(;GM[1]FF[4]SZ[19]AP[SmartGo:1.5]CA[UTF-8]ST[2]
PW[mh]WR[1d]
PB[RikiTiki]BR[7k]
DT[2005-01-09]
PC[The Kiseido Go Server (KGS) at http\://kgs.kiseido.com/]
TM[1800.0]OT[25/600 Canadian]
HA[3]
KM[0.5]
RE[W+Resign]
RU[Japanese]
AB[pd][dp][pp]
;W[dd]CR[dd]WL[2691.0];B[fc]CR[fc]BL[2680.5];W[id]CR[id]WL[2688.0];B[cf]
CR[cf]BL[2667.1];W[fd]CR[fd]WL[2685.6];B[cc]CR[cc]BL[2664.9];W[cd]CR[cd]
WL[2683.5];B[dc]CR[dc]BL[2663.6];W[ec]CR[ec]WL[2682.3];B[bd]CR[bd]BL[2655.9]
LB[eb:A]TR[cf]
C[This is not a logical place to play. A is expected. Once Black has defended in this area enough, there will be no reason to play black circle and damage black triangle more.]
;W[be]CR[be]WL[2671.7];B[bc]CR[bc]BL[2654.2];W[ce]CR[ce]WL[2670.9];B[eb]
CR[eb]BL[2652.5];W[ed]CR[ed]WL[2669.4];B[gb]CR[gb]BL[2644.2]LB[gc:A]
C[Why grovel? Play A.];W[gc]CR[gc]WL[2668.0];B[fb]CR[fb]BL[2642.7];W[cn]
CR[cn]WL[2666.3]LB[cm:A]
C[White could play this up one to A to discourage a black invasion. But White can play here also.]
;B[cl]CR[cl]BL[2637.6]LB[fp:A]
C[It's not like black has to invade right now. Black could just play A. I guess it's just what the two players want.]
;W[cj]CR[cj]WL[2662.8]
C[White attacks the invasion.];B[el]CR[el]BL[2626.5]LB[dj:B][dk:A]
C[Too peaceful. White has a connection underneath and Black is not using his move to maximally reduce the value of White's wall. A & B try to block connection underneath and force White low near his own wall.]
;W[en]CR[en]WL[2660.0];B[fp]CR[fp]BL[2623.4];W[bl]CR[bl]WL[2658.0]LB[gl:C][gn:A][hp:B]
C[Seems a bit early to be playing a low safety move. Why not continue the attack with A, black b, white c?]
;B[dj]CR[dj]BL[2616.0];W[ck]CR[ck]WL[2654.2];B[di]CR[di]BL[2604.7];W[dk]
CR[dk]WL[2652.3];B[fj]CR[fj]BL[2596.4]
C[Black seems to want to treat this area very lightly.  But as White's group gets stronger during this, Black's lower left corner is getting weaker, so it seems white can just turn around and attack it as a trade for losing some moyo. ]
;W[ek]CR[ek]WL[2650.5];B[fh]CR[fh]BL[2593.4];W[fk]CR[fk]WL[2648.3]LB[hq:A]
C[White is already contact strong and safe generally. This move has little impact. Better to take sente and attack black with A. Then see how it goes before commiting white's circle move.]
;B[cp]CR[cp]BL[2584.6]LB[jq:A]
C[Reasonable to secure the group, but has no impact on white and doesn't face the board so it doesn't develop the future. Better to defend by playing A, which develops the rest of the board. White won't bother hitting Black's corner soon after, since it is just a gote territory move.]
;W[nq]CR[nq]WL[2645.0]
C[White is getting no use from his two strong groups. BLack's strategy may well work out.]
;B[lq]CR[lq]BL[2581.1]LB[jq:A]
C[A would be simpler for Black. It makes it hard for White to use his strong lower left side group.]
;W[hq]CR[hq]WL[2643.0]
C[Now Black has to face more complexity, allowing White to use his strong group nearby.]
