(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:2]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]HA[9]KM[0.50]
PW[Tsurukame]PB[RazorBrain]WR[7d]BR[10k]DT[2003-08-30]PC[The Kiseido Go Server (KGS) at http://kgs.kiseido.com/]AB[dd][jd][pd][dj][jj][pj][dp][jp][pp]C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: CGoban is great
Tsurukame [7d?\]: have a nice game
RazorBrain [10k?\]: yes I like it
RazorBrain [10k?\]: thank you
]RE[W+30.50]
;W[qf]CR[qf]
;B[qh]CR[qh]
;W[nd]CR[nd]
;B[oe]CR[oe]
;W[qc]CR[qc]
;B[pc]CR[pc]
;W[qd]CR[qd]
;B[pf]CR[pf]
;W[qg]CR[qg]
;B[pg]CR[pg]C[RazorBrain [10k?\]: I decided to try to split of 016
Tsurukame [7d?\]: simple and solid
RazorBrain [10k?\]: rather than cower in the corner
Tsurukame [7d?\]: very good
]
;W[rh]CR[rh]
;B[qi]CR[qi]C[RazorBrain [10k?\]: I felt good about this exchange
Tsurukame [7d?\]: the result here was good
Tsurukame [7d?\]: my O16 stone looks bad now
]
;W[gd]CR[gd]
;B[jf]CR[jf]C[RazorBrain [10k?\]: p15 was the move for me I think
Tsurukame [7d?\]: right
]
;W[jc]CR[jc]
;B[kc]CR[kc]
;W[ic]CR[ic]
;B[ld]CR[ld]C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: good again
]
;W[de]CR[de]C[RazorBrain [10k?\]: but I see now that that was an unnecessary fear?
]
(;B[ed]CR[ed]C[RazorBrain [10k?\]: I played k14 to avoid what happened to me on the bottom
Tsurukame [7d?\]: here was difficult
Tsurukame [7d?\]: right, you coould have played the other way as well
]
;W[ee]CR[ee]C[RazorBrain [10k?\]: thatnks
Tsurukame [7d?\]: this was the game
Tsurukame [7d?\]: i was wondering if you considered C15 for black
]
;B[fd]CR[fd]
;W[fe]CR[fe]
;B[cd]CR[cd]
;W[ce]CR[ce]C[RazorBrain [10k?\]: I wanted to pressure the upper group by cutting at g15
]
;B[ge]CR[ge]
;W[gc]CR[gc]C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: very good
RazorBrain [10k?\]:  and see what I could get from that pressure
]
(;B[fb]CR[fb]C[RazorBrain [10k?\]: yes very much
Tsurukame [7d?\]: you denended
]
;W[he]CR[he]
;B[gf]CR[gf]
;W[hf]CR[hf]
;B[gg]CR[gg]
;W[hg]CR[hg]C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: you will use the same tactics that i use against you
Tsurukame [7d?\]: and you'll see yourself in the other person
RazorBrain [10k?\]: Not sure I understand but I will try that
]
(;B[gi]CR[gi]C[RazorBrain [10k?\]: why give handicaps to learn this?
RazorBrain [10k?\]: I wondered about that
Tsurukame [7d?\]: jumping leaves a weak spot behind
]
;W[gh]CR[gh]
;B[fh]CR[fh]
;W[hh]CR[hh]
;B[fg]CR[fg]
;W[bd]CR[bd]C[RazorBrain [10k?\]: I thought with the white stones in the left that 3 stones might be to early to extend
RazorBrain [10k?\]: yes I leave a lot of those
]
;B[bc]CR[bc]
;W[be]CR[be]C[RazorBrain [10k?\]: and they bite me in the late middle and end games :-(
]
;B[cb]CR[cb]C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: ...
Tsurukame [7d?\]: this ws correct hwer
Tsurukame [7d?\]: here
]
;W[ch]CR[ch]
;B[dg]CR[dg]
;W[dh]CR[dh]
;B[eh]CR[eh]
;W[bj]CR[bj]
;B[bk]CR[bk]C[RazorBrain [10k?\]: how about b9
Tsurukame [7d?\]: it ws ok
]
;W[cj]CR[cj]
;B[ck]CR[ck]
;W[dk]CR[dk]
(;B[ek]CR[ek]C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: this helped me out
]
;W[dl]CR[dl]
;B[fj]CR[fj]
;W[bm]CR[bm]C[RazorBrain [10k?\]: yes I need to work harder at reading these out so I don't pull my punches
RazorBrain [10k?\]: like I did with b-c9
Tsurukame [7d?\]: ok
]
;B[cm]CR[cm]
;W[cl]CR[cl]
;B[cn]CR[cn]
;W[bn]CR[bn]
;B[bo]CR[bo]
;W[jh]CR[jh]
;B[ne]CR[ne]
;W[lh]CR[lh]C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: the loss on the left was quite big
Tsurukame [7d?\]: but the game is still good for you
]
;B[mh]CR[mh]
;W[li]CR[li]
;B[mi]CR[mi]
;W[lj]CR[lj]
(;B[lg]CR[lg]
;W[mj]CR[mj]C[RazorBrain [10k?\]: n10
]
(;B[oh]CR[oh]C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: this was a real problem...
