Middlegame problem from game

[Bill Spight]

Lastly, move 43 makes me vaguely unhappy for reasons that I can't really explain. I would have played F17 instead.

I played 43 (h4) because I was looking for a way to attack white's bottom left group and it seemed if black tried to attack from the left side he could only take profit on the bottom and in gote. My decision was to take the profit right away and wait for a better chance to attack. The shape is maybe sad because (I think) normally when h4 is played it is to protect a weakness on e3. I played it to have a strong outside and to surround territory.

It is Joaz who has problems with , pas moi.

[Phelan]

No one else wants to play D4? It was the first thing that came to my mind.
White then has to find a way to live.
Since every other group seems relatively stable, it seems the most urgent move to me.

[Joaz Banbeck]

No one else wants to play D4? It was the first thing that came to my mind.
White then has to find a way to live.
Since every other group seems relatively stable, it seems the most urgent move to me.

It certainly threatens white, but white has lots of room to run, so he need not take it seriously yet. He would tenuki and take a big point.
Wait until the center is clogged. Then it is an important move.

[kvasir]

It is Joaz who has problems with , pas moi.

Sorry about that. Made mistake with the quotes I corrected it.

[topazg]

No one else wants to play D4? It was the first thing that came to my mind.
White then has to find a way to live.
Since every other group seems relatively stable, it seems the most urgent move to me.

I think there are better moves (like illluck's suggestion) that put a burden of living on White whilst giving Black benefit elsewhere. D4 doesn't seem to gain Black much, and White's way of making life may damage Black's prospects elsewhere.

[Phelan]

I see. Thanks!