(;AP[HexGui:0.10.GIT]
C[2022/06/24

Black\: Scott
White\: Eric

Handicap\: 1.5

White wins.

Comments by Eric.
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FF[4]GM[11]PL[B]SZ[11];B[f6];B[c9];W[f4];B[i3];W[h2];B[i2]
C[J3 is the better way for Black to connect here, since it captures the other 6 cells in the corner.]
;W[h9];B[h5];W[d9](;B[c10]C[Better\: e8. See next variation.];W[d8];
B[c8];W[e6](;B[b7]C[Better\: d6. See next variation.
];W[d5]
C[This connects E6 to the A-edge, due to F4.];B[c5];W[d3];B[e5];W[e4](;
B[f9]C[Better\: f5. See next variation.];W[f8];B[g8]C[good];W[g7];B[i6]
C[good];W[h7](;B[j7]
C[Now I could prove I win.  I kept that win for the extremely-short rest of the game.]
;W[i7];B[resign])(;B[i7]
C[Play should have continued with a ladder that uses i4.];W[h8];B[i9];
W[i8];B[k7];W[j7];B[k6](;W[j6]
C[If Black wants to try getting one or more forcing moves in the A1-corner direction before letting White cut through, then Black should do so before playing K5, so that

if White ignores to instead connect J6 right

,  then White doing so _only_ connects J6 right rather than _also_ threatening to cut through (i4+h4).]
;B[k5];W[j5];B[k4];W[j3];B[j4];W[i4];B[i5];W[h4])(;W[i5]
C[If White tries this intrusion instead,];B[j5]
C[then Black foils, winning.])(;W[i4]
C[If White tries this intrusion too soon,];B[j5]
C[then this still wins for Black.])))(;B[f5]
C[I think you should have continued with this, since it will help against my intrusions into your H5 bridges.


So, it turns out that this wins for Black, without Black needing to use any of the K11 corner or K-edge.

(I certainly did not see that during the game.)]
(;W[d7]
C[A significant question here is whether this reconnects for White, since whiteC7 threatens both B8 and B6.]
;B[c6]
C[The answer is, it's _not_ enough for White, because D3's connection to the A-edge required a ladder escape fork at B6.

blackC6 simultaneously removes that and threatens to cut off D7.]
;W[d6];B[c3];W[c4];B[a5];W[b4];B[a4];W[b3];B[a3];W[b1];B[b2];W[c1];B[c2]
;W[d1];B[d2];W[e1];B[e2];W[f1];B[f2];W[g1];B[g2];W[h1];B[g3])(;W[d6]
C[Thus, White needs to respond further left, so];B[e7]
C[this will still be another forcing move for Black.];W[d7]
C[After White responds,];B[e9]C[this wins for Black.](;W[e8];B[g7];W[f8]
;B[g8];W[f9];B[g9];W[f11];B[f10])(;W[e10];B[f9]))))(;B[d6]
C[In this case, I think it would've been better for you to follow me.

Note that, if needed to handle a ladder towards A11, you can exchange blackD7 for whiteE7, although that would hurt towards the K11 corner.]
))(;B[e8]C[This wins for Black.];W[e9];B[d8];W[b11];B[f10]
C[ladder escape fork]))
