Life In 19x19

(;GM[1]FF[4]AP[glGo:1.4]ST[1]
GN[phrax-black]
SZ[19]KM[2.0]
PW[phrax (phrax)]WR[10 kyu]PB[black (black)]BR[11 kyu]RE[W+3]DT[2011-02-08,2011-02-21]PC[Dragon Go Server: http://www.dragongoserver.net/]

;B[pd]
;W[cq]
;B[qp]
;W[dc]
;B[oq]
;W[de]
;B[dp]
;W[cp]
;B[do]
;W[er]
;B[jd]
;W[qj]C[Is this a reasonable probe location? In these situations I'm not sure if its better to start at something like r10, r14, or o17.]
;B[cg]
;W[qf]
;B[nd]
;W[hc]
;B[rd]
;W[qm]
;B[qh]
;W[og]C[I think the end result of this sequence is fine for white (yes/no?). Although I do feel like I got into a little trouble and should've approached this better (at this point I don't really like my r10/r14 spacing). Ideas?]
;B[rf]
;W[qg]
;B[rg]
;W[ph]
;B[qi]
;W[pj]
;B[jq]
;W[cf]C[Is this attach ok?]
;B[dg]
;W[dk]C[My goal at this point is to divide and attack one of the left-side groups. Is this reasonable and/or is this the right way to do it?]
;B[cj]
;W[hp]
;B[ck]
;W[cm]
;B[dj]
;W[dl]
;B[jo]
;W[hn]
;B[fj]
;W[mq]C[Is this ok (position and timing)? After the resulting exchange, I wonder if N4 is better.]
;B[no]
;W[mo]C[I feel like I screwed up something in the upcoming exchange (although I'm not sure what). Although, I did end up with center influence. So I don't know if I did well or I ended up with a ok result by accident.]
;B[mn]
;W[ln]
;B[mp]
;W[lo]
;B[lp]
;W[kp]
;B[kq]
;W[np]
;B[lq]
;W[nn]
;B[oo]
;W[mm]
;B[ko]
;W[on]
;B[po]
;W[ld]
;B[lc]
;W[mc]
;B[md]
;W[kc]
;B[lb]
;W[kd]
;B[mb]
;W[gf]
;B[kb]
;W[jc]
;B[mf]
;W[lh]
;B[kf]
;W[mg]
;B[nf]
;W[gl]C[This feels slow, but the aji of his 2 stones in the bottom left concern me. I do offer myself some consoliation that I build more influence in the center (although I don't know if that is correct).]
;B[ed]
;W[ee]C[At this point I think killing the stone is possible (yes/no?)]
;B[fd]
;W[ec]
;B[hd]
;W[id]C[I changed my strategy to split and attack both. If I can kill, great. If not, I hope to get something about if it (maybe wreck his left-side group).]
;B[he]
;W[ie]
;B[hf]
;W[gg]
;B[fe]
;W[eg]
;B[ef]
;W[df]
;B[ff]
;W[dd]
;B[je]
;W[jf]
;B[ke]
;W[if]
;B[hg]
;W[eh]
;B[bg]
;W[ei]
;B[ej]
;W[gi]
;B[gh]
;W[fi]
;B[hi]
;W[gj]
;B[fg]
;W[jk]
;B[jh]
;W[kg]
;B[hj]
;W[gk]
;B[jj]
;W[kk]
;B[lf]
;W[fh]
;B[ge]
;W[bf]
;B[bl]
;W[bm]
;B[jg]
;W[gc]
;B[ig]
;W[ic]
;B[kh]
;W[li]
;B[gq]C[This hurt. Is it reasonable to think these black stones are killable? I assume I didn't do it right, because they lived (well, some did).]
;W[hq]
;B[hr]
;W[ir]
;B[fr]
;W[iq]
;B[dr]
;W[cr]
;B[eq]
;W[dq]
;B[es]
;W[fp]
;B[fq]
;W[hs]
;B[gp]
;W[go]
;B[fo]
;W[eo]
;B[fn]
;W[en]
;B[gs]
;W[gr]
;B[dn]
;W[em]
;B[hr]
;W[ep]
;B[gr]C[The invasion didn't kill all of my territory in the bottom left, but I feel like it all should've died, and I couldn't quite kill it.

