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C[2021/09/24

Black\: Jia
White\: Frank

Handicap\: 0.5

White wins.
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FF[4]GM[11]PL[B]SZ[11];B[d5];W[d8];B[h7];W[i8];B[f8]
C[Peter\: better g7.];W[g7];B[e7];W[e9];B[f9];W[e10];B[g10]
C[Peter\: better g9.

Eric\:

even better\: E8

(E8 stops White from having a potential forcing move at F7.)

Although White responding at D9 or near there makes White stronger in the A11 corner, White was already very strong there anyway.]
;W[g9];B[f10];W[f3];B[e3];W[e6];B[h5];W[g5];B[i6]
C[Eric\:


i5 is strictly better.

(Then i6 no longer matters, since i8 can't be foiled.)]
;W[g8];B[g6];W[h4];B[j3];W[i4];B[j4];W[i5];B[d7];W[d6];B[b7];W[c7](;
B[a9]C[Eric\: better b8, see next variation.];W[b8];B[a8];W[b10];B[b9];
W[c8];B[c9];W[c11];B[resign])(;B[b8]
C[Eric\:


White is probably winning anyway, but\:

This connects to the 11-edge.]
;W[c8];B[a10](;W[e8]
C[Eric\:


Black might try F5 before B8, but it seems to me that White could just reconnect with F6 and still be winning\:

Even if Black gets E4 in return to F3 connecting to the K-edge, White can still limit Black to a ladder under F3, and I don't see any way for Black to avoid being foiled.

Peter\: See next variation for how Black connects if White tries to stop Black.]
;B[a11])(;W[b9];B[a9];W[a11];B[b10];W[b11];B[d9];W[e8];B[d10])))
