Hi, this is my first post here, so it's nice to meet you all. I started a game against a 9kyu the other day while I was 13kyu, and he resigned immediately, pushing me to 12kyu, so I'm not entirely sure if I'm 12 or 13. Anyways, I felt like I was behind after the sequence from 41 to 47, and that I probably would have lost in the end if I hadn't won that fight in the middle. Hopefully you guys can give me some good criticism so that I don't fall behind in the early game at least. I'd also like to know if I'm actually playing at a 12kyu level or if I'm a bit weaker like I think.
(;CA[utf-8]GM[1]FF[4]ST[2]RU[Japanese]AP[CGoban:3]SZ[19]OT[5x30 byo-yomi]DT[2010-12-03] PC[KGS]PB[whitelotu5]BR[12k]PW[iaaka]WR[12k]KM[6.5]TM[1500]RE[B+Resign]MULTIGOGM[0] ;B[dd]BL[1494.21];W[pp]WL[1499.13];B[pc]BL[1484.6];W[dp]WL[1496.96];B[cj]BL[1477.43] ;W[jd]WL[1492.85];B[md]BL[1468.29];W[gd]WL[1490.78] (;B[qe]BL[1459.12]C[See var.]N[(a)];W[cf]WL[1484.27];B[ce]BL[1452.41];W[ch]WL[1477.33] (;B[fc]BL[1446.13]C[See var.]N[(a)];W[gc]WL[1475.21];B[eh]BL[1440.5];W[ef]WL[1469.2] ;B[dg]BL[1437.43];W[df]WL[1464.21];B[cg]BL[1435.42];W[bg]WL[1462.17];B[dh]BL[1430.67] ;W[cl]WL[1445.72];B[bh]BL[1424.16];W[be]WL[1407.74];B[bd]BL[1413.17];W[ah]WL[1392.38] ;B[bi]BL[1400.25];W[lc]WL[1370.14];B[mc]BL[1392.65];W[mb]WL[1366.54];B[nb]BL[1390.84] ;W[lb]WL[1365.63];B[pj]BL[1383.82];W[ql]WL[1353.51];B[qj]BL[1362.6];W[ol]WL[1348.69] (;B[mj]BL[1358.53]C[See var.]N[(a)];W[nq]WL[1334.31] (;B[jp]BL[1351.32]C[See var.]N[(a)];W[fq]WL[1327.12] (;B[gq]BL[1339.92]C[Helps W. See var.]N[(a)];W[gp]WL[1325.18];B[hq]BL[1335.83];W[hp] WL[1324.23];B[ip]BL[1334.36];W[kq]WL[1311.67];B[jq]BL[1320.21];W[kp]WL[1309.94] ;B[ko]BL[1316.73];W[lo]WL[1297.81];B[ln]BL[1307.08];W[kn]WL[1293.04];B[jo]BL[1305.36] (;W[lm]WL[1291.46]C[See var.]N[(a)] (;B[mn]BL[1303.95]C[See var.]N[(a)];W[mm]WL[1282.22];B[km]BL[1300.06];W[jn]WL[1280.44] ;B[in]BL[1287.84];W[jm]WL[1279.17];B[kl]BL[1285.01];W[im]WL[1271.65];B[hn]BL[1263.62] (;W[gn]WL[1265.92]C[See var.]N[(a)];B[nm]BL[1232.74];W[mo]WL[1198.92];B[nn]BL[1230.19] ;W[ml]WL[1179.02];B[nl]BL[1211.81];W[lk]WL[1131.92];B[mk]BL[1183.27];W[ll]WL[1107.93] ;B[kk]BL[1179.05];W[lj]WL[1106.61] (;B[kj]BL[1123.16]C[See var.]N[(a)];W[li]WL[1101.86]C[Toothpaste shape. (Locally, broken shape, for B.)] ;B[hl]BL[1106.59];W[hm]WL[1091.57];B[gm]BL[1104.56];W[ho]WL[965.154];B[io]BL[1101.9] ;W[jr]WL[963.569];B[iq]BL[1099.75];W[gl]WL[899.682];B[fm]BL[1094.07];W[il]WL[896.052] ;B[hk]BL[1087.66];W[ik]WL[893.67];B[ij]BL[1056.32];W[hj]WL[878.833];B[gk]BL[1053.38] ;W[jj]WL[875.11];B[ii]BL[1046.42];W[ji]WL[854.873];B[jk]BL[1041.76];W[nk]WL[822.374] ;B[nj]BL[1033];W[pn]WL[785.693];B[ok]BL[1015.57];W[ih]WL[757.338];B[hi]BL[1003.99] ;W[hh]WL[754.69];B[gi]BL[999.365];W[mh]WL[730.099];B[fn]BL[992.645];W[dn]WL[711.392] ;B[fp]BL[988.358];W[ep]WL[707.538];B[fo]BL[982.275];W[fr]WL[700.068];B[ki]BL[959.937] ;W[jh]WL[691.053];B[lh]BL[951.414];W[mi]WL[687.247];B[lg]BL[921.524];W[kh]WL[670.666] ;B[jl]BL[918.703];W[mf]WL[653.774];B[mg]BL[916.435];W[ni]WL[625.402];B[oi]BL[912.435] ;W[nh]WL[612.472];B[ng]BL[904.31];W[oh]WL[610.723];B[ph]BL[901.624]) (;B[jj]N[(b)];W[li];B[hm];W[il];B[hk])) (;W[hm]N[(b)];B[gn])) (;B[lp]N[(b)];W[mn];B[lq];W[kr];B[lr])) (;W[mo]N[(b)])) (;B[hq]C[See again move 39 (b) -- 3rd line variation.]N[(b)])) (;B[iq]LB[fq:a][lq:b]C[If you play 3rd line, you have (a) and (b) miai to settle.] N[(b)])) (;B[jq]N[(b)])) (;B[df]C[Locally, vital point for both B and W.]N[(b)])) (;B[ec]C[Big. Shared point for both B and W -- if W gets this direction first, W makes a base and weakens your corner. If B gets this first, B takes corner profit and removes W base.] N[(b)]))
