What did I do wrong in this game? [20k]

hi everyone,

I want you to take a look at this game and tell me why did I fall? I thought I’m gonna win. but suddenly I lost everything.
thanks

I noticed two similar moves in the game where you left some free points on the table.

In both cases you left your almost captured stones behind to play somewhere else. However, those stones could still be used to force the opponent into capturing, giving you the outside territory. I left some comments in the review.

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thanks, I read what you wrote, it was great
I know now what mistake did I do. and one more question.
after game’s 9th move (by black), what should’ve I done?

strengthen your formation first and attack later, see review.

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What you did after 9th move is perfectly fine, but because you asked, I added a couple of variations in the review.

In general I think it’s good to look at 9x9 as mostly fighting. It’s not about claiming territory. Ideally, every move you do both increases your liberties, and reduces the liberties of the opponent. If every move does that, you can almost not lose.

In this game it feels like you needed to escape capture a couple of times. When you try to avoid capture, you usually play weak moves that only increase your liberties, but nothing else. If this is your main option, see if you can perhaps sacrifice your group. Usually your opponent will need 1 or 2 stones to capture, and you can use those 1 or 2 moves to attack something else instead.

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