(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[6.50]
GN[2015 US Open Game 2]PW[Brady]PB[Mike LePore]BR[3d]DT[2015-08-03]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]RE[B+0.50]CH[1]
;B[do]
;W[cd]
;B[op]
;W[dq]LB[ip:A]C[Folks who start with double 5-4 like to add a stone between them, which really makes things much more complicated. I jumped in before he could do so to keep the game simpler.]
;B[fp]
;W[co]
;B[cp]LB[jq:A]C[If black had time to add a stone around A, the usual joseki wouldn't be good for me. That is why I jumped in right away. This should be fine.]
;W[dp]C[This is a joseki that lower SDK must memorize. You won't discover it on your own in a tournament.]
;B[cq]
;W[cr]
;B[br]
(;W[dr]C[This is proper. See the variation to see how I first replied as a SDK in 2008.]
;B[bo]
;W[cn]
;B[bn]
;W[cm]
;B[eo]
;W[bs]
;B[bq]
(;W[gq]LB[cq:B][dq:A]C[All this is perfectly fine. Joseki.

This last move assures that white gets out with his group, and that A has extra liberties to kill B, if black doesn't defend soon.]
;B[hp]LB[gq:A][dr:B]
(;W[hr]C[I frankly forgot the normal joseki, and responded to A.

It turns out this move has (rarely) been played by pros. I assume it's when the right side is more important, or maybe when black has further reinforcements on the righ, so white needs to be super cautious, or when white already has helper stones on the left.

Anyway, none of those are the case here, and I should have played normally.]
;B[hq]
;W[ir]
;B[cl]C[Because I prematurely got out on the bottom, black was able to play this.

First I thought, "That's not joseki!" Then I realized that I was supposed to play here first.

I got very frustrated and played an amazingly bad move.

So key lesson. When things on the go board get a little bad, don't go on tilt! Step away from the board. Take a deep breath, and make the best of it that you can.]
;W[bm]C[White's first move was fine. This threatens to split black, but more importantly, hurts his shape...]
;B[bl]
(;W[al]C[This move was terribly bad, and played far too quickly.]
;B[dm]
;W[bk]
;B[ck]
(;W[pd]C[At this point, I couldn't find a continuation that let white connect out, so tenukied.

It turns out, white could connect to A, though that isn't necessarily best (see variation)

The situation is REALLY bad. Black got territory he shouldn't have, and thickness, too.

Still the game isn't over, for amateurs. White needs to play flexibly, make the board complicated, and try to encourage black to make a mistake of similar magnitude. 

I was able to create complications, but my opponent played with skill, and avoided making a game losing blunder.

]
;B[qf]
;W[pi]
;B[nc]
;W[pf]
;B[qc]
;W[qe]
;B[pc]
(;W[rf]
;B[bj]
;W[ec]
;B[jq]
;W[fq]
;B[jr]
;W[gp]
;B[go]
;W[ep]
;B[fo]
;W[qo]
;B[qq]
;W[pl]
;B[pn]
;W[qn]
(;B[nm]C[This is fine]
;W[lc]C[In my fantasy mind, I thought this was sente...]
;B[fd]
;W[ob]C[because i thought this was devastating...]
;B[nb]C[but it isn't.]
(;W[ic]LB[ob:A]C[A was a mistake, but the aji is still useful, so not a big deal.]
;B[mj]
;W[fi]
;B[fc]
;W[ff]
(;B[hd]C[not good]
;W[ed]LB[ff:A]C[Now white's earlier tenuki, is in the perfect place at A]
;B[fe]
(;W[ee]
;B[gf]
;W[gg]
;B[hf]
;W[hg]
(;B[id]
;W[ll]
;B[ok]
;W[lj]
;B[pk]
;W[ql]
;B[qk]
;W[ol]
;B[nl]
;W[nk]
(;B[mk]C[black refused to make a big enough mistake and won. 

End of comments]
;W[nj]
;B[mi]
;W[oj]
;B[lk]
;W[kk]
;B[kl]
;W[jl]
;B[km]
;W[jk]
;B[jm]
;W[le]
;B[kd]
;W[ld]
;B[ig]
;W[ih]
;B[fg]
;W[ef]
;B[hh]
;W[gh]
;B[hi]
;W[jg]
;B[if]
;W[gj]
;B[hj]
;W[hl]
;B[gk]
;W[hk]
;B[fh]
;W[fk]
;B[gi]
;W[gl]
;B[ei]
;W[kh]
;B[kf]
;W[lg]
;B[lf]
;W[mf]
;B[mg]
;W[mh]
;B[me]
;W[oc]
;B[nd]
;W[od]
;B[nf]
;W[nh]
;B[li]
;W[lh]
;B[ji]
;W[ki]
;B[kj]
;W[jj]
;B[ii]
;W[lj]
;B[ml]
;W[kj]
;B[oa]
;W[eb]
;B[fb]
;W[fa]
;B[ga]
;W[ea]
;B[hb]
;W[on]
;B[nn]
;W[oo]
;B[no]
;W[pp]
;B[pq]
;W[oq]
;B[np]
;W[rp]
;B[rq])
(;B[rl]C[black must do this.]))
(;B[jf]C[faster]))
(;W[ef]C[This is stronger.]))
(;B[dc]LB[fc:A]C[White tenukied after black A, so black should be able to take advantage like this.])
(;B[ed]C[or even this]))
(;W[oc]
;B[od]C[white is just captured if he tries to move out.])
(;AE[nb][ob][pc][qc][qe][rf]C[In my mind's eye, the following joseki was played.]
;W[]
;B[pg]
;W[of]
;B[qc]
;W[qe]
;B[pc]
;W[rf]
;B[]LB[ob:B][lc:A]C[In this variation, A was probably sente, because B works.]
;W[ob]
;B[nb]
;W[oc]
;B[od]
;W[nd]LB[od:C][of:B][pg:A]C[Without the A-B, exchange, C can't be captured.]))
(;B[oj]C[Black can consider pushing white down even more severely]
;W[pj]
;B[pm]
;W[qm]
;B[ol]))
(;W[qg]C[better]))
(;W[bj]
;B[ci]
(;W[bi]C[This is what I read...]
;B[dn]
;W[am]
;B[ak]
;W[aj]
;B[an]
;W[ak]
;B[bh]C[white dies.

