(;FF[4]
CA[UTF-8]
GM[1]
GN[39th WAGC Game 8]
PC[https://online-go.com/review/315768]
PB[Frank]
PW[Oscar]
OT[Error: time control missing]
RE[?]
SZ[19]
KM[6.5]
RU[Japanese]

;B[pe]
;W[dp]
;B[oq]
;W[dd]
;B[fc]
;W[cf]
;B[jd]C[After this sequence of moves (obviously weird/bad direction of play, but another pattern I like to play) my opponent did some sort of hand sign that seemed to mean "uhm what are you even doing? so you're just going to give me the game? or are you just that bad?"

The context for this game: we were both doing very badly in the tournament. It was the last game and we both only had two wins each. My opponent (after the game) said he expected it to be an easy win since I was only 1 dan. I had the same expectation: i.e. I expected to lose, since he's European 5dan.
]
;W[pc]
;B[nc]C[Moves up to here were played fast, but with this move my opponent realized that I wasn't actually just going to give him the game and sank back in his chair with a darker disposition. My guess is that he isn't confident of the variations here and realized that if I did he could actually lose to this puny 1 dan, a terrifying prospect indeed.

LZELF evaluation is at 78% win chance for White.]
;W[qp]
;B[qn]
;W[po]
;B[pn]
;W[oo]
;B[nm]LB[on:C]LB[no:B]LB[oo:A]LB[lp:D]LB[mp:E]C[Since A is usually played at B, I thought I could "punish" A by jumping ahead here, but LZELF disagrees. This move doesn't put enough pressure on White's stones and is actually falling into the "trap" of A, because now White can play at D or E next.]
(;W[mo]C[But I suppose White didn't see it as a trap either.]
(;B[lq]LB[mq:A]C[LZELF doesn't like this move either. Again I think this has to do with sente. LZELF recommended A instead, seemingly because it's more severe against White's group and he needs to keep playing locally. With this softer move White can play away.]
;W[kp]LB[od:A]C[I personally thinks this just helps Black. LZELF doesn't like it either. A would be 81% win chance for White, with this & Black's obvious answer, it's 76%.]
;B[kq]
;W[jp]
;B[jq]
;W[ip]
;B[hq]
;W[fq]LB[pj:C]LB[pk:B]LB[ql:A]C[Another move I didn't understand. Win chance drops another ~10%. LZELF is looking at moves A-C, to attack the other group instead.]
;B[hp]LB[re:B]LB[pj:A]C[An "OK" move but probably not the best. LZELF wants to play at A or B. I really like B.]
;W[ho]C[LZELF thinks this doesn't work and wanted to tenuki instead.]
;B[go]
;W[gp]LB[hn:A]C[With this move the win chance suddenly shifts in Black's favor. LZELF thinks White had to stand with A.]
(;B[gr]TR[nm]LB[hn:A]TR[pn]TR[qn]LB[fo:B]TR[ho]TR[mo]TR[oo]TR[po]TR[ip]TR[jp]TR[kp]TR[qp]C[This makes it an even game again because White can stand at A.

LZELF really wants to take the atari at A. In the past I've taken this atari and I feel it's been bad for me. I think the reason LZELF thinks I should take it is because the urgent thing is the power balance between the triangled groups. See var next move.]
(;W[fo]C[White tries to play on both sides.]
;B[gn]
(;W[in]C[White's evaluation drops another 10 or so percent. 80% to Black now.]
;B[fn]
;W[en]LB[dm:A]C[LZELF suggests A as shape.]
(;B[em]LB[eo:A]C[playing at A instead would actually give 86+% to Black, and the answer is tricky. This is still 80% though.]
;W[dn]
;B[fl]LB[cl:B]LB[dm:A]C[Maybe a tiny bit slack. Loses 5% here. White _can_ tenuki to the right side, but A and B are also "OK."]
;W[dm]
;B[dl]
;W[cl]
;B[dk]
;W[ck]
;B[dj]
;W[cj]C[Probably a mistake. White should have taken sente. My opponent commended my fighting abilities after the game since I didn't answer this move which told him I was much better at fighting than he expected from my rank.]
;B[lm]LB[re:A]C[I was very unsure how to go about it. LZELF thinks this is fine, but still suggests this really weird looking A move. A for art. 80% to Black again.]
;W[il]
;B[ij]LB[od:A]TR[dj]TR[dk]TR[dl]TR[fl]LB[gl:B]C[Probably too ambitious and direct. I thought it was good because it also might vaguely help the triangled group. But I need to learn to let weak groups simmer more before trying to roast them. LZELF will tenuki to A at this move and Black's win chance will drop to ~72%.