Tsurukame [7d?\]: b P12
RazorBrain [10k?\]: I thought of playing that but wanted to consolidate with m13
Tsurukame [7d?\]: what about N10?
RazorBrain [10k?\]: was that okay?
Tsurukame [7d?\]: this was so slow....
RazorBrain [10k?\]: yes
]
;W[fp]CR[fp]
;B[dq]CR[dq]C[RazorBrain [10k?\]: I knew it right after I played it
Tsurukame [7d?\]: i see
]
;W[nq]CR[nq]C[RazorBrain [10k?\]: but what instead of p12
Tsurukame [7d?\]: i had to cpture something in order to win
]
;B[pq]CR[pq]C[RazorBrain [10k?\]: yes G4 is big
]
;W[jn]CR[jn]
;B[io]CR[io]
;W[hm]CR[hm]
;B[el]CR[el]C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: this was good! again
]
;W[dm]CR[dm]
;B[dn]CR[dn]C[RazorBrain [10k?\]: at this point I realised I was in trouble
]
;W[em]CR[em]
;B[fm]CR[fm]
;W[en]CR[en]
(;B[hl]CR[hl]C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: this was not good
Tsurukame [7d?\]: right!
]
;W[gn]CR[gn]
;B[eo]CR[eo]
;W[fn]CR[fn]
;B[im]CR[im]
;W[in]CR[in]
;B[gm]CR[gm]
;W[hn]CR[hn]C[RazorBrain [10k?\]: lots of weakness here
Tsurukame [7d?\]: yes, on both area
]
;B[gk]CR[gk]
;W[fr]CR[fr]
;B[er]CR[er]
;W[oo]CR[oo]
;B[po]CR[po]
;W[on]CR[on]
;B[np]CR[np]
;W[op]CR[op]
;B[oq]CR[oq]
;W[mp]CR[mp]C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: and now the blunder...
]
;B[no]CR[no]
;W[nn]CR[nn]C[RazorBrain [10k?\]: :)
]
;B[mo]CR[mo]
;W[lo]CR[lo]
;B[mn]CR[mn]
;W[mm]CR[mm]
;B[ln]CR[ln]
;W[lm]CR[lm]
;B[kn]CR[kn]
;W[ko]CR[ko]
;B[km]CR[km]
;W[kl]CR[kl]C[RazorBrain [10k?\]: I was wondering what I didn't see
RazorBrain [10k?\]: Now I know :)
Tsurukame [7d?\]: :)
]
;B[nr]CR[nr]
;W[jm]CR[jm]
;B[lq]CR[lq]C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: M3 was perfecrt
RazorBrain [10k?\]: I read this out three times but always missed the cuttting point
RazorBrain [10k?\]: I read only the immeadiate ladder and not the follow on
]
;W[fl]CR[fl]C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: i see...
]
;B[gl]CR[gl]
;W[di]CR[di]
;B[ej]CR[ej]C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: no way to kill you...
]
;W[mq]CR[mq]
;B[mr]CR[mr]
;W[kq]CR[kq]
;B[kr]CR[kr]C[RazorBrain [10k?\]: I knew I was in trouble when you continued playing, but I wanted to see what I had not seen
]
;W[jq]CR[jq]
;B[jr]CR[jr]
;W[iq]LB[ei:A][fi:B][hj:C]CR[iq]C[RazorBrain [10k?\]: you mean the three stones at the top
RazorBrain [10k?\]: okay that is very helpful
Tsurukame [7d?\]: didn;t you worry why i didn;t try to kill?
