(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:2]ST[2] RU[Japanese]SZ[13]HA[5]KM[0.50] PW[Teacher]PB[Beginner]DT[2006-02-13]AB[dd][jd][gg][dj][jj]RE[W+40.50]MULTIGOGM[1] ;W[hk]CR[hk] ;B[jh]CR[jh] ;W[ch]CR[ch] ;B[fk]CR[fk] ;W[kf]CR[kf] ;B[kg]CR[kg] ;W[jf]CR[jf] ;B[gd]CR[gd]C[So far so good. ] ;W[cd]CR[cd] (;B[jk]CR[jk] ;W[dc]CR[dc] (;B[cc]CR[cc] ;W[ec]CR[ec] (;B[fc]CR[fc] ;W[ed]CR[ed] ;B[de]CR[de] ;W[ce]CR[ce]C[ ] (;B[cf]CR[cf]C[C18 is not working. ] ;W[df]CR[df] ;B[ee]CR[ee] ;W[bf]CR[bf] ;B[cg]CR[cg] ;W[dg]CR[dg]C[ The ladder is good for white. :(] ;B[db]CR[db] ;W[eb]CR[eb] ;B[bd]CR[bd] ;W[be]CR[be] ;B[bb]CR[bb]C[B12 is a key point to make eyes.] ;W[da]CR[da] ;B[ca]CR[ca] ;W[cb]CR[cb] ;B[bg]CR[bg] ;W[bh]CR[bh] ;B[db]CR[db] ;W[fe]CR[fe] ;B[ef]CR[ef] ;W[cb]CR[cb] (;B[dh]CR[dh]C[D6 is a bad move because when white answers at e7, black's stones at e8 are in atari, so if black protects at f8, he loses his turn for the ko and white gets two moves in a row at the top.] ;W[eg]CR[eg] (;B[ff]CR[ff] ;W[bc]CR[bc] (;B[fd]CR[fd] ;W[kd]CR[kd] (;B[je]CR[je]C[K9 strengthens white, not good.] ;W[ke]CR[ke] (;B[if]CR[if] ;W[jc]CR[jc] ;B[ic]CR[ic] ;W[jb]CR[jb] ;B[ib]CR[ib] ;W[ig]CR[ig] (;B[ie]CR[ie] ;W[jg]CR[jg] ;B[hh]CR[hh] ;W[ck]CR[ck] ;B[cj]CR[cj] ;W[bj]CR[bj] (;B[bk]CR[bk] ;W[bl]CR[bl] ;B[bi]CR[bi] ;W[ak]CR[ak] ;B[ci]CR[ci] ;W[ag]CR[ag] ;B[dk]CR[dk] ;W[dl]CR[dl] ;B[el]CR[el] ;W[gi]CR[gi] (;B[gl]CR[gl] ;W[fg]CR[fg] ;B[ge]CR[ge] ;W[ei]CR[ei] (;B[ej]CR[ej] ;W[hi]CR[hi] ;B[gj]CR[gj] ;W[hj]CR[hj] ;B[fi]CR[fi] ;W[fh]CR[fh] ;B[gh]CR[gh] ;W[fj]CR[fj] ;B[ai]CR[ai] ;W[aj]CR[aj] ;B[fi]CR[fi] ;W[hf]CR[hf] ;B[gf]CR[gf] ;W[fj]CR[fj] ;B[dm]CR[dm] ;W[cl]CR[cl] ;B[fi]CR[fi] ;W[ih]CR[ih] ;B[ii]CR[ii] ;W[fj]CR[fj] ;B[cm]CR[cm] ;W[bm]CR[bm] ;B[fi]CR[fi]C[ ] ;W[ij]CR[ij] ;B[ji]CR[ji] ;W[fj]CR[fj] ;B[al]CR[al]C[Ponceko [-\]: Until here, black played the ko correctly ] ;W[am]CR[am] ;B[fi]CR[fi]C[Ponceko [-\]: Until here, black played the ko correctly ] ;W[he]CR[he] (;B[id]CR[id] ;W[fj]CR[fj] ;B[hl]CR[hl] ;W[gk]CR[gk] (;B[em]CR[em] ;W[hg]CR[hg] (;B[gb]CR[gb] ;W[lh]CR[lh] (;B[lg]CR[lg]C[M7 doesn't work.] ;W[kh]CR[kh] ;B[li]CR[li] ;W[lf]CR[lf] ;B[ki]CR[ki] ;W[mg]CR[mg] ;B[ja]CR[ja] ;W[kb]CR[kb] ;B[ka]CR[ka] ;W[la]CR[la] ;B[ia]CR[ia] ;W[lb]CR[lb] ;B[ik]CR[ik] ;W[mi]CR[mi] (;B[mj]CR[mj]C[Right now black has more ko threats, so n4 is ok, but before playing such a move, black should count the ko threats.] ;W[lj]CR[lj] ;B[mh]CR[mh] ;W[hd]CR[hd] ;B[hc]CR[hc] ;W[mi]CR[mi] ;B[mk]CR[mk] ;W[lk]CR[lk] ;B[mh]CR[mh] ;W[fl]CR[fl] ;B[fm]CR[fm] ;W[mi]CR[mi] ;B[ml]CR[ml] ;W[mh]CR[mh] ;B[ll]CR[ll] ;W[di]CR[di] ;B[fa]CR[fa] ;W[fb]CR[fb] ;B[ga]CR[ga] ;W[ah]CR[ah] (;B[ea]CR[ea] ;W[ek]CR[ek] ;B[db]CR[db] ;W[cc]CR[cc] (;B[il]CR[il] ;W[fl]CR[fl] ;B[gm]CR[gm] ;W[da]CR[da] ;B[fk]CR[fk]C[Black doesn't have any ko threat :(, f3 is the only move. Now, b e13 has lost its meaning and the stones at d4 died without any reason, without any compensation or exchange.] ;W[ba]CR[ba] ;B[fl]CR[fl]C[ ] ;W[] ;B[]TW[aa][ca][ma][ab][bb][db][mb][ac][kc][lc][mc][ad][bd][ld][md][ae][le][me][af][cf][mf][bg][cg][kg][lg][dh][eh][ai][bi][ci][fi][cj][dj][ej][gj][bk][dk][al]TB[ha][hb][gc][fe][kj][lj][kk][lk][jl][kl][hm][im][jm][km][lm][mm]C[ ]) (;B[fl]CR[fl]C[F2 is working and removes the ko, so better for black. ] ;W[il]CR[il] ;B[jl]CR[jl] ;W[im]CR[im] ;B[jm]CR[jm]C[ The cut doesn't work, there is nothing white can