(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[6.50]
GN[Bo R1]PW[Yuze Xing]PB[David Ulbricht]WR[2d]BR[2d]RE[B+11.50]
;B[qc]
;W[dp]
;B[oq]
;W[cd]
;B[qn]C[My favorite opening as black right now :)]
;W[qf]
;B[nc]C[Also possible to tenuki and approach the top left - that's the beauty of 3-3:
It is very flexible and you can play away two times.]
;W[qi]
;B[fq]
;W[hq]
;B[cq]
;W[dq]
;B[cp]
;W[do]
;B[dr]
;W[er]
;B[cr]
;W[fr]
;B[cn]
;W[fc]
(;B[fd]C[Maybe not the best.
Instead I could pressure at K3 or R10, also supporting my bottom right corner]
;W[gd]
;B[ec]
;W[ed]
;B[fe]
;W[ge]
(;B[gc]C[Alternative: F18 + D16]
;W[fb]
;B[ff]
;W[eb]
;B[dc]C[Bad exchange.
After wD16, this does give me an extra forcing move at G18.
BUT, the F14-stones are much more important and I should rather use G17 as aji from the outside.
So this move only makes my 3 outside stones significantly weaker!]
;W[dd]
;B[gb]
;W[db]
(;B[ic]C[Wrong direction!
The important stones are still my 3 outside stones, so now white gets so push them around too easily.
Instead I should still cover from the outsie with G14]
;W[gf]
(;B[fg]
;W[gg]
;B[fh]
;W[gh]
;B[fi]C[So painful...]
(;W[kc]C[This however is an overplay by my opponent.

When you play this kind of move, you want to make sure that you have targets on BOTH sides. However my top left corner is already strong, so this move is giving J17 more ammunition to get stronger and thus weakens the G16 group (which in turn strengthens my F11-group indirectly)

Instead it would be better to use the J17-group by leaning on it and gaining strength for the G16-group]
;B[jd]
;W[le]
;B[jf]
;W[jh]C[Now white is pushing me into his other weak group.

White will still have to worry about leaning attacks like Q14.]
;B[kg]
;W[mc]
;B[nd]
;W[mf]
;B[kh]
;W[jj]
(;B[ki]C[Bad exchange!!
Missing the chance for kikashi with G11!!!]
;W[hj]
(;B[lk]C[Wrong direction of play!

I needed to play from the other side at F9 to prevent white getting that move!

My left side group is weaker.
My middle group still has a lot of room and a weak white group next to it, as well as options to lean on the right side!

F9 also prevents white from having a very easy good relation to the bottom white group.]
;W[fk]
;B[dj]
;W[dh]C[So aggressive.. ^^]
(;B[gk]C[Very! bad exchange!!!
(Now white can respond at E9 after the crosscut.)

The reason for this is that it removes a lot of options for my group having to do with moves like H11!

So instead I should just bump at G10!!!
]
;W[gj]
;B[fj]
;W[ek]
;B[dk]
;W[gl]
;B[di]
;W[of]C[White gets to connect here and I knew I was behind at this point.]
(;B[lp]C[However I chose to play greedy instead of active.

The better way to come back in this game would be to continue harassing the white group a bit, so I can strengthen my group while reducing the white potential.]
(;W[cm]
;B[dn]
(;W[dl]
(;B[df]
;W[bn]
(;B[bo]C[Very bad exchange!
I was worried about my corner not being alive if I just connect at C5 - which is true locally, but not globally (see variation).

Instead I should've been more worried about the savety of my D11-group!]
;W[bl]
;B[an]
;W[bm]
;B[eo]
;W[ch]C[I got up here to calm myself down.

I knew I was in a very dire situation and I needed to find a way to make a comeback happen.
And that's what happened.]
;B[el]C[I played this. It is not really sente (only threatens to give one eye in gote) , so my hope was that white would just ignore it and mess up in the next few moves.

