How to celebrate new years as a SDK.

[Marcus]

I've lost some traction over the last few days and have found it quite hard to make myself play. I'm hoping tonights teaching game with Marcus will get me back into the groove.

Tomorrow I will definitely start back up on the puzzles. Definitely.

Looks like I just missed you when I got online. Sorry about that! Work got in the way, and I ended up doing extra hours. Hopefully I'll see you online soon enough.

[SinK]

Looks like I just missed you when I got online. Sorry about that! Work got in the way, and I ended up doing extra hours. Hopefully I'll see you online soon enough.

No problem. Some other time maybe?

[SinK]

First game in a while. 16/100
[sgf-full]http://files.gokgs.com/games/2010/10/21/konfucijus-S1NK.sgf[/sgf-full]

[Marcus]

I'm still looking through the game, but there's one item that stands out, because it's a known corner shape, and killing it would have made thegame much closer (if not giving you the win outright). Here's the position at move 193:

$$Wcm193
$$ +---------------------------------------+
$$ | . . . O X . X X O . . . . . . 1 . . . |
$$ | . . . O X X X O . O . . . X @ . . . . |
$$ | . O O . O . X O O . O O X X X @ @ @ a |
$$ | . . O O X X . X X O . . O X . X X X . |
$$ | O O X O O X . X O O . O . O X . . . . |
$$ | X X X X O X . X X O . O . O X . . . . |
$$ | . X O X X . . . O X O . O X . . . . . |
$$ | O O O X . X . . . X X O O . X . . . . |
$$ | . . O X . . . . . . . X . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . O O X X X . . , . X . X . , X . . |
$$ | . O . O O O O X X X X O O X . X . . . |
$$ | . . X X O . . O X . O . O O . O X . . |
$$ | . X . . . O . O X X X O . . . O X X . |
$$ | . O X X X O . O X O O O O . . O O O X |
$$ | . O X . O . O X . X X O . X X . . O . |
$$ | . . O X X O O O X X X O . O . X X O . |
$$ | . . O X . O X X . . . X O O . O X . . |
$$ | O . O X . X . . . . . X O . . O O . . |
$$ | . O X X . . . . . . . X X O . . . . . |
$$ +---------------------------------------+

Click Here To Show Diagram Code

[go]$$Wcm193
$$ +---------------------------------------+
$$ | . . . O X . X X O . . . . . . 1 . . . |
$$ | . . . O X X X O . O . . . X @ . . . . |
$$ | . O O . O . X O O . O O X X X @ @ @ a |
$$ | . . O O X X . X X O . . O X . X X X . |
$$ | O O X O O X . X O O . O . O X . . . . |
$$ | X X X X O X . X X O . O . O X . . . . |
$$ | . X O X X . . . O X O . O X . . . . . |
$$ | O O O X . X . . . X X O O . X . . . . |
$$ | . . O X . . . . . . . X . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . O O X X X . . , . X . X . , X . . |
$$ | . O . O O O O X X X X O O X . X . . . |
$$ | . . X X O . . O X . O . O O . O X . . |
$$ | . X . . . O . O X X X O . . . O X X . |
$$ | . O X X X O . O X O O O O . . O O O X |
$$ | . O X . O . O X . X X O . X X . . O . |
$$ | . . O X X O O O X X X O . O . X X O . |
$$ | . . O X . O X X . . . X O O . O X . . |
$$ | O . O X . X . . . . . X O . . O O . . |
$$ | . O X X . . . . . . . X X O . . . . . |
$$ +---------------------------------------+[/go]

The shape that White has just made (marked with and stones) is called the J group, and it can be killed by making a move at a. You even start the kill correctly, but you don't know the sequence. Here's one variation:

$$Bcm
$$ +---------------------------------------+
$$ | . . . O X . X X O . . . . 5 a @ 6 3 . |
$$ | . . . O X X X O . O . . . X @ 7 . 4 2 |
$$ | . O O . O . X O O . O O X X X @ @ @ 1 |
$$ | . . O O X X . X X O . . O X . X X X . |
$$ | O O X O O X . X O O . O . O X . . . . |
$$ | X X X X O X . X X O . O . O X . . . . |
$$ | . X O X X . . . O X O . O X . . . . . |
$$ | O O O X . X . . . X X O O . X . . . . |
$$ | . . O X . . . . . . . X . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . O O X X X . . , . X . X . , X . . |
$$ | . O . O O O O X X X X O O X . X . . . |
$$ | . . X X O . . O X . O . O O . O X . . |
$$ | . X . . . O . O X X X O . . . O X X . |
$$ | . O X X X O . O X O O O O . . O O O X |
$$ | . O X . O . O X . X X O . X X . . O . |
$$ | . . O X X O O O X X X O . O . X X O . |
$$ | . . O X . O X X . . . X O O . O X . . |
$$ | O . O X . X . . . . . X O . . O O . . |
$$ | . O X X . . . . . . . X X O . . . . . |
$$ +---------------------------------------+

