Life In 19x19

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GM[1]FF[4]VW[]AP[]
SZ[19]
HA[3]
ST[0]
PB[Tom (smaragdaemon)]
PW[stuart horowitz (usmail113)]
DT[2011-10-13,2011-11-07]
PC[Dragon Go Server: http://www.dragongoserver.net/]
KM[0.5]
RU[Japanese]
RE[W+Resign]
GN[usmail113-smaragdaemon-682733-20111107]
GC[Game ID: 682733, rated]
BR[3 kyu]
WR[2 dan]
OT[Japanese byoyomi: 90 days + 1 day per move and 10 extra periods]
AB[pp][dp][pd]
PL[W];W[de];B[dc];W[fd];B[ce];W[cf];B[cd];W[dg];B[fb]
;W[gc];B[jq];W[qf];B[nc];W[rd];B[qc];W[qi];B[jc]
C[The top is not important at the moment. This move seems only \
to have the purpose of grapping some territory but neither secures \
or threatens anything. (If anything it induced White G18)
In the opening, I think it is more important to look for multi-purpose \
moves.
E.g. C6!
White really wants to play there because it would work nicely \
with his strength in the top right corner.]
;W[gb];B[ec]
C[I pondered a while if Black has to answer G18, but I think it \
is safe. There is a lot of nasty Aji in the corner.]

;W[cn]
(;B[fp]
C[See variation.]
;W[bp];B[cm]
C[I don't know about this one. Black C3 makes nice shape (K3!) \
and ends in Sente. White can't enclose the leftside with one \
move (C9 would be pretty near White's thickness).

This move seeks trouble. If Black ends up weak, White can attack \
severely because of the center-facing stones in the top left.

See variation.]

(;W[dn];B[bn];W[eq]
C[Guess Black can say "Thank-You!".
This move creates more weaknesses for White than it troubles \
Black, I think.]
;B[ep];W[cq]
(;B[co]
C[See variation.]
;W[bo];B[bl]
C[Good shape! =)]
;W[an];B[bm];W[cp]
C[Thank you!]
;B[do];W[dm];B[dl]
;W[fm];B[el];W[gn]
(;B[dq]
C[This push takes away liberties and doesn't harm the corner even \
when you take out E3. And you didn't even took E3, so I don't \
know if you should push then in the first place.

See variation.]
;W[dr];B[er];W[cr]
(;B[ck]
C[Hm... don't like the spirit behind this move ^^
First it only aims at making life but you are out in the center, \
aren't you?
Secondly White has no time anyway to attack you severely because \
his D6-group is still weak.

See variation.]
;W[fq]
(;B[gq]
C[See variation.]
;W[fr];B[gr];W[es];B[gp];W[jo];B[lp];W[dj]
C[Very bad.]
;B[gk]
C[Good!]

;W[lo];B[mp]
C[Thank you.]
;W[iq];B[ir];W[ip];B[kr];W[ik]
(;B[hl]
C[See variation.]
;W[im];B[il];W[jl];B[jm];W[km];B[hm];W[jn];B[hn]
;W[ho];B[go]
C[Nice!]
;W[qn];B[qp];W[oo];B[op]
C[Thank you.]
;W[mc];B[md];W[lc]
(;B[je]
C[Too thin, I guess. Game deciding move!

See variation.]
;W[ld];B[me];W[le];B[jg];W[mf];B[oe];W[nb];B[oc]
;W[rc];B[nf];W[nd];B[ne];W[if];B[jf];W[lg];B[mg];W[lf];B[kh]
C[You can't contain White. This move just forces White to push \
through the gab.
And as Ed Lee likes to point out: The marked stones now form \
a broken Keima - bad shape ; )]
TR[mg][kh]

;W[mh];B[hh];W[ob];B[pb];W[rb];B[oa];W[lb];B[qe];W[re];B[pf]
;W[qg];B[ng];W[lh]
(;B[ql]
C[Hm, this move brings more harm to you, I think. Black is way \
ahead, no need to invade.

