WL[20]OW[4];B[oc]BL[299.991];W[pp]WL[20]OW[4];B[pq]BL[291.858];W[bp]WL[20]OW[4];B[bo]BL[289.405];W[bq]WL[20]OW[4];B[cj]BL[283.655];W[ai]WL[20]OW[4];B[aj]BL[281.756];W[ak]WL[20]OW[4];B[al]BL[279.967];W[bj]WL[20]OW[4];B[bk]BL[278.69];W[aj]WL[20]OW[4];B[bm]BL[277.911];W[rb]WL[20]OW[4];B[re]BL[269.29];W[se]WL[20]OW[4];B[qb]BL[267.682];W[qa]WL[20]OW[4];B[pa]BL[262.431];W[ra]WL[20]OW[4];B[ob]BL[261.187];W[qo]WL[20]OW[4];B[rp]BL[259.238];W[oj]WL[20]OW[4]C[At this point I felt I had a comfortable lead.];B[sn]BL[256.505];W[sm]WL[20]OW[4];B[so]BL[255.595];W[rm]WL[20]OW[4];B[kr]BL[252.666];W[jr]WL[20]OW[4];B[ab]BL[249.454];W[ba]WL[20]OW[4];B[hb]BL[247.539];W[gb]WL[20]OW[4];B[ia]BL[246.858];W[ks]WL[20]OW[4];B[ls]BL[244.473];W[js]WL[20]OW[4];B[mq]BL[241.316];W[kf]WL[20]OW[4];B[nh]BL[235.849];W[oh]WL[20]OW[4];B[nk]BL[233.331];W[ok]WL[20]OW[4];B[ni]BL[232.568];W[oi]WL[20]OW[4]C[This was too timid.];B[kk]BL[229.589];W[op]WL[20]OW[4];B[np]BL[221.165];W[on]WL[20]OW[4];B[oo]BL[220.171];W[po]WL[20]OW[4];B[nn]BL[218.157];W[nm]WL[20]OW[4];B[hl]BL[216.731];W[im]WL[20]OW[4];B[ik]BL[212.529];W[hm]WL[20]OW[4];B[gm]BL[209.473];W[ek]WL[20]OW[4];B[gn]BL[208.345];W[ga]WL[20]OW[4];B[ag]BL[204.66];W[eh]WL[20]OW[4];B[mc]BL[174.129];W[le]WL[20]OW[4];B[mh]BL[171.658];W[nj]WL[20]OW[4];B[mk]BL[169.575];W[ha]WL[20]OW[4];B[ib]BL[167.28];W[qd]WL[20]OW[4];B[pe]BL[163.676];W[jn]WL[20]OW[4];B[od]BL[146.798];W[ne]WL[20]OW[4];B[fr]BL[136.475];W[gr]WL[20]OW[4];B[ap]BL[133.834];W[aq]WL[20]OW[4];B[ao]BL[132.939];W[er]WL[20]OW[4];B[ac]BL[124.252];W[]WL[20]OW[4];B[]BL[124.25]TW[ca][da][ea][fa][sa][cb][eb][fb][sb][sc][sd][ke][sf][qg][rg][sg][dh][fh][ph][qh][rh][sh][ei][pi][ri][si][ej][pj][qj][rj][sj][pk][qk][rk][sk][ol][pl][ql][rl][sl][jm][pm][qm][pn][fp][eq][fq][ar][br][cr][dr][fr][hr][ir][as][bs][cs][ds][es][fs][gs][hs][is]TB[ja][ka][la][ma][na][oa][jb][kb][lb][mb][nb][pb][pc][ad][ae][be][ce][ee][ge][af][li][mi][kj][lj][lk][bl][am][an][bn][sp][lq][nq][qq][rq][sq][lr][mr][nr][or][pr][qr][rr][sr][ms][ns][os][ps][qs][rs][ss]C[studying [2d?\]: thanks
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[studying]

Game 49
I felt I played pretty well in this game against a KGS 2d, with the exception of a complete lack of concentration for 2 moves in the middle-game. That lapse should have cost me the game, but I managed to squeeze out a victory after my opponent failed to capitalize. I gave this one a bit more of a thorough review, and still caught quite a few mistakes, so (obviously) there's plenty more work to do. Here's the review: https://gokibitz.com/kifu/4yYcWrTkl

