(;AP[HexGui:0.10.GIT]
C[2021/10/04

Black\: Frank
White\: Kyle

White wins.
]FF[4]GM[11]PL[B]
SZ[11];B[a3];W[swap-pieces];B[h7];W[h9];B[g9]
C[Eric\:

This is bad, since although Black gets the connection here, Black spent a net move

(2 by Black minus 1 by White)

for it and White has an escape for height-3 ladders, whereas I think Black doesn't quite have that.]
;W[h4];B[g4];W[f6];B[i5];W[h3];B[g5];W[g3];B[j2];W[j3](;B[f3]
C[Eric\: I would have tried d4, see next variation.];W[g7];B[h5];W[g8];
B[h8];W[f4];B[d5](;W[e6]
C[Eric\:

D6 also wins.

It's more complicated, but works even if G7 and G8 are black.

See next variation.]
;B[c7];W[c8];B[d7];W[d8];B[e7];W[e9];B[resign])(;W[d6]
C[Eric\:


This also wins.

It's more complicated, but works even if G7 and G8 are black.]
;B[e5];W[f5];B[c8];W[e7];B[b7];W[c6];B[b6];W[c5];B[b5];W[d2];B[c3];W[b4]
;B[c4];W[e3]))(;B[d4]C[Eric\:

I would've tried this,](;W[e4];B[d5];
W[e5];B[f3]C[Eric\:

hoping for this.])(;W[f3];B[c5]
C[Eric\:


another possible continuation

(Black has a template to the 1-edge.)]
)))
