(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[-5.50]TM[600]
PW[Thimblefox]PB[Black]WR[14k]BR[15k]DT[2015-03-30]RE[B+55.50]LT[]NB[14]NW[15]RR[Normal]
;B[pd]BL[597]
;W[dp]WL[595]
;B[pp]BL[589]
;W[cd]WL[586]TR[ec]C[Usually, this move is thought of as less ideal for white, because it gives black a good approach at the marked point, working with the Q16 stone.]
;B[pj]BL[588]C[So when black plays san-ren-sei, he is looking to build a strong position in the center and probably a moyo.]
(;W[dj]WL[583]C[With C16 low, this is a bit too early.

See variations.]
;B[jd]BL[584]
;W[nq]WL[576]
;B[pn]BL[576]
;W[jp]WL[572]C[Good.  White's position is quite reasonable.]
;B[fq]BL[571]
(;W[cq]WL[562]C[Too slow.]
;B[iq]BL[566]
;W[jq]WL[558]C[Good.]
;B[ip]BL[565]
;W[io]WL[554]C[Good.]
;B[ho]BL[562]
(;W[jo]WL[548]
;B[dr]BL[558]C[In this particular case, black is getting strong, so I' thinking about this attachment...]
(;W[dm]WL[542]C[Feels soft?  I'm not sure.]
;B[gd]BL[542]C[This is slow by black.]
(;W[ec]WL[538]
;B[mc]BL[535]C[Slow.]
(;W[qf]WL[529]C[Playable.]
;B[qe]BL[530]
;W[pf]WL[522]C[Same mistake as in my other game. Then again, those two games were played shortly after one another, and I hadn't yet looked at the first one.

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This is playable here.]
;B[qh]BL[527]
(;W[ng]WL[515]
;B[pr]BL[517]
;W[pl]WL[502]
;B[ol]BL[510]
;W[om]WL[492]
;B[pm]BL[508]
;W[ok]WL[486]
;B[nl]BL[505]
;W[pk]WL[474]
;B[nn]BL[501]
;W[oo]WL[453]C[This stone isn't important to save, and the white move doesn't do much.]
;B[on]BL[491]
;W[po]WL[451]
;B[op]BL[485]
;W[np]WL[428]C[Weird move.]
(;B[qo]BL[476]
;W[qj]WL[420]C[Weirder move.

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Playing something around here is good.  I might have chosen the top, but it's a minor quibble.  The key is to make it a fight by keeping black weak and cut off.]
;B[no]BL[464]C[A bit slow, but it does threaten to chase the white group on the bottom.]
;W[oq]WL[375]C[Aji-keshi.]
;B[pq]BL[460]
;W[mo]WL[371]C[Just play this directly if you respond locally.]
;B[pi]BL[444]
;W[qi]WL[353]
;B[rh]BL[432]
;W[rf]WL[344]
;B[re]BL[429]
;W[ph]WL[333]
;B[oh]BL[422]
;W[pg]WL[328]
;B[ni]BL[417]
(;W[mm]WL[322]C[You had him!]
;B[nm]BL[412]
;W[mn]WL[310]
;B[ml]BL[396]
;W[hn]WL[250]
;B[go]BL[390]
;W[gn]WL[245]
;B[fn]BL[378]
;W[fm]WL[228]
;B[en]BL[376]
;W[em]WL[219]
;B[ep]BL[375]
;W[dn]WL[208]
;B[mj]BL[366]C[Makes S9 or another move to connect and kill the two stones vital.]
;W[gb]WL[178]
;B[ic]BL[350]
(;W[cg]WL[145]C[Too low.]
(;B[qk]BL[342]
;W[rk]WL[72]
;B[ql]BL[336]
;W[qm]WL[66]
;B[rl]BL[324]
;W[rm]WL[54]
;B[ro]BL[309]
;W[fe]WL[599]
;B[ge]BL[303]
(;W[ff]WL[583]
;B[gf]BL[299]
;W[gg]WL[581]
;B[hg]BL[296]
(;W[gh]WL[575]
;B[hh]BL[294]
;W[hi]WL[572]
;B[ii]BL[292]
;W[hj]WL[566]
;B[ij]BL[291]
(;W[kj]WL[557]C[I should've just continued my strategy of pushing him.

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Just pushing doesn't gaing white much more, since you run into the white wall quickly.]
;B[ki]BL[282]
;W[li]WL[529]
;B[lj]BL[278]
;W[nj]WL[504]C[Ugh.. snapbacks, another thing I have to learn to see. I really need to learn to count my liberties.]
;B[nk]BL[263]
(;W[oj]WL[444]
;B[oi]BL[261]C[Sooo unneccessary.

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To say that this is painful is an understatement, because now white's whole group may be in trouble.]
;W[sl]WL[402]
;B[rj]BL[243]C[Bingo.]
;W[ji]WL[395]
;B[kh]BL[218]
;W[ik]WL[377]
;B[jj]BL[186]
;W[jk]WL[362]
;B[jh]BL[168]
;W[kk]WL[356]
;B[hb]BL[126]
;W[gc]WL[326]
;B[hc]BL[123]
;W[fd]WL[306]
;B[jr]BL[116]
;W[kr]WL[299]
;B[ir]BL[113]
;W[cr]WL[290]
;B[dq]BL[103]
;W[eo]WL[279]
;B[fo]BL[98]
;W[do]WL[272]
;B[ns]BL[92]
(;W[nr]WL[233]C[Not good.