(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[6.50]TM[1500]OT[5x30 byo-yomi]PW[studying]PB[KGS Player]WR[2d?]BR[2d]DT[2015-10-06]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]RE[W+3.50];B[pd]BL[1495.027];W[dd]WL[1493.479];B[qo]BL[1491.322];W[dq]WL[1478.838];B[do]BL[1484.631];W[co]WL[1470.901];B[dp]BL[1474.617];W[cp]WL[1464.474];B[eq]BL[1472.87];W[cn]WL[1455.718];B[jp]BL[1464.027]C[I hadn't seen this tenuki before, but I was worried that Black had a special strategy that I would fall into if I just cut. Looking at it now, it seems ok.](;W[nc]WL[1382.556]C[I think this might be a mistake. This seems like the biggest area of the board, but if Black gets Q3, his framework along the bottom will be pretty ideal.];B[pf]BL[1457.242];W[jd]WL[1379.01];B[cf]BL[1448.481];W[fc]WL[1371.214];B[qj]BL[1443.776](;W[op]WL[1343.47]C[This seemed my last chance to get in, but I worried that playing Q3 would provoke the variation, which seemed good for Black.];B[pq]BL[1437.003];W[oq]WL[1337.853];B[pr]BL[1434.905];W[lq]WL[1311.995];B[kq]BL[1426.949];W[lp]WL[1309.289];B[fp]BL[1417.152]C[This seems like a mistake, and Black ends up overconcentrated. I think L4 is the way to go, keeping pressure on the White weak group.];W[jo]WL[1304.056];B[io]BL[1412.828];W[ko]WL[1294.538];B[cq]BL[1384.715]C[This seems small.];W[bq]WL[1290.193];B[dr]BL[1380.873]TR[fp]C[Now it's clear that the marked move is a mistake. It's serving almost no purpose.];W[iq]WL[1275.3];B[ip]BL[1371.12];W[kr]WL[1273.137];B[jq]BL[1365.787];W[jr]WL[1270.584];B[ir]BL[1363.547];W[hq]WL[1262.244]C[This move hurts White's endgame prospects, but makes J6 sente (and allows White to double-hane after that). This early in the game, that central influence seemed more important];B[hr]BL[1359.251];W[in]WL[1256.99]C[In retrospect, I maybe should have extended once more to G3, to make this even harder on Black.];B[gq]BL[1354.049]C[This is a good result for White, as Black is very over-concentrated.];W[ch]WL[1250.097];B[cc]BL[1342.36];W[cd]WL[1247.716];B[bd]BL[1340.471];W[be]WL[1238.642];B[bc]BL[1338.192];W[ce]WL[1216.021];B[eb]BL[1334.927];W[fb]WL[1214.2];B[ec]BL[1332.837];W[ed]WL[1212.648]C[White now has influence over almost the entire board. I felt pretty confident at this point.];B[dc]BL[1330.443];W[em]WL[1189.42];B[ef]BL[1321.309];W[bf]WL[1170.812]C[I thought for awhile about this move, debating between it at F15. In the end, I decided the left was bigger than the top, and that this was moer consistent with my previous play at E7.];B[dh]BL[1315.445];W[di]WL[1167.651];B[eh]BL[1306.931];W[ei]WL[1161.474];B[gh]BL[1303.102];W[fi]WL[1151.953]C[I knew I couldn't kill this group, but I hoped to harass it and deny it eye-shape long enough to secure more territory.];B[gf]BL[1287.657];W[fh]WL[1136.515];B[gd]BL[1281.3];W[hc]WL[1124.746];B[if]BL[1272.223];W[fg]WL[1115.88];B[ff]BL[1256.974];W[kf]WL[1104.378]C[I'm not sure if this was the right direction, as simply playing J11 looks huge. However, my plan was to try to build up strength to later reduce Black's right side.];B[hd]BL[1246.444];W[ic]WL[1089.061];B[kg]BL[1235.518];W[lg]WL[1059.112];B[kh]BL[1228.472];W[jf]WL[1053.475];B[ig]BL[1219.998];W[lh]WL[1037.729];B[kj]BL[1204.413];W[ii]WL[1020.346];B[ih]BL[1185.639];W[li]WL[1002.779];B[ij]BL[1181.927]C[Black really likes this shape.];W[ji]WL[984.707];B[ki]BL[1175.064];W[jj]WL[967.015];B[jk]BL[1163.873];W[hj]WL[960.151];B[ik]BL[1155.336];W[hi]WL[957.071];B[lk]BL[1083.245];W[mk]WL[920.368];B[ml]BL[1077.542];W[mj]WL[909.216];B[km]BL[1072.976]C[This was a good move. Perhaps I should have peeped at K8 earlier.];W[nl]WL[902.886];B[mm]BL[1068.406];W[pb]WL[842.119]C[I thought about this move for a long time too. I was mostly considering moves around Q12, Q13 and R12, but decided this was simpler.];B[hn]BL[1062.053];W[jm]WL[808.74];B[hm]BL[1049.659];W[on]WL[781.403];B[nm]BL[1044.715];W[om]WL[770.423];B[ol]BL[1041];W[pl]WL[743.569]C[I felt bad giving up this stone, but now that Black's dragon is already safe, I didn't think it was as valuable anymore. Instead, this was an easy sequence to reduce the right side.];B[nk]BL[1025.341];W[qm]WL[734.943];B[po]BL[1013.38]C[Black is trying to go for the kill here, but that seems unreasonable to me. Black is going to regret having played this aji keshi move in a minute...];W[oo]WL[729.053](;B[or]BL[1008.918]C[Black missed the vital point here. I think he was expecting to be able to play N2 after I blocked at O2. Black should have just taken N2 directly.];W[mr]WL[716.429]C[Now White's group is alive.];B[nr]BL[1000.956];W[nq]WL[712.874];B[mo]BL[996.396];W[mp]WL[706.451]C[Without the Q5/P5 exchange, White would face a tough choice after Black played O5.];B[me]BL[973.751];W[ne]WL[674.297];B[nf]BL[964.125];W[md]WL[663.888];B[oe]BL[959.622](;W[nd]WL[654.906]C[This is a terrible mistake and probably should have lost me the game. As you can see, I didn't spend any time thinking about it, and just automatically played.];B[lf]BL[956.23](;W[pj]WL[646.54]C[This was another mistake that was caused by my being distracted about the previous play. There is no reason not to play M15 now, and White can still likely win.];B[ld]BL[938.384];W[qi]WL[614.668];B[lc]BL[933.083]C[Now White is in trouble, with two weak groups.];W[qc]WL[612.58];B[oi]BL[928.472];W[oh]WL[572.14];B[nh]BL[905.115];W[ph]WL[560.625];B[ng]BL[876.04];W[fd]WL[514.786];B[ob]BL[838.894];W[nb]WL[501.837];B[pc]BL[820.034];W[qb]WL[493.272];B[oc]BL[816.772];W[oa]WL[490.761];B[rd]BL[800.207];W[qd]WL[482.876];B[qe]BL[795.945];W[rc]WL[481.422];B[rf]BL[762.767];W[lb]WL[476.395](;B[rh]BL[751.924]C[At the time, I thought Black could create a ko to kill the upper right. That's not right, but even so, the reduction there is sente, and I think Black should have played it out first.];W[kc]WL[446.042];B[qk]BL[748.136]C[An overplay that lets White back in the game.];W[pk]WL[414.854];B[ri]BL[744.182];W[nj]WL[409.117];B[pi]BL[729.434]C[This is big, but it's gote for Black. I wonder if Black should have taken the big sente endgame moves (F8, F19, S6) first.];W[oj]WL[404.414];B[qh]BL[723.816];W[rn]WL[392.642];B[ro]BL[720.518];W[so]WL[380.995];B[sp]BL[713.199];W[sn]WL[379.57];B[rq]BL[710.434];W[ea]WL[372.866];B[da]BL[703.563];W[fa]WL[370.413];B[ba]BL[701.326];W[gl]WL[361.006]C[I have a weakness for moves like this (they seem bigger than they really are), and they usually turn out to be mistakes. Here, I think this is about 5 points reverse sente, but B2 is at least 6 points reverse sente.];B[br]BL[682.893];W[bp]WL[345.102];B[fm]BL[646.216];W[fl]WL[339.663];B[en]BL[643.588];W[dn]WL[327.134];B[hk]BL[622.385]C[I think this is a mistake and F6 is bigger.];W[hl]WL[307.642];B[jl]BL[533.292];W[fn]WL[271.353];B[gk]BL[527.236];W[fk]WL[263.286];B[kn]BL[516.705];W[jn]WL[222.474];B[fo]BL[481.61];W[eo]WL[196.553];B[rl]BL[471.785];W[ln]WL[185.064];B[lm]BL[431.593];W[mn]WL[168.139];B[nn]BL[412.612];W[lo]WL[165.37];B[gg]BL[389.578];W[ie]WL[130.778];B[he]BL[380.788];W[sd]WL[117.192];B[no]BL[359.622];W[kl]WL[86.098]C[I thought this was a creative way of dealing with the O4 problem, and it means M10 is sente, which helped me get an extra point later.];B[re]BL[332.304];W[df]WL[66.337];B[eg]BL[318.515];W[dg]WL[49.808];B[gc]BL[315.653];W[gb]WL[47.224];B[gn]BL[301.857];W[gm]WL[42.688];B[gj]BL[286.507];W[gi]WL[39.582];B[fj]BL[283.255];W[ej]WL[36.967];B[mc]BL[263.465];W[mb]WL[21.215];B[aq]BL[225.488];W[fe]WL[1.725];B[ge]BL[220.464];W[kd]WL[30]OW[5];B[le]BL[215.956];W[ke]WL[30]OW[5];B[mf]BL[212.157];W[ap]WL[30]OW[5];B[ar]BL[207.578];W[ni]WL[30]OW[5];B[qi]BL[203.971];W[od]WL[30]OW[5];B[pe]BL[200.295];W[ql]WL[30]OW[5];B[rm]BL[195.701];W[qn]WL[30]OW[5];B[pn]BL[192.957];W[pm]WL[30]OW[5];B[js]BL[169.971];W[ls]WL[30]OW[5];B[ae]BL[155.163];W[af]WL[30]OW[5];B[ad]BL[151.298];W[pp]WL[30]OW[5];B[qp]BL[145.553];W[sl]WL[30]OW[5];B[rk]BL[142.867];W[sm]WL[30]OW[5];B[se]BL[138.665];W[lj]WL[30]OW[5];B[kk]BL[105.76];W[sc]WL[30]OW[5];B[ee]BL[87.292];W[hh]WL[30]OW[5];B[hg]BL[83.686];W[sk]WL[30]OW[5];B[de]BL[77.934];W[cg]WL[30]OW[5];B[sj]BL[75.376];W[ns]WL[30]OW[5];B[os]BL[70.852];W[ms]WL[30]OW[5];B[id]BL[57.87];W[mh]WL[30]OW[5];B[ll]BL[39.697];W[ks]WL[30]OW[5];B[is]BL[36.187];W[je]WL[30]OW[5];B[ho]BL[27.028];W[en]WL[30]OW[5];B[ep]BL[14.14];W[ok]WL[30]OW[5];B[nl]BL[30]OB[5];W[np]WL[30]OW[5];B[]BL[30]OB[5];W[]WL[30]OW[5]TW[ga][ha][ia][ja][ka][la][ma][na][pa][qa][ra][sa][hb][ib][jb][kb][rb][sb][jc][cf][ag][bg][ah][bh][ai][bi][ci][mi][aj][bj][cj][dj][ak][bk][ck][dk][ek][al][bl][cl][dl][el][am][bm][cm][dm][fm][an][bn][ao][bo][mq][lr]TB[aa][ca][ab][bb][cb][db][ac][hf][of][qf][sf][og][pg][qg][rg][sg][oh][ph][sh][si][rj][kl][go][gp][hp][rp][dq][fq][hq][iq][qq][sq][cr][er][fr][gr][qr][rr][sr][as][bs][cs][ds][es][fs][gs][hs][ps][qs][rs][ss])(;B[kb](;W[la];B[ka];W[mc];B[jc];W[id])(;W[mc];B[la];W[ma])))(;W[le];B[mf];W[pj](;B[qi];W[qk](;B[oi]C[This doesn't work for Black.];W[pi];B[ph];W[oj](;B[pk];W[nj])(;B[nj];W[oh](;B[pk];W[ni];B[ok];W[nl])(;B[ni];W[qh](;B[rh];W[pg];B[rg];W[nh])(;B[pk];W[pg];B[ok];W[ph];B[rk];W[ql];B[rh];W[rg]C[I think White should be fine with this capturing race.]))))(;B[pi];W[oj](;B[oi];W[nj])(;B[nj];W[oi];B[ni];W[oh]))(;B[oj];W[pi];B[pk]C[I think Black's best bet is to play this ko, but it's still very hard.]))(;B[pi];W[oj];B[qk];W[pk];B[nj];W[oi];B[ni];W[qi];B[ri];W[ph];B[rh];W[nh])))(;W[le];B[nd];W[mc]C[Now even if Black comes back to R17, White should have a pretty easy game.]))(;B[mr]C[Even if Black steals White's base, it's tough to see how he can kill the group.];W[lr];B[or];W[pj];B[pi];W[oj];B[qk];W[pk];B[nj];W[oi];B[ph];W[ni]))(;W[pq];B[np];W[po](;B[pn];W[oo];B[qp];W[oq];B[qq])(;B[pp];W[op];B[qp];W[oo];B[oq]C[Taisha...])))(;W[ep](;B[eo];W[fp];B[fo];W[fq])(;B[fq];W[en](;B[cq];W[dr];B[cr];W[eo];B[ds];W[er];B[fr];W[dn];B[dp];W[do];B[es])(;B[eo];W[fo];B[fp];W[dn];B[ep];W[dr]))(;B[fp];W[eo];B[dn];W[en];B[dm];W[fq];B[er];W[dr](;B[fr];W[gq];B[gr];W[hq];B[cq];W[cr];B[bq];W[br];B[cm];W[bp];B[hr];W[iq];B[go])(;B[gq];W[fr]))(;B[cq];W[dr];B[er];W[dn];B[eo];W[en];B[fo];W[cr])))

