(;CA[UTF-8]CA[Windows-1252]LT[]RR[Normal]GM[1]NW[20]C[]AP[MultiGo:4.4.4]SZ[19]NB[19]GN[A Vital Point and a Massacre]DT[2016-11-21]PC[IGS: igs.joyjoy.net 6969]PB[brwnstn]BR[10k+]PW[IGS User]WR[9k+]KM[-5.5]TM[60]RE[B+Resign]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[52];W[dc]WL[60];B[pq]BL[36]C[With -5.5 komi for White, Black wanted to play territorial in the opening and secure an early lead. With White 2 in place, Black was actually hoping for Shusaku's opening. ](;W[dp]WL[57];B[oc]BL[10];W[qj]WL[55];B[fq]BL[897];W[ip]WL[51]C[White 8 surprised Black a little. Black thought the West was the bigger side.](;B[cq]BL[773];W[cp]WL[46];B[dq]BL[769];W[ep]WL[44]C[White builds a wall on South West. Black worried about approaching the White 2 would be difficult.];B[fp]BL[690];W[eq]WL[42];B[er]BL[690];W[dr]WL[41];B[cr]BL[689];W[fr]WL[40];B[ds]BL[688](;W[gr]WL[39]C[Black thought White 20 was a mistake and might have been the losing move it was too small to crawl on the second line in the opening.];B[fo]BL[606];W[bp]WL[35];B[bq]BL[587];W[dm]WL[30];B[hq]BL[574]C[Black 25 aimed at pressing White.];W[hr]WL[27];B[iq]BL[573];W[ir]WL[24];B[jq]BL[570];W[kr]WL[15];B[hp]BL[525];W[kq]WL[8];B[qn]BL[509];W[fs]WL[1]C[White should have defended White 6 instead of threatening Black's live corner.];B[es]BL[497];W[aq]WL[877];B[ar]BL[495];W[bs]WL[875];B[cs]BL[489];W[ap]WL[870];B[qh]BL[483]C[After failing in the South West, White gives up sente and allowed Black to suffocate White 6.];W[jd]WL[863];B[de]BL[466]C[After White 42, Black thought Black 43 was natural.];W[fd]WL[852];B[cc]BL[454];W[cb]WL[850];B[cd]BL[451];W[eb]WL[845]C[Black expected White would descend at B18.];B[ch]BL[440];W[cj]WL[841]C[Black was not threatened by White 50 because Black still had B18 and E12.];B[lc]BL[249]C[Black thought 51 was sente.];W[ej]WL[833]C[White disagreed and aimed to attack Black's North West group.];B[hm]BL[218]C[Black felt the South group was getting weaker, so before White could establish strength. Black defended with 53.];W[bb]WL[822];B[eh]BL[194]C[After White takes 54, Black had to escape with 55.];W[bf]WL[818];B[bg]BL[827];W[cf]WL[810];B[df]BL[820];W[cg]WL[808];B[dg]BL[817];W[bh]WL[806];B[bi]BL[816];W[ag]WL[805];B[ci]BL[815];W[di]WL[795];B[ei]BL[810];W[ai]WL[790];B[bj]BL[802];W[dj]WL[783];B[dh]BL[797];W[ad]WL[780];B[bk]BL[707]C[White destroyed Black's base, but Black thought Black got the better result because White's South West wall became meaningless.];W[cl]WL[775];B[hh]BL[638];W[gj]WL[772];B[ij]BL[466]C[Black thought the link between 77 and 75 was solid. ](;W[hi]WL[763]C[Black did not read the possible cut of White 78.];B[ii]BL[421];W[gh]WL[758];B[gg]BL[407];W[hg]WL[751];B[ih]BL[402];W[fg]WL[749];B[gf]BL[401];W[ff]WL[891]C[Black started