(;AP[Hexon:0.0]FF[4]GM[11]SZ[11]C[2024/01/05

Black\: Aaron
White\: Peter

Handicap\: 0.5

Black wins.
]PL[B]
;B[c4]
;W[e7]
;B[i8]
;W[i9]
;B[j8]
;W[j9]
;B[h9]
;W[f10]
;B[g10]
;W[g5]
;B[f6]
;W[f7]
;B[g6]
;W[g4]
;B[f5]
;W[f4]
;B[e5]
(;W[e2]C[Peter\: This was a haphazard move. I was hoping to trick Black into giving up Black's ladder escapes while creating some ladder escapes for White along the a-edge. Instead, I should have just pushed the ladder and hoped for the best. See the next variation.]
 ;B[d3]
 ;W[d4]
 ;B[e4]
 ;W[f3]
 ;B[e3]
 ;W[g7]
 ;B[h6]
 ;W[h7]
 ;B[j6]
 ;W[i6]
 ;B[j5]
 ;W[i5]
 ;B[j4]
 ;W[j2]
 ;B[i4]C[Peter\: This wins by double threat h5 and h3; note that there is no overlap.]
 ;W[g1]
 ;B[h5]C[Peter\: Black is connected by templates, and has a second threat at h2. So Black could pass now.]
 ;W[d1]
 ;B[b2]
 ;W[c3]C[Peter\: Black d2 and h2 are both winning locally.]
 ;B[a4]
 ;W[b4]
 ;B[a5]
 ;W[b5]
 ;B[a6]
 ;W[b6]
 ;B[a7]
 ;W[b8]
 ;B[b7]
 ;W[d6]
 ;B[c6]
 ;W[resign])
(;W[e4]
 ;B[d5]
 ;W[d4]
 ;B[c5]
 ;W[d3]
 ;B[c3]
 ;W[d2]
 ;B[c2]
 ;W[g7]C[Peter\: This would have been losing due to e7 having no connection to the a-edge.]))
