(;GM[1]FF[3]
RU[Japanese]
SO[]
EV[]
PC[]SZ[19]HA[0]KM[6.5]
PW[Victor Chow]
PB[Konrad Scheffler]
GN[Victor Chow (W) vs. Konrad Scheffler (B)]
DT[2005-09-24]
SY[Cgoban 1.9.12]TM[-]
C[2005 South African Championship: Contenders round 3.
];B[pd];W[fd];
B[dp];W[oo];B[jp];W[jn]
C[Victor plays in his usual provocative influence-based style.
];B[df]
C[This is an attempt to pre-empt a large white moyo: white is forced to play simply and take the corner. Black does not attempt to refute white's play, but transposes to a more usual position.
]
;W[dd];B[cd];W[cc];B[ce];W[bc];B[cj];W[ip]
(;B[iq];W[jq]C[The fun starts...
];B[kp];W[hq];B[ir];W[dq];B[cq];W[cp]
C[I asked Victor afterwards how one learns to play these cross-cuts. His first response was that you need to read them out. He also said you can play them provided you are willing to sacrifice all of your stones.
]
;B[co];W[bp];B[bo]
C[Taking the outside seems sensible here; I am trying to force white to take the corner.
]
;W[bq];B[cr]
C[Pulling out to sacrifice 2 stones instead of 1 looks right.
];W[eq]
C[But now white refuses to take the corner - black must take it after all.
]
;B[br]
C[Black's result is fine locally, but he will pay the price at the bottom. Also, the aji of white's atari sequences is annoying. 
]
;W[jr]C[Now H2 is met by M3 and black is in trouble.
];B[kr]
C[Forgetting to force at J5 first.
];W[hr];B[kq];W[is];B[oq];W[pq];
B[pr];W[pp];B[qr]C[Otherwise white will play here for a huge corner.
]
;W[nq]
C[Now the best black can do is to connect 
underneath on the 2nd line. This seemed terrible, so I tried for more...
]
;B[np];W[or];B[op];W[mp];B[no];W[mo];B[nn];W[mr];B[mn];W[rq];B[lo]
(;W[rr]
C[The cutting point at M6 is protected by the sequence shown in the variation. Still, this is a terrible result for black.
]
;B[po];W[qo];B[pn];W[qn];B[pm];W[qf];B[nd];W[rd];B[qc];W[ph]
(;B[jc]
C[The 3-space extension is standard joseki, but Victor pointed out that it is bad here. Just like an opening move on the 4-4 point, it says "please invade, so I can make beautiful 
outside thickness". But this is too late in the game for outside influence to be of use: black can do nothing with it. So the extension should be held back to 2 spaces.
]
;W[lc]
(;B[kd]
C[This is black's most aggressive move. Since white can live easily, it is wrong - leaving too many cutting points. If black wants to make a wall on the outside, M16 is probably better. Victor suggested forcing white out and playing for an attack as in the variation. I was hoping the coming sequence would prepare a counterattack against the top left, but it doesn't work.
]
;W[ld];B[le];W[jb];B[ib];W[kb];B[ic];W[oc];B[nc];W[nb];B[mb];W[ob];
B[lb]
C[Sacrificing the corner to take the side. This is painful, but the alternative is also pretty grim.
]
;W[od];B[oe];W[pe];B[ne];W[pc];B[ec]
C[Black is not strong enough for this counterattack to work.
];W[de];
B[cg];W[fc];B[fb];W[gb];B[dc];W[ed];B[eb];W[fa]
C[A nice simple refutation - black has nothing.
];B[hm]
C[Now making central territory is my last hope.
];W[hn];B[gn];W[gm]
C[I hadn't expected such an aggressive cut, but with the atari sequence starting at D5 available this is bound to work.
]
;B[fn];W[gl];B[in];W[ho];B[im];W[dj];B[ck];W[ci];B[di]
C[Unreasonable - black had no choice but to connect underneath.
];
W[dh];B[ei];W[ch]C[Now black is in serious trouble.
];B[eh];W[bg];
B[bf];W[dg];B[eg];W[cf];B[qd];W[qb];B[cg];W[kc];B[mc];W[cf];B[rb];
W[rc];B[cg];W[ke];B[jd];W[cf];B[pf];W[qe];B[cg];W[lf];B[me];W[cf];
B[os];W[nr];B[cg];W[do];B[ep];W[cf];B[cb];W[ef]
C[Black lives in the corner, but this is small.
];B[ea];W[ga];B[bb]
C[Black lives, with dual threats of B16 and G17, but...
];W[hc]
C[Sente, due to the threat of J19.
];B[ja];W[bd];B[ab];W[eo];B[fp];
W[fo];B[fq];W[em];B[dm];W[fr];B[er];W[gp];B[dr];W[dl];B[el];W[cm];
B[fm];W[ek];B[en];W[dn];B[cl];W[em];B[fl];W[fk];B[dm];W[dk];B[gk];
W[hl];B[fj];W[em];B[qp];W[go]
C[Black's loss is too big, because the E13 stones ar now very weak. Also, the N2 stones are not captured properly since white can start a ko at L1.
]
;B[qq];W[rp];B[qm];W[rm];B[rl];W[rn];B[hh]
C[Having to run like this, I only managed a small amount of central territory. I was 20+ points behind by the time desperation-fueled recklessness forced me to resign.
])

(;B[mc];W[ld];B[je])
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(;B[kc])
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(;W[ln];B[mq]C[
];W[lq];B[lp]
C[This catches 2 stones - if white connects he loses the entire group.
])
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(;B[io];W[jo];B[kp];W[iq];B[ho]
C[Since the ladder is favourable, black can cut - but that would lead to this complicated fight.
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