(;SZ[19]GN[Game 1]EV[British Championship]DT[1997-7-12]PC[London, Daiwa Foundation]PB[Matthew Macfadyen]BR[6d]PW[Charles Matthews]WR[3d]HA[0]TM[3 hours, 5 in 5 minutes overtime]KM[5.5]C[Match Macfadyen-Matthews Game 1
Macfadyen had Black. White resigned at 118.
Comments by Seong-June Kim except where indicated (CRM is Charles Matthews, JF referee John Fairbairn, MM Matthew Macfadyen).];B[od]C[Matthew normally uses unorthodox openings, such as this 5-4 point (takamoku). (CRM)];W[dp]C[Now Black wants to continue with the 5-4 point.  Where?]
(;B[op]C[Black had another choice of 5-4 formation, shown in the variation on move 2.];W[ec]C[Now can Black play in the top left?]
(;B[pj]C[Not as good a formation as sanrensei ("three stars" two 4-4 points and the 10-4 point on a side).  However Black really needed a move here.

Where next for White?]
(;W[cd]C[It would have been better to come into the lower right (variations for the last move).

Now Black will wedge to break up the left side.  There are three points on the third line which serve to give Black a two space extension either side.]
(;B[ci]C[What about the points one or two below? See variations for the previous move.];W[jq]C[This is good.  Now can Black play on the lower side?  See the variation.]
(;B[jc]C[In the discussion after the game the players did not know what should come next at this point.]
(;W[qo];B[qq];W[ql]C[Now there is a move Black must play.]
(;B[lq];W[rj]C[This result is good for White.  You can look at the shapes:Black's pieces in the top right are misplaced, while the rest of the board is normal as far as pattern goes.
(MM didn't see it that way, feeling that White has been weakened on the lower edge).

See the variation for Black's attempt to seal off the side.]
(;B[gp];W[cm]C[This is OK.  (JF had queried it after the game.  MM agreed it was better than the one point jump - it denies the wedge stone a full two point extension in one of the directions.)];B[dq]
(;W[eq];B[ep];W[cq];B[dr];W[fq]C[Black now goes wrong.]
(;B[cp]C[Unbelievable!  This and the next Black play are a bad idea.];W[do];B[bq]C[Now White should take advantage.]
(;W[gq]C[This perhaps also possible.  The Black stones in the centre  are very weak.  But should White play the atari at the 3-5 point first as a forcing move?

Given the way White plays a little later, he should have played it now.];B[co]C[Black prevents the forcing move.  (This surprised me in the game.  I imagined that Black was therefore going to give up the stones on the outside. CRM)];W[dn];B[fp];W[hp];B[gn]C[Now we come to a turning point in the fighting.]
(;W[ho]C[This move should not be played now.  (JF thought the game was over!)];B[fm];W[dj]
(;B[cj];W[dk];B[hn]C[This is good.  Perhaps it is the only way to play. Now, how does White attack on the left side?];W[cg]C[White is still ahead when he plays this.]
(;B[dg]C[White gets another chance to attack]
(;W[cf];B[di]C[Last chance for White to attack.]
(;W[fj];B[ei]C[Shape or run faster?]
(;W[fl]C[Wrong choice.];B[ck]C[Necessary?  Could also want this as the knight's move on the second line.];W[cl];B[em];W[dl];B[gh];W[hj]C[The climax of the game has passed.  The situation is much improved for Black.  In fact he might now be ahead.

(Playing moves on the two sides meant my weak group stayed weak.  What is expected to be a favourable fight, one weak group between two, went sour as I missed my opportunities.  CRM)];B[jn];W[er];B[cr];W[mq];B[mp]
;W[lp];B[kp];W[lo];B[kq];W[ko];B[jo];W[jp];B[mr];W[im];B[in];W[jr]C[Really White has to pull out the single stone.];B[nq];W[lm]C[What happens if this is one to the left?]
;B[km];W[mn];B[kk]C[The result here is terrible for White, who now has two weak groups in the centre (and the one on the right side to worry about).

(White didn't get value for money from the sacrifice stone on the lower side. MM)];W[ii];B[ih]C[Leave this one out, just play the knight's move.];W[jh];B[ig];W[lj];B[lk];W[nm];B[mj];W[li]C[This is heavy.  Play the diagonal move one to the left.]
;B[nk]C[The sealed move at lunch.];W[pl]C[Should be one point below, for better shape.];B[mh];W[lh];B[mg]C[Could be one to the left.];W[lg];B[mf];W[ml];B[mk];W[jj]C[A key point for shape.  However, it doesn't threaten to wedge and cut.]
(;B[ri]C[This is a long-awaited move, although the focus of the game was elsewhere.  White has to accept the challenge to keep in the game. CRM.];W[qi];B[qj];W[rh];B[rk];W[si];B[qk];W[qe]C[Should play where Black goes next, first.  Also, must be one higher at the 3-4 point in the corner.  That would leave bad aji.  But if Black takes the 3-3 point in the corner White will also have bad aji.  White needs to play maximum moves now. (Last comment from Kim.)];B[rl];W[kl]C[White chooses the wrong way to make life (MM).];B[jl];W[ll]
;B[kn];W[nl];B[on]C[On a key point (MM).];W[om];B[pn];W[ok];B[oj];W[pm];B[nn]C[White is short of liberties, and cannot cut on the outside (MM).];W[ln];B[pk];W[qn]
;B[rm];W[qm];B[jk]C[Now White cannot make a second eye on the edge, and resigned.

