(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[7.00]
GN[Do3]PW[David Ulbricht]PB[Bernd Radmacher]WR[3d]BR[4d]RE[B+Resign]
;B[cp]
;W[pq]
;B[qo]
;W[qd]
;B[dd]
;W[qp]
;B[oc]C[Very unusual to ignore the kick.
I think it is a dubious move by my opponent]
;W[po]
;B[pe]
;W[qe]
;B[pg]C[Another strange move - usual is Q14.

So how to react here?]
(;W[rg]C[Too soft.
My idea was to just make myself strong while keeping the black groups weaknesses intact.

However this has two problems:

1) It makes the right side uninteresting, where I could have some potential

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But more importantly:
2) It gives black the chance to treat his 3 stones a lot lighter, since I already responded with a move!!!
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So instead, the variation I had in mind with Q16, but didn't continue correctly, a variation starting with Q14 or one with Q17! fix at least one, if not both of these issues!
They make sure black has to commit to this bad shape and point out the problems with Q13.

(See variations)]
;B[iq]
;W[fc]
;B[cf]
(;W[dc]C[Wrong direction.

With the top right being somewhat of a target, an oldschool move like K16 makes more sense here probably!]
;B[cc]
;W[cb]
;B[ec]
;W[db]
;B[eb]C[That's the problem with this variation. Black can now use his stones to work well together.

So basically, black is in a similar position I was in last game. Black has a clear idea how to use his stones for a whole board plan.

In the meantime, I was just playing local moves that made sense to me, mainly on a local scale. And this shows throughout the game! I was very much in tunnel-vision mode.]
;W[ed]
;B[fb]
;W[cd]
;B[de]
;W[bd]
;B[gc]
;W[fd]
;B[hd]
;W[ef]
;B[ee]
;W[ge]C[A move I saw recently in a pro game, which is a good choice if the ladder works.

The idea is that after wF15, bF14, wG15, you would possibly play this move anyway, if you want to avoid giving atari at G14. So might as well skip that exchange and avoid getting an empty triangle unforced.]
;B[he]C[(Usual continuation is F14, as far as I know)]
;W[gf]
;B[eg]C[Putting too much emphasis on the unimportant (but not useless!) E14 stone.

It would be better to jump out ahead more, strengthening the black group by getting a base with D12!

Next black can aim to attack the whole white group more efficiently.
]
(;W[fg]C[So, LESSON 1:
Stay AHEAD in fights as much as possible!

I knew that E14 was not important.
But I failed to see the point of jumping ahead in the fight!

So instead G12!! is the right idea]
;B[eh]
(;W[df]C[HORRIBLE exchange!!!

So here I was. AWARE that E14 was not important.

Yet, I did play this move, which lead me to horribly heavy shape. And even if this move was played due to a (simple) misread (completely missing that black can play D13 and then protect his C13 cut with B15!), it also goes against everything I had considered before this point.

Instead, to point out the shape weakness, I could play C12!!, using the E14-stone much more effectively and lightly this way, and then leave it as aji to make shape in the center with J13!]
;B[dg]
;W[ff]
;B[ce]
;W[ig]
;B[be]C[(A bit early, wasted ko threat? I guess black didn't want to take any chances that I might ever consider to sacrifice the corner for the outside cut?)]
;W[bc]
(;B[dk]C[Missing the shape point F12!!]
(;W[dp]C[In game, here is where I started flailing around. I'm not even in such a bad position yet, if I simply make shape with my weak center group (see variation).

Instead I started to create chaos and started to fall apart more and more.
It's not like D4 is necessarily a bad move, but I had no plan with it...


I wanted to invade the bottom side to put pressure on both sides (H16 and P17), but I also had my weak group in the center. The better plan should be clear to me, but my judgement was very clouded.

So instead just F12+K15 and I can come back from there!]
;B[dq]
;W[co]C[I need the ladder for this to work and I knew it.

