(;GM[1]FF[3] RU[AGA] RE[] GC[This is a game being play by e-mail between Anthony Thyssen and Ann E. Factor. The game is long running with moves being made at about 2 (one each side) per day. ] SO[] EV[] PC[By EMail]SZ[19]HA[3]KM[0] PW[Anthony] PB[AFactor] GN[Anthony (W) vs. AFactor (B)] DT[1996-10-21] SY[Cgoban 1.4.2]TM[]AB[dd][pd][dp];W[oq];B[jl];W[pm];B[nh];W[cl];B[gn] ;W[cf];B[ef];W[gc];B[ge];W[hq];B[qi];W[dh];B[fh];W[jc];B[ej];W[dj] C[First Contact ];B[dk];W[ei];B[fi];W[ek];B[fj];W[dl];B[ck];W[cj]; B[bk];W[bl];B[el];W[fk]C[You won't get it that easy! ];B[gk];W[fl]; B[fm]C[One would be astonished if one did! ];W[gl];B[hl];W[em] C[(W) Capture black at E8... (B) Give me a moment to re-think. ];B[aj] ;W[bj];B[ai];W[ak]C[Captuture 3 stones ];B[bh]C[:'-( ];W[cd];B[ce]; W[de];B[be];W[bd];B[df];W[ee];B[ed];W[fe];B[fd];W[bf] C[Now I am in trouble!!! ];B[ae] C[You are given to exaggeration, perhaps? ];W[nc];B[ob];W[fn];B[gm]; W[hk];B[gj];W[hm];B[il] C[(B) Am beginning to feel a little like a puppet on a string ];W[hn] C[(W) I know the feeling, I played on IGS last night and was slughtered ] ;B[go];W[fo];B[en];W[gp] C[You made a Boo Boo, not expanding your G5 group. ];B[eo] C[(B) A Major one ];W[ho];B[fq];W[co];B[hr];W[gr] C[(W) I don't think an expert would do this but here it goes... ]; B[ir];W[eq];B[fr];W[gq];B[gs];W[ep];B[cn];W[dn];B[do];W[cm];B[bn]; W[bo];B[fp];W[er];B[fs];W[es];B[hs];W[dq] C[(w) This is quite a battle ];B[cg] C[(B) No, that is illusion, is actually massacre. ];W[bi] C[(W) I was wondering if you were going to clobber me! ];B[ah] C[(B) maybe we're playing on the wrong sides ];W[af] C[(W) You like to swap sides? ];B[ff] C[(B) No thanks, it's already confusing enough ];W[ch];B[dm];W[cp]; B[dg];W[dc];B[bc] C[(W) Interesting move! I would no have thought of that. What's your plan, if/when you can tell me? ] ;W[ad];B[de];W[cc];B[bb];W[fc];B[hc];W[hb] C[(W) I probably should go H16 but I'l be cautious ];B[eh] (;W[oe]C[(W) My actual move (B) Not expected ];B[hd];W[ic];B[ec];W[eb] ;B[nd];W[md];B[mc];W[ne];B[oc];W[od];B[nb];W[lc] (;B[mb];W[qc]C[(W) Lets sneak into the corner ];B[qb];W[rb];B[pb]; W[qe];B[rd] C[(W) That was a very sneeky move! Would not have thought of it normally ] ;W[qd];B[rc] C[(B) I looked for improbably move as all the obvious one left me in a situation I did not wish to be in. ] ;W[kr];B[jr];W[kq];B[ks];W[ls];B[lr];W[js];B[ms];W[ks];B[mq];W[no]; B[pe];W[pf];B[pc];W[qg];B[of];W[ng];B[nf];W[mf];B[og];W[mg];B[pg]; W[qf];B[qh];W[mi];B[kd];W[jd];B[kc];W[kb];B[ke];W[kf];B[je];W[oi]; B[ph];W[oh];B[ok];W[pj];B[qk];W[qj];B[lj];W[ij];B[ji];W[rk];B[pk]; W[ri]C[(B) Disaster ];B[lf];W[kg];B[lg];W[lh];B[le];W[me];B[kh];W[li]; B[pn];W[qn];B[pp];W[qp] C[(W) I think you extended a bit far from the wall! ];B[on] C[(B) Could be, it is still first Go game after all :-) ];W[mn];B[qm]; W[rm];B[ql];W[nm];B[om];W[lk];B[rl];W[ro];B[nn] C[(B) That was clever, I wasn't expecting it, should have ];W[mp]; B[mm];W[nl];B[mk];W[nk];B[ln];W[mo];B[kk];W[ll];B[nj];W[mj];B[rh]; W[rg]C[(W) That is a No-No ];B[oj];W[ni] C[(W) Something will have to give soon ];B[ki];W[if];B[jf];W[he];B[ie] ;W[jm];B[hf];W[jj];B[kj];W[kl];B[lm];W[ml];B[km];W[jk];B[hj];W[im] C[(W) Watchout for the snap-back! ];B[lb];W[ja];B[ko];W[ii];B[jg]; W[ig];B[ih];W[hg];B[hh];W[gg] C[(W) This is worth a try -- watch yourself ];B[gf];W[sc];B[ra];W[re]; B[sb] (;W[la]C[ ];B[ma];W[sd];B[se];W[sh];B[ka];W[bg];B[ag]C[(W) Darn :-) ] ;W[la]C[(again) ];B[lq];W[jp];B[kp];W[jq];B[op] (;W[nq];B[np];W[lp];B[qq];W[pq];B[oo]C[(W) Tricky! ];W[mr];B[sm];W[rn] ;B[sk];W[rj];B[rp];W[qo];B[rq];W[sn] C[(W) Ok let's try to get out of this ];B[sl];W[sj];B[ol] C[(W) Darn -- the one saving move, my next move :-( ];W[ik];B[pr]; W[or];B[ps];W[os];B[qr];W[rs];B[hi];W[fa];B[id];W[ld];B[ka];W[jb]; B[la];W[sf];B[sd];W[sr];B[di];W[ci];B[ei];W[rr];B[sp];W[sq];B[nd]; W[pi];B[nc];W[gd];B[tt];W[tt] TW[aa][ba][ca][da][ea][ga][ha][ia][ab][bb][cb][db][fb][gb][ib][ac][bc][nf][of][rf][og][pg][sg][mh][nh][ph][qh][rh][qi][si][bk][ck][dk][mk][al][el][hl][il][jl][am][bm][dm][fm][gm][km][lm][mm][an][bn][cn][dn][en][gn][in][jn][kn][ln][ao][do][eo][go][io][jo][ko][lo][ap][bp][dp][fp][hp][ip][kp][aq][bq][cq][fq][iq][lq][mq][ar][br][cr][dr][fr][hr][ir][jr][lr][nr][as][bs][cs][ds][fs][gs][hs][is][ms][ns][ss] TB[na][oa][pa][qa][sa][rb][sc][ee][fe][he][af][bf][cf][if][kf][bg][eg][fg][gg][hg][ig][kg][gh][jh][gi] C[The game is over. Final score: White = 100 territory + 53 captures + 0 komi = 153 Black = 25 territory + 23 captures = 48 White wins by 105. Looks like the situation in the lower right corner is seki (stalemate) If you move, you lose! If I move, I lose! This is the first seki I have every seen in a game I have played and a very complex one too involving 4 internal groups, surounded by white. ]) (;W[lo]C[(W) I thought about this sequence but this is bad ];B[kn]; W[jn];B[lp];W[nq];B[np]) ) (;W[se]C[(W) End game sequence now starting I think ];B[ma];W[sd]) ) (;B[nd]C[(W) What I expected ];W[le]) ) (;W[ij]C[(W) Also thought about this ]) (;W[jq]C[(W) also thought about this ]) (;W[kn] C[(W) And this (B) I did not contemplate you making this move or the one you did ]) )