Life In 19x19

EdLee wrote:Hi Tofu,
Some comments. ( Mostly, it's in the contact fights. )

( - ) exchange: Please see [sl=SqueezingOutTheToothpaste]Toothpaste[/sl] and related pages.

(;CA[Windows-1252]FF[4]GM[1]AP[MultiGo:4.4.4]SZ[19]RU[japanese]DT[2016-12-19]PC[OGS]
PB[TofuViper]BR[18k]PW[Itinerantant]WR[9k]KM[6.5]RE[W+R]MULTIGOGM[0]
;B[pd];W[qp];B[dp];W[cd];B[oq];W[lp]
(;B[qq]C[See also var.];W[rq];B[pp];W[qo];B[qr];W[pm];B[rr]C[A big move.];W[qf]
;B[qh]C[This one is a little strange.
One thinks of the term jealous.
Rewind and look at the whole board.
Is this the biggest, widest gap on the whole board.
Why are you trying to make territory here.
Why are you trying to rob W of this 'small' area.
]
;W[nc];B[pf]C[Good shape for B.];W[pg];B[qg];W[pc];B[qe];W[qc]
(;B[of]C[See var.];W[cn];B[fq];W[dj];B[ec];W[gc];B[ee];W[df];B[hd];W[gd];B[ge];W[hc]
(;B[he]C[This connect is strange. See var.];W[jc]
(;B[oh]C[Slow. If W tries to run the lone stone, you fight with W.
The fight is OK for B. See vars.]
;W[pi];B[ph];W[bp];B[cq];W[hq]
(;B[dn]C[See var.];W[dm]C[You fix W's shape weakness here for him.];B[en];W[em]
;B[fn];W[je];B[cm];W[bn];B[cl];W[ck];B[dl];W[el];B[ek];W[gm];B[gl];W[fm];B[dk];W[bk]
(;B[gn]C[Very bad. This move is Worse than Pass. See var.];W[hm]C[You force W to take this shared vital point.]
;B[hp];W[ip];B[ho];W[gq];B[fp];W[bq]
(;B[br]C[No. You don't have time. See var.];W[ar];B[cr];W[bl]
(;B[ej]C[Missed. See var.];W[ei];B[gj];W[hk];B[gk];W[fe];B[ff];W[fd];B[ef];W[ed]
;B[de];W[ce]
(;B[dg]C[Wrong combination. Big miss. See vars.];W[cf];B[di];W[cj];B[eh];W[fi];B[gi]
;W[ci];B[dh];W[gf]
(;B[hg]C[Missed. See var.];W[gg];B[gh];W[ng];B[og];W[no];B[rp];W[ro];B[sq];W[io]
(;B[hl]C[See var.];W[il];B[ik];W[jl];B[jk];W[kk];B[kl];W[jn];B[mg];W[jj];B[ij];W[ii]
;B[hj];W[ki];B[lk];W[kj];B[jh];W[kg];B[kh];W[mh];B[nh];W[lh];B[lg];W[lf];B[mf];W[me]
;B[nf];W[mj];B[kf];W[ke];B[le];W[ld];B[lf];W[lj];B[nj];W[nk];B[oj];W[ok];B[pj];W[qk]
;B[qj];W[rk];B[rj];W[sj];B[si];W[sk]
(;B[sh]C[Strange shape. See var.];W[ig];B[jg];W[if];B[hf];W[re];B[rf];W[mr];B[md]
;W[mc];B[nd];W[od];B[ne];W[rd];B[oe];W[fr];B[er];W[gs];B[es];W[so];B[fs];W[gr];B[hn]
;W[in];B[ih];W[id];B[ji];W[ie];B[hh];W[mi])
(;B[rh]))
(;B[hn];W[in];B[im];W[il];B[jm];W[hl];B[jl];W[jk];B[ll];W[kk];B[ln]C[W has weakness at the bottom.]))
(;B[hf]C[Kill it cleanly.];W[gg];B[hg];W[gh];B[hh];W[fh];B[fj]))
(;B[dd]C[Sente.

See also other var.];W[dc];B[cc]C[Sente.];W[db];B[cb]C[Sente.]
;W[eb];B[cf]C[Sente.];W[dg]C[If W runs, you kill the 2 stones.];B[be])
(;B[hl]C[See continuation if W blocks.];W[il];B[im]C[W cannot let you kill his 6 stones.]
;W[in];B[jm];W[hn];B[io];W[jn];B[jp];W[iq];B[jo]))
(;B[bm]C[Before you run, do this exchange first.
This is sente -- if you push through, W dies in the corner.
W must reply.]
;W[am];B[gj]C[Then you can fix your shape.]))
(;B[ik]C[Try to get ahead of W.]))
(;B[hm]C[Shared vital point.]))
(;B[bq]LB[cl:a]C[You'd rather just settle and live 100 per cent.
Your follow-up is invade at (a) -- now severe.
Your game move forces W to fix his shape.]))
(;B[iq]LB[no:a]C[Example. You can take a big point. Threatening (a) next to cut off W.
See also other vars.])
(;B[rp];W[ro];B[sq]C[Example. Capturing this stone is not small.
Now W needs to take care of his group.
See also other vars.])
(;B[cl]C[Example. You can also start a fight here.]))
(;B[id]C[Force W to crawl and connect back.];W[ic];B[jd];W[kc];B[kd];W[lc];B[fe]
C[This way, B is thick on the outside.]))
(;B[og]C[The ladder is good for B.];W[fq];B[ph];W[cn];B[eo]))
(;B[oo]C[Simple and good.]))