I was in a very weak mindset at this point and against better judgement was... hoping? I guess?? That my opponent just would play E4.

My opponent also was pretty confused, because he was expecting me to play a ladder breaker like O15 first.

And I did think about playing O15, but I had two problems with that move:

a) If I play it too early, it doesn't seem like a good exchange, since after bQ16, I'd have to respond locally at R17 anyway
and then, if the ladder doesn't work, then black would respond C5 with E4 anyway.

b) if I play out the bottom left until the point where I need the ladder, and THEN play a ladder breaker at O15, black most likely will just ignore the top left and remove the bottom left ladder directly!


So you can see, this is why I said I had no real plan with D4.
I had some ideas, but none that were working well together.]
;B[do]
;W[ep]
;B[cq]
(;W[cn]C[Locally the best choice.

However, a better plan to get a foot in the game would probably still be the idea of making a ladder breaker work on the top side! 
(see var)]
;B[eo]
;W[cl]
;B[ck]LB[dk:F][cn:E][do:D][dp:C][dq:B][iq:A]C[Now lets analyse the position with group strength and importance in mind (excluding the top side).

C and E are obviously not strong.

F is very strong.
B is not weak, but there is still potential forcing moves against it.
A is flexible, but not yet settled. Also the bottom right is a stong white position.
D is not strong with only 3 liberties, but C is weaker.

By that logic, the more urgent cutting stones are actually my C-stones!!!

]
(;W[dl]C[Importance of stones!

See last move for evaluation!

So instead I should play one of my first intuitions, which I didn't dare to play in the game, which were E3 or F4!
These were kind of my initial idea, which once again I went against in this game.

E3 doesn't quite work due to a ladder (see var), but F4 is a very good option]
;B[el]
;W[em]
;B[fo]
;W[bk]
;B[bj]
;W[bm]
;B[ak]
;W[bl]C[I knew I was behind, and yet I still feared the ko.
Goes to show what kind of mindset I was in during this game...

Instead I should either fight the ko directly or tenuki!]
;B[ek]
;W[fm]C[Now I have two weak groups very close to each other, while black doesn't really have that many problems in his position.

This is a very favorable result for black and I could never recover from here.]
;B[jf]
;W[hp]C[Trying to make a mess.]
;B[ip]
;W[ho]
;B[io]
;W[hn]
;B[hq]
;W[gp]
;B[fp]
;W[gq]
;B[in]
;W[hm]
;B[gl]
;W[gm]
;B[jg]
;W[im]
;B[ij]
;W[kn]C[Some last efforts, but the rest of the game is basically a big resign-sequence.

Comments end here.]
;B[lq]
;W[mr]
;B[mq]
;W[nr]
;B[mn]
;W[kp]
;B[lr]
;W[ml]
;B[nq]
;W[oq]
;B[on]
;W[hj]
;B[ik]
;W[ii]
;B[ji]
;W[if]
;B[je]
;W[ie]
;B[jd]
;W[hb]
;B[gb]
;W[id]
;B[ic]
;W[jc]
;B[kc]
;W[jh]
;B[kh]
;W[ih]
;B[kj]
;W[hc]
;B[ib]
;W[fh]
;B[ei]
;W[gk]
;B[hk]
;W[gj]
;B[fl]
;W[fi]
;B[kl]
;W[jm]
;B[bo]
;W[bn]
;B[bp]
;W[lm]
;B[km]
;W[pn]C[(this one happened right after P6)]
;B[om]
;W[jr]
;B[ln]
;W[gr]
;B[er]
;W[lo]
;B[jn]
;W[ko]
;B[jq]
;W[np]
;B[mp]
;W[mo])
(;W[eq]
;B[fp]
;W[er]
;B[fq]
;W[fr]
;B[gr]
;W[fo]
;B[en]
;W[gq]
;B[gp]
;W[hq]
;B[hr]
;W[fn]
;B[em]
;W[hp]
;B[go]
;W[ip]
;B[jq]
;W[gn]C[not working])
(;W[fp]
;B[dm]C[black doesn't want to push from behind and weaken J3]
;W[hp]
;B[ip]
;W[em]C[using the aji of C6 to make outside shape!]))
(;W[ne]
;B[dn]
;W[fh]C[(sente exchange, if black doesn't react, there is a lot of pain.)]
(;B[ei]
;W[hb]
;B[gb]
;W[lc]C[Important to understand:

The follow-up to O15 is NOT to cut off two light stones with Q16 (black would just repond with M17).
The reason black would usually respond with Q16 is the fact that it gives a nice follow-up at R17 next!

Instead the plan is to split the two black groups on top!!!
This gives black a much bigger headache than the game continuation!])
(;B[ke]
;W[cg]
;B[ch]
;W[bg]
;B[bh]
;W[ei]
;B[dh]
;W[cj])))
(;W[fh]
;B[ei]
;W[je]
;B[jc]
;W[kh]C[Making strong shape, threatening next to invade the top (my hope in the game), which NOW I can do having strengthened my weak group]
(;B[ld]
;W[ep])
(;B[ep]C[If black ignores...]
;W[lc]C[...this is a strong attack!]
;B[ke]
;W[kd]
;B[jd]
;W[le]
;B[kf]
;W[lf]
;B[jf]
;W[if]
;B[ie]
;W[kg]
;B[md]
;W[ld]
;B[nf]C[possible continuation and it is still anybodies game!])))
(;B[fh]
(;W[hf]
;B[jf]C[Strong attack against a white clump of stones.])
(;W[ep]C[If white ignores...]
;B[hf]
;W[hg]
(;B[gh]
;W[gg]
;B[ii]C[Black can either make this attack even harder on white])
(;B[gd]C[Black can simply connect his groups, leaving white with a heavy, useless bunch of stones in the middle.]))))
(;W[ch]C[(Threatening D14 next, for real)]
;B[df]
;W[ig]C[Treating E14 lightly as planned!

Makes miai of top and left side]
(;B[ke]
;W[ck]C[Possible continuation])
(;B[dk]
;W[je]C[Another possible continuation]
;B[jc]
;W[gi]
;B[fj]
;W[dp])))
(;W[gh]C[Staying ahead in the fight!!!]))
(;W[jd]C[Making N17(M17) and D4(E4) miai]))
(;W[pd]C[This is known as a bad response, but lz disagrees and I can see why, at least in this position...]
;B[od]
;W[pf]
;B[of]C[(only move)]
;W[oe]
;B[ne]
(;W[og]C[The important move! In game I only read R13 instead, which would indeed lead to a bad result!]
;B[pe]
;W[qf]
;B[ph]C[(or Q11)]
;W[ng]C[And this fight favors white])
(;W[qg]
;B[pe]
;W[qf]
;B[ph]C[Getting pressed low]))
(;W[pf]C[The most usual response I could find in pro games (and also still lz top choice, but not by much)]
;B[of]
;W[qf]
;B[ng]
;W[pc]
;B[ob]
;W[oh]
;B[og]
;W[qh]C[Compare with the game.
Black still has some shape weaknesses, but now I made sure, that black can't treat his Q13-stone lightly!!
Very big difference!])
(;W[pc]
;B[pd]
;W[qc]
;B[ob]
;W[pf]
;B[of]
;W[qf]
;B[og]C[(or O13)
Another variation highlighting shape issues in blacks position.

Next I can jump out of the corner or point out the shape weaknesses right away]
(;W[qh]
;B[kd]
;W[ep])
(;W[ld]C[The more aggressive version!]
;B[jc]C[Example variation]
;W[mf]
;B[qg]
;W[kc]
(;B[mc]C[dodging the attack - if instead black responds directly to the kick.. (see var.)]
;W[jd]
;B[ic]
;W[kb])
(;B[jd]
;W[od]
;B[oe]
;W[nd]C[....This is the plan for white - very good for white]))))
