(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:2]ST[2] RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[6.50]TM[0]OT[5x120 byo-yomi] PW[Jing, Mi]PB[Yongqiang, Karen, Tony]DT[2005-10-30]PC[The Kiseido Go Server (KGS) at http://kgs.kiseido.com/]C[This is a 5 person pair go (rengo) game played at the UVGC on 10/29/2005. White: Jing, Mi Black: Yongqiang, Karen, Tony Comments by: Jing Thanks to: Dan Short for input] ;B[dd]CR[dd] ;W[pp]CR[pp] ;B[pc]CR[pc] ;W[cp]CR[cp] (;B[qn]CR[qn]C[Theory dictates that approaching or enclosing a komoku corner is bigger than approaching or enclosing a hoshi corner, although the differences are subtle. The reason is that a komoku is one move away from a complete enclosure, while a hoshi is two moves away. See variation for example of a move that follows convention.] ;W[pe]CR[pe] ;B[qg]CR[qg] (;W[ql]CR[ql]C[This pincer is the wrong choice. White should respond locally at Q15. If white chooses to pincer, pincer theory suggests that the pincer should be loose, since white is entering black sphere of influence. The pincer at R8 leaves black the ideal 2 space extension at R10, which leaves white with 2 weak stones at Q15 and R8, as well as an incomplete corner at Q4. It will be hard for white to deal with this. See variation for a better pincer. ] ;B[qj]CR[qj]C[Now white has 2 weak stones at Q15 and R8, while black only has 1 weka stone at R6. THis coming fight will be good for black. White should think about sacrificing R8 or Q15. Running both will mean black will profit.] ;W[of]CR[of]C[ ] (;B[nd]CR[nd]C[This is not joseki, see variation for joseki. However, since white is in trouble, this move is ok. This move puts emphasis on the top. ] ;W[qc]CR[qc] ;B[qb]CR[qb]C[Now R16 would not be so good for black, since it contradicts o16. R18 is normal.] ;W[qd]CR[qd]C[ ] (;B[qf]CR[qf]C[S18 is better than R14, since it removes the eyespace in the corner. However, this result is still good for black.] (;W[oc]CR[oc]C[This move may be too early. ] ;B[od]CR[od]C[Good response.] (;W[rb]CR[rb] ;B[pd]CR[pd] ;W[qe]CR[qe]C[Here, at least white is not sealed in. And still splitting black R14 from Q16. White also still has the large yose move at Q18. ] ;B[on]CR[on]C[However, black taking sente and jumping out is big.] (;W[ol]CR[ol]C[This jump is overplayish. White should sacrifice R8.] (;B[oj]CR[oj] ;W[no]CR[no]C[White defends the corner.] (;B[nn]CR[nn]C[This is also ok.] (;W[mk]CR[mk] (;B[nl]CR[nl]C[Black missed a chance here.] ;W[mo]CR[mo]C[White corner is big now.] (;B[nk]CR[nk]C[This move is thick, but not necessary.] (;W[qp]CR[qp]C[Good move. This move is very big, since it secures the corner and targets S6 aji.] ;B[mf]CR[mf]C[This is a good multi purpose move. Seal and attack white group, and enlarge own moyo, as well as help the group on the right. ] (;W[oh]CR[oh]C[This