White should just answer at E7 and I don't see how black can still win this.]
(;W[bj]C[But white ignored]
;B[hk]
(;W[fl]C[big mistake - white should've exchanged wJ9, bH8 first]
;B[gi]
;W[hi]
;B[hh]C[Executing the plan.
The best chance white still has here is to try J15 and go for some exchange in sente.]
(;W[ig]C[But this is the next mistake in the matter of a few moves.
Speed kills ;)

The move shocked me at first, because I hadn't considered it - but it doesn't work.]
;B[ji]
(;W[ik]C[So white had to compromise]
;B[ih]C[(Note: Don't play J11 here, it is a bad exchange that only helps white fix outside aji!)]
;W[jm]C[The final mistake worth mentioning.
Instead wF4 was a huge sente move, forcing black to connect at C15 and thus saving the 3 stones while also gaining quite a bit of strength (there is still the cut at E6 remaining)]
;B[eq]C[Instead I got this, which threatens the whole white bottom group!]
(;W[qd]C[Now white had to come back - but this is too soft.
In my opinion white should try to attack that group strongly with Q18!!]
;B[pd]
;W[pc]
;B[rd]
;W[od]
;B[qe]
;W[pe]
;B[qd]
;W[oc]
;B[rf]
;W[qg]C[I was happy about this exchange. White didn't gain enough to make it worth losing sente, because I still have R18 as forcing move.]
;B[rg]C[However this was too slow.

Instead I should've simply protected my lower right corner (e.g. with Q4 or R4)).

K3 and B14 are also big options.]
;W[qq]
;B[pp]
;W[ro]
;B[rn]
;W[qo]
;B[po]
;W[pr]
;B[or]
;W[rr]
;B[qh]
;W[ph]
;B[rh]
;W[pi]
;B[pg]
;W[pf]
;B[jq]
;W[pn]
;B[ql]
;W[on]
;B[ol]
;W[mn]C[The move order from here on is a little mesed up, but the end result remains the same.]
;B[km]
;W[kn]
;B[lm]
;W[ln]
;B[ip]
;W[hp]
;B[io]
;W[np]
;B[mq]
;W[ml]
;B[nm]
;W[mm]
;B[nn]
;W[hr]
;B[jr]
;W[gn]
;B[kk]
;W[jn]
;B[qb]
;W[pb]
;B[bf]
;W[em]
;B[bd]
;W[bc]
;B[ce]
;W[ad]
;B[be]
;W[jb]
;B[hn]
;W[hm]
;B[gq]
;W[gr]
;B[go]
;W[ho]
;B[fn]
;W[in]
;B[rj]
;W[ri]
;B[si]
;W[qa]
;B[ra]
;W[pa]
;B[rb]
;W[rm]
;B[qm]
;W[sn]
;B[ps]
;W[qs]
;B[os]
;W[ib]
;B[hc]
;W[mh]
;B[pq]
;W[qr]
;B[qp]
;W[rp]
;B[bh]
;W[ci]
;B[bi]
;W[cj]
;B[ck]
;W[bk]
;B[kd]
;W[lc]
;B[ni]
;W[rk]
;B[qk]
;W[oj]
;B[mi]
;W[nh]
;B[qj]
;W[oi]
;B[sl]
;W[kp]
;B[kq]
;W[jp]
;B[mo]
;W[lo]
;B[no]
;W[iq]
;B[sm]
;W[so]
;B[ld]
;W[md]
;B[ae]
;W[ac]
;B[ee]
;W[ga]
;B[ha]
;W[fa]
;B[hb]
;W[cg]
;B[bg]
;W[gp]
;B[fo]
;W[fm]
;B[co]
;W[jc]
;B[id]
;W[ke]
;B[je]
;W[ai]
;B[ah]
;W[aj]
;B[eg]
;W[cc]
;B[de]
;W[fp]
;B[ep]
;W[is]
;B[js]
;W[ds]
;B[cs]
;W[es]
;B[ia]
;W[ja]
;B[lg]
;W[mg]
;B[ii]
;W[ij]
;B[kj]
;W[jl]
;B[jk]
;W[il]
;B[lf]
;W[mj]
;B[li]
;W[am]
;B[ao]
;W[me]
;B[nj]
;W[mk]
;B[dm]
;W[cl]
;B[ok]
;W[pj]
;B[pk]
;W[og]
;B[ir]
;W[hs]
;B[nk])
(;W[pb]
;B[pc]
;W[nb]
;B[ob]
;W[oa]
;B[oc]
;W[lb]
;B[re]
;W[rf]
;B[qb]C[(Doesn't quite work though, but at least you have to try)]))
(;W[ii]C[White can't resist]
;B[ik]
;W[jk]
;B[ij]C[Because I can cut in sente]
;W[ih]
;B[il]C[And gain enough liberties here]))
(;W[ie]
;B[if]
;W[je]
;B[ke]
;W[kd]
;B[he]
;W[kf]
;B[hg]
;W[fp]
;B[co]
;W[il]C[And the game is still pretty playable for white.]))
(;W[ik]
;B[hl]
;W[em]C[This is a fight that will be much easier for white to handle.]
;B[gi]
;W[hi]
;B[hh]
;W[ig]
;B[ii]
;W[ij]
;B[ji]
;W[ih]
;B[il]
;W[jl]
;B[kj]
;W[jk]
;B[jm]
;W[kl]C[Black has not many liberties to work with.]))
(;W[es]))
(;B[co]
;W[bl]
;B[bf]
;W[bo]C[If now white tries to kill, white is in for a rude awakening.]
;B[eq]
;W[fp]
;B[gq]
;W[gr]
;B[gp]
;W[fo]
;B[hp]
;W[iq]
;B[gn]C[Net]
;W[fn]
;B[ep]
;W[eo]
;B[fm]))
(;B[ch]))
(;W[bn]))
(;W[kl]C[Now white could've chose this and take the initiative.]))
(;B[jl]))
(;B[fj]
(;W[gk]
;B[ek]
;W[el]
;B[dl]
;W[em]C[And now I can come back to the right side!]
;B[pg]C[For example with this])
(;W[ek]C[White can still play this, but now I get H11]
;B[hi]
;W[gi]
;B[gj]
;W[hk]
;B[gk]
;W[gl]
;B[hl]C[And it becomes a big fight!])))
(;B[fk]
;W[ng]
;B[lk]))
(;B[gi]C[The shape of white here is weak (this is also the point white should've taken a couple of times earlier).

