(;FF[4]
CA[UTF-8]
GM[1]
DT[2021-08-09]
GN[Friendly Match]
PC[https://online-go.com/review/735663]
PB[KitsuneNoGo]
PW[Crono9987]
BR[3k]
WR[4d]
TM[604800]OT[5x86400 byo-yomi]
RE[W+R]
SZ[19]
KM[6.5]
RU[Japanese]

;B[pd]
;W[dp]
;B[pp]
;W[dc]
;B[de]
;W[ce]
;B[cf]
;W[cd]
;B[df]
;W[fc]
;B[dj]
;W[nq]
;B[qn]
;W[fq]
;B[nc]
;W[qd]
;B[qe]
;W[pc]
;B[od]
;W[rc]
;B[re]
;W[ob]
;B[nb]
;W[qb]
;B[oq]
;W[np]
;B[gp]
;W[gq]
;B[ip]
;W[kp]
;B[pj]C[the opening has all been pretty normal so far, but i think one thing that stands out is your sense for pacing and balance was better this time. 

for example - this tenuki was good. those two stones at J4 are light and they already did their job of making me play lower.]
;W[ho]
;B[cn]C[similarly, i was really not expecting this tenuki but i feel it's a great idea. responding to my peep locally just leaves you with a liability for me to attack]
;W[dk]
;B[ck]
;W[cl]
;B[dl]
;W[ek]
;B[el]
;W[cj]
;B[bk]
;W[fl]
;B[bl]
;W[fk]
;B[ci]
;W[on]
;B[pl]
;W[po]
;B[qo]
;W[qq]
;B[qp]
;W[or]
(;B[rq]C[first noticeable mistake IMO. you could have fought harder here]
;W[pq]
(;B[qr]
;W[pr]
;B[rr]C[this connection is wayyyy too small. never ever play a move like this early in the game unless it's related to life and death]
;W[bo]
(;B[hp]C[hahaha...the mistake which you expertly dodged early came back to bite you here ;)

i think reducing from outside was more consistent with your strategy and better]
;W[en]
;B[jn]
;W[jo]
;B[io]
;W[in]
;B[hn]
;W[im]C[looks like trouble now....]
;B[kn]
;W[kq]
(;B[gd]C[i wonder if you didn't give up the fight too early on the bottom....]
;W[gc]
;B[kl]
;W[ik]C[the last two moves were perfect for me to fix the aji and kill your group naturally]
;B[jj]
;W[nl]
;B[mk]
;W[nk]
(;B[mj]
;W[nj]
;B[ni]
;W[id]
;B[jc]
;W[jd]
;B[kc]
;W[ig]
;B[kg]
;W[ml]
;B[mi]
;W[kd]
;B[lc]
;W[ic]
;B[le]
;W[bn]
;B[cm]
;W[bf]
;B[bg]
;W[be]
(;B[ch]C[too slow. you're too far behind right now, you have to try to make something crazy happen]
;W[jb]
(;B[hf]
;W[ij]
;B[hg]
;W[ji]
;B[ii]C[hahah this was a bit much....because of that cut that happened in the game]
;W[jk]
;B[kk]
;W[kj]
;B[fi]C[oversight haha :P as you mentioned in the game]
;W[lk]
;B[ll]
;W[lj]
;B[mn]
;W[nn]
;B[mo]
;W[op]
;B[gm]
;W[jm]
;B[eo]C[man this was a tricky and nice move....

most variations i've read end very poorly for me...

