(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Chinese]SZ[19]KM[7.50]
GN[3rd European Grand Prix Final in Leksand 2020 R1 (B: Daniel Hu, W: Pavol Lisy)]PW[Pavol Lisy]PB[Daniel Hu]WR[2p]BR[5d]DT[2020-01-16]CP[EGF]EV[3rd European Grand Prix Final in Leksand 2020 R1 (B: Daniel Hu, W: Pavol Lisy)]RO[1]PC[Leksand]AN[Antti Törmänen]US[Antti Törmänen]C[I had the best results of my go career pre-covid. I won the 2019 London Open and hence was invited to the European Grand Prix Final in Leksand, Sweden. I had never heard about it before and wasn't sure about participating on such short notice, but thought it would be an interesting experience to meet the European pros. To the surprise of everyone there including me, I beat two professionals to top my group and came 4th, winning some good prize money (for a European go tournament anyway).

My rating is only 5d officially, but that is because I don't go to tournaments much. I have been claiming 6d for a year now, ever since this tournament in January 2020. I got quite lucky in my first game shown here, but a win is a win. Pavol is the strongest player I've ever won against. I don't know much about him, but I hear he likes fighting.

This analysis has been made with katago 40s663
]RE[B+13.50]
;B[pd]
;W[dp]
;B[pp]
;W[dc]
;B[ce]
;W[fd]
;B[cq]
;W[dq]
;B[cp]
;W[cn]
;B[co]
;W[do]
;B[bn]
;W[cr]
;B[br]
;W[bo]
;B[bp]C[Better at D2 to move into empty space in order to punish C2, which was an overly tight move when the local area is not so important.]
;W[bm]
;B[ao]C[Solid but as white has lots of space on both sides, white has profited. Better at C12 or D6.]
;W[cm]C[AI prefers D7 rather than focusing on local shape, probably as black is alive nearby]
;B[ch]C[Antti was the game recorder, and he commented after the game on twitch that I played solidly but maybe lost confidence towards the end of the game. AI prefers D11 to threaten the E6 peep]
;W[nq]
;B[jp]C[Best move here or K3]
;W[qn]
;B[dn]C[Q6 would be standard and I considered it, but I played here because I have the ladder and as it looks funny. C12 was a solid connection to C15 but a bit far from this fight. Pavol showed his pro strength, playing the perfect punishment given by AI. I didn't anticipate that he could sacrifice C7, but the squeeze was nice as my groups were alive anyway. 

]
;W[en]
;B[dm]
;W[el]
;B[dl]
;W[dk]
;B[cl]
;W[em]
;B[ck]
;W[oo]C[I have paid a lot here for my big capture on the left.]
;B[gq]C[White's wall is long but not alive.]
;W[go]C[The last few moves were all perfect but this was slack. It should be at D10 to press my living group low. If black cut at E5, F4 worked to get out as the C2 hane prevents the racoon's belly tesuji. I should have punished this move by playing at D10 immediately.]
;B[lq]
;W[cj]
;B[dj]
;W[bk]C[C10 was bad, but B9 loses 6 points. White had to connect at E9. I didn't realise for some time that I had gained such a lead. In fact, Pavol played it with such confidence that I wondered if I had messed up.]
;B[ek]
;W[bl]
;B[dk]
;W[ci]
;B[di]
;W[bh]
;B[bg]
;W[bi]
;B[dg]C[Normally bad shape but good here as A13 is sente.]
;W[am]
(;B[qq]C[The classical move. I knew AI preferred playing more active moves such as S5, but I wasn't yet familiar with them at the time.]
;W[op]
;B[hc]
;W[cd]
;B[de]C[slow, even worse than B15 here but tenuki is best]
;W[gc]
;B[hd]
;W[eh]
;B[dh]
;W[ff]
;B[mc]C[KG suggests an astonishing sequence to cut with G16, F15 and D16 instead.]
;W[iq]
;B[hp]C[Again, I thought that I was bound to lose, so why not try to create complications by playing something funny looking. This was an attempt to attack the white wall and make it harder for white to connect but it quickly backfired. Solidly at J4 was better. I should be happy to connect at all when W has E2 in sente and my lower right corner isn't alive.]
;W[er]
;B[cs]C[Defends against a ko, but not urgent. H5 is best.]
;W[dr]
;B[an]
;W[ip]C[Almost even again]
;B[io]C[I was thinking about H5 instead, but it is terrible when white is so solid around. White would push out, capturing K4 and M3 before connecting at G2.]
;W[ho]
;B[jq]
;W[ir]
;B[gr]C[Dodgy shape. The only way to disconnect but it doesn't short white's liberties.]
;W[jr]
;B[kr]
;W[jo]
;B[in]
(;W[jn]C[Another 6 point  mistake. He shouldn't really have missed the shape point, but my guess is that he thought he would win the capture race here.]
;B[im]
;W[lp]
;B[mq]
;W[mp]
;B[nr]
;W[or]
;B[mr]C[The dust has settled. White has gotten thick with aji against my lack of liberties, but the G5 group remains not alive and I still have Q2.

