(;AP[Hexon:0.0]FF[4]GM[11]SZ[11]C[2022/10/21

Black\: Peter
White\: Frank

White wins.
]PL[B]
;B[a7]
;W[swap-pieces]
;B[i3]
;W[h2]
;B[j3]
;W[h9]
;B[i9]
;W[i8]
;B[c4]
;W[c3]
;B[d3]
;W[d8]
;B[e8]
;W[f6]
;B[c7]
;W[d9]
;B[f8]
;W[g9]
;B[e10]
;W[e6]C[Eric\:

I would've tried F5 instead.

(https\://www.hexwiki.net/index.php/Minimax)]
;B[g6]
;W[h5]
;B[g5]
;W[h4]
;B[f4]
;W[g4]
(;B[b8]C[Peter\: Defending the bridge would have been equally bad, see next variation.]
 ;W[d5]
 ;B[f5]
 ;W[e2]
 ;B[d2]
 ;W[e3]
 ;B[resign])
(;B[f5]
 ;W[f2]
 (;B[b5]C[Eric\:


maybe b6 or b8?

No; neither of those works; see next variations.]
  ;W[e4]
  ;B[b8]
  ;W[d5])
 (;B[b6]C[Eric\:

b6 doesn't work.]
  ;W[b5]
  ;B[e2]
  ;W[e4])
 (;B[b8]C[Eric\:

b8 doesn't work.]
  ;W[e1]
  ;B[b2]
  ;W[d2]
  ;B[a4]
  ;W[b4]
  ;B[a5]
  ;W[b5]
  ;B[a6]
  (;W[b6]C[Peter\: ... except that now Black is winning. \:)

But see next variation for how this can work for White.]
   ;B[a7]
   ;W[d5]
   ;B[c9])
  (;W[b7]
   ;B[b6]
   ;W[c6]
   ;B[c5]
   ;W[e4]
   ;B[d5]
   ;W[e5]))))