move is too slow, but getting sealed in is painful. See variations. ] (;B[ic]CR[ic]C[This move is good and big. Black is well ahead in the fuseki.] ;W[pi]CR[pi] (;B[pj]CR[pj] (;W[cf]CR[cf]C[Theory would suggest that shimari at E3 is better than approach at C14, but...] ;B[dh]CR[dh] ;W[ef]CR[ef] ;B[fd]CR[fd] ;W[bd]CR[bd] (;B[ep]CR[ep]C[This approach is very very big. ] (;W[eq]CR[eq]C[White should have pincered here, to work with lower right. ] ;B[fq]CR[fq] (;W[hq]CR[hq]C[White trying to change direction of play. Artifact of rengo.] ;B[dq]CR[dq] (;W[eo]CR[eo]C[This move is overplayed. See variations.] (;B[er]CR[er]C[This move is too slow. Capturing an already dead stone. Black should enter the corner at C3.] ;W[cq]CR[cq]C[ ] (;B[cm]CR[cm]C[Black should develop the ponnuki. See variation. ] ;W[do]CR[do]C[This move is thick.] ;B[cj]CR[cj]C[Black needs to get out at F5 or G4. Getting sealed in is bad.] ;W[gp]CR[gp]C[This move is big. Since white can develop influence at N8, white has a lot of potential in the center after sealing black in.] ;B[cr]CR[cr] ;W[br]CR[br] (;B[ds]CR[ds]C[D1 is too slow. Hane at B1 is better...and sente. B1 also removes eyespace from white corner.] ;W[dl]CR[dl] (;B[dm]CR[dm]C[This move is good resistance.] (;W[ek]CR[ek]C[Diagonal is slightly weak. Better to extend at E8. See variations.] (;B[em]CR[em] ;W[cl]CR[cl] ;B[gm]CR[gm]C[This is a complicated fight now.] (;W[fh]CR[fh] ;B[ej]CR[ej] (;W[gk]CR[gk]C[This move is problematic.] ;B[el]CR[el]C[This is a good move.] ;W[dj]CR[dj]C[White is overplaying now, all due to G9 being a problem.] (;B[ck]CR[ck]C[This move seems good, but F9 is strongest response.] ;W[dk]CR[dk] ;B[bl]CR[bl] ;W[fj]CR[fj] ;B[fo]CR[fo]C[There is aji at C11. See variations.] (;W[bs]CR[bs] (;B[cs]CR[cs] ;W[bn]CR[bn] ;B[bm]CR[bm]C[White is already alive.] ;W[qi]CR[qi]C[This move is big, and makes a play at S6 more severe.] ;B[ap]CR[ap] ;W[bp]CR[bp] ;B[an]CR[an] ;W[bo]CR[bo]LB[cn:B][aq:A]C[Still alive. A and B are miai for second eye.] (;B[fp]CR[fp]C[This move may be slow, since b is already alive.] (;W[go]CR[go]C[This move is overplay. White should secure big lower side.] ;B[jq]CR[jq]LB[jo:B][mq:C][hr:A]C[This invasion is severe. Black has lots of outs.] (;W[jo]CR[jo] (;B[hr]CR[hr] (;W[gr]CR[gr]C[Hard to say if this hane is bad. See variation for other hane.] ;B[ir]CR[ir] (;W[lq]CR[lq] ;B[gq]CR[gq]C[White has to endure. White loses a lot at the bottom. ] ;W[hm]CR[hm] (;B[gf]CR[gf] ;W[rn]CR[rn]C[S6 is quite severe.] ;B[ro]CR[ro] ;W[qo]CR[qo] ;B[rm]CR[rm] ;W[pn]CR[pn] (;B[sn]CR[sn] (;W[qm]CR[qm] ;B[pm]CR[pm] ;W[po]CR[po] ;B[rl]CR[rl] ;W[om]CR[om] ;B[ri]CR[ri] ;W[rh]CR[rh] ;B[rj]CR[rj] ;W[qh]CR[qh] ;B[nm]CR[nm]C[After this, hard for white to kill black, but black is still not fully alive.] ;W[jf]CR[jf]C[White has to reduce black