;B[fq]CR[fq]BL[2567.4];W[pn]CR[pn]WL[2637.0]
C[chaos, opportunity... it's all in who can decide on a useful plan.];B[mp]
CR[mp]BL[2546.9]LB[on:A]
C[Seems small attack and against White's weak stone. I'd prefer A, to make a bigger attack by leaning on white's strong stone. ]
;W[pq]CR[pq]WL[2619.3]
C[White can live here, inducing black to build a wall that might become unutilized.]
;B[np]CR[np]BL[2534.6];W[oq]CR[oq]WL[2616.6];B[op]CR[op]BL[2528.9];W[qq]
CR[qq]WL[2615.7];B[qp]CR[qp]BL[2525.7];W[qf]CR[qf]WL[2613.9]LB[qj:A]
C[White should just extend to protect himself.  Something like A will make Black's wall hard to use. As White has played circle, Black at A now will be fine for attacking two white groups.]
;B[pi]CR[pi]BL[2515.4]
C[Why give white a 2-point extension on one side? Still, since Black's wall is so strong and undercuts White's stone, this move is ok.]
;W[nc]CR[nc]WL[2604.1]
C[Not a great area to play from, since Black undercuts the top.  White is trading away easy situations on the right for dubious value on the top.]
;B[oe]CR[oe]BL[2504.8]
C[Sure];W[og]CR[og]WL[2597.4]
C[It would have been easier to defend this group sooner. Now White runs but knight's moves make lousy running moves.]
;B[pl]CR[pl]BL[2496.8]LB[pg:A]
C[There is the interesting tesuji of A for Black, but the actual black move  is probably better.]
;W[rn]CR[rn]WL[2590.4]
C[White cannot manage this fight. The stone is too outgunned and White just provokes Black into hurting the corner.]
;B[rq]CR[rq]BL[2493.1]LB[rp:A]
C[Better to just descend to A. That threatens to jump into the corner and white will be in deep kimchi. The actual Black move gives White better life prospects.]
;W[rr]CR[rr]WL[2588.2];B[rp]CR[rp]BL[2488.9];W[mr]CR[mr]WL[2582.5];B[qm]
CR[qm]BL[2480.1]LB[om:A]
C[This is piecemeal. Black doesn't need the piece. Therefore he should play wholesale at A. Then the burden is all on White. Even If he can life, he strengthens black massively and Black can turn around and attack the upper group on the right side.]
;W[qk]CR[qk]WL[2577.1]
C[Punishment for Black's wasted piecemeal move. White dodges and says take the piece.]
;B[qn]CR[qn]BL[2471.7]
C[AND BLACK DOES!!! Congratulations, Black, you have captured a stone.];W[qi]
CR[qi]WL[2574.8]
C[And White has been given stability on the side. Such a great trade for White.]
;B[pk]CR[pk]BL[2463.7];W[pj]CR[pj]WL[2573.2];B[oj]CR[oj]BL[2461.6];W[qj]
CR[qj]WL[2572.5];B[oi]CR[oi]BL[2451.1];W[ph]CR[ph]WL[2569.5]
C[Not a rush item. White is already safe and this move does not impact Black. So it's almost like passing.]
;B[ip]CR[ip]BL[2418.7]
C[Contact is not the way to attack. Furthermore, Black's own upper right corner is a grouse. So why not defend it?]
;W[kr]CR[kr]WL[2565.4];B[gl]CR[gl]BL[2399.7]
C[Looks like Black wants a moyo. This will be hard to keep with Black's own group weak nearby.]
;W[gk]CR[gk]WL[2562.2];B[hl]CR[hl]BL[2396.7];W[hp]CR[hp]WL[2558.1];B[ho]
CR[ho]BL[2394.5];W[go]CR[go]WL[2557.2];B[fo]CR[fo]BL[2391.4]
C[What is this black move? It doesn't help his secure corner. White is already in good straights and can now trash into the moyo. Bad idea, Black.]