See variation.]
;W[pm];B[rn];W[ro];B[rm];W[qo]
C[Now you harmed your corner a lot.]
;B[pl];W[ol];B[ri]
;W[rj];B[qj];W[rh];B[pi];W[si];B[pj];W[oh];B[rk];W[sl];B[sk]
;W[ok];B[pk];W[og];B[qd];W[gj]
(;B[gi]
C[See variation.]
;W[fj];B[hj];W[hk];B[fl];W[ij];B[ee];W[fe];B[ef]
(;W[ff]
C[See variation.]
;B[eg];W[fg];B[eh];W[fh];B[ei];W[fi];B[ej];W[fk]
;B[gl];W[ek];B[dk];W[ed];B[dd]
C[Nice trade! But if you hadn't invaded at the right you could \
have easily saved your group and won easier, I think.]
;W[kj];B[hi];W[id];B[rp];W[sp]
;B[sq];W[so];B[rq];W[qm];B[sn];W[nj];B[mo];W[mn];B[nn];W[nm]
;B[ln];W[mm];B[on];W[om];B[po];W[pn];B[ga];W[ha];B[fa];W[hb]
;B[no];W[fc];B[eb];W[ko];B[sj];W[na];B[ri];W[df];B[di];W[ci]
;B[cj];W[dh];B[dj];W[be];B[bg];W[bf];B[bi];W[bc]
(;B[bd];W[cb]
(;B[ac]
C[See variation.]
;W[ab];B[ad];W[ba];B[cc];W[db];B[bb];W[qb];B[of]
;W[bc];B[af];W[bb])
(;B[ad]
C[Yeah, that would save both groups. END OF COMMENTS.]
))
(;B[cb]
C[Very good, too! See lightvector's post.]
))
(;W[ed];B[dd];W[fg]
C[See golem's post.]
))
(;B[ff]
C[I'd still attack here and try to life ^^]
))
(;B[ff]
C[Two weak-ish groups. Hit it hard and settle your group at the \
same time : D]
)
(;B[oi]
C[Maybe this one first?]
))
(;B[ld];W[nb];B[oc];W[kc];B[kd];W[jb];B[ic];W[ib];B[ph]
C[Good for Black?]
))
(;B[ho]
C[I'd like to play here - somehow ^^]
))
(;B[gp]
C[Forcing your opponent is usually good but with K3 there is no \
point in defending down there, I think. It's endgame and even \
Gote.
If you just calmly extend it will further weaken White's group \
above. If White defends it you can still take out those two stones \
any time you want.]
))
(;B[gl]
C[Still like this one.
Settle while attacking : D]
)
(;B[gk]
C[This one is still fine, too - not so complicated ^^]
))
(;B[gl]
C[I like this one ^^
It looks thin but I think White can't really cut because of F6.]
;W[fl];B[fk]
C[I think White has to defend now (F6 - Tesuji) but because of \
G6 it will be in bad shape.]
;W[em];B[ej];W[gk];B[hl]
C[I think Black can manage the fight and even life locally on the \
left because of C12.]
)
(;B[gk]
C[Possible, too.
As Bill Spight frequentely says (literally): If there is a Keima \
to play for both sides, be sure to be the first one to do so \
: )]
))
(;B[bo]
C[I like this move - spoils White's shape -, don't know if it's \
better ^^]
))
(;W[dm];B[cl];W[bn]
C[Since the corner is still open, White has no trouble settling \
himself so he can freely chase Black toward his thickness. Simultanously \
White will become strong while attacking, aiming at H3.]
))
(;B[dn]
C[I'd play this. I think White will end up overconcentrated and \
Black gets a nice wall which works together with K3.]
))

