(;EV[50th NHK Cup]DT[2003-01-26 {broadcast date, played 2002-12-09}]PB[Cho Chikun]BR[9d]WR[9d]KM[5.5]RE[B+R]SO[My Friday Night Files]US[JBvR]SZ[19]PW[Takemiya Masaki]C[This is a good example of Takemiya Style. It was a good game. But Takemiya got over-confident in the middle game and lost.

Comment by Kim Myeong-wan on the Dashn.com Go Server where he gives an English language Go lesson once or twice per week. ];B[pd];W[dp];B[qp];W[dd];B[fq]

(;W[op]C[Avoids the usual fuseki. ];B[lp];W[om];B[cn]C[Black is in no big danger, so he can tenuki in the lower right corner and play here. ];W[eo];B[cq];W[qm];B[oq];W[nq];B[pq]C["Japanese professionals like to make shape". But the next shape move does not get the seal of approvement.]
(;W[np];B[hp];W[dm];B[dq]
(;W[ho]LB[dn:a][en:b][em:c]C[Takemiya style to get a clean shape. This move is good. It protects against a cut at a/b/c.];B[io];W[gp];B[gq];W[ip];B[hq];W[hn];B[jo]
(;W[qf];B[nc]LB[rd:a][kc:b]C[Wite A is not important, black will go to B.];W[of]LB[pi:a]C[Always good, such a jump. Note that a move around A is overconcentrated.];B[qe];W[rf];B[kc]LB[kd:a]C[This is Cho's style. Could be one line higher at A.];W[di]LB[jm:a]C[Maybe immediately at A. Kim doesn't think the following exchange is good for white.]
;B[dn];W[en];B[bo];W[jm]
(;B[ro]C[Very important move. ];W[ke];B[qk]C[White cannot kill this stone.]
(;W[oj]C[The right choice. Even though white has lost his territory on the side, he can make a bigger one in the centre.];B[rm]
(;W[ie]LB[nf:a][oe:b][md:c]C[A little loose. See all the variations. One of the problems left is that black has a move at a, (b/c).];B[jk]C["This is what Cho's style is: bombing after taking the money ".];W[hk];B[ji];W[kj];B[ki];W[lj];B[li];W[mj]
;B[hh]C[Black can't be dead. White should get a compensation elsewhere.];W[ig];B[gj];W[hj];B[hi];W[fi];B[fh];W[gg];B[hg];W[hf];B[gh]
(;W[dg]C[White has to go for the kill.];B[ei];W[ej];B[eh];W[dh];B[fj]C[Even though black lives, it is still playable for white. But the next move was questioned.]
(;W[ek]C[So this is not so good. ];B[kg]
(;W[ec]C[And again a slack move that should have been as in the variation.];B[ic]
(;W[lq]C[White switches, see the variation. But in fact this is also bad for white.];B[kq];W[rl];B[ql];W[rn];B[pm];W[qn];B[pn];W[qo];B[po];W[sm];B[pp];W[pl]
;B[mo]C[White gets the side but he has payed so much for it. ];W[on];B[ol];W[pk];B[oo];W[no];B[nn];W[mn];B[nm];W[lo]C[White has to save this group this way.];B[kp];W[mp]C[White seems to have gained a lot but that is not so. White has a very open skirt to the left, also his position in the centre has actually become weaker. ]

(;B[cc]
(;W[cd];B[kn];W[mr];B[kr]
(;W[lm];B[km];W[ll];B[ni];W[nj];B[so];W[qj];B[eb];W[db];B[re];W[hb];B[ck]C[B got two of the big moves (113 and 115) and White is losing. Here comes the last battle.];W[mc]
;B[mb];W[or];B[pr];W[nb];B[md];W[oc];B[nd];W[pb];B[qc];W[qb];B[rb];W[rc];B[rd]

