(;FF[4]GM[1]SZ[9]ST[2]CA[UTF-8]AP[SGFC:1.15]

PB[smoky]
BR[8k]
PW[elio]
KM[6.5]
DT[2004-06-18]
PC[The Kiseido Go Server (KGS) at http://kgs.kiseido.com/]
RE[W+Resign]
TM[1650]
OT[5x30 byo-yomi]
RU[Japanese]

C[smoky: I played as black against an unregistered player on KGS. I can't find any big mistakes in my game, but I lost by a large margin in a relatively peaceful game. Even if there were not komi I would still be losing by 2 points as black. I am interested in any mistakes you can find and in any ideas for other ways to play.

Erik: There is not much to comment on here,as you said it was a peacefull game.  This peacefullness might be seen as an indication of black having trouble, 6.5 pts is a rather big chunk of a 9 by 9 board.
Your big mistake was the 3,3 invasion.];B[fg];W[dd]C[smoky: I would never play this move on 9x9. The territory gets used up quickly so that influence is not so important. It worked well for him though. I would appreciate an explanation for that.

Erik: While I also would not play 4,4 it's not so bad as I belive you think it is.  Remember that white's influece will make it harder for you to get territory.  The problem with this move is that white will need to return and close the corner...]

(;B[cc]C[smoky: Maybe this was too early? If I play g6 instead and he takes the last corner, then I can invade and have 3 corners. I expected to get a result like that either way though.

Erik ... and you solve this problem for him here.
This is as you say too early.
Also note: 
You can not epect to get 3 corners.
g5 is better than g6.  This is because g5 is stronger, and thus offers better support, while your invation will make it difficult to build territory in the upper right.  Study the alt. gamelines to see my point.]
;W[dc];B[cd];W[de];B[ce];W[dg];B[cf]C[smoky: This move seems necessary for shape, preventing the tiger's mouth. If white plays there first, then he seals the lower left corner tight. Also, it threatens to cut.]
;W[eg]C[smoky: This move seems simple, but I can't think of a very good response to it.

Erik: I think this is a good move.  d4 might be better,]
(;B[gf]C[smoky: This move seems heavy. Is it better to abandon the f3 stone and play g7?

Erik: consider g5.];W[cg];B[cb];W[gd];B[fh];W[he];B[hf];W[db]
;B[ci];W[bg];B[bf];W[if];B[ig];W[ie]C[smoky: Would black g5 (before h3) would be sente?

Erik: I agree with you, it's most likely not.]
(;B[hh];W[ca];B[ba];W[da];B[ab];W[ge];B[fe];W[fd];B[ee];W[df]
;B[bh];W[ed];B[ff];W[eh];B[ei];W[ag];B[di];W[ch]C[smoky: This looks like a one-point mistake for white because the push at a4 is sente.

Erik yes.];B[af];W[ah];B[bi];W[gb]C[smoky: I resigned here. With komi of 6.5 I was behind by 2+6.5=8.5 (without the unnecessary move at g8). Both of us knew that the move at g8 was unnecessary, but I admit that I was trying hard to think of a way to invade before that.]
)
(;B[ge]
(;W[hg];B[hd]C[smoky: Is this playable for black? I think maybe the liberties of the f3 group would be a problem.

Erik: I concurr];W[ih];B[hc])
(;W[hc]C[smoky: Even if I get this move in sente, it looks like I still lose.]
;B[hg];W[ca];B[ba];W[da];B[ab];W[fe];B[ef];W[df];B[ee];W[ed]
;B[ff];W[eh];B[ei];W[af];B[ae];W[ag];B[fd];W[fc];B[bi]C[smoky: I see this sequence as optimistic, and it still leaves me far behind. If I win the ko and there is no komi, then it is only a tie.

Erik: I concurr])))
(;B[gc];W[ge]C[smoky: Does this move threaten to kill g7? If so, then white can force with this move, then close the lower left with c3. Or maybe the weakness around d4 makes this move impractical?

