It's real close, and could easily be lost by an endgame blunder, but I predict a 3.5 point win for black.

It's a really close game. I wonder what he will do next.

ho hum, waiting for a turn where I have a choice ..

Question - is there komi? I think the above is a good estimate of the score on the board at the moment, but komi would be hard for black. Furthermore, I see more valuable endgame plays for white at this point - j4 and b3 for example. Black has a big move at r9, but the rest of the board looks like defense for black. So if their is komi I think this is magicwand's game, without it I think he may squeak it out.

There is no komi, 2h game.

i counted and i am down few points. but i have sente and more end game... very close.

Sente for him, but I am left with a few points of equity at P19.

OK, taking this stone is gote for him. I'll get a real turn shortly. Unless he changes his mind that is.

May I ask why A4 instead of the more obvious B4? I assume I'm missing an obvious reason why it would be better?

B4 would leave white with ko aji on the first line:

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[go]$$ 3 = tenuki
$$ | . X O X X X X O X X . . . . X X X X . |
$$ | . X O . . . . O O . . . O X X O O X . |
$$ | . . . X . O . . . . . O . O O X O O . |
$$ | 5 6 . . . O X . . . X X O O O . . . . |
$$ | 4 1 X X O . O X . , X O X . . O . . . |
$$ | . O X O X O . O . . . . X O . X O . . |
$$ | 2 . O O . . O O . X . . . X X . O . . |
$$ | . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Very bad. Black 1 in the game avoids this.

OK, my turn, not to be wasted! Seems like a good time to take the sente play on the right edge.

Notice that white has the same idea at K19.