(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[6.50]TM[1800]OT[5x30 byo-yomi]
PW[sung09]PB[Majordomo]WR[4k]BR[5k]DT[2016-07-28]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]C[Majordomo [5k\]: Hi gl
]RE[W+3.50]
;B[pd]BL[1794.849]
;W[dp]WL[1797.067]
;B[qp]BL[1792.656]C[sung09 [4k\]: hi
]
;W[op]WL[1783.931]
(;B[dd]BL[1789.544]
;W[qo]WL[1761.795]
;B[ro]BL[1752.991]
;W[qn]WL[1752.947]C[Ach - I only know one joseki here where he plays Q5, I hane give up a stone and get a ponnuki while he takes the corner]
;B[pp]BL[1730.926]
;W[oo]WL[1745.386]
(;B[or]BL[1664.44]C[is P3 better? I didn't like him playing M3 - see variation I was thinking]
;W[oq]WL[1739.127]
;B[pr]BL[1656.539]
;W[nr]WL[1736.914]
;B[po]BL[1614.186]
;W[pn]WL[1733.905]
;B[rn]BL[1610.604]
;W[qm]WL[1730.677]
;B[on]BL[1547.44]
;W[mq]WL[1724.377]
(;B[nn]BL[1511.242]C[I feel either direction is fine, depending on what you want to do.]
;W[ol]WL[1717.03]
(;B[pj]BL[1457.405]C[You could consider playing out with the two stones instead, looking to keep white low on the bottom.

This seems okay, though maybe low is better?]
;W[qk]WL[1694.371]
;B[qj]BL[1448.637]
;W[ml]WL[1676.642]C[Now that white is out and fairly strong on both sides, I wouldn't touch the two stones anytime soon.]
(;B[ln]BL[1361.497]C[Now white has the opportunity to harras these stones.]
;W[mo]WL[1666.818]
;B[mn]BL[1343.449]C[Now black's group is heavy, and it's splitting two white groups that are each in much better shape than it.]
;W[nj]WL[1647.841]
;B[oh]BL[1334.308]C[If you're going to play here, I prefer something tighter on the side.  Maybe R14 or so?  This ties in to abandoning the now 4 stones, though.

You could also do something with the 4 stones, but it feels a bit pointless.  White's fine on both sides, so it's not really a gain.]
;W[kp]WL[1641.987]
;B[kl]BL[1308.341]
(;W[jn]WL[1636.138]
;B[ll]BL[1295.615]
;W[lj]WL[1622.582]
;B[jk]BL[1244.897]C[White's gaining on the bottom with the attack, and black is getting heavier and heavier.  White's top group isn't really in danger, though.]
;W[rk]WL[1601.829]
;B[rm]BL[1210.364]
;W[rl]WL[1583.036]C[These moves feel pointless by white.  White should fix cuts or get out more.]
;B[pm]BL[1127.292]
;W[ql]WL[1579.301]
;B[pl]BL[1124.531]
;W[pk]WL[1577.53]
;B[om]BL[1123.683]
(;W[oj]WL[1568.164]
;B[nl]BL[1120.882]
;W[ok]WL[1561.084]
;B[mk]BL[1119.51]
;W[mj]WL[1554.885]
;B[mg]BL[1093.018]C[This I think was a big mistake - I realised the threat of Q11 just after I made the move]
;W[pi]WL[1540.161]C[Here I was stomped. Should I resist here or let him take? I couldn't see how well my resisting would go so I wanted to take sente in exchange for the two stones and build the top right corner.

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Resisting leads to broken shape and a very risky game.  If you don't kill, you lose a whole lot.]
;B[ph]BL[1053.154]
;W[qi]WL[1535.921]
;B[qh]BL[1047.711]C[This isn't sente I realised, yet it felt big - but maybe it's just slow?]
;W[hk]WL[1482.74]C[I considered my middle relatively safe even here - is this playing away when my house is on fire or am I fine tenuking?]
(;B[cn]BL[1040.059]C[I regretted this direction, my instinct said to invade him but I didn't want to be overly greedy here

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Black's in a bit of a spot in the center.  You could consider J7 maybe?]
;W[cp]WL[1442.806]
;B[fq]BL[1016.351]C[Kind of regret not just backing off here, if he wants to take territory in gote I should let him, otherwise the aji will remain for a while I guess?