Click Here To Show Diagram Code

[go]$$Bcm
$$ +---------------------------------------+
$$ | . . . O X . X X O . . . . 5 a @ 6 3 . |
$$ | . . . O X X X O . O . . . X @ 7 . 4 2 |
$$ | . O O . O . X O O . O O X X X @ @ @ 1 |
$$ | . . O O X X . X X O . . O X . X X X . |
$$ | O O X O O X . X O O . O . O X . . . . |
$$ | X X X X O X . X X O . O . O X . . . . |
$$ | . X O X X . . . O X O . O X . . . . . |
$$ | O O O X . X . . . X X O O . X . . . . |
$$ | . . O X . . . . . . . X . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . O O X X X . . , . X . X . , X . . |
$$ | . O . O O O O X X X X O O X . X . . . |
$$ | . . X X O . . O X . O . O O . O X . . |
$$ | . X . . . O . O X X X O . . . O X X . |
$$ | . O X X X O . O X O O O O . . O O O X |
$$ | . O X . O . O X . X X O . X X . . O . |
$$ | . . O X X O O O X X X O . O . X X O . |
$$ | . . O X . O X X . . . X O O . O X . . |
$$ | O . O X . X . . . . . X O . . O O . . |
$$ | . O X X . . . . . . . X X O . . . . . |
$$ +---------------------------------------+[/go]

Since White cannot play at a, Black can falsify one eye, killing the group.

There are a ton of variations, of course. It takes a bit of study before you're comfortable with the shape and the killing variations.

[SinK]

Very angry with myself; after the approach/3-3 invasion in the north west I thought to myself, "Hah. I know this one", then promptly played on completely the wrong side rendering all you guys patient explanations of this sequence utterly moot.

Also frustrated that I missed 64 at C4.

17/100
[sgf-full]http://files.gokgs.com/games/2010/10/22/alladin45-S1NK.sgf[/sgf-full]

I checked out the first pages of GGPFB Vol 2+3 and found the first few problems of 2 I could do pretty much on sight while I had to think for quite a while to get the Vol 3 ones so I will work through both. Vol 2 for speed and insta-recognition and Vol 3 much slower for reading practice.

[Chew Terr]

Trying in-sgf comments. Also, you said northwest, but meant northeast. Just a few thoughts. Overall, the game was just fine.

