( ; GM[1] FF[4] VW[] SZ[19] HA[5] PB[sarge] PW[mh] DT[2004-01-10] PC[The Kiseido Go Server (KGS) at http://kgs.kiseido.com/] KM[0.5] TM[2700] RU[Japanese] RE[W+2.50] BR[8k] AB[dd][pd][jj][dp][pp] ; W[qf] CR[qf] WL[2669.839] C[Facing a 5-stone handicap, White cannot be expected to be completely reasonable. So I'm going to have to temper my comments about White UNLESS White seems too passive.] ; B[pi] CR[pi] BL[2686.410] C[Squeezing is good. But my default is the 2-point low squeeze. Black's squeeze is not targeted at attacking White so much, since Black is leaving a slide open to White.] ; W[nc] CR[nc] WL[2662.228] C[Sure, see if sacrifice is good, try to confuse Black.] ; B[pf] CR[pf] BL[2635.194] C[Bad. Black is attaching to White's weaker stone. Better to attach to attach against White's stronger stone. It will then be easier to attack this weaker one.] ; W[qc] CR[qc] WL[2658.012] C[It's a joseki. We'll just have to see where it leads.] ; B[qd] CR[qd] BL[2630.111] LB[qe:X] TR[pf] C[Black has been tricked into inefficiency. Black X is better. Now Black's triangle stone is going to be poorly placed.] ; W[pc] CR[pc] WL[2640.955] C[yes] ; B[od] CR[od] BL[2615.945] C[ok.] ; W[oc] CR[oc] WL[2636.137] LB[rc:X] C[No. Too many liberties. Better to play at X and keep sente (or retrieve White's isolated stone if Black takes sente).] ; B[dj] CR[dj] BL[2608.700] C[Good taking of sente. Reasonable place to apply it.] ; W[fq] CR[fq] WL[2632.179] C[ok] ; B[cm] CR[cm] BL[2597.348] C[Not really good. There is almost never a good reason to play the large knight's enclosure (too weak and too many variations). And having two weak links in a row doesn't actually make secure territory since White can always sacrifice against one to break apart the other.] ; W[nq] CR[nq] WL[2626.859] C[ok] ; B[qm] CR[qm] BL[2587.337] C[I still can't recommend this.] ; W[fc] CR[fc] WL[2621.073] C[ok] ; B[id] CR[id] BL[2582.400] LB[df:X][cf:Y][jq:Z] C[No. Black is better off defending at X or Y. Then if White wants to spend gote coming back here, Black can attack the bottom firmly with Z. This will put two White groups under attack and take control. The problem with Black's circle move is that it is just a weak group and no move by Black will affect White's upper right corner. Creating a weak group to attack isn't bad, but at 5 stones this will just play into White's hands.] ; W[cf] CR[cf] WL[2611.853] C[Good confusion.] ; B[df] CR[df] BL[2569.087] LB[ee:X] C[Once again attaches to the wrong side. Actually X would be better, leaving the option open to attack either side.] ; W[dg] CR[dg] WL[2596.117] C[yes] ; B[ef] CR[ef] BL[2541.437] C[yes] ; W[ce] CR[ce] WL[2592.390] C[ok] ; B[ec] CR[ec] BL[2520.149] LB[fd:X][ed:Y] C[Not useful. White will extend to X and Black will still have to defend. White will then be stronger. Simply playing at Y leaves Black the ability to attack either group. But Black is not in any trouble yet anywhere. Of course the game is yet young.] ; W[bc] CR[bc] WL[2583.866] C[A bit mild, but ok.] ; LB[fd:X] B[cc] CR[cc] BL[2508.447] C[Not good. A dead end endgame area. Better to play at X, acting