I only barely win the capture race on the lower side. The connection of N3 means that when I play L1, white can't approach at either K1 or M2.]
;W[fk]
;B[fj]
;W[gk]
;B[jm]
;W[ik]
;B[km]
;W[gi]
;B[fi]
;W[fh]
;B[gj]C[Unnecessary as I have A13 sente, and can respond to E14 at B15, which threatens B17. Technically white still has a ko to break my eye in the corner, but it is so heavy on white that I can afford to sacrifice the B4 group.]
;W[hj]
;B[ei]
;W[ln]C[Not so big, but white still dreams of killing my group as even if I capture the J4 stones white can connect up to M1 and I am not alive.]
;B[qe]
;W[ls]
;B[ks]
;W[ns]
;B[hq]C[Pavol's moves here are actually very bad as they damage the E8 group prematurely. White no longer has living shape from squeezing at E3.

I am ahead by 12 points here.]
;W[qo]C[Defending H12 is bigger.]
;B[qi]
;W[jd]
;B[gm]
;W[gl]C[better at F7 but this tries to remove my eyes]
;B[jb]C[submissive

H11 was a much more efficient way to rescue my stones, by attacking K16 and eyeing the F15 cut. I still have miai of F5 and getting out with M7 to make another eye.]
;W[qk]
;B[fo]
;W[fp]
;B[fn]
;W[eo]
;B[gp]C[I thought I needed to make life with my group but this was very slack. From B+18, I drop to B+4. In addition this way of making life hasn't shorted the liberties of J2, so white still has a lot of forcing moves, making his stones thick.

