Winning a lost game

Sometimes you win a game, but afterwards you realize that you indeed played badly and that you only won, because of some more or less unexpected mistakes of your opponent, who was playing, until some blunder, better than you!

Here are 2 such games:


"The one which was won late and with some luck"

(;GM[1]FF[4]SZ[19]AP[SmartGo:2.8.3.0]CA[UTF-8]
GN[eyecatcher-hanganBC5]
PW[eyecatcher]WR[6k]
PB[hanganBC5]BR[6k]
DT[2011-11-20]
PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]
KM[6.5]
RE[W+Resign]
RU[Japanese]ST[2]
TM[1800.0]OT[3x80 byo-yomi];B[dd]BL[1797.4]
C[hanganBC5 [6k\]: hi
eyecatcher [6k\]: Hello, good game for you
];W[pp]
WL[1780.5];B[dq]BL[1795.1];W[pd]WL[1738.1];B[ck]BL[1791.5];W[fc]WL[1698.5]
;B[hc]BL[1786.9];W[fe]WL[1683.7];B[df]BL[1779.4];W[id]WL[1670.5];B[gd]BL[1775.3]
;W[fd]WL[1650.9];B[ic]BL[1772.4];W[jd]WL[1592.0];B[jc]BL[1769.0];W[kd]WL[1547.6]
;B[kc]BL[1764.4];W[hd]WL[1506.7];B[gc]BL[1759.1];W[ge]WL[1499.4];B[ld]BL[1755.8]
;W[le]WL[1489.7];B[md]BL[1753.5];W[me]WL[1477.0];B[nd]BL[1749.8];W[oc]WL[1449.9]
;B[nc]BL[1746.4];W[gp]WL[1437.4];B[do]BL[1743.5];W[cp]WL[1429.2];B[dp]BL[1741.0]
;W[pi]WL[1414.4];B[qg]BL[1736.7];W[pf]WL[1281.4];B[pg]BL[1730.9];W[ne]WL[1272.2]
;B[qf]BL[1726.5];W[qe]WL[1264.6];B[ph]BL[1724.1];W[nh]WL[1239.0];B[qi]BL[1721.4]
;W[ef]WL[1215.6];B[dg]BL[1717.7];W[pj]WL[1181.1];B[qj]BL[1713.8];W[de]WL[1136.6]
;B[ce]BL[1710.1];W[qm]WL[1038.4];B[ql]BL[1706.1];W[pl]WL[1031.0];B[rl]BL[1703.6]
;W[qq]WL[1021.9];B[kq]BL[1700.3]
(;W[iq]WL[1000.4];B[nq]BL[1697.7];W[np]WL[969.0];B[mp]BL[1694.1];W[no]WL[959.9]
;B[mo]BL[1691.1];W[oq]WL[953.2];B[nr]BL[1688.8];W[mn]WL[934.6];B[ko]BL[1684.4]
;W[km]WL[927.3];B[in]BL[1681.6];W[jo]WL[919.7];B[jp]BL[1679.0];W[ho]WL[885.6]
;B[io]BL[1674.1];W[fm]WL[844.2];B[jm]BL[1665.7];W[cm]WL[834.5];B[co]BL[1663.1]
;W[ci]WL[811.4];B[di]BL[1658.6];W[dk]WL[802.3];B[cj]BL[1655.9];W[cl]WL[793.4]
;B[dj]BL[1652.4];W[cq]WL[768.1];B[cr]BL[1649.3];W[jl]WL[739.0];B[gh]BL[1636.4]
;W[ih]WL[730.0];B[ii]BL[1632.3];W[hi]WL[722.5];B[hh]BL[1629.7];W[ig]WL[713.4]
;B[il]BL[1624.3];W[jk]WL[692.5];B[ik]BL[1620.9];W[ji]WL[685.8];B[ij]BL[1618.5]
;W[kn]WL[663.6];B[jn]BL[1596.8];W[ek]WL[645.9];B[jj]BL[1589.3];W[kj]WL[643.1]
