The most notable thing about the first dubious moves was that both black and white sinned by omission. They did not make bad moves like dropping a piece in chess, but rather failed to take advantage of opportunities like noticing that their opponent left a piece en prise.
(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[0.50]TM[600]OT[5x20 byo-yomi]PW[Ethelor]PB[MattMiller]WR[22k]BR[23k]DT[2013-01-13]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]RE[B+Resign];B[dp]BL[594.419];W[pd]WL[596.382];B[pq]BL[590.153];W[dd]WL[589.475];B[qo]BL[573.577];W[cf]WL[572.058];B[jp]BL[570.101];W[jc]WL[565.59];B[qf]BL[565.276];W[qh]WL[558.424](;B[qc]BL[559.419]C[JB: I would not call this a bad move at the DDK levels, but it does allow white to build a wall that works very well with his other stones. See variation.];W[pc]WL[547.847];B[qd]BL[554.29](;W[qm]WL[533.55]C[JB: I hereby declare this to be the FIRST BAD MOVE. See variation];B[pe]BL[505.535]C[JB: This is a good move by black, taking both territory and getting influence.];W[nd]WL[510.581](;B[oe]BL[475.024]C[JB: Good idea, but a little small. See variation.](;W[od]WL[505.55]C[JB: A bit inefficient. The upper right corner is mostly settled. See variation](;B[dj]BL[459.513]C[JB: This is close to being THE SECOND BAD MOVE. It is not really a bad move in itself, but black is missing a big opportunity elsewhere. See variation.];W[qk]WL[476.789]C[JB: Very good move by white.](;B[og]BL[449.066]C[JB: This is small, and accomplishes almost nothing. See variations];W[ch]WL[466.535];B[ci]BL[432.327];W[bi]WL[463.064];B[bj]BL[428.685];W[bh]WL[453.314];B[dh]BL[419.305];W[gd]WL[436.849];B[ne]BL[380.355];W[ld]WL[429.205];B[on]BL[361.049];W[fg]WL[379.439];B[eh]BL[327.626];W[eg]WL[361.024];B[dg]BL[324.223];W[df]WL[353.556];B[cg]BL[317.923];W[bg]WL[351.168];B[ok]BL[249.223]C[MattMiller [23k]: why resign?
JB: Good question. Black's position is probably better, but it is thin. White can invade lots of places - here marked with triangles.]TR[fq][cn][lp][np][hq][bk])(;B[jj]C[JB: Go big, if you feel optimistic...or...])(;B[je]C[JB: Start reducing his potential territory...or...]))(;B[qj]C[JB: A double attack. Black is strong in the upper right and in the lower right, and would welcome a fight near his strong stones. With this move, he gets to do exactly that - twice.]))(;W[nc]C[JB: This accomplishes the same thing defensively, but gives white a better chance of territory on the upper side, where not everything is yet spoken for.]))(;B[nf]C[JB: Same idea, but more efficient. ( It is connected. As an exercise, try to cut it off. )]))(;W[pe]C[JB: Black has taken the corner. White must get compensation - which in this case, is a wall on the outside.];B[rf];W[og]C[JB: This is joseki, supposedly an equal continuation for both sides. But in this instance, white is starting to get a grip on a large chunk of the top portion of the board. So it is probably a bad decision for black to make a move that leads into this particular pattern. In other words, R17 was probably the wrong direction.]))(;B[of];W[nd]C[JB: This keep white low, at least compared to the previous joseki.];B[pi]))
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