But white had another way.])
(;W[cj]
;B[dj]
;W[dk]
;B[dl]
;W[di]
;B[ek]
;W[bi]
;B[ch]
;W[bh]
;B[cg]
;W[bg]
;B[cf]
;W[bf]C[white connects back in sente.]
;B[ap]C[black has to come back and live!]
;W[pd]LB[bm:A]C[It is not clear that saving the white group A is good.

Black gained a lot of thickness and a ponnuki facing the center.])))
(;W[am]C[Splitting this way gains a liberty, but still doesn't work for white]
;B[dm]
;W[dn]
;B[em])
(;W[em]C[White just needs to accept that the result will be suboptimal but avoid making it worse.]
;B[am]
;W[dl]
;B[dk]
(;W[fm]C[This is proper shape]
(;B[cj]LB[hm:A][jp:B]C[black must protect the cut]
(;W[jp]LB[hm:A]C[White might even be able to counter attack here or at A at some point.

This is definitely worse than the joseki, but it's still a game.

I asked Jennie how much worse than the joseki it was, and she said, "I don't know, it's hard to say, maybe five points? Whatever, it would make a big difference to a pro, but at your level, that's not a big deal at all."
])
(;W[hm]
;B[fq]
;W[fr]
;B[gp]
;W[gr]
;B[kp]
;W[pd]LB[fm:A]C[This is definitely worse than the joseki, but it's still a game.

I asked Jennie how much worse than the joseki it was, and she said, "I don't know, it's hard to say, maybe five points? Whatever, it would make a big difference to a pro, but at your level, that's not a big deal at all."
]))
(;B[hm]C[black must protect the cut]
;W[ck]
;B[bk]
;W[cj]C[This will be a bad result for black. Remember he's not alive yet in the corner.]))
(;W[ek]C[This move looks natural, but...]
;B[dm]
;W[dn]
;B[en]
;W[dm]
;B[fm]
;W[el]
;B[dj]LB[ck:B][hp:A]C[It has three problems:
1) White gets an ugly clump
2) Black A is stronger than in the proper variation, and, 
3) Most importantly, Black gets to fix his defect at B in sente, while attacking white.])))
(;W[dl]LB[gq:A]C[This is normal.

It threatens to kill black's corner shape.

A gives white enough liberties to win the fight if black resists.]
;B[bm]
;W[bl]
;B[ck]
;W[cl]
;B[am]LB[ao:B][ap:A]C[Black comes back and lives]
;W[hr]C[Now white plays the move I played in the game instead of A]
;B[hq]
(;W[ir]
;B[fq]
;W[fr]
;B[gp]
;W[gr]
(;B[jq]
;W[iq]
;B[ip]
;W[jp]
;B[lq]C[something like this...])
(;B[di]LB[cd:A]C[In my experience, most black amateurs play this right away. After all they chose this variation because they like to fight.

But the fight is fine for white. Black has two weakish groups, and white only one. A is in a really nice spot for white too.]
;W[fl]))
(;W[fr]))
(;W[ck]LB[bl:A]C[This used to be joseki, but isn't any more. Lee Changho discovered an awesome move at A which refutes this ancient joseki. ]
(;B[bl]
(;W[bm]
;B[cl]
;W[dl]
;B[bk]
;W[em]
;B[am]
;W[dk]
;B[cj]
;W[dj]
;B[ci]
;W[fq]
;B[hn]
;W[iq]C[... something like this.

Black is out on the left. In the regular joseki, black doesn't get out. This is inferior.])
(;W[cl]C[If white answers this way, black gets sente, which is a huge improvement over the regular joseki. So this is bad for white.]
;B[hq]C[say, black plays something like this (or any big move) with sente, can white kill?]
;W[ap]
;B[bm]
;W[bk]
;B[al]C[black is alive]
;W[ao]
;B[an]C[alive. so black really did get sente earlier]))
(;B[bm]C[This is the ancient joseki]
;W[bl]
;B[dl]
;W[cl]
;B[am])))
(;W[dl]LB[gq:A]C[If white tries to kill without first playing A, white loses the race.]
;B[eq]C[something like this...]
(;W[ap]
;B[er]
;W[ep]
;B[ds])
(;W[er]
;B[fr]
;W[ep]
;B[fq]
;W[fo]
;B[fn]
;W[go]
;B[en]C[White loses the race])))
(;W[bo]C[This is the, "crap, I don't know what to do here" variation.]
;B[dr]
;W[bq]
;B[cs]
;W[bp]
;B[cr]
(;W[cm]C[When I first encourntered this joseki at the Portland Go Congress, This was my result as white. This is bad, but not quite game-losing bad. (Not like this game.)

When a pro reviewed it, they explained that the real joseki must be memorized. 

It is one of the few josekis that I have actually memorized that I rarely play. Or rather I thought I had it memorized.])
(;W[cl])))