[Site "PlayTak.com"]
[Event "Dragon Cup - Round 1"]
[Date "2023.09.27"]
[Player1 "Cap88"]
[Player2 "MediocreTaborlin"]
[Size "6"]
[Komi "2"]
[Flats "30"]
[Caps "1"]
[Result "R-0"]
[Opening "swap"]

1. a6 f1
2. e3 c4
3. d3 c3
4. d4 c2
5. Cc5 c1
6. b4 a4
7. a5 b5 {\takdiagram}
8. b3 {After a somewhat bumby start due  to lack of any opening theory, White now has found his way into the game with central play towards establishing horizontal threats and blocking Black's vertical at the same time. As the black capstone is not out yet, White has initiative and momentum through central capstone play with c5-.} b6' {Although suggesting initiative on the side of Black, this first road threat in the game is easily countered with White's capstone coming down in a dominating center position.}
9. c5- Ce4 {Now Black does bring the capstone in to counter White's strong presence in the eastern half of the board.\takdiagram}
10. f3' e4<
11. a3' {White continues to seize his momentum with another horizontal road threat.} c3> {\takdiagram}
12. c3?! {This refilling of the center square seems too mechanic. The alternative} d2 {Now Black takes d2, starting a vertical initiative.}
13. d5 {Instead of a more aggressive continuation of the horizontal road building on the southern half, e.g. with e2, White plays rather defensively to cut off Black's vertical right from the start.} c5
14. e4 d6'
15. c3> {As his capstone is pinned, Black cannot capture the stack here - that was White's intention behind e4.\takdiagram} d2+
16. Sd2 4d3>22!? {Black escapes the capturing by the wall and starts building up a good FCD advantage. However, the stacks seem to be rather vulnerable with many White captives.}
17. d3 {White's first action to regain the captives is to set up a double attack on e3 by just flat stones.} Se2 {Black also brings in a wall to protect the stacks.}
18. Sf4 {White brings in another wall to go after the stacks. After White's initial initiative has been stopped now, the game seems to be pretty even at that point, with opportunities on both sides.} e6 {Now Black takes up momentum, extending the norther horizontal road.\takdiagram}
19. f6 e5
20. f5 {But White can keep Black's horizontal at bay with building on the f-file.} c6
21. f4- {\takdiagram} e2+ {Black protects the second stack with a wall, but White's intention was anayways to keep the stack in position on f3 as a defense of the squares f5 and f6, should Black capture on them.}
22. c3 e2?! {Black gives up on further pushing the northern horizontal, which would be the more cative play.}
23. 2c4+?! {White felt a need to somehow improve capstone activity, but this move doesn't work towards very concrete threats.\takdiagram} 2d4>'
24. f4 e1'
25. d2> {White finally puts the first wall to use, defending against Black's road threat. Again the game looks pretty even here after the intermediate hazzle in the north-eastern corner. Strangely, two central square have opened up through the capstone repositionings, which now await occupation.} d2 {Instead of going for d4 in the center, Black starts connecting to the southern edge, building up new vertical threats - but d4 would also have worked towards that and claim a central square in addition.\takdiagram}
26. d4!? {White immediately takes d4 for rebewing his central axis for horizontal threats, but also as defense against Black taking this square in the next move.} c4 {In turn, Black takes the lesser of the two central squares.} {Now White continues rather passively with the idea of stregnthening the position with additional vertical road possibilities and claiming the only free part of the board in the south-west. But being significantly behind in FCD, White should rather play more actively and continue attacking with e.g. f6<.}
27. b2 b1 {Black follows in occupying that corner, cutting off White's vertical and working towards another horizontal line on the southern edge. Here the game seems again fairly even, but with strong FCD advantage for Black, so that White is pressed to get into active play.\takdiagram}
28. 3f3-12? {Also being under time pressure, White here decides to open up the possibility for a vertical road on the eastern edge. But this move turns the game in favour of Black. However, also a line like the following} 4e3>
29. f6< 5f3+41 {Black defends with the wall, leaving the stack with many white acptives well protected.\takdiagram}
30. 3f1+111? {Under time pressure, White goes after the big stack anyway.\takdiagram} e4>*? {Black can esaily smash the wall here, but still this does not seem to be a good move here. Maybe f6 would be a better continuation?! White has the following strong line}
31. 2e4+11 {But White goes for escaping the recapturing by the capstone, keeping the position in favour of Black.} d6>
32. 2e5+ Sd6 {\takdiagram}
33. e3'!? {Before spreading the stack away from the wall White fills in with a road threat.} c2+ {\takdiagram}
34. f2+'?! {Here White wants the black capstone to move down, so that, when spreading the stack, the portion with most black captives is not adjacent to it. But he misses the opportunity of a double road completeion threat on f3 and e5 by} 2f4-
35. 4e6-13 {Finally White spreads the stack down, regaining in FCD in a position that seems again rather even. With this move, both players also gaet additional time, which specifically ends White's time pressure.} d6> {\takdiagram}
36. d6?! {Despite having significatly more time now, White does not find agood continuation but develops ideas about adding verticals threats, which won't materialize.} c2
37. 3c5-12 {White wnats to set up the treatd of 3e4>, but the simpler} 3e6-12 {Black cuts off  White's threats with a defensive wall move extending FCD advantage.}
38. 3c3+ {White wants to secure the black stack on c4 and prevent it from spreading. Also, this opens up opportunities for smashing the wall on e4 and for capturing the stack on f4 both with Tak.} c5!? {Black cuts off possibilities for the white capstone to smash anything due to the possibility of the black capstone to finish a roads by being thrown in.}
39. a1' 4e4<'!? {The wall stack comes in strongly with Tak, cutting of White's threat. Here the position is clearly favourable for Black, who also has decisive FCD on an almost full board.\takdiagram}
40. 2e2+11 2f5-
41. a2 e6? {Unfortunately, Black oversees White's road completion by smashing the central wall in a position that is otherwise lost for White.\takdiagram}
42. c4>* R-0

{12w1}
12. d2!? c3
13. 2c4- {would put White in a stronger position, as the capstone can easily cover Black's fill on c3 while d3 gives support for an immediate road threat. Also the White threatens to reclaim the captured flat stone on d3.}

{22b1}
22. -- 2d4>
23. f6< f6
24. 4f3+112 d4
25. f3 3e4>
26. f5< c5>
27. 2c4> {But White seems to have an advantage here, having gained back FCD equality and a central capstone position with oingoing horizontal threats.}

{28w1}
28. f6< 3e4<
29. e4 e5+
30. Sf6 {seems to show that White has no straight way for horizontal attacks.}

{30w1}
30. e3'!? {This road threat on e3 would have been the move inplace here.} 3e4-
31. 3f1+111' {Now this move comes with Tak and would put White back into the game.}

{31w1}
31. e3' f3<
32. f3' c4-
33. 3c5-12 2f4<
34. 2f2+11 a4-
35. a4 {with strong attacks and ongoing road threats.}

{34w1}
34. 3c5-!' d2+
35. f2+' 2f4-
36. 6e6-24' {which puts White's capstone in a more active position, compared to the main line, with ongoing road completion threats and active play.}

{37w1}
37. 3c5-!? {would probably be the better move}