(;AP[Hexon:0.0]FF[4]GM[11]SZ[11]C[2023/06/23

Black\: Jack
White\: Frank

White wins.
]PL[B]
;B[j8]
;W[d3]
;B[c3]
;W[c4]
(;B[d8]
 ;W[h4]
 ;B[d5]C[Frank\: questionable move here for black. ]
 ;W[d7]
 ;B[g5]
 ;W[g4]
 ;B[i4]
 ;W[h5]
 ;B[i5]
 (;W[h7]
  ;B[i7]
  ;W[i6]
  ;B[h6]
  ;W[e9]
  (;B[f7]
   ;W[e7]
   ;B[e8]
   ;W[c10]
   ;B[f8]
   ;W[i3]
   ;B[k2]
   ;W[j3]
   ;B[k3]
   ;W[j4]
   ;B[k4]
   ;W[j5]
   ;B[k5]
   ;W[j7]
   ;B[j6]
   ;W[h9]
   ;B[f9]
   (;W[h8]
    (;B[c5]
     ;W[f5]
     ;B[b8]
     ;W[c6]
     ;B[a7]
     (;W[e2]
      ;B[b5]
      ;W[b4]
      ;B[f4]
      ;W[e4]
      ;B[resign])
     (;W[b5]C[Frank\: easy win here.]))
    (;B[b6]C[Eric\:

White wins after this too, but I think this is otherwise better, since now White can't ladder from C4 towards A11.]
     ;W[f5]C[Eric\:

This is why White beats B6 too.]
     ;B[b8]
     ;W[b7]
     ;B[c7]
     ;W[c6]
     ;B[d6]
     ;W[e4]))
   (;W[i2]C[Eric\:

strictly better]))
  (;B[c8]C[Frank\: this may be better. ]
   ;W[f6]
   ;B[f7]
   ;W[i3]
   ;B[g6]
   ;W[f5]
   ;B[b6]
   ;W[c6]
   ;B[c5]
   ;W[b7]
   ;B[k2]
   ;W[j3]
   ;B[k3]
   ;W[j4]
   ;B[k4]
   ;W[j5]
   ;B[k5]
   ;W[j7]
   ;B[j6]
   ;W[h9]
   ;B[h8]
   ;W[g9]
   ;B[g8]))
 (;W[i3]C[Eric\:

I would play this out first.]
  ;B[k2]
  ;W[i2]
  ;B[k1]
  ;W[j6]
  ;B[j3]
  ;W[h7]))
(;B[h4]C[Eric\:


I think this corner would've been better, since it's the one which [blocks White\] and [helps Black reach the black edge that Black was weaker towards\].

https\://hexworld.org/board/#4,c3b2 is a micro version of this.]))
