(;AP[Hexon:0.0]FF[4]GM[11]SZ[11]C[2022/07/29

Black\: Thomas
White\: Sarah

White wins.
]PL[B]
;B[a4]
;W[f6]
;B[d8]
;W[d7]
;B[g6]
;W[h4]
;B[g5]
;W[g4]
;B[f5]
;W[f4]
(;B[d6]C[Peter\: bad move. I think Black should push further and pivot at c5, see next variation.]
 ;W[d5]
 ;B[b6]
 (;W[c4]C[Eric\: b5 seems much better to me, see next variation.]
  ;B[b5]C[Eric\: a5 is strictly better. It gives a height-2 ladder rather than just a height-3 ladder.]
  ;W[b2]
  (;B[c3]C[Peter\: terrible move, as it lets White connect via b4. Black should have played b3 and gotten a 3rd row ladder. See next variation.]
   ;W[b4]
   ;B[i4]
   (;W[j2]C[Peter\: Bad move. i3 was winning via Tom's move; see next variation.

Eric\:  same with H5]
    ;B[i3]
    ;W[i2]
    ;B[h3]
    ;W[h2]
    ;B[g3]
    ;W[g2]
    ;B[f3]
    ;W[f2]
    (;B[d4]C[See next variation for a variation that was also played.]
     ;W[d3]
     ;B[resign])
    (;B[d3]
     ;W[e3]
     ;B[d4]
     ;W[e4]
     ;B[c5]
     ;W[c6]
     ;B[b7]
     ;W[c7]
     ;B[b8]
     ;W[b10]
     ;B[c8]C[Peter\: bad move. c9 was an immediate win by https\://www.hexwiki.net/index.php/Edge_template_IV2b.]
     ;W[d9]
     (;B[e8]
      ;W[e9]
      ;B[g8]
      ;W[g9]
      ;B[h9]
      ;W[f8]
      ;B[f7]
      ;W[g7]
      (;B[h6]C[Peter\: See next variations for moves that also lose.]
       ;W[h7]C[Now White is connected by a template.]
       ;B[i7]
       ;W[i6]
       ;B[j5]
       ;W[i5])
      (;B[i5]C[This also loses.]
       ;W[i6])
      (;B[i6]C[This also loses.
]
       ;W[h6]
       ;B[h5]
       ;W[i5]))
     (;B[e7]C[Thomas\: is this better?

Peter\: I don't think so, because White will get f7.]
      ;W[f7]
      ;B[e6]
      ;W[g7])))
   (;W[i3]C[This wins for White.]
    ;B[k2]
    ;W[h5]
    ;B[i5]
    ;W[h6]
    ;B[i6]
    ;W[j3]
    ;B[k3]
    ;W[j4]
    ;B[k4]
    ;W[j5]
    ;B[k5]
    ;W[i8]C[Tom's move.]
    ;B[j7]
    ;W[h9]
    ;B[i7]
    ;W[g8]))
  (;B[b3]
   ;W[c2]
   ;B[c3]
   ;W[d2]
   ;B[d3]
   ;W[e2]
   ;B[f3]
   ;W[e3]
   ;B[e4]
   ;W[e5]
   ;B[d4]
   ;W[b7]C[This seems good for White though.]
   ;B[c6]
   ;W[e6]))
 (;W[b5]C[Eric\:

This seems much better to me.]
  ;B[c5]
  ;W[d3]
  ;B[e4]
  ;W[f2]))
(;B[e5]
 ;W[e4]
 ;B[c5]
 ;W[c4]
 ;B[d4]
 ;W[e2]
 ;B[d3]
 ;W[d2]
 ;B[b3]
 ;W[d5]
 ;B[c6]
 ;W[d6]
 ;B[b8]))