Play D9 here instead?

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Better to play on the left.  He can't turn everything into territory in one move.]
;W[cl]WL[1437.264]C[Now the more developable side is in trouble, and living on the bottom will be cramped.]
;B[dl]BL[1010.936]C[And suddenly I felt trapped - could I have played E5 or do I need to lean first to get some more strength (which was my idea)?]
;W[dk]WL[1429.304]
;B[dm]BL[997.269]
;W[ck]WL[1425.783]
;B[eo]BL[939.552]C[Normally this is good, but it's harder with all the white strength on the right.]
;W[ep]WL[1418.426]
;B[fp]BL[859.482]
;W[fo]WL[1414.639]
;B[fn]BL[848.273]
;W[go]WL[1410.424]
;B[fl]BL[778.353]C[Here I thought for a bit - but I couldn't find a good way to attack his corner now - so I wanted to get some shape first.]
;W[fk]WL[1401.103]
;B[gn]BL[770.992]
;W[ho]WL[1398.144]
;B[im]BL[742.932]
;W[gl]WL[1378.875]
;B[gm]BL[717.792]
;W[jj]WL[1349.712]
;B[kj]BL[695.825]
;W[ki]WL[1345.813]
;B[ij]BL[694.442]
;W[kk]WL[1344.229]
;B[ik]BL[693.565]
;W[ii]WL[1322]
;B[hl]BL[616.678]
;W[gk]WL[1315.4]C[I think white should focus on connecting and sealing instead of this.]
;B[hj]BL[594.839]C[Note how broken white's shape is.]
;W[el]WL[1306.117]
(;B[em]BL[576.503]
;W[fm]WL[1291.495]C[Pointless.]
;B[gi]BL[528.34]C[My group was alive enough here - I think I should have played more severely against him, C12 or something to take away eyespace - I was reading him playing B6 to connect underneath my stones which I think he can and that means the aji in the F4 group would be gone (and I was still clinging to the hope that they would be useful)]
(;W[cf]WL[1262.532]
;B[fc]BL[516.264]
;W[kc]WL[1241.759]
(;B[mc]BL[505.156]
;W[hc]WL[1237.594]
(;B[ch]BL[502.997]
;W[dh]WL[1177.4]
;B[di]BL[464.105]
;W[eh]WL[1160.233]
;B[ei]BL[460.71]
;W[ci]WL[1154.094]
;B[cg]BL[329.053]
;W[df]WL[1133.667]
;B[cj]BL[302.632]
;W[bi]WL[1128.546]
;B[bj]BL[300.82]
;W[dj]WL[1119.098]
;B[bh]BL[249.112]
;W[fi]WL[1114.062]
;B[ai]BL[246.812]
;W[ci]WL[1111.728]C[Now black is collapsing.]
;B[ej]BL[228.691]
;W[fj]WL[1106.609]
;B[dg]BL[161.129]
;W[eg]WL[1096.178]
;B[bf]BL[153.23]
(;W[gh]WL[1083.067]
;B[ce]BL[133.339]
;W[ee]WL[1065.955]C[Wanted to come out here and pressure his two stones - since he can connect underneath at B6 the cut at H12 doesn't matter right?

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The cut doesn't work even. See variation.]
(;B[gd]BL[124.506]
;W[hi]WL[1062.291]
;B[do]BL[62.146]C[Lack of time made me want to ensure that my group was alive

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Did you consider attacking the three stones in the corner?  At least, you may have been able to parlay it into life on the bottom and for the central group.]
;W[hq]WL[1034.723]C[A key point for black to make trouble.]
;B[hd]BL[36.271]C[Is this the right move to attack his 2 stones? Maybe H15?