on the outside where the rest of the game can be affected.] ; W[bb] CR[bb] WL[2572.614] LB[cb:X] C[No. too passive. Play X, Black blocks, play atari, then take sente.] ; B[fd] CR[fd] BL[2486.312] LB[ic:X] C[Inefficient. Black has a lot of strength, so X is wider scale attack.] ; W[ci] CR[ci] WL[2569.479] LB[jq:X] C[Not clear why White is doing this. White is alive. This strengthens Black. Better for White to take sente elsewhere. That said, Black should IGNORE this move and attack at X.] ; B[cj] CR[cj] BL[2482.309] C[But at 5 stones, one really expects this move.] ; W[qq] CR[qq] WL[2562.265] LB[jp:X] C[Not a good idea. This will make Black thick on the outside and weaken White's position. It will be hard for White to gain control over the game. X is better, saving the invasions for later.] ; B[pq] CR[pq] BL[2475.888] C[yes] ; W[qp] CR[qp] WL[2559.240] C[yes] ; LB[qr:X][po:Y] B[qo] CR[qo] BL[2472.641] C[X would be better, but you have to know the joseki. Y would be better. The move actually played is likely to let White join from the corner to the outside. See, I told you large knight's was a bad idea.] ; W[ro] CR[ro] WL[2557.932] C[yes] ; B[qr] CR[qr] BL[2463.779] C[Aha. Clever Black does not fall for it.] ; W[rr] CR[rr] WL[2553.448] C[yes] ; B[or] CR[or] BL[2456.862] C[Actually the solid connection is better. White's atari will force a Black empty triangle and give White an eye in sente.] ; W[qs] CR[qs] WL[2549.778] C[yes] ; B[pr] CR[pr] BL[2454.558] C[expected but ugly] ; W[qn] CR[qn] WL[2548.779] C[yes] ; B[po] CR[po] BL[2451.944] C[yes] ; W[rn] CR[rn] WL[2541.311] C[yes] ; B[pn] CR[pn] BL[2445.076] TR[rs] LB[rm:Y] C[yes, but White is alive in sente now. Had Black avoided the empty triangle and connected solidly, Black could now play at triangle in sente. If White connected, Black could block at Y in sente. But if White refuses to connect, White must crawl to Y himself, which will please Black because crawling is bad.] ; W[rm] CR[rm] WL[2539.771] LB[jp:X] C[Bad. White is already alive. White should play X and secure his own position. Of course White probably expects Black will respond. But that will help Black anyway, so White should not play here.] ; B[ql] CR[ql] BL[2399.347] LB[jq:X] C[sure. It helps Black. But better still is X.] ; W[iq] CR[iq] WL[2536.024] C[ok. Higher might be better for more profit. But White is actually doing fine so far. White has 36 territory points sketched. Black has a lot more, but it is not secure stuff and Black could lose a lot of it quickly.] ; B[lq] CR[lq] BL[2391.310] LB[kq:X][dq:X][lc:Y] C[Unfortunately this is not worth much. Way too inefficient against this big a wall of Black. AT LEAST move it to X, to get more claim AND aim to attack White's two-stone group. But even better is to play X or Y. X is best, solid profit and aim to attack. Y wards off problems on the upper side and threatens to enclose White. White won't be harmed, but it will then be a big Black moyo, so White may have to react just to stop this. Compared to these choices, Black's actual move is a boring dead end.] ; W[cq] CR[cq] WL[2532.820] C[White has decided on