]
;W[qg]C[White feels behind, so wants to make something happen.]
;B[oi]
;W[og]
;B[hi]C[But at least I get the critical point]
(;W[ii]
;B[gh]
;W[ig]
;B[jj]
;W[ij]
;B[mi]C[The AI wants to play C18 instead, saying W is very thin!]
;W[mg]
;B[kh]C[I did spend time thinking about cutting at L13, but I just simply connected my stones by applying a little pressure on white's connection.]
;W[kf]C[Dodgy shape]
;B[me]C[trying to defend against P17 or R17. Cutting at K13 worked, but I didn't dare as black's shape also seemed bad.]
;W[ld]
;B[md]
;W[kg]
;B[hb]C[To defend against L18 but again I should be trying to poke at the many cutting points with K12 and G15]
;W[gb]
;B[ga]
;W[fa]
;B[ha]
;W[qc]
(;B[re]C[At this point Alexander Dinerchstein calls the game as hopeless for white but there is plenty more excitement to come. I am 10 points ahead here.]
(;W[nj]
;B[rg]C[unnecessary, but safe]
;W[rh]
;B[qh]
;W[rf]
;B[pg]
;W[sg]
(;B[ri]C[This could be called a losing move if I lost. I still wasn't confident about winning and wanted to see what would happen if I tried to kill more stones.]
;W[pf]
;B[ph]
;W[qf]
;B[nf]
;W[se]
;B[rc]
;W[ni]
;B[of]
;W[sd]
;B[rd]
;W[oh]
;B[si]
;W[qj]
;B[sh]
;W[eb]
(;B[rg]
;W[bs]
;B[as]C[Not completely necessary as A2 is ko, but white might have a lot of ko threats with S12 anyway. ]
;W[rh]
;B[aj]
;W[ak]
;B[rg]
;W[aq]
;B[bq]
;W[rh]
;B[ah]
;W[bj]
;B[rg]
;W[ap]
;B[ar]
;W[rh]
;B[pr]
;W[oq]
;B[rg]
;W[ap]
;B[aq]
;W[rh]
;B[ag]
;W[ai]
;B[rg]
;W[fm]
;B[gn]
;W[rh]
;B[rr]
;W[rp]
;B[rg]
;W[hm]
;B[hn]
;W[rh]
;B[rq]
;W[ps]
;B[rg]
;W[os]
;B[kq]
;W[rh]
;B[qs]
;W[pq]
;B[rg]
;W[ms]
;B[hr]
;W[rh]
;B[qp]
;W[ro]
;B[rg]
;W[kp]
;B[is]
;W[rh]
;B[ng]
;W[nh]
;B[rg]C[For pretty much every move before this point since the ko started, KG wants me to play T9.]
;W[lm]
(;B[kk]C[Dodgy and inefficient shape]
;W[rh]
;B[ll]
;W[rj]
;B[rg]
;W[ml]
;B[mk]
;W[nk]
;B[sf]C[KG says white still has cutting points running all the way back to F15, so I should play K12 and N12. At the least it creates big ko threats.

Now if white plays N10, the game is back to even for the first time in 150 moves. White has gotten a lot of territory on the right side.]
;W[be]
;B[bf]
;W[sg]
;B[hl]
;W[il]
;B[sf]
;W[bd]
(;B[kn]C[6 point mistake. The game has reversed. I thought I would set up more ko threats here, but it turned out to be gote.

The game was already tough, but KG says I had a combination with O8, T10 and P9, eyeing N12 to try to capture L13.]
;W[ef]
;B[df]
;W[mj]C[This solves most of white's problems in sente.]
;B[lk]
;W[ko]
;B[jh]
;W[ih]
;B[mh]
;W[lj]
;B[lg]
;W[lf]
;B[mf]
;W[gg]
;B[hf]C[better at J15 for a half point game]
;W[he]C[good move, I missed this and was ready to accept I lost.]
;B[ge]
;W[ie]
;B[gf]
;W[hh]
;B[fe]
(;W[gi]
;B[if]
;W[jg]
;B[pe]C[connecting at E16 was necessary now so this is a blunder.]
;W[fq]
;B[eg]
;W[fg]
;B[ed]
;W[ec]
;B[gd]
;W[lc]
;B[fc]C[I was probably in overtime, but had had a lot of moves to work out what was happening. My counting was accurate enough to realise I had to do something.

