(;GM[1]FF[3]
PC[Dragon Go Server: http://www.dragongoserver.net/]
DT[2006-05-13,2006-11-16]
GN[quantumf-gbin-209675-20061116]
GC[Game ID: 209675
]
PB[Guillaume BINET (gbin)]
PW[Chris Welsh (quantumf)]
BR[7 kyu]WR[21 kyu]
OT[Canadian byoyomi: 90 days + 15 days per 15 stones]RU[Japanese]
SZ[19]KM[6.5]
RE[W+Resign]
C[
];B[qd]
C[Guillaume BINET: You can add hidden comments to the messages so we can review what we were thinking at the time we played see http://www.dragongoserver.net/faq.php for details about how to do it]
;W[dd];B[pq];W[dp];B[fc];W[od];B[cf];W[df];B[dg]
C[Guillaume BINET: <h> joseki</h>

KS: And chosen all 27 times that this position occurs in gobase. Plenty of top pros for company here...
]
;W[ef]C[KS: Again the only pro move.
];B[ce]
C[Guillaume BINET: <h> as an outcome I try to get some thickness on both sides to make an automatic pincer on p16, it seems possible on some josekis</h>

KS: 2nd most popular pro choice (9/27 games; main alternative was C16 in 11/27 games).
]
;W[cd]
C[KS: 8/9 pro games (only 1 game going it's own way with the odd-looking F16).
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;B[eg]
C[Guillaume BINET: <h> This variation seems interesting ...</h>

KS: One of 4 moves chosen in gobase, all about the same popularity (2/8).
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(;W[ff]
C[KS: And now we're on our own - hane at F13 is joseki and the pro choice; backing off instead is a slight concession. One issue here is the black push at D15 - normally white would then back off at E16, taking 4th line territory and swallowing up one black stone while discarding 2 white ones. But now white has to watch out as (a) he is becoming heavier - doesn't want to discard the 3 stones and (b) having played F14 he clearly cannot be planning to block at E15 in answer to D15 (empty triangle!).
]
;B[ic]
C[Guillaume BINET: <h> I expect white around D10. I need to find how to exploit the cut afterwards.</h>]
;W[ec];B[fd]
C[Guillaume BINET: <h> this should reinforce me in sente. I considered E18 also but I have a tendency to ride too low currently in my games.</h>

KS: This move is natural and good.
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;W[de];B[ci]
C[Guillaume BINET: <h> It should protect the cut, now the hot part is about P16 </h>

KS: A great result for black, getting a comfortable position on both sides. 
]
;W[qe];B[re]
C[Guillaume BINET: <h> I should end up with the sente so I gonna be able to either extend from the upper group to avoid any trouble there or close the corner or place a stone around C6</h>

KS: I wouldn't count on sente in this sort of situation - be willing to take gote depending on developments. In the bottom left, C6 is probably wrong direction because the group above is already stable - I'd prefer approaching from F3.
]
;W[pe];B[qf]
C[Guillaume BINET: Thanks you I'll be in vacation for the next 10 days]
;W[rf];B[rg];W[rd]C[Chris Welsh: Are you back?];B[sf];W[qc]
(;B[pf]
C[KS: This is joseki, but black can consider playing in the lower right instead, hoping to take this point next.
]
;W[qo]
(;B[qm]
C[KS: I'm not sure about this choice of joseki - white has a natural continuation to press black down on the right, and black needs to have some counter in mind.
]
;W[oo];B[np];W[pl];B[qp]
C[Guillaume BINET: <h> joseki. White gonna make some influence in the area and black some territory. As black is late territory wise it seems not too bad </h>

KS: White is probably happy with this development - if black takes territory on the right side while being pressed down the power of the group above will go to waste - see variation.
]
(;W[rp]
(;B[pm]
C[KS: This move is interesting, rejecting the joseki continuation in order to make a moyo on the right.
]
;W[rn]
C[KS: Helps black solidify the moyo - taking the corner instead seems natural?
]
;B[rm]
C[KS: A difficult result to evaluate - it seems unfinished, with white P7 or O8 natural follow-ups (taking the corner is less interesting now that white has already defended at S6). White's group is weak while black's moyo is thin.
]
;W[kc]
C[KS: Tenuki is somewhat surprising, but this is a big move for sure. Responding at J15 may well be more urgent than the bottom right.
]
;B[rq];W[hb]C[KS: Here I would prefer K15 to enclose the group.
]
(;B[kd]
C[KS: Seems dicey - what does black have in mind if white counters at K16?
]
(;W[lc];B[ld]
C[KS: Pushing his luck regarding the cut, and bad shape too (allowing hane at the head of two stones).
]
;W[jd]
C[KS: This is even stronger now than on the previous move. Black is in trouble.
]
;B[he]
(;W[fb]C[KS: Too low - this is off the battle field.
];B[jc];W[je];
B[mc];W[mb]C[KS: Very complicated now.
]
(;B[hg];W[jg];B[ie]
C[KS: The wrong moment to defend - now white takes a large area to the right, while black's group is still weak even after defending.
]
;W[of];B[og];W[nf]
C[KS: In what follows both sides make several big moves - hard to evaluate the relative sizes.
]
;B[ol];W[jq];B[dn];W[cl];B[bn];W[fp];B[cq];W[cp];B[bp];W[bo];B[co];
W[bq];B[ao];W[cr];B[no];W[dj]
(;B[el];W[fj];B[ei];W[fk];B[dk]
C[Guillaume BINET: <h> Je vois pas la faillle :( </h>

