(;AP[Hexon:0.0]FF[4]GM[11]SZ[11]C[2023/11/24

Black\: Aaron
White\: Peter

Handicap\: 0.5

White wins.
]PL[B]
;B[f6]
;W[e4]
;B[g4]
;W[f8]
;B[e8]
;W[d10]
;B[e9]
;W[e10]
;B[f9]
;W[f7]
;B[e7]
;W[f10]
;B[g9]
;W[g10]
;B[i9]
;W[h9]
;B[i8]
;W[h8]
;B[i7]
;W[h6]
;B[i5]
;W[h5]
;B[i4]
;W[i6]
(;B[k5]C[Eric\: Better j5. See the next variation.]
 ;W[j2]
 ;B[c10]
 ;W[d9]
 ;B[c9]
 ;W[d8]
 (;B[c8]C[Peter\: There is a way Black can prevent e4 from escaping the 4th row ladder, but I don't remember it. See the next variation for an attempt.



Eric\:


https\://www.hexwiki.net/index.php/Near_ladder_escape#D5_does_not_escape_a_4th_row_ladder

is the relevant section.]
  ;W[d7]
  ;B[b7]
  ;W[c7]
  ;B[b8]
  ;W[c5]
  ;B[resign])
 (;B[b7]
  ;W[c7]
  ;B[a9]
  ;W[c6]
  ;B[b6]
  ;W[c5]
  ;B[b5]
  ;W[c3]
  ;B[c4]
  ;W[e2]
  ;B[e3]
  ;W[f2]
  ;B[f3]
  ;W[g2]
  ;B[h2]
  ;W[g3]
  ;B[h3]
  ;W[f4]))
(;B[j5]C[Eric\:


White is captured together near g7 and has a ladder escape fork at j2, so this is a peep.

https\://www.hexwiki.net/index.php/Peep]))
