(;GM[1]FF[4]SZ[19]AP[SmartGo:2.8.3.0]
GN[2012.05.13_WAGC_Rd2_Taipei-US]
PW[Chen Cheng-Hsun (Chinese Taipei)]WR[7d]
PB[Yuan Zhou (US)]BR[7d]
EV[2012 WAGC]RO[2]
DT[20120513 [16:35]
KM[6.5]
RE[W+R]
US[Chris Garlock]
AN[Commentary by So Yokoku 8P, translated by Ting Ting Chen]
C[2012 WAGC
Round 2
May 13, 2012
W: Chen Cheng-Hsun (Chinese Taipei) 7d
B: Yuan Zhou (US) 7d
Commentary by So Yokoku 8P, translated by Ting Ting Chen
Transcribed by Chris Garlock

Black makes a couple of key mistakes in choosing the direction of play in this game, enabling white to wrap up an early win. ]
;B[pd];W[dp];B[pp];W[dc];B[cf];W[cd];B[dj];W[cl];B[ef];W[dg];B[df];W[gc]
LB[bj:A]
C[the joseki move is at A, but black's move is playable as well]
(;B[jp];W[qn];B[nq];W[rp];B[cn]
C[good move; playing at A is not aggressive enough]LB[fq:A];W[el];B[en];W[co]
C[the normal move would be at A but there's a cut at B that black's worried about (see var)]
LB[bn:A][dn:B]
(;B[ep]
C[I feel good about this move];W[eo];B[fo];W[do]LB[dq:A]
C[my first instinct here is to play at A]
(;B[dn];W[fp];B[eq];W[dq];B[fn];W[fq];B[dk]
C[this is better for white, not so good for black, who sacrificed the two marked stones, while the two marked stones are not so easy to capture. ]
TR[cl][el][ep:eq];W[qq]
C[black's next move should be at A (see var); the direction of play is toward the center at this point]
LB[pm:A]
(;B[rl]
C[this is not the right timing or direction]
(;W[qf]
C[tenuki ok];B[qh];W[nc];B[pf];W[qc];B[ro]
C[this is what black wants but it 's hard to see what advantage he's going to get]
(;W[qp];B[qo];W[po];B[rn];W[op];B[pn];W[oo]
C[no advantage for B and he's pushing w into the center, which is wrong]
;B[oq];W[pq];B[mp];W[qm];B[rm]
C[B is attacking the white group but it's not that easy, as w can just run out into the center and is almost alive in the corner as well]
;W[qd];B[om];W[mo];B[lo];W[mn];B[qe];W[re];B[pe];W[rf];B[pg];W[pc];B[ml]
;W[ln];B[ko];W[kn];B[kl];W[hf];B[jn];W[lk];B[ll];W[jm];B[km];W[in];B[jo]
;W[nm];B[nl];W[fg];B[on];W[np];B[mq];W[or];B[nr];W[ps];B[eg];W[fi]
C[good for white, who's playing quite well.];B[eh];W[gk];B[fh];W[gh];B[md]
;W[dl];B[fk];W[fl];B[fj];W[gm];B[hl];W[ho]
C[this is w's chance to connect his groups];B[er];W[fr];B[go];W[hp];B[bo]
;W[bp];B[bm];W[ao];B[an];W[bn];B[rr];W[qr];B[bo];W[hm];B[dr];W[bn];B[sp]
;W[sq];B[bo];W[cq];B[ap];W[br];B[gp];W[hq];B[ir];W[hr];B[bk];W[bl];B[al]
;W[ck];B[cj];W[mc];B[ld];W[kg]
C[at this point the game is pretty much lost for black. ];B[hh]
C[so b wants to try to start a fight but really there's no chance];W[gi]
;B[gj];W[hi];B[ih];W[jf];B[gg];W[hg];B[gf];W[ge];B[ff];W[ii];B[jh];W[kj]
;B[kh];W[lh];B[if];W[ie];B[lg];W[ki]
C[b's attack fizzles and he resigns.])
(;W[qo];B[qp]
C[this would be a success for b]))
(;W[pm]
C[w can just run away through what should have been b's area of influence]
))
(;B[pm];W[qm];B[pl];W[pn];B[nm]))
(;B[dq]
(;W[dn];B[cq]
C[this is good for black])
(;W[fn];B[eq];W[go];B[fp];W[dn];B[gn];W[em];B[ho];W[gm];B[hn]
C[another option for black; also better for him])))
(;B[bn];W[cj]))
(;B[bj])
(;B[fq];W[dq];B[el]
C[this would be ideal for black, according to recent study. I just learned this!]
))

