Hex Position

Hello fellow hex players,

I was looking at a recent hex game between Marius Halsor and Maciej Celuch. Here is the link:

http://www.littlegolem.net/jsp/game/game.jsp?gid=1512948

I don't understand why blue resigns on move 24. If blue plays on g6, I believe this stone is connected to the right, and I don't see how red can disconnect it from the left. Why does red win?

Thanks in advance for your help!

I think black moves f6 in answer to g6 and if you follow that path you should find win for black.

I aalways hate it when hex players resign 'too soon' since it makes it hard to follow. But I understand it too, it is no fun to play 50 extra moves for the case that someone would watch.

Red's e9-g9-g7-f7 formation after move 11 is very strong since e9 is safely connected to g9. So after coming down through f6 as suggested, red can play c9 at some point and be connected to the South through either d9 or b11, and to the North through either the g5 path or underneath d6. Red presumably chose b2 over c3 to secure the latter connection.

Thanks Tasmanian Devil! I see it now.