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Honestly, there's no great answer to this move.]
;B[ms]BL[87]
;W[ks]WL[140]
;B[js]BL[79]
;W[mr]WL[120]
;B[os]BL[68]
;W[ls]WL[59]
;B[or]BL[54]
;W[lq]WL[582]C[This is abotu as good as white could expect.]
;B[ll]BL[47]
;W[km]WL[575]
;B[lm]BL[30]
;W[ln]WL[568]
;B[ga]BL[17]
(;W[ea]WL[528]C[End of comments.]
;B[fb]BL[600]
;W[fc]WL[519]
;B[fa]BL[586]
;W[eb]WL[512]
;B[ha]BL[585]
;W[ds]WL[502]
;B[er]BL[579]
;W[es]WL[495]
;B[fs]BL[578]
;W[cs]WL[491]
;B[gr]BL[576]
;W[kl]WL[462]
;B[ne]BL[567]
;W[lk]WL[457]
;B[mk]BL[558]
;W[]WL[388]
;B[]BL[558]
;W[]WL[388]
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1. Count relevant liberties when stones are placed.
2. Just because it looks like it can be invaded, doesn't mean it can be invaded. Read ahead!
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(;W[fa]
;B[fb]
;W[ha]
(;B[fc]
;W[eb]C[Not a problem.])
(;B[eb]
;W[fc]C[Still not a problem.])))
(;W[or]
;B[os]
;W[mr]
;B[ms]
;W[ls]))
(;W[sl]
;B[oj]))
(;W[ne]LB[nc:A][kf:B]C[But maybe something ilke this?  A and B are miai now.]
(;B[lf]
;W[nc]
;B[nd]
;W[od]
(;B[oc]
;W[md]
;B[nb]
(;W[ob]C[A big ko.])
(;W[nd]
;B[pb]
;W[lc]C[So much for points on the side.]))
(;B[md]
;W[oc]
;B[oe]
;W[pe]C[Terrible for black.]))
(;B[nc]
;W[kf]C[So much for that big center.])))
(;W[hh]C[White is strong, so you can double-hane.]))
(;W[gf]C[White is strong.  Hane.]))
(;B[rl]C[Black can cause trouble with a peep like this, so not playing here requires careful reading.]
(;W[rk]
;B[ql]
;W[qk]
;B[sk]
;W[sj]
;B[sl]
;W[ri]
;B[sg]
;W[sf]
;B[si]C[For example.])
(;W[qk]
;B[sk]
;W[sj]
;B[rj]
;W[ri]
;B[si]
;W[rg]
;B[sh]
;W[sg]
;B[sj]
;W[rk]
;B[sl]
;W[qm]
;B[rm]
;W[rn]
;B[qn]
;W[ql]
;B[sn]
;W[qg]
;B[ro])))
(;W[df]C[At least here, because white is so strong.]))
(;W[oi]C[A bit of a tough move to see.]
;B[oj]
;W[nj]
;B[oi]
;W[mi]
;B[mj]
;W[nk]
;B[mh]
;W[li]
;B[nh]
;W[lg]
;B[qk]
;W[ql]
;B[rk]
;W[mg]
;B[rj]
;W[lh]
;B[ri]
;W[ml]
;B[nm]
;W[rl]C[So black is alive.  But he's alive with about 5 points on a side that was his, and all of white's stones are safe.]
;B[lj]C[If he tries this...]
;W[kj]
;B[lk]
;W[ll]
;B[kk]
;W[mk]C[It's not clear that his stones are really going anywhere useful.])
(;W[rk]C[Another possible move, and simpler.  White kills off the two black stones to connect his groups.  A success.]))
(;B[no]C[Not clear that white's stones will live.]))
(;W[od]C[If black attacks from teh bottom, this is the move to help make shape.  Black has shape issues so he can't play too severely.]))
(;W[qd]C[You can also attach here.])
(;W[rd]C[Or play here.]
(;B[qc]
;W[qh])
(;B[qd]
;W[re]
;B[rc]
;W[qh]))
(;W[pr]C[You could consider this exchange...]
;B[qq]C[But black might also tenuki.]))
(;W[ed]C[In this case, I like this better, as black's high stone doesn't have a good way into the corner or the side.]))
(;W[fp]
;B[gp]
;W[fo]C[Now white threatens to seal at H6...]
;B[hn]
;W[dm]C[And white has great prospects on the left.]))
(;W[in]C[At least this.])
(;W[hn]C[A more advanced move, but white may be strong enough to play this way.  It's quite severe.]))
(;W[eq]C[Remember how you hate this move?  With K4, now is the time.]
;B[fp]
;W[dn]
;B[hp]
;W[iq]
;B[gm]
;W[jn]C[A normal continuation.])
(;W[dn]
;B[dr]
;W[cq]
;B[hq]
;W[jq]C[Even this is better, though not great.]))
(;W[ec]LB[ed:A]C[A is very similar.])
(;W[nc]C[Note that I want to play on the top and not the bottom because black has a better approach on the top.]
(;B[pf]
(;W[ic]LB[ec:A][nc:B]C[A bit more advanced, this is the mini-chinese.  It looks to make a black play around A easy to attack, so white builds on the left side.  If black invades to the left of B, you can give B up in exchange for taking the 3-3 point at R17 and living.])
(;W[pb]
;B[qc]
;W[kc]C[Simple, limits the growth of black's framework.]))
(;B[lc]
(;W[qc]
;B[qd]
;W[pc]
;B[od]
;W[nb]
;B[me]C[White is alive in the corner and has sente to continue.])
(;W[ne]
;B[pf]
;W[kd]
;B[kc]
;W[jd]
;B[ld]
;W[le]
;B[jc]
;W[id]
;B[hc]C[Both variations from here look to keep black from building the thickness he was looking for.]
(;W[me])
(;W[ge]))
(;W[qf]C[More complicated, but white switches direction to break up black's moyo potential.]))))