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C[2022/01/21

Black\: Sarah
White\: Frank

Handicap\: 0.5

White wins.]
FF[4]GM[11]PL[B]SZ[11];B[f6];W[d10];B[g9];W[g8];B[e9];W[e8];B[d8];W[e10]
C[Peter\: I would have played d9, since this exchange seems to help Black more than it does White.


Eric\:

I agree.  (Note that d10+d9 gives White at least a ladder along the a-edge.)]
;B[d9];W[f9];B[c10]
C[Eric\:

b10 is better, since it captures b11, so in turn c9 and c10 are then also black-captured.]
;W[e7];B[d7];W[e5];B[d5];W[d6];B[b7];W[c4];B[e3];W[c6]
C[Eric\:

e4 is strictly better.];B[g4];W[g5];B[f5];W[f3];B[h4]
C[Eric\:


As I didn't realize when I saw this and you showed with the next few moves of this game, this move wins for you, and is thus better than i2.

However, I am still pointing out that more-locally, Black could've responded with i2 instead, to make sure White can't get anything from f3.  (With h4, White would now escape a height-2 ladder along the k-edge towards the 1-edge.)]
;W[e6];B[g7]C[Peter\: h6 seems simpler, since it threatens f8 and i7.];
W[f8];B[i7]
C[Since g5 and g6 are captured, Black is now connected by templates.];
W[h10];B[j9]
C[Losing move. i8 was winning.

Eric\:  f10,f11,g10 were also winning, although i8 was faster.]
;W[i8];B[k7];W[j7];B[k6](;W[i3]
C[Peter\: I think this is foilable at j4, and therefore losing. White should have played i3 only after occupying j4 and j2.]
;B[h2];W[j6];B[k5];W[j5];B[resign])(;W[j6]
C[Eric\:

As Peter mentioned, this is what White should've done.];B[k5];
W[j5];B[k4];W[j4];B[k3];W[j2];B[j3];W[i3]))