(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[0.50]TM[900]OT[1x10 byo-yomi]
PW[alladin45]PB[S1NK]WR[12k]BR[14k]DT[2010-10-22]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]RE[W+29.50]
;B[pd]BL[896.758]C[alladin45 [12k\]: salut
]
;W[pp]WL[895.611]C[S1NK [14k\]: hi gg
]
;B[cd]BL[894.109]
;W[dp]WL[891.934]
;B[ec]BL[892.21]
;W[nc]WL[859.651]
;B[lc]BL[883.368]
;W[qc]WL[856.134]
;B[qd]BL[878.331]
;W[pc]WL[854.732]
;B[od]BL[871.145]
;W[mc]WL[843.559]
;B[ld]BL[866.203]
;W[qn]WL[839.545]
(;B[cn]BL[861.31]
;W[fq]WL[834.875]
;B[dk]BL[853.024]
;W[cp]WL[829.497]
;B[qk]BL[836.922]C[Chew: Maybe a little too close to white's strength. R10 might be safer? Not sure, though. ]
;W[kp]WL[827.634]
;B[hp]BL[816.694]
;W[ph]WL[815.866]
;B[oi]BL[795.934]C[Chew: Awkward shape. A jump or knight's move feels safer. If you really want to stabilize/make sabaki, attaching at Q11 gives you some interesting options.]
;W[qf]WL[810.468]
;B[pi]BL[769.567]
;W[qe]WL[805.493]
;B[pf]BL[764.106]
;W[rd]WL[803.532]
;B[qg]BL[755.213]
;W[qh]WL[800.415]
;B[pg]BL[749.579]
;W[rg]WL[796.84]
;B[oh]BL[747.619]
;W[pe]WL[792.353]
;B[oe]BL[742.784]
;W[re]WL[791.164]
(;B[nf]BL[737.011]
;W[qi]WL[788.999]
;B[qj]BL[735.239]
;W[rl]WL[786.796]
;B[si]BL[719.101]
;W[ri]WL[779.207]
;B[rj]BL[709.845]
;W[rh]WL[777.601]
;B[ok]BL[694.143]
;W[dg]WL[773.935]
(;B[cg]BL[688.482]
;W[ch]WL[770.888]
;B[bg]BL[683.994]
;W[bh]WL[768.757]
;B[ah]BL[678.051]
;W[ai]WL[764.33]
;B[ag]BL[676.571]
;W[ci]WL[762.744]
;B[aj]BL[663.286]
;W[bj]WL[757.469]
;B[bi]BL[658.106]
;W[ak]WL[752.504]
;B[dh]BL[653.114]
;W[df]WL[745.151]
;B[di]BL[621.645]C[alladin45 [12k\]: tu vis ou,*?
]
;W[cj]WL[730.418]C[S1NK [14k\]: je suis desole. Mon francais c'est tres mal.
alladin45 [12k\]: come from
S1NK [14k\]: England
]
;B[ai]BL[593.402]
;W[ck]WL[721.543]
;B[be]BL[591.925]
;W[dl]WL[716.345]
;B[dj]BL[585.603]
;W[cm]WL[708.645]C[alladin45 [12k\]: ok
alladin45 [12k\]: bravo
alladin45 [12k\]: jouer avec des bateaux ^^ boat
]
;B[gh]BL[528.508]C[alladin45 [12k\]: you can play
]
;W[dn]WL[701.934]C[alladin45 [12k\]: lol
]
;B[el]BL[503.459]
;W[em]WL[686.122]
;B[bl]BL[494.162]C[alladin45 [12k\]: how old are you?
S1NK [14k\]: 20
S1NK [14k\]: you?
]
;W[cl]WL[670.927]
;B[bk]BL[492.002]
;W[bm]WL[668.495]
;B[al]BL[490.399]C[alladin45 [12k\]: 23
]
;W[am]WL[657.432]
;B[ak]BL[487.872]
;W[fl]WL[651.7]
;B[ek]BL[483.025]
;W[gj]WL[648.246]
;B[fj]BL[478.985]
;W[fi]WL[623.605]C[alladin45 [12k\]: it goes like this
]
;B[gi]BL[448.904]
;W[fk]WL[598.89]C[alladin45 [12k\]: i dont wanna be anything other than me
alladin45 [12k\]: in this game
]
;B[fh]BL[411.821]
;W[ej]WL[595.504]
;B[eh]BL[403.385]
;W[ik]WL[560.878]
;B[kh]BL[371.484]
;W[hi]WL[556.772]
;B[hh]BL[368.214]
;W[ii]WL[555.178]
;B[ih]BL[363.219]
;W[ji]WL[553.906]
;B[ki]BL[360.47]
;W[jh]WL[551.82]
;B[jg]BL[359.404]
;W[jj]WL[550.252]