top.] (;B[hh]CR[hh] ;W[mg]CR[mg] ;B[lg]CR[lg] ;W[jh]CR[jh] ;B[ij]CR[ij] ;W[lf]CR[lf]C[This cross cut favors white. White has more nearly stones.] (;B[kg]CR[kg] ;W[me]CR[me] ;B[ld]CR[ld] ;W[kf]CR[kf]C[L14 is thick move.] ;B[ie]CR[ie]C[J15 is too slow. Defending the corner at C17 is bigger.] ;W[cc]CR[cc] ;B[dc]CR[dc] (;W[hi]CR[hi]C[White has aspirations in the center now. Although B12 is a big move. ] ;B[bg]CR[bg]C[This is a good move.] ;W[bf]CR[bf] (;B[cg]CR[cg]C[This may be slow.] ;W[di]CR[di]C[This move is very bad. It reduces own liberties, and is aji keshi. After the exchange, black E11 is severe.] ;B[ci]CR[ci] (;W[rp]CR[rp] ;B[km]CR[km] ;W[mj]CR[mj] ;B[ko]CR[ko] ;W[jn]CR[jn] (;B[kr]CR[kr]C[L2 is dubious.] ;W[lr]CR[lr] ;B[hl]CR[hl]C[This hane is severe.] ;W[kn]CR[kn]C[This threatens the right side, and saves K6. White still has better potential in the center.] ;B[qk]CR[qk]C[Black tries to settle, but the settling is incomplete. ] ;W[pl]CR[pl]C[meijing [2k?\]: but incompletely ] ;B[ei]CR[ei]C[This is fierce.] ;W[fk]CR[fk] ;B[eh]CR[eh] (;W[gh]CR[gh] ;B[ii]CR[ii]C[This is a little troublesome for white. White control of the center will be destroyed. ] ;W[fg]CR[fg] (;B[df]CR[df] ;W[de]CR[de] (;B[ce]CR[ce]C[This starts a ko.] ;W[dg]CR[dg] ;B[eg]CR[eg] ;W[ff]CR[ff] ;B[df]CR[df] ;W[hg]CR[hg] (;B[ee]CR[ee]C[It looks like black has gained by taking the ko, but now white is thick in the center, and the top left corner can still live.] (;W[ih]CR[ih]C[This move is thick, but saving the corner may be bigger.] ;B[bb]CR[bb] ;W[lm]CR[lm]C[M8 threatens to make the right side a ko for life.] (;B[kl]CR[kl]C[meijing [2k?\]: L8 is bad ] (;W[ll]CR[ll]C[M8 is not necessary. See variations.] (;B[gl]CR[gl]C[Black enters the center, but white can threaten to kill the right side with a ko.] ;W[sk]CR[sk]C[Now there is a huge ko for life. This is heavy for black.] ;B[sl]CR[sl] ;W[rn]CR[rn] ;B[ao]CR[ao]C[White can tenuki here and kill the right side. This way, white is ahead.] (;W[aq]CR[aq] ;B[qn]CR[qn] ;W[si]CR[si]C[This is a local threat.] ;B[sj]CR[sj] ;W[rn]CR[rn]C[Now white is committed to kill, since the local threat earlier would result in a loss of points if black lives.] ;B[am]CR[am] ;W[so]CR[so]C[White ends the ko and kills the right side. White maintains the lead.] ;B[cn]CR[cn] (;W[kk]CR[kk]C[Q18 may be bigger.] (;B[hn]CR[hn]C[H6 is smaller than Q18.] ;W[pb]CR[pb] ;B[ob]CR[ob] ;W[qa]CR[qa] ;B[md]CR[md] ;W[oa]CR[oa] ;B[nb]CR[nb] ;W[na]CR[na] ;B[ma]CR[ma] ;W[pa]CR[pa] ;B[mb]CR[mb] ;W[ik]CR[ik] ;B[hk]CR[hk] ;W[jk]CR[jk] ;B[hj]CR[hj] (;W[gj]CR[gj]C[This move is better played at F11. Now black has a ko threat at F11.] ;B[kp]CR[kp] ;W[lo]CR[lo] ;B[fi]CR[fi] ;W[gi]CR[gi] (;B[gn]CR[gn]C[This move is slow. ] (;W[ho]CR[ho]C[This move is a problem. ] ;B[io]CR[io]C[Now 4 white stones are caught.] ;W[ge]CR[ge]C[This move is probably the largest