Life In 19x19

http://files.gokgs.com/games/2012/1/4/Phelan-Leyleth.sgf

(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[6.50]TM[900]OT[25/300 Canadian]PW[Phelan]PB[Leyleth]WR[6k]BR[6k]DT[2012-01-04]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]C[Leyleth [6k\]: Have a nice game
Phelan [6k\]: have a good game!
]RE[B+Resign];B[qd]BL[891.706];W[dp]WL[898.117];B[pq]BL[889.48];W[dd]WL[895.526];B[fc]BL[888.08];W[cf]WL[888.519]
(;B[db]BL[884.477];W[cc]WL[886.614];B[jc]BL[879.552]C[Why aren't you satisfied with j17? This leaves an easy invasion.]
(;W[od]WL[876.589]C[I don't think this is as interesting as q5. Black needs at least 2 more moves to take the entire top.]
(;B[mc]BL[876.555]C[I dunno about this one. I'd like to do something else, since the top is kinda low.];W[qc]WL[872.897];B[pd]BL[866.796]C[This is not joseki, but it's a nasty trick.];W[pc]WL[868.436]
(;B[oe]BL[865.29]C[Don't play this. It makes a bad relationship with n17 and it just feels wrong (submitting to the hane)];W[nd]WL[866.799];B[nc]BL[863.485]C[It's a little vulgar. O18 instead?];W[oc]WL[864.861];B[qf]BL[848.643];W[me]WL[850.532]C[I kind of want to pincer the weak r14 stones instead of this. Then you'll both run out, but he won't be making territory. Also, you can aim at h17.];B[pj]BL[836.438];W[po]WL[846.491];B[qm]BL[830.877];W[oq]WL[843.655]C[Not joseki, because black can cross under]
(;B[op]BL[826.654]C[Simply doesn't work. I wouldn't even call this overplay, but maybe at 6k it could be (to me, overplay means that there's a possibility it could work)];W[pp]WL[841.31];B[nq]BL[825.551];W[or]WL[838.979];B[pr]BL[820.648];W[nr]WL[835.92];B[mq]BL[817.517];W[mr]WL[833.678];B[rq]BL[809.314];W[rp]WL[829.168];B[qp]BL[805.59];W[qo]WL[827.322];B[qq]BL[804.77];W[ro]WL[826.294]C[Know your corner shapes: this black corner is dead and has (blank) many liberties?];B[rs]BL[800.206]C[I don't think this is how you maximize your liberties as black, but I'd have to read and I feel lazy.];W[sr]WL[814.549];B[lq]BL[795.019];W[lr]WL[810.915];B[kr]BL[791.401]C[This seems to lead for a bad fight for black. (but the refutation is tricky)]
(;W[kq]WL[808.911];B[jr]BL[785.318]
(;W[kp]WL[806.334]C[It's a bit hard to see, but you have to read it.];B[no]BL[781.901];W[nn]WL[790.119];B[lo]BL[776.694];W[mn]WL[782.72];B[lp]BL[767.48];W[ps]WL[768.197];B[os]BL[763.831];W[ns]WL[765.027];B[qs]BL[756.81];W[rr]WL[762.036];B[ls]BL[752.574];W[sq]WL[755.013];B[os]BL[750.274];W[hc]WL[745.789];B[ms]BL[746.662];W[hd]WL[742.199];B[fe]BL[738.717];W[hf]WL[739.49];B[cb]BL[726.891];W[bb]WL[737.018];B[dc]BL[724.372];W[cd]WL[734.948];B[ed]BL[722.021];W[gb]WL[732.406];B[eg]BL[710.38];W[dh]WL[723.334];B[je]BL[706.571];W[kd]WL[718.15];B[jd]BL[702.984];W[kc]WL[713.618];B[he]BL[700.779]C[Before you play this move, you must read out every ensuing possibility first. You cannot afford to miss anything, because the loss would be too great.]
(;W[ge]WL[708.468];B[ie]BL[696.369];W[gd]WL[706.645];B[gf]BL[695.152];W[ff]WL[705.342]C[Black, I hope you read out the situation if you extend g13 out. Letting white have that stone is huge]
(;B[ef]BL[692.426];W[gg]WL[703.427];B[fg]BL[684.435];W[gf]WL[699.096];B[fi]BL[677.995];W[hi]WL[686.117];B[di]BL[662.121]
(;W[eh]WL[683.98]C[Way too short of liberties to be useful. White should just hane c11.];B[fh]BL[661.101];W[ei]WL[679.92];B[ej]BL[659.898];W[dj]WL[677.848]
(;B[ci]BL[656.551];W[cj]WL[676.245];B[ch]BL[642.728];W[dg]WL[673.671];B[gj]BL[637.819];W[ek]WL[671.054];B[hj]BL[627.512];W[ji]WL[665.154];B[lg]BL[611.942]C[Can't white just cut at l14?]