;B[ki]BL[1584.2];W[lj]WL[637.5];B[jh]BL[1581.6];W[jg]WL[632.5];B[kg]BL[1579.0]
;W[lh]WL[629.8];B[kh]BL[1576.0];W[kf]WL[628.8];B[li]BL[1574.1];W[mj]WL[623.6]
;B[mi]BL[1571.8];W[ni]WL[620.7];B[mh]BL[1569.7];W[lg]WL[618.8];B[mg]BL[1567.2]
;W[dc]WL[611.5];B[cc]BL[1562.4];W[ed]WL[610.0];B[ee]BL[1560.4];W[fh]WL[594.1]
;B[gi]BL[1556.4];W[de]WL[591.5];B[cd]BL[1553.3];W[hm]WL[564.5];B[im]BL[1548.0]
;W[eh]WL[550.9];B[hn]BL[1537.1];W[gn]WL[545.6];B[hp]BL[1535.2];W[go]WL[540.7]
;B[hq]BL[1532.9];W[gq]WL[535.6];B[hr]BL[1530.7];W[dh]WL[525.2];B[ch]BL[1527.3]
;W[cg]WL[520.0];B[bi]BL[1522.6];W[cf]WL[518.0]
(;B[ee]BL[1520.9];W[dr]WL[483.9];B[er]BL[1511.5];W[de]WL[481.2];B[bg]BL[1506.7]
;W[bf]WL[476.1];B[be]BL[1504.3];W[af]WL[461.7];B[ee]BL[1498.4];W[br]WL[458.9]
;B[ds]BL[1495.7];W[de]WL[456.7];B[ag]BL[1491.0];W[eg]WL[455.2];B[db]BL[1485.8]
;W[eb]WL[442.5];B[ec]BL[1483.0];W[fi]WL[378.5];B[gk]BL[1479.4];W[fj]WL[354.2]
;B[lf]BL[1470.2];W[dc]WL[349.7];B[ca]BL[1466.3];W[bb]WL[346.7];B[ec]BL[1460.0]
;W[bn]WL[340.4];B[bo]BL[1456.7];W[dc]WL[337.9];B[cb]BL[1451.1];W[ad]WL[332.1]
;B[ae]BL[1449.0];W[bc]WL[318.9];B[ec]BL[1443.0];W[ah]WL[282.2];B[bh]BL[1438.9]
;W[fb]WL[273.0];B[ba]BL[1436.3];W[ab]WL[249.5];B[bd]BL[1425.0];W[ac]WL[247.9]
;B[aa]BL[1422.6];W[ac]WL[245.6];B[ab]BL[1418.8];W[bc]WL[240.5];B[nn]BL[1413.5]
;W[on]WL[216.4];B[nm]BL[1410.6];W[mm]WL[210.5];B[om]BL[1404.5];W[pn]WL[205.1]
;B[ml]BL[1391.6];W[ll]WL[201.2];B[of]BL[1378.5];W[oe]WL[193.1];B[pe]BL[1376.0]
;W[od]WL[186.0];B[qd]BL[1372.8];W[nb]WL[184.4];B[lb]BL[1369.4];W[pf]WL[181.0]
;B[jf]BL[1366.1];W[ke]WL[175.3];B[re]BL[1355.4];W[qc]WL[164.2];B[pe]BL[1353.2]
;W[mb]WL[101.4];B[lc]BL[1347.9];W[ia]WL[94.4];B[ib]BL[1345.4];W[ha]WL[88.5]
;B[ja]BL[1342.9];W[ka]WL[78.3];B[ga]BL[1337.0];W[jb]WL[72.9];B[hb]BL[1332.4]
;W[fa]WL[58.6];B[ja]BL[1327.4];W[ia]WL[55.9];B[la]BL[1324.5];W[gb]WL[27.5]
;B[kb]BL[1315.1];W[ja]WL[26.0];B[ha]BL[1312.3];W[ja]WL[24.5];B[pb]BL[1308.1]
;W[ob]WL[16.3];B[hf]BL[1285.5];W[he]WL[14.6];B[if]BL[1283.0];W[gg]WL[12.0]
;B[hg]BL[1280.8];W[gf]WL[10.1];B[rn]BL[1276.9];W[rm]WL[80.0]OW[3];B[sm]BL[1274.3]
;W[pm]WL[80.0]OW[3];B[rp]BL[1272.2];W[rq]WL[80.0]OW[3];B[sq]BL[1266.4];W[sr]
WL[80.0]OW[3];B[sp]BL[1264.9];W[rr]WL[80.0]OW[3];B[or]BL[1262.4];W[pr]WL[80.0]
