(;GM[1]FF[4]SZ[19]AP[SmartGo:2.8.3.0]CA[utf-8]
GN[2014-08-11a]
PW[Anders Kierulf]WR[3d]
PB[Cole Pruitt]BR[2d]
EV[Go Congress]RO[2]
DT[2014-08-11]
PC[New York]
KM[7.5]
RE[B+R]
RU[AGA (Territory)]CH[1]
C[Comments in the opening based on analysis by Xie He 9p; later comments based on analysis by the players.]
;B[qd];W[dd];B[pp];W[dp];B[oc];W[qj];B[qm];W[qg];B[fq];W[cn];B[jp];W[jc]
;B[cf]
(;W[ch]
C[This aims at a moyo-style game, losing out on territory. Playing B15 instead might be more appropriate.]
;B[cc];W[dc];B[cd];W[de];B[bf];W[eg]
(;B[lc]
(;W[nq]
(;B[oq]
C[The kosumi is more complicated than playing Q3. With large knights move, should play kosumi when willing to fight up with M4; should play Q3 if you like a more solid position.]
;W[np]
C[If you're playing this, need to continue the attack at M4.]
(;B[oo]
(;W[lq];B[kq];W[ko]
C[Black should push at K5. L4 or M4 might be appropriate in similar positions when you can cut, but not here.]
(;B[fo]
C[Not good to allow White to push at K5.]
(;W[kr];B[jr];W[kp];B[jq];W[or];B[pr];W[mr]
(;B[fm]
C[Remaining comments without professional analysis. Black should still push at K5 first.]
;W[jo];B[cl];W[dl];B[dr];W[cq];B[dk];W[dm];B[fk];W[ck];B[db];W[eb];B[cb]
;W[fc];B[om];W[rd];B[re];W[qe];B[rc];W[pd];B[qc];W[rf];B[sd];W[gp];B[fp]
;W[hq];B[hr];W[gn];B[fn];W[gr];B[gq];W[ir];B[hp];W[hs];B[ip];W[js]
(;B[hm];W[je];B[kb]
(;W[jb]
(;B[pf];W[pg]
(;B[of];W[og];B[nf];W[qf];B[ng];W[oj];B[hg]
C[Not sure how to answer this one. G14 feels too submissive, Black might get too much in the center, but the move I played didn’t work out that well.]
(;W[ih];B[jf];W[ie];B[gf];W[if];B[ig];W[jg];B[jh];W[kf]
(;B[ii];W[ek];B[dj];W[ej]
(;B[cj]
(;W[fj];B[bk];W[fl];B[hk];W[gk]
(;B[gm]
(;W[hh]
(;B[gh];W[hi];B[gi];W[hj];B[gj];W[ij];B[gl];W[fk];B[ei];W[ik]
(;B[hl];W[fr];B[fi];W[el];B[cm];W[do];B[go]
(;W[eq]
C[This seems wrong, should play D12 first. Black gets too many points along the left edge.]
;B[df];W[ef];B[fe];W[ee];B[dg]
(;W[qq]
C[Getting desperate, need more points.]
(;B[pq]
C[R2 would probably have worked for Black.];W[qr];B[os];W[ro];B[rn];W[qp]
;B[qo];W[rq];B[sr];W[sp];B[sn];W[pn]
C[Black should just connect at Q5.]
(;B[qn];W[rr];B[so];W[qs];B[ss];W[ns]
C[At leats I got a ko out of it.];B[nr];W[io];B[ho];W[or];B[ps];W[po];B[op]
;W[on]
(;B[no];W[nn];B[mo];W[mn]
C[Black is trying to make the ko bigger because he will win it.];B[nr];W[in]
;B[hn];W[or];B[rp];W[lo];B[nr];W[eh];B[dh];W[or];B[mp]
(;W[mq]
C[This is wrong, should connect at M4. Losing these stones when Black wins the ko.]
;B[nr];W[ce];B[ms];W[be];B[lp];W[af];B[ag];W[ae];B[bg])
(;W[lp];B[nr];W[ce];B[mq];W[be];B[ae];W[ad];B[af];W[bd];B[pm]
C[This would still be a game.]))