KS: This works to cut off 1 stone, but white's result is good having gained central influence.
]
;W[ej];B[ck];W[mh];B[ni]
(;W[fl]
C[KS: A little bit slow - I don't see why black needs to respond.
]
(;B[em]C[KS: Submissive.
];W[fg]
C[KS: Excellent! Now black's group is in serious trouble again.
];
B[ig];W[jh];B[hi];W[fi];B[ij];W[mi]C[KS: Nice leaning attack.
]
(;B[il]C[Costly towards the right, but probably necessary.
];W[jo]
C[KS: Good timing to halt the attack - the clear profit seems to have dried up for now, and white is looking forward to resuming hostilities later.
]
;B[fm]C[KS: Very big, helping the weak group in sente.
];W[eh];B[cj]
C[KS: Huh??? Sure, white can take profit on the left (both before and after this move), but nothing compared to the size of playing in one of the large open spaces.
]
;W[mq];B[hq]
C[KS: Is black feeling a tad desperate? Shouldn't play like this unless either desperate or sure of life - dying while strengthening white is costly.
]
;W[hp];B[jr];W[kq];B[hm]
C[Guillaume BINET: <h> Should be sente with the cut in g4, if it is not, game over </h>]
;W[gq]
C[Now the bottom side is white territory and white is leading by 5-10 points.
]
;B[id];W[jf]
(;B[dh]C[KS: Sente for now, but...
];W[di];B[bg]
C[KS: ...a gote follow-up needed to gain anything from black's last move. Black has given up sente.

]
;W[nj]
C[KS - this exposes the weakness of black's territory - he has no choice but to back off - Q10 maybe?
]
;B[oi];W[ok]C[KS: Big trouble for black.
];B[pk];W[pj];B[oj];W[qk];
B[nk];W[nl];B[pk];W[pp];B[qq];W[ok];N[RESULT]
C[Guillaume BINET: Thx for the game

Result: W+Resign

KS: Yep, the ko is bad news for black irrespective of who wins it (white gets profit either by winning the ko or by following up on a ko threat), so things are pretty hopeless.

Summary: black had the better of the opening, but overplayed in the fight at the top side and white obtained an attack which ended up dominating the rest of the game. After black missed a chance to help the weak group while attacking on the left, white attacked in fine style to steer towards a won endgame.
])

(;B[nj]C[KS: If black tenuki...
];W[cg];B[bg];W[dh];B[ch]
C[...white gains only a few points.
])
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(;B[mj];W[lj];B[mk];W[il]
C[KS: If black plays this way his group could die.
])
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(;B[gh];W[fn]
C[Defending the weak group is urgent. The game could go either way.
])
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(;W[gh]
C[KS: This attack looks promising. The 4 stones below are useful as backup, but white would sacrifice them without regret if it means capturing the black group above.
])
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(;B[fj]
C[KS: This is a better way to attack - preventing white from getting out easily while helping the weak H13 stones. The black stones below can fend for themselves for now (1 eye at B5 and the second either at A6 or to be made in the centre). Black would have a good game.
])
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(;B[lb]
C[KS: This is a tesuji for stirring up trouble either now or later.
];
W[kb];B[nb];W[la];B[nd])
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(;W[id]C[KS: Cutting through looks good?
])
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(;W[jd];B[jc];W[lc]
C[KS: The ladder is broken, so it looks like black will have to sacrifice L16.
])
)

(;B[ie]
C[KS: If black runs away lightly he should be ok (the 2 stones to the left have served their purpose and can be sacrificed).
])
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(;B[rq];W[pp];B[qq];W[pm]
C[KS: This is also joseki, but white has missed the chance to make the black stones above inefficient.
])
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(;W[ro];B[ql];W[pk];B[pm];W[om];B[qk];W[pj];B[qi];W[pn]
C[KS: This is joseki (not taking into account the stones already present above), but here the result is bad for black because the power of the group above goes to waste (meanwhile the corner is still open). This is why the pincer at R7 with no special plan in mind is problematic.
])
)

(;B[pl]
C[KS: Instead, this pincer doesn't allow white to play as in the game.
])
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(;B[po];W[pg];B[qi]
C[KS: This is how white punishes black for omitting Q14, but here the result seems ok for black?
])
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(;W[fg];B[ff];W[ed];B[gf];W[fh];B[ci]
C[KS: This is one pro continuation
])

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