a strategy of making territory and whittling Black away. It's fine. My guess... White will win this game. White seems to have a consistent strategy and Black doesn't know how to acquire and use sente.] ; B[dq] CR[dq] BL[2388.529] C[yes] ; W[dr] CR[dr] WL[2530.076] LB[cp:X] C[not a good choice. Better to play X like before. If Black plays X now, Black keeps a significant profit and gets sente.] ; B[cp] CR[cp] BL[2385.472] C[Oops. Black did. Good for you, Black. But what will you do with your sente?] ; W[br] CR[br] WL[2527.133] C[ok] ; B[lc] CR[lc] BL[2314.413] LB[bq:X][bp:Y] C[Excellent. But X first then take sente is slightly better. Hinders White from playing Y in sente.] ; W[rd] CR[rd] WL[2518.710] LB[pg:X] C[This is consistent with White's make territory and whittle strategy. Playing X and trying to attack is more tempting, but would be inconsistent. Black has not shown himself foolish in fighting, so White cannot expect to kill Black by attacking him.] ; B[re] CR[re] BL[2310.970] C[yes] ; W[rc] CR[rc] WL[2518.090] C[yes] ; B[rf] CR[rf] BL[2304.615] C[ok] ; W[nd] CR[nd] WL[2516.327] LB[ld:X] TR[fc] C[Very slow. If White is not expecting to retrieve White triangle, I'd play X instead.] ; B[ne] CR[ne] BL[2298.628] LB[eg:X][le:Y][jp:Z] C[Black does not need to play here. X, Y, and Z are more interesting points.] ; W[me] CR[me] WL[2513.722] C[yes] ; B[nf] CR[nf] BL[2296.397] C[yes, but sadly inefficient.] ; W[ld] CR[ld] WL[2512.602] C[yes. White gets out and keeps sente and Black's moyo potential is reduced. White is doing fine still.] ; B[jc] CR[jc] BL[2288.650] C[I suppose.] ; W[lg] CR[lg] WL[2510.252] C[ok. ] ; B[ln] CR[ln] BL[2259.785] LB[jp:X][ko:Y][rl:Z] C[No. Black is still too close to his wall, and with a weak link at that. X or Y is better. Even Z is better.] ; W[ll] CR[ll] WL[2507.336] LB[lj:X] C[Now this is ambitious. Not what I'd expect from White's strategy. This gives Black a target as White is invading. I would think merely playing X would be safe and sufficient.] ; B[lj] CR[lj] BL[2241.836] C[So Black gets it instead of White. But though White is under attack, Black is not likely to attack profitably. So if White lives, which is likely, White will have trashed a lot. White will probably manage even to end up with sente, though White doesn't deserve to.] ; W[nl] CR[nl] WL[2502.694] C[Such risks. I'd run out instead.] ; B[om] CR[om] BL[2238.305] LB[km:X] TR[nl] C[PASSIVE. Black should enclose at X. This would use Black's strength. Since Black has backed down, White's triangle move was for free.] ; W[ok] CR[ok] WL[2499.296] C[White still tempts fate.] ; B[pk] CR[pk] BL[2234.917] C[But White has obviously correctly measured Black's mettle (or was that some kind of soft metal?).] ; W[oi] CR[oi] WL[2497.469] C[White's doing just fine.] ; B[oh] CR[oh] BL[2222.992] C[yes] ; W[pj] CR[pj] WL[2492.417] C[ok] ; B[qj] CR[qj] BL[2220.352] C[yes] ; W[oj] CR[oj] WL[2491.754] C[yes] ; B[qi] CR[qi] BL[2202.462] LB[ph:X] C[No. X is better distribution of liberties.] ; W[nh] CR[nh] WL[2488.514] C[And so White gets to make another threat. But actually Black could ignore White's