OW[3];B[rc]BL[1259.8];W[qb]WL[80.0]OW[3];B[rb]BL[1258.0];W[bk]WL[80.0]OW[3]
;B[bj]BL[1253.5];W[ak]WL[80.0]OW[3];B[en]BL[1247.2];W[em]WL[80.0]OW[3];B[gr]
BL[1244.3];W[mq]WL[80.0]OW[3];B[lq]BL[1240.4];W[sn]WL[80.0]OW[3];B[so]BL[1238.2]
;W[qk]WL[80.0]OW[3];B[rk]BL[1236.6];W[pk]WL[80.0]OW[3];B[nj]BL[1219.0];W[nk]
WL[80.0]OW[3];B[kk]BL[1213.1];W[lk]WL[80.0]OW[3];B[gl]BL[1199.2];W[dn]WL[80.0]
OW[3];B[eo]BL[1191.7];W[gj]WL[80.0]OW[3];B[hj]BL[1189.4];W[gm]WL[80.0]OW[3]
;B[hl]BL[1184.4];W[ao]WL[80.0]OW[3];B[ap]BL[1180.7];W[an]WL[80.0]OW[3];B[kl]
BL[1175.6];W[mk]WL[80.0]OW[3];B[ln]BL[1170.6];W[lm]WL[80.0]OW[3];B[ok]BL[1165.5]
;W[lo]WL[80.0]OW[3];B[lp]BL[1160.7];W[oj]WL[80.0]OW[3];B[cn]BL[1148.0];W[bm]
WL[80.0]OW[3];B[dm]BL[1145.4];W[dl]WL[80.0]OW[3];B[ej]BL[1141.0];W[fk]WL[80.0]
OW[3];B[aj]BL[1136.3];W[rj]WL[80.0]OW[3];B[ri]BL[1128.5];W[qo]WL[80.0]OW[3]
;B[sj]BL[1119.8];W[ro]WL[80.0]OW[3];B[sn]BL[1116.0];W[ra]WL[80.0]OW[3];B[sb]
BL[1112.6];W[mf]WL[80.0]OW[3];B[lg]BL[1100.7];W[oh]WL[80.0]OW[3];B[fl]BL[1093.4]
;W[el]WL[80.0]OW[3];B[qp]BL[1086.5];W[qn]WL[80.0]OW[3];B[sa]BL[1077.8];W[sl]
WL[80.0]OW[3];B[qa]BL[1071.5];W[pc]WL[80.0]OW[3];B[pa]BL[1069.1];W[oa]WL[80.0]
OW[3];B[ra]BL[1067.5];W[fq]WL[80.0]OW[3];B[fr]BL[1063.5];W[sm]WL[80.0]OW[3]
;B[sk]BL[1059.6];W[os]WL[80.0]OW[3];B[mr]BL[1056.3];W[ns]WL[80.0]OW[3];B[ms]
BL[1053.8];W[ps]WL[80.0]OW[3])
(;B[bf];W[bg];B[ag]
(;W[bh])
(;W[eg];B[bh];W[be];B[af];W[ae];B[ah])))
(;W[mq];B[hq]))

B11: Unusual, you can call it a "joseki-mistake"
W18: Big question is: did white answered correct here after B11?
W42: I don`t think now, that the exchange W42 for B43 was good for white...
W44: best move on the board? Maybe better to play at the bottom now...
W54: Right direction? Maybe better to attack from the other side ... but i wanted to avoid overconcentration and did not like the idea of "W44 at N3 and B45 at H3"
W62: I guess white is overconcentrated here anyway now.
W96: Something went wrong here,
whites group is in too great danger, isn`t it?
B113: Black is leading now!
B125: If black would not have played tenuki here and answer with D12 i think it is hard to win the game for white.
W136: I think if black plays at B14 now and would have saved his group in the corner, black is still favorable.