;W[io]CR[io]WL[2553.3]
C[Sure.];B[hn]CR[hn]BL[2385.3];W[jp]CR[jp]WL[2549.9];B[jo]CR[jo]BL[2379.4]
C[Black keeps thrashing and will surely lose sente for not much.];W[iq]CR[iq]
WL[2548.1];B[jn]CR[jn]BL[2376.9];W[ql]CR[ql]WL[2539.5]LB[ij:A]
C[Bad idea for White. There is no rush in this area (Black won't play here) and Black can be provoked into helping his position more on the outside. A would have been better. ]
;B[rm]CR[rm]BL[2372.9]LB[qe:C][mi:A][ij:B]
C[Looks good but doesn't help the rest of the game. It may turn out to be small. A,B,C are better.]
;W[in]CR[in]WL[2528.5]LB[ij:A]
C[Not relevant at present. Better to come from the other side and threaten the moyo and the black group simultaneously.]
;B[im]CR[im]BL[2370.7];W[ip]CR[ip]WL[2527.7];B[jl]CR[jl]BL[2367.6]LB[ij:B][ik:A]
C[Not essential. Black could defend better in this area by playing A or B]
;W[km]CR[km]WL[2525.9];B[jm]CR[jm]BL[2309.6];W[lk]CR[lk]WL[2523.3];B[ll]
CR[ll]BL[2305.4]LB[lh:C][ki:B][li:A]
C[Ugly piecemeal.  A -C are more interesting. Black makes no real profit cutting off one stone]
;W[ml]CR[ml]WL[2520.8]
C[Good.];B[kl]CR[kl]BL[2297.8];W[ok]CR[ok]WL[2519.2]TR[rm]
C[Black pays a price now for making the triangle move and leaving this cut so exposed.]
;B[ol]CR[ol]BL[2291.9];W[nk]CR[nk]WL[2517.7];B[mj]CR[mj]BL[2287.6];W[mk]
CR[mk]WL[2506.7];B[mh]CR[mh]BL[2272.2]TR[pd][oe][oi:oj][pi][mj]
C[This is a rough fight for Black because he has two weak groups to worry about.]
;W[lm]CR[lm]WL[2500.2]LB[kj:A][pm:B]TR[pk:pl][ol]
C[Who needs this stone. White has global issues with his stones AND he has targets of black to attack. A would make more sense. However, White circle is sente in that it threatens to capture Black's triangle stones by later playing B.]
;B[mm]CR[mm]BL[2265.2];W[nm]CR[nm]WL[2496.7];B[on]CR[on]BL[2237.6];W[mn]
CR[mn]WL[2491.2]
C[White loses sente defending here, so Black can take control. Bad idea. Again White should have just run out.]
;B[nn]CR[nn]BL[2229.1]
C[But if Black is going to throw away sente uselessly, fine for White.];W[gn]
CR[gn]WL[2483.9]
C[Still not the point. Black doesn't need these stones.];B[hm]CR[hm]BL[2225.5]
LB[ji:A]
C[Trust me, Black. A is MUCH better than saving these two useless stones.]
;W[fn]CR[fn]WL[2478.6]
C[Also not really useful.];B[ii]CR[ii]BL[2197.7]
C[FINALLY.];W[hj]CR[hj]WL[2475.3]TR[lk:ok][ml][km:lm][nm][mn]
C[White's triangle stones will die at this rate.];B[ij]CR[ij]BL[2195.1];W[hi]
CR[hi]WL[2474.6];B[hh]CR[hh]BL[2193.4]
C[This is an overplay. White can just cut.];W[ih]CR[ih]WL[2474.1];B[jh]CR[jh]
BL[2190.0];W[ig]CR[ig]WL[2472.7];B[gf]CR[gf]BL[2188.2]
C[I wouldn't bet a lot on Black living.];W[hg]CR[hg]WL[2466.9];B[ge]CR[ge]
BL[2184.7];W[gd]CR[gd]WL[2464.1];B[gh]CR[gh]BL[2178.4];W[gg]CR[gg]WL[2462.7]
;B[fg]CR[fg]BL[2175.0];W[ef]CR[ef]WL[2459.1];B[ff]CR[ff]BL[2159.7];W[ci]
CR[ci]WL[2455.6]TR[if]
C[White has weakness at triangle to worry about. But if Black pushes hard enough that way, White might get to rejoin his dead group, and kill a different black group in the process.]