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Generally, touching while attacking will only make him stronger.    It's hard to do a whole lot with white so strong nearby also.]
;W[ic]WL[1017.922]
(;B[qd]BL[30]OB[4]C[I regret this move. I should have kept up the pressure here

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Well, if white invaded the corner successfully, it's game over.]
;W[mm]WL[950.586]
;B[lk]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[km]WL[924.057]
;B[lm]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[kj]WL[919.739]
;B[jm]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[md]WL[858.344]
(;B[nd]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[me]WL[850.824]
;B[lc]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[kd]WL[847.755]
;B[ld]BL[30]OB[4]C[Usually bad unless you read it all out.]
;W[le]WL[846.918]
(;B[ke]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[lg]WL[834.823]
;B[je]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[nc]WL[802.579]
;B[oc]BL[30]OB[4]C[Ugh... I made my game losing misread here I think]
;W[nb]WL[795.586]C[Ugh... I made my game losing misread here I think]
;B[ob]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[lb]WL[787.178]
;B[na]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[mb]WL[785.632]
;B[ne]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[mf]WL[779.205]
;B[nf]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[ie]WL[776.95]C[bad read on his part?]
;B[id]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[jd]WL[775.761]
;B[if]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[fd]WL[747.295]
;B[gc]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[ed]WL[744.599]
;B[ec]BL[30]OB[4]
(;W[de]WL[741]C[Re: the mistake, did you notice the line below?]
;B[cd]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[rh]WL[730.466]
;B[rg]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[ri]WL[726.043]
;B[fe]BL[30]OB[4]
;W[ef]WL[723.526]
;B[bi]BL[30]OB[3]C[still to small to take this few points gote...however I didn't see any large sente moves here? Still should have gone for sente first...]
;W[bo]WL[718.134]
;B[bn]BL[30]OB[3]
;W[an]WL[709.566]
;B[am]BL[30]OB[3]
;W[ao]WL[708.258]
;B[bm]BL[30]OB[3]
;W[ng]WL[691.445]
;B[og]BL[30]OB[3]
;W[ge]WL[669.953]
;B[he]BL[30]OB[3]
;W[gf]WL[648.283]
;B[hg]BL[30]OB[3]C[Another not sente move...]
;W[kn]WL[641.615]
;B[in]BL[30]OB[3]
;W[io]WL[635.395]
;B[gj]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[hh]WL[631.378]
;B[jh]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[ji]WL[622.562]
;B[kg]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[mh]WL[617.14]
;B[bq]BL[30]OB[2]C[completely misread something here... Not sure what I thought I saw]
;W[er]WL[604.45]
;B[co]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[bp]WL[603.137]
;B[pq]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[lo]WL[596.522]
;B[no]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[np]WL[595.483]
;B[hb]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[ib]WL[593.614]
;B[gb]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[gg]WL[570.083]
;B[ia]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[ja]WL[559.124]
;B[ha]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[jb]WL[556.077]
;B[sh]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[si]WL[551.654]
;B[sg]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[hn]WL[549.648]
;B[hm]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[ek]WL[543.066]
;B[ci]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[ig]WL[529.662]
;B[jg]BL[30]OB[2]
;W[hf]WL[528.148]
;B[bk]BL[30]OB[1]
;W[bl]WL[522.787]
;B[al]BL[30]OB[1]
;W[nh]WL[508.393]
;B[sl]BL[30]OB[1]
;W[sk]WL[505.254]
;B[sm]BL[30]OB[1]
;W[kf]WL[482.71]
;B[jf]BL[30]OB[1]
;W[kh]WL[481.761]
;B[oi]BL[30]OB[1]
;W[ni]WL[479.382]
;B[ns]BL[30]OB[1]
;W[ms]WL[475.984]
;B[os]BL[30]OB[1]
;W[ma]WL[472.519]
;B[oa]BL[30]OB[1]
;W[lf]WL[471.379]
;B[ie]BL[30]OB[1]
;W[ih]WL[468.376]
;B[nk]BL[30]OB[1]
;W[fl]WL[414.937]
;B[cm]BL[30]OB[1]
;W[fh]WL[413.123]
;B[]BL[30]OB[1]
;W[]WL[413.122]TW[ka][la][kb][jc][lc][mc][ld][fe][ff][fg][hg][mg][lh][li][mi][pj][qj][rj][sj][jo][ko][ap][fp][gp][hp][ip][jp][lp][mp][aq][bq][cq][dq][eq][fq][gq][iq][jq][kq][lq][nq][ar][br][cr][dr][fr][gr][hr][ir][jr][kr][lr][mr][as][bs][cs][ds][es][fs][gs][hs][is][js][ks][ls]TB[aa][ba][ca][da][ea][fa][ga][pa][qa][ra][sa][ab][bb][cb][db][eb][fb][pb][qb][rb][sb][ac][bc][cc][dc][pc][qc][rc][sc][ad][bd][od][rd][sd][ae][be][oe][pe][qe][re][se][af][of][pf][qf][rf][sf][ag][bg][pg][qg][ah][aj][ak][il][jl][ml][mm][nm][dn][en][sn][so][rp][sp][qq][rq][sq][qr][rr][sr][ps][qs][rs][ss]C[Majordomo [5k\]: Thanks for the game