left.] ;B[gd]CR[gd]C[Blocking is good. Now H15 is big.] (;W[jd]CR[jd]C[This move is an overplay.] ;B[je]CR[je] ;W[he]CR[he] (;B[id]CR[id]C[This move is too submissive. Black should block at H16.] ;W[hd]CR[hd]C[This push is not good. Since white loses a liberty. Now white will end in gote.] ;B[hc]CR[hc] ;W[if]CR[if] (;B[le]CR[le]C[This move is not good, since it is worth more to play at O15. Black should take the hane at M1 in sente first. See variation.] ;W[ne]CR[ne] ;B[ni]CR[ni]C[This is a sign of desperation. =)] ;W[nh]CR[nh] ;B[mi]CR[mi] ;W[ji]CR[ji]C[Better for black to have pushed at K11 and K10 in sente. Now black loses a point, but the game is already decided. The remaining moves are probably out of sequence, since no game record of the yose was kept. ] ;B[jj]CR[jj] ;W[kj]CR[kj] ;B[im]CR[im] ;W[jm]CR[jm] ;B[il]CR[il] ;W[jl]CR[jl] ;B[oe]CR[oe] ;W[nf]CR[nf] ;B[jp]CR[jp] ;W[ks]CR[ks] ;B[js]CR[js] ;W[ls]CR[ls] ;B[lp]CR[lp] ;W[mp]CR[mp] ;B[fe]CR[fe] ;W[hf]CR[hf] ;B[fl]CR[fl] ;W[kq]CR[kq] ;B[jr]CR[jr] ;W[in]CR[in] ;B[ip]CR[ip] ;W[ke]CR[ke] ;B[kd]CR[kd]C[W+14.5]) (;B[ls]CR[ls] ;W[ms]CR[ms] ;B[ks]CR[ks] ;W[mr]CR[mr] ;B[lp]CR[lp] ;W[mp]CR[mp] ;B[ne]CR[ne] ;W[nf]CR[nf] ;B[jp]CR[jp]C[good for black.])) (;B[hd]CR[hd] ;W[ke]CR[ke] ;B[kd]CR[kd] ;W[if]CR[if] ;B[id]CR[id]C[This is best for black.])) (;W[kd]CR[kd]C[This move is better than K16.] ;B[jd]CR[jd] (;W[ke]CR[ke] ;B[kc]CR[kc]C[This is optimal play.] ;W[he]CR[he] ;B[hd]CR[hd] ;W[if]CR[if] ;B[je]CR[je]) (;W[kc]CR[kc]C[This is overplay by white.] ;B[ke]CR[ke] ;W[je]CR[je] ;B[le]CR[le] ;W[nf]CR[nf] ;B[if]CR[if] ;W[jg]CR[jg]C[Good for black.])) (;W[he]CR[he] ;B[hd]CR[hd] ;W[if]CR[if] ;B[je]CR[je] ;W[ip]CR[ip] ;B[hp]CR[hp] ;W[jp]CR[jp] ;B[kq]CR[kq] ;W[iq]CR[iq]C[This is ok for white. Later on, black will have to take G2 in semedori.])) (;W[ip]CR[ip]C[This is the correct response for white.] ;B[io]CR[io] ;W[jp]CR[jp] ;B[hp]CR[hp] ;W[kq]CR[kq] ;B[iq]CR[iq] ;W[ks]CR[ks] ;B[jr]CR[jr] ;W[in]CR[in] ;B[ho]CR[ho] ;W[im]CR[im]C[This is the optimal response locally for white. ])) (;B[im]CR[im] ;W[jm]CR[jm] ;B[il]CR[il] ;W[jl]CR[jl] ;B[ip]CR[ip]C[This is the optimal play locally for black. The three white stones will get captured.])) (;W[fi]CR[fi])) (;B[pb]CR[pb]C[12 points in reverse sente.])) (;W[pb]CR[pb]C[This move is worth about 12 points in sente.] ;B[ob]CR[ob] ;W[qa]CR[qa] ;B[md]CR[md] ;W[oa]CR[oa] ;B[nb]CR[nb] ;W[na]CR[na] ;B[ma]CR[ma] ;W[pa]CR[pa] ;B[mb]CR[mb] ;W[kk]CR[kk])) (;W[so]CR[so])) (;B[sk]CR[sk] ;W[gl]CR[gl]C[This may be honte. Black will have to wait for a chance.])) (;W[gl]CR[gl]C[white can cut here.] ;B[ll]CR[ll] ;W[ml]CR[ml] ;B[ln]CR[ln] ;W[mm]CR[mm] ;B[lo]CR[lo] ;W[mn]CR[mn] ;B[kp]CR[kp] ;W[hn]CR[hn] ;B[fm]CR[fm] ;W[il]CR[il]C[White will win the center. ] ;B[sk]CR[sk]C[Black still needs this move. ])) (;B[sk]CR[sk] ;W[gl]CR[gl]C[If