emeraldemon wrote:Thanks Bill! do you recommend avoiding the pincer because it is a handicap game? To keep things simple?
More or less.
First, it is not exactly a recommendation. I like the one space high approach, myself, and it may even be theoretically better. I also like to vary my play. So it's more something to consider and maybe try out.
Second, it is more to make the opening easy for Black than simple. It is White's job to make the opening difficult for Black. Why help him do that?
Third, in a handicap game Black should control the play as much as possible. Since White is a better player, that's the main way that Black can give White problems. For one thing, that means not following White around, something that is not a problem at your level, of course. But the negative advice of not following White around doesn't say what to do. Controlling the play is positive advice. One thing that it means is to form plans. Let White thwart them if he can. Another thing that it means is to reduce the options for White. After the large knight's approach White has only one sensible pincer, and it is not very appetizing.
A few years ago I was surprised to read Go Seigen recommend a play because it would make the opening easy for Black. My first thought was that he was an old man hearkening back to pre-komi days. But gradually I came to appreciate the idea. Now I think that it has more to do with the fact that Black starts out with the initiative, and an easy opening for Black means that he keeps it longer. It is very practical advice. And it applies even more to handicap games.
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did you consider Q14 direction instead (start to build a big right side moyo. )
W has a choice to the avalanches direction, thanks to 
I'd play F17 here: the line you choose is nothing much in this game.
Goes around D6.
D4 please.
Black's central stones don't mean much in this game. White did well.
Big point, but you should hold back one line, because the enclosure is already stretched out.
I think I'd play at P5, trying to get sente here. The M3 stone can't be completely killed in one more play. F13 is where you want to start a fight.
This sort of sequence almost always gives up too much. 
At P7 would set up more attacking chances, and give White the problem of how to cut across in good shape. But Black has become thin on the whole right side.
This play hardly coordinates at all with the previous one. 
This is the area where White is strongest, so postpone fighting here.
Come out at L5 and you can at least challenge White. Don't defend kikashi stones, exploit them indirectly.