;B[lk]BL[347.714]C[Chew: Great move. This does a lot for pushing in. P6 is another good option to try to do the same. That sort of cappy move can be hard to cut off.]
;W[kj]WL[548.095]
;B[lj]BL[345.968]
;W[kg]WL[543.704]
;B[jf]BL[331.428]
;W[lg]WL[538.707]
;B[mi]BL[323.374]
;W[lm]WL[534.053]
(;B[kk]BL[314.128]
;W[jl]WL[530.464]
;B[jk]BL[310.182]
;W[im]WL[523.835]
;B[kl]BL[297.104]
;W[km]WL[522.085]
;B[mm]BL[289.335]
;W[mn]WL[517.474]
;B[nm]BL[287.779]
;W[nn]WL[512.521]
;B[on]BL[281.225]
;W[oo]WL[503.409]
;B[jq]BL[250.212]
;W[lr]WL[498.871]
;B[kq]BL[248.116]
;W[lq]WL[497.563]
;B[gq]BL[241.528]
;W[gr]WL[494.61]
;B[hr]BL[239.916]
;W[gp]WL[489.974]
;B[hq]BL[237.944]
;W[gs]WL[487.231]
;B[hs]BL[236.027]
;W[er]WL[486.179]
;B[jp]BL[232.989]
;W[ko]WL[483.064]
;B[io]BL[227.82]
;W[js]WL[465.414]C[alladin45 [12k\]: thanks you
]
;B[go]BL[214.92]
;W[fp]WL[462.361]
;B[jr]BL[200.873]
;W[kr]WL[453.868]
;B[is]BL[195.715]
;W[iq]WL[437.938]
;B[in]BL[162.968]
;W[hn]WL[430.04]
;B[hj]BL[99.825]
;W[ij]WL[422.425]
;B[hk]BL[98.306]
;W[il]WL[417.39]
;B[gk]BL[79.482]
;W[fj]WL[408.893]
;B[hm]BL[77.587]
;W[gm]WL[402.131]
;B[pn]BL[54.538]
;W[hl]WL[394.125]
;B[qm]BL[44.261]
;W[po]WL[388.436]
;B[rn]BL[40.171]
;W[qo]WL[384.475]
;B[rm]BL[35.046]
;W[ro]WL[380.964]
;B[ql]BL[31.449]
;W[sn]WL[371.91]
;B[sm]BL[28.02]
;W[so]WL[369.833]
(;B[sh]BL[24.948]
;W[sg]WL[366.574]
;B[sj]BL[24.05]
;W[lb]WL[362.868]
;B[kb]BL[20.833]
;W[mb]WL[359.138]
;B[jc]BL[19.861]
;W[md]WL[350.314]
;B[le]BL[7.97]
;W[me]WL[347.821]
;B[mf]BL[7.031]
;W[oc]WL[341.823]
;B[ll]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[ln]WL[337.191]
;B[ml]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[gl]WL[331.63]
;B[]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[ka]WL[325.555]
;B[ja]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[la]WL[324.218]
;B[ib]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[nd]WL[320.38]
;B[ne]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[sc]WL[313.753]
;B[]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[]WL[313.752]TW[ma][na][oa][pa][qa][ra][sa][nb][ob][pb][qb][rb][sb][rc][sd][se][rf][sf][hj][gk][hk][dm][fm][hm][jm][an][bn][cn][en][fn][gn][in][jn][kn][ao][bo][co][do][eo][fo][go][ho][io][jo][lo][mo][no][ap][bp][ep][hp][ip][jp][lp][mp][np][op][qp][rp][sp][aq][bq][cq][dq][eq][gq][hq][jq][kq][mq][nq][oq][pq][qq][rq][sq][ar][br][cr][dr][fr][hr][ir][jr][mr][nr][or][pr][qr][rr][sr][as][bs][cs][ds][es][fs][hs][is][ks][ls][ms][ns][os][ps][qs][rs][ss]TB[aa][ba][ca][da][ea][fa][ga][ha][ia][ab][bb][cb][db][eb][fb][gb][hb][jb][ac][bc][cc][dc][fc][gc][hc][ic][kc][ad][bd][dd][ed][fd][gd][hd][id][jd][kd][ae][ce][de][ee][fe][ge][he][ie][je][ke][af][bf][cf][df][ef][ff][gf][hf][if][kf][lf][of][dg][eg][fg][gg][hg][ig][kg][lg][mg][ng][og][lh][mh][nh][li][ni][mj][nj][oj][pj][mk][nk][pk][rk][sk][nl][ol][pl][rl][sl][om][pm]C[S1NK [14k\]: merci
alladin45 [12k\]: merci
alladin45 [12k\]: good way
alladin45 [12k\]: ++