(;FF[4]GM[1]PC[Dragon Go Server: http://www.dragongoserver.net/]DT[2011-10-13,2011-11-07]GN[usmail113-smaragdaemon-682733-20111107]GC[Game ID: 682733, rated]PB[Tom (smaragdaemon)]PW[stuart horowitz (usmail113)]BR[3 kyu]WR[2 dan]OT[Japanese byoyomi: 90 days + 1 day per move and 10 extra periods]RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[0.5]HA[3]RE[W+Resign]AB[pp][dp][pd]PL[W];MN[1]W[de];B[dc];W[fd];B[ce];W[cf];B[cd];W[dg]
;B[fb]C[Too small for the moment, I think.];W[gc]
;B[jq]C[I would enclose at o17 or something like that to try to nullify thickness, but this is ok too];W[qf];B[nc];W[rd];B[qc];W[qi]
;B[jc]C[I don't know about this move. R9 looks more active, c6 looks good too.];W[gb]
;B[ec]C[Unnecessary];W[cn];B[fp];W[bp];B[cm];W[dn];B[bn];W[eq];B[ep];W[cq]
;B[co]C[B5 is better];W[bo]
;B[bl]C[Why play this move if you aren't going to fight ko? If you played b7 and white played a6, would you extend to b8?];W[an];B[bm];W[cp];B[do];W[dm];B[dl];W[fm];B[el];W[gn];B[dq]
;W[dr];B[er];W[cr]
;B[ck]C[A bit slow. Since your corner is so solid, why not go further? Maybe you can make the aji at e15 come out.];W[fq];B[gq];W[fr];B[gr];W[es];B[gp];W[jo];B[lp];W[dj];B[gk]
;W[lo];B[mp];W[iq];B[ir];W[ip];B[kr];W[ik]
;B[hl]C[I don't like this. If you can't split him completely open, this move just makes him much stronger.];W[im];B[il];W[jl];B[jm];W[km];B[hm];W[jn];B[hn];W[ho]
;B[go]C[White got the better end of the deal];W[qn];B[qp];W[oo];B[op];W[mc]
;B[md]C[Hane underneath imo];W[lc];B[je];W[ld]
;B[me]C[Bad shape. Just o16];W[le];B[jg];W[mf];B[oe];W[nb];B[oc];W[rc];B[nf];W[nd];B[ne]
;W[if];B[jf];W[lg];B[mg];W[lf]
;B[kh]C[Terrible shape, just escape with these stones or something];W[mh];B[hh];W[ob];B[pb];W[rb];B[oa];W[lb];B[qe];W[re];B[pf]
;W[qg];B[ng];W[lh]
;B[ql]C[Really? Why here, when the aji around e15 is ripe for the using?];W[pm];B[rn];W[ro];B[rm];W[qo];B[pl];W[ol];B[ri];W[rj];B[qj]
;W[rh];B[pi];W[si];B[pj];W[oh];B[rk];W[sl];B[sk];W[ok];B[pk]
;W[og];B[qd];W[gj];B[gi];W[fj];B[hj];W[hk];B[fl];W[ij];B[ee]
;W[fe];B[ef];W[ff];B[eg];W[fg];B[eh];W[fh];B[ei];W[fi];B[ej]
;W[fk];B[gl];W[ek];B[dk];W[ed];B[dd];W[kj];B[hi];W[id];B[rp]
;W[sp];B[sq];W[so];B[rq];W[qm];B[sn];W[nj];B[mo];W[mn];B[nn]
;W[nm];B[ln];W[mm];B[on];W[om];B[po];W[pn];B[ga];W[ha];B[fa]
;W[hb];B[no];W[fc];B[eb];W[ko];B[sj];W[na];B[ri];W[df];B[di]
;W[ci];B[cj];W[dh];B[dj];W[be];B[bg];W[bf]
;B[bi]C[Why not c12? It's better by a liberty. Often shapelier moves are also weaker moves in terms of liberties.];W[bc];B[bd];W[cb]
(;B[ac];W[ab];B[ad];W[ba]
;B[cc]C[Why fight the capturing race with the corner?];W[db];B[bb];W[qb];B[of];W[bc];B[af];W[bb]
;N[RESULT]C[Result: W+Resign])
(;B[ad]))