Erik: This is clearly the only move for white.  It's not sente, but it's big enough for white too win.]
;B[eb]
(;W[cg];B[df];W[ef];B[ee]
(;W[ed];B[fe];W[fd];B[ff];W[gd];B[eh];W[dh];B[bg];W[bh];B[di]
;W[ch];B[fh];W[bf]
(;B[ci];W[bi])
(;B[bi];W[ag];B[ci];W[be];B[db];W[bd];B[bc];W[gf];B[gg];W[hc]

(;B[hb];W[gb];B[fc];W[ha];B[hd];W[ib];B[he];W[hf])
(;B[gb];W[hg];B[hh];W[hf];B[hb]
(;W[id])
(;W[ie])
(;W[ih])
(;W[hd];B[ie];W[ih];B[hi];W[ei];B[fi];W[ah];B[ig];W[if];B[ic]
;W[id];B[ib];W[ai];B[ec];W[ei];B[di];W[ci];B[fc];W[ei]))))
(;W[fe];B[ed];W[bg];B[hd];W[he];B[ff];W[gg];B[bf];W[ec];B[fd]
;W[fc];B[gd];W[fb];B[gb];W[db];B[cb];W[ea];B[hb]))
(;W[df]
(;B[db];W[bg];B[cg];W[ch];B[bf];W[ah];B[hd];W[he]
(;B[fe];W[fd])
(;B[fd];W[fe];B[ie];W[gd])
(;B[ie];W[if];B[id];W[hf];B[fd];W[fe];B[ed];W[gd];B[hc];W[ee]
;B[ec];W[af];B[ae];W[ag]TW[ef][ff][gf][fg][gg][hg][ig][bh][dh]
[eh][fh][gh][hh][ih][ai][bi][ci][di][ei][fi][gi][hi][ii]TB[aa]
[ba][ca][da][ea][fa][ga][ha][ia][ab][bb][cb][fb][gb][hb][ib]
[ac][bc][fc][ic][ad][bd][be]))
(;B[cg];W[db];B[hd]
(;W[ie])
(;W[he];B[ec];W[bb];B[cb];W[ca];B[bc];W[ch];B[bh];W[di];B[bi]
;W[fd]
(;B[fc])
(;B[hg];W[gh];B[ie];W[if];B[id];W[hf];B[gd];W[fc];B[fb]
(;W[hb];B[fe];W[ed];B[ff];W[gg])
(;W[fe];B[gb];W[ed];B[ea];W[da];B[ab];W[ba];B[ci];W[dh]TW[ee]
[ef][ff][gf][fg][gg][hg][ig][eh][fh][hh][ih][ei][fi][gi][hi]
[ii]TB[fa][ga][ha][ia][hb][ib][hc][ic][ad][bd][ae][be][af][bf]
[ag][bg][ah][ai]))))))
(;B[ge]C[Erik: This I think is best.
If white goes after the top it takes more territory, and if white goes after your stone it prevents it from beeing captured on a large scale.]