Tsurukame [7d?\]: w A, b B, w C for example
Tsurukame [7d?\]: this is a very important aspect of the game
Tsurukame [7d?\]: if the other doesn't play some moves we;re worried, maybe he knows there;s nothing
RazorBrain [10k?\]: I wondered
Tsurukame [7d?\]: if you think carefully, you can find the reason too
RazorBrain [10k?\]: but I thought you were just waiting to get around to that
Tsurukame [7d?\]: i see
Tsurukame [7d?\]: however, the center group (if dead) is enough to win
Tsurukame [7d?\]: so i would have tried to kill it immediately
Tsurukame [7d?\]: but, it wasn;t possible
Tsurukame [7d?\]: think of this 
Tsurukame [7d?\]: we will stop here today, unless you have another question
RazorBrain [10k?\]: no more for today
Tsurukame [7d?\]: ok
RazorBrain [10k?\]: I need to review this a couple more times
Tsurukame [7d?\]: you played well
RazorBrain [10k?\]: thank you
RazorBrain [10k?\]: I really enjoyed the game
Tsurukame [7d?\]: me too 
RazorBrain [10k?\]: ABout our next lesson
Tsurukame [7d?\]: yes
RazorBrain [10k?\]: good!
RazorBrain [10k?\]: I can do next Saturday but I will need to do one hour earlier
RazorBrain [10k?\]: is that possible for you?
Tsurukame [7d?\]: sorry, not possible...
RazorBrain [10k?\]: how about Wednesday evening then?
Tsurukame [7d?\]: let me see
RazorBrain [10k?\]: I am traveling to the UK the week of the 15th
RazorBrain [10k?\]: so might be able to do something one evening that week
RazorBrain [10k?\]: we would be only 2 hours  apart then
Tsurukame [7d?\]: right :)
Tsurukame [7d?\]: Wed from 8pm gmt is open at the moment
RazorBrain [10k?\]: yes when I travel on business I just look up  the local go club :)
Tsurukame [7d?\]: :)
RazorBrain [10k?\]: that Wed at 14:00 my time I believe
RazorBrain [10k?\]: that will be fine
Tsurukame [7d?\]: what time now again, please?
RazorBrain [10k?\]: you said 20:00 GMT, Right?
Tsurukame [7d?\]: 10am?
Tsurukame [7d?\]: i mean at your plave
Tsurukame [7d?\]: *place
Tsurukame [7d?\]: we are 9hrs difference. right?
RazorBrain [10k?\]: no 8 pm GMT is 2 PM for me
Tsurukame [7d?\]: good
RazorBrain [10k?\]: yes but 8 pm your time or GMT
Tsurukame [7d?\]: 20.00GMT
RazorBrain [10k?\]: yes I am 6 houtr s behind GMT
Tsurukame [7d?\]: good
RazorBrain [10k?\]: so 2 pm for me
Tsurukame [7d?\]: ok, which wednesday, next one>
RazorBrain [10k?\]: Wed nesday at 8 pm GMT  it is then
RazorBrain [10k?\]: When will you send League info for Sept.
RazorBrain [10k?\]: Sept 3rd
Tsurukame [7d?\]: yes, a bit later
Tsurukame [7d?\]: ok Tom
RazorBrain [10k?\]: thanks
Tsurukame [7d?\]: thank you too
RazorBrain [10k?\]: Talk to you next Wednesday then
Tsurukame [7d?\]: ok
RazorBrain [10k?\]: Have a good evening
Tsurukame [7d?\]: bye for now
]
(;B[hi]CR[hi]C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: you played here in the game
Tsurukame [7d?\]: to remove the threat, right?
RazorBrain [10k?\]: yes
]
;W[bp]CR[bp]C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: you could live with a sacrifice
RazorBrain [10k?\]: the left corner bothers me
]
;B[bq]CR[bq]
;W[co]CR[co]
;B[cp]CR[cp]
;W[ao]CR[ao]
(;B[do]CR[do]C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: this was a bit careless?
