(;EV[30th hayago championship]PB[Honda Kunihisa]BR[9 dan]PW[O Meien]WR[9
dan]KM[5.5]DT[1997]PC[Japan]RE[W+R]US[Richard Hunter]BS[0]WS[0]GM[1]SZ[19]KI[11]FF[3]
GN[BGJ 113];B[qd];W[dp];B[dc];W[pp];B[cn];W[gq];B[cf];W[od];B[mc]
;W[dk];B[pf];W[me];B[kd];W[cp];B[lf];W[ng];B[ph];W[qc];B[rc]
;W[lh];B[jf];W[oi];B[qj];W[pk];B[pj];W[oj];B[ok];W[qk];B[ol]
;W[qm];B[pm];W[rl];B[qn];W[rj];B[pi];W[pn];B[nh];W[oh];B[og]
;W[mh];B[nf];W[ni];B[mf];W[qg];B[pg];W[rh];B[ri];W[si];B[mj]
;W[ki];B[kk];W[ij];B[il];W[ig];B[gp];W[hp];B[fq];W[hq];B[fo]
;W[go];B[fp];W[fn];B[en];W[gn];B[eo];W[em];B[dm];W[dl];B[bo]
;W[dr];B[er];W[bp];B[bl];W[cm];B[dn];W[bm];B[cl];W[bk];B[am]
;W[ck];B[bn];W[ao];B[cr];W[ds];B[dq];W[cq];B[eq];W[br];B[es]
;W[cs];B[gr];W[in];B[gj];W[hk];B[nn];W[on];B[no];W[ml];B[op]
;W[pq];B[lm];W[nk];B[mm];W[hr];B[hs];W[rd];B[re];W[qe];B[sd]
;W[pd];B[qf];W[rd];B[bs];W[as];B[qd];W[is];B[gs];W[rd];B[el]
;W[fm];B[qd];W[fr];B[fs];W[rd];B[rg];W[rb];B[oq];W[rn];B[qd]
;W[ll];B[pr];W[qr];B[qq];W[qp];B[qs];W[rq];B[nl];W[kl];B[mk]
;W[jm];B[gf];W[mq];B[kq];W[lp];B[kp];W[mr];B[nr];W[ko];B[lo]
;W[kr];B[jo];W[lq];B[kn];W[jq];B[jp];W[jn];B[jr];W[ir];B[iq]
;W[js];B[mp];W[rd];B[nj];W[lk];B[qd];W[ef];B[gh];W[if];B[dh]
;W[id];B[fk];W[rd];B[ms];W[sc];B[de];W[md];B[qh];W[cg];B[dg]
;W[ch];B[bg];W[fi];B[ci];W[fj];B[ih];W[jg];B[hj];W[gk];B[ik]
;W[ek];B[jj];W[kf];B[le];W[oe]C[Figure 1 starts here.];
B[of]C[The game is close.];W[fh]C[Black is thin. He won't die, but White may be able to get moves around A while applying pressure. Also White B is a big move.  Then the black group to the right is not completely safe.]LB[ed:A][lc:B];B[gg]C[]
(;W[gd]C[White plays at the last second, muttering to himself.];B[jl]C[Going back to simply connect is too painful.];
W[ec];B[km]C[White's group on the left is not 100% alive. But with Black's damezumari, it should be ok.];
W[lj];B[kj];W[li]C[Black still doesn't have two eyes. But there are big moves to play. Answering around W \(200\) is worth about 20 points.]TR[ec]
(;B[hm];W[io];B[ee]
(;W[ip]C[If White doesn't play here, he has to make eyes on the left side and it's ko.]
(;B[fc];W[nq];B[np];W[lr]
(;B[je]C[Instead of living, Black seems to be aiming at the White group, but he can't really risk going for it.];
W[ie];B[kg]C[Nevertheless, that seems to be his intention.];W[jh];B[ji];W[gc];B[fb];W[fd];B[eb];W[mn]C[Nakade.]
;B[ke];W[kh];B[rr];W[qq];B[ic];W[nm]C[No meaning since White still has to make an approach move.];B[om];W[hh];B[ii];W[jc]
(;B[hb];W[ff];B[fg];W[jd];B[kc];W[eg]C[Mistake.  This loses a liberty.];
B[hg]C[White mutters self-critically to himself.

OY: White can make an eye.

SY: Yes, but it's damezumari if he does.

OY: Can he make two? At A and B?

