White passed when he could have won the game. See variation at move 228.
(As usual, no guarantee that I have not made a mistake.
(;CA[UTF-8]FF[4]SZ[19]AP[GOWrite:2.2.21]ST[2]GM[1]HA[0]PC[The KGS Go Server at <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.gokgs.com/">http://www.gokgs.com/</a><!-- m -->]KM[0.5]FG[259:]DT[2013-09-29]PW[kevinl2601]RE[B+18.50]TM[1800.0]WR[25k]GN[ ]RU[Japanese]C[olzkaja [26k?]: hikevinl2601 [25k]: hi]PB[olzkaja]BR[26k]PM[0]OT[5x30 byo-yomi]
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;B[gg]BL[809.475]
;W[lj]WL[1131.89]
;B[mj]BL[783.082]
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;B[lh]BL[776.931]
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;B[lg]BL[763.646]
;W[gh]WL[1080.67]
;B[fh]BL[755.928]
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;B[ei]BL[748.632]
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;B[fn]BL[722.163]
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;B[ip]BL[682.62]
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;B[ho]BL[675.362]
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;W[ir]WL[989.462]
;B[gr]BL[663.685]
;W[im]WL[985.772]
;B[hm]BL[661.053]
;W[kp]WL[980.592]
;B[op]BL[647.326]
;W[lp]WL[974.322]
;B[pq]BL[628.351]
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;B[qq]BL[614.824]
;W[oq]WL[951.206]
;B[so]BL[548.938]
;W[oo]WL[944.274]
;B[pn]BL[537.534]
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;B[nm]BL[532.568]
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;B[pr]BL[509.641]
;W[sn]WL[896.599]
;B[sp]BL[501.482]
;W[rn]WL[892.355]
;B[sm]BL[473.544]
;W[rj]WL[847.343]
;B[qd]BL[447.842]
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;W[rd]WL[812.741]
;B[pc]BL[351.389]
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;B[qb]BL[303.814]
;W[pb]WL[791.094]
;B[qa]BL[295.438]
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;B[sb]BL[284.813]
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;B[lo]BL[207.667]
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;B[km]BL[109.862]
;W[ln]WL[708.635]
;B[lm]BL[94.405]
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;B[ne]
;W[kn]WL[625.039]
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;OB[5]B[lk]BL[30.0]
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;OB[5]B[mm]BL[30.0]
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;OB[5]B[nl]BL[30.0]
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;OB[5]B[sr]BL[30.0]
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;OB[4]B[gf]BL[30.0]
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;OB[4]B[mf]BL[30.0]
;W[tt]WL[560.922]
;OB[4]B[nh]BL[30.0]
;W[tt]WL[560.921]
;OB[4]B[kg]BL[30.0]
;W[tt]WL[560.92]
;OB[4]B[if]BL[30.0]
(
;C[*** White should not pass. See variation.]W[tt]WL[560.918]
;OB[4]B[tt]C[kevinl2601 [25k]: ggolzkaja [24k]: thanks. good game. <img src="./images/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif" alt=":)" title="Smile">]TB[ag:fg][ai:dj][ak:ek][al:cl][am:gm][an:en][ao:go][ap:cp][aq:gq][ar:dr][as:fs][bh][dh:eh][el:fl][ep:gp][ff][fr][jf:lf][ke:le][ld:md][mh][mi:ni][nf:ng][nn][oh][ok][ol:ql][om][qr:rr][rq][rs:ss]TW[aa:ba][ab][ac:bc][ad][cb][cd][da:sa][dc][eb:ib][fc:ic][gi:gj][jk][jn][kq:mq][kr:ns][oc][qb:sb][rc:sc][re:si][sd][sj]BL[30.0]
)
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;C[*** White can play atari here.]W[rs]
(
;B[qr]C[*** The connection is a mistake. See variation.]
;C[*** Black dies.]W[rr]
;B[fl]C[*** White threatens this atari.]
;C[*** White takes a 1 pt. sente, preventing Black from gaining a point here.]W[rm]
;B[ql]
;C[*** White fills this ko, preventing Black from taking it.]W[lk]
;B[ig]C[*** Black fills the last dame. It is good practice to fill all the dame before ending play.
White wins by 10.5.]TB[ag:fg][ai:dj][ak:ek][al:cl][am:gm][an:en][ao:go][ap:cp][aq:gq][ar:dr][as:fs][bh][dh:eh][el][ep:gp][ff][fr][jf:lf][ke:le][ld:md][mh][mi:ni][nf:ng][nn][oh][ok][ol:pl][om]TW[aa:ba][ab][ac:bc][ad][cb][cd][da:sa][dc][eb:ib][fc:ic][gi:gj][jk][jn][kq:mq][kr:ns][oc][pq:sq][pr:qr][qb:sb][qs][rc:sc][re:si][rp:sp][sd][sj][so][sr:ss]
)
(
;B[rr]C[*** Black makes ko.]
;W[qr]
;B[gi]C[*** A good ko threat. ]
(
;C[*** White answers, because. . . ]W[gj]
;B[qs]
;C[*** White has a huge threat.]W[gq]
;B[fq]C[*** If Black answers, . . .]
