(;GM[1]FF[4]AP[glGo:1.4]ST[1]

SZ[19]HA[2]KM[0.5]
PW[GNU Go]PB[Black]RE[W+55.5]DT[2011-02-06]
AB[dp][pd]C[My East is split in two struggling areas.]
;W[dd]
;B[pp]
;W[nc]
;B[qf]
;W[nq]
;B[qn]
;W[pb]
;B[qc]
;W[kc]
;B[lq]C[I have sente, so I pincer the White attack. I think that White could have invaded the corner at this point.]
;W[no]
;B[lo]
;W[on]
;B[pl]
;W[nl]
;B[lm]C[At this point, White is on the run, but I still need to close the corner.]
;W[fq]C[Again a corner approach...]
;B[dr]C[I close off the corner.]
;W[jq]C[Now I'm being pincered.]
;B[lr]C[I keep White separated, with an eye to invading at H2.]
;W[qh]C[Invasion.]
;B[qj]C[I pincer the stone, with an eye to splitting White around P10.]
;W[cn]
;B[hr]C[I invade.]
;W[ck]
;B[en]C[Here I seek to enclose the two White stones and make a framework.]
;W[hq]
;B[bo]C[I close off the corner.

Now perhaps I should have connected underneath at F2 or K2.]
;W[ir]
;B[fr]
;W[ch]
;B[fc]C[I invade. Perhaps I should have connected at G2.]
;W[hc]
;B[cc]C[I go for the corner. Perhaps I should have placed at D17 instead.]
;W[dc]
;B[cd]
;W[de]
;B[db]
;W[eb]
;B[cb]
;W[ec]
;B[gd]
;W[pr]C[My failure to close off the corner comes back to bite.]
(;B[qr]C[In retrospect, I think this contact play is a major mistake. I had already lost the corner.]
;W[qq]
;B[rr]
;W[pq]
;B[op]
;W[np]
;B[qp]
;W[rq]
;B[nr]
;W[gr]
;B[or]C[I seem to be ignoring a lot of activity around those formerly two threatened White stones.]
;W[rs]
;B[ps]C[I misread this sequence, believing that I saved the corner two stones by connecting underneath.

I should have connected at P3 instead.]
;W[oq]
;B[nm]C[Here I try to enclose the White stones, not understanding that White lives.]
;W[om]
;B[nn]
;W[sr]C[I missed this move and thought that I had the entire White structure.]
;B[sp]C[I try to save the side.]
;W[ce]
;B[be]
;W[bf]
;B[ae]
;W[er]
;B[es]
;W[fs]
;B[eq]
;W[ds]
;B[cr]
;W[qb]
;B[cs]
;W[oh]
;B[es]C[I was fixated on creeping back the White stones.]
;W[af]
;B[bc]
;W[bn]
;B[fr]
;W[fp]
;B[gs]
;W[hs]
;B[oj]
;W[ol]C[I try to keep White split.]
;B[oo]
;W[mk]
;B[kk]
;W[mi]C[And White is connected.]
;B[nf]C[I try to keep White separated from the top.]
;W[of]
;B[oe]
;W[og]
;B[nd]
;W[ng]
;B[mf]
;W[mc]
;B[ki]
;W[lh]
;B[kg]
;W[co]
;B[cp]
;W[ep]
;B[do]
;W[bp]
;B[bq]
;W[ao]
;B[aq]
;W[mn]
;B[mm]
;W[rc]
;B[rd]
;W[rb]
;B[io]C[I try to enclose White in the South.]
;W[mo]
;B[ln]
;W[gj]
;B[ek]C[I try to cut into White's grasp on the middle.]
;W[ej]
;B[gl]
;W[fk]
;B[fl]
;W[gg]
;B[gk]
;W[fb]
;B[fj]
;W[fi]
;B[hj]
;W[ie]
;B[gi]
;W[ei]
;B[cl]
;W[bl]
;B[cm]
;W[bm]
;B[dk]
;W[dj]
;B[ig]
;W[lg]
;B[rh]C[I try to connect under; I didn't understand that I would fail.]
;W[lf]
;B[kf]
;W[le]
;B[mj]
;W[rg]
;B[ri]
;W[qg]
;B[rf]
;W[sg]
;B[sf]
;W[nj]
;B[lj]
;W[ni]
;B[oc]
;W[ob]
;B[pc]
;W[fe]
;B[ok]
;W[nk]
;B[hf]
;W[he]
;B[gf]
;W[ge]
;B[ff]
;W[go]
;B[js]
;W[jo]
;B[im]
;W[ip]
;B[is]
;W[lp]
;B[kp]
;W[fs]
;B[er]
;W[mp]
;B[gs]
;W[kq]
;B[hr]
;W[ko]
;B[gq]
;W[gp]
;B[gr]
;W[in]
;B[jn]
;W[hn]
;B[jr]
;W[md]
;B[iq]
;W[hp]
;B[kn]
;W[jp]
;B[gn]
;W[kr]
;B[hm]
;W[pm]
;B[ql]
;W[qm]
;B[ho]
;W[rm]C[My East is split in two struggling areas.]
;B[rl]
;W[ne]
;B[pe]
;W[mg]
;B[sd]
;W[pi]
;B[pj]
;W[dn]
;B[eo]
;W[dl]
;B[em]
;W[dm]
;B[rn]
;W[sm]
;B[fg]
;W[el]
;B[fk]
;W[ap]
;B[dg]
;W[dh]
;B[cg]
;W[bg]
;B[ef]
;W[jf]
;B[jg]
;W[kh]
;B[jh]
;W[ee]
;B[if]
;W[da]
;B[ca]
;W[fh]
;B[gh]
;W[pf]
;B[qe]
;W[sh]
;B[si]
;W[qi]
;B[rj]
;W[sk]
;B[sl]
;W[fo]
;B[fn]
;W[ks]
;B[ls]
;W[ir]
;B[jd]
;W[je]
;B[iq]
;W[kp]
;B[ea]
;W[fa]
;B[da]
;W[ir]
;B[hs]
;W[ke]
;B[sc]
;W[sb]
;B[od]
;W[cf]
;B[df]
;W[iq]
;B[tt]
;W[li]
;B[ji]
;W[lk]
;B[kj]
;W[ll]
;B[kl]
;W[eh]
;B[tt]
;W[oi]
;B[tt]
;W[eg]
;B[tt]
;W[ml]
;B[tt]
;W[tt]TB[sk][sj][se][rk][re][qk][qd][pk][km][jm][jl][jk][jj][in][il][ik][ij][ii][ih][hn][hl][hk][hi][hh][hg][gm][gj][gg][fs][fm][ds][dq][cq][bs][br][bd][bb][ba][as][ar][ad][ac][ab][aa]TW[ss][sq][sp][so][sn][sa][rr][rp][ro][rn][ra][qs][qr][qp][qo][qn][qa][ps][pp][po][pn][ph][pg][pa][os][or][op][oo][oa][ns][nr][nh][nb][na][ms][mr][mq][mh][mb][ma][ls][lr][lq][ld][lc][lb][la][kd][kb][ka][jd][jc][jb][ja][id][ic][ib][ia][hd][hb][ha][gd][gc][gb][ga][fd][fc][ed][di][cm][cl][cj][ci][bo][bk][bj][bi][bh][an][am][al][ak][aj][ai][ah][ag]C[White wins by 55.5 points.])
(;B[rq]
;W[rr]
;B[sr]
;W[qr]
;B[oq]
;W[or]
;B[ns]
;W[nr]))