"The one which was won late and undeserved"

(;GM[1]FF[4]SZ[19]AP[SmartGo:2.8.3.0]CA[UTF-8]
GN[mayahiko-eyecatcher]
PW[mayahiko]WR[5k]
PB[eyecatcher]BR[6k]
DT[2011-11-20]
PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]
KM[0.5]
RE[B+6.50]
RU[Japanese]ST[2]
TM[1800.0]OT[3x80 byo-yomi]
C[mayahiko [5k\]: hello
eyecatcher [6k\]: Hello, good game for you
];B[pd]
BL[1782.4];W[cd]WL[1797.4];B[pq]BL[1768.1];W[dp]WL[1792.3];B[qo]BL[1752.2]
;W[jp]WL[1777.6];B[fd]BL[1740.8];W[qi]WL[1753.6];B[qg]BL[1726.3];W[ql]WL[1751.6]
;B[cc]BL[1713.5];W[dc]WL[1736.4];B[dd]BL[1687.4];W[ed]WL[1729.8];B[de]BL[1679.3]
;W[ec]WL[1722.0];B[ee]BL[1651.9]
(;W[fc]WL[1701.8]
(;B[bd]BL[1641.9];W[cb]WL[1699.3];B[ce]BL[1622.6];W[gd]WL[1695.3];B[cm]BL[1613.2]
;W[fe]WL[1685.6];B[jd]BL[1593.4];W[pc]WL[1662.1];B[qc]BL[1573.8];W[qd]WL[1658.1]
;B[pe]BL[1504.1];W[qb]WL[1651.5];B[rc]BL[1497.7];W[oc]WL[1646.5];B[rb]BL[1477.0]
;W[md]WL[1640.7];B[me]BL[1459.6];W[ld]WL[1635.2];B[nd]BL[1446.5];W[nc]WL[1633.6]
;B[kc]BL[1415.9];W[le]WL[1620.6];B[jf]BL[1408.0];W[ie]WL[1590.7];B[je]BL[1398.3]
;W[mf]WL[1588.6];B[pi]BL[1375.6];W[qj]WL[1583.0];B[if]BL[1361.3];W[fg]WL[1576.0]
;B[dh]BL[1350.3];W[dj]WL[1549.7];B[em]BL[1334.6];W[fj]WL[1543.8];B[ei]BL[1326.8]
;W[dl]WL[1539.2];B[dm]BL[1309.3];W[ej]WL[1527.9];B[fi]BL[1300.0];W[hk]WL[1519.8]
;B[gl]BL[1266.3];W[gk]WL[1498.6];B[fp]BL[1260.3];W[ep]WL[1484.7];B[fo]BL[1250.3]
;W[co]WL[1472.4];B[iq]BL[1225.4];W[jq]WL[1460.3];B[lp]BL[1209.5];W[ko]WL[1451.4]
;B[im]BL[1203.9];W[gi]WL[1433.6];B[gh]BL[1183.5];W[lo]WL[1422.5];B[mp]BL[1165.8]
;W[ch]WL[1412.0];B[cg]BL[1141.3];W[di]WL[1409.8];B[eg]BL[1015.0];W[bi]WL[1372.5]
;B[cq]BL[960.4];W[fq]WL[1308.0];B[bp]BL[947.7];W[bo]WL[1299.8];B[er]BL[938.6]
;W[eq]WL[1296.5];B[fr]BL[929.6];W[gq]WL[1292.0];B[gr]BL[909.9];W[hq]WL[1281.0]
;B[ir]BL[900.1];W[hr]WL[1261.5];B[hs]BL[892.8];W[ip]WL[1257.4];B[dr]BL[862.1]
;W[jr]WL[1248.8];B[is]BL[843.1];W[gs]WL[1246.6];B[fs]BL[838.4];W[js]WL[1245.1]
;B[gs]BL[835.7];W[cp]WL[1242.8];B[cs]BL[727.9];W[ho]WL[1225.1];B[jl]BL[652.0]
;W[jj]WL[1210.8];B[ii]BL[610.7];W[ij]WL[1178.1];B[cl]BL[600.5];W[bg]WL[1164.2]
;B[bf]BL[557.2];W[gn]WL[1135.0];B[gm]BL[536.7];W[ck]WL[1132.6];B[lm]BL[466.3]
;W[nq]WL[1087.5];B[mo]BL[451.4];W[bq]WL[1081.3];B[br]BL[441.6];W[ap]WL[1079.2]