like this, white is still slightly ahead.])) (;W[be]CR[be]C[White should live here or at D18. ] ;B[ih]CR[ih] ;W[hf]CR[hf] (;B[cb]CR[cb] ;W[bb]CR[bb] ;B[db]CR[db] ;W[ba]CR[ba]C[Alive.]) (;B[bb]CR[bb] ;W[cb]CR[cb] ;B[db]CR[db] ;W[ba]CR[ba]) (;B[jg]CR[jg] ;W[if]CR[if] ;B[ge]CR[ge] ;W[gg]CR[gg] ;B[gl]CR[gl]C[White can fight.] ;W[hk]CR[hk] ;B[ik]CR[ik] ;W[il]CR[il] ;B[gi]CR[gi] ;W[fi]CR[fi] ;B[hj]CR[hj] ;W[jl]CR[jl]C[Black center group is in trouble.]))) (;B[ih]CR[ih] ;W[hf]CR[hf] ;B[ge]CR[ge] ;W[gg]CR[gg] ;B[gl]CR[gl]C[This is dangerous for black.])) (;B[eg]CR[eg] ;W[ff]CR[ff] ;B[ce]CR[ce] ;W[dg]CR[dg] ;B[hg]CR[hg] ;W[cd]CR[cd] ;B[gi]CR[gi] ;W[fi]CR[fi] ;B[hj]CR[hj]C[Black should still destroy the center. .])) (;B[hg]CR[hg]C[Black can consider seperating white from the center.] ;W[ih]CR[ih] ;B[gi]CR[gi] ;W[fi]CR[fi] ;B[hj]CR[hj] ;W[df]CR[df] ;B[cb]CR[cb] ;W[bb]CR[bb] ;B[cd]CR[cd] ;W[bc]CR[bc] ;B[db]CR[db] ;W[ba]CR[ba] ;B[ll]CR[ll])) (;W[ii]CR[ii]C[This is the simple solution.] ;B[gl]CR[gl] ;W[lm]CR[lm] ;B[sk]CR[sk] ;W[jj]CR[jj]C[White is well ahead.])) (;B[lr]CR[lr] (;W[kr]CR[kr] ;B[kq]CR[kq] ;W[mr]CR[mr] ;B[lp]CR[lp] ;W[mq]CR[mq] ;B[mp]CR[mp] ;W[np]CR[np] ;B[kn]CR[kn]C[Now black right side is safer, and white center group at K5 is in danger.]) (;W[mr]CR[mr] ;B[kr]CR[kr] ;W[kn]CR[kn] ;B[ms]CR[ms] ;W[nr]CR[nr] ;B[ns]CR[ns] ;W[os]CR[os] ;B[ls]CR[ls] ;W[or]CR[or]C[This is potentially a big reduction.]))) (;W[eh]CR[eh]C[If whtie defends here...] ;B[rq]CR[rq]C[This is big.] ;W[rp]CR[rp] ;B[sp]CR[sp] ;W[qq]CR[qq] ;B[rr]CR[rr] ;W[qr]CR[qr] ;B[qs]CR[qs] ;W[ps]CR[ps] ;B[rs]CR[rs] ;W[pr]CR[pr] ;B[km]CR[km]C[Now black is fully alive. And white bottom is small.])) (;B[km]CR[km] ;W[cg]CR[cg] ;B[bh]CR[bh] ;W[ch]CR[ch] ;B[ci]CR[ci] ;W[di]CR[di] ;B[mj]CR[mj]C[b can enter the center.] ;W[fn]CR[fn] ;B[aj]CR[aj])) (;W[bh]CR[bh]C[meijing [2k?\]: maybe white should play here first ] (;B[di]CR[di] ;W[ei]CR[ei] ;B[bi]CR[bi] ;W[hi]CR[hi]C[Fells like sente.]) (;B[ci]CR[ci] ;W[hi]CR[hi]))) (;B[lh]CR[lh]C[Maybe extend this way is better.] ;W[me]CR[me] ;B[ld]CR[ld])) (;B[kd]CR[kd]C[This is big enough?])) (;W[pm]CR[pm] ;B[oo]CR[oo] ;W[op]CR[op] (;B[po]CR[po] ;W[nm]CR[nm] ;B[mn]CR[mn] ;W[mm]CR[mm] ;B[ln]CR[ln] ;W[om]CR[om]C[Black cannot play this way.]) (;B[rl]CR[rl] ;W[po]CR[po] ;B[nm]CR[nm] ;W[qk]CR[qk] ;B[rk]CR[rk] ;W[ri]CR[ri] ;B[rj]CR[rj] ;W[qm]CR[qm]C[Black still not alive.]))) (;B[qm]CR[qm]C[This may be better for black.] ;W[pm]CR[pm] ;B[oo]CR[oo] ;W[op]CR[op] ;B[rl]CR[rl] ;W[po]CR[po] ;B[mn]CR[mn])) (;B[ro]CR[ro]C[This move is big. And makes black thicker.] ;W[rp]CR[rp] ;B[gf]CR[gf] ;W[jf]CR[jf] ;B[kd]CR[kd])) (;W[gq]CR[gq]C[Connecting here would be overplayish ] ;B[mq]CR[mq]C[Hard for white to deal with, and G4 is heavy and in trouble.])) (;W[ir]CR[ir] ;B[iq]CR[iq] ;W[gr]CR[gr] ;B[hp]CR[hp] ;W[gq]CR[gq] ;B[io]CR[io] ;W[jr]CR[jr] ;B[kq]CR[kq] ;W[mq]CR[mq] ;B[kr]CR[kr] ;W[hn]CR[hn] ;B[in]CR[in] ;W[hm]CR[hm]C[May be better than game, since black group can be attacked, but white is thin too. ])) (;B[mq]CR[mq] ;W[kr] ;B[kq]CR[kq] ;W[jr]CR[jr]C[This is a complicated fight, but playable.])) (;W[lq]CR[lq] ;B[jo]CR[jo]C[meijing [2k?