getting worried after White 86.];B[fh]BL[375];W[gi]WL[888];B[ge]BL[234];W[fe]WL[884];B[if]BL[233]C[Black almost surrendered the Black North West group after Black 91. Black wanted to take big Apex to compensate for the big loss.];W[gd]WL[880];B[ie]BL[223];W[id]WL[798]C[After taking sente, Black did not lose hope for the North West group. Black sought for the vital point in White's shape on South West.Tsumego time! Can you guess the vital point to save the Black North West group?];B[el]BL[206](;W[ck]WL[793];B[fj]BL[200];W[fk]WL[788];B[fi]BL[199];W[gl]WL[766];B[ek]BL[167];W[em]WL[756];B[fl]BL[160];W[gk]WL[743];B[fm]BL[156];W[gm]WL[731];B[gn]BL[892];W[ik]WL[709];B[hk]BL[878];W[hl]WL[684];B[il]BL[875]LB[el:A]C[Black is happy to boast that Black was able to read this capture. The sequence was not that clear, but with the surrounding stones, Black knew A would work. Black thought the game was over at this point, but White decided to drag the game longer and create big dead groups all over the board.];W[bl]WL[676];B[jk]BL[838];W[rp]WL[673];B[qp]BL[779];W[rq]WL[671];B[ro]BL[777];W[qr]WL[666];B[pr]BL[773];W[ps]WL[664];B[os]BL[764];W[qs]WL[662];B[nr]BL[763];W[qq]WL[658];B[pp]BL[743];W[sr]WL[656];B[kp]BL[729];W[lp]WL[652];B[lo]BL[724];W[ko]WL[641];B[jp]BL[723];W[mo]WL[640];B[ln]BL[722];W[mq]WL[638];B[np]BL[710];W[mp]WL[894];B[mn]BL[708];W[no]WL[887];B[nn]BL[707];W[nq]WL[883];B[oo]BL[694];W[oq]WL[880];B[or]BL[691];W[op]WL[878];B[le]BL[655];W[on]WL[870];B[po]BL[653];W[oj]WL[864];B[pi]BL[646];W[pj]WL[853];B[om]BL[640];W[rh]WL[848];B[rg]BL[634];W[qi]WL[847];B[ph]BL[627];W[si]WL[843];B[rk]BL[883];W[rj]WL[840];B[ni]BL[862];W[ql]WL[829];B[rl]BL[859];W[qm]WL[827];B[rm]BL[857];W[ol]WL[825];B[pm]BL[832];W[sg]WL[818];B[rf]BL[823];W[oi]WL[803];B[oh]BL[807];W[nj]WL[801];B[nh]BL[772];W[pl]WL[798];B[nk]BL[759];W[nl]WL[795];B[mk]BL[756];W[nm]WL[793];B[pn]BL[755];W[ok]WL[787];B[qk]BL[753];W[mj]WL[786];B[lk]BL[751];W[im]WL[784];B[hj]BL[735];W[lj]WL[778];B[kj]BL[729];W[lh]WL[895];B[mg]BL[716];W[kg]WL[882];B[ki]BL[701];W[jg]WL[875];B[ke]BL[600];W[ll]WL[872];B[jb]BL[561];W[ml]WL[868];B[kk]BL[559];W[km]WL[858]C[Black made another captured White big time. White's attempts to live were futile.];B[dn]BL[446];W[cn]WL[849];B[en]BL[340];W[kn]WL[843];B[al]BL[281];W[bm]WL[835];B[dl]BL[243];W[do]WL[829];B[bo]BL[222]C[White's supposedly alive group on West also died.];W[bn]WL[821];B[ao]BL[886];W[mr]WL[795];B[sp]BL[873];W[sn]WL[780];B[so]BL[862];W[sk]WL[761];B[rs]BL[851]C[Maybe White was trying to kill Black's South East group in reckless abandon. Black also killed White on South