(;W[lc];B[lb];W[ld];B[od];W[jb];B[kb];W[ib];B[jc];W[ps];B[qs]
(;W[bk];B[hc];W[gc];B[gd];W[fc];B[bl];W[bj];B[gl];W[gk];B[fk];W[fl];B[gi];W[jj]
;B[el];W[fm];B[dj];W[kl];B[le];W[kd];B[je]C[This still works, so basically it is the end of the game. White lost too much. Here the comment ends. ];W[kf];B[jf];W[lf];B[mf];W[lg];B[mg]
;W[me];B[jd];W[kh];B[jg];W[lh];B[mh];W[ne];B[jh];W[le];B[pf];W[og];B[pg];W[oh]
;B[oe];W[nf];B[ff];W[ph];B[qg];W[rg];B[qh];W[rh];B[qi];W[ri];B[pi];W[oi];B[ef]
;W[os];B[rr];W[cj];B[dl];W[mi];B[df];W[cf];B[ce];W[bf];B[ci];W[bi];B[cg];W[bg]
;B[em];W[ra];B[sb];W[ko];B[jn];W[in];B[jp];W[rp];B[im];W[rq];B[sr])
(;W[hc]C[This doesnt work for white because of: ];B[je]))
(;W[od];B[oe];W[ne];B[pe];W[ih];B[ii];W[lf];B[lc];W[lg];B[gl];W[gk];B[fk];W[fl]
;B[gi];W[gm];B[el]C[Doesnt work.])
(;W[dl];B[bk];W[od];B[oe];W[ne];B[pe];W[lf];B[lc];W[ih];B[ii];W[lg];B[ik];W[kl]
;B[dj];W[hl];B[gf]C[It becomes a bit difficult but B wont be dead.]))
(;W[or];B[pr];W[ps];B[qs];W[os];B[ll];W[lr]C[This would have given white more options (and points).]))
(;W[eb];B[bk]C[Then this.];W[bi];B[re]C[Thats the difference.]))
(;B[re];W[cl];B[cc];W[eb]C[Now this is not going to bring black anywhere, as an example see the next moves];B[ce];W[bf];B[be];W[ef];B[bb];W[ca];B[ba];W[ae];B[cf]
;W[bg];B[cg];W[bh];B[ch];W[bi]))
(;W[mg];B[jf]C[Black is almost alive now.])
(;W[rn]
(;B[sn];W[qn];B[rl];W[cl]C[This is one variation given (Mr Kim does not comment on it)])
(;B[qn];W[rl];B[pm]LB[ql:a]C[Black cannot make a ko at A either. White has too many threats.];W[ql];B[pn];W[pl];B[on];W[mo]C[This would still be close (for white). ])))
(;W[jb];B[cc];W[cd];B[dc];W[ec];B[eb];W[fb]
(;B[fc];W[ed];B[gb];W[db];B[fa];W[cb];B[jc];W[ic]
(;B[ib];W[hb];B[hc];W[ia];B[id];W[hd]C[Should have played like this.])
(;B[hc];W[mc]C[Alternative that also leaves white too much aji. ]))
(;B[db];W[fc];B[bd];W[be];B[bc];W[ad];B[bb];W[mc];B[md];W[oc];B[nd];W[nb];B[mb]
;W[ob]C[Again white is using all the aji he has.])))
(;W[jb]C[It's very important not to make the group totally alive while attacking.  White should save the possibility to kill Black.];B[ek];W[dj];B[gl]C[Black cannot play this.];W[qc]C[Now white is ahead in territory.]))
(;W[ei];B[gf];W[ff];B[fg];W[ge];B[ef]C[White seems to have no choice, this is too risky.]))
(;W[md];B[mc];W[jc]C[This was the recommended sequence.]
(;B[jb];W[kd];B[lc];W[ic];B[ib];W[gc]C[Which is a bit better. ])
(;B[jd];W[kd];B[ic];W[jb];B[kb];W[ib];B[hc];W[id];B[je];W[hd];B[kf];W[gc]C[This is also good for white.])))
(;W[pl];B[oj];W[mj];B[nk]C[Too dangerous.])
(;W[ql];B[ok]C[Also too dangerous. ]))
(;LB[hc:a]B[hc];W[ro]C[This white move is too much for B to handle.]
(;B[qo];W[rp];B[rq];W[qn];B[nr];W[mr];B[os];W[lq]C[Black has lost most chances of invasion.])
(;B[rp];W[qo]C[This is even worse  for black.])))
(;W[cm]C[This is a very big point but it is too small now.];B[qg]C[This is bigger in terms of territory and it also poses a distant threat against white's group in the lower right. ]))
(;LB[qf:a]W[qf];B[dn];W[en];B[em];W[dl];B[fm];W[cp];B[bn];W[bq];B[ck]C[Very damaging for white.]))
(;W[mp]LB[hp:a][lq:b]C[Mr. Kim thinks this is better ("faster"). Now Black has A or B.]
(;B[hp];W[lq]C[This is much better for white.])
(;B[lq]C[This endangours black corner, because ...];W[nr]
(;B[hp];W[ro];B[rp];W[qr]C[Black cannot live in the corner.])
(;B[ro]C[This is neede to live in the corner.];W[gp]))))
(;W[cn];B[kq];W[qj];B[pk]C[This is the normal variation these days (at least in Korea -- there are 26 recent games with this pattern).];W[qk];B[ql];W[rl];B[pj];W[rm];B[qi];W[pl];B[pi];W[qm]
;B[pn];W[ol];B[nm]C[This is the fashionable  variation. Very complex.]))