[skydyr]

No claims to correctness, but a couple thoughts:

At you need p3 I think. Black's K4 is one space too far, and P3 make miai of living easily in the corner or getting a good base on the side with few worries.

At move 100, did you consider invading the right side around R12 or just taking the 3-3 point? It's not clear to me that black's move in the center should have been answered, and black looks pretty thin here after not responding earlier.

[studying]

At you need p3 I think. Black's K4 is one space too far, and P3 make miai of living easily in the corner or getting a good base on the side with few worries.

Hmm, I'm not sure I like the living in the corner option for White. It feels a bit like what happened to Black later, where the opponent ends up with influence over a massive part of the board. For example, something like:

$$c Black influence.
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . . . . . O . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . . . O . 4 . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . , X . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . O X . . . . . . . . . . 5 . X . . |
$$ | . . O X . . . . . X . . . . . , . . . |
$$ | . . . O X . . . . . . . 1 . W . 2 . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------

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[go]$$c Black influence.
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . O . . . . . . . O . . . . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . . . O . 4 . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . , X . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . O X . . . . . . . . . . 5 . X . . |
$$ | . . O X . . . . . X . . . . . , . . . |
$$ | . . . O X . . . . . . . 1 . W . 2 . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

At move 100, did you consider invading the right side around R12 or just taking the 3-3 point? It's not clear to me that black's move in the center should have been answered, and black looks pretty thin here after not responding earlier.

Something like these moves was what I hoped to do later, but for the time being I felt Black's move was a reasonably strong attack on the White stones. (The tiger's mouth that I played is less about saving the one stone and more about threatening to connect to the left.) If White plays tenuki, a Black play at N2 looks really annoying to me.

[studying]

Three games for this post. I keep trying to find games on KGS, but after 5-10 minutes of sitting watching the Automatch spin with no results each time, I've instead headed back to Tygem or IGS to play. These games aren't terribly impressive though: one unlucky loss, one lucky win, and one straight-forward loss (where I once again struggled as White). Maybe it's just rust from taking some time off, but I feel like my progress has stalled. I'm going to need to figure out something to jump-start things again.

