Life In 19x19

http://files.gokgs.com/games/2013/1/13/Ethelor-MattMiller.sgf

(;AP[GOWrite:2.2.21]GM[1]ST[2]FF[4]SZ[19]CA[UTF-8]KM[0.5]WR[22k]GN[ ]TM[600.0]RU[Japanese]BR[23k]DT[2013-01-13]PW[Ethelor]PB[MattMiller]PC[The KGS Go Server at http\://www.gokgs.com/]FG[259:]PM[0]OT[5x20 byo-yomi]RE[B+Resign]
;B[dp]BL[594.419]
;WL[596.382]W[pd]
;B[pq]BL[590.153]
;WL[589.475]W[dd]
;B[qo]BL[573.577]
;WL[572.058]W[cf]
;B[jp]BL[570.101]
;WL[565.59]W[jc]
;B[qf]BL[565.276]
;WL[558.424]W[qh]
;B[qc]BL[559.419]
;WL[547.847]W[pc]
;B[qd]BL[554.29]
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;C[*** See variation.]WL[533.55]W[qm]
;C[*** Very good!]B[pe]BL[505.535]
;WL[510.581]W[nd]
;C[*** Also very good. Prevents a White play here.]B[oe]BL[475.024]
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;C[*** Bad shape. Empty triangle. See variation.]WL[505.55]W[od]
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;C[*** See variation.]B[dj]BL[459.513]
;WL[476.789]W[qk]
;C[*** Not good. Black is already strong here.]B[og]BL[449.066]
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;C[*** Small. See variation.]WL[466.535]W[ch]
;B[ci]BL[432.327]
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;C[*** See variation.]WL[463.064]W[bi]
;B[bj]BL[428.685]
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;C[*** Not bad, just looking at these six stones, but small, because of the White strength in the corner. See variation.]WL[453.314]W[bh]
;C[*** Good.]B[dh]BL[419.305]
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;C[*** Lets Black in. See variation.]WL[436.849]W[gd]
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;C[*** Not good. Black is strong here, and Black pushes White from behind. See variation.]B[ne]BL[380.355]
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;C[*** Tactically problematic. See variation and variation for next.]WL[429.205]W[ld]
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;C[*** End of comments.]B[on]BL[361.049]
;WL[379.439]W[fg]
;B[eh]BL[327.626]
;WL[361.024]W[eg]
;B[dg]BL[324.223]
;WL[353.556]W[df]
;B[cg]BL[317.923]
;WL[351.168]W[bg]
;C[MattMiller \[23k\]\: why resign?
]B[ok]BL[249.223]
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;C[*** Black may not play here right now, but watch.]B[me]
;C[*** Natural reply, but . . .]W[le]
;B[md]
;W[mc]
;B[pb]
;W[ob]
;B[nc]
;W[oc]
;C[*** Oops!]B[nb]
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;C[*** Thank you, sir. ]W[md]
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;C[*** Bigger than it looks. Strengthens Black, weakens White. Play on the frontier.]B[dg]
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;W[dg]
)

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;W[di]
;B[cj]
;C[*** Extends along the frontier.]W[ei]
)

)
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;C[*** A bit unusual, but White expands his framework on the frontier.]W[eh]
)

)
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;C[*** One possibility. Combines invasion, corner approach, pincer.]W[dm]
)

)
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;C[*** Use strength to attack.]B[qk]
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;W[mc]
)

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;C[*** Prevents Black from making a strong shape by playing here.]W[pe]
;B[rf]
;C[*** One joseki.]W[og]
)

)

(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[0.50]TM[600]OT[5x20 byo-yomi]PW[Ethelor]PB[MattMiller]WR[22k]BR[23k]DT[2013-01-13]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]RE[B+Resign];B[dp]BL[594.419];W[pd]WL[596.382];B[pq]BL[590.153];W[dd]WL[589.475];B[qo]BL[573.577];W[cf]WL[572.058];B[jp]BL[570.101];W[jc]WL[565.59];B[qf]BL[565.276];W[qh]WL[558.424](;B[qc]BL[559.419]C[JB: I would not call this a bad move at the DDK levels, but it does allow white to build a wall that works very well with his other stones. See variation.];W[pc]WL[547.847];B[qd]BL[554.29](;W[qm]WL[533.55]C[JB: I hereby declare this to be the FIRST BAD MOVE. See variation];B[pe]BL[505.535]C[JB: This is a good move by black, taking both territory and getting influence.];W[nd]WL[510.581](;B[oe]BL[475.024]C[JB: Good idea, but a little small. See variation.](;W[od]WL[505.55]C[JB: A bit inefficient. The upper right corner is mostly settled. See variation](;B[dj]BL[459.513]C[JB: This is close to being THE SECOND BAD MOVE. It is not really a bad move in itself, but black is missing a big opportunity elsewhere. See variation.];W[qk]WL[476.789]C[JB: Very good move by white.](;B[og]BL[449.066]C[JB: This is small, and accomplishes almost nothing. See variations];W[ch]WL[466.535];B[ci]BL[432.327];W[bi]WL[463.064];B[bj]BL[428.685];W[bh]WL[453.314];B[dh]BL[419.305];W[gd]WL[436.849];B[ne]BL[380.355];W[ld]WL[429.205];B[on]BL[361.049];W[fg]WL[379.439];B[eh]BL[327.626];W[eg]WL[361.024];B[dg]BL[324.223];W[df]WL[353.556];B[cg]BL[317.923];W[bg]WL[351.168];B[ok]BL[249.223]C[MattMiller [23k\]: why resign?

JB: Good question. Black's position is probably better, but it is thin. White can invade lots of places - here marked with triangles.]TR[fq][cn][lp][np][hq][bk])(;B[jj]C[JB: Go big, if you feel optimistic...or...])(;B[je]C[JB: Start reducing his potential territory...or...]))(;B[qj]C[JB: A double attack. Black is strong in the upper right and in the lower right, and would welcome a fight near his strong stones. With this move, he gets to do exactly that - twice.]))(;W[nc]C[JB: This accomplishes the same thing defensively, but gives white a better chance of territory on the upper side, where not everything is yet spoken for.]))(;B[nf]C[JB: Same idea, but more efficient. ( It is connected. As an exercise, try to cut it off. )]))(;W[pe]C[JB: Black has taken the corner. White must get compensation - which in this case, is a wall on the outside.];B[rf];W[og]C[JB: This is joseki, supposedly an equal continuation for both sides. But in this instance, white is starting to get a grip on a large chunk of the top portion of the board. So it is probably a bad decision for black to make a move that leads into this particular pattern. In other words, R17 was probably the wrong direction.]))(;B[of];W[nd]C[JB: This keep white low, at least compared to the previous joseki.];B[pi]))