;B[if]CR[if]BL[2138.0];W[jg]CR[jg]WL[2448.3];B[ie]CR[ie]BL[2128.3];W[ji]
CR[ji]WL[2443.6];B[jj]CR[jj]BL[2127.4];W[kh]CR[kh]WL[2441.3];B[kj]CR[kj]
BL[2107.2];W[lj]CR[lj]WL[2438.7];B[li]CR[li]BL[2097.9];W[ki]CR[ki]WL[2437.4]
;B[kf]CR[kf]BL[2087.3]
C[Sure looks like Black is going to force white to kill black.];W[lh]CR[lh]
WL[2435.4];B[mi]CR[mi]BL[2086.1];W[lg]CR[lg]WL[2422.6];B[mg]CR[mg]BL[2080.3]
;W[lf]CR[lf]WL[2421.3];B[mf]CR[mf]BL[2053.1];W[le]CR[le]WL[2419.9];B[me]
CR[me]BL[2046.6];W[md]CR[md]WL[2408.7];B[ke]CR[ke]BL[2037.1];W[kd]CR[kd]
WL[2407.4]
C[Back and forth.];B[jd]CR[jd]BL[2036.5];W[jc]CR[jc]WL[2406.3];B[je]CR[je]
BL[2031.8];W[ic]CR[ic]WL[2403.6]
C[Which brings us back to black dying in a bigger way.];B[ch]CR[ch]BL[2007.5]
;W[eg]CR[eg]WL[2396.1];B[dh]CR[dh]BL[1988.8];W[bf]CR[bf]WL[2386.4];B[df]
CR[df]BL[1974.5];W[ee]CR[ee]WL[2384.1];B[bg]CR[bg]BL[1928.2];W[dg]CR[dg]
WL[2381.8];B[bi]CR[bi]BL[1925.9];W[bj]CR[bj]WL[2374.2];B[gj]CR[gj]BL[1921.3]
;W[hk]CR[hk]WL[2372.3];B[ah]CR[ah]BL[1919.5];W[cg]CR[cg]WL[2365.7]
C[not making progress, black.];B[qe]CR[qe]BL[1900.0];W[rf]CR[rf]WL[2357.4]
;B[nd]CR[nd]BL[1889.3];W[lc]CR[lc]WL[2354.9];B[oc]CR[oc]BL[1887.5];W[ko]
CR[ko]WL[2351.1]
C[Nice little trick here, White cuts off black and gets a race to capture. Even if Black wins, he fills in a lot of territory.]
;B[kp]CR[kp]BL[1883.6];W[kn]CR[kn]WL[2346.2];B[ln]CR[ln]BL[1875.6]LB[ik:C][kk:B][fl:D][lo:A]
C[What good does this do? A is correct locally. But playing B forces White C. THen BLack plays D to get more liberties. Then Black has 7 liberties (none shared) and white will have less. Black wins this fight.]
;W[lo]CR[lo]WL[2344.4];B[lp]CR[lp]BL[1866.3];W[ik]CR[ik]WL[2329.9];B[kk]
CR[kk]BL[1840.8]LB[fl:A]
C[This move is not good.  Playing A is the key point to acquire liberties for winning this race.]
;W[fl]CR[fl]WL[2328.0]
C[Well, there it goes. White gets everything. ];B[nl]CR[nl]BL[1838.1];W[gm]
CR[gm]WL[2324.1];B[nj]CR[nj]BL[1833.7];W[mm]CR[mm]WL[2321.5])