* End of Comments *]
;W[bh]
;B[ch]
;W[ci]
;B[bi]
;W[di]
;B[ah]
;W[cl]
;B[bk]
;W[qe]
;B[re]
;W[qd]
;B[qc]
;W[ls]
;B[lr]
;W[ks]
;B[js]
;W[jr]
;B[ms]
;W[is]
;B[nq]
;W[rn]
;B[rj]
;W[rk]
;B[ri]
;W[pi]
;B[ro]
;W[fc]
;B[ha]
;W[jb]
;B[ja]
;W[gb]
;B[ga]
;W[fa]
;B[ia]
;W[lg]
;B[ik]
;W[jm]
;B[kj]
;W[lj]
;B[ng]
;W[nh]
;B[af]
;W[ae]
;B[ag]
;W[bd]
;B[io]
;W[ho]
;B[im]
;W[hm]
;B[jl]
;W[kl]
;B[il]
;W[cs]
;B[ds]
;W[kn]
;B[jn]
;W[km]
;B[pn]
;W[pm]
;B[qn]
;W[sm]
;B[pe]
;W[of]
;B[pf]
;W[pg]
;B[oe]
;W[le]
;B[me]
;W[ki]
;B[ji]
;W[ip]
;B[jp]
;W[am]
;B[al]
;W[sh]
;B[rh]
;W[sk]
;B[sj]
;W[sn]
;B[so]
;W[kr]
;B[fk]
;W[fl]
;B[ek]
;W[el]
;B[hk]
;W[hl]
;B[ka]
;W[ib]
;TB[qb][qa][ps][qo][qq][qs][qr][pr][pq][os][or][op][pa][pb][pp][pc][ra][rb][sg][sf][se][si][sq][ss][sr][sd][sc][rq][rp][rc][rr][rs][sb][sa][od][sp][er][bj][fs][gf][hh][gg][ak][aj][sh][oc][mc][mq][ai][np][ih][bh][nr][nc][ns][oa][ob][ii][nb][ne][la][na][ij][ma][kp][mr]TW[mi][mh][mj][ml][lm][mn][mk][eb][fm][fb][ni][gm][gn][lk][js][ll][rm][qk][pl][pk][ql][rl][sl][ea][om][ol][nm][nl][nk][oh][oi][ok][oj][nj][bn][ap][ao][an][aq][ar][ba][as][ad][ac][fn][do][fo][dp][dn][ab][aa][bb][bc][ce][cd][cc][cn][co][db][da][cb][ca][bo][be][bp][bq][bs][br][dm]N[RESULT]C[White: 69 territories + 8 prisoners + 2.0 komi = 79
Black: 66 territories + 10 prisoners = 76
Result: W+3])

(;CA[utf-8]ST[1]GM[1]AP[glGo:1.4]SZ[19]FF[4]DT[2011-02-08,2011-02-21]PC[Dragon Go Server]
PB[black]BR[11k]PW[phrax]WR[10k]KM[2]RE[W+3]MULTIGOGM[0]
;B[pd];W[cq];B[qp];W[dc];B[oq];W[de];B[dp];W[cp];B[do];W[er];B[jd];W[qj]LB[qj:a]
[qf:b][nc:c]C[phrax. not sure if its better at something like (a), (b), or (c).
Ed. (a) and (b) are OK.]
;B[cg];W[qf];B[nd];W[hc];B[rd]
(;W[qm]C[See var.];B[qh]
(;W[og]LB[qj:a][qf:b][qh:c][ph:d]C[phrax. the end result of this sequence is fine for white (yes/no?).
Ed. No. The result in the game was OK for W because B played too softly.

phrax. at this point I don't really like my (a)-(b) spacing.
Ed. (c) is the obvious weakness of the (a)-(b) shape. You need one more move to fix it (d).

