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C[2021/04/23

Black\: Sarah
White\: Frank

Handicap\: 0.5

White wins.]
FF[4]GM[11]PL[B]SZ[11];B[f6];W[d10];B[f9];W[f8];B[h7];W[h8];B[g8];W[h4](
;B[g6]C[See next variation for f5.];W[f5];B[e5];W[e6](;B[d7]
C[Immediate losing move. See next variation for c7.];W[d6];B[c6];W[c7];
B[resign])(;B[c7];W[d8](;B[c9]C[Eric\: better b9, see next variation.];
W[c8];B[a9];W[d6];B[c6];W[b8];B[a8];W[b7];B[a7];W[c4];B[b5];W[b6];B[a6];
W[d3];B[a4];W[b4];B[a5];W[b2];B[b3];W[c2];B[c5];W[e4];B[i4];W[i3];B[k2];
W[j3];B[k3];W[j4];B[k4];W[j5];B[k5];W[i7];B[j7];W[i9])(;B[b9]
C[Eric\:

I think White wins anyway, since White can connect D10 to the A-edge while keeping the initiative, but this is at least a better try for Black.]
;W[b10];B[c9];W[c10];B[d9];W[b8];B[c8];W[d4])))(;B[f5]
C[f5 variation (played).];W[e4];B[g3];W[g6](;B[c9](;W[d9];B[d7];W[b11];
B[a11];W[b10];B[a10];W[b9];B[a9];W[b8];B[a8];W[b7];B[a7];W[b6];B[a6];
W[c3];B[b4];W[b3];B[c4];W[d3];B[d5];W[e5];B[d6];W[resign])(;W[e8]
C[Eric\:

This is locally strictly better, since it captures D9 and E9, although I think D7 would win for Black anyway.]
))(;B[f7]
C[Eric\:

I am quite confident that this is a win for Black, although not one I would be confident of carrying out.  \:-)]
;W[g7];B[e8];W[e9];B[c10]
C[Eric\:


Since White has E4 and might-as-well have the whole K1,J2,I3,H4 segment, White can't gain anything from attacking the G3 ziggurat that points toward K1.

A littlegolem thread discussing this piece concluded that E4 on its own is not _quite_ enough to escape a height-4 ladder.]
;W[d9];B[c9];W[d8];B[c8];W[d7];B[c6]
C[Eric\:


If I remember correctly, this is a move that defends.

(There might be others too.)]
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