West.];W[lm]WL[745];B[hc]BL[820];W[hd]WL[742];B[ic]BL[810];W[gc]WL[733];B[gb]BL[808];W[fb]WL[727];B[ha]BL[802];W[mh]WL[721];B[jr]BL[727];W[js]WL[718];B[je]BL[674];W[kc]WL[712];B[kb]BL[671];W[jc]WL[705];B[kd]BL[663];W[fa]WL[701];B[gq]BL[646];W[ga]WL[694];B[hb]BL[643];W[ia]WL[692];B[ib]BL[639];W[mf]WL[895];B[nf]BL[632];W[lf]WL[889];B[ne]BL[618];W[mc]WL[882];B[lb]BL[608];W[me]WL[878];B[nd]BL[577];W[md]WL[875];B[mb]BL[575];W[lg]WL[866];B[ed]BL[532];W[ec]WL[860];B[dd]BL[439];W[mm]WL[851];B[on]BL[437];W[ms]WL[821];B[aj]BL[381];W[ah]WL[815];B[ac]BL[313];W[bc]WL[806];B[bd]BL[899];W[ae]WL[805];B[be]BL[896];W[ab]WL[803];B[nc]BL[865];W[ng]WL[800];B[og]BL[861];W[sf]WL[792];B[re]BL[856];W[am]WL[747];B[ak]BL[848];W[in]WL[736];B[jo]BL[837];W[jn]WL[730];B[jl]BL[835];W[pk]WL[726];B[he]BL[786];W[sm]WL[716];B[rn]BL[780];W[ns]WL[697];B[sq]BL[689];W[rc]WL[673];B[qc]BL[685];W[qb]WL[669];B[pb]BL[684];W[rb]WL[663];B[rd]BL[673];W[sd]WL[658];B[se]BL[667];W[sh]WL[860];B[rr]BL[621];W[of]WL[857];B[pf]BL[619];W[qg]WL[837];B[qf]BL[597];W[mi]WL[832];B[pg]BL[593];W[ld]WL[818];B[sl]BL[516];W[ef]WL[801];B[tt]BL[495]LB[gr:A][dg:B][el:C][il:D]C[White resigned. One has to admire White's fighting spirit to continue the fight despite being behind by about 200 points.The losing move for White is probably the crawl on the second line starting with A. After that early mistake, as early as move 20, Black took control of the game. White had a chance to come back when Black's B group got surrounded. However, Black found the vital point at C that saved the whole North West group. After Black's big capture at D, the game was over. White became a zombie running amok as White, trying to comeback from the loss, died everywhere on the board.Brown Stone was happy with finding the vital point to save the group. Although Brwnstn did not read or knew all the variation, Brwnstn was able to find a move that would be hard to answer. Brwnstn learned to trust the power of the surrounding stones in a fight. Brwnstn should practice more on direction of play. ])(;W[gk];B[ck];W[dk];B[dl];W[cm];B[fj];W[fk];B[fi];W[ek];B[fl];W[ik];B[hk];W[hl];B[il];W[hj];B[gl]C[White is captured.])(;W[hk];B[ck];W[dk];B[dl]C[White still looks confined here.]))(;W[ii];B[hi];W[hj];B[ji];W[gi];B[gh];W[fh];B[fg];W[ih];B[fi];W[fj];B[ig];W[jh];B[kh];W[jg];B[jf];W[kg]MA[kf][le][md][nc]C[Black is connected. The ladder works for Black.]))(;W[fo];B[go];W[gp];B[gq];W[gr];B[hp];W[hq];B[gp];W[gn];B[ho];W[io];B[hn];W[hm];B[in];W[jn]MA[im][jl][kk][lj][mi][nh][og][pf][qe]LB[ip:A]C[The ladder favors Black maybe that's why White avoided this joseki. However, the game was not really any better. Thus, maybe the two-space high pincer of White A was a mistake.]))(;B[cn];W[dn];B[dm];W[en];B[cp];W[co];B[bo];W[do];B[bm];W[cq];B[bp];W[em];B[dl];W[el];B[dk]C[Maybe Black should have played this way instead.]))(;W[oc];B[cp];W[qo];B[pe];W[kc];B[qk]C[Black was expecting something like this.]))