(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[6.50]TM[600]OT[5x20 byo-yomi]
PW[greendemon]PB[stochastic]WR[3k]BR[3k]DT[2013-12-26]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]RE[W+3.50]
;B[pd]BL[596.993]
;W[dc]WL[595.151]
;B[dp]BL[594.945]
;W[pq]WL[589.467]
;B[qo]BL[592.412]
;W[op]WL[581.187]
;B[ql]BL[589.34]C[I really wanted to tennuki here to prevent an approach at D15.]
;W[de]WL[577.656]
;B[mq]BL[586.455]C[If there's a joseki for this, I don't know it.
** It's not unheard of.]
;W[qp]WL[572.515]
;B[po]BL[582.796]
(;W[nq]WL[547.593]C[Maybe a mistake?
** Definitely.]
;B[mp]BL[578.574]C[white is in danger of being enclosed]
(;W[no]WL[544.959]
;B[np]BL[570.255]
;W[oo]WL[542.437]
;B[nr]BL[568.904]
;W[mo]WL[535.294]C[inconsistent with the earlier moves, but I wanted to get out]
;B[oq]BL[566.926]
;W[pp]WL[531.604]
;B[pr]BL[564.816]
;W[ro]WL[526.714]
;B[rn]BL[562.977]
;W[rp]WL[519.989]
;B[lo]BL[553.717]
(;W[qn]WL[510.879]
;B[pn]BL[552]
;W[qm]WL[509.596]
;B[pm]BL[550.995]
;W[rm]WL[507.729]
;B[rl]BL[550.115]
;W[sn]WL[505.962]
;B[mm]BL[547.843]C[** Black surrounds but with horrible shape. Still, it's not pleasant to be surrounded already.]
;W[pl]WL[494.467]C[This cut looks viable, but it didn't work too well for me]
;B[om]BL[545.922]
(;W[pk]WL[471.906]C[** You need more preparation to play this type of attack. In this case, you're pushing from behind and have no real follow up.]
;B[qj]BL[539.802]
;W[pj]WL[459.909]
;B[qi]BL[538.198]
;W[ln]WL[438.235]C[trying to give black a weak group...]
;B[mn]BL[535.414]
(;W[lm]WL[426.554]
;B[ml]BL[533.647]C[but I have two weak groups now, and can't really attack]
;W[nj]WL[420.086]
;B[ll]BL[526.48]
;W[oh]WL[412.32]
;B[pi]BL[519.102]
;W[oi]WL[409.128]
;B[pg]BL[505.548]
;W[lj]WL[404.528]
;B[kl]BL[502.85]
;W[jd]WL[393.516]C[End result: black makes territory on both sides and I get nothing.
** I find myself in this situation all the time.]
;B[cg]BL[496.534]
(;W[ci]WL[387.066]
;B[cd]BL[494.503]
;W[ce]WL[374.584]
;B[dd]BL[492.991]
;W[ed]WL[372.366]
;B[cc]BL[491.568]
(;W[ec]WL[353.77]
;B[ee]BL[475.539]C[black seems eager to start a fight for someone who is winning]
;W[dg]WL[344.104]
;B[be]BL[471.173]
;W[df]WL[333.308]
;B[bf]BL[467.233]
;W[fe]WL[321.612]C[I think this result was ok for both
** White started with a corner enclosure and ended in gote. I think it's another loss.]
;B[hd]BL[450.208]C[picking a fight near my strong group, I think this was a mistake for black
** Amazing move!

]
(;W[jf]WL[310.242]
;B[hf]BL[447.418]
;W[ih]WL[295.354]C[I like this because it helps my weak center group also]
;B[ef]BL[433.576]
;W[fg]WL[285.628]
;B[hh]BL[429.453]
;W[ii]WL[268.406]
;B[hi]BL[419.842]
;W[hj]WL[263.181]
(;B[ij]BL[410.067]C[Another aggressive play, maybe overplay?
** Crazy overplay, but maybe he had no better chance.]
;W[gj]WL[250.408]
;B[fh]BL[400.086]
;W[eg]WL[229.804]C[trying to remove aji
** Nice.]
;B[gf]BL[395.042]
;W[ff]WL[227.471]
;B[jc]BL[391.574]
;W[kc]WL[219.849]
;B[ic]BL[387.915]
;W[ld]WL[215.285]C[I wanted to make L18 gote if possible]
;B[ke]BL[383.309]
;W[je]WL[211.732]
;B[kd]BL[381.574]
(;W[le]WL[206.846]C[black gets L18 in sente, but white gets to settle the shape in exchange, so I think this was ok.
