(;CA[UTF-8]CA[Windows-1252]NW[19]NB[19]LT[]RR[Normal]AP[MultiGo:4.4.4]SZ[19]GM[1]GN[Failing the Ladder and Squeeze, Killing One Big Dragon]DT[2016-10-07]PC[IGS:  igs.joyjoy.net 6969]PB[brwnstn]BR[10k ]PW[IGS User]WR[10k+]KM[0.5]TM[60]RE[B+88.5]US[Brought to you by IGS PANDANET]CP[  Copyright (c) PANDANET Inc. 2016  Permission to reproduce this game is given, provided proper credit is given.  No warrantee, implied or explicit, is understood.  Use of this game is an understanding and agreement of this notice.]MULTIGOGM[1];B[qd]BL[56]C[Brown Stone played Black.];W[dp]WL[60];B[pp]BL[47];W[dd]WL[56];B[oc]BL[36]C[A standard and favorite opening for Black.];W[qk]WL[40]C[Black expected the split at R10. White 6 did not look to be that different from R10.];B[fq]BL[5];W[dn]WL[27]C[Black also expected a kight's move at C6 instead of White 8.];B[qm]BL[889];W[qh]WL[22];B[jp]BL[884]C[Black created the usual framework on South.];W[mp]WL[6]C[White 12 looked like a premature reduction. The North and West were still very wide open. Black thought about approaching on North or West.](;B[fc]BL[821];W[ec]WL[880];B[fd]BL[819];W[df]WL[876];B[jd]BL[815]C[After this sequence, Black claimed a big North frame work. ];W[ld]WL[867]C[White 18 again looked like a premature reduction.];B[cj]BL[592]C[Black expected White to play at C10 because it is an extension from both White D14 and D6.];W[ch]WL[782];B[ei]BL[543]C[Black 21 aimed at preventing White's North West group from expanding too much.](;W[oe]WL[769]C[Black wanted to play at 22 also.];B[ne]BL[430]C[Black 23 aimed at separating White and attacking White 18.];W[qe]WL[761];B[pd]BL[400];W[pe]WL[756]C[White looked a bit overconcentrated.](;B[md]BL[342];W[od]WL[734];B[nc]BL[330]C[Black 27 was really in preparation for the exchange of White 28 for Black 29. Black is comfortably connected.];W[ke]WL[727];B[lc]BL[309];W[nd]WL[719];B[le]BL[303];W[kd]WL[715];B[kc]BL[295];W[lf]WL[711];B[me]BL[293];W[je]WL[709]C[White started becoming heavy.];B[ng]BL[225];W[og]WL[697];B[mg]BL[218];W[kg]WL[682];B[ie]BL[133];W[id]WL[675];B[jc]BL[132];W[if]WL[650];B[he]BL[131];W[jg]WL[644]C[White looked very thick, but it only has one eye. Black still had the chance to attack.];B[hg]BL[79];W[hf]WL[637];B[gf]BL[78];W[ge]WL[632];B[hd]BL[77];W[gd]WL[630];B[hc]BL[75];W[fe]WL[613];B[ff]BL[71];W[ee]WL[606];B[ig]BL[836](;W[gc]WL[591]C[White 60 might have been a big mistake. White had no time to capture the two stones.];B[jf]BL[822]C[Black gained superior thickness while White still had a Dragon to worry about. The life and death of the Dragon would decide the outcome of the match.];W[lh]WL[583];B[ni]BL[790];W[ih]WL[893]C[Black 63 aimed at keeping White's groups separated.];B[ji]BL[774]C[Black 65 aimed at destroying White's eye shape and cutting at K12.];W[ki]WL[877];B[jh]BL[755];W[jj]WL[871];B[ii]BL[754];W[ij]WL[868];B[kj]BL[724];W[hi]WL[861];B[hh]BL[721];W[kh]WL[854];B[ih]BL[720];W[lj]WL[850];B[kk]BL[719];W[lk]WL[848];B[ll]BL[614];W[kl]WL[839];B[jk]BL[613];W[ik]WL[836];B[jl]BL[612];W[km]WL[833];B[jm]BL[591];W[jn]WL[816];B[kn]BL[476];W[lm]WL[813];B[in]BL[474];W[ml]WL[805];B[mi]BL[471];W[li]WL[801]C[After