Today on IGS I played 4 games. Of these, 3 were handicap games in which I took White. The remaining one was an even game in which I took Black. I won all the handi games, but lost this one by 22.5 points. One thing that cost me the game - in addition to faster than usual playing - was the successful invasion of White 84 in the lower right corner. I now feel that, had Black 87 been avoided, White would've not had it so easy. Below is the game record. Much obliged in advance for your comments.
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is nice, it leans in order to expand your area while limiting White. When White invades deeply into your strength with 
, however, you jump straight up with 
. You should have played the diagonal move at "a" instead.
) you played 
below and then followed up with 
through 
. This gives White a free pass to the outside. What were your thoughts here?
). It is important to realize that Black's shape in the upper right is better than White's. If you are cut off and end up in a capturing race, Black should have the better chances. In the game, Black lets White off too easily.
through 
you force White to connect the stones on the left side without clearly making two eyes for yourself. You could have cut at either "a" or "b" and captured at least one stone to secure your group. What were your thoughts here?