\]: this is too good for b ChiralSym [?\]: Yeah ])) (;W[jp]CR[jp]C[This move is honte. If white plays here, then game is good for white.])) (;B[jq]CR[jq]C[Invading directly is good use of black thickness.] ;W[fp]CR[fp] ;B[dp]CR[dp] ;W[ao]CR[ao] ;B[jo]CR[jo] ;W[fn]CR[fn] ;B[go]CR[go] ;W[gn]CR[gn] ;B[ho]CR[ho] ;W[hn]CR[hn] ;B[hp]CR[hp] ;W[hm]CR[hm] ;B[di]CR[di] ;W[ei]CR[ei] ;B[bg]CR[bg]C[meijing [2k?\]: b can settle too ])) (;B[fp]CR[fp] ;W[ci]CR[ci] ;B[di]CR[di] ;W[ei]CR[ei] ;B[bi]CR[bi] ;W[bk]CR[bk] ;B[bn]CR[bn]C[FlameBlade [-\]: is that if white can settle bottom meijing [2k?\]: but here FlameBlade [-\]: somehow meijing [2k?\]: b can threaten to kill the corner ] ;W[bj]CR[bj] ;B[ap]CR[ap]C[meijing [2k?\]: exchange ] ;W[jp]CR[jp]C[This is about even. ])) (;W[ci]CR[ci] ;B[di]CR[di] ;W[ei]CR[ei] ;B[bi]CR[bi] ;W[bk]CR[bk] ;B[bj]CR[bj] ;W[bm]CR[bm] (;B[ak]CR[ak] ;W[bn]CR[bn] ;B[fp]CR[fp] ;W[jp]CR[jp]C[Seems good for white.]) (;B[bn]CR[bn] ;W[al]CR[al] ;B[co]CR[co]C[black may resist and kill corner. This result is about even.]))) (;B[fk]CR[fk] (;W[dk]CR[dk] ;B[ei]CR[ei] ;W[fj]CR[fj] ;B[fl]CR[fl] ;W[di]CR[di] ;B[eh]CR[eh] ;W[ci]CR[ci] ;B[ch]CR[ch] ;W[bi]CR[bi] ;B[bh]CR[bh] ;W[bm]CR[bm] ;B[bn]CR[bn] ;W[bk]CR[bk] ;B[am]CR[am] ;W[bl]CR[bl] ;B[cn]CR[cn] ;W[al]CR[al] ;B[fi]CR[fi] ;W[fp]CR[fp] ;B[dp]CR[dp] ;W[co]CR[co] ;B[gj]CR[gj]C[Good for black.] ;W[fo]CR[fo]) (;W[ei]CR[ei] ;B[dk]CR[dk] ;W[di]CR[di] ;B[ci]CR[ci] ;W[ck]CR[ck] ;B[ek]CR[ek]))) (;W[fk]CR[fk]C[This is probably better, thicker. ] ;B[fj]CR[fj] ;W[gk]CR[gk])) (;W[fp]CR[fp] ;B[dp]CR[dp] ;W[bs]CR[bs] ;B[cs]CR[cs] ;W[bo]CR[bo] ;B[bl]CR[bl] ;W[bk]CR[bk] ;B[bn]CR[bn] ;W[ck]CR[ck] ;B[fi]CR[fi])) (;B[cl]CR[cl] ;W[em]CR[em] ;B[km]CR[km]C[This may be simpler for b. ])) (;W[el]CR[el] ;B[em]CR[em] (;W[fm]CR[fm] ;B[cl]CR[cl] ;W[ml]CR[ml] ;B[fn]CR[fn] ;W[gn]CR[gn] ;B[fo]CR[fo] ;W[fp]CR[fp] ;B[dp]CR[dp] ;W[go]CR[go] ;B[en]CR[en] ;W[gl]CR[gl]C[White center is hopeful. Can even sacrifice corner I believe, since only 5 stones. White center is very thick. This is only one variation of many, but as long as white focuses on the center, white should be ok.]) (;W[cl]CR[cl] ;B[bl]CR[bl] ;W[bk]CR[bk] ;B[bm]CR[bm] ;W[ck]CR[ck] ;B[fl]CR[fl] ;W[dj]CR[dj] ;B[fo]CR[fo] ;W[fp]CR[fp] ;B[dp]CR[dp] ;W[bs]CR[bs] ;B[cs]CR[cs] ;W[bo]CR[bo]))) (;B[cl]CR[cl] ;W[ml]CR[ml] (;B[mm]CR[mm] ;W[lm]CR[lm] (;B[ln]CR[ln] ;W[mn]CR[mn] ;B[nm]CR[nm] ;W[km]CR[km]C[White center is hopeful.]) (;B[mn]CR[mn] ;W[ln]CR[ln]C[White center is