White 92, the dragon has at least one eye, but not yet alive.](;B[fm]BL[422]C[Black 93 aimed at capturing the 4 White stones.];W[fi]WL[788];B[fj]BL[351];W[gj]WL[778];B[fh]BL[343];W[fk]WL[775];B[gi]BL[339];W[im]WL[768];B[jo]BL[337];W[il]WL[766];B[jn]BL[336];W[fl]WL[764];B[gk]BL[318];W[gl]WL[760];B[hj]BL[293];W[gm]WL[746];B[em]BL[879]C[Black 109 might have been a wrong move. Maybe descending to F6 might have been better.];W[gn]WL[708];B[dr]BL[692];W[dl]WL[697](;B[eo]BL[682]C[Black 113 almost gave the game to White.];W[en]WL[893];B[fn]BL[680];W[fo]WL[878]C[Black 115 was just stubborn of Black.];B[go]BL[656];W[fp]WL[868](;B[ep]BL[655]C[Black 119 proved that Black need to learn more about ladders, nets, and squeezes.];W[gp]WL[866];B[hp]BL[655];W[gq]WL[853];B[gr]BL[654];W[hq]WL[851];B[iq]BL[648];W[hr]WL[842];B[ir]BL[644];W[ho]WL[813];B[hs]BL[643];W[ip]WL[811](;B[kq]BL[563]C[Black wanted to connect at F2, but Black 131 was necessary.];W[eq]WL[796];B[fr]BL[529];W[er]WL[777];B[es]BL[509];W[dq]WL[770];B[cr]BL[505];W[cq]WL[766];B[br]BL[495];W[bq]WL[746];B[aq]BL[478];W[ap]WL[730];B[ar]BL[477];W[bp]WL[727]C[Black managed to live on the second line. Not a very good result for Black.];B[mo]BL[438]C[The only compensation Black got was sente. Black aimed at securing the whole South West.](;W[np]WL[700]C[However, White played 146 and aimed at living inside Black's moyo.];B[no]BL[436];W[op]WL[697];B[oo]BL[434];W[pq]WL[695];B[qp]BL[421];W[qq]WL[693]C[After White 152, White is not yet alive. This is problematic for White as Black gained thickness to resume the attack on White's Dragon.];B[ok]BL[414]C[Black 153 aimed at keeping White's dragon separated from the East group.];W[ol]WL[686];B[nk]BL[377];W[pm]WL[604];B[pl]BL[326];W[om]WL[446];B[pk]BL[882];W[qn]WL[431];B[ql]BL[823];W[po]WL[425];B[qo]BL[799];W[pn]WL[894];B[rn]BL[797];W[lo]WL[889];B[ln]BL[791];W[mn]WL[887]C[White 168 was a good move. Black thought White would live.];B[lp]BL[791];W[nn]WL[876];B[ko]BL[790](;W[mk]WL[807]C[At first, Black thought White 172 was a big mistake, and that White lives by forcing Black first with P6. White's Dragon still dies even if White played P6 first.];B[nl]BL[745];W[nm]WL[791];B[rq]BL[669];W[rr]WL[762];B[rp]BL[620](;W[ck]WL[730]C[White 178 was wrong. Althought this was a big point, White should have played at T2 first for the South East to live.];B[ci]BL[592];W[bh]WL[725];B[bk]BL[575];W[dj]WL[719];B[di]BL[526];W[bl]WL[701];B[rd]BL[504];W[re]WL[694];B[sr]BL[500];W[qr]WL[677];B[nr]BL[481];W[mr]WL[658];B[mq]BL[479];W[or]WL[635];B[oq]BL[472];W[ns]WL[598];B[nq]BL[470]C[The game was over after Black captured White's South