I think the reason why LZELF thinks this attack isn't that strong is that White has some great sabaki potential starting with A.]
;W[kl]
;B[mk]C[Black's potential on the right is getting big...]
;W[jj]
;B[jm]LB[re:B]LB[jj:A]C[Here I just tried to be fancy. LZELF would actually _ignore_ A and still play B. Unthinkable.]
;W[im]LB[km:A]C[LZELF suggests a sacrifice play at A instead. Again I think this has all to do with sente.]
(;B[jk]C[Now I start a sequence that actually gives the win chance back to White. See variations.]
;W[ik]
(;B[jl]
;W[hj]
;B[ii]
;W[hi]
(;B[gk]C[I thought this was a clever move to slightly strengthen my group since the ladders doesn't work for White. But it is actually the move that tilts the game back 60% in White's favor. See var.]
;W[kj]
;B[kk]
;W[ih]
;B[ji]
;W[hk]C[I am uncertain whether White really needs to]
;B[dg]
;W[hg]LB[hg:B]LB[di:E]LB[fj:D]LB[hk:A]LB[gm:C]C[Both A and B indicate that White is nervous here. There might have been more severe tactics, like attacking at C or D instead of playing A, or doing double hane at E instead of playing B. But these variations are so long and complicated I don't even trust LZELF to evaluate all the steps correctly on my puny GPU.

In this position it gives 60% to Black though.]
;B[df]
(;W[de]LB[eh:A]C[See clever variation.]
;B[cg]
;W[bf]
;B[ki]C[I thought my group was "reasonably" safe now, so I make the center thicker.]
(;W[gl]
;B[gm]C[Don't ask... Just some 1 dan forcing move (that isn't actually forcing...White shouldn't answer).]
;W[hl]
;B[fi]LB[ci:A]C[I managed to find one of the worst possible moves in the position, yet it's still 85% win chance to Black. A would have been much better, but I rejected it for some unknown hallucination.]
;W[fg]LB[eh:A]C[White at A seems sharper.]
;B[fh]LB[ci:A]C[A better.]
;W[fd]
;B[ff]LB[gg:A]C[A very bad move, stemming from some hallucination. I mean, I literally didn't see that White could play A.]
;W[gg]
;B[ci]TR[ff]TR[gg]C[If Black had just played here directly without the marked exchange it would be 90% in his favor. As it is, it's about 83%.]
;W[bi]
(;B[bh]
;W[di]
;B[ch]
;W[fk]
;B[ej]
;W[fj]LB[bi:A]C[Mistake? Letting Black take A is huge.]
;B[bj]
;W[bk]
;B[ai]C[90% to Black again.]
;W[lp]LB[mq:A]C[I'm not sure what this move was. White probably hallucinated some cut, or maybe hoped I would answer because of the tactics at A-and-cut?

98% to Black now. Black has this game won easily apparently~~

Now watch me throw it away.]
;B[gc]C[OK. Still 2% to White.]
;W[ec]
;B[qc]LB[qd:A]LB[qe:C]LB[re:B]C[A B or even C seems better. 4% to White.]
;W[qg]
;B[qd]LB[qf:A]LB[rf:B]C[5.5% to White. A or B better.]
;W[qj]
;B[oj]C[I have no words... I knew this move was awful when I played it, yet I still played it. I don't know. It's just another example of playing like an idiot when I feel I've "done well" in the middle game. Like I'm drunk on my own dopamine or something.