Chew: All in all, a good game, that could have gone either way])
(;B[oc]C[Still an option, by the way.]))
(;B[kl]C[Chew: Faster, if you want to go in this direction]))
(;B[ci]C[Chew: This prevents white from having eyespace and secures the rest of your base. The attachment let white stabilize on the west]))
(;B[of]C[Chew: This doesn't leave the cut at P13.]))
(;B[oc]C[Chew: Since white tenukied, you can exploit the push and cut.]
;W[ob]
(;B[nb]
(;W[mb]
;B[pb]
;W[na]
;B[qb]
;W[rc]
;B[rb])
(;W[pb]
;B[mb]))
(;B[pb]
(;W[qb]
;B[nb]
;W[pa]
;B[mb])
(;W[nb]
;B[qb]
;W[rc]
;B[rb]))))

[Stefany93]

Good luck!

[SinK]

Haven't played for a few days and felt a bit rusty despite having gained a stone in the meantime by simply sitting on my hands for a week still after this game I was still 13kyu so I feel I have officially broken that line on the graph. Go me.

I was a little bit confused about this 10k asking for 3 stones against me but I felt I held my own strategically but made some seriously foolish tactical errors that I simply shouldn't have.

I post it only as a record of my progress as I don't think the level of play on my part was of a high enough standard to make a review useful.

[sgf-full]http://files.gokgs.com/games/2010/11/1/S1NK-furuchya.sgf[/sgf-full]

[Suji]

Haven't played for a few days and felt a bit rusty despite having gained a stone in the meantime by simply sitting on my hands for a week still after this game I was still 13kyu so I feel I have officially broken that line on the graph. Go me.

I was a little bit confused about this 10k asking for 3 stones against me but I felt I held my own strategically but made some seriously foolish tactical errors that I simply shouldn't have.

I post it only as a record of my progress as I don't think the level of play on my part was of a high enough standard to make a review useful.

Yeah, that's a bit backward there. You should have received 3 stones from him. Perhaps he thought that the higher the number, the stronger?

Or, he had seen you play and was very, very worried about how strong he thought you were.

For the record, I thought that you played fairly well considering the circumstances.

[Chew Terr]

I know you're not really digging for a review, but I'll point out a couple of thoughts.

7: This is a really urgent time to continue locally. C10 or C11 is normal, and works well with your top left stone. If black pincers, you have to heavy stones running and are in trouble. That said, I believe that black's G4 was too far, so you can also potentially follow up later at E4 to punish. Additionally, as far as the tenuki you chose, I prefer O3, because otherwise K3 looks good for black.
17: Makes your opponent stronger. Better to leave this move for when you need support in the area, so you're not helping your opponent unless you need it.
19: F16 is simpler, and works okay with your top. Something like G17 is also tempting, but it's weird and may be bad.
33: This move can be left out, because, though black could capture a stone, it would be small and gote. Better to take D10 or something.
87: P12 seems to work.

You did fine, your groups just got a bit too separated. 87 at P12 may have been enough to keep you from getting split so harshly. Good luck, and I look forwards to seeing the next one! If you can hold your own so well while giving somebody 3 stones when you should be taking 3, your play is solid enough to be impressive!

[Koroviev]

Good luck with your goals, SinK. I'm a similar level to you, but don't have anywhere near as rigorous a study programme as you do! Looks like you'll be overtaking me soon.

[SinK]

Good luck with your goals, SinK. I'm a similar level to you, but don't have anywhere near as rigorous a study programme as you do! Looks like you'll be overtaking me soon.

I hope so. Although rigorous probably isn't the word for it, I've still only done about 6 pages of puzzles total.

In other news I did drop by my university's go club last night and played a couple of games with a friend of mine. He's probably about 25kyu so it wasn't as much fun as it could have been but I have arranged to play a few better players next week though so I'm looking forward to some proper OTB action then.

[SinK]

A strange game. I ended up resigning in disgust at my own play rather than the position although I am definitely not a favourite in the game by the end.

I really need to get back into the habit of reading at least one move ahead every single move to avoid silly mistakes like those below.

[sgf-full]http://files.gokgs.com/games/2010/11/7/SBJS2000-S1NK.sgf[/sgf-full]

[Chew Terr]

A few suggestions:

(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[0.50]TM[1800]OT[5x10 byo-yomi]
PW[SBJS2000]PB[S1NK]WR[12k]BR[13k]DT[2010-11-07]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]RE[W+Resign]
;B[pd]BL[1796.663]C[S1NK [13k\]: Hi gg
SBJS2000 [12k\]: Hi
]
;W[dq]WL[1793.175]
;B[pq]BL[1793.568]
;W[cd]WL[1789.757]
;B[qo]BL[1790.943]
;W[fc]WL[1783.976]
;B[co]BL[1787.742]
;W[gq]WL[1777.463]
(;B[jq]BL[1778.88]SQ[co]C[Chew: While the right direction of play from your bottom right corner, this leaves white able to attack your C5 while making points. See variation]
;W[mq]WL[1766.751]
(;B[lp]BL[1771.453]C[Chew: Too aggressive. If you want to try to attack that stone, try more simply jumping. See variation.]
;W[np]WL[1763.63]
;B[mp]BL[1730.949]
;W[no]WL[1756.782]
;B[nq]BL[1721.833]
;W[oq]WL[1747.591]
;B[nr]BL[1720.015]
;W[pp]WL[1744.122]
;B[or]BL[1701.779]
;W[oo]WL[1726.689]
;B[qp]BL[1695.637]
;W[po]WL[1719.169]
;B[qn]BL[1683.382]
;W[om]WL[1710.801]
;B[qk]BL[1641.386]
;W[kl]WL[1697.954]
;B[jc]BL[1619.184]
;W[qg]WL[1687.934]
;B[qe]BL[1600.305]
;W[qj]WL[1683.732]
;B[pj]BL[1595.906]
;W[qi]WL[1681.272]
;B[pk]BL[1576.481]
;W[oh]WL[1677.29]
(;B[md]BL[1493.391]
;W[ln]WL[1658.804]
;B[ed]BL[1478.138]
;W[ec]WL[1655.8]
;B[dd]BL[1469.326]
;W[dc]WL[1652.965]
;B[dg]BL[1465.848]
;W[ci]WL[1641.165]
;B[ck]BL[1454.739]
;W[cg]WL[1634.611]
;B[ch]BL[1444.953]
;W[dh]WL[1629.39]
(;B[bh]BL[1441.891]C[Chew: The moves up to here were good for playing with sabaki. In entering your opponent's airspace, play fast and light, and drop any dead weight. C12 has done its job (giving you an atari) so you can let it die to ruin black's left side. See variation]
;W[df]WL[1626.118]
;B[eg]BL[1439.979]
;W[cf]WL[1615.753]
;B[ef]BL[1424.383]
;W[ee]WL[1598.989]
;B[de]BL[1420.552]
;W[fe]WL[1595.569]
;B[ce]BL[1417.902]
;W[be]WL[1590.381]
;B[bf]BL[1403.917]
;W[fd]WL[1587.311]
;B[di]BL[1398.469]C[Chew: While I like it less than the variation showed, this is not an unreasonable result for black. Across the board, you have more points and less weak groups than white. At least this far, ou seem to have mostly outplayed your opponent.]
;W[nc]WL[1558.185]
;B[mc]BL[1383.84]
;W[qc]WL[1552.305]
;B[pc]BL[1381.068]
;W[od]WL[1539.421]
;B[oe]BL[1376.794]
;W[pb]WL[1525.999]
;B[oc]BL[1371.23]
;W[ob]WL[1521.697]
;B[nb]BL[1366.288]
;W[qd]WL[1517.827]
;B[nd]BL[1362.927]
;W[rb]WL[1511.854]
;B[rd]BL[1353.74]
;W[rc]WL[1506.193]
;B[re]BL[1336.818]
;W[pf]WL[1497.263]
;B[pe]BL[1329.089]
;W[qf]WL[1478.123]
;B[of]BL[1321.198]
;W[og]WL[1475.653]
;B[mf]BL[1315.429]
;W[mh]WL[1465.742]
;B[mj]BL[1274.836]
;W[eh]WL[1459.366]
(;B[gg]BL[1261.621]LB[gf:A][ei:B]C[Chew: Obviously you realize in a turn that this doesn't work. If you want to save the stones, this should be at 'a' instead. However, I prefer taking 'b' to build up below in sente. That sente can be used immediately below to good result. See variation]
;W[fg]WL[1455.394]
;B[ff]BL[1258.474]
;W[gf]WL[1453.668]
;B[hr]BL[1167.458]
;W[gr]WL[1449.646]
;B[hq]BL[1156.278]
;W[kp]WL[1434.411]
;B[kq]BL[1152.716]
;W[ko]WL[1429.913]
;B[gp]BL[1145.128]
;W[fp]WL[1427.191]
;B[go]BL[1142.873]
;W[kj]WL[1416.725]
;B[li]BL[1136.446]C[Chew: Good!]
;W[lh]WL[1407.636]
;B[ki]BL[1131.833]
;W[ji]WL[1402.925]
;B[kh]BL[1130.001]
;W[kg]WL[1395.882]
(;B[jh]BL[1128.588]
;W[hg]WL[1382.732]
;B[gh]BL[1121.167]
;W[hh]WL[1378.324]
;B[gi]BL[1117.996]
;W[hi]WL[1375.828]
;B[ii]BL[1116.466]
;W[jj]WL[1370.561]
;B[hj]BL[1104.821]
;W[ij]WL[1367.993]
;B[ih]BL[1094.739]
;W[gj]WL[1361.853]
;B[ig]BL[1088.343]
;W[hf]WL[1355.798]
;B[fi]BL[1077.719]
;W[ei]WL[1351.396]
;B[fj]BL[1062.249]
;W[gk]WL[1345.137]
;B[dj]BL[1046.492]
;W[ej]WL[1340.799]
;B[fk]BL[1042.743]
;W[dk]WL[1323.025]
;B[cj]BL[1027.343]
;W[fl]WL[1312.763]
;B[ek]BL[1014.123]
;W[dl]WL[1308.701]
;B[el]BL[1009.1]
;W[em]WL[1305.601]
;B[gl]BL[1006.412]C[SBJS2000 [12k\]: thanks
])
(;B[lg]C[Chew: While W may live, this just feels painful, and it leaves further threats, like cutting at tengen.]))
(;B[ei]
;W[fh]
;B[bq]
;W[go]
;B[eo]
;W[fp]C[Chew: Something like this lets you pressure W below, for the price of sacrificing E14. W will almost certainly be fine, but you gained points with B3 and E5 in sente.]))
(;B[cf]
;W[bh]
;B[ce]
;W[cc]
;B[bg]
;W[ch]
;B[ge]C[Chew: While I'm sure it's not optimal, something like this gives you a sturdy group where W was strong, before. B13, by the way, was to make it so that W cannot threaten to link under in sente.]))
(;B[mj]C[Chew: You can consider a splitting attack to keep both white groups weak. If W helps her weaker group...]
;W[mh]
;B[kj]
;W[kh]
(;B[nd])
(;B[mc]C[Chew: you're neatly induced to get the move you wanted anyways. This way, however, W still has the burden of two running groups, though they are safer now.])))
(;B[jo]LB[mo:B][bq:A]C[Chew: Moves like A and B pressure one side or the other.]))
(;B[cl]C[Chew: Since a pincer would be a good in conjunction with white's top left, expect a pincer, and get a base in preparation. After this, white has less big moves to choose from.]))

