(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[0.50]TM[60]OT[3x10 byo-yomi]
PW[me]PB[adversary]WR[1k]BR[2k]DT[2013-06-13]C[I played white this game.
]RE[W+Resign]
;B[pe]BL[59.11]C[Hmm. I'm kind of tired today, and I'm always afraid of an opening like Q15.
Ah well, let's see what happens.
]
;W[dd]WL[57.514]
;B[op]BL[46.818]
;W[dp]WL[49.476]
;B[fq]BL[44.791]C[I should just be patient. Nice and easy~]
;W[cn]WL[46.55]
;B[fo]BL[36.325]C[Interesting choice. I guess this threatens to make the bottom big. I could play L3, but J3 doesn't give me much space for "a base" at the bottom. I could play K3, but then M3 doesn't give me much of "a base", either.
So maybe it's not about getting a base. Maybe I should just split him a bit with K4. I can mark my influence there, and move on.]
;W[jp]WL[32.839]
;B[lq]BL[17.161]C[K2 is my territorial instinct, but what good does that do? I think the right side is kind of big. But R4 would be so nice for him. I'll take it first.]
;W[qp]WL[22.833]
;B[pn]BL[6.646]C[R6 seems natural, but it just helps him build up influence. I'll try to just grab territory quick and be on my way to better things. I'll try P3.]
;W[oq]WL[12.049]
;B[pq]BL[10]OB[3]C[Ah, he's cutting.. I don't know if I can survive this because of all of his stones. But I'm committed, now.]
;W[pp]WL[10.436]
;B[qq]BL[10]OB[3]C[S4 would be really bad for me, so I should help R4. Q6 is in a great spot. I think he's doing well so far.]
;W[rq]WL[4.147]
;B[rr]BL[10]OB[3]
;W[rp]WL[10]OW[3]
;B[or]BL[10]OB[3]C[Hmm. O3, O2... I guess I could O4, but then I need to save R4. Pretty much, this stone is dead. I'll play one more, and then R7 to help this group.
(**Post-game thinking: Maybe it's better not to play O3 at all in this case...?**)]
;W[nq]WL[10]OW[3]
;B[nr]BL[10]OB[3]
;W[sr]WL[10]OW[3]
;B[qr]BL[10]OB[3]
;W[rs]WL[10]OW[3]C[(**Post-game thinking: I don't think this is a good move. He can ignore it, I think (see variation)...**)]
(;B[np]BL[10]OB[3]
;W[qm]WL[10]OW[3]
;B[pl]BL[10]OB[3]
;W[ql]WL[10]OW[3]
;B[pk]BL[10]OB[3]
;W[pm]WL[10]OW[3]
;B[om]BL[10]OB[3]C[Hmm, I want to cut P6, but P8 doesn't do much... I guess I'll jump ahead.]
;W[qj]WL[10]OW[3]
;B[qk]BL[10]OB[3]
;W[rk]WL[10]OW[3]
;B[rl]BL[10]OB[3]C[Not bad for black, but I kind of like it. I can be completely safe with this group, and free to mess with him... I do get R10 cut off, which is my payment for that.]
;W[rm]WL[10]OW[3]
;B[rj]BL[10]OB[3]
;W[sl]WL[10]OW[3]
;B[qi]BL[10]OB[3]
;W[on]WL[10]OW[3]C[Tee hee, now I can cut.]
;B[pj]BL[10]OB[3]
;W[nm]WL[10]OW[3]
;B[ol]BL[10]OB[3]
;W[nn]WL[10]OW[3]C[OK... Stuck my head out a bit. He is not doing bad, though. I still don't like Q15. Maybe he can F17 next, and black is looking OK. I need to turn it around.]
;B[gd]BL[10]OB[3]C[Hmm, interesting. I like his idea. He plays interestingly.]
;W[df]WL[10]OW[3]
;B[dc]BL[10]OB[3]C[This seems too greedy... I'll cut him.]
;W[ec]WL[10]OW[3]
;B[ed]BL[10]OB[3]
;W[fc]WL[10]OW[3]
;B[fd]BL[10]OB[3]
;W[cd]WL[10]OW[3]
;B[db]BL[10]OB[3]
;W[gc]WL[10]OW[3]C[(**Post-game thinking: This somehow feels bad for me to play this way, and perhaps black can punish me. I don't think he punished me much the game right here, though...**)]
;B[hc]BL[10]OB[3]
;W[hb]WL[10]OW[3]
;B[ib]BL[10]OB[3]
;W[gb]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[ic]BL[10]OB[3]
;W[eb]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[bc]BL[10]OB[3]C[Yay, one of my favorite shapes~!]