super nice intuition/reading here!!]
(;W[do]
;B[ep]
;W[eq]
;B[fm]
;W[dn]
;B[em]
;W[ld]
;B[md]
;W[lh]
(;B[oi]
;W[lg]
;B[nf]
;W[ng]
;B[og]
;W[mf]
;B[ne]
;W[fd]
;B[ge]
;W[gh]
;B[hi]C[another fantastic move. i think this is the strongest response]
;W[gi]
;B[gj]
;W[hj]
;B[gk]
;W[hh]
;B[jp]
;W[ko]
;B[jq]C[from here, i feel you gained some points in the middle for sure]
;W[hm]
;B[gl]C[also great reading lol i was trying to trick you with that atari :P]
;W[gn]
;B[fn]
;W[fo]C[this move was my mistake lol your reply was very straightforward but somehow i was expecting the other, worse variation]
(;B[fp]
;W[jr]
;B[ir]
;W[kr]
;B[kf]
;W[hq]
;B[iq]
;W[hr]
;B[is]
;W[fh]
(;B[eh]
;W[ei]
;B[fj]
;W[eg]
;B[dh]
;W[fe]C[missing this move was painful :P]
;B[cq]
;W[dq]
;B[cr]
;W[dr]C[good game!! really great one. you made a big mistake at the bottom and let me pull ahead but overall your balance and flow was great. this game FELT very good while we were playing it, if that makes sense? i felt there were tricky situations and fairly deep reading at many many points in the midgame, so the quality of the game felt higher to me

thanks man!]
)(;B[kh]
;W[li]
;B[if]C[you probably had to do something like this now]
))(;B[go]
;W[fp]
;B[hn]C[this one was what i carelessly assumed would happen. capture two stones and remove the cutting point in sente and trade your two stones for my two stones]
))(;B[mg]C[i was wondering if something like this might be better?]
))(;W[fo]
;B[fn]
(;W[fm]
;B[fp]
;W[gn]
;B[go]
;W[fn]
;B[ep]
;W[do]
;B[eq]C[haven't read it all out of course but this definitely definitely looks like trouble for me....]
)(;W[fp]
;B[em]
;W[fm]
(;B[gn]
;W[go]C[already a huge gain for you, but also...]
)(;B[go]
;W[gn]C[you could just go for this ko, which is hella annoying for me as well]
))))(;B[hi]C[similarly, i would still be playing here. this move is like a secret semi- sente. a careless player would probably not notice that there could be some potential danger for the white group in the middle. heck i probably wouldn't even have noticed :P i didn't see your connection sequence at all]
))(;B[hi]C[this move probably doesn't do much but in games like this i would be looking for moves like this which create some small openings. the hope here would be that the opponent does something slow like needlessly defend that stone at J13, or tenuki elsewhere....]
;W[kf]
;B[gm]
;W[hl]
;B[eo]C[then maybe you can try for the sequence you did in the real game. now, suddenly...you have a chance to reverse the whole game with a kill


it's definitely very unlikely to happen but when the game is lost you have to start looking for moves that lead to complications if the opponent makes a careless mistake]
))(;B[nj]C[i think when it comes to times like this... you have to play hard. you're behind, you need to make that right side moyo into something crazy, force me to invade, then kill. otherwise you're out of this game.

if you collapse in this fight it doesn't matter since you're already losing. just go all in]
))(;B[hm]
(;W[hl]
;B[il]
;W[jm]
;B[jl]C[i can't cut at 2 because this is a ladder....]
)(;W[il]
;B[hl]
;W[hk]
;B[ik]
;W[jl]
;B[jk]
;W[kl]
;B[gk]
;W[hj]
;B[gj]
(;W[gl]
;B[hi]C[this is another ladder....]
)(;W[hi]
;B[gl]C[one possible escape variation?

i think you had chances here to mess with me some more. that's a lot to give up on the bottom]
))))(;B[en]C[you mentioned you were thinking of this move and i think it's better than the one in game]
;W[hp]C[this cut is too small for me to bother with right now]
))(;B[op]
;W[no]
;B[rr]C[you still had the chance for something like this]
))(;B[pr]
;W[pq]
;B[op]
;W[qr]
;B[nr]
;W[ps]
;B[no]C[this looks like trouble for white yea? you lose the corner but it's small anyway, considering where all your stones and strength are]
))