(;AP[Hexon:0.0]FF[4]GM[11]SZ[11]C[2023/12/29

Black\: Frank
White\: Tahir

Black wins.
]PL[B]
;B[b4]
;W[swap-pieces]
;B[h4]
;W[g9]C[Eric\:


G8 or H9 would be usual here, since those win the bridge-ladder towards K11.

https\://www.hexwiki.net/index.php/Bridge_ladder]
;B[h9]C[Eric\:


I would've played D8 directly, to leave the possibility of H7 instead of H9.

(though with White's response, Black _did_ secure a ladder escape here)]
;W[h8]
;B[d8]
;W[e6]
;B[f6]
;W[d9]C[Eric\:


This seems bad, due to Black's response.

I probably would've tried G3 or E9.]
;B[e8]
;W[e10]
;B[c9]
;W[g5]
;B[h5]
;W[f7]C[Eric\:  Good]
;B[e7]
;W[g6]
;B[f5]
(;W[g3]C[Eric\: Better g4. See the next variation.]
 ;B[i5]C[Eric\:

h2 and i2 were winning, since they guarantee a ladder escape in this corner.]
 ;W[g4]C[Eric\:

Black was winning after this, and kept Black's win.

White should've played h2, since it removes Black's ladder escape.]
 ;B[f3]
 ;W[f4]
 ;B[d5]
 ;W[e4]
 ;B[c4]
 ;W[d4]
 ;B[c5]
 ;W[b3]
 ;B[d3]
 ;W[e2]
 ;B[e3]
 ;W[g1]
 ;B[g2]
 ;W[h1]
 ;B[h2]
 ;W[i1]
 ;B[j2]
 ;W[resign])
(;W[g4]C[Eric\:

I think White should've tried this, so Black hopefully doesn't get a ladder escape in the K1 corner.]
 ;B[f4]
 ;W[g2]
 ;B[g3]
 ;W[h2]
 ;B[h3]
 ;W[j1]))