Game 50
https://gokibitz.com/kifu/Ey0anAsxg

(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]SZ[19]PW[Tygem player]WR[5d]PB[studying]BR[5d]KM[6.5]RE[W+5.5];B[pd];W[dp];B[qp];W[dc];B[oq];W[qj];B[de];W[dh];B[gd]C[I don't normally play this joseki, but it seemed worth trying.];W[ee];B[ef];W[fe];B[dd];W[fc];B[ff];W[ge];B[cc];W[ec];B[bd]C[I considered playing C18, but White has some annoying ways to break the ladder.];W[lc];B[qf];W[pb];B[ql];W[qg]C[This seems a bit questionable to me, as it makes the Black group less susceptible to attack.];B[pg];W[qh];B[rf];W[oi];B[pc];W[ob];B[qb];W[og];B[ph]C[I'm not sure about this play. The idea was to try to ruin White's shape, but it didn't really accomplish much.];W[pi];B[oh];W[nh];B[pf];W[mi];B[me]C[This seemed important to keep the top side from getting too big.];W[le];B[lf];W[ld];B[mg];W[ng];B[nf];W[gf];B[fh]C[I missed the tesuji here that White plays next. I guess that's what comes from not playing this joseki much.];W[df];B[dg];W[eg];B[cf];W[fg];B[ch];W[df];B[ef];W[di];B[ci];W[dj]C[White has gained a lot here, but M14 keeps it from being a complete disaster.];B[jf];W[je];B[nj];W[mj];B[nk];W[ni];B[mk]C[I'm not sure about this direction. It's helping White run to help.];W[lk];B[ll];W[kl];B[kk];W[lj];B[km];W[jl];B[jm];W[jk];B[im]C[I did a fair bit of reading before playing this. It's huge, but leaves Black's shape very thin.];W[pl];B[pm];W[ol](;B[mm]C[Looking back, I wonder if Black was better to just sacrifice the 3 stones and try to seal off the bottom.];W[om];B[qm];W[oo](;B[np]C[This is a terrible move caused by bad reading.];W[qo]C[The variation is crude, but it might work?](;B[ro];W[pp];B[qn];W[pq];B[po];W[op];B[nq];W[mn];B[ln];W[mo];B[lp];W[mp];B[mq];W[lo];B[kp]C[Black's shape is collapsing.];W[ko];B[jp];W[jo];B[ip];W[io];B[ik];W[il];B[hl];W[jj];B[hm];W[ho];B[em];W[hp];B[fj];W[gh];B[gi];W[eh];B[hq];W[gq];B[hr];W[gr];B[cn];W[cl];B[cp](;W[dn]C[This seemed like an overplay and let me back in the game.];B[do];W[eo];B[co];W[en];B[dm];W[cm];B[ep];W[fp];B[dq];W[fm];B[fn];W[fo];B[fl];W[gn];B[dk];W[ck];B[ek];W[dl];B[el];W[cj];B[ij];W[ji];B[ii];W[ih];B[hh];W[fi];B[ig];W[jh];B[gk]C[Black settled his weak group and managed to steal the corner. Now is should be an easy win.];W[hg];B[hi];W[er];B[dr];W[if];B[pa];W[nd];B[ne];W[nc];B[qr];W[pr];B[qq];W[ms];B[os];W[or];B[nr];W[ns];B[ls];W[ps];B[mr];W[hs];B[ir];W[eq];B[cb];W[ds];B[cs];W[es];B[br];W[os];B[kr];W[db];B[rk];W[kf];B[kg];W[jg];B[bj];W[bk];B[bi];W[ca];B[ba];W[da];B[bm]C[I thought I had enough ko threats, but this was a mistake. Black should, at most, save the ko for S1.];W[oa];B[qa];W[lh];B[lg];W[qs];B[rr];W[bb];B[ab];W[aa];B[oc];W[nb];B[ba];W[oe];B[of];W[aa];B[ed];W[fd];B[ba];W[qc]C[I missed that there are a ton of ko threats here.];B[rc];W[aa];B[no];W[on];B[ba];W[qd];B[rd];W[aa];B[ac];W[ba];B[bc];W[od];B[pe];W[rj];B[rh];W[qk];B[rl];W[rg];B[sg];W[qi];B[kh];W[ki];B[rs];W[oj];B[ok];W[pk];B[is]C[Game losing mistake. Simple lack of concentration.];W[ml];B[nl];W[nm];B[gs];W[fs];B[md];W[mc];B[gm];W[ej];B[am];W[aj];B[ai];W[ak];B[fn];W[ml];B[lm];W[fm];B[pn];W[sj];B[sh];W[sk];B[sl];W[fn];B[hs];W[dp];B[mf];W[mh];B[ep];W[ff];B[df];W[dp];B[bo];W[ep])(;W[cq];B[bq];W[co];B[bp];W[do]))(;B[pn](;W[po];B[on];W[nn];B[nm];W[pk];B[no])(;W[on];B[po];W[op];B[pq];W[mn])))(;B[op]))(;B[om];W[ml];B[lm];W[nl];B[nm];W[pk];B[fq]))

Game 51
https://gokibitz.com/kifu/N13AnRigx

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]GN[]RE[B+39.5]PW[Studying]WR[5d?]NW[33]PB[IGS Player]BR[4d ]NB[32]PC[IGS: igs.joyjoy.net 6969]DT[2015-10-12]SZ[19]TM[60]KM[-5.500000]LT[]RR[Normal]C[
];B[qd]BL[59];W[dc]WL[54];B[pq]BL[57];W[dp]WL[43];B[oc]BL[55];W[po]WL[34];B[qo]BL[53];W[qn]WL[26];B[qp]BL[53];W[rd]WL[20];B[qe]BL[48];W[pm]WL[13];B[nq]BL[46];W[qi]WL[8];B[qg]BL[45]C[I was taught that this move was slow, but I guess it's playable.];W[ce]WL[517];B[ic]BL[29];W[oi]WL[506]C[I was happy to have gotten C15 in before coming back here.];B[cn]BL[11];W[cl]WL[479];B[cq]BL[597];W[cp]WL[477];B[dq]BL[595];W[ep]WL[476];B[bp]BL[594];W[bo]WL[475];B[bq]BL[593];W[co]WL[473];B[fq]BL[592];W[go]WL[469];B[dk]BL[562];W[ck]WL[460];B[di]BL[545];W[dj]WL[451];B[ej]BL[541];W[cj]WL[450];B[fh]BL[470];W[gc]WL[440];B[db]BL[461];W[ec]WL[418]C[I think this was a mistake. White loses the territorial balance];B[cc]BL[436];W[cd]WL[415];B[bc]BL[422];W[eb]WL[402];B[ca]BL[420];W[kc]WL[394];B[ie]BL[414];W[ke]WL[391];B[ld]BL[404];W[lc]WL[335];B[md]BL[385];W[kd]WL[331];B[ig]BL[382];W[hf]WL[310]C[In order to get back into the game, I needed to try to separate and attack Black's two weak groups.];B[if]BL[375];W[gh]WL[308];B[gi]BL[251];W[hh]WL[302];B[kg]BL[250];W[lg]WL[284];B[lf]BL[237];W[kf]WL[280];B[kh]BL[231];W[ih]WL[270];B[jh]BL[227];W[le]WL[598];B[mf]BL[215];W[me]WL[596];B[nf]BL[210];W[ne]WL[568];B[mh]BL[595];W[nb]WL[526];B[ob]BL[575];W[nc]WL[521];B[od]BL[573];W[nd]WL[512];B[gf]BL[458];W[fg]WL[486];B[gg]BL[448];W[hj]WL[439];B[hg]BL[435];W[fi]WL[426];B[eh]BL[432];W[fj]WL[409];B[ee]BL[356];W[ei]WL[337]C[There is a lot to read here, but I hoped as long as I could salvage something in the top left, the central moyo would be enough to restore the game's balance.];B[gj]BL[348];W[fk]WL[333];B[jb]BL[177];W[kb]WL[321];B[dg]BL[147];W[eg]WL[173];B[dh]BL[141];W[df]WL[164];B[ef]BL[139];W[cg]WL[163];B[dd]BL[119];W[bd]WL[124];B[bb]BL[116];W[gq]WL[116];B[fr]BL[109];W[lq]WL[101]C[I'm not sure if this was right. Maybe K10 is enough?];B[gk]BL[99];W[ij]WL[93];B[fl]BL[96];W[ek]WL[91];B[il]BL[84];W[hl]WL[77];B[hk]BL[81];W[ik]WL[75];B[hm]BL[79];W[jl]WL[73];B[im]BL[78];W[kk]WL[39];B[jm]BL[68];W[km]WL[598];B[kn]BL[64];W[jn]WL[587]C[White's only hope is to kill.];B[lm]BL[61];W[kl]WL[584];B[ho]BL[545];W[jo]WL[526];B[gn]BL[528](;W[gp]WL[494];B[en]BL[519](;W[el]WL[415]C[This is a mistake. I expected F7. That said, I don't see any way to kill at this point.];B[em]BL[509];W[eo]WL[355];B[fn]BL[500]C[Now it's nearly impossible for White to catch back up.];W[op]WL[343];B[oq]BL[491];W[mp]WL[335];B[mj]BL[316]C[Black gets all the big yose points now.];W[mk]WL[310];B[nj]BL[305];W[nk]WL[303];B[oj]BL[302];W[pk]WL[297];B[pj]BL[296];W[qj]WL[295];B[jj]BL[243];W[hi]WL[277];B[gl]BL[240];W[kj]WL[276];B[ji]BL[226];W[jk]WL[274];B[lj]BL[219];W[lk]WL[260];B[rh]BL[159];W[ri]WL[240];B[np]BL[129];W[no]WL[238];B[bn]BL[118];W[ip]WL[219];B[mr]BL[115];W[qh]WL[171];B[rg]BL[111];W[oa]WL[158];B[pa]BL[108];W[na]WL[156];B[qb]BL[108];W[lr]WL[118];B[gr]BL[89];W[ir]WL[110];B[pp]BL[64];W[oo]WL[598];B[al]BL[53];W[am]WL[557];B[bm]BL[46];W[ak]WL[556];B[bl]BL[592];W[bk]WL[554];B[dm]BL[584];W[dl]WL[546];B[rn]BL[580];W[rm]WL[544];B[ro]BL[579];W[mq]WL[538];B[qk]BL[574];W[pl]WL[524];B[ph]BL[553];W[pi]WL[520];B[oh]BL[551];W[ni]WL[516];B[rk]BL[528];W[rl]WL[506];B[nh]BL[515];W[sk]WL[498];B[si]BL[507];W[sj]WL[485];B[sh]BL[503];W[ql]WL[481];B[hr]BL[493];W[nr]WL[449];B[or]BL[490];W[ms]WL[445];B[qr]BL[454];W[hb]WL[424];B[ib]BL[449];W[fa]WL[422];B[da]BL[447];W[hd]WL[419];B[id]BL[441];W[ed]WL[409];B[de]BL[439];W[fe]WL[408];B[ff]BL[432];W[ge]WL[405];B[hc]BL[360];W[ha]WL[397];B[bh]BL[292];W[bi]WL[392];B[ch]BL[289];W[ah]WL[390];B[ag]BL[285];W[ai]WL[599];B[bg]BL[271];W[is]WL[592];B[hq]BL[266];W[hp]WL[590];B[he]BL[598];W[gd]WL[587];B[iq]BL[589];W[jq]WL[585];B[hs]BL[573];W[jr]WL[584];B[mi]BL[548];W[rj]WL[582];B[ok]BL[548];W[ol]WL[581];B[oe]BL[536];W[eq]WL[578];B[er]BL[533];W[ap]WL[577];B[aq]BL[531];W[ao]WL[577];B[ea]BL[512];W[fb]WL[571];B[io]BL[470];W[in]WL[566];B[hn]BL[468];W[ki]WL[543];B[li]BL[462];W[an]WL[533];B[sm]BL[435];W[os]WL[529];B[ps]BL[432];W[ns]WL[528];B[jf]BL[424];W[ka]WL[523];B[sn]BL[395];W[tt]WL[519];B[fo]BL[389];W[fp]WL[518];B[dn]BL[387];W[jp]WL[517];B[tt]BL[387];W[tt]WL[516];B[tt]BL[387]C[
ks260820 4d : ks260820 dead @ M13
Studying 5d?: Studying dead @ L6
ks260820 4d : ks260820 dead @ S16
Studying 5d?: Studying dead @ M7
ks260820 4d : ks260820 dead @ C13
Studying 5d?: Studying dead @ N16
ks260820 4d : ks260820 dead @ D14
ks260820 4d : ks260820 dead @ C15
Studying done
];TW[aj][bj][dk][ej][fd][fc][gb][ga][js][ks][kr][kq][kp][ko][kn][ls][lp][lo][ln][lm][ll][ld][lb][la][mr][mo][mn][mm][ml][md][mc][mb][ma][nn][nm][nl][on][om][pn][qm][qk][rk]TB[as][ar][af][ae][ad][ac][ab][aa][bs][br][bf][be][bd][ba][cs][cr][cg][cf][ce][cd][cb][ds][dr][df][es][eg][fs][fm][fg][gs][gm][hl][hf][jg][lh][lg][mg][ng][og][of][pr][pg][pf][pe][pd][pc][pb][qs][qq][qf][qc][qa][rs][rr][rq][rp][rf][re][rd][rc][rb][ra][ss][sr][sq][sp][so][sg][sf][se][sd][sc][sb][sa]OS[Duderino22][eecs][gokiti][Golearner][gonta647][tkykjin])(;W[fm];B[el];W[dl];B[fo];W[fp];B[em])(;W[fo];B[el];W[dl];B[gl];W[fm];B[fn];W[em];B[dm]))(;W[fo];B[hp];W[gp];B[hq];W[gr];B[hr];W[gs];B[ko]))