;W[cc]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[cb]BL[10]OB[3]
;W[bb]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[ba]BL[10]OB[3]
;W[ab]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[ac]BL[10]OB[3]
;W[da]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[aa]BL[10]OB[3]
;W[bb]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[ab]BL[10]OB[3]C[Wee~]
;W[ea]WL[10]OW[2]C[Hmm. That was fun, but now he can do Q17 or maybe even P17... And he has a big moyo... I'm in trouble.]
;B[ll]BL[10]OB[2]C[Hmm, whew. This is not as big as Q17 IMO.]
;W[pc]WL[10]OW[2]C[OK, just make some territory here, then move on.]
;B[nd]BL[10]OB[2]
;W[nc]WL[10]OW[2]C[I don't care if I strengthen him now. He's already strong here.]
;B[md]BL[10]OB[2]
;W[mc]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[lc]BL[10]OB[2]
;W[qe]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[qd]BL[10]OB[2]C[Hmm, don't I ever learn with these cuts?]
;W[pd]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[qc]BL[10]OB[2]
;W[qb]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[rb]BL[10]OB[2]
;W[pb]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[re]BL[10]OB[2]
;W[qf]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[rf]BL[10]OB[2]C[OK, that's not workin' for me.. So maybe I can utilize R14 in some way. How should I do that? M16 is a weakness. I can exploit that, then maybe use the P15 atari to get some profit. Definitely can't Q14 or anything now. R14 is as good as dead, and I want to be able to get out with Q18.]
;W[ld]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[oe]BL[10]OB[1]C[OK, not bad. I can still take at L17.]
;W[kc]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[lb]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[kb]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[oc]BL[10]OB[1]C[I won't fall for your P18/P16 trap! If I do that, you'll just Q18, I capture, you N18, I P17, you L16, I M15, you K17..
I'm not going to do that.]
;W[nb]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[le]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[kd]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[ke]BL[10]OB[1]C[Hmm, OK. Maybe I can take P16 in sente.
(**Post-game thinking: Maybe P16 was slow.**)]
;W[od]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[nf]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[je]WL[10]OW[2]C[Exploit N15?]
;B[jd]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[jf]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[lg]BL[10]OB[1]C[Ok, I want to J16, he K17, I H16. But then he can J15. I need more liberties for K14 first. So pretend to be interested in M13, then come back and strike.
(**Post-game thinking: J16 is no good, of course, since L18 has only two liberties after black does K17.**)]
;W[kg]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[gf]BL[10]OB[1]C[Alas, I want to kill him... So I guess I will try to profit from my move at L13, at least minimally.]
;W[lf]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[mf]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[me]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[ne]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[kf]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[me]BL[10]OB[1]C[Hmm, clumpy. Can I kill it? N13, M12, O13 doesn't quite work since black can capture R14.]
;W[lh]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[mg]BL[10]OB[1]C[Push once more and threaten Q13?]
;W[mh]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[kh]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[pg]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[nh]BL[10]OB[1]C[I guess this doesn't really work. I'll keep pushing.
(**Post-game thinking: I should have relented when I realized it didn't work well.**)]
;W[ni]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[oh]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[og]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[ki]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[lj]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[ng]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[kj]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[jj]BL[10]OB[1]C[Hmm, tricky. I want to kill H17 somehow. K14 is rather weak, though. M12 is also weak. The L12 stones hurt this. I can't cut at K11, because then black uses that to force me and I lose K14.
Since black has captured Q13, M10 and M12 stones are not that important. Therefore, I should threaten L12 to strengthen K14, then come back to strike J17.]
;W[ih]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[ji]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[he]WL[10]OW[2]C[(**Post-game thinking: This wasn't super. The idea was that black can cut at J13 between J12 and K14, so I could use this to capture the cutting stone. But of course, I cannot protect (variation).**)]
;B[hd]BL[10]OB[1]
(;W[fg]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[gg]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[gh]WL[10]OW[2]C[Hmm, I'm stretching it thin.. Maybe I can't kill him, but can I at least get influence?]
;B[fh]BL[10]OB[1]C[Hmm. H13? Well, he can G11 next. It'd be nice to move forward with a move like J11, but there's the problem with the cut at J13, I think.
Maybe I can push with G15 and give him shortage of liberties. Then if he tries to cut, I can utilize it to protect.