;W[qr]
;B[fl]C[*** Black has no good threat, so he connects, preventing a double atari.]
(
;C[*** White could win the ko -- see variation --, but interposes a sente.]W[rm]
(
;B[ql]C[*** Which Black answers. See variation if he does not.]
;W[rq]
;B[lk]C[*** Black takes this ko]
;C[*** But White has a good threat.]W[fr]
;B[gp]
;W[mk]
;B[ig]C[*** Black has no threat, and fills the last dame.]
;C[*** White fills the ko.
White wins by 9.5.]TB[ag:fg][ai:dj][ak:ek][al:cl][am:gm][an:en][ao:go][ap:cp][aq:eq][ar:dr][as:fs][bh][dh:eh][el][ep:fp][ff][fr][gq][jf:lf][ke:le][ld:md][mh][mi:ni][nf:ng][nn][oh][ok][ol:pl][om]TW[aa:ba][ab][ac:bc][ad][cb][cd][da:sa][dc][eb:ib][fc:ic][gi][jk][jn][kq:mq][kr:ns][oc][pq:qq][pr][qb:sb][qs][rc:sc][re:si][rp:sp][rr:sr][sd][sj][so][sq][ss]W[lk]
)
(
;B[qs]C[*** If Black ignores it, . . .]
;C[*** White has a big threat.]W[fr]
;B[ss]
;W[fs]
;B[fp]
;W[dr]
;B[dq]
;W[ds]
;B[cr]
;W[cs]
;B[bs]
;W[es]
;B[bq]
;W[ql]
;B[gp]
;W[gr]
;B[pl]
;W[rl]
;B[eq]
;W[lk]
;B[ig]C[*** White wins by 12.5.]TB[ag:fg][ai:dj][ak:ek][al:cl][am:gm][an:en][ao:go][ap:cp][aq][ar:br][as][bh][cq][dh:eh][el][ep][ff][jf:lf][ke:le][ld:md][mh][mi:ni][nf:ng][nn][oh][ok:om][qr][rq][rs]TW[aa:ba][ab][ac:bc][ad][cb][cd][da:sa][dc][eb:ib][fc:ic][gi][gs:is][jk][jn][kq:mq][kr:ns][oc][qb:sb][rc:sc][re:si][sd][sj][sl:sm]
)
)
(
;W[rq]
;B[rm]C[*** Black gains 1 pt. with a reverse sente.]
;C[*** White fills this ko. ]W[lk]
;B[ig]C[*** Black fills the last dame, which is good practice.
White wins by 8.5.]TB[ag:fg][ai:dj][ak:ek][al:cl][am:gm][an:en][ao:go][ap:cp][aq:eq][ar:dr][as:fs][bh][dh:eh][el][ep:gp][ff][fr][gq][jf:lf][ke:le][ld:md][mh][mi:ni][nf:ng][nn][oh][ok][ol:ql][om]TW[aa:ba][ab][ac:bc][ad][cb][cd][da:sa][dc][eb:ib][fc:ic][gi][jk][jn][kq:mq][kr:ns][oc][pq:qq][pr][qb:sb][qs][rc:sc][re:si][rp:sp][rr:sr][sd][sj][so][sq][ss]
)
)
(
;C[*** White wins the ko.]W[rq]
;B[gj]
;C[*** White takes this 1 pt. sente, preventing Black from making 1 pt. here.]W[rm]
;B[ql]
;C[*** White fills this ko, preventing Black from taking it.]W[lk]
;B[ig]C[*** Black fills the last dame, which is good practice.
White wins by 2.5.]TB[ag:fg][ai:dj][ak:ek][al:cl][am:gm][an:en][ao:go][ap:cp][aq:gq][ar:dr][as:fs][bh][dh:eh][el:fl][ep:gp][ff][fi:fj][fr][jf:lf][ke:le][ld:md][mh][mi:ni][nf:ng][nn][oh][ok][ol:pl][om]TW[aa:ba][ab][ac:bc][ad][cb][cd][da:sa][dc][eb:ib][fc:ic][jk][jn][kq:mq][kr:ns][oc][pq:qq][pr][qb:sb][qs][rc:sc][re:si][rp:sp][rr:sr][sd][sj][so][sq][ss]
)
)
)
)
(
;W[tt]WL[593.97]
;OB[5]B[tt]C[kevinl2601 [25k]: those middle stones aren't deadkevinl2601 [25k]: you forgot to connect i think thats why it isn't comming up as pointskevinl2601 [25k]: want to keep going?olzkaja [26k?]: yep]TB[nn][ok][ol:ql][om][qr:rr][rq][rs:ss]TW[aa:ba][ab][ac:bc][ad][cb][cd][da:sa][dc][eb:ib][fc:ic][gi:gj][jk][jn][kq:mq][kr:ns][oc][qb:sb][rc:sc][re:si][sd][sj]BL[30.0]
)
)
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;C[kevinl2601 [25k]: watch your time]W[tt]WL[614.133]
;OB[5]B[tt]TB[nn][ok][ol:ql][om]TW[aa:ba][ab][ac:bc][ad][cb][cd][dc][gi:gj][jk][jn][oc]BL[30.0]
)
)
Note: Always play the dame out. Wonderful things can happen when they are filled.
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