Game 52
https://gokibitz.com/kifu/VJAC3Riel

(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]SZ[19]PW[studying]WR[5d]PB[Tygem player]BR[5d]KM[6.5]RE[W+Time];B[pd];W[dd];B[pq];W[cp];B[ep];W[eq];B[fq];W[dq];B[fp];W[cn];B[jp];W[qn];B[qp];W[qk];B[pl]C[I hadn't seen this play with the Kobayashi before, but it's annoying.];W[ql];B[pn];W[po];B[qo];W[pm];B[on];W[om];B[nm]C[This seems like an overplay.];W[nn];B[oo];W[no];B[op];W[mm];B[nl];W[ml];B[nk];W[ln];B[mk];W[lk];B[lj];W[kj];B[ll]C[This also seemed like an overplay.];W[kk];B[km];W[kn];B[jm];W[jn];B[im];W[in];B[hm];W[mj];B[nj];W[li];B[pj];W[qi]C[This is very thin, but I wanted to keep the pressure on Black's group.];B[rn];W[qm];B[oh];W[hn];B[gm];W[gn];B[fn];W[fm];B[en];W[lm];B[kl];W[fl];B[hj];W[ip]C[Now White needs to live.];B[iq];W[jq];B[hp];W[io];B[ir];W[kq]C[I spent quite awhile reading this, because it's actually surprisingly easy for White to die.](;B[mp]C[I expected the variation, but this actually works better for Black.];W[lp];B[mo];W[mq];B[nq];W[mr](;B[qg]C[I think Black missed that White can still die.];W[rg];B[rh];W[qh];B[ri];W[qj];B[qf];W[pg];B[pf];W[og];B[nh];W[ph];B[mf];W[rj]C[This should probably be S14 first.];B[rf];W[rm];B[mn];W[ng];B[mg];W[oi];B[ni]C[White lives in sente. And now that Black played N6, the aji on the bottom is gone too. I felt I had dodged a bullet here.];W[ii];B[hi];W[hh]C[In retrospect, I think this was an overplay.];B[ih](;W[gh]C[This should be K12 first.];B[jh];W[ij];B[ik];W[ji];B[kh];W[hk];B[ki];W[gj];B[jj];W[gi]C[This is a bit of a disaster.];B[dm];W[cm];B[dk]C[Given Black's success in the middle, I think this should just be D8.];W[dl]C[I felt I was losing and needed to try something aggressive.];B[el];W[em];B[cl];W[dn];B[fk]C[I think Black should just fill the ko. It's sente and Black can settle in the last big area left for White.];W[dl];B[nr];W[ek]C[White doesn't have any big enough ko threats anyway.];B[kr];W[jr];B[js];W[lo];B[np];W[lr];B[ks];W[ls];B[is];W[gr];B[hq];W[fr];B[kp];W[lq];B[go];W[gq]C[Black lost on time, but White will win the capturing race anyway.])(;W[jh];B[ig];W[gh]))(;B[kp];W[ko];B[kr];W[jr];B[js];W[jo]))(;B[lp];W[kp];B[mp];W[lo];B[mo];W[mn];B[np];W[jo]))

[studying]

Game B1
I'm returning to Go after about a year off to explore other hobbies, and I'm hoping I can again find the discipline for some deliberate practice to get back to my previous skill level and (ideally) beyond. I dusted off a practice Tygem account and played this game, which served as a reminder of just how important reading is. Shape ideas and directional instinct feel like they're coming back pretty quick, but I'll need to keep hitting the tsumego books to sharpen up my reading skills.
GoKibitz version here: https://gokibitz.com/kifu/EkrsoCf5b