** It's very painful to let l18 be sente.]
;B[ig]BL[376.034]
;W[jg]WL[200.935]
;B[kf]BL[373.151]C[I don't get this]
;W[kg]WL[192.236]
;B[jh]BL[366.61]
;W[ji]WL[185.469]
;B[kh]BL[365.286]
;W[ki]WL[177.788]C[or this]
;B[lh]BL[361.559]
(;W[lg]WL[172.965]
;B[mh]BL[352.279]
;W[mg]WL[164.938]C[black gives up stones and removes white's aji. I think I'm starting to claw back into the game.]
;B[fj]BL[341.989]C[Hard to read
** Another big mistake by black!]
;W[fi]WL[116.244]
;B[eh]BL[324.395]
;W[gh]WL[99.857]
;B[kb]BL[310.509]
;W[lc]WL[97.151]
;B[lb]BL[304.903]
(;W[mc]WL[45.75]C[I really wanted N18 here but I don't think I could have fought that cut
** n18 is very possible. Although, even if it isn't, you still dont want to play n17!]
(;B[gb]BL[296.737]C[I think black should've taken G13 instead
** Why?]
(;W[gg]WL[36.665]C[Now the white group can connect out
** White could have lived (maybe in sente) even if cut. This is slow.]
;B[ei]BL[289.982]
;W[hg]WL[29.077]
;B[ch]BL[285.968]
;W[fb]WL[11.13]
;B[mb]BL[274.13]
(;W[nc]WL[6.946]
(;B[ob]BL[272.08]
;W[nb]WL[20]OW[5]
;B[na]BL[270.647]C[I think black made another mistake here, better to just live on the bottom and not let me push into the corner]
;W[oc]WL[20]OW[5]
;B[pb]BL[267.104]
;W[pc]WL[20]OW[5]
;B[qc]BL[266.049]
;W[qd]WL[20]OW[5]
;B[rc]BL[261.744]
;W[pe]WL[20]OW[5]
;B[qe]BL[252.222]C[I wanted more than anything to attack that group on the right, but it was hard to see a good way]
(;W[rd]WL[20]OW[4]
;B[re]BL[250.307]
;W[sd]WL[20]OW[4]
;B[sc]BL[248.558]
;W[od]WL[20]OW[4]
;B[pf]BL[243.829]
(;W[sj]WL[20]OW[3]
(;B[rj]BL[235.819]
;W[sl]WL[20]OW[3]
;B[si]BL[232.694]
;W[sk]WL[20]OW[3]
;B[rk]BL[231.022]
;W[sm]WL[20]OW[3]
;B[se]BL[229.275]
;W[pd]WL[20]OW[3]
;B[rh]BL[219.795]C[Overall white did well here I thought. Now to deal with the bottom and right.
** Yep, white has gained a lot of ground.]
;W[fq]WL[20]OW[3]
;B[hq]BL[216.046]
(;W[cq]WL[20]OW[2]
;B[cp]BL[212.461]
;W[dq]WL[20]OW[2]
;B[ep]BL[211.033]
;W[bq]WL[20]OW[2]C[Seems better than F2 here]
;B[eq]BL[208.19]C[doesn't do much]
;W[er]WL[20]OW[2]
;B[bp]BL[205.63]
(;W[fp]WL[20]OW[2]
;B[dh]BL[197.709]
;W[eo]WL[20]OW[2]C[overplay probably
** It looks like it. But f9 was a nice helping hand.]
;B[fo]BL[187.891]
;W[do]WL[20]OW[2]
;B[cn]BL[183.725]
;W[fk]WL[20]OW[2]C[reduce!]
;B[gi]BL[160.816]
;W[fi]WL[20]OW[2]
;B[gi]BL[155.887]
(;W[ik]WL[20]OW[2]LB[gl:A]C[** Why this move to protec the g9 cut?
A is clearly better, and you may have some other ways....]