(;W[ng]WL[662.013]C[What's this move doing?];B[li]BL[608.826];W[ni]WL[659.217]C[Not really doing much. Should probably bring that weak group to safety with j10.];B[nf]BL[606.595]C[It's a great loss to play this move and not be able to cut.];W[mf]WL[656.606];B[og]BL[596.105];W[mg]WL[649.575]C[See how strong white's shape becomes?];B[lf]BL[588.636];W[le]WL[635.255]C[noo!];B[jg]BL[574.203];W[kh]WL[626.881]C[If you can't cut, this is aji keshi.];B[lh]BL[571.762];W[jk]WL[623.375]C[Should be j10]
(;B[nj]BL[559.03];W[mi]WL[619.049];B[lk]BL[550.408];W[mj]WL[615.545];B[lj]BL[548.303];W[ln]WL[607.549];B[ij]BL[536.052];W[jj]WL[603.219];B[ii]BL[534.277];W[ih]WL[600.953];B[jh]BL[530.218];W[hh]WL[596.661];B[ig]BL[518.035];W[fb]WL[592.862];B[hm]BL[505.055];W[fj]WL[587.798];B[gi]BL[503.071];W[hl]WL[584.29];B[gl]BL[499.573];W[il]WL[578.247];B[fk]BL[493.793];W[ej]WL[566.03];B[el]BL[487.401]
(;W[jb]WL[559.163];B[ib]BL[484.379];W[eb]WL[526.207];B[ec]BL[479.531];W[kb]WL[518.277];B[ic]BL[471.399];W[fm]WL[478.453];B[fl]BL[464.744];W[gm]WL[441.186];B[hb]BL[460.149];W[gc]WL[434.929];B[hg]BL[451.423];W[gh]WL[419.521];B[dm]BL[442.456];W[ca]WL[415.345];B[da]BL[439.296];W[ba]WL[413.332];B[if]BL[325.714];W[cm]WL[401.899];B[dn]BL[319.635];W[cn]WL[398.924];B[eo]BL[317.683];W[do]WL[396.272];B[fn]BL[300.35];W[gn]WL[394.399];B[go]BL[295.894];W[dl]WL[388.806];B[hn]BL[285.999]C[Leyleth [6k\]: Thx for the game
Phelan [6k\]: thanks for the game
Leyleth [6k\]: You're stronger than I expected
Phelan [6k\]: just fighting strenght
Phelan [6k\]: i'm trying to reach 5k
Phelan [6k\]: but it's been hard
Leyleth [6k\]: he he
Phelan [6k\]: i know i can, because i've been there once
Leyleth [6k\]: Then you stopped playing?
Phelan [6k\]: yeah :S
Phelan [6k\]: i think you're pretty strong, you'll make 5k much easier than me
Leyleth [6k\]: I wish you luck to get back to 5k. From what I see, you should get there soon
Phelan [6k\]: thanks
Phelan [6k\]: the only thing i find strange in your play is some slow moves in the opening
Phelan [6k\]: but i can't quite put my hand on it
Leyleth [6k\]: My fuseki's slppy, I admit
Leyleth [6k\]: sloppy
Phelan [6k\]: do you want to review?
Leyleth [6k\]: Sure
])
(;W[ib];B[jb];W[eb];B[ec]
;W[ha]C[You could live]))
(;B[ii]C[What happens now?]))
(;W[kf];B[ke];W[le];B[jg];W[kg];B[kh];W[lf];B[jf];W[jh];B[ld]
;W[lc];B[kb];W[lb];B[la];W[md];B[mb];W[ld]))
(;B[dg];W[ch];B[cg]))
(;W[ci];B[dj];W[cj];B[dk]))
(;B[gg];W[ee];B[fd];W[ef];B[fb];W[ib];B[jb];W[ea];B[fa];W[eb]
;B[ha];W[ga]
;B[ic]C[Looks like white dies.]))
(;W[ie];B[ge];W[id]
(;B[jf]
;W[if]C[Not a game over, but it really, really sucks.])
(;B[if];W[jf];B[ig]
;W[ke]C[Not too bad, but not what you want])))
(;W[jq]
(;B[iq];W[ip];B[hq];W[lp];B[np];W[no];B[kp];W[jp];B[lo];W[oo]
;B[mp];W[mo];B[lp];W[ln])
(;B[oo];W[on]
;B[no]C[The strongest resistance];W[ir];B[pn];W[nn];B[mo];W[qn];B[pm];W[rm];B[rl];W[sn];B[sp]
;W[sq];B[rr];W[ql];B[pl];W[qk];B[rk];W[qj];B[rj];W[qi]
;B[ri]C[Etc. Fighting commences on the outside, but if black loses any groups the corner dies.])))
(;W[jr]C[The easy way out (but white has to crawl a lot]))
(;B[pp];W[op]
;B[qo]C[How black should play imo]))
(;B[oc]C[The continuation of the trick];W[rd];B[oe];W[nd];B[nc];W[qf];B[pe]
;W[rc]C[I think this is how it goes?]))
(;B[qf];W[qc]
(;B[pc];W[pd];B[qb];W[rc]
;B[pe]TR[hd]C[It's considered a trick, but if I remember correctly, in the variation where white refutes it, white takes gote and gets a wall. Then black could just play triangle and be quite happy])
(;B[rc];W[pc];B[rb];W[lc]
;B[hd]C[I want to fix the weakness, and this is a very thick shape that I like a lot. This way, white is not so comfortable, since black is thick on both sides.]))
(;B[pf];W[qc];B[rc];W[pc];B[re]
;W[lc]C[This is listed as joseki in older books, but it is no longer considered joseki, since black's result is inferior.]))
(;W[po]
(;B[qo];W[pp];B[qp]
;W[oq]C[A way to use the star point stone])
(;B[pl]C[Common with mini-chinese (the variation shown earlier with l17)])))
(;B[kc]C[This is popular these days. M17 is also common. I can't say that it's better than d18, but you should try it and try to understand the idea.]))