White has to make sure not to get separated while also giving black the least amount of forcing moves for the F11-group.

So - whites best option is probably the ugly looking H12! or J13 or J12.]
(;W[hh]
;B[mh]C[But now I get to counterattack here]
;W[of]C[White has to connect back]
;B[pi]C[and I can gain more strength for my group by leaning here, preparing to counterattack the white middle group!])
(;W[hi]C[If instead white resists like this, I get more forcing moves]
;B[hj]
(;W[hh]LB[hi:A][hj:B]C[compared to the other variation, white exchanged A for B (pushing from behind basically)])
(;W[ii]
;B[ig]C[And this is even worse shape for white]))))
(;W[gi]
;B[fj]
;W[jd]
;B[id]
;W[ie]
;B[kb]C[For example like this.

Now white can choose to either fix the center group even more (e.g. with L15)

OR

White can now use this to take away space from the left side black group while taking profit with C13!

OR

White can just tenuki (e.g. to the bottom right corner)]
(;W[ke])
(;W[cg])
(;W[po])))
(;B[gg]C[I can't really hane unless I plan to sacrifice my 3 stones.]
;W[fg]
(;B[fh]
;W[eg]
;B[hg]
;W[ie]
;B[eh]C[Like this])
(;B[ef]C[Because ....]
;W[eg]
;B[df]
;W[dg]C[....is just not working.])))
(;B[gf]
;W[ie]
;B[jc]C[Now my stones have a lot better shape and room!]
;W[hf]
;B[gh]
;W[hg]
;B[dh]C[possible continuation - the fight will go on]))
(;B[fb]
;W[gc]
;B[dd]C[Going for an exchange]
(;W[ee]
;B[de]
;W[ff]
;B[dc]C[The C16 stone still has a lot of aji, so it is not a huge corner yet.
])
(;W[dc]C[but white can choose differently]
;B[ee]
;W[eb]
;B[ce]
;W[ed]
;B[de]
;W[bd]C[white keeps the corner and black gets some outside.
After all this was a corner where white had two more moves, so the result is acceptable for black.])))
(;B[jq]
(;W[ho]
;B[qj]
;W[pj]
;B[qk]
;W[pi]
;B[oo]C[For example like this.])
(;W[ql]C[If white tenuki, I can later use K3... (once I have the ladder)]
;B[gq]
;W[gr]
;B[hp]
;W[iq]
;B[ip]
;W[jr]
;B[kr]
;W[jp]
;B[kq]
;W[gp]
;B[jo]C[Getting some outside (possibly more with forcing moves at G5 and F5 for example)])))