(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]SZ[19]C[Here's a game from my practice Tygem account. It's a good reminder that I'm going to need to re-strengthen my reading skills to compete, as there are several fairly tricking reading problems in this game. Time to break out the tsumego books.]PW[Tygem player]WR[5D]PB[studying]BR[5D]KM[6.5]RE[B+Resign]DT[2016-08-21];B[qd];W[dp];B[dc];W[pp];B[ce];W[od];B[oc];W[nc];B[pc];W[md];B[qf];W[pe]C[This was a surprising choice, and I'm not sure I agree with it. Usually White wants to save this to allow for an approach at R12 if circumstances warrant.];B[ic];W[qe];B[re](;W[rd]C[I'm still rusty, so I can't quite remember whether this move order is necessary. If White can avoid this exchange, it leaves Black with worse eye-shape, would could have been useful later. (The first example of a tough reading problem.)];B[rc];W[rf];B[sd];W[qg];B[fq]C[Getting this ladder breaker plus J17 made me feel like I came away with an advantage.];W[pf];B[cn];W[fp];B[gp];W[fo];B[dq]C[Not sure if this was the right joseki choice.];W[cq];B[eq];W[bp];B[jq];W[lq];B[go]C[Is this aji keshi? White's problem at D5 is annoying and maybe something like D9 is a better way to address that?];W[do];B[qn];W[qp];B[qk];W[hq];B[gq];W[pl];B[ql];W[pn];B[pk];W[ol];B[kp];W[qm];B[rm];W[pm];B[ro];W[lp];B[kn];W[cj];B[ch];W[dl];B[ie]C[This feels rather slow, but I can't find anything better.];W[db];B[eb];W[dg];B[cg];W[cc]C[Usually White plays E17 in this shape, and after some close reading I determined I should be able to kill this.];B[dd];W[rp]C[This seems small.];B[ok]C[I was worried about being sealed in, but R11 might be a simpler way to deal with this group. Then any attempt to seal in is gote.];W[bb];B[bd];W[fb]C[I still read this as dead.];B[ec];W[hd];B[hc];W[jr];B[ir];W[kr];B[hr];W[ei];B[bj];W[bk];B[bi];W[rj];B[rk];W[qi];B[dj]C[I read that R9 was still alive, and this was too big to pass up.];W[ck];B[di];W[qo];B[rn];W[sl];B[mk];W[nk];B[nj];W[nl](;B[sk]C[I think this was a mistake. The variation looks better.];W[fd]C[White liked to jump around between different fights a lot.];B[fc];W[mj];B[oi];W[ni];B[oj];W[mi];B[qj];W[lo];B[el];W[em];B[ek];W[fm];B[jm]C[I was worried about White building something big in the center.];W[in];B[ko];W[hf];B[if]C[This was a frustrating attack to mount, because I didn't really have a good plan.];W[hh];B[ig];W[gk];B[gl];W[fl];B[fk];W[gj];B[gm];W[ih];B[jh];W[ji];B[ki]C[Now we start getting to the really tough reading.];W[jj];B[kj]C[Overplay?];W[kh];B[jg];W[kk];B[hg];W[gg];B[lh];W[ml]C[I expected K8 here.];B[jk];W[ik](;B[gh]C[I didn't think I could kill everything, so cutting off as much as I could here seemed like the right plan.];W[jl];B[gi];W[fj];B[dk];W[dm]C[C7 seems like better shape.];B[eh];W[kg](;B[kf]C[Giving up L11 is painful, but I didn't see how I could save them.];W[lg];B[lf];W[mg];B[lc]C[I feel like Black has a small lead at this point, but the endgame isn't simple.];W[mb];B[lb];W[fh];B[fg];W[fi];B[gf];W[dh];B[eg];W[ci];B[df];W[ob];B[pb];W[pa];B[cl]C[I read that the corner could still live, so this seemed bigger. As the variation shows, it's alive, but I missed the interaction with the R9 group that means this should be a fatal mistake.](;W[bl]C[Not sure what White is hoping for here.];B[cm];W[aj];B[ah];W[am];B[bm];W[ao];B[al]C[White resigns, but as I noted before, White can get a kill on the right side and win the game.])(;W[rb];B[qb];W[qa];B[sb];W[ra];B[pd];W[sf];B[se];W[pi];B[ri];W[si];B[rh];W[sh];B[sj];W[sg]C[Black is dead.]))(;B[lg];W[kf];B[li];W[ng];B[lf];W[ke];B[le];W[kd];B[ld];W[lc];B[kc];W[jc];B[kb];W[id];B[jb];W[jd];B[he];W[gc];B[gb];W[gd];B[hb];W[gf]))(;B[jl];W[fh](;B[ij];W[ii];B[hk];W[hj];B[hl];W[gi];B[fg];W[ff];B[eg];W[ef])(;B[gi];W[hi];B[fi];W[fj];B[ej];W[eh];B[ij];W[ii];B[hk];W[hj];B[hl];W[ff];B[ef];W[eg])))(;B[oi](;W[mj];B[mi];W[lj];B[sk])(;W[sk];B[lj];W[rl];B[mm])))(;W[rf](;B[rd];W[qg]C[Now Black will need to work a bit more to make eye shape in the corner.])(;B[rg];W[rd];B[sf];W[rc];B[pd];W[oe];B[qb];W[rb];B[ra];W[ob];B[pb];W[nb];B[sd];W[sc];B[se](;W[pa];B[qa];W[oa];B[sa])(;W[sa];B[qa];W[oa];B[sb])(;W[qa];B[pa](;W[sa];B[sb])(;W[oa];B[sa])))))

[ez4u]

In the upper right answer S18 with R19, no? The problem seems to be R18 instead of S18.

[studying]

In the upper right answer S18 with R19, no? The problem seems to be R18 instead of S18.

Yes, you're exactly right. I played around with some more variations and occasionally ended up with a ko, but the situation isn't as bad as I thought.

[studying]

At the same time I'm getting back into Go, I'm also trying to get back into running after a similar length break, and I'm finding that doing both at the same time has a few very nice benefits. Most notably, I think that the improvement-curves for each are similar (months, not weeks to see real improvement), but the running feedback is more immediate and precise than a vague win or loss that depends on dozens of moves or mistakes. It's just as easy to catch myself saying, "I've been training/practicing for 2 weeks now, surely I can" (a) run a sub-20:00 5K or (b) play like an 8dan, and both are equally ludicrous. However, I can head outside and in 15 minutes prove to myself just how far off I am about my running improvement, and that's a nice check on my dreams of rapid go improvement too.

That said, regular (deliberate) practice is still the key to each, so here's today's game:
https://gokibitz.com/kifu/VkxcJ65cZ
Game B2

