(;GM[1]FF[4]AP[glGo:1.4]ST[1] GN[2008,PANDA-NET] SZ[19]KM[0.5] PW[Zander]WR[10k+]PB[Some_Nyx]BR[10k]RE[B+0.5]DT[2008/01/21]PC[PANDA-NET]CP[Nicholson] C[Zander: This was a decent game, I think. A few blunders, but quite close in scoring at the end; I lost by 0.5.] ;B[pp]C[Adapted from a game record from PANDANET IGS by Zander for fantastivision.com. Comments and variations copyright Nicholson 2008.] ;W[dd] ;B[qd] ;W[od] ;B[oc] ;W[nc] ;B[pc] ;W[nd] ;B[qg] ;W[jc] ;B[dp] ;W[cn] ;B[dn] ;W[dm] ;B[en] ;W[co] ;B[cp] ;W[em] ;B[fp] ;W[cf] ;B[fb]C[Zander: This looks too aggressive to me, but I don't really know how to deal with it.] ;W[fd] ;B[cc] ;W[dc] ;B[db] ;W[cd] ;B[bb] ;W[fc] ;B[gb] ;W[hc] ;B[bd] ;W[be]C[Zander: Black got the corner, but it's small and closed off and I think I came out ok with a pretty strong wall at the top and good setup on the left.] ;B[ie] ;W[nq] ;B[qm] ;W[pr] ;B[qq] ;W[qr] ;B[rr] ;W[kq]C[Zander: This should make life for my invasion, but it might be too small.] ;B[iq] ;W[fn] ;B[fo] ;W[gn] ;B[do] ;W[pj] ;B[gc] ;W[gd] ;B[hd] ;W[id] ;B[he] ;W[je] ;B[hb] ;W[ic] ;B[ig] ;W[ib] ;B[ec] ;W[ed] ;B[eb] ;W[fg] ;B[jf] ;W[qj] ;B[ke] ;W[kd] ;B[le] ;W[rl] ;B[rm] ;W[rh] ;B[rg] ;W[og] ;B[lb] ;W[ld] ;B[nb] ;W[pd] ;B[mc] ;W[md] ;B[qc]C[Zander: So far it looks fairly close. Black has four small corners and I mainly have one large territory on the left. I estimate about 65 points each here.] ;W[ko] ;B[io] ;W[in] ;B[jm] ;W[jn] ;B[ho] ;W[hn] ;B[lh] ;W[jh]C[Zander: I'm not sure what I was thinking with this move, but in retrospect it seems pretty bad.] ;B[jg]C[Zander: I encouraged black to strengthen his position and my stone looks stranded without a real purpose.] ;W[km] ;B[gg] ;W[gh] ;B[gf] ;W[fi] ;B[ih] ;W[jj] ;B[hi] ;W[hk] ;B[gj] ;W[fj] ;B[gk] ;W[gl] ;B[fk] ;W[ek] ;B[fl] ;W[el] ;B[fm] ;W[hj] ;B[gi] ;W[ii] ;B[hh] ;W[fh] ;B[kh] ;W[ji] ;B[jk] ;W[kk] ;B[hl] ;W[jl]C[Zander: This is precarious; I need to try to contain any losses in the middle.] ;B[ik] ;W[ij] ;B[il] ;W[im] ;B[gm] ;W[kj] ;B[oh] (;W[ph] ;B[pg] ;W[nh] ;B[of]C[Zander: Dangerous. My group at the top is not yet alive, and I just let it get cut off and gave up some decent eye