(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[7.50]
PW[Xie He]PB[Chang Hao]WR[7p]BR[9p]DT[2008-03-07]EV[8th RICOH Cup]RO[3]RE[W+Resign]
;B[qd]C[This is the game from the 8th Chinese RICOH Cup. Black is Chang Hao, 9-dan. White is Xie He, 7-dan]
;W[dd]
;B[pq]
;W[dp]
;B[fc]
;W[cf]
;B[nc]
;W[po]
;B[qo]
;W[qn]
;B[qp]
;W[pn]LB[pm:A]C[Nowadays this move is more popular than the joseki at A]
;B[nq]
;W[qj]
;B[db]
;W[fq]LB[qg:A]C[Is it the best place? In my opinion, an extension at A is bigger]
(;B[bp]LB[qh:A]C[Black can start from extending at A -]
(;W[cn]LB[bn:A]C[White wants to create the wall. He can also consider the attack at A -]
;B[hd]C[Black's move looks slow]
;W[lq]
;B[qh]
;W[lo]C[The opening looks favorable for White]
;B[bn]
;W[cm]
;B[cq]
;W[dq]
;B[co]
;W[do]
;B[cr]C[A joseki]
;W[hf]C[White's walls are working well together!]
(;B[hl]C[The invasion is necessary -]
;W[oi]
;B[pe]
;W[je]C[A very good move on the border of two moyos]
;B[jl]
(;W[in]C[A careful answer -]
;B[ij]C[Now Black's shape is flexible. It's hard to kill this group]
;W[jc]
;B[ic]LB[hc:A]C[Black may also defend at A]
;W[pc]
;B[qc]
;W[gj]
;B[fl]
;W[gm]
;B[gl]
;W[ek]
;B[bm]
;W[cl]
;B[km]C[A careful move]
;W[kn]
(;B[mr]LB[or:A]C[A big move, which prevents the invasion at A -]
;W[kj]LB[fs:A]C[The lower side is also open at A, so White decided to give up this territory]
;B[kk]
;W[jj]
;B[hj]
;W[gi]
;B[jk]
;W[lj]
;B[im]
;W[jn]
;B[lk]
;W[mj]C[White became very thick by attacking]
;B[ih]
;W[kb]
;B[lc]LB[cc:A]C[Is it better to defend at A?]
;W[pg]
;B[qg]
;W[pf]LB[cc:A]TR[db][fc][ic][hd]C[White may think about taking the san-san, which is very big locally and it puts pressure on the marked group]
;B[qf]
;W[oe]
;B[od]
;W[ne]
;B[if]C[Is it necessary to play in this area?]
;W[ie]
;B[he]
;W[ig]
;B[hg]
;W[jf]
;B[gf]
;W[hh]
;B[if]
;W[jg]
;B[lm]
;W[cc]C[Black ends in gote and got nothing in return]
;B[kr]TR[cb]C[C18 is probably bigger]
;W[cb]LB[hb:B][ib:A]C[A huge move, which attacks the group on the top, but it's probably better to include White A-Black B exchange first]
;B[ib]C[Black has to answer passively. Now it seems that White is slightly ahead]
;W[ml]
;B[mk]
;W[nk]
;B[ji]
;W[gg]
;B[hf]
;W[ki]
;B[fg]
;W[gk]
;B[hk]
;W[eh]
;B[hn]
;W[ho]
;B[gn]
;W[fm]
;B[el]
;W[dk]
;B[en]
;W[em]
;B[fk]
;W[ej]
;B[dm]
;W[dl]
;B[fn]
;W[dn]
;B[nl]C[A tesuji, for creating adjis]
;W[nm]
;B[ll]
;W[ol]C[Black lives in sente, but he is still behind]
;B[pi]
;W[ph]
;B[qi]
;W[pp]
;B[qq]
;W[rj]
;B[oj]
;W[ni]
;B[pj]
;W[pk]
;B[kc]
;W[pd]
;B[qe]
;W[jb]
(;B[me]LB[jd:A]C[The cut at A is not working -]
;W[kd]
;B[ld]
;W[mf]
;B[ke]
;W[jd]
;B[nd]LB[lb:A]C[It's probably better to block at A]
;W[lf]
;B[le]
(;W[kf]C[An urgent move -]
;B[nj]
;W[mi]
;B[ed]
;W[ee]
;B[dc]
;W[de]
;B[fe]
;W[da]
;B[ea]
;W[ca]
;B[fb]
;W[mb]C[A painful yose]
;B[nb]
;W[lb]
;B[pb]C[Black has to answer passively]
;W[bl]
;B[al]
;W[ak]
;B[am]
;W[bk]
;B[hq]LB[iq:A]C[An overplay. Black can only jump at A, but any way, he is 4-5 points behind]
;W[lr]
;B[ls]
;W[mq]
;B[or]
;W[jr]C[A nice punishment!]
;B[kq]
;W[jq]
;B[kp]
;W[jp]
;B[io]
;W[hp]
;B[gp]
;W[ip]
;B[gq]
;W[dr]
;B[fp]
;W[br]LB[bo:D][cp:B][ar:C][bs:A]C[Black can save some of his stones: Black A-White B-Black C-White D, but it's good enough for White for winning the game]
;B[rl]
;W[rm]
;B[ql]
;W[qk]
;B[ro]
;W[rn]
;B[nn]
;W[no]C[Chang Hao, 9-dan resigned here])
(;W[jr]
;B[nf]
;W[of]
;B[ng]
;W[oh]
;B[kf]C[White must be afraid of this cut]))
(;B[jd]
;W[kd]
;B[id]
;W[mc]
;B[mb]
;W[md]LB[lb:A][oc:B]C[A and B would be the miai]))
(;B[cc]
;W[or]
;B[nr]
;W[oq]
;B[op]
;W[pp]
;B[pr]
;W[qq]C[Black was afraid of this combination]))
(;W[il]C[White may think about an aggressive attack]
;B[ik]
;W[im]LB[hk:A][jk:B]C[A and B would be the miai points]))
(;B[je]
;W[jf]
;B[kf]
;W[jg]C[Black cannot win the game by defending passively]))
(;W[bn]
;B[cq]
;W[dq]
;B[br]
;W[cn]
;B[dr]
;W[er]
;B[dg]C[It's hard to say, which idea is better]))
(;B[qh]
;W[dj]
;B[ql]
;W[pl]
;B[rl]
;W[pk]
;B[rn]
;W[mo]
;B[lp]C[In my opinion, this is the best way for Black]))