[Marcus]

I'll add a few ideas to Chew's excellent review:

[sgf-full](;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[0.50]TM[1800]OT[5x10 byo-yomi]PW[SBJS2000]PB[S1NK]WR[12k]BR[13k]DT[2010-11-07]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]RE[W+Resign];B[pd]BL[1796.663];W[dq]WL[1793.175];B[pq]BL[1793.568];W[cd]WL[1789.757];B[qo]BL[1790.943];W[fc]WL[1783.976];B[co]BL[1787.742];W[gq]WL[1777.463];B[jq]BL[1778.88]C[Marcus: I'm not as worried about your C5 stone. I think this is an excellent move. White's G3 move was very passive. It's too far away from C5 to really cause you any issues, in my opinion. See variation on next move.]
(;W[mq]WL[1766.751]
(;B[lp]BL[1771.453]C[Marcus: I don't like this. The proverb says not to touch weak stones. Chew's suggestion of the one point jump to K5 is a good one, I think.];W[np]WL[1763.63];B[mp]BL[1730.949];W[no]WL[1756.782];B[nq]BL[1721.833];W[oq]WL[1747.591];B[nr]BL[1720.015];W[pp]WL[1744.122];B[or]BL[1701.779];W[oo]WL[1726.689];B[qp]BL[1695.637];W[po]WL[1719.169];B[qn]BL[1683.382];W[om]WL[1710.801]
(;B[qk]BL[1641.386]TR[pd]C[Marcus: I think this move is too local. It's too far to be a long extension from Q16, it strengthens your already-strong lower right group, and it doesn't play towards the center.