SY: Eh, um, no. No!]LB[nh:B][hd:A];W[jb];
B[gb]LB[nh:A][hd:B]C[White has an eye in gote at A. Can he make a second eye at B? It seems not. No further discussion.]
(;W[hd]C[Maximizes liberties.];B[kb];W[fe]
(;B[eh]C[After Black's move, White has 8 liberties \(w\).
But Black has to  take the ko to play atari or he needs an approach move this end.  Diagram 6.]
LB[gi:A][ed:w][ge:w][hc:w][he:w][hf:w][ib:w][ja:w][df:w];
W[sr];B[rs]
C[SY: How many does Black have in this corner? Let's see. Eh, what do you think?

OY: Oh this kind of position is very hard to read. 1, 2, 3...

SY: 4, 5. at the bottom. Plus 4 here and an eye. Oh it's close. Black has me ari me nashi so maybe he's ahead.]
(;W[jq]C[Counting the liberties:
1.];B[ja]
(;W[ls]C[Black resigns.
2.]
(;B[os]C[Post-game continuation. Shiraishi showed why Black resigned. This is a good move that maximizes liberties.];
W[ns]C[Not counted.];B[or];W[ms]C[3.];B[ed];W[sq]C[4.];B[ib];W[ss]C[5.];B[hc];W[ps]
;B[qs];W[rs]C[6.];B[df];
W[mi]C[White has to play the inside liberties since Black has an eye.];B[nk];W[pl];B[nm];W[qo]C[7.];B[ge];W[ko]C[8.]
;B[hf];W[oo]C[9.];B[lg]
(;W[mo]C[10.];B[mg];W[ps];B[ln];W[mo];B[qs];W[gi]C[White has two ko threats.];B[hi];W[ps]LB[ka:A]C[Atari.
Black has no ko threats and White has one more at A.])
(;W[mg]C[Damezumari.];B[gi];W[mo];B[he]))
(;B[ib];W[os]C[Black loses many liberties.]
(;B[ed];W[or];B[df];W[ko];B[hc];W[qo];B[ge];W[oo];B[hf];W[mi]
;B[nk];W[pl];B[nm];W[mo];B[ln];W[mo]C[Black: 1 White: 5?])
(;B[or];W[ns];B[ed];W[ms];B[ps];W[sq];B[df];W[ss]
(;B[hc];W[mi];B[nk];W[pl];B[nm];W[qo];B[hf];W[ko];B[lg];W[oo]
;B[mg];W[mo];B[ln];W[mo])
(;B[ge];W[ko];B[hc];W[qo];B[hf];W[oo];B[lg];W[mi];B[nk];W[pl]
;B[nm];W[mo];B[ln];W[mo]C[Black: 1 White: 4.]))))
(;W[mi];B[nk];
W[mg]C[DZ.  Loses one liberty for no gain.];B[ls];W[os];B[or];W[ns];B[ps];W[ns];B[ib]
;W[sq];B[ed];W[ss];B[ge];W[pl];B[nm];W[qo];B[lg];W[oo];B[df]
;W[ko];B[hf];W[mo];B[hc];W[ks];B[gi];W[ms];B[he])
(;W[mg];B[nk];W[pl];B[nm];W[mi]))
(;W[sq]C[Shiraishi's line.  This is one liberty.];
B[ed];W[ss]C[2.];B[df];W[ps]C[Not counted.];B[or];W[os]C[3.];B[ja];W[qs]C[4.];B[ib]
;W[ns]C[5.];B[hc];W[jq]C[6.];B[ge];W[ko]C[7.];B[hf];W[qo]C[8.];B[mg]
(;W[oo]C[9.];B[lg];W[mi];B[nk];W[pl];B[nm];W[mo];B[ln];W[mo]C[White wins by 1.])
(;W[mi];B[nk];W[pl];B[nm];W[oo];B[lg];W[mo];B[ln];W[mo]C[White is one ahead.])))
(;B[eg]))
(;W[hc]C[Damezumari.
Continuation is mine.];B[ib];W[ge]C[Eye in gote.];B[mg];W[sr];B[rs];W[fe];B[eh];W[jq];B[kb]
;W[ls];B[os];W[ns];B[or];W[ms];B[ed];W[sq];B[df];W[ss];B[ja]
;W[ps];B[qs];W[rs];B[he];W[hd];B[gi];W[hf];B[lg];W[mi];B[nk]
;W[pl];B[nm];W[qo];B[nh]))
(;B[ib]C[Doesn't look good.];W[jd];B[kc];W[jb];B[gb];W[ja]
(;B[ia];W[lb];B[lc];W[mb])
(;B[kb];W[hb])))
(;B[mn]))
(;B[nq];W[lr];B[oo]))
(;B[hn];W[ho];B[jq];W[cj]C[Check sequence.];B[di];W[bi];B[bh];W[aj];B[ak]C[Ko for life.]))
(;W[gi];B[hi];W[ji];B[ii]))
(;W[lj]C[Too slow.]))

