Happy holidays

Hey all

we wish you happy holidays and nice turn into the new year!

The school - Day 1

Dec. 9th, It is always a slightly desperate feeling when you enter something new. This time for me it is a Baduk school. New teacher, new players and maybe potential new friends because we are all connected through. In this particular school there is many classes and many students competing in leagues and I wonder how I will be doing from now on. As I am new I do not know anything here and no one does know me. For better or worse that may be proven soon in the first game I will play soon. The teacher will introduce me to the students now...

Dec. 10th, The second day is over and I think I have settled down quickly enough. As it is middle in the month I will not be able to compete for the first place in the lowest class though. However that might prove difficult as I lost my first league game already by resignation. I made a pretty obvious defending misting pushing once too often before defending my weak centre group. I got tenukied and it ended a good starting game in a messy death. There is twelve classes to climb up to with 30 games every month so it will be tough. But I wanna be the very best. Beating them all is my real quest!

The first game:

Know

How much do you know of Go? Suppose a god of Go knows Go 100. How much do you know of Go? One of the best Go player Fujisawa Hideyuki 9 dan pro in Japan answered "6".

LG Cup is going on...

Yesterday were played the quarterfinals of the 16th LG Cup in Beijing, China. In this stage the games were played by:

• Kim Jiseok vs Qui Jun
• Won Seongjin vs Jiang Weijie
• Chen Shiyuan vs Yi Changho
• Xie He vs Heo Yeongho

Game 1: Kim Jiseok vs Qui Jun




Game 2: Won Seongjin vs Jiang Weijie




Game 3: Chen Shiyuan vs Yi Changho




Game 4: Xie He vs Heo Yeongho

Kim Jiseok (l) vs Qui Jun (r) - Chen Shiyuan (l) vs Yi Changho (r)

Xie He, Kim Jiseok and Jiang Weijie - Yi Changho is missing

These three players plus Yi Changho are qualified for the semifinals on 23rd November 2011....tomorrow.


Games in the semifinals:

• Kim Jiseok vs Jiang Weijie
• Yi Changho vs Xie He

-a1r-

Yuki Satoshi lost his only title

Yuki Satoshi has lost his only title, the Tengen. He faced Iyama Yuta in the final games after Yuta bet O Meien in the challenger match. The 37th Tengen was decided after three games all won by Iyama Yuta.

Now he is the youngest title holder in history of the Tengen. Previously Ryo Shikun with 23 yrs was the youngest one.

Youngest title holder - Iyama Yuta

Players	1st round 10-24 Hamamatsu Shizuoka	2nd round 11-08 Sapporo Hokkaido	3rd round 11-17 Kitakyushu Fukