I have played several games since posting my last game. (Fun Fighting Game)
I have been attempting to put more thought into my fuseki and I felt this game was an improvement. Game comments inline.
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Apoah's Study Journal
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Apoah
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Life is what you make of it, as long as you live.
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EdLee
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A few ideas:
[sgf-full](;CA[utf-8]RU[Japanese]OT[5x30 byo-yomi]GM[1]FF[4]AP[CGoban:3]SZ[19]ST[2]DT[2011-05-08]
KM[6.5]TM[1500]RE[W+Resign]MULTIGOGM[0]
;B[dd]BL[1496.85];W[pp]WL[1494.76];B[dp]BL[1495.02];W[qd]WL[1490.95];B[cj]BL[1492.98]
;W[fc]WL[1479.72];B[ec]BL[1490.1];W[fd]WL[1476.55];B[cf]BL[1488.08]
(;W[nd]WL[1468.89]C[See var.];B[qk]BL[1485.61];W[qn]WL[1462.45];B[qh]BL[1483.41]
(;W[qf]WL[1436.37]C[Wrong direction. This side is small. See var.];B[jq]BL[1479.97]
(;W[jk]WL[1421.62]C[See var.];B[kc]BL[1473.74];W[id]WL[1407.28];B[ib]BL[1471.48]
;W[mc]WL[1402.86];B[gb]BL[1469.32];W[fb]WL[1399.62]TR[gb][ec]SQ[fd][fc][fb]C[This exchange is terrible for B -- broken shape, and hurts the corner.]
;B[ke]BL[1459.66]
(;W[nh]WL[1368.89]C[Apoah. Keeping the two weak greoups split while putting pressure on both.
Ed. No. Wrong direction. This move is lukewarm and has very little pressure on B. See var.]
;B[if]BL[1457.76]
(;W[cc]WL[1358.91]LB[fc:a][cc:b]C[Apoah. If B wants the 4 stones at the top he wcan have them.
Ed. No. Overplay. Completely wrong thinking. You cannot just give up (a). Either (a) or (b) will suffer, or possibly die. See var.]
(;B[dc]BL[1450.83]C[See var.];W[cb]WL[1357.01];B[eb]BL[1447.52];W[be]WL[1354.69]
(;B[hd]BL[1433.36]C[See var.];W[ce]WL[1338.47];B[de]BL[1431.39]
(;W[cq]WL[1313.72]LB[ce:a][de:b][df:c]C[The meaning of the a-b exchange is to cut at (c). If you cannot or do not want to cut at (c), you better think twice about the a-b exchange, as you are hitting your head against B.]
;B[cp]BL[1427.73];W[dq]WL[1312.48];B[eq]BL[1425.99]
(;W[bp]WL[1308.99]C[See var.];B[bo]BL[1422.15];W[bq]WL[1282.86]
(;B[dr]BL[1389.94]C[See var.];W[er]WL[1273.82];B[fr]BL[1387.21];W[ep]WL[1272.19]
;B[fq]BL[1385.56];W[co]WL[1271.1];B[do]BL[1383.58];W[cn]WL[1270.15];B[dn]BL[1323.93]
(;W[bn]WL[1244.4]C[See var.];B[cm]BL[1321.96]
(;W[dm]WL[1228.7]C[See var.]
(;B[en]BL[1289.49]C[See var.];W[fo]WL[1208.83]C[Bad. Running this weak/dead stone only helps B.]
(;B[em]BL[1281.51]C[See var.];W[dl]WL[1205.34];B[cl]BL[1279.92];W[dk]WL[1203.01]
;B[ck]BL[1233.28];W[jo]WL[1175.17];B[ek]BL[1228.62];W[mq]WL[1152.33];B[qq]BL[1210.31]
;W[qp]WL[1145.57];B[pq]BL[1208.95];W[oq]WL[1144.28];B[rq]BL[1188.23];W[rp]WL[1142.37]
;B[or]BL[1180.96];W[nr]WL[1141.37];B[ps]BL[1176.8];W[rr]WL[1127.26];B[sq]BL[1156.1]
;W[qr]WL[1125.82];B[pr]BL[1152.11];W[gh]WL[1032.86];B[op]BL[1150.1];W[nq]WL[1028.01]
;B[oo]BL[1148.68];W[pk]WL[1013.74];B[lp]BL[1144.08];W[lq]WL[986.378];B[mp]BL[1127.33]
;W[kp]WL[891.809];B[kq]BL[1103.19];W[np]WL[890.708];B[no]BL[1102.27];W[mo]WL[889.583]
;B[lo]BL[1101.46];W[mn]WL[888.61];B[ln]BL[1088.7];W[mm]WL[881.655];B[om]BL[1081.28]
;W[on]WL[845.713];B[nn]BL[1003.87];W[nm]WL[834.158];B[pn]BL[1001.5];W[po]WL[833.094]
;B[on]BL[1000.38];W[ol]WL[831.733];B[lr]BL[989.067];W[pm]WL[822.058];B[sr]BL[984.398]
;W[rs]WL[815.048];B[jn]BL[968.082];W[io]WL[811.9];B[ko]BL[960.644];W[in]WL[805.475]
;B[jp]BL[958.973];W[jm]WL[794.828];B[gn]BL[949.946];W[go]WL[792.999];B[dj]BL[944.727]
;W[dg]WL[770.767];B[df]BL[941.373];W[ff]WL[769.497];B[eg]BL[939.803];W[fg]WL[766.641]
;B[eh]BL[938.428];W[ih]WL[756.133];B[fe]BL[935.381];W[ge]WL[753.995];B[ee]BL[933.854]
;W[gd]WL[752.876];B[hc]BL[929.819];W[kh]WL[742.747];B[hf]BL[926.346];W[gf]WL[740.898]
;B[gj]BL[900.292];W[qj]WL[713.863];B[rj]BL[898.351];W[rk]WL[704.696];B[ri]BL[893.501]
;W[rg]WL[697.849];B[ql]BL[890.699];W[rl]WL[691.579];B[pj]BL[888.917];W[qm]WL[688.41]
;B[qi]BL[884.294];W[oj]WL[680.06];B[oi]BL[882.169];W[oh]WL[678.967];B[ni]BL[880.406]
;W[mi]WL[674.767];B[nj]BL[877.917];W[ok]WL[669.877];B[mj]BL[876.321];W[li]WL[668.411]
;B[lj]BL[873.032];W[lm]WL[657.118];B[km]BL[868.935];W[kj]WL[648.245];B[kl]BL[860.91]
;W[kn]WL[646.854];B[jl]BL[859.194];W[kp]WL[643.337];B[il]BL[853.32];W[lk]WL[637.18]
;B[kk]BL[850.468];W[mk]WL[629.736];B[jj]BL[848.479];W[ki]WL[615.854];B[ph]BL[846.186]
;W[of]WL[607.906];B[pb]BL[841.06];W[qb]WL[602.743];B[nb]BL[837.848];W[mb]WL[600.765]
;B[pc]BL[831.793];W[qc]WL[598.936];B[pd]BL[829.827];W[pe]WL[598.143];B[od]BL[822.693]
;W[hq]WL[573.979];B[ne]BL[819.535];W[me]WL[570.364];B[nc]BL[817.237];W[md]WL[568.465]
;B[nf]BL[816.088];W[mf]WL[563.65];B[ng]BL[805.059];W[oe]WL[555.218];B[mg]BL[797.68]
;W[lg]WL[551.22];B[mh]BL[794.685];W[og]WL[549.093])
(;B[bm];W[ao];B[fn]LB[dl:a][go:b]C[(a) and (b) are miai for B.]))
(;B[bm];W[ao];B[fo]))
(;W[bm]))
(;W[cm]C[Vital point. You want to continue to push out, you want more.]))
(;B[ep]LB[er:a][fr:b][dr:c]C[Apoah. so far I have not achieved a bad result in my games for it.
Ed. Later, (a),(b),(c) are all sente moves for B. Compare this result to the joseki at move 38. You never got a bad result only because you were lucky your opponents let you off easy.]))
(;W[er];B[fq];W[fr];B[gq];W[bp];B[bo];W[bq];B[cn]C[Joseki.]))
(;W[bf]))
(;B[ce]C[B will close you in sente...];W[cd];B[ff]C[...then this group is in big trouble.]))
(;B[eb]))
(;W[ff]LB[fd:a][kc:b]C[The two weak groups (a) and (b) are in a fight, you cannot tenuki. Take care of your weak group first.]))
(;W[jd];B[kd];W[jg]LB[id:a][jk:b][lg:c][ph:d]C[Think about helping your weak group (a) with this direction of attack, working with your tengen stone (b). Then if B runs out (c) direction, you have the leaning (d) waiting for him.]))
(;W[cq]))
(;W[kc]))
(;W[jc]))[/sgf-full]
[sgf-full](;CA[utf-8]RU[Japanese]OT[5x30 byo-yomi]GM[1]FF[4]AP[CGoban:3]SZ[19]ST[2]DT[2011-05-08]
KM[6.5]TM[1500]RE[W+Resign]MULTIGOGM[0]
;B[dd]BL[1496.85];W[pp]WL[1494.76];B[dp]BL[1495.02];W[qd]WL[1490.95];B[cj]BL[1492.98]
;W[fc]WL[1479.72];B[ec]BL[1490.1];W[fd]WL[1476.55];B[cf]BL[1488.08]
(;W[nd]WL[1468.89]C[See var.];B[qk]BL[1485.61];W[qn]WL[1462.45];B[qh]BL[1483.41]
(;W[qf]WL[1436.37]C[Wrong direction. This side is small. See var.];B[jq]BL[1479.97]
(;W[jk]WL[1421.62]C[See var.];B[kc]BL[1473.74];W[id]WL[1407.28];B[ib]BL[1471.48]
;W[mc]WL[1402.86];B[gb]BL[1469.32];W[fb]WL[1399.62]TR[gb][ec]SQ[fd][fc][fb]C[This exchange is terrible for B -- broken shape, and hurts the corner.]
;B[ke]BL[1459.66]
(;W[nh]WL[1368.89]C[Apoah. Keeping the two weak greoups split while putting pressure on both.
Ed. No. Wrong direction. This move is lukewarm and has very little pressure on B. See var.]
;B[if]BL[1457.76]
(;W[cc]WL[1358.91]LB[fc:a][cc:b]C[Apoah. If B wants the 4 stones at the top he wcan have them.
Ed. No. Overplay. Completely wrong thinking. You cannot just give up (a). Either (a) or (b) will suffer, or possibly die. See var.]
(;B[dc]BL[1450.83]C[See var.];W[cb]WL[1357.01];B[eb]BL[1447.52];W[be]WL[1354.69]
(;B[hd]BL[1433.36]C[See var.];W[ce]WL[1338.47];B[de]BL[1431.39]
(;W[cq]WL[1313.72]LB[ce:a][de:b][df:c]C[The meaning of the a-b exchange is to cut at (c). If you cannot or do not want to cut at (c), you better think twice about the a-b exchange, as you are hitting your head against B.]
;B[cp]BL[1427.73];W[dq]WL[1312.48];B[eq]BL[1425.99]
(;W[bp]WL[1308.99]C[See var.];B[bo]BL[1422.15];W[bq]WL[1282.86]
(;B[dr]BL[1389.94]C[See var.];W[er]WL[1273.82];B[fr]BL[1387.21];W[ep]WL[1272.19]
;B[fq]BL[1385.56];W[co]WL[1271.1];B[do]BL[1383.58];W[cn]WL[1270.15];B[dn]BL[1323.93]
(;W[bn]WL[1244.4]C[See var.];B[cm]BL[1321.96]
(;W[dm]WL[1228.7]C[See var.]
(;B[en]BL[1289.49]C[See var.];W[fo]WL[1208.83]C[Bad. Running this weak/dead stone only helps B.]
(;B[em]BL[1281.51]C[See var.];W[dl]WL[1205.34];B[cl]BL[1279.92];W[dk]WL[1203.01]
;B[ck]BL[1233.28];W[jo]WL[1175.17];B[ek]BL[1228.62];W[mq]WL[1152.33];B[qq]BL[1210.31]
;W[qp]WL[1145.57];B[pq]BL[1208.95];W[oq]WL[1144.28];B[rq]BL[1188.23];W[rp]WL[1142.37]
;B[or]BL[1180.96];W[nr]WL[1141.37];B[ps]BL[1176.8];W[rr]WL[1127.26];B[sq]BL[1156.1]
;W[qr]WL[1125.82];B[pr]BL[1152.11];W[gh]WL[1032.86];B[op]BL[1150.1];W[nq]WL[1028.01]
;B[oo]BL[1148.68];W[pk]WL[1013.74];B[lp]BL[1144.08];W[lq]WL[986.378];B[mp]BL[1127.33]
;W[kp]WL[891.809];B[kq]BL[1103.19];W[np]WL[890.708];B[no]BL[1102.27];W[mo]WL[889.583]
;B[lo]BL[1101.46];W[mn]WL[888.61];B[ln]BL[1088.7];W[mm]WL[881.655];B[om]BL[1081.28]
;W[on]WL[845.713];B[nn]BL[1003.87];W[nm]WL[834.158];B[pn]BL[1001.5];W[po]WL[833.094]
;B[on]BL[1000.38];W[ol]WL[831.733];B[lr]BL[989.067];W[pm]WL[822.058];B[sr]BL[984.398]
;W[rs]WL[815.048];B[jn]BL[968.082];W[io]WL[811.9];B[ko]BL[960.644];W[in]WL[805.475]
;B[jp]BL[958.973];W[jm]WL[794.828];B[gn]BL[949.946];W[go]WL[792.999];B[dj]BL[944.727]
;W[dg]WL[770.767];B[df]BL[941.373];W[ff]WL[769.497];B[eg]BL[939.803];W[fg]WL[766.641]
;B[eh]BL[938.428];W[ih]WL[756.133];B[fe]BL[935.381];W[ge]WL[753.995];B[ee]BL[933.854]
;W[gd]WL[752.876];B[hc]BL[929.819];W[kh]WL[742.747];B[hf]BL[926.346];W[gf]WL[740.898]
;B[gj]BL[900.292];W[qj]WL[713.863];B[rj]BL[898.351];W[rk]WL[704.696];B[ri]BL[893.501]
;W[rg]WL[697.849];B[ql]BL[890.699];W[rl]WL[691.579];B[pj]BL[888.917];W[qm]WL[688.41]
;B[qi]BL[884.294];W[oj]WL[680.06];B[oi]BL[882.169];W[oh]WL[678.967];B[ni]BL[880.406]
;W[mi]WL[674.767];B[nj]BL[877.917];W[ok]WL[669.877];B[mj]BL[876.321];W[li]WL[668.411]
;B[lj]BL[873.032];W[lm]WL[657.118];B[km]BL[868.935];W[kj]WL[648.245];B[kl]BL[860.91]
;W[kn]WL[646.854];B[jl]BL[859.194];W[kp]WL[643.337];B[il]BL[853.32];W[lk]WL[637.18]
;B[kk]BL[850.468];W[mk]WL[629.736];B[jj]BL[848.479];W[ki]WL[615.854];B[ph]BL[846.186]
;W[of]WL[607.906];B[pb]BL[841.06];W[qb]WL[602.743];B[nb]BL[837.848];W[mb]WL[600.765]
;B[pc]BL[831.793];W[qc]WL[598.936];B[pd]BL[829.827];W[pe]WL[598.143];B[od]BL[822.693]
;W[hq]WL[573.979];B[ne]BL[819.535];W[me]WL[570.364];B[nc]BL[817.237];W[md]WL[568.465]
;B[nf]BL[816.088];W[mf]WL[563.65];B[ng]BL[805.059];W[oe]WL[555.218];B[mg]BL[797.68]
;W[lg]WL[551.22];B[mh]BL[794.685];W[og]WL[549.093])
(;B[bm];W[ao];B[fn]LB[dl:a][go:b]C[(a) and (b) are miai for B.]))
(;B[bm];W[ao];B[fo]))
(;W[bm]))
(;W[cm]C[Vital point. You want to continue to push out, you want more.]))
(;B[ep]LB[er:a][fr:b][dr:c]C[Apoah. so far I have not achieved a bad result in my games for it.
Ed. Later, (a),(b),(c) are all sente moves for B. Compare this result to the joseki at move 38. You never got a bad result only because you were lucky your opponents let you off easy.]))
(;W[er];B[fq];W[fr];B[gq];W[bp];B[bo];W[bq];B[cn]C[Joseki.]))
(;W[bf]))
(;B[ce]C[B will close you in sente...];W[cd];B[ff]C[...then this group is in big trouble.]))
(;B[eb]))
(;W[ff]LB[fd:a][kc:b]C[The two weak groups (a) and (b) are in a fight, you cannot tenuki. Take care of your weak group first.]))
(;W[jd];B[kd];W[jg]LB[id:a][jk:b][lg:c][ph:d]C[Think about helping your weak group (a) with this direction of attack, working with your tengen stone (b). Then if B runs out (c) direction, you have the leaning (d) waiting for him.]))
(;W[cq]))
(;W[kc]))
(;W[jc]))[/sgf-full]