move.] ; B[ng] CR[ng] BL[2177.190] LB[hp:X][hq:Y][fp:Z] C[Black seems to have no real use for sente, so this move is ok. As Black I'd want Black X, White Y, Black Z and try for a center moyo. But Black's move is at least sente and safe.] ; W[mn] CR[mn] WL[2482.505] C[Well, Black may have thought it was sente, but really White didn't have any need to defend. White continues reducing.] ; B[mo] CR[mo] BL[2169.438] C[ok] ; W[nn] CR[nn] WL[2480.653] C[yes] ; B[no] CR[no] BL[2168.050] C[yes] ; W[mh] CR[mh] WL[2477.138] C[yes] ; B[cb] CR[cb] BL[2112.425] LB[bi:X] C[Not as big as playing X. Black's actual endgame contains no threat value, no followup. X is a threat with followup.] ; W[gd] CR[gd] WL[2469.329] C[Whee! Here we go again. I bet White gets out. That will give Black grief.] ; B[gc] CR[gc] BL[2108.360] LB[hf:X] TR[id] C[Black should play at X and just swallow White. Piecemeal is exactly what White hopes from Black. Black get strong in the corner, White gets strong on the side, and Black's triangle stone group gets weaker.] ; W[hc] CR[hc] WL[2468.464] C[yes] ; B[gb] CR[gb] BL[2099.037] C[ok] ; W[hd] CR[hd] WL[2467.712] C[yes] ; B[je] CR[je] BL[2094.481] LB[hb:X] C[No. Better to link underneath at X. It's sente for White and once Black is linked, he can fight without worry.] ; W[hb] CR[hb] WL[2463.454] C[yes] ; B[fb] CR[fb] BL[2091.156] C[sad] ; W[hf] CR[hf] WL[2461.159] C[yes, White runs out and is attacking Black. White does not expect to kill, but it means Black will not be putting any pressure on White either.] ; B[jg] CR[jg] BL[2088.103] C[yes] ; W[hh] CR[hh] WL[2459.856] C[yes] ; B[kh] CR[kh] BL[2079.415] C[ok] ; W[eg] CR[eg] WL[2451.678] C[ok] ; B[fg] CR[fg] BL[2075.381] C[yes] ; W[gg] CR[gg] WL[2443.620] LB[hj:X] C[This might just provoke Black into playing a good move. Better to just skip to X.] ; B[ff] CR[ff] BL[2067.933] LB[fh:X] C[But Black backs down. X was MUCH better. Takes shape of White. White can cut in gote, but Black is safe enough on the outside.] ; W[fh] CR[fh] WL[2442.153] C[yes] ; B[ge] CR[ge] BL[2061.321] C[no real point to this move. Strengthens White.] ; W[he] CR[he] WL[2440.015] C[yes] ; B[cd] CR[cd] BL[2053.078] C[no rush to play this either. ] ; W[bd] CR[bd] WL[2437.890] C[ok] ; B[bi] CR[bi] BL[2044.474] C[FINALLY. ] ; W[kr] CR[kr] WL[2434.118] C[But does White care? White should if White respects Black. But I think that went away a long time ago.] ; B[lr] CR[lr] BL[2039.709] LB[ch:X][cg:Y][eh:Z] C[No. Black is just a pushover. Black should atari at X. If White Y, Black Z and White's group is cut off. ] ; W[bh] CR[bh] WL[2428.908] LB[ch:01][di:02][ei:03][dh:04][eh:05][cg:06][fi:07] C[Too late now. Well, actually if Black wants to pay large endgame prices Black could still find a way to cut White apart in a 1-7 sequence.] ; B[ch] CR[ch] BL[2028.516] LB[bg:X] C[Clever. Does Black see it? But even if Black does, unless Black knows how to use the attack Black will be better off playing X if White extends.] ; W[dh] CR[dh] WL[2426.720] C[Clever White has blocked the cut.] ; B[di] CR[di] BL[2024.592] C[yes] ; LB[cg:X] W[bg] CR[bg] WL[2425.850] C[Given