See var.]
(;B[rf]C[See var.];W[qg];B[rg];W[ph];B[qi]
(;W[pj]LB[pi:a][oi:b][oj:c]C[This way B has a push (a) and cut (c). See var.];B[jq]
(;W[cf]C[See var.];B[dg];W[dk];B[cj]
(;W[hp]C[See var.];B[ck];W[cm]
(;B[dj]C[See var.];W[dl];B[jo];W[hn];B[fj];W[mq];B[no];W[mo];B[mn];W[ln];B[mp];W[lo]
;B[lp]TR[mq][mo]SQ[lp][mp]C[Broken shape for W.];W[kp];B[kq];W[np];B[lq];W[nn];B[oo]
;W[mm];B[ko];W[on];B[po];W[ld]
(;B[lc]C[See var.];W[mc];B[md];W[kc]
(;B[lb]C[See var.];W[kd]
(;B[mb]C[See var.];W[gf];B[kb];W[jc];B[mf];W[lh];B[kf];W[mg];B[nf];W[gl];B[ed];W[ee]
;B[fd];W[ec];B[hd];W[id];B[he];W[ie];B[hf];W[gg];B[fe];W[eg];B[ef];W[df];B[ff];W[dd]
;B[je];W[jf];B[ke];W[if];B[hg];W[eh];B[bg];W[ei];B[ej];W[gi];B[gh];W[fi];B[hi];W[gj]
;B[fg];W[jk];B[jh];W[kg];B[hj];W[gk];B[jj];W[kk];B[lf];W[fh];B[ge];W[bf];B[bl];W[bm]
;B[jg];W[gc];B[ig];W[ic];B[kh];W[li];B[gq]
(;W[hq]C[See var.];B[hr];W[ir];B[fr];W[iq];B[dr];W[cr];B[eq];W[dq];B[es];W[fp];B[fq]
;W[hs];B[gp];W[go];B[fo];W[eo];B[fn];W[en];B[gs];W[gr];B[dn];W[em];B[hr]
(;W[ep]C[See var.]
(;B[gr]C[See var.];W[bh];B[ch];W[ci];B[bi];W[di];B[ah];W[cl];B[bk];W[qe];B[re];W[qd]
;B[qc];W[ls];B[lr];W[ks];B[js];W[jr];B[ms];W[is];B[nq];W[rn];B[rj];W[rk];B[ri];W[pi]
;B[ro];W[fc];B[ha];W[jb];B[ja];W[gb];B[ga];W[fa];B[ia];W[lg];B[ik];W[jm];B[kj];W[lj]
;B[ng];W[nh];B[af];W[ae];B[ag];W[bd];B[io];W[ho];B[im];W[hm];B[jl];W[kl];B[il];W[cs]
;B[ds];W[kn];B[jn];W[km];B[pn];W[pm];B[qn];W[sm];B[pe];W[of];B[pf];W[pg];B[oe];W[le]
;B[me];W[ki];B[ji];W[ip];B[jp];W[am];B[al];W[sh];B[rh];W[sk];B[sj];W[sn];B[so];W[kr]
;B[fk];W[fl];B[ek];W[el];B[hk];W[hl];B[ka];W[ib];TB[qb][qa][ps][qo][qq][qs][qr]
[pr][pq][os][or][op][pa][pb][pp][pc][ra][rb][sg][sf][se][si][sq][ss][sr][sd][sc]
[rq][rp][rc][rr][rs][sb][sa][od][sp][er][bj][fs][gf][hh][gg][ak][aj][sh][oc][mc]
[mq][ai][np][ih][bh][nr][nc][ns][oa][ob][ii][nb][ne][la][na][ij][ma][kp][mr]TW[mi]
[mh][mj][ml][lm][mn][mk][eb][fm][fb][ni][gm][gn][lk][js][ll][rm][qk][pl][pk][ql]
[rl][sl][ea][om][ol][nm][nl][nk][oh][oi][ok][oj][nj][bn][ap][ao][an][aq][ar][ba]
[as][ad][ac][fn][do][fo][dp][dn][ab][aa][bb][bc][ce][cd][cc][cn][co][db][da][cb]
[ca][bo][be][bp][bq][bs][br][dm]C[White: 69 territories 8 prisoners 2.0 komi = 79Black: 66 territories 10 prisoners = 76Result: W 3]
N[RESULT])
(;B[is]))
(;W[bh]LB[dj:a]C[The ko is big. Continue to fight, threatening to kill (a).]))
(;W[fp]))
(;B[kb];W[jc]))
(;B[kd];W[lb];B[le]))
(;B[me];W[le];B[mf];W[lf];B[mg]LB[pi:a][oi:b][oj:c][lg:d]C[Now the push-and-cut (a-c) and (d) are miai for B.]))
(;B[dl]))
(;W[ck];B[dj];W[ej];B[ei];W[fi]C[Double hane.]))
(;W[ci]))
(;W[pi];B[rj];W[ri];B[rh];W[rk];B[si];W[pk]))
(;B[oh]C[Now W is split into 2 weak groups.]))
(;W[ci]))
(;W[ci]))