East.];W[kr]WL[532];B[lr]BL[465];W[ls]WL[526];B[lq]BL[459];W[ps]WL[509];B[rs]BL[454];W[sq]WL[502];B[sp]BL[453];W[gs]WL[457];B[fs]BL[449];W[jr]WL[454];B[jq]BL[434];W[qj]WL[422];B[pi]BL[896];W[qi]WL[419];B[pg]BL[887];W[ph]WL[414];B[oh]BL[876];W[of]WL[896];B[se]BL[845];W[sf]WL[892];B[sd]BL[845];W[rf]WL[891];B[rk]BL[841];W[rj]WL[887];B[sl]BL[840];W[hb]WL[876];B[ib]BL[830];W[gb]WL[873];B[dg]BL[796];W[cg]WL[868];B[eg]BL[795];W[bj]WL[861];B[bi]BL[788];W[ak]WL[853];B[ah]BL[787];W[ag]WL[849];B[ai]BL[786];W[bf]WL[834];B[ek]BL[768];W[dk]WL[820];B[ej]BL[767];W[el]WL[818];B[hl]BL[713];W[hm]WL[805];B[hk]BL[712];W[pj]WL[803];B[oi]BL[705];W[oj]WL[802];B[nj]BL[704];W[nf]WL[799];B[mf]BL[703];W[ds]WL[738];B[cs]BL[697];W[io]WL[709];B[ha]BL[664];W[ga]WL[699];B[ia]BL[663];W[os]WL[689];B[sj]BL[655];W[si]WL[661];B[sk]BL[653];W[qg]WL[653];B[dh]BL[878];W[pc]WL[637];B[qc]BL[873];W[pb]WL[633];B[qb]BL[872];W[mh]WL[774];B[nh]BL[866];W[aj]WL[764];B[ef]BL[768];W[tt]WL[764];B[tt]BL[766]LB[qk:A][qj:B][oe:C][ne:D][md:E][eo:F][fo:G][fn:H][mo:I][ok:J][sr:K]C[Black won by 88.5 points.Another game in which Black made a severe reading mistakes, but managed to pull-off a win because of the opponent's misreading.The split of White A is more often on B. Black felt the too had little diference during the opening and proceeded to make a moyo on South. When White ried to reduce Black with C, Black played the game defining cut with D and E. The big fight that resulted from this cut decided the flow of the match. Black's crucial mistake was at F, that may have been better at G, and the stubbornes with H, starting a ladder that worked very bad for Black. After surviving on the second line, Black used sente to attack with I and claim a big South, but White aimed to live on the South East. This gained Black thickness to resume the attack on the White dragon with J.  White fought hard to save the Dragon, but it died in the end. White's last although non-bearing mistake was not saving the South East by descending to K.Black created another big group by capturing a Dragon in the Apex. The game would have been easier and more beautiful if Black did not misread the ladder. Black should review the ladder, net, and squeeze more.])(;W[sr];B[nr];W[or];B[mq];W[ps];B[oq];W[qs];B[ns];W[os];B[bl]C[White lives small in the corner.  Black uses sente to prevents Whte's expansion on South West.];W[]TR[if][ic][ja][jb][kb][ka][la][lb][mb][ma][na][nb][ob][oa][pa][qa][ra][pb][qb][rb][sa][gg][gh][fi][hi][hf][lo][kp][jq][jr][is][js][ks][kr][lr][lq][ls][ms][mr][as][bs][cs][ds][fs][gs][nq][kf][lg][ll][mm][on][mc][mj][mh]SQ[ri][rh][sh][si][sg][rg][qg][qf][pr][qr][rs][ss][bn][an][cn][co][bo][ao][cp][do][fb][fa][ea][eb][db][cb][da][ca][ba][bb][ab][aa][ac][ad][bc][bd][cd][cc][dc][ed][de][ce][be][ae][af][bf][cf][ag][bg]C[CountingBlack (triangle) PairsNE+ A - 34SW + S - 13Total - 47White (square) PairsNW - 16.5SW - 9A -1E - 4SE - 2Total - 32.5 + 0.5 komiAfter Black killed the dragon, White had very little chance of winning. White's life on the South West is not good enough.]))(;W[on];B[lo](;W[nl];B[mk]LB[ll:A]C[White's Dragon is dead. A is a false eye.])(;W[mk];B[nl]C[White is dead.])))