(;SZ[19]CA[ISO8859-1]AP[GOWrite:2.2.21]GM[1]FF[4]ST[2]KM[0.5]RE[W+Resign]OT[Japanese byoyomi\: 90 days + 1 day per move and 10 extra periods]GN[usmail113-smaragdaemon-682733-20111107]GC[Game ID\: 682733, rated]HA[3]WR[2 dan]AB[dp][pp][pd]PM[0]PC[Dragon Go Server\: http\://www.dragongoserver.net/]FG[259:]PB[Tom (smaragdaemon)]PL[W]RU[Japanese]PW[stuart horowitz (usmail113)]DT[2011-10-13,2011-11-07]BR[3 kyu]
;PM[2]W[de]MN[1]
(
;C[*** Obviously, this is joseki. However, it plays into White's plan, which is to build outside thickness. See variations.]B[dc]
;W[fd]
(
;C[*** Slightly off. See variation.]B[ce]
;W[cf]
;B[cd]
;W[dg]
;B[fb]
;W[gc]C[*** Huh?]
;B[jq]
;W[qf]
;B[nc]
;W[rd]
;B[qc]
;W[qi]
(
;C[*** Threatening to connect underneath? See variation.]B[jc]
;W[gb]
(
;C[*** Why? If you are going to protect the corner, why play your previous move? Also see variation.]B[ec]
;W[cn]
(
;C[*** See variation.]B[fp]
;W[bp]
;B[cm]
;W[dn]
;B[bn]
;W[eq]
;B[ep]
;W[cq]
(
;C[*** Bad for shape. See variation.]B[co]
;W[bo]
;B[bl]
;W[an]
;B[bm]
;W[cp]
;B[do]
;W[dm]
;B[dl]
;W[fm]
;B[el]
;W[gn]
;B[dq]
;W[dr]
;B[er]
;W[cr]
(
;C[*** Timid. See variation.]B[ck]
;W[fq]
;B[gq]
;W[fr]
;B[gr]
;W[es]
;B[gp]
;W[jo]
;B[lp]
;W[dj]
;B[gk]
;W[lo]
;B[mp]
;W[iq]
;B[ir]
;W[ip]
;B[kr]
;W[ik]
;B[hl]
;W[im]
;B[il]
;W[jl]
;B[jm]
;W[km]
(
;C[*** See variation.]B[hm]
;W[jn]
;B[hn]
;W[ho]
;B[go]
;W[qn]
;B[qp]
;W[oo]
;B[op]
;W[mc]
;B[md]
;W[lc]
(
;C[*** Running scared. See variation. End of comments.]B[je]
;W[ld]
;B[me]
;W[le]
;B[jg]
;W[mf]
;B[oe]
;W[nb]
;B[oc]
;W[rc]
;B[nf]
;W[nd]
;B[ne]
;W[if]
;B[jf]
;W[lg]
;B[mg]
;W[lf]
;B[kh]
;W[mh]
;B[hh]
;W[ob]
;B[pb]
;W[rb]
;B[oa]
;W[lb]
;B[qe]
;W[re]
;B[pf]
;W[qg]
;B[ng]
;W[lh]
;B[ql]
;W[pm]
;B[rn]
;W[ro]
;B[rm]
;W[qo]
;B[pl]
;W[ol]
;B[ri]
;W[rj]
;B[qj]
;W[rh]
;B[pi]
;W[si]
;B[pj]
;W[oh]
;B[rk]
;W[sl]
;B[sk]
;W[ok]
;B[pk]
;W[og]
;B[qd]
;W[gj]
;B[gi]
;W[fj]
;B[hj]
;W[hk]
;B[fl]
;W[ij]
;B[ee]
;W[fe]
;B[ef]
;W[ff]
;B[eg]
;W[fg]
;B[eh]
;W[fh]
;B[ei]
;W[fi]
;B[ej]
;W[fk]
;B[gl]
;W[ek]
;B[dk]
;W[ed]
;B[dd]
;W[kj]
;B[hi]
;W[id]
;B[rp]
;W[sp]
;B[sq]
;W[so]
;B[rq]
;W[qm]
;B[sn]
;W[nj]
;B[mo]
;W[mn]
;B[nn]
;W[nm]
;B[ln]
;W[mm]
;B[on]
;W[om]
;B[po]
;W[pn]
;B[ga]
;W[ha]
;B[fa]
;W[hb]
;B[no]
;W[fc]
;B[eb]
;W[ko]
;B[sj]
;W[na]
;B[ri]
;W[df]
;B[di]
;W[ci]
;B[cj]
;W[dh]
;B[dj]
;W[be]
;B[bg]
;W[bf]
;B[bi]
;W[bc]
;B[bd]
;W[cb]
;B[ac]
;W[ab]
;B[ad]
;W[ba]
;B[cc]
;W[db]
;B[bb]
;W[qb]
;B[of]
;W[bc]
;B[af]
;W[bb]
;C[Result\: W+Resign]N[RESULT]
)
(
;B[ld]
(
;W[nb]
;B[oc]
;W[jb]
;B[kc]
;W[kb]
;B[ic]
(
;W[ib]C[*** See variation if White passes.]
)
(
;
;W[tt]
;B[ib]
;W[ob]
;B[pb]
;W[lb]
;B[ja]
;W[ma]
;B[ee]
)