(;CA[hz-gb-2312]FF[4]ST[1]AP[glGo:1.4]SZ[19]GM[1]GN[phrax-black]DT[2011-02-08,2011-02-21]
PC[Dragon Go Server: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.dragongoserver.net/">http://www.dragongoserver.net/</a><!-- m -->]
PB[black (black)]BR[11 kyu]PW[phrax (phrax)]WR[10 kyu]KM[2]RE[W+3]MULTIGOGM[1]
;B[pd];W[cq];B[qp];W[dc];B[oq];W[de]LB[qj:A][qf:B][nc:C][jq:D]C[A bit slow, but OK. A, B C and D are all possible, however A and B are probably best.]
;B[dp];W[cp];B[do];W[er]
(;B[jd]C[I think this is a bad move. White should play B.]
(;W[qj]C[Is this a reasonable probe location? In these situations I'm not sure if its better to start at something like r10, r14, or o17.]
;B[cg]C[It's hard to know how to answer this move, but I think a direct counterattack is in order.]
(;W[qf];B[nd]C[I think white should play B instead.]
(;W[hc];B[rd]C[I think it's still better to eliminate the weakness with B.]
(;W[qm];B[qh]
(;W[og]LB[pg:A]C[I think the end result of this sequence is fine for white (yes/no?). Although I do feel like I got into a little trouble and should've approached this better (at this point I don't really like my r10/r14 spacing). Ideas?

This sort of move is almost always bad. Instead white should just ignore, but locally, A would be the move.]
;B[rf];W[qg];B[rg];W[ph];B[qi]
(;W[pj]
(;B[jq];W[cf]LB[ci:A][cj:B]C[Is this attach ok?

It is still better to play A, or possibly B. This helps strengthen black.]
;B[dg];W[dk]C[My goal at this point is to divide and attack one of the left-side groups. Is this reasonable and/or is this the right way to do it?

It is reasonable, but the pincer would have been better.]
;B[cj]
(;W[hp]LB[fp:A]C[Locally A is the move. This is too weak.];B[ck];W[cm];B[dj]
(;W[dl];B[jo]C[This move is very bad. It helps you to capture.];W[hn];B[fj]
(;W[mq]LB[nj:A][np:B]C[Is this ok (position and timing)? After the resulting exchange, I wonder if N4 is better.