what we've seen of Black, I'd play X, hoping Black connects and I take sente. ] ; B[fp] CR[fp] BL[2020.419] C[Aha, Black is trying for his center moyo. This is where Black must make profits to stay in the game. Otherwise White is winning on points right now.] ; W[gp] CR[gp] WL[2423.503] C[ok] ; B[fo] CR[fo] BL[2010.034] C[I suppose. But I don't see big things happening for Black this way. ] ; W[eq] CR[eq] WL[2419.609] C[yes] ; B[ep] CR[ep] BL[1992.818] LB[bp:X] C[How awful. The empty triangle. X is much better as it solves the cut concern of Black while blocking endgame down here as well.] ; W[bp] CR[bp] WL[2416.704] C[YES. White gets here first.] ; B[bo] CR[bo] BL[1989.823] C[ok] ; W[ao] CR[ao] WL[2415.572] C[yes] ; B[an] CR[an] BL[1984.833] C[yes] ; W[ap] CR[ap] WL[2412.538] C[yes] ; B[bn] CR[bn] BL[1980.108] C[yes] ; W[gk] CR[gk] WL[2409.249] C[And Black's moyo is evaporating. It should be easy for White from here on. And except for one teensy little 12-odd point endgame mistake by White, it was. Skim forward if you want to find it. It makes close what should have been an easy win for White. But White still wins. White's basic plan was make territory and reduce Black. And pretty much White stuck to it resolutely. Black was passive and didn't know how to attack and use sente, so was always being pushed around by White. End of commentary (except at the endgame mistake).] ; B[fj] CR[fj] BL[1974.621] ; W[go] CR[go] WL[2397.802] ; B[gn] CR[gn] BL[1968.281] ; W[hn] CR[hn] WL[2396.283] ; B[gj] CR[gj] BL[1960.841] ; W[hj] CR[hj] WL[2395.292] ; B[hk] CR[hk] BL[1958.109] ; W[ik] CR[ik] WL[2390.529] ; B[hi] CR[hi] BL[1954.863] ; W[hl] CR[hl] WL[2389.243] ; B[ij] CR[ij] BL[1952.365] ; W[gi] CR[gi] WL[2385.159] ; B[hk] CR[hk] BL[1947.668] ; W[ph] CR[ph] WL[2367.914] ; B[og] CR[og] BL[1913.636] ; W[hj] CR[hj] WL[2364.834] ; B[rp] CR[rp] BL[1901.219] ; W[rq] CR[rq] WL[2361.607] ; B[hk] CR[hk] BL[1898.434] ; W[kf] CR[kf] WL[2341.828] ; B[jf] CR[jf] BL[1839.465] ; W[hj] CR[hj] WL[2338.921] ; B[kl] CR[kl] BL[1833.976] ; W[ii] CR[ii] WL[2326.482] ; B[km] CR[km] BL[1825.280] ; W[lm] CR[lm] WL[2320.005] ; B[kn] CR[kn] BL[1818.155] ; W[el] CR[el] WL[2297.251] ; B[dl] CR[dl] BL[1808.615] ; W[em] CR[em] WL[2292.549] ; B[en] CR[en] BL[1803.399] ; W[dm] CR[dm] WL[2290.320] ; B[cl] CR[cl] BL[1800.838] ; W[ek] CR[ek] WL[2286.032] ; B[ej] CR[ej] BL[1798.832] ; W[dk] CR[dk] WL[2284.877] ; B[mb] CR[mb] BL[1760.341] ; W[nb] CR[nb] WL[2281.479] ; B[ib] CR[ib] BL[1756.770] ; W[sj] CR[sj] WL[2271.789] ; B[ri] CR[ri] BL[1723.621] ; W[rk] CR[rk] WL[2267.443] ; B[qk] CR[qk] BL[1721.713] ; W[kq] CR[kq] WL[2251.091] ; B[fk] CR[fk] BL[1709.612] ; W[gm] CR[gm] WL[2229.924] ; B[fm] CR[fm] BL[1688.323] ; W[fn] CR[fn] WL[2216.277] LB[fl:X] C[Serious endgame mistake by White. Should have just connected at X. White suddenly loses 5 stones