space.] ;W[oi] ;B[nf] ;W[kb] ;B[ja] ;W[lc] ;B[mb] ;W[la] ;B[ob] ;W[ia] ;B[ka] ;W[jb] ;B[ka] ;W[mf] ;B[me] ;W[ne] ;B[kf] ;W[pf] ;B[mg] ;W[qe] ;B[re] ;W[bp] ;B[cm] ;W[bm] ;B[cl] ;W[bl] ;B[ck] ;W[dj] ;B[bk] ;W[cq] ;B[bo] ;W[bn] ;B[bq] ;W[ao] ;B[cr] ;W[br] (;B[aq]C[Zander: This is unnecessarily aggressive. If Black just captures at D3 the damaged is contained and Black secures his lead.] ;W[dq] ;B[dr] ;W[eq] ;B[er] ;W[fq] ;B[fr] ;W[gq] ;B[gr] ;W[hq] ;B[ar] ;W[go] ;B[bs] ;W[ep] ;B[ap] ;W[eo] ;B[hr] ;W[jp] ;B[ip] ;W[jr] ;B[ir] ;W[oo] ;B[po] ;W[mi] ;B[ll] ;W[li] ;B[kl] ;W[jm] (;B[lp]C[Zander: Black's 187 followed by 189 can't hope to capture, so I think they only make sense if they can run to the living black group on the right.] ;W[on] ;B[pn] ;W[om] ;B[ql] ;W[pl] ;B[rk] ;W[rj] ;B[sl] ;W[pq] ;B[op] ;W[np] ;B[oq] ;W[or] ;B[rp] ;W[qh] ;B[rf] ;W[ff] ;B[hm] ;W[jo] ;B[jq] (;W[lr]C[Zander: If I play L2 instead, I think it saves me about 2.5 points in the end, but I was worried about an imagined threat at N2, which in review I think I could have defended.] ;B[qk] ;W[pk] ;B[pm] ;W[ge] ;B[hf] ;W[ad] ;B[bc] ;W[rs] ;B[sr] ;W[ng] ;B[lf] ;W[sg] ;B[sf] ;W[sh] ;B[ac] ;W[ae] ;B[ss] ;W[qs] ;B[no] ;W[mo] ;B[js] ;W[kr] ;B[mr] ;W[nr] ;B[nn] ;W[nm] ;B[ks] ;W[ls] ;B[is] (;W[mn]C[Zander: This capture is comforting but unnecessary.] ;B[ki] ;W[lj] ;B[mh] ;W[sj] ;B[sk]C[Zander: No need to play T9.] ;W[hp] ;B[tt] ;W[tt] ;B[tt]TB[sq][sp][so][sn][sm][se][sd][sc][sb][sa][rq][ro][rn][rl][rd][rc][rb][ra][qp][qo][qn][qf][qe][qb][qa][pf][pe][pd][pb][pa][oe][od][oa][ne][nd][nc][na][mf][md][ma][lg][ld][lc][la][kg][kd][kc][kb][je][jd][jc][jb][ja][if][id][ic][ib][ia][hs][hg][hc][ha][gs][gl][ga][fs][fa][es][ea][ds][da][cs][cb][ca][br][ba][as][ab][aa]TW[si][ri][qi][ps][pi][os][ol][ok][oj][oh][ns][no][nn][nl][nk][nj][ni][ms][mr][mq][mp][mm][ml][mk][mj][lq][lp][lo][ln][lm][ll][lk][kp][kn][kl][gp][fp][fo][fe][en][ej][ei][eh][eg][ef][ee][dp][do][dn][dl][dk][di][dh][dg][df][de][cp][cm][cl][ck][cj][ci][ch][cg][ce][bo][bk][bj][bi][bh][bg][bf][an][am][al][ak][aj][ai][ah][ag][af]C[Black wins by 0.5 points.]) (;W[ki] ;B[mn] ;W[ln] ;B[mm] ;W[ml])) (;W[kr] ;B[mr] ;W[nr] ;B[lq] ;W[kp])) (;B[nl])) (;B[dq])) (;W[pg]C[Zander: I think I can live and/or escape this way.] ;B[ph] ;W[qh] ;B[pf] ;W[of] ;B[pe] ;W[oe] ;B[qf] ;W[nh]))