;B[ek]BL[149.245]
;W[fl]WL[20]OW[2]C[I have my eye on those two stones]
;B[el]BL[146.322]
;W[fn]WL[20]OW[2]
;B[go]BL[142.225]
;W[em]WL[20]OW[2]C[rescue the two white stones, with more reduction potential]
;B[aq]BL[138.346]
(;W[ar]WL[20]OW[2]LB[dr:B][fr:A]
(;B[ap]BL[137.02]
;W[bs]WL[20]OW[2]
;B[co]BL[131.385]
;W[dm]WL[20]OW[2]C[big]
;B[cl]BL[127.105]
;W[cm]WL[20]OW[2]
;B[bm]BL[125.461]
;W[dl]WL[20]OW[2]
;B[ck]BL[117.273]
;W[dk]WL[20]OW[2]
;B[cj]BL[111.744]LB[cb:A][of:C][qr:B]C[how big is E10? seems a bit small to play now
** You won every battle after his h16 invasion but missed several opportunities for a cleaner victory.
]
;W[qr]WL[20]OW[2]C[Gote, but I think this is bigger. C18 is similar. Also P14 turns out to be very large]
;B[ej]BL[102.161]
(;W[gr]WL[20]OW[2]C[Wondering about H15 now]
;B[hr]BL[96.261]
;W[hs]WL[20]OW[2]
;B[is]BL[94.184]
;W[gs]WL[20]OW[2]
;B[ir]BL[92.139]
;W[gn]WL[20]OW[2]
;B[il]BL[88.453]C[I don't really get this move from black]
;W[ho]WL[20]OW[2]
;B[gp]BL[85.239]
;W[in]WL[20]OW[2]
;B[hm]BL[68.589]
;W[hn]WL[20]OW[2]
;B[gm]BL[66.518]
;W[fm]WL[20]OW[2]
;B[hk]BL[60.785]
;W[gk]WL[20]OW[2]
;B[ko]BL[56.916]
(;W[jp]WL[20]OW[2]C[I could've done this much better!]
;B[fr]BL[45.677]C[smart move, black connects on the left]
;W[fs]WL[20]OW[2]
;B[gq]BL[42.853]
;W[dr]WL[20]OW[2]
;B[fr]BL[40.616]
;W[fq]WL[20]OW[2]
;B[jo]BL[28.81]
;W[ip]WL[20]OW[2]
;B[kq]BL[25.249]
(;W[cb]WL[20]OW[2]C[big?]
;B[bb]BL[22.872]
;W[bc]WL[20]OW[2]C[Is this the right way to play this corner?]
;B[bd]BL[20.474]
;W[ba]WL[20]OW[2]
;B[ac]BL[18.544]
;W[ca]WL[20]OW[2]
;B[jk]BL[16.923]C[This was big]
;W[hi]WL[20]OW[2]
;B[qs]BL[3.695]
;W[rs]WL[20]OW[2]
;B[ps]BL[2.218]
;W[rr]WL[20]OW[2]
;B[mj]BL[20]OB[5]C[I think this was too small though]
;W[mi]WL[20]OW[1]
;B[mk]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[of]WL[20]OW[1]C[Very big for white.]
;B[og]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[ng]WL[20]OW[1]
(;B[gc]BL[20]OB[5]C[Mistake]
;W[ph]WL[20]OW[1]
(;B[qh]BL[20]OB[5]C[The game-losing move?]
;W[qf]WL[20]OW[1]
;B[rf]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[qg]WL[20]OW[1]
;B[rg]BL[20]OB[5]C[I won by 3 points and this was at least 8. There's not a lot of endgame left and white pulls out a win.]
;W[ga]WL[20]OW[1]
;B[ha]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[fa]WL[20]OW[1]
;B[fc]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[eb]WL[20]OW[1]
;B[jm]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[im]WL[20]OW[1]
;B[hl]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[jn]WL[20]OW[1]
;B[kn]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[kp]WL[20]OW[1]
;B[lp]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[jq]WL[20]OW[1]
;B[jr]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[dj]WL[20]OW[1]
;B[di]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[dn]WL[20]OW[1]
;B[bl]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[ol]WL[20]OW[1]
;B[nl]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[if]WL[20]OW[1]
;B[gd]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[nk]WL[20]OW[1]
;B[fp]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[fr]WL[20]OW[1]
;B[id]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[jj]WL[20]OW[1]
;B[kk]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[kj]WL[20]OW[1]
;B[ik]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[ab]WL[20]OW[1]
;B[aa]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[fi]WL[20]OW[1]
;B[ab]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[gi]WL[20]OW[1]
;B[ge]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[ie]WL[20]OW[1]
;B[on]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[nn]WL[20]OW[1]
;B[nm]BL[20]OB[5]
;W[]WL[20]OW[1]
;B[]BL[20]OB[5]TW[da][ea][db][kd][md][nd][ee][ke][me][ne][oe][ef][kf][lf][mf][nf][pf][ig][og][pg][hh][jh][kh][lh][mh][nh][li][ni][oj][ok][en][rn][so][sp][qq][rq][sq][br][cr][sr][as][cs][ds][es][ss]TB[ia][ja][ka][la][ma][oa][pa][qa][ra][sa][hb][ib][jb][qb][rb][sb][bc][hc][ad][ae][af][sf][ag][bg][sg][ah][bh][sh][ai][bi][ci][ri][aj][bj][ak][bk][al][jl][am][km][lm][an][bn][ln][ao][bo][lq][nq][kr][lr][mr][or][js][ks][ls][ms][ns][os]C[stochastic [3k]: ty
greendemon [3k]: thanks
])
(;B[qg]
;W[qh]
;B[rf]C[white still gets a nice sente reduction]))
(;B[ph]C[black needs to play here now I think]))
(;W[jk]C[points in sente?]