(;B[nr];W[no];B[ms];W[nm]))
(;B[po];W[qn];B[rm]))
(;B[qr];W[pq];B[op];W[rq];B[rr]
(;W[qo];B[ro])
(;W[ro];B[rp];W[qp];B[qo];W[sp];B[sr];W[sq];B[rn])))
(;W[qr]
(;B[ps];W[qq])
(;B[qq];W[ps])
(;B[os];W[ns])))
(;W[dh];B[di];W[eq]))
(;B[fi];W[hl];B[dh]))
(;B[gi];W[gg]))
(;W[ci];B[hh];W[bm];B[bi];W[bh];B[bl];W[ai])
(;W[dh]
C[If White can play some move around here in sente before pulling out the stone at J12, that would be huge. But Black would probably just capture.]
;B[hh];W[bm];B[bi];W[bh];B[aj]))
(;B[di]))
(;W[bk];B[bj];W[bl];B[bh]))
(;B[di];W[ei];B[dh];W[dg];B[cg]
C[Unclear.]))
(;B[hi]
C[Maybe better?]))
(;W[gf];B[hf];W[he];B[gg];W[ff]))
(;B[pe]
(;W[qf];B[nf])
(;W[of];B[oe];W[ne];B[od])))
(;B[pe];W[qf];B[oe]
C[Probably better.]))
(;W[cj]
C[Maybe better to secure some territory on this side?]))
(;B[go]
C[Black says he should just have captured immediately; his move at H7 left too much aji behind.]
))
(;B[jo];W[kn];B[fm]))
(;W[jo]))
(;B[jo];W[kn];B[jn];W[km];B[il]
C[This would be a good direction for Black.])
(;B[kp];W[lp];B[lo])
(;B[lp];W[kp];B[jq])
(;B[in];W[jo];B[io];W[ip]
C[Not good due to the cut.]))
(;W[lp]
PL[W];W[qq];B[pq];W[rp]
C[Still some aji in the corner.]))
(;B[lp]
(;W[pn];B[qn];W[po];B[qo];W[qq])
(;W[qq];B[or];W[qp];B[po];W[rn])))
(;B[pq]
(;W[lq]
(;B[kr])
(;B[kq];W[lp];B[jn]))
(;W[hq];B[hp];W[ip];B[io];W[iq];B[jq];W[gp];B[ho];W[gq];B[jo];W[fp];B[mn]
)))
(;W[pq];B[qq];W[oq];B[qr];W[op];B[po];W[lq];B[kr];W[lr];B[kq];W[lo];B[kn]
C[Common sequence. Black would be fine: Black’s position at the bottom would inhibit White’s moyo at the top a bit.]
)
(;W[hq]
C[This would be a good point, especially since the ladders in both directions work.]
(;B[ho]
C[This move emphasizes the outside.]
(;W[gp]
C[Black has a number of options here.]
(;B[iq])
(;B[cq]))
(;W[pq]
C[White could attach here now, and get a wider extension than before thanks to the stone at H3.]
;B[qq];W[oq];B[qr];W[op];B[po];W[kq];B[jq];W[jr];B[ir];W[kr];B[iq];W[kp]
))
(;B[hp]
(;W[ip]
(;B[iq];W[io]
(;B[jq];W[gp])
(;B[hr];W[jq];B[gq];W[ir]
(;B[hq];W[kp])
(;B[kq];W[hq])))
(;B[io];W[iq]
(;B[gp];W[jq];B[kp];W[lq];B[hn])
(;B[jq];W[gp];B[ho];W[gq];B[jo];W[fp]
C[No 3-3];B[cq];W[cp];B[dq];W[er];B[eq];W[fr])))
(;W[iq];B[ip];W[jq];B[kq];W[kr];B[gq]
C[Black Is strong];W[lq];B[kp];W[mr];B[hr];W[is])))
(;W[go];B[hq];W[je]))
(;B[oq]
C[This would also be fine.])
(;B[fo]
C[Xie He thinks he would play here.]))
(;W[be]))