)
(
;W[kc]C[*** Not so good, I think.]
;C[*** White has only three dame.]B[kd]
;W[jd]C[*** I don't think that White can manage this.]
;C[*** Even if Black loses this fight he will make thickness.]B[jb]
;W[nb]
;B[oc]
;W[kb]
(
;C[*** Looks like tesuji. But it does not seem to work. See variation.]B[la]
;W[ic]
(
;C[*** My mistake, as cyclops has pointed out. See variation.]B[ka]
;W[ib]
;B[ja]
;W[mb]
;B[je]
;W[id]
;B[ob]
;W[ma]
;B[oa]
;W[ia]
;
)
(
;C[*** To gain a liberty. But Black should probably sacrifice these two stones. See another variation.]B[ib]
(
;W[id]C[*** I now think that White can save his stones on the top side. See variation.]
;B[mb]
;W[hb]
;B[ka]
)
(
;W[ka]
;B[id]
;W[je]
(
;C[*** Threatening atari.]B[mb]
;W[hb]
;B[hc]
;W[ia]C[*** White connects. A difficult fight for Black.]
)
(
;B[hc]
(
;W[ma]C[*** Life. ]
)
(
;W[hb]C[*** Possibly better than living outright.]
)

)

)

)

(
;B[je]
;W[id]
;B[mb]
;W[ja]
)

)
(
;B[id]
;W[je]
;B[ic]
(
;W[ie]
;C[*** Now it seems to wo]B[la]
;W[mb]
;B[ob]
)
(
;W[ma]
(
;B[ob]
;W[ka]
;B[oa]
;W[ja]
;B[ia]
;W[hb]
;B[ib]
;W[ie]C[*** White lives.]
)
(
;B[ka]
;W[la]
;B[ob]
;W[ja]
;B[ia]
;W[ie]
;B[oa]
;W[hd]
;B[mb]
;W[hc]
;B[ka]
;W[lb]
;B[na]
;W[ja]C[*** Ko.]
)

(
;B[ie]
;W[ob]
;B[pb]
;W[oa]C[*** White lives.]
;C[*** Black captures in a net.]B[jf]
)

)

)

)

)

)
(
;B[jk]
;W[jn]
;C[*** Central strength can be mighty handy, as the game later]B[ij]
)

)
(
;C[*** Do not let the double keima get away.]B[gk]
;W[ck]
;B[cl]
;W[fl]
;B[fk]
;W[ek]C[*** No puedo.]
;B[ej]
;W[dk]
;B[cj]
)

)
(
;C[*** Now to keep Black divided, White has to make bad shape.]B[bo]
;W[dq]
;B[fq]
(
;W[co]
;B[cp]
;W[dm]
;B[cl]
(
;W[bq]
;B[dl]
;W[fm]
;B[fk]
;W[hm]
;B[ch]
)
(
;W[dl]
;B[ck]
;W[bq]
;B[dk]
;W[fl]
;B[fj]
;W[hl]
;B[hj]
;W[jl]
;B[jj]
)

)
(
;W[cp]
;B[co]
;W[do]
;B[dm]
;W[en]
;B[em]
;W[fn]
;B[gl]
)

)

)
(
;C[*** The opponent's move is my move.]B[en]
)

)
(
;
;B[tt]
(
;W[eb]
;C[*** No problem.]B[db]
)
(
;W[db]
;B[cb]
;W[eb]
;B[ec]
;W[fc]
;B[da]
;W[fa]
;B[ee]
;W[ed]
;B[dd]
;W[df]
;B[bc]
)

)

)
(
;C[*** The opponent's play is my play. See threat after White pass.]B[cn]
;W[lc]
;C[*** Black can still invade the top side.]B[rc]
;W[tt]
;C[*** Black's threat on the left side.]B[ch]
)

)
(
;B[fc]
(
;W[gd]C[*** The ladder works for Black. See variation.]
;B[ce]
;W[cf]
;B[cd]
;W[dg]
;B[gc]
;W[hd]
)
(
;W[gc]
;B[gd]
;W[ec]
;B[fb]
(
;W[fe]C[*** Not good. ]
;B[eb]
;W[hd]C[*** The Black stone in the bottom right corner is a ladder breaker.]
)
(
;W[ed]
;B[eb]
;W[hc]
(
;B[ce]
;W[cf]
;B[cd]
;W[dg]
)
(
;C[*** Avoids complications.]B[bc]
)

)

)

)

)
(
;C[*** Not joseki, but counters White's plan. If White plays in the corner, he has an open skirt.]B[cg]
)

(
;C[*** If White encloses the corner, this stone is well placed.]B[jd]
)

(
;C[*** You go your way, I'll go mine.]B[pj]
)

(
;C[*** Ditto.]B[jp]
)

(
;C[*** Ditto.]B[jj]
)

(
;C[*** The opponent's play is my play.]B[cn]
)

)