Did Kirby miss a knockout punch here? What would MW have answered if Kirby had played at M13?

I feel somewhat mentally fatigued. I'll keep playing, though...

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$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . O X . . . . |
$$ | . . . . O . . O X . . . . . . X O . . |
$$ | . . . , . . O . O , X . . O . X X X . |
$$ | . B . B B B . . X . X O O X X . X O . |
$$ | . . . . O . B . . . . O X O . . X O . |
$$ | . . O . . . . . O X X O . O . . X O . |
$$ | . . . . O . B . . . . O . O X X X O . |
$$ | . . . . . B . O . . X O X . O X O O . |
$$ | . . . , . . . . . X X X O O O O X X O |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . X O O O O X . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . O O X O X X X X . X X O |
$$ | . . O O . . . O X O X X . X . . X O O |
$$ | . . O X . . . O X O O O O O X X X O . |
$$ | . . X . . . . O X X X X O O O O X O . |
$$ | . . . X . . . . O , . O X O X X O . . |
$$ | . . X . . O . O X X X X X O X X O O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . O O O O O X . X X O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . X X . |
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I edited the most obvious followup into your post. It seems nontrivial to me whether or not MW could either escape around 'b' or make a second eye at 'c', but it definitely seems to be a better sequence than the game. Good catch. =)

I could try something more ambitious, but I want sente.

I edited a different sequence into the diagram. I think this was what ez4u was getting at.

I'm still ahead, right? I'll play simply. Can he still catch up?

I feel that, even if I am generous, Magicwand probably only has around 60 points. I think he actually has less than that, probably. I feel that I have more points than that by a little bit. So by a conservative estimate, I feel I am still ahead.

This game has few complications left that I can foresee.

Therefore, I hope to simply play up to par on endgame, and come out ahead. It might not be by a ton, but that's fine with me. Go is a zero sum game, after all.

probe before lower left

i think i am ahead! I also have thickness. I will display my count when i go home.

I would appreciate input as to what people feel my weaknesses are as a player.

If I were to evaluate myself, I would say that I can see the following areas that I could improve upon (in general terms):

1.) I do not read precisely enough. I get lazy, estimate if something will work, and just go for it.

2.) I do not count precisely. I estimate. I just go with what feels right.

3.) My emotions affect my play.

In general, I think that I lack precision. I should concentrate more and calculate precisely.

What do you guys think?

Do you feel Kirby has any particular weaknesses as a player? You've played him quite a few times now. What's your opinion of his game?