(;W[ff];B[gf];W[gg];B[hg];W[fh];B[fc])
(;W[gc];B[fh])
(;W[cg];B[cb]
(;W[ff];B[gf];W[gg];B[hg];W[fh];B[fc])
(;W[gc];B[fh]))))
(;B[gd];W[cg];B[cc]
(;W[dc];B[cd];W[ce];B[be];W[bf]
(;B[de];W[cf];B[db];W[ee];B[ec];W[ed];B[fc];W[bd];B[bc];W[ae]
;B[dh];W[df];B[ch];W[bh];B[ge];W[eg];B[eh];W[ff];B[gf];W[ac]
;B[bb];W[ab];B[ba];W[ci];B[fh];W[di];B[ei];W[bi];B[fe];W[ef]
;B[tt];W[tt]TW[be][de][af][ag][bg][ah][ai]TB[ca][da][ea][fa]
[ga][ha][ia][cb][eb][fb][gb][hb][ib][gc][hc][ic][hd][id][he]
[ie][hf][if][gg][hg][ig][gh][hh][ih][fi][gi][hi][ii])
(;B[bd];W[cb];B[bb];W[db]
(;B[ba])
(;B[de];W[cf];B[ba];W[ee]
(;B[gb];W[ge])
(;B[fe];W[gb];B[ef];W[df]
(;B[ed]
(;W[de];B[dh]
(;W[ch];B[hc];W[hb]
(;B[ci];W[bi];B[di];W[eg];B[ff];W[eh])
(;B[ec];W[eb];B[dg];W[di];B[ei];W[ci];B[eh];W[gc];B[hd];W[fc]
;B[fd];W[ae];B[ac];W[ic];B[id];W[ib];B[ca];W[da]TW[ea][fa][ga]
[ha][ia][fb][ag][bg][ah][bh][ai][bi]TB[aa][ab][bc][ge][he][ie]
[ff][gf][hf][if][eg][gg][hg][ig][fh][gh][hh][ih][fi][gi][hi]
[ii]))
(;W[eg];B[eh];W[ff];B[gf];W[ch];B[ec];W[eb];B[hc];W[hb];B[gc]
;W[di];B[fh];W[ae];B[ac];W[ic];B[id];W[ib];B[fb];W[fa];B[fc]
;W[ca];B[ei];W[ci];B[ef];W[af];B[ad];W[ff];B[ga];W[ha];B[ef]
;W[dg];B[ff]TW[da][ea][ga][ia][ag][bg][ah][bh][ai][bi]TB[aa]
[ab][bc][fd][hd][ge][he][ie][hf][if][gg][hg][ig][gh][hh][ih]
[fi][gi][hi][ii]))
(;W[hc];B[de];W[ae];B[ac];W[eh];B[fh];W[eg]
(;B[hd])
(;B[ei];W[di];B[fi];W[ch];B[hd];W[fc];B[gc];W[ic];B[id];W[hb]
;B[ca];W[da];B[ec];W[eb];B[fd];W[fb];B[tt];W[tt]TW[ea][fa][ga]
[ha][ia][ib][ag][bg][dg][ah][bh][dh][ai][bi][ci]TB[aa][ab][bc]
[ge][he][ie][ff][gf][hf][if][gg][hg][ig][gh][hh][ih][gi][hi]
[ii])))
(;B[di])
(;B[dh];W[eg];B[ff];W[eh])
(;B[fc];W[fb];B[hc];W[eh];B[fh];W[eg]
(;B[ed];W[ff])
(;B[ec];W[hb];B[gc];W[ff];B[gf];W[fi];B[gi];W[ei];B[gh];W[ae]
;B[ac];W[ca];B[eb];W[ea]
(;B[ed])
(;B[ib];W[ha]
(;B[fa])
(;B[ed];W[ef];B[ic];W[fa]TW[da][ga][de][ag][bg][dg][ah][bh]
[ch][dh][ai][bi][ci][di]TB[aa][ab][bc][fd][hd][id][ge][he][ie]
[hf][if][gg][hg][ig][hh][ih][hi][ii]))))))))
(;W[cd];B[dc];W[ec];B[ed];W[bc];B[eb];W[fc];B[fb];W[fd];B[ee]
;W[fe]
(;B[de];W[ff]
(;B[ef];W[ce];B[eg];W[gg]
(;B[gh];W[gc];B[gf];W[hg];B[hf];W[hh];B[fh])
(;B[gc]
(;W[hf];B[he];W[gf];B[gh];W[hh];B[fi];W[hi];B[if];W[ig];B[ie]
;W[dh];B[ge];W[hg];B[ii];W[eh];B[gi])
(;W[gf];B[gh];W[hh]C[White wins this]
(;B[fh];W[hi])
(;B[fi];W[hi]))))
(;B[ce];W[ef]))
(;B[ce];W[ef];B[de];W[ff]TR[gc][bd][eg])))
(;B[ge];W[cg];B[cc];W[dc];B[cd];W[ce];B[be];W[bf];B[bd]
(;W[de];B[db];W[eb];B[cb];W[fc];B[dh];W[ch];B[hc];W[dg];B[eh]
)
(;W[cb]
(;B[bb])
(;B[de];W[cf];B[bb];W[db];B[ba];W[ee]
(;B[dh])
(;B[gc];W[ff]
(;B[gf];W[eg])
(;B[eg];W[df];B[gf];W[dh];B[eh];W[fb];B[gb];W[ae];B[ac];W[ga]
;B[ha];W[fa];B[hb];W[fc];B[fd];W[ei];B[fi]
(;W[di])
(;W[gg];B[gh];W[hg];B[hh];W[di];B[hf];W[ed];B[fe];W[ef];B[ca]
;W[da];B[ig];W[dg]TW[ea][eb][ec][de][ag][bg][ah][bh][ch][ai]
[bi][ci]TB[aa][ia][ab][ib][bc][hc][ic][gd][hd][id][he][ie][if]
[gg][hg][fh][ih][gi][hi][ii])))))))