See variations.];W[kl]WL[1697.954];B[jc]BL[1619.184];W[qg]WL[1687.934];B[qe]BL[1600.305];W[qj]WL[1683.732];B[pj]BL[1595.906];W[qi]WL[1681.272];B[pk]BL[1576.481];W[oh]WL[1677.29];B[md]BL[1493.391];W[ln]WL[1658.804];B[ed]BL[1478.138];W[ec]WL[1655.8];B[dd]BL[1469.326];W[dc]WL[1652.965];B[dg]BL[1465.848];W[ci]WL[1641.165];B[ck]BL[1454.739];W[cg]WL[1634.611];B[ch]BL[1444.953];W[dh]WL[1629.39];B[bh]BL[1441.891];W[df]WL[1626.118];B[eg]BL[1439.979];W[cf]WL[1615.753];B[ef]BL[1424.383];W[ee]WL[1598.989];B[de]BL[1420.552];W[fe]WL[1595.569];B[ce]BL[1417.902];W[be]WL[1590.381];B[bf]BL[1403.917];W[fd]WL[1587.311];B[di]BL[1398.469]C[Not a bad sequence. I won't add to Chew's already detailed points here.];W[nc]WL[1558.185];B[mc]BL[1383.84];W[qc]WL[1552.305];B[pc]BL[1381.068];W[od]WL[1539.421];B[oe]BL[1376.794];W[pb]WL[1525.999];B[oc]BL[1371.23];W[ob]WL[1521.697];B[nb]BL[1366.288];W[qd]WL[1517.827];B[nd]BL[1362.927];W[rb]WL[1511.854];B[rd]BL[1353.74];W[rc]WL[1506.193];B[re]BL[1336.818];W[pf]WL[1497.263];B[pe]BL[1329.089];W[qf]WL[1478.123]
(;B[of]BL[1321.198]C[Marcus: Seems small ...];W[og]WL[1475.653];B[mf]BL[1315.429];W[mh]WL[1465.742];B[mj]BL[1274.836];W[eh]WL[1459.366];B[gg]BL[1261.621];W[fg]WL[1455.394];B[ff]BL[1258.474];W[gf]WL[1453.668];B[hr]BL[1167.458];W[gr]WL[1449.646];B[hq]BL[1156.278];W[kp]WL[1434.411];B[kq]BL[1152.716];W[ko]WL[1429.913];B[gp]BL[1145.128];W[fp]WL[1427.191];B[go]BL[1142.873];W[kj]WL[1416.725];B[li]BL[1136.446];W[lh]WL[1407.636];B[ki]BL[1131.833];W[ji]WL[1402.925];B[kh]BL[1130.001];W[kg]WL[1395.882];B[jh]BL[1128.588];W[hg]WL[1382.732];B[gh]BL[1121.167];W[hh]WL[1378.324];B[gi]BL[1117.996];W[hi]WL[1375.828];B[ii]BL[1116.466];W[jj]WL[1370.561];B[hj]BL[1104.821];W[ij]WL[1367.993];B[ih]BL[1094.739];W[gj]WL[1361.853];B[ig]BL[1088.343];W[hf]WL[1355.798];B[fi]BL[1077.719];W[ei]WL[1351.396];B[fj]BL[1062.249];W[gk]WL[1345.137];B[dj]BL[1046.492];W[ej]WL[1340.799];B[fk]BL[1042.743];W[dk]WL[1323.025];B[cj]BL[1027.343];W[fl]WL[1312.763];B[ek]BL[1014.123];W[dl]WL[1308.701]
(;B[el]BL[1009.1]C[Marcus: I'm sure you've already looked at this, but G8 first looks promising.];W[em]WL[1305.601];B[gl]BL[1006.412]C[SBJS2000 [12k\]: thanks
])
(;B[gl]
(;W[el];B[hk])
(;W[hk];B[el];W[fm];B[em])))
(;B[mj]C[Marcus: Here's that splitting attack Chew was talking about.]))
(;B[cj]C[Marcus: I'm not really sure about how good this move is, so it might not be a good idea to listen to my advice on this one. However, it's at a critical point, restricting any extension from the shimari. C10 also makes it difficult for White to gain much from attacking the C5 stone. I'll show a few variations.

As a side note, this is probably the move I'd make on this board. I'm crazy like that.]
(;W[ch]
;B[ej]C[This, while still invadable, really breaks up the left side.])
(;W[cm];B[cg]
;W[do]TR[bd]C[Marcus: Your R13 group has a base, and gives you the later option of probing at B16. The C5 stone still has some aji, even though White has played 3 moves against it.]))
(;B[fp]C[Marcus: This is another possible continuation for you to try. Remeber, though, that the left side is going to be important.];W[fq]
(;B[dk]C[Marcus: Apparently, this is one possible continuation, but not often played at all.])
(;B[cq];W[cr];B[dp];W[eq];B[bq]
;W[cl]C[Marcus: C5 is strong, and C8 is too far from C16 to be considered an extension. Easily invadeable, if needed.]))
(;B[jd]C[Marcus: This is another big point, though the top is uninteresting, as there are fewer points to be gained.]))
(;B[jo]TR[mq]C[N3 is a weak stone for you to attack, and the G5 group is low and easily contained.]))
(;W[cm]C[Even if your opponent plays a tight pincer ...];B[fp];W[fq];B[cq];W[cr];B[dp];W[eq]
;B[bq]C[Something like this keeps C5 fairly strong.]))[/sgf-full]