;B[jl]
;W[cb]))
(;W[gq]
;B[hp]
;W[jp]))
(;W[he]C[I didn't see this in the game, but there's a nice reduction here]
(;B[ge]
;W[gd]
;B[ie]
;W[if]
;B[he]
;W[hc]
;B[id]
;W[hb]
(;B[gc]C[doesn't work]
;W[ga]
;B[fd]
;W[fc]
;B[gd]
;W[jb])
(;B[jb]
;W[gc]C[really nice for white]))
(;B[gd]C[black probably just gives up the two stones]
;W[ge]C[4-6 points gote?])))
(;B[fr]C[** I think it's too hard to handle this.]))
(;W[cr]))
(;W[dm]C[** Getting the f9 stone in is really nice for you. This seems like a finishing blow.]))
(;W[ko]
;B[lp]
;W[dh]
;B[di]
;W[dj]C[** What about this?]))
(;W[hp]C[** This is a good technique when black is thick behind h3.]
(;B[iq]
;W[cq])
(;B[ip]
;W[cq])))
(;B[rk]C[probably correct
** Right...]))
(;W[fq]))
(;W[qf]C[could this have worked?]
;B[rd]
(;W[pf]
;B[rf]
;W[qg]
;B[rg])
(;W[re]
;B[qd]
;W[pf]
;B[rg]
;W[rf]
;B[qg]C[could i have gotten something like this?]
(;W[sj])
(;W[si]))))
(;B[pb]C[** Right.]
;W[ob]
;B[oc]
;W[nb]
;B[gc]))
(;W[qd]C[** Start this fight when black has the burden of the k17 group.]))
(;W[fq]
;B[ei]
;W[gi]
;B[ej]C[** Is this the cut you're worried about?]))
(;B[gg]))
(;W[mb]
;B[mc]
(;W[nb]
;B[nd]
;W[oc]
;B[od]
;W[qc])
(;W[nc]
;B[md]
;W[me]
;B[nd]
;W[od]
;B[ne]
;W[oe]
;B[nf]
;W[ob]))
(;W[nc]C[** If you want to be passive.... o17 at least.])
(;W[pc]C[** Or, try to start another fight and use n18 against him.]))
(;W[lf]C[** Why not here?]))
(;W[lc]C[** It leaves a lot more aji, but the difference is huge.]
;B[ig]
;W[jg]
;B[jh]
;W[ji]
;B[kh]
;W[ki]
;B[lh]
;W[lf]))
(;B[fi]
;W[gj]
;B[fh]LB[dh:A][fj:B]C[** Well, it seems he could escape here with A or B.]))
(;W[ie]C[** It seems like a donation. I'd take it. But again, playing too simply may not leave a chance to win.]
;B[kc]
;W[jc]))
(;W[eb]C[** This is right, I think.]))
(;W[dn]C[** I think it's correct to reduce black's potential. But white may have no chance of winning if he plays normally.]))
(;W[kn]C[** Better shape, maybe you can manage this group and find a foothold on the bottom.]))
(;W[qk]C[** This is the way to abuse black's shape.]))
(;W[nl]C[** Jump. Taking the one stone is so soon, you have an eye in the corner. Run out first.]))
(;W[oo]
;B[on]
;W[no]C[** Did you want to avoid the empty triangle? It's not bad if it lets you out.]))
(;W[mp])
(;W[oo]C[** I like this]
;B[on]
;W[nn]
;B[om]
;W[lp]))