So - not a triumphant return but a return - think my misread in the upper right cost me the game and maybe I could have salvaged it despite that if only I'd played endgame correctly... Oh well - comments would be great!])
(;W[he]
(;B[gf]
;W[jf]
;B[kf]
;W[hf])
(;B[hf]
;W[ge]
;B[ff]
;W[fe]
;B[ef]
;W[gf]
;B[fg]
;W[fh]
;B[de]
;W[gg]
;B[df])))
(;B[nc]C[Sente at least.]))
(;B[nc]C[What about this?]))
(;B[me]C[Something like this seems playable, though.])
(;B[md]C[Or maybe here.  With enough outside strength, the 3-3 is no longer an issue.]))
(;B[hh]
;W[hi]
;B[gj]
(;W[ih])
(;W[hg]
;B[ih]C[I didn't see that I could maybe cut here ])
(;W[jl]
;B[il]
;W[jm]C[Now black is screwed.])))
(;W[be]
;B[ce]C[He can't hane]))
(;B[bd]C[Simple and sente.  Settles the corner too.])
(;B[ej]C[Might not be quite the right timing, but don't forget about this peep, which is hard for white to resist.]))
(;B[ic]
;W[nc]
;B[oc]
;W[nd]
;B[oe]))
(;W[bn]
(;B[bo]
;W[co]
;B[cm]
;W[bm]
;B[bp]
;W[bq])
(;B[bm]
;W[cm]
;B[bo]
(;W[bl])
(;W[dn]))))
(;B[fm]
;W[en]
;B[em]
;W[do]
;B[in]))
(;B[im]))
(;W[nl]C[Better.]))
(;W[lm]
;B[km]
;W[kn]
;B[ko]
;W[jn]
;B[jo]
;W[in]
;B[lp]
;W[lq]
;B[mp]
;W[np]
;B[lo]
;W[jp]
;B[io]
;W[ip]
;B[hn]
;W[jl]
;B[il]))
(;B[jd]C[This works with the right side.])
(;B[cn]C[big of course])
(;B[]
;W[mn]C[If white does something like this, black doesn't really care.  It doesn't affect the game much.]))
(;B[ql]
;W[pl]
;B[pm]
;W[om]
;B[rm]
;W[pm]
;B[qk]
;W[mn]))
(;B[om]C[Would this have been better? I didn't want to entice him to take a base for his lump but he probably would have done so anyway and this way I could have gotten influence from my cutting stones (?)]
(;W[qj]
;B[ql]C[Eh I guess he can't take a 2 space])
(;W[qk]
;B[pl]
;W[ql]
;B[pk]
;W[pj]
;B[qi]
;W[qj]
;B[ph]
;W[oj]
;B[nk]C[Is this just imagining things or could it have gone this way?])))
(;B[oq]
;W[nq]
;B[or]
(;W[mp])
(;W[nr])))
(;B[pn]C[I sometimes like this, looking to force white into gote.  Not playing it is fine too, though.]))