unneccessarily.] ; B[fl] CR[fl] BL[1685.293] ; W[dn] CR[dn] WL[2212.934] ; B[gn] CR[gn] BL[1671.474] ; W[lp] CR[lp] WL[2210.344] ; B[mp] CR[mp] BL[1661.056] ; W[fn] CR[fn] WL[2208.125] ; B[eo] CR[eo] BL[1614.359] ; W[co] CR[co] WL[2206.694] ; B[gn] CR[gn] BL[1612.284] ; W[kp] CR[kp] WL[2204.498] ; B[fn] CR[fn] BL[1607.375] ; W[mq] CR[mq] WL[2203.011] ; B[mr] CR[mr] BL[1603.445] ; W[nr] CR[nr] WL[2201.529] ; B[ns] CR[ns] BL[1600.050] ; W[ls] CR[ls] WL[2200.407] ; B[lo] CR[lo] BL[1588.798] ; W[lk] CR[lk] WL[2180.982] ; B[kk] CR[kk] BL[1584.156] ; W[mc] CR[mc] WL[2169.009] ; B[lb] CR[lb] BL[1579.543] ; W[kd] CR[kd] WL[2167.355] ; B[jd] CR[jd] BL[1576.583] ; W[mj] CR[mj] WL[2129.917] ; B[li] CR[li] BL[1565.778] ; W[jo] CR[jo] WL[2060.422] ; B[rl] CR[rl] BL[1531.750] ; W[sl] CR[sl] WL[2057.405] ; B[si] CR[si] BL[1529.622] ; W[sm] CR[sm] WL[2052.934] ; B[gl] CR[gl] BL[1496.989] ; W[hm] CR[hm] WL[2047.551] ; B[hk] CR[hk] BL[1494.322] ; W[gf] CR[gf] WL[1981.795] ; B[hi] CR[hi] BL[1468.140] ; W[jh] CR[jh] WL[1968.731] ; B[kg] CR[kg] BL[1462.498] ; W[lf] CR[lf] WL[1951.082] ; B[hj] CR[hj] BL[1456.892] ; W[ol] CR[ol] WL[1939.125] ; B[mi] CR[mi] BL[1444.795] ; W[ni] CR[ni] WL[1936.398] ; B[in] CR[in] BL[1380.691] ; W[im] CR[im] WL[1911.302] ; B[jn] CR[jn] BL[1376.269] ; W[io] CR[io] WL[1909.994] ; B[ig] CR[ig] BL[1349.550] ; W[ih] CR[ih] WL[1905.932] ; B[ps] CR[ps] BL[1316.146] ; W[rs] CR[rs] WL[1895.118] ; B[nm] CR[nm] BL[1311.453] ; W[mm] CR[mm] WL[1892.773] ; B[on] CR[on] BL[1300.419] ; W[fi] CR[fi] WL[1887.610] ; B[mk] CR[mk] BL[1295.548] ; W[ml] CR[ml] WL[1884.845] ; B[nj] CR[nj] BL[1293.749] ; W[fe] CR[fe] WL[1874.642] ; B[ee] CR[ee] BL[1290.906] ; W[ga] CR[ga] WL[1863.359] ; B[fa] CR[fa] BL[1285.410] ; W[ha] CR[ha] WL[1862.591] ; B[ba] CR[ba] BL[1283.017] ; W[ae] CR[ae] WL[1839.301] ; B[ah] CR[ah] BL[1277.720] ; W[ag] CR[ag] WL[1836.738] ; B[ai] CR[ai] BL[1275.590] ; W[ma] CR[ma] WL[1832.389] ; B[la] CR[la] BL[1270.325] ; W[na] CR[na] WL[1831.473] ; B[ia] CR[ia] BL[1261.629] ; W[kc] CR[kc] WL[1815.853] ; B[kb] CR[kb] BL[1257.809] ; W[lh] CR[lh] WL[1780.080] ; B[ji] CR[ji] BL[1252.328] ; W[se] CR[se] WL[1763.222] ; B[sf] CR[sf] BL[1248.197] ; W[sd] CR[sd] WL[1762.391] ; B[oq] CR[oq] BL[1234.190] ; W[ms] CR[ms] WL[1759.738] ; B[np] CR[np] BL[1232.669] ; W[ke] CR[ke] WL[1747.989] ; B[ci] CR[ci] BL[1212.055] ; W[cg] CR[cg] WL[1743.934] ; B[hg] CR[hg] BL[1204.537] ; W[gh] CR[gh] WL[1739.255] ; B[ei] CR[ei] BL[1202.587] ; W[eh] CR[eh] WL[1737.676] ; B[de] CR[de] BL[1179.971] ; W[ab] CR[ab] WL[1724.862] ; B[jl] CR[jl] BL[1166.323] ; W[il] CR[il] WL[1721.555] ; B[rj] CR[rj] BL[1091.750] ; W[sk] CR[sk] WL[1711.661] ; B[pl] CR[pl] BL[995.682] ; W[ge] CR[ge] WL[1682.157] ; B[os] CR[os] BL[990.443] ; W[aa] CR[aa] WL[1679.591] ; B[ca] CR[ca] BL[986.637] ; W[ho] CR[ho] WL[1676.596] ; B[ic] CR[ic] BL[908.904] ; W[mf] CR[mf] WL[1662.688] ; B[qg] CR[qg] BL[665.301] ; W[nk] CR[nk] WL[1655.068] ; B[mj] CR[mj] BL[659.816] ; W[tt] WL[1637.897] ; B[tt] TB[op][oo][do][co][dn][cn][pm][em][dm][bm][am][el][bl][al][gk][ek][dk][ck][bk][ak][kj][bj][aj][ki][sh][rh][qh][ph][sg][rg][pg][qf][of][qe][pe][oe][ed][fc][dc][jb][eb][db][ka][ja][ea][da] TW[ss][ks][js][is][hs][gs][fs][es][ds][cs][bs][as][sr][mr][lr][jr][ir][hr][gr][fr][er][cr][ar][sq][lq][jq][hq][gq][bq][aq][sp][rp][jp][ip][hp][so][sn][bf][af][le][be][md][ad][sc][ac][sb][rb][qb][pb][ob][sa][ra][qa][pa][oa] BL[624.098] )