;B[dq]BL[411.8];W[mr]WL[1076.4];B[lr]BL[337.3];W[ls]WL[1072.6];B[or]BL[298.8]
;W[op]WL[1051.9];B[mq]BL[261.9];W[nr]WL[1049.7];B[ms]BL[253.9];W[ns]WL[1047.4]
;B[mn]BL[90.9];W[pp]WL[1038.5];B[qp]BL[85.5];W[rm]WL[1029.8];B[rn]BL[18.9]
;W[qq]WL[1006.5];B[qr]BL[10.6];W[rq]WL[1003.9];B[rr]BL[5.2];W[oq]WL[995.3]
;B[pr]BL[80.0]OB[3];W[ne]WL[985.0];B[bb]BL[80.0]OB[3];W[ib]WL[968.2];B[db]
BL[80.0]OB[3];W[eb]WL[967.2];B[rh]BL[80.0]OB[3];W[qh]WL[958.9];B[ph]BL[80.0]
OB[3];W[ri]WL[954.4];B[ca]BL[80.0]OB[3];W[rg]WL[951.6];B[rf]BL[80.0]OB[3]
;W[sh]WL[949.8];B[og]BL[80.0]OB[3];W[fn]WL[940.3];B[el]BL[80.0]OB[3];W[lb]
WL[918.5];B[pb]BL[80.0]OB[3];W[ob]WL[916.8];B[qa]BL[80.0]OB[3];W[fh]WL[908.2]
;B[ff]BL[80.0]OB[3];W[gf]WL[904.3];B[ic]BL[80.0]OB[2];W[hb]WL[879.7];B[he]
BL[80.0]OB[2];W[ef]WL[869.1];B[df]BL[80.0]OB[2];W[gg]WL[852.2];B[lg]BL[80.0]
OB[2];W[mg]WL[848.5];B[lh]BL[80.0]OB[2];W[mh]WL[834.5];B[ki]BL[80.0]OB[2]
;W[ji]WL[830.8];B[mi]BL[80.0]OB[2];W[lj]WL[828.2];B[li]BL[80.0]OB[2];W[nk]
WL[800.6];B[kj]BL[80.0]OB[2];W[lk]WL[796.3];B[kk]BL[80.0]OB[2];W[km]WL[790.5]
;B[kl]BL[80.0]OB[2];W[nj]WL[788.9];B[pk]BL[80.0]OB[2];W[pj]WL[787.3];B[qk]
BL[80.0]OB[2];W[rk]WL[782.1];B[pl]BL[80.0]OB[2];W[pm]WL[780.1];B[ol]BL[80.0]
OB[2];W[om]WL[774.4];B[nl]BL[80.0]OB[2];W[nm]WL[765.4];B[ml]BL[80.0]OB[2]
;W[ni]WL[753.9];B[nh]BL[80.0]OB[2];W[ng]WL[736.1];B[oh]BL[80.0]OB[2];W[oj]
WL[733.3];B[ll]BL[80.0]OB[1];W[jh]WL[715.6];B[kf]BL[80.0]OB[1];W[lf]WL[711.7]
;B[kg]BL[80.0]OB[1];W[qn]WL[681.1];B[rp]BL[80.0]OB[1];W[po]WL[675.9];B[kn]
BL[80.0]OB[1];W[jn]WL[668.6];B[jm]BL[80.0]OB[1];W[bk]WL[664.3];B[ln]BL[80.0]
OB[1];W[kb]WL[652.9];B[hd]BL[80.0]OB[1];W[ih]WL[639.3];B[qf]BL[80.0]OB[1]
;W[sf]WL[632.7];B[se]BL[80.0]OB[1];W[sg]WL[631.1];B[re]BL[80.0]OB[1];W[eh]
WL[609.1];B[dg]BL[80.0]OB[1];W[af]WL[606.4];B[ae]BL[80.0]OB[1];W[ag]WL[604.7]
;B[jb]BL[80.0]OB[1];W[ja]WL[602.3];B[ea]BL[80.0]OB[1];W[fa]WL[597.1];B[bn]
BL[80.0]OB[1];W[bl]WL[590.1];B[nn]BL[80.0]OB[1];W[on]WL[585.7];B[od]BL[80.0]
OB[1];W[of]WL[577.0];B[pf]BL[80.0]OB[1];W[kr]WL[571.0];B[lq]BL[80.0]OB[1]
;W[bm]WL[562.3];B[cn]BL[80.0]OB[1];W[an]WL[558.8];B[oa]BL[80.0]OB[1];W[na]
WL[556.3];B[mc]BL[80.0]OB[1];W[pa]WL[550.6];B[lc]BL[80.0]OB[1];W[mb]WL[532.6]
;B[oe]BL[80.0]OB[1];W[qb]WL[529.2];B[ah]BL[80.0]OB[1];W[bh]WL[526.4];B[pb]