(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]SZ[19]C[I'm trying to play a serious game or two every weekend. Here was today's, which still shows plenty of spots where I need to improve my reading, but overall I was pretty happy with things.]PW[studying]WR[5d]PB[Tygem player]BR[5d]KM[6.5]RE[W+Resign]DT[2016-08-27];B[dp];W[qc]C[In the past, I've often tried to temper my territorial interests. For the time being, I'm trying something different and embracing them. This will probably mean I lose a number of games to my opponent's large moyos/overwhelming influence and it may just be an excuse I give myself to play greedy moves, but we'll see how it goes.];B[qp];W[dc];B[kq];W[cn]LB[ce:A]C[A also seemed natural, but I decided to give this a try.];B[cl]C[I have been told that this is generally a mistake when playing the Chinese opening, because the K4 reduction ends up being too good for White.];W[cq];B[dq];W[cp];B[do];W[cr];B[dr]C[I see a lot of people play this move, but I don't think it's joseki, as the upcoming sequence shows.];W[dn];B[en];W[em];B[dm];W[bm];B[el];W[fm];B[fo];W[fl];B[ek];W[fk]C[I am pushing from behind, but I think that's ok here, as I'm gaining outside influence and Black isn't really gaining anything (due to B7).];B[ej];W[cf];B[ch];W[go];B[gp];W[ho];B[hp];W[fn];B[eo]C[Now I think it's clear why I feel D2 was a mistake. With it, Black has secured about 14 points on the bottom, but White's outside influence is worth almost as much (and Black's E9 group also doesn't seem very worthwhile here).](;W[io]C[I thought hard about tenuki, but letting Black play here would wreck my shape and allow Black to re-build a nice moyo.];B[pi];W[qg]C[I struggled a lot with what to play here, and I'm still not convinced this is the right choice, because if White keeps answering, it's obvious Black is building more than White. Maybe it's time for an invasion around Q6?];B[oc](;W[pe]C[I really wanted to pincer, because this move initially felt over-concentrated, but then I remembered that my plan was to play territorially, and this is a solid move that does just that.];B[kc]C[This seems like an overplay.];W[mc]C[My first instinct here was to play J17, and maybe that's still the right call?];B[md](;W[ld]C[I considered the variation, but decided that some thickness here was more important so that I could come back and try to attack Q11.];B[mb];W[nd];B[me];W[nc];B[nb];W[lc];B[lb];W[kd];B[jd]C[This also felt like an overplay. It's true that White is short on liberties, but as long as I'm careful, it shouldn't be a problem.];W[jc];B[kb];W[ic];B[qb];W[pc];B[pb];W[od];B[ob];W[pk]C[As planned, I get to attack Q11 now.];B[mi];W[qi]C[Black's move is so light that it was tough to find a good way to keep attacking, so instead I decided to go ahead and cash in. In hindsight, I wonder if something like F17 is better? I can then treat R11 and R6-ish as miai.];B[pg];W[ph];B[oh];W[qh];B[db]C[I used one of my overtimes here trying to figure out the best response, but it's clear my reading still isn't back to where it was. E17 seems to be better given the K16 aji.](;W[cc];B[ec];W[ed];B[fc];W[fd];B[cb];W[bb]C[ A painful mistake that Black nicely punishes.];B[bc];W[bd];B[gd];W[ie];B[ge];W[de](;B[hc]C[I expected the variation.];W[hd];B[pf];W[qf];B[ng];W[hb];B[gc];W[hf];B[fg];W[dh]C[More dubious reading on my part.];B[dg];W[cg];B[eh];W[bh];B[di];W[op];B[pq];W[po];B[rn];W[oq];B[rk]C[I didn't understand this move at all.];W[jq]C[Finally, the fact that I played the solid J5 long long ago pays off.];B[iq];W[jr];B[jp];W[ip];B[ir];W[kr];B[lq];W[lr];B[gr];W[mk]C[At this point, I felt like I had a winning position that I simply needed to hold onto.];B[mq];W[mr];B[mn];W[lo];B[mo](;W[qm]C[This is a bad mistake. I was worried that something like Q7 would leave me with a group that could die, but I forgot that L4 makes White completely connected.];B[ko];W[ln];B[kn];W[lm];B[km];W[il];B[kk];W[ll];B[kl];W[lj]C[This isn't great shape, but I felt I had to keep the Black groups separated.];B[ik];W[hk];B[hj];W[gj];B[hl];W[gk];B[im];W[ij];B[jl];W[hi];B[jj];W[ji];B[kj];W[li];B[ki];W[lh];B[jh];W[ii];B[kh](;W[ig]C[I really wanted to play M13, but I couldn't let Black cut off my large group.];B[lg](;W[kg]C[I think this is an overplay, because White can simplify the game and comfortably win. I didn't have time to count and realize this though.];B[mh];W[lf];B[pj];W[qj];B[ok](;W[pl]C[I had lots of trouble reading this, and ended up just playing what I thought was the safe move. White still ends up collapsing a bit, though.];B[nl](;W[mg];B[lk];W[mj];B[ml];W[oj];B[nj];W[oi];B[nk];W[lg];B[ni];W[rm]C[Getting this in sente is small consolation.];B[or];W[nr];B[pr];W[nq]C[Having Black play P2 to live means I'll get to finish in sente, because Black needs to play N4 now.];B[qn]C[I debated just playing N4 immediately, but that seemed too complicated.];W[pn](;B[rb]C[Black missed N4 and resigns after the next move. That said, I think White was still leading as shown in the variation.];W[mp]C[Black resigns.])(;B[mp]TR[qd][pd][qe][re][se][rd][rf][sf][sg][rg][rh][sh][si][ri][rj][sj][sk][rk][rl][ql][qk][pj][pi][sl][ls][hj][ke][kf][je][if][jd][bc][ad][cd][dd][ce][be][ae][af][bf][bg][ag][bn][an][ao][ap][bp][bq][ar][aq][as]SQ[la][ma][na][ka][oa][pa][rp][rq][qq][qr][rr][sr][sq][sp][ss][rs][qs][ep][eq][fq][fp][fs][fr][er][gs][hr][hq][gq][jk][il][lp][kp][jm][ll][lm][ln][lo][eb]C[It looks like White has around 54+komi and Black has only around 42.];W[sn];B[ro];W[bj];B[gb];W[rb];B[ra];W[sb]))(;W[lk];B[mg](;W[oj];B[nj];W[oi];B[nk])(;W[nk];B[oj];W[ol];B[nm];W[lp];B[mp];W[kp];B[jo];W[nq];B[mj];W[no];B[nj];W[nn];B[mm];W[om];B[ml])(;W[nm];B[mm];W[ml];B[om];W[ol];B[nk];W[nj];B[nn];W[oj];B[nm];W[mj];B[oi];W[mp];B[np];W[lp];B[nq]))(;W[mj];B[mg];W[oj];B[nj];W[oi];B[nk];W[ni];B[ml];W[lk];B[lp])(;W[ml];B[mg];W[nm];B[mj];W[lk](;B[mm];W[nk];B[ol];W[oj];B[om](;W[oi];B[nj])(;W[on];B[nn];W[pm];B[nm];W[mp]))(;B[om];W[mm];B[nn](;W[ol];B[nk];W[on];B[lp])(;W[nk];B[ol];W[oj];B[nj]))))(;W[ol](;B[pl];W[qk];B[nl];W[oj];B[nk];W[oi];B[lk];W[mj];B[nj];W[ml];B[lp];W[mg];B[mm];W[lg];B[ni];W[nm];B[om])(;B[mj];W[lk];B[nk];W[nl];B[oj];W[ni];B[of])))(;W[lk];B[kf];W[lp];B[kp];W[mp];B[nq];W[nr];B[np];W[no]C[Black doesn't have many points at all.];B[je];W[jf];B[ke](;W[jg])(;W[id];B[jg];W[jb];B[ih];W[hh];B[if];W[hg];B[he];W[jf])))(;W[lg];B[hg];W[ig];B[ih];W[gg];B[hh];W[gh];B[gf]))(;W[kp];B[pm];W[om];B[on];W[pn];B[ol];W[nm];B[pl];W[nl]))(;B[id];W[hd];B[je];W[jf];B[ke];W[le];B[kf];W[kg];B[lf];W[mf];B[lg];W[lh];B[mg];W[gc];B[he](;W[hc];B[gb])(;W[gb];B[hc];W[hb];B[ib])))(;W[eb];B[ec];W[ed];B[fc];W[cb];B[dd];W[cc];B[fd];W[ie];B[ee];W[cd];B[je];W[jf];B[id];W[hd];B[ke];W[le];B[kf];W[kg];B[lf](;W[hf])(;W[he];B[hc];W[gc];B[hb];W[gb];B[ib];W[fb];B[eg]))(;W[ec];B[cc];W[cd](;B[bc];W[eb];B[ca];W[ie])(;B[eb];W[cb];B[bc];W[bb];B[fc];W[fd];B[ed];W[dd];B[gd];W[fb](;B[fe];W[gb])(;B[gc];W[gb];B[hb];W[ea];B[hc];W[id]))))(;W[lc];B[ld];W[nc];B[nd];W[ob];B[od];W[pb];B[lb];W[mb];B[ma];W[nb];B[jd])(;W[nc];B[nd];W[ob];B[od];W[pb];B[ld]))(;W[mc];B[qd];W[rd];B[pd];W[re];B[qb];W[rc];B[og]))(;W[pj];B[io];W[in];B[jn];W[im];B[jm];W[il];B[pl]))

A few takeaways from my review:

• My reading still needs work
• Playing for territory can be effective
• Don't be afraid to play the solid move. It's not as slow as it looks

As always, comments/corrections welcome.