hopeful.])) (;B[lm]CR[lm] ;W[mm]CR[mm] ;B[mn]CR[mn] ;W[ln]CR[ln] ;B[lo]CR[lo] ;W[kn]CR[kn] ;B[oo]CR[oo] ;W[op]CR[op] ;B[lp]CR[lp] ;W[mq]CR[mq]C[White center is hopeful.]))) (;B[bs]CR[bs] ;W[fp]CR[fp]C[This is better for black, but getting sealed in is still painful.])) (;B[fo]CR[fo] ;W[en]CR[en] ;B[ck]CR[ck] (;W[cm]CR[cm] ;B[jq]CR[jq] ;W[lq]CR[lq] ;B[ip]CR[ip]C[Good enough for black.]) (;W[jp]CR[jp] ;B[cn]CR[cn] ;W[do]CR[do] ;B[fn]CR[fn] ;W[em]CR[em] ;B[cr]CR[cr]C[White under attack.]))) (;B[cq]CR[cq]C[meijing [2k?\]: here b should take corner meijing [2k?\]: it is big meijing [2k?\]: white is too thin now ] ;W[dp]CR[dp] ;B[fp]CR[fp] ;W[dn]CR[dn] ;B[ck]CR[ck]C[This result is good for black. ])) (;W[cq]CR[cq]C[White should defend the corner with C3. This threatens to pull out E2.] ;B[er]CR[er] ;W[cm]CR[cm]C[This is the result I anticipated for white. Trying to get to play on both sides. White takes a local loss for global coherence. If white can develop on both sides, the effect of the ponnuki is suppressed.] ;B[jq]CR[jq] ;W[lq]CR[lq]C[Some variations to counter K3 continue. Most are better for white than actual game.] (;B[ck]CR[ck] ;W[ho]CR[ho]) (;B[hp]CR[hp] ;W[dj]CR[dj]C[ H3 can still be rescued later with J3.]))) (;W[dq]CR[dq] ;B[fp]CR[fp] (;W[cn]CR[cn] ;B[jq]CR[jq] (;W[dj]CR[dj] ;B[mq]CR[mq]C[Still favors black, I believe, since there is no easy way to catch D12.] ;W[nq]CR[nq] ;B[fh]CR[fh]) (;W[lq]CR[lq] ;B[jo]CR[jo]C[This would be good for black.])) (;W[jp]CR[jp]C[ ] ;B[co]CR[co] ;W[bo]CR[bo] ;B[dp]CR[dp] ;W[cq]CR[cq] ;B[cn]CR[cn] ;W[bn]CR[bn] ;B[cl]CR[cl]C[This is locally good for black. Globally, black may form a lot of points in the center and at the top. Black influence is frightening, and D12 is now in a good spot. ]))) (;W[hp]CR[hp]C[Some continuations are shown, but should be more playable for white than actual game.] (;B[em]CR[em] ;W[cm]CR[cm]) (;B[co]CR[co] ;W[bo]CR[bo] ;B[do]CR[do] ;W[bn]CR[bn]) (;B[dm]CR[dm] ;W[eo]CR[eo] ;B[fo]CR[fo] ;W[en]CR[en] ;B[dp]CR[dp] ;W[cn]CR[cn] ;B[fn]CR[fn] ;W[em]CR[em] ;B[cq]CR[cq] ;W[co]CR[co] ;B[dr]CR[dr] ;W[dj]CR[dj]))) (;B[cc]CR[cc] ;W[bh]CR[bh]C[This is joseki, black can consider completing it before approaching at the lower right.] ;B[ep]CR[ep])) (;W[eq]CR[eq] ;B[cj]CR[cj]C[Black moyo would be frightening. C10 is an ideal point.])) (;B[qi]CR[qi]C[Black can block this way. Result would be better than actual game. ] ;W[pj]CR[pj] ;B[pk]CR[pk] ;W[ok]CR[ok] ;B[pl]CR[pl] ;W[qk]CR[qk] ;B[pm]CR[pm]C[Black is fine.])) (;B[pb]CR[pb] ;W[mg]CR[mg]C[At least white can get out.])) (;W[fc]CR[fc] ;B[pb]CR[pb]C[FlameBlade [-\]: yeah ] ;W[oh]CR[oh] ;B[mh]CR[mh] ;W[ra]CR[ra] ;B[hc]CR[hc]C[Getting sealed in is painful, and white corner is not completely alive yet. Do not think white can play this way.])) (;W[ml]CR[ml] ;B[mm]CR[mm] ;W[lm]CR[lm]C[now white can build up influence, due to black's passive