Now that you can play elsewhere, you should cover the cut at A. But locally, B is better. See variation.]
;B[no]LB[np:A]C[Again, should be at A.];W[mo]C[I feel like I screwed up something in the upcoming exchange (although I'm not sure what). Although, I did end up with center influence. So I don't know if I did well or I ended up with a ok result by accident.]
;B[mn];W[ln];B[mp];W[lo];B[lp];W[kp];B[kq];W[np];B[lq];W[nn];B[oo];W[mm];B[ko];W[on]
;B[po];W[ld];B[lc];W[mc];B[md];W[kc];B[lb];W[kd];B[mb];W[gf];B[kb];W[jc];B[mf];W[lh]
;B[kf];W[mg];B[nf];W[gl]C[This feels slow, but the aji of his 2 stones in the bottom left concern me. I do offer myself some consoliation that I build more influence in the center (although I don't know if that is correct).]
;B[ed];W[ee]C[At this point I think killing the stone is possible (yes/no?)];B[fd]
;W[ec];B[hd];W[id]C[I changed my strategy to split and attack both. If I can kill, great. If not, I hope to get something about if it (maybe wreck his left-side group).]
;B[he];W[ie];B[hf];W[gg];B[fe];W[eg];B[ef];W[df];B[ff];W[dd];B[je];W[jf];B[ke];W[if]
;B[hg];W[eh];B[bg];W[ei];B[ej];W[gi];B[gh];W[fi];B[hi];W[gj];B[fg];W[jk];B[jh];W[kg]
;B[hj];W[gk];B[jj];W[kk];B[lf];W[fh];B[ge];W[bf];B[bl];W[bm];B[jg];W[gc];B[ig];W[ic]
;B[kh];W[li];B[gq]C[This hurt. Is it reasonable to think these black stones are killable? I assume I didn't do it right, because they lived (well, some did).]
;W[hq];B[hr];W[ir];B[fr];W[iq];B[dr];W[cr];B[eq];W[dq];B[es];W[fp];B[fq];W[hs];B[gp]
;W[go];B[fo];W[eo];B[fn];W[en];B[gs];W[gr];B[dn];W[em];B[hr];W[ep];B[gr]C[The invasion didn't kill all of my territory in the bottom left, but I feel like it all should've died, and I couldn't quite kill it.* End of Comments *]
;W[bh];B[ch];W[ci];B[bi];W[di];B[ah];W[cl];B[bk];W[qe];B[re];W[qd];B[qc];W[ls];B[lr]
;W[ks];B[js];W[jr];B[ms];W[is];B[nq];W[rn];B[rj];W[rk];B[ri];W[pi];B[ro];W[fc];B[ha]
;W[jb];B[ja];W[gb];B[ga];W[fa];B[ia];W[lg];B[ik];W[jm];B[kj];W[lj];B[ng];W[nh];B[af]
;W[ae];B[ag];W[bd];B[io];W[ho];B[im];W[hm];B[jl];W[kl];B[il];W[cs];B[ds];W[kn];B[jn]
;W[km];B[pn];W[pm];B[qn];W[sm];B[pe];W[of];B[pf];W[pg];B[oe];W[le];B[me];W[ki];B[ji]
;W[ip];B[jp];W[am];B[al];W[sh];B[rh];W[sk];B[sj];W[sn];B[so];W[kr];B[fk];W[fl];B[ek]
;W[el];B[hk];W[hl];B[ka];W[ib];TB[qb][qa][ps][qo][qq][qs][qr][pr][pq][os][or][op]
[pa][pb][pp][pc][ra][rb][sg][sf][se][si][sq][ss][sr][sd][sc][rq][rp][rc][rr][rs]
[sb][sa][od][sp][er][bj][fs][gf][hh][gg][ak][aj][sh][oc][mc][mq][ai][np][ih][bh]
[nr][nc][ns][oa][ob][ii][nb][ne][la][na][ij][ma][kp][mr]TW[mi][mh][mj][ml][lm][mn]
[mk][eb][fm][fb][ni][gm][gn][lk][js][ll][rm][qk][pl][pk][ql][rl][sl][ea][om][ol]
[nm][nl][nk][oh][oi][ok][oj][nj][bn][ap][ao][an][aq][ar][ba][as][ad][ac][fn][do]
[fo][dp][dn][ab][aa][bb][bc][ce][cd][cc][cn][co][db][da][cb][ca][bo][be][bp][bq]
[bs][br][dm]C[White: 69 territories 8 prisoners 2.0 komi = 79Black: 66 territories 10 prisoners = 76Result: W 3]
N[RESULT])
(;W[np]
(;B[op];W[nn])
(;B[nq];W[mq];B[mp];W[kp];B[kq];W[lp];B[mo];W[lq];B[jp];W[kn])))
(;W[em]C[Better to ignore now and lay something like this.]))
(;W[ck]C[White must play here.]))
(;B[pi];W[oi];B[oj]C[This is very severe.]))
(;W[pi];B[rj];W[rk];B[ri];W[qk]C[Instead, white should play like this.]))
(;W[pg];B[ph];W[ng];B[oh];W[mf];B[oj]C[Even this, which is better, does nothing but weaken white.]))
(;W[ph]))
(;W[rd];B[qc];W[ph];B[gc]C[This way you would eliminate your weakness.]))
(;W[ci];B[be];W[cd];B[eg];W[cl];B[gp];W[ei];B[gg];W[hc]C[Perhaps something like this. It feels awkward, but I think this is the price white pays for not going after black in the lower right earlier.]))
(;W[fp];B[pj]LB[fp:A]C[Even though it allows Black to make a large framework, I think white A is the vital point.]))
(;B[gp];W[bn];B[dl];W[nc]C[This is good for white. If Black wants to prevent this, he should play at the top before the shoulder hit.]))