RazorBrain [10k?\]: Yes I will learn something from that fight:)
]
;W[br]CR[br]
;B[aq]CR[aq]
;W[cr]CR[cr]
(;B[pm]CR[pm]
;W[bo]CR[bo]
;B[nj]CR[nj]
;W[pb]CR[pb]
;B[ob]CR[ob]
;W[qb]CR[qb]
;B[oc]CR[oc]
;W[ri]CR[ri]
;B[rj]CR[rj]
;W[cg]CR[cg]
;B[ii]CR[ii]
;W[jg]CR[jg]
;B[kf]CR[kf]
;W[gb]CR[gb]
;B[fc]CR[fc]
;W[kb]CR[kb]
;B[lb]CR[lb]
;W[jb]CR[jb]
;B[id]CR[id]
;W[hd]CR[hd]
;B[nl]CR[nl]
;W[ir]CR[ir]
;B[mk]CR[mk]
;W[lk]CR[lk]
;B[nk]CR[nk]
;W[lp]CR[lp]
;B[lr]CR[lr]
;W[ei]CR[ei]
;B[fi]CR[fi]
;W[la]CR[la]
;B[mb]CR[mb]
;W[pn]CR[pn]
;B[qn]CR[qn]
;W[om]CR[om]
;B[pl]CR[pl]
;W[ol]CR[ol]
;B[ok]CR[ok]
;W[il]CR[il]
;B[ik]CR[ik]
;W[ie]CR[ie]
;B[je]CR[je]
;W[df]CR[df]
;B[eg]CR[eg]
;W[si]CR[si]
;B[sj]CR[sj]
;W[rg]CR[rg]
;B[ma]CR[ma]
;W[ka]CR[ka]
;B[ad]CR[ad]
;W[ae]CR[ae]
;B[ac]CR[ac]
;W[fa]CR[fa]
;B[ea]CR[ea]
;W[ga]CR[ga]
;B[is]CR[is]
;W[hs]CR[hs]
;B[js]CR[js]
;W[hr]CR[hr]
;B[qe]CR[qe]
;W[re]CR[re]
;B[pe]CR[pe]
;W[oa]CR[oa]
;B[na]CR[na]
;W[pa]CR[pa]
;B[kh]CR[kh]
;W[kg]CR[kg]
;B[ki]CR[ki]
;W[kj]CR[kj]
;B[ji]CR[ji]
;W[jk]CR[jk]
;B[ml]CR[ml]
;W[ll]CR[ll]
;B[if]CR[if]
;W[hb]CR[hb]
;B[ig]CR[ig]
;W[ih]CR[ih]
;B[]
;W[]TW[ha][ia][ja][qa][ra][sa][ib][rb][sb][hc][rc][sc][rd][sd][se][af][bf][cf][rf][sf][ag][bg][sg][ah][bh][sh][ai][bi][ci][aj][ak][bk][ck][kk][al][bl][jl][am][cm][im][km][an][cn][dn][kn][ln][mn][do][eo][fo][go][ho][io][jo][mo][no][ap][cp][dp][ep][gp][hp][ip][jp][kp][np][aq][bq][cq][dq][eq][fq][gq][hq][ar][dr][er][gr][as][bs][cs][ds][es][fs][gs]TB[aa][ba][ca][da][ab][bb][db][eb][nb][cc][dc][ec][lc][mc][nc][kd][md][nd][od][ke][le][me][lf][mf][nf][of][mg][ng][og][nh][ph][ni][oi][pi][gj][hj][ij][oj][qj][fk][hk][pk][qk][rk][sk][fl][ql][rl][sl][qm][rm][sm][rn][sn][qo][ro][so][qp][rp][sp][qq][rq][sq][or][pr][qr][rr][sr][ks][ls][ms][ns][os][ps][qs][rs][ss]C[RazorBrain [10k?\]: Very enjoyable. THank you!
Tsurukame [7d?\]: thank you too Tom
Tsurukame [7d?\]: the bottom left...
])
(;B[bo]CR[bo]C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: you had a last chance now to open a ko
RazorBrain [10k?\]: I feel one of my greatest weaknesses is life and death in these situations
RazorBrain [10k?\]: I lose them all the time
Tsurukame [7d?\]: i see
Tsurukame [7d?\]: however, in the center you did well
Tsurukame [7d?\]: let's see from beginning
RazorBrain [10k?\]: I feared I would lose part or all of that group
RazorBrain [10k?\]: k
Tsurukame [7d?\]: any questions before we start?
RazorBrain [10k?\]: no
Tsurukame [7d?\]: ok
]))
(;B[cr]CR[cr]C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: you could live immediately with this move
RazorBrain [10k?\]: ouch!
]))
(;B[an]CR[an]C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: right
Tsurukame [7d?\]: sacrifice 3
Tsurukame [7d?\]: this was your sente
]
;W[al]CR[al]C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: if i defend
]
;B[pl]CR[pl]
;W[bp]CR[bp]
;B[cp]CR[cp]C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: no danger here, having A6 played
]
;W[ei]CR[ei]C[RazorBrain [10k?\]: I did not even  consider A6
Tsurukame [7d?\]: and here, i can't kill
]
;B[fi]CR[fi]
;W[hj]CR[hj]
;B[cg]CR[cg]C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: you simply cut me
Tsurukame [7d?\]: see?
RazorBrain [10k?\]: cut?
Tsurukame [7d?\]: where?