I am behind by 2 points if I block at M18.]
;W[lb]
;B[fb]C[I knew this was gote, but I had a small hope. It would be a very close game if white connected E19.]
;W[oa]
;B[ea]
;W[da]
;B[cb]
;W[bb]
;B[ba]
;W[ab]
;B[ae]
;W[ad]C[losing move in overtime. C17 would have been a simple victory for white. From 6 points behind, I am 18 points ahead.]
;B[cc]
;W[dd]
;B[db]
(;W[fa]
(;B[mm]
;W[ee]C[not much help but if white connected E19, it would still be B+6.]
;B[nl]
;W[mn]
;B[ea]
;W[fd]
;B[ca]
;W[ed]
;B[pb]
;W[kj]
;B[pl]
;W[ql]
;B[sj]
;W[sk]
;B[ob]
;W[na]
;B[pa]
;W[nm]
;B[ml]
;W[om]
;B[ol]
;W[pm]
;B[jc]
;W[id]
;B[ic]
;W[kc]
;B[ma]
;W[mb]
;B[nb]
;W[le]
;B[je]
;W[kd]
;B[jf]
;W[bc]
;B[fa]
;W[ji]
;B[lh]
;W[jk]
;B[na]
;W[ka]
;B[ja]
;W[fr]
;B[fs]
;W[hk]
;B[hm]
;W[af]
;B[js]
;W[kb]
;B[da]
;W[ae])
(;B[ca]C[necessary. White has M2 but I have H7 and M15, so white runs out of threats first.]
;W[ea]
;B[bc]
;W[af]
;B[hm]
;W[hk]
;B[ae]
;W[rb]
;B[ac]
;W[pb]
;B[sb]))
(;W[bc]
;B[ca]
;W[aa]C[White no longer has enough liberties to capture black unconditionally.]))
(;W[gd]
;B[ed]
;W[ec]
;B[jc]
;W[ee]
;B[eg]
;W[dd]
;B[fg]
;W[ed]
;B[hg]C[White has failed here and the big dragon is dead]))
(;B[nl]C[The game is already tough, but KG says I still have a way here by threatening to play P9]
;W[mm]
;B[sj]
;W[mj]
;B[rl]
;W[ql]
;B[rm]
;W[qm]
;B[jh]
;W[ih]
;B[ef]))
(;B[jh]C[Cutting remains better as the K13 cut remains]
;W[ih]
;B[mh]
;W[mj]
;B[lg]))
(;B[sk]C[I didn't realise that I could make the ko heavier like this. It is awkward for white to choose which side to short the liberties from.]
(;W[rj]
;B[sj]
;W[rl]C[black profits in sente])
(;W[sj]
;B[rj]
;W[rk]C[White risks losing a lot of territory, including if S4 becomes sente.])))
(;B[pf]C[So much safer. I felt uncomfortable that white had S16 but like this O10 is wasted. In fact, white's corner is still dead here.]
;W[rd]
;B[se]
;W[ob]
;B[pc]
;W[pb]
;B[rb]
;W[rc]
;B[sc]))
(;W[pc]C[It is still not easy for white to live inside]
;B[nb]
;W[rd]
;B[ob]
;W[rb]
;B[qa]))
(;B[jh]C[White has a lot of cutting points]
;W[ih]
;B[jg]
;W[jf]
;B[if]
;W[ie]
;B[hf]
;W[he]
;B[gg]
;W[gf]
;B[hg]
;W[fr]
;B[is]
;W[ji]
;B[lh]
;W[lj]
;B[lg]
;W[eb]
;B[re]))
(;W[gh]C[This would be disastrous]
;B[ii]
;W[jk]
;B[ki]
;W[lk]
;B[mi]
;W[md]))
(;W[lp]
(;B[ko]
(;W[kp]
;B[kq]
;W[jn]
;B[jm]
;W[kn]
;B[im]
;W[lo]
;B[mq]
;W[mr]
;B[nr]
;W[or]
;B[ks]
;W[hl]C[Black wins the capture race but the game is back to even. R3 has become a wasted move. And white may be able to profit from attacking my shortage of libertines with J5, my one eye group at D13 and my two stones at H16. The right side potential is also worrying as white is thick.])
(;W[jn]
;B[im]
;W[mq]
;B[fo]
;W[fp]
;B[kp]
;W[lr]
;B[mr]
;W[kq]
;B[gp]
;W[aq]
;B[ap]
;W[gn]
;B[lq]
;W[bq]
;B[ls]
;W[bo]))
(;B[mq]C[If I play as in the game, white has L5 or L4 in sente as needed. I would need to find some amazing tesujis to win the capture race and even then my D14 group gets into trouble.]
;W[mp]
;B[nr]
;W[or]
;B[mr]
;W[jm]
;B[gm]
;W[ko]
;B[kq]
;W[hl]
;B[fo]
;W[hn]
;B[im]
;W[hm]
;B[il]
;W[hk]
;B[ik]
;W[ij]
;B[kk]
;W[ef])))
(;B[fp]C[This was the strongest punishment, to start attacking white by first making all my groups alive.]
;W[fo]
;B[dr]
;W[er]
;B[cs]
;W[eq]
;B[hp]
;W[fk]))