[studying]

I'm pretty thrilled to report another game where I was reasonably happy with my play. I missed a few chances to wrap things up earlier, but overall, I'm enjoying embracing the territorial style. I think the same three takeaways from the last game apply again here:

Game B3
If you want to jump straight to my questions, , , and seem like the most interesting positions to me.
Here is the GoKibitz link: https://gokibitz.com/kifu/4yWmuzn5b

(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]SZ[19]PW[Tygem player]WR[5d]PB[studying]BR[5d]KM[6.5]DT[2016-08-28];B[qc]C[Continuing with my attempts to play a more territory focused game.];W[dp];B[qp];W[dc];B[oq];W[cf];B[jd];W[pd];B[pc];W[od];B[re];W[pg];B[nc]C[I think O18 is more normal, and has far less aji, but this seemed to work better with K16.];W[oc];B[ob];W[qd];B[rd];W[qf];B[mb];W[hc]C[This struck me as a bit slow by White?];B[fq];W[dn];B[jp];W[qk];B[qm];W[ck];B[qh]C[I'm not sure this was the right timing here. Other suggestions for bigger moves?];W[ph];B[qi];W[pi];B[qj];W[pj];B[rk];W[pk];B[rl]C[I strongly considered playing tenuki here, because the Black stones can connect on either side, but this seemed solid and consistent with my territory-focused strategy. Too slow though?];W[le];B[me];W[mf];B[ne];W[nf];B[ld]C[I think this was too timid and just ends up strengthening White. The cut still feels like an overplay, but I think the best option would be to play somewhere else and leave this.];W[ke];B[kd];W[he];B[jf];W[ig];B[dj];W[dk];B[fj];W[di];B[ei];W[ci];B[ef];W[eh];B[fh];W[fg];B[eg];W[dh];B[gd]C[Is this the right move order?];W[gh];B[hd]C[White's center is getting even stronger, but I've eliminated a weak group and picked up a bit more territory.];W[fi];B[ed]C[This was a really tricky position, and I'm still not sure this was the right choice. Maybe just F17 and make White defend?];W[ec];B[ce];W[de];B[dd];W[cd];B[be];W[bf](;B[ee]C[I chickened out here because I wasn't confident in my reading. If White lets Black live on the side, I think that's a better result for Black, but there were too many other possibilities.];W[df];B[fc];W[cc];B[om];W[hq]C[What's Black's best response here?](;B[cq](;W[jq]C[Not sure I agree with this choice.];B[dq];W[kp];B[fo];W[fm];B[gm];W[gl](;B[hm]C[This might have been an overplay?];W[fn];B[go];W[hl];B[im];W[il];B[ip];W[iq];B[lq];W[lr];B[mq];W[kq];B[mr];W[ks];B[if];W[jg];B[nk];W[lk];B[mj];W[lj];B[mh];W[lh];B[lg]C[White has to be very careful that his Q12 stones don't get cut off.];W[li];B[mm]C[I felt I needed this to continue the threat to cut off White's stones.];W[mi];B[kg];W[kh]C[I read that White was connected because White can capture either N12 or M13.];B[gr];W[hr];B[jl];W[jk];B[jr];W[ho]C[Here my reading let me down again. I think there should be a way to kill White.];B[gn];W[gq];B[fr];W[gp](;B[eo]C[Maybe this is too timid?];W[jn];B[kr];W[kl];B[jm];W[km];B[ln]C[At least I made some decent sente profit by getting E5 and M6 with this attack. I didn't have time to count during the game, but it looks like Black has a comfortable lead.];W[kn];B[bo];W[bn];B[co];W[cn];B[eb];W[db];B[fb];W[lo];B[mo];W[ie];B[je];W[id];B[ic];W[hf]C[Now that I have K15, White has a shortage of liberties which means that the Q12 stones are in grave danger.];B[ni];W[nh];B[mg];W[nj];B[oj];W[oi](;B[nl]C[Was this the best way to start the ko?];W[nj];B[bd];W[bc];B[ni];W[ng];B[oe];W[nj];B[an];W[am];B[ao];W[bm];B[ni];W[lf];B[kf];W[nj];B[dg];W[cg];B[ni];W[jc]C[I strongly considered trading here, and my instinct said that Black comes out ahead from that trade. Counting now, it looks like Black gets about 50 from the capture, while White gets about 40 and eliminates 15 points of Black's, so maybe it would have been about even.];B[ib];W[nj];B[hg]C[This loses a few points, but I was short on threats.];W[gf];B[ni];W[hb];B[jb];W[nj];B[jh];W[ih];B[ni];W[md];B[nd];W[nj];B[hh];W[ii];B[ni];W[lc];B[kc];W[nj];B[en];W[ok];B[em];W[fl];B[el];W[ek];B[da];W[qe];B[qg];W[pf];B[rf]C[Is this smaller than B18 or D5? My endgame sucks.];W[do];B[cp];W[ca];B[ea];W[ge];B[ga]C[White resigns.])(;B[ng];W[ok];B[oh](;W[nl];B[nj];W[mk];B[nh];W[ol];B[ml])(;W[nj])))(;B[jn];W[fp];B[ep];W[eo];B[eq](;W[lo];B[lm];W[kl];B[kn];W[jm];B[in])(;W[kn];B[km];W[ln];B[lm])))(;B[gn];W[hl]C[Now the center remains more open.]))(;W[dq];B[dr];W[er];B[cr];W[eq];B[bo];W[bn];B[co];W[cn];B[do];W[eo]))(;B[hp](;W[ip](;B[io];W[iq];B[ho];W[jq];B[kp])(;B[iq];W[io];B[hr];W[jq];B[gq];W[kp]C[The ladder doesn't work, so White can't play this way.]))(;W[iq];B[ip];W[jq];B[kq];W[kr];B[lq])))(;B[df](;W[fd];B[ee];W[fe];B[cc];W[cb];B[bc];W[gc];B[ic]C[Maybe too small and tenuki is better.])(;W[bd];B[ee];W[fc];B[ge];W[ic];B[id])))

[EdLee]

Hi studying,

Which other hobbies ?

Welcome back and good luck !

[studying]

Which other hobbies ?

A whole mix of things. I spent a month or two working on writing a novel, and a month or two focusing on my small bonsai collection and garden. I also spent some time with the stereotypical go player hobbies of chess and computer programming. Finally, they're not hobbies, but since my last set of games I also managed to get married and a job promotion! Things feel a bit calmer now, which may be why it's been easier for me to decide to return to the game.

[EdLee]

Wow, congrats !

[ez4u]

At 19 how about pushing up?

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At 27 shouldn't Black simply threaten the invasion while widening the bottom? The direct invasion greatly strengthens White for only a few additional points.

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At 156 White played 1 below and Black answered at 3. However, if Black connects the ko, it does not seem that White can live. Did I miss something?

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[jeromie]

At the same time I'm getting back into Go, I'm also trying to get back into running after a similar length break, and I'm finding that doing both at the same time has a few very nice benefits.

This summer, I considered trying to arrange a 5k 5k, where my opponent would agree to run 5 kilometers with me before playing a game. I think it would be fun.