(;SZ[19]AP[MultiGo:3.4.0]AB[pd][pp][dp]C[Black\: Ryan Smith, ~4 dan
White\: Ito, 7d
Date\: 5/26/04
Handicap\: 3
Result\: B+1

Brief commentary by me, a few comments by white]

;W[cd]	;B[ed]	;W[ec]	;B[fc]	;W[dc]	;B[fd]	;W[cf]	;B[jc]	;W[fq]	;B[cn]
;W[kq]
;B[pj]C[I don't usually lean towards sanrensei, but given the position on the top, this seems the only move]
;W[qn]	;B[qo]	;W[pn]	;B[np]	;W[mn]	;B[lp]	;W[mr]	;B[kp]
;W[jq]LB[kn:a][pl:b]C[White\: B should play 'a' next. This prevents B from being in any danger while threatening W. I was thinking too locally with 'b'. So obvious...]
;B[pl]	;W[oo]	;B[op]	;W[kn]	;B[lm]	;W[ln]	;B[no]	;W[nn]	;B[om]	;W[on]
;B[jo]	;W[nl]	;B[lk]	;W[ml]	;B[nj]	;W[jl]	;B[ll]	;W[qk]
;B[qj]C[White\: This is correct]
;W[qq]	;B[pq]	;W[ro]	;B[qp]
;W[rm]C[Strong move. I didn't feel comfortable with loosing eye shape in the corner, but playing this defensively is a victory for W]
;B[rp]	;W[rk]	;B[rj]	;W[mq]	;B[mp]	;W[or]	;B[pr]	;W[jp]	;B[ko]	;W[io]
;B[jn]	;W[km]	;B[jj]	;W[je]	;B[ld]	;W[qc]	;B[qd]	;W[pc]	;B[oc]	;W[ob]
;B[nb]	;W[nc]	;B[od]
;W[mb]LB[nd:a][mc:b][pb:c][na:d][rd:e][rb:f]C[White\: B must play 'a' next, a less common variation of the usual joseki. W should play 'b', after which 'c' takes the corner. If W plays 'd' directly, B 'b'. W doesn't want to fight that ko, but if W fills then 'e becomes sente ('f' would obviously kill the corner)]
;B[pb]	;W[na]	;B[qb]	;W[nd]
;B[ne]C[Important mistake to remember in the future, this is a common position]
;W[me]	;B[md]
;W[rc]LB[rb:a]C[For any weaker players reading this\: do you see why 'a' fails?]
;B[rd]	;W[nf]	;B[oe]	;W[rb]	;B[eg]	;W[le]	;B[kd]
;W[ke]LB[hc:a][mg:b]C[White\: B should play 'a' next. This looks slow, but there is a lot of aji here, after 'a' W has no eye shape and everying of blacks is fairly strong. If B does play a peep, 'b' is obviously better]
;B[lg]	;W[mg]	;B[jg]	;W[ic]	;B[ib]	;W[jd]	;B[kc]
;W[he]LB[hg:a][hb:b]C[If B 'a', W 'b' and the stones dies. Still, allowing W off like this is painful]
;B[hc]	;W[ig]	;B[ih]	;W[hg]	;B[hh]	;W[fg]	;B[fh]	;W[gh]	;B[gi]	;W[gg]
;B[eh]	;W[ef]	;B[de]	;W[df]	;B[ce]
;W[be]LB[bd:a]C[White\: 'a' is the correct side to cut]
;B[bf]	;W[bd]	;B[bg]	;W[id]	;B[gb]	;W[pg]	;B[qg]	;W[qh]	;B[rg]	;W[oi]
;B[rh]	;W[oj]	;B[pf]	;W[pk]
;B[fj]C[I remember Takashi once said that strong players very rarely play for a moyo, most of the time they make moyos as fall back plans. Seems true enough to me]
;W[pi]	;B[qi]	;W[ph]	;B[sj]	;W[of]	;B[qf]	;W[dm]
;B[cm]LB[dk:a][dl:b]C[White\: W 'a' is correct next. 'b' is heavy and gives B the chance he needs]
;W[dl]	;B[fp]	;W[gp]	;B[fo]	;W[er]	;B[fm]	;W[cq]	;B[dq]	;W[dr]	;B[cp]
;W[bq]	;B[eb]	;W[db]	;B[da]	;W[ca]	;B[ea]	;W[cb]	;B[bp]	;W[ap]	;B[ao]
;W[aq]	;B[bo]	;W[go]	;B[gn]	;W[hn]	;B[hm]
;W[gl]C[This looked like an overplay to me, but there are a lot of complications]
;B[in]	;W[ho]	;B[hl]	;W[kj]	;B[jk]	;W[hk]	;B[il]	;W[gm]	;B[fn]	;W[ik]
;B[im]	;W[kk]
;B[ki]C[White\: Giving up the stones is the right move]
;W[lj]	;B[li]	;W[mj]	;B[mi]
;W[kl]LB[ni:a][nk:b]C[White\: B 'a' is sente, since 'b' would make miai between cutting and saving the stones.]
;B[so]	;W[ni]	;B[cg]	;W[dg]	;B[dh]	;W[fe]	;B[mc]	;W[nb]	;B[sc]	;W[pa]
;B[sb]	;W[qa]
;B[lb]C[B has a comfortable lead now]
;W[ee]	;B[dd]	;W[gd]	;B[hd]	;W[ge]	;B[gc]	;W[rn]	;B[eq]	;W[gq]	;B[lq]
;W[lr]	;B[nq]	;W[nr]	;B[lf]	;W[mf]	;B[mh]	;W[nh]	;B[jf]	;W[if]	;B[jh]
;W[kf]	;B[kg]	;W[af]	;B[ag]	;W[ae]	;B[sk]	;W[sl]	;B[sn]
;W[ch]C[I read this as not working, but both sides were counting, so W has to try something]
;B[bh]	;W[ci]	;B[bi]	;W[cj]	;B[bj]	;W[ck]	;B[bk]	;W[ij]	;B[ji]	;W[gk]
;B[fl]C[B read correctly but made a terrible move in the followup.]

;W[hi]LB[gj:a][fk:b]C[Either 'a' or 'b' keep W unconditionally dead. From a safety standpoint, 'b' is best. W cannot fill J11 because of a shortage of liberties]

;B[ii]C[Nooooo. Stupid, stupid, stupid! A move worthy of a caning if ever there was one]
;W[gj]
;B[hj]LB[bl:a][ps:b]C[W has some monster ko threats like 'a' and 'b', I can only speculate that W misread and though his threat would kill the entire top]
;W[fb]	;B[fk]	;W[ga]	;B[hb]	;W[la]	;B[ka]	;W[ha]	;B[ja]	;W[fa]	;B[ia]
;W[ps]	;B[qs]	;W[os]	;B[qr]	;W[sm]
;B[sp]C[B wins by 1 point. Somewhere in the sgf I made a mistake, but that was the final outcome of the real game.]
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