move at O9.])) (;B[mn]CR[mn]C[Pressing out may be better, but white corner is already very big.] (;W[ok]CR[ok] ;B[nk]CR[nk] ;W[nj]CR[nj] ;B[pk]CR[pk] ;W[nm]CR[nm] ;B[ml]CR[ml] ;W[mm]CR[mm] ;B[ll]CR[ll] ;W[lm]CR[lm] ;B[om]CR[om] ;W[pl]CR[pl] ;B[ln]CR[ln] ;W[km]CR[km] ;B[qm]CR[qm]C[white will fail.]) (;W[lo]CR[lo] ;B[qq]CR[qq] ;W[qp]CR[qp] ;B[rp]CR[rp] ;W[pq]CR[pq] ;B[rr]CR[rr] ;W[qr]CR[qr] ;B[rq]CR[rq]C[This result seems playable for both, but black is favored.]))) (;B[mo]CR[mo]C[This hane is big, since white corner is still weak. ] ;W[np]CR[np] ;B[mm]CR[mm] (;W[nl]CR[nl] ;B[mp]CR[mp] ;W[nq]CR[nq] ;B[mq]CR[mq] ;W[qp]CR[qp] ;B[fp]CR[fp]) (;W[mp]CR[mp] ;B[nl]CR[nl]C[This is already better than actual game.]))) (;W[mo]CR[mo] ;B[nl]CR[nl] ;W[qp]CR[qp]C[White should still sacrifice P8 and R8 and secure a big corner on the 5th line at the bottom.])) (;B[qq]CR[qq] ;W[pq]CR[pq] ;B[qp]CR[qp] ;W[po]CR[po] ;B[qo]CR[qo] ;W[pn]CR[pn] ;B[qm]CR[qm] ;W[pm]CR[pm] ;B[iq]CR[iq]C[This is possible. Black can play this way. Take a big corner, then work to make white influence redundant.])) (;B[np]CR[np]C[Black should attack the corner here, the reason that white should have defended at O3. The corner is under fierce attack, and white P8 and R8 is still not alive.])) (;W[nq]CR[nq] ;B[pk]CR[pk] ;W[qo]CR[qo] ;B[rn]CR[rn]C[White should sacrifice R8 while it is still light, and secure a big corner at the bottom.])) (;W[pb]CR[pb] ;B[pd]CR[pd] (;W[ob]CR[ob] ;B[qe]CR[qe] ;W[rb]CR[rb] ;B[mc]CR[mc]C[This result will be too good for black. WHite Q15 and P14 is cut off. Black's formation works well at the top and on the right.]) (;W[qe]CR[qe] ;B[rb]CR[rb]C[This is not acceptable. Compare with actual game.]))) (;W[rb]CR[rb]C[White hane is good enough. White makes some eyespace in the corner at least.])) (;B[rb]CR[rb]C[This move is better than P18, since it removes white's base. However, P18 is normal and playable.] ;W[ph]CR[ph] ;B[qi]CR[qi]C[This would put more pressure on white.]) (;B[re]CR[re]C[This is another idea to remove white's base.] ;W[ph]CR[ph] ;B[qi]CR[qi] ;W[rb]CR[rb] ;B[ob]CR[ob] ;W[rd]CR[rd] ;B[qe]CR[qe] ;W[pd]CR[pd] ;B[od]CR[od])) (;B[mc]CR[mc] ;W[qc]CR[qc] (;B[qb]CR[qb] ;W[qd]CR[qd] ;B[rb]CR[rb]C[Black position is a little low at the top.]) (;B[qd]CR[qd] ;W[pd]CR[pd] ;B[qe]CR[qe] ;W[oc]CR[oc] ;B[pb]CR[pb] ;W[nc]CR[nc] ;B[qb]CR[qb] ;W[md]CR[md]C[This is joseki. This is good for black locally, but playable for white.]))) (;W[qj]CR[qj]C[This loose pincer does not allow black a 2 space extension from either R13 or R6. This is more playable for white, since black will have two weak stones as well. This is in line with the rule of weak groups: have fewer or equal number of weak groups in comparison with your opponent. If you have more, think about sacrificing a weak group while it is still light.])) (;B[qe]CR[qe]))