RazorBrain [10k?\]: the white stones at the top
RazorBrain [10k?\]: now I see
Tsurukame [7d?\]: right
Tsurukame [7d?\]: ok
Tsurukame [7d?\]: on the other way
])
(;B[cg]CR[cg]C[RazorBrain [10k?\]: for the 2nd eye
Tsurukame [7d?\]: you could have played here better, sente
]
;W[bg]CR[bg]
;B[ei]CR[ei]C[RazorBrain [10k?\]: what about b13
Tsurukame [7d?\]: and again sente
RazorBrain [10k?\]: just paranoid I guess :)
]
;W[bh]CR[bh]C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: w must defend
Tsurukame [7d?\]: you're having 2 eyes arleady
RazorBrain [10k?\]: becwhere is the middle group's 2nd eye
]
(;B[an]CR[an]C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: so can return here
])
(;B[bq]CR[bq]
;W[hj]CR[hj]
;B[gj]CR[gj]C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: yes
Tsurukame [7d?\]: 2 eyes already
RazorBrain [10k?\]: Yes but I didn't see that 
])))
(;B[fn]CR[fn]C[RazorBrain [10k?\]: g4 would have alieviated the problem with the middle group too, right?
]))
(;B[gp]CR[gp]C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: easywin for black
RazorBrain [10k?\]: how would you have attacked near p12 or would you have
Tsurukame [7d?\]: no move in that area...
]
;W[oi]CR[oi]
;B[oj]CR[oj]
;W[ni]CR[ni]
;B[nj]CR[nj]
;W[mg]CR[mg]
;B[nh]CR[nh]C[RazorBrain [10k?\]: what about l13
Tsurukame [7d?\]: nothing i can do here
]
;W[kg]CR[kg]
;B[lf]CR[lf]C[RazorBrain [10k?\]: okay
]))
(;B[mj]TR[hg][gh][hh][jh][lh][li][lj]CR[mj]C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: yes
Tsurukame [7d?\]: much better\\
RazorBrain [10k?\]: yes n10 was better
Tsurukame [7d?\]: white is not yet alive so you can used this
]))
(;B[ej]CR[ej]C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: did you sonsider this?
RazorBrain [10k?\]: after I played it it seemed pretty clumsy
]
;W[dl]CR[dl]
;B[cm]CR[cm]C[RazorBrain [10k?\]: e10?
Tsurukame [7d?\]: if white D8, you havre this C7
RazorBrain [10k?\]: no
]
;W[fj]CR[fj]
;B[gj]CR[gj]C[RazorBrain [10k?\]: yes f10 was my fear
]
;W[fk]CR[fk]
;B[fi]CR[fi]C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: but you're stil safe
]))
(;B[gh]CR[gh]C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: just here was the best
]))
(;B[he]CR[he]C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: you could do a lot of harm
Tsurukame [7d?\]: if black here
RazorBrain [10k?\]: what sdid I play
Tsurukame [7d?\]: but the corner worried you maybe?
]
;W[eb]CR[eb]C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: white here?
RazorBrain [10k?\]: and then youyour atari
]
;B[db]CR[db]C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: what if black here?
RazorBrain [10k?\]: yes that looks better but I would still fear a throw in of some sort from a stronger player
Tsurukame [7d?\]: i see...
Tsurukame [7d?\]: black is safe here
RazorBrain [10k?\]: and because I am weak at the life and death stuff that fear causes weak moves I think
Tsurukame [7d?\]: no matter how strong is the other, you can easily counter
RazorBrain [10k?\]: how do I practice that to gain confidence?
Tsurukame [7d?\]: play handicap games
Tsurukame [7d?\]: i mean, give handicap
RazorBrain [10k?\]: and learn from my mistakes like I did in the lower left:)
Tsurukame [7d?\]: right :)
])
(;B[gf]CR[gf]))
(;B[ce]CR[ce]C[Tsurukame [7d?\]: if it was me, i woould have played this
Tsurukame [7d?\]: white next?
RazorBrain [10k?\]: ??
RazorBrain [10k?\]: lost my point of reference
RazorBrain [10k?\]: instead of?
Tsurukame [7d?\]: oh
Tsurukame [7d?\]: now i mean
RazorBrain [10k?\]: I considered this
Tsurukame [7d?\]: and if yes, what white move worried you?
RazorBrain [10k?\]: but wanted teh cut at G15
Tsurukame [7d?\]: i see
Tsurukame [7d?\]: so this was ok too?
RazorBrain [10k?\]: e15
]
;W[ee]CR[ee]
;B[cf]CR[cf]C[RazorBrain [10k?\]: I didn't want white connecting
Tsurukame [7d?\]: i see
Tsurukame [7d?\]: ok
Tsurukame [7d?\]: that was a good plan
]))