BL[80.0]OB[1];W[jc]WL[523.1];B[kd]BL[80.0]OB[1];W[qb]WL[519.6];B[en]BL[80.0]
OB[1];W[eo]WL[516.7];B[pb]BL[80.0]OB[1];W[fm]WL[507.6];B[fl]BL[80.0]OB[1]
;W[qb]WL[505.5];B[hn]BL[80.0]OB[1];W[go]WL[503.2];B[pb]BL[80.0]OB[1];W[in]
WL[496.4];B[oa]BL[80.0]OB[1];W[hm]WL[493.9];B[hl]BL[80.0]OB[1];W[pa]WL[491.9]
;B[si]BL[80.0]OB[1];W[sj]WL[488.1];B[oa]BL[80.0]OB[1];W[ik]WL[486.5];B[il]
BL[80.0]OB[1];W[pa]WL[484.7];B[qb]BL[80.0]OB[1];W[oa]WL[473.3];B[mj]BL[80.0]
OB[1];W[mk]WL[459.3];B[sn]BL[80.0]OB[1];W[sm]WL[454.9];B[sq]BL[80.0]OB[1]
;W[kp]WL[445.7];B[ar]BL[80.0]OB[1];W[aq]WL[441.3];B[da]BL[80.0]OB[1];W[hc]
WL[436.9];B[id]BL[80.0]OB[1];W[hf]WL[429.4];B[ig]BL[80.0]OB[1];W[hg]WL[426.3]
;B[os]BL[80.0]OB[1];W[ff]WL[412.7];B[dk]BL[80.0]OB[1];W[ek]WL[406.7];B[hn]
BL[80.0]OB[1];W[jb]WL[385.0];B[hm]BL[80.0]OB[1];W[]WL[385.0];B[]BL[80.0]
OB[1]
TW[ga:gc][ha:ia][ka:ma][fb][nb][fd][ah:am][gh:hh][rh][ci:cj][ei:fi][hi:hj][ii][si][bj][gj][rj][sk:sl][rl][qm][pn][ao][fo:fp][io:jo][bp][gp:hp][ks][ms]
TB[aa:ad][ba][ra:sa][cb][sb:sd][bc][cd][ld:mf][qd:qe][rd][be][ie][ke][ne:ng][cf][of][mg:mh][pg][km][ro:so][sp][qq:rq][cr][sr:ss][as:bs][ds:es][ps:rs]
C[mayahiko [5k\]: thx
eyecatcher [6k\]: Thank you
mayahiko [5k\]: cu
eyecatcher [6k\]: for the game
eyecatcher [6k\]: bye
]
)
(;B[gc];W[gb];B[gd];W[hb];B[cb];W[bd];B[db];W[eb];B[ea];W[fb];B[ce];W[be]
;B[bf];W[cf];B[bg];W[hc];B[ff];W[lb]))
(;W[bc];B[cb];W[bb];B[bd];W[ce];B[cf];W[be];B[bf];W[ad];B[fc];W[db];B[eb]
;W[ca];B[fe];W[dg];B[df]))

W18: normally white plays B17 now.
B23: Too far from blacks thickness?
W26: Good timing
B29: Better at R15!
B39: I`m quite sure now that this move was bad! (even if it helped in the endgame to turn the game around because white made a mistake)
W48: Of course
B51: Yes? Don`t know if this move was good or not...
B62: This was a very interesting game for me!
W72: Maybe black should not have answered W70 with B71 and instead play at W72
B219: White has more points now and should have won easily .
W244: This is the loosing move.White missed something and after B249 killed the white group, black can win the game undeserved!

“Competition and faith are my life-long vocations. Like water and fire, I depend on both. When I couldn’t outrank the others, it was time for me to leave. There are two things in my life, truth and Go.” Go Seigen