10% to White.]
;W[ql]
;B[pk]C[More idiocy. 15% to white.]
;W[qk]
;B[cq]TR[gm]TR[fn]TR[gn]LB[eo:A]TR[go]C[I thought surely there can't be anything wrong with this. But there is... It essentially let's White capture the marked stones, so it's not even that big. 18% to White. A was better. Now is the timing.]
;W[dq]
;B[bp]LB[gd:B]LB[rg:C]LB[eo:A]C[23% to White. A-C might be better.]
;W[bo]
;B[dr]
;W[er]
;B[br]
;W[ds]
;B[cr]
;W[cp]
;B[aq]
;W[ao]
;B[ap]
;W[ak]
;B[aj]LB[ao:A]LB[cs:B]C[40% to White. Letting White cover every weakness was brutal and the game is too close. Obediently answering A was especially bad, since Black still has B anyway.]
;W[ic]
;B[jc]LB[id:A]C[A works too, but it scared me.]
;W[hc]
;B[gd]LB[hc:C]LB[ic:A]LB[mc:B]LB[id:D]C[White is down to 23% again. LZELF thinks A should be at B. And that C was a downright mistake (D instead).]
;W[ie]
;B[eb]LB[cc:A]C[Could probe at A instead.]
;W[db]
;B[fe]LB[rg:A]C[Unnecessary. Play at A instead.]
;W[id]
;B[ed]C[Unnecessary.]
;W[dc]
;B[eg]
;W[ei]
;B[el]
;W[je]
;B[ld]
;W[or]LB[re:A]C[A might be bigger?]
;B[nr]
;W[pr]
;B[pg]LB[rf:B]LB[rg:A]C[Here Black demonstrates exactly how bad his endgame is. Somehow I thought I could get points in the center. God. A would be the move. Hell, even B is better.]
;W[qf]LB[ph:A]C[White is probably starting to smell how awful I really am and so plays this, even though he really should hane at A. But all the more credit to him.]
;B[pf]LB[qf:B]LB[qh:A]C[...

Because Black should play A here to punish White's B.

29% to White.]
;W[ph]
;B[oh]LB[pi:A]C[Should be at A. The game is now roughly even.]
;W[pi]
;B[np]
;W[no]C[White was in time trouble and answered even though he doesn't have to...]
(;B[ke]
;W[kh]
(;B[lh]
;W[kf]
;B[lf]
;W[lg]
(;B[mh]
;W[mf]
;B[le]
;W[jh]
;B[lj]
;W[mg]
(;B[jb]
;W[mr]
(;B[mq]LB[re:A]TR[gm]MA[rm]TR[fn]TR[gn]MA[rn]TR[go]MA[ro]C[Rest of the moves left out because I didn't really remember the order when I recorded it. Let's just say that White gets A, white gets to connect underneath with the Xes, white captures the triangled stones, etc etc. White wins by 13.5 points.]
)(;B[ms]
))(;B[pq]
))(;B[mg]
;W[li]
;B[lj]
;W[mh]
;B[ng]
)(;B[jh]
(;W[jg]
;B[kg]
)(;W[kg]
;B[ig]
)))(;B[pq]
))(;B[pq]
))(;B[di]
;W[bh]
;B[gd]C[Simpler, better.]
))(;W[di]
;B[ei]
;W[eh]C[White could do this, but I guess he wants to kill the whole thing.]
))(;W[eh]C[This is just way too clever.]
;B[dh]
;W[di]
;B[ei]
;W[ci]
;B[fh]
;W[fi]C[This is a set-up... But I still wouldn't see it.]
;B[ej]
;W[ki]
;B[jh]
;W[kg]C[Here...]
;B[ig]
;W[gh]C[!!]
;B[eg]
;W[jg]
))(;B[ih]
;W[eh]
;B[re]C[Black will actually sacrifice the group if White insists on capturing it... Which to me is unthinkable.]
))(;B[hj]
;W[kj]
;B[lj]
;W[lk]
;B[li]
;W[kh]
;B[re]
))(;B[ji]
;W[kj]
;B[ik]
;W[jl]
;B[mi]
))(;B[eo]
(;W[gq]C[LZELF actually think this is the move to play here. Seems to be about timing.]
)(;W[do]
;B[hn]
;W[io]
;B[fp]
;W[iq]
;B[eq]
;W[ir]
;B[qr]
)))(;W[hn]
;B[fn]
;W[hl]
;B[dn]
;W[pk]LB[dn:A]C[This is how highly LZELF values playing on this side, it would even ignose A.]
))(;W[hn]
(;B[fo]C[If Black plays here...]
;W[pk]C[...White doesn't even care.]
)(;B[re]TR[go]C[Black needs to do something on this side, the traingled stone is less important now.]
)))(;B[hn]
;W[io]
;B[gr]
;W[ql]
;B[gn]
;W[pk]
;B[on]
;W[jm]
;B[qh]
;W[ml]
;B[ok]
))(;B[mq]
;W[pq]
;B[rq]
;W[pr]
;B[rp]
;W[lq]C[This whole thing seems to be a game of chicken of who can get sente first.]
))(;W[lp]
;B[rq]
;W[pr]
;B[rp]
;W[od]C[White gets sente to play here first.]
))