(**Post-game thinking: I really should try to actually read out sequences instead of thinking of strategic concepts that might or might not work.**)]
;W[ge]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[eg]BL[10]OB[1]C[Um, what? I can play F14...]
;W[ff]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[ef]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[fe]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[ee]BL[10]OB[1]C[Hmm, he can J15 to get a group, and D16 is weak... Maybe this wasn't a good idea.
The move wasn't too bad, I guess.]
;W[cg]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[fi]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[gi]WL[10]OW[2]C[Well, he can kill C13 maybe. I can't protect both groups. I guess I can at least get out with this, and maybe take K10.
This is difficult...]
;B[fj]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[gj]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[gk]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[fk]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[gl]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[eh]WL[10]OW[2]C[Hmm, maybe I can help C13?]
;B[fm]BL[10]OB[1]C[What? I guess he wants territory around K6... But I think it's big to take F11. I'll reduce the K6 area somehow later.]
;W[ej]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[ie]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[hf]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[if]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[hg]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[jg]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[kl]WL[10]OW[2]C[OK, now reduce.]
;B[km]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[jm]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[kk]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[jl]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[lm]BL[10]OB[1]C[Hmm. K9 helps me approach my help at G10. M9 helps if I want to potentially cut off M7. I don't know which one I want. I won't decide for now, but rather see what he does and decide later.]
;W[ko]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[lo]BL[10]OB[1]C[OK, no way to kill M7, really. K9 it is. I'll see if I can cut by M4 to see if he naively does N4 next.]
;W[lp]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[mo]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[jk]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[lk]BL[10]OB[1]C[OK, now maybe, just maybe I can kill him. Let's peep.]
;W[gp]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[gq]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[fp]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[ep]BL[10]OB[1]C[Hmm. E3 basically destroys the corner. Actually E5 doesn't help the corner much, either. I think E5 is more helpful, though. Maybe I can snag the F7 stones somehow.]
;W[eo]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[hp]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[go]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[ho]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[fn]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[gn]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[eq]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[hq]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[hn]WL[10]OW[2]C[Okey dokey.]
;B[gm]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[in]WL[10]OW[2]C[Not bad... Maybe I can get G7 and potential to get H3 later, too. Feelin' OK!]
;B[ik]BL[10]OB[1]C[Nope! I'll cut ya!]
;W[ij]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[il]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[jq]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[jn]BL[10]OB[1]C[Woops, that was sente.
ez4u was right, again.
]
;W[io]WL[10]OW[2]C[At least I'll get this group.]
;B[cq]BL[10]OB[1]C[Hmm. I could cut off at E2. But maybe capturing J8 is bigger. I'll save what he took, and endure C3.]
;W[im]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[dm]BL[10]OB[1]C[Hmm. Let's peep at E8 to either take sente or make his move worthless. Then cut off at E2. I got both moves
]
;W[el]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[em]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[er]WL[10]OW[2]C[:-)]
;B[ck]BL[10]OB[1]C[So try to keep his eye space down...]
;W[dl]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[cm]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[cl]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[bl]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[bn]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[bm]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[bj]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[dj]BL[10]OB[1]C[Hmm, D11 seems appealing, but what if he does E9, me D9, he F8?]
;W[ei]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[bi]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[ci]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[bh]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[cj]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[dk]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[di]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[bk]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[ek]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[aj]BL[10]OB[1]
;W[bg]WL[10]OW[2]
;B[bo]BL[10]OB[1]C[Hmm. I'll play C5. He can retreat at B4 or so, and I keep him cut with A6. Or if he A6, I just capture B5.]
;W[co]WL[10]OW[2]C[End of game... Feels kind of like I was sloppy, but I guess he made some mistakes, too.])
(;W[]
;B[ig]
;W[jg]
;B[jh]
;W[hg]
;B[if]
;W[ie]
;B[hf]))
(;B[po]
;W[qs]
;B[pr]
;W[mr]
;B[mq]
;W[np]
;B[oo]C[(**Post-game thinking: What would I do, now? Conclusion: I don't think S1 was great.**)]))
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prevents White for cutting you off. Black connects at "a" next and reduces the center at the same time. Black is still in the game. If White "a" instead of 10, Black plays atari at "b", White has to capture at "c" and Black connects at 10, capturing White's center stones.
Beyond that consider what happens if he plays M1 (more stylish!), you answer at L1, and he simply connects at N1. What is your next move? Looks like time for more tsumego to me. 
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