(;AP[Hexon:0.0]FF[4]GM[11]SZ[11]C[2022/09/09

Black\: Thomas
White\: Peter

Handicap\: 1.5

White wins.]PL[B]
;B[d4]
;B[f6]
;W[f8]
;B[e8]
;W[e7]
;B[f7]
;W[d10]
;B[c9]
;W[b11]
;B[a11]
;W[b10]
;B[e9]
;W[e10]
;B[a10]
;W[b9]
(;B[d7]C[Thomas\: I felt that D7 was a mistake. Perhaps I should have played A9 instead to prevent White from blocking the connection.

Peter\: Yes, it would have made more sense to continue the ladder. See the next variation for what my plan was in case you continued the ladder.]
 ;W[g4]C[Thomas\: Helped setup white's double threat on move 57.

Peter\: I wasn't planning that far ahead. My thinking for g4 was that if you now continue to push the ladder at b9, I can climb and connect to g4. See 2nd variation on the previous move for how I was planning to climb. On the other hand, I was thinking this stone might help me in some way if you decide to continue at g9, though I had no specific idea for how I would use it.]
 ;B[a9]
 ;W[c7]
 ;B[b7]
 ;W[b8]
 ;B[a8]
 ;W[c5]
 ;B[e5]
 ;W[d5]
 ;B[g8]
 ;W[g9]
 (;B[i9]C[Thomas\: Blunder! I should have played a move to prevent the template.

Peter\: Yes. i9 wasn't in your mustplay region (https\://www.hexwiki.net/index.php/Mustplay_region).

The next variation was also played.]
  ;W[i8]
  ;B[resign])
 (;B[i8]
  ;W[f9]
  (;B[h7]C[Peter\: the Black response I was most worried about was j7, see next variation.]
   ;W[i9]
   ;B[h9]
   ;W[g11]
   ;B[h10]
   ;W[g7]C[Mohex\: White wins.]
   ;B[h6]
   ;W[g6]
   ;B[h5]
   ;W[h11]
   ;B[j10]
   ;W[i10]
   ;B[k8]
   ;W[j8]
   ;B[k7]
   ;W[j7]
   ;B[k6]
   ;W[j6]
   ;B[k5]
   ;W[j5]
   ;B[k4]
   ;W[j4]
   ;B[k3]
   ;W[j2]
   ;B[j3]
   ;W[i3]
   ;B[i4]
   ;W[g5]
   ;B[resign])
  (;B[j7]
   ;W[h7]
   ;B[i6]
   ;W[h6]
   ;B[i5]
   ;W[j6]
   ;B[i7]
   ;W[i4]
   ;B[h5]
   ;W[f3]
   ;B[e4]
   ;W[d3]
   ;B[e3]
   ;W[f1]C[Peter\: Black can now pass, because Black has ladder escape forks on both sides\: at i2 and at c2.]
   ;B[i2]
   ;W[g2]
   ;B[h4])))
(;B[a9]
 ;W[c7]
 ;B[b7]
 ;W[b8]
 ;B[a8]
 ;W[c5]
 ;B[c6]
 ;W[d5]
 ;B[d6]
 ;W[e5]
 ;B[e6]
 ;W[g4]))