However the post-game discussion suggested that the group need not have died after having been cut off.  Cutting on the outside and fighting a semeai would have required eight or nine liberties (MM).


  Time used B 1:21 W2:11.])
(;W[kl]C[Examine this variation.];B[jl];W[ll];B[jk];W[jm];B[il];W[kn]C[If White tries the wedge, Black gives up one stone.  This gives White some eye shape, but Black is not cut.]))
(;W[gk]C[White needs to play this diagonal move to run out faster.]))
(;W[ei]C[This is necessary now.]
(;B[eh];W[fi];B[fk];W[fj]C[White is still doing well.]
())
(;B[ej]C[What if Black cuts?  This isn't reasonable.];W[ek];B[fj];W[fk];B[gj];W[gk]C[Since the White cutting stone isn't confined, Black can't really play this way.])))
(;W[di];B[ch];W[cf];B[dh];W[fh]C[White can play this way.]))
(;W[dg];B[dh];W[eh];B[cg];W[di];B[ch];W[df];B[be];W[bd];B[ce];W[de]C[This is a good result for White.])
(;W[di];B[cf];W[in]C[This is also a good way to play.]))
(;B[dl]C[This Black play has become very dangerous.]))
(;W[dj]C[White should play this shoulderhit immediately.];B[ho]C[How good is this bulge for Black?];W[ip]C[White's group on the lower side is robust.]
(;B[ir];W[jr];B[gr];W[er];B[cr];W[hr]C[Black's placement attack is a failure because White has a forcing move against the corner.]
(;B[di])
())
(;W[fn]C[This eye-stealing play is handy later in the fighting.])))
(;W[fp]C[Black loses the cutting stone.];B[eo];W[fn]C[Black cannot try to escape.];B[en];W[em];B[dn];W[co];B[dm];W[cr]C[If Black persists the corner will suffer.]))
(;B[fp];W[gq];B[hq];W[hr];B[ir];W[iq];B[hp];W[gr];B[do];W[cp];B[co]C[This squeeze sequence for Black is much better than the game.  Now Black has good aji in two places.]
(;W[jo];B[jp];W[ip];B[jr]C[White can't jump out into the centre without being cut.])
(;B[cr];W[br];B[bo];W[bq]C[In this and other variations, Black has threats in the corner])))
(;W[cq];B[eq];W[cp]C[White could play this way.  There is no great danger on the lower side.]))
(;B[ri];W[qi];B[qj];W[rh];B[rk];W[si];B[qk];W[qd]C[This manouevre cannot be envisaged by Black yet.  It represents a serious loss.]))
(;B[rk]
(;W[mq];B[ol]C[This is no good for White.])
(;W[rl];B[qk];W[ol];B[nj];W[ml];B[lq]C[In this and similar variations, it is clear that Black does better than in the game.])))
(;W[qd]C[White should come into the top right corner.];B[pf];W[oc];B[nc];W[pc];B[nd]C[This result is not satisfactory for Black because the stone in the middle of the top side is too close to the influence formed by this connection.  Next...];W[rf]C[White completes the joseki with this play, or one to the left.  Black's framework isn't impressive.])
(;W[qd];B[pf];W[oc];B[pc]C[Charles asked about this variation, in the presence of the two Black stones on the sides.

It is rather like handicap go, to play this way.];W[pd];B[qc];W[nc]C[White can make sabaki whatever Black tries.]
(;B[rd];W[oe]C[Capturing this stone in a ladder is quite enough.])
(;B[pe];W[rd];B[rc];W[kd];B[jd];W[je]C[Here White gives up three pieces in order to counter-attack on the top side.

Black will be hampered in the fighting to come by the possibility of White reviving the stones on right.])
(;B[oe];W[rd];B[rc];W[pb];B[qb];W[ob];B[qe];W[sb];B[sc];W[qa]C[This way Black runs out of liberties in the corner.]))
(;W[qd];B[pf];W[qf];B[qg];W[rg]C[This is another sabaki option which may be thought about.])
(;W[qd];B[pf];W[qf];B[pg];W[oc]C[If Black answers this way, White can play the contact move without any fear.])
(;W[qd];B[qc];W[rc];B[pc];W[re]C[If Black plays this other joseki, White will live.])
(;W[qc]C[Coming in at 3-3 is another possibility.]))
(;B[lq];W[jo]C[This exchange would leave Black with a poor formation in the bottom right.  Black can enclose at the 4-3 point there, but would probably then prefer to move the 5-4 point to the 4-4 to have a more secure corner.  In that sense the 5-4 point is not as good as the 4-4 point for supporting an extension on the side.]))
(;B[cj];W[ch];B[cn]C[With this choice of wedge White can build more territory in front of the top left enclosure. (CRM)])
(;B[ck];W[ci];B[cn];W[co];B[dn];W[fp]C[This choice of wedge is quite dubious.  White's stones are working much more efficiently than Black's. (CRM)]))
(;W[qp]C[White should invade the corner now.  There is a discussion of some of the joseki at White's tenth move.]))
(;B[cd];W[qj];B[qd];W[ic];B[qp];W[jq]C[If Black allows White to wedge on the right side, the wedge piece will end up very well placed to neutralise the influence of Black's enclosures.]))
(;B[de];W[pp];B[dc]C[This formation is more coherent for Black.  (So perhaps White should play 4 in the top left. (CRM))]))