Life In 19x19

Thanks everyone for the warm welcomes

Thank you Bill for the comments. I agree with everything you said! I guess my biggest mistake in this game was not invading directly with move 9. Seems that gave white an ideal shape on the right side, from which the invasion later on became a real burden to deal with. After white invaded, I also ...

What if white simply plays S12 to connect under though? I was thinking bR12, wS12, bS13, wR13, bS11, wQ12, bR11, wQ11, bS10. It just doesn't seem good for black to me, because now white has some influence and I only get a small life on the side in exchange.

Hello, and thanks for your comments! Apologies for not posting an introduction first! I now have posted one.

I have a question about your comment here:
b9 is wrong. You left W get an ideal shape to couner your lower right position. Invade at 12 instead. W will capture that stone but you will get a ...

Hello! My apologies for posting a game in the review section without first posting an introduction. I was told it was considered rude, which I of course understand.

Anyways, my name is Andy, I'm from California, and I'm 21 years old. I am 1k on Tygem, but not quite sure what my rank is on KGS yet ...

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Hello, could you please help me figure out my mistakes so that I can improve?

A few questions:

:b13: maybe should be at F3 instead since it's the more open side?
:b29: is there a better way to answer white's invasion? The whole corner ...