As planned. Giving the ponnuki does seem a bit painful, but I feel like breaking the top apart is worth it.

Thanks!

"A bit"? Excruciatingly massively painful. I would save my stone without even thinking. No need to read. Even if it dies, I would rather that than give a ponnuki, because there is surely a way to gain somehow even if they die, and 2+ stones means lots of forcing moves. You are breaking the top with a heavy group.

Similar to move 40 of our game http://www.online-go.com/games/board.php?boardID=247460

Thanks a lot, these things always make sense after they are pointed out XD I was thinking if I extend then black plays M17, after that J16 atari doesn't really work anymore. I had some trouble deciding whether the additional aji inside would be worth it, but I guess I don't really need to play J16 if I extend first.

Can't omit this.

Now I have two targets.

Hehe, I did a rough estimate and felt a bit in despair because black seemed a LOT better and he hasn't even moved (please don't ask me to count - I'm incredibly terrible at it). Now black still seems better but the game feels playable :p

L12 is the vital point of the board, I think. I'll get that next.

Two weak groups. Let's kill both.

I did not anticipate this move. In hindsight it does make sense because if I get this then both groups are comfortable. This does leave more weaknesses in his lower group, so I'll try to see if I can settle in sente.

Now this is an interesting game. I'm poking here to make his shape a little worse. Let's see what I can get here.

I still have the connect, but I'd rather not play it now because it gives up quite a bit of stones. This seems to live, at the cost of weakening my top stones XD

I did some reading, and it looks like I can cut something off.

Wow, just realized that the connect doesn't actually work because of atari and then double hane :p Then I guess I don't have much reason not to peep here.