do. ])) (;B[ek]CR[ek]C[Black has to connect his stones, much bigger! ])) (;B[lj]CR[lj]C[When the ko is bad for black, m4 is the correct answer.])) (;B[kh]CR[kh]C[L6 is the only move.] ;W[lg]CR[lg] ;B[li]CR[li])) (;B[fb]CR[fb]C[There is no need to play a move such as g12, f12 gives black more points. ])) (;B[lg]CR[lg]C[Much bigger. ] ;W[em]CR[em] ;B[fm]CR[fm]C[Black can block white if white takes the two stones. ])) (;B[fj]CR[fj]C[Black doesn't need to respond, those four stones at j9 are worth much less than killing the stones at h3. ] ;W[id]CR[id] ;B[fb]CR[fb]C[Much better for black, the area in the lower right side and corner is very big. ])) (;B[hj]CR[hj]C[Black should not simply answer white's moves. Simply answering white's moves means you are letting white control the whole game, you cannot win this way. The handicap doesn't mean you can play passively and still win; it means you have more stones to compensate for your limited reading and knowledge of shape, so that it is easier for you to make your stones work together, but you have to use them! The way you play a handicap match should be very different from how you play an even game, because the handicap allows you to do things you can't do normally; handicap matches give you stones you DIDN'T play, but they are there and how you play should depend on those stones. The handicap makes you stronger in many areas, so you HAVE to expect a good result in those areas. Make your stones work together, keep white separated. use that strength the handicap stones give you :).] ;W[gj]CR[gj] ;B[gk]CR[gk] ;W[hi]CR[hi] ;B[ij]CR[ij]C[Here black kills h3, more points for black, black is connected, so a move like e4 has lost its meaning.])) (;B[fh]CR[fh]C[Black has much more stones than white, black should separate white and kill g5 and h3. ])) (;B[dk]CR[dk] ;W[bl]CR[bl] ;B[cl]CR[cl] ;W[bk]CR[bk]C[Black should not give white a stone.])) (;B[hf]CR[hf]C[Better, one more point for black.])) (;B[jc]CR[jc]C[K11 is sente to help k10.] ;W[kc]CR[kc] ;B[bj]CR[bj]C[Black should ignore w l11 and protect the lower corner.])) (;B[kc]CR[kc]C[With such a shape, black has to block the corner. ] ;W[lc]CR[lc] ;B[jc]CR[jc] ;W[le]CR[le] ;B[lb]CR[lb] ;W[mb]CR[mb] ;B[la]CR[la] ;W[lg]CR[lg] ;B[lh]CR[lh] ;W[je]CR[je] ;B[mg]CR[mg] ;W[lf]CR[lf]C[White lives and black protected the corner, this result is good for both. ])) (;B[kd]CR[kd]C[Killing f9 is worth only two points, black should protect the corner and kill l8. ])) (;B[db]CR[db] ;W[ff]CR[ff] ;B[ea]CR[ea] ;W[fb]CR[fb]TR[fc][gd][jd]C[Black's four stones being eaten, white is too strong. White will be able to attack the black stones at the top (the marked stones). ])) (;B[eg]CR[eg]C[This is the correct direction.] ;W[dh]CR[dh] ;B[db]CR[db])) (;B[df]CR[df] ;W[cf]CR[cf] ;B[dg]CR[dg] ;W[cg]CR[cg] ;B[dh]CR[dh]C[Black should connect this way. ])) (;B[ce]CR[ce] ;W[bd]CR[bd] ;B[be]CR[be] ;W[bc]CR[bc] ;B[ci]CR[ci] ;W[dh]CR[dh] ;B[ef]CR[ef]C[Black still should cut white. ])) (;B[ce]CR[ce]C[Black should play here to separate white c6.] ;W[de]CR[de] ;B[ed]CR[ed] ;W[cf]CR[cf] ;B[cc]CR[cc] ;W[be]CR[be] ;B[bc]CR[bc]C[If white kills c9, black can kill d11 to get a big corner.] ;W[db]CR[db] ;B[ec]CR[ec] ;W[eb]CR[eb] ;B[fb]CR[fb] ;W[cb]CR[cb] ;B[bb]CR[bb]C[White cannot run, black wins the capture race.])) (;B[cc]CR[cc]C[Here black cannot ignore.] ;W[ce]CR[ce] ;B[bc]CR[bc]C[The corner is so big.]))