(;W[]TR[ic][jb][ja][ka][kb][lb][la][ma][mb][nb][na][ob][oa][pa][pb][pc][qb][qa][ra][rb][gg][hf][gh][fi][hi][as][bs][cs][ds][fs][gs][is][js][jr][jq][kr][ks][ls][lr][lq][lp][kp][ko][mq][mr][ms][ns][nr][nq][np][op][oq][pq][pr][or][os][ps][qr][qs][qq][qp][rp][rq][rr][rs][ss][sq][sr][sp][so][sn][rn][ro]SQ[ce][bg][ag][af][bf][cf][cc][ae][be][bd][ad][cd][rj][bc][ac][ab][bb][ba][aa][ca][cb][db][dc][da][ea][eb][ed][fa][fb][de][bo][co][cp][ao][an][bn][cn][cm][dm][bm][am][go][hp][do][rf][rg][sg][sf][sh][rh][ri][si][sj]C[CountingBlack (triangle) PairsNE - 11A - 2.5SE + S + SW - 25 ~ 12Total - 38.5 or 28.5White (square) PairsNW - 16.5SW - 12E - 5Total - 33.5 The game was very close if White allowed Black to take the whole South West. Endgame will decide the victor.]))(;B[fr];W[jq];B[kq];W[jr];B[is];W[kr];B[lr];W[lq];B[kp];W[mr];B[ls];W[ms]C[This result is disastrous for Black.]))(;B[gp];W[ep];B[gq]C[This would have been good enough for Black.]))(;B[fo];W[fn];B[en];W[eo];B[ep];W[do];B[go];W[eq];B[fp];W[dq];B[er]C[If Black played 1, Black can be satisfied with this result.]))(;B[]TR[qc][ib][ic][ia][ja][jb][kb][ka][la][lb][mb][mc][ma][na][nb][ob][oa][pa][pb][qb][qa][pc]SQ[qg][ea][fb][eb][fa][ca][cb][db][da][dc][cc][bb][ba][aa][ab][bc][ac][bd][ad][ae][be][ce][cd][de][ed][cf][bf][af][ag][bg][rg][sg][ri][rj][sj][si][sh][rh][qf]C[CountingBlack (triangle) PairsN+ NE - 12White (square) PairsNW - 16.5E - 5Total - 21.5White has taken the lead, but Black has sente and a nice attack on the White Dragon.]))(;W[jf];B[lg];W[ji];B[gi]C[Black G11 continues the attack on White and protects the cut at G13.]))(;B[nf];W[od];B[nd];W[pc];B[qc];W[nc];B[pb];W[mc]C[Black somehow did not like this variation.]))(;W[dj];B[di];W[ci];B[dk];W[ej]C[Black need not worry about the cut at D10 because the ladder works for Black. ])(;W[]TR[ia][hc][hb][ib][ic][pb][oa][ob][pa][qa][qb][qc][rc][rb][ra][sa][sb][sc][ha]SQ[si][cc][cb][db][dc][da][ca][ba][bb][aa][ac][ab][bc][bd][ad][cd][be][ce][ae][bf][af][ag][bg][ri][rj][sj]LB[mp:A][ld:B]C[CountingBlack (triangle) PairsN - 6NE - 6.5Total - 12.5White (square) PairsNW - 11E - 2Total - 13 Pairs + 0.5 KomiThe game was more or less balance. Both Black and White had a lot of potential on the corners and sides, but Black was aiming to attack White A and B to gain more in the Apex.]))(;B[cf];W[cj];B[cc];W[cd];B[dc];W[ed];B[bd];W[be];B[bc];W[ce];B[fc];W[df]C[The variation in the North West looks favorble for White. C10 is also very efficient serving as an extension from White's North West wall and White 8.];B[cq];W[dq];B[dr];W[er];B[cr];W[eq];B[bo];W[bn];B[co];W[cn];B[do];W[eo];B[cp];W[fm];B[fr];W[es];B[fp];W[ep];B[ej]C[This sequence does not look very good for Black.])(;B[df](;W[cf];B[cg];W[ce];B[dg];W[fc];B[dk]C[This is a different game but maybe this will be a better game for Black. White F17 does not look too efficient due to Black P17.])(;W[ch];B[fd];W[dc];B[dh];W[cg];B[cf];W[dg];B[ef];W[eg];B[ff];W[fc];B[hd];W[gc];B[if]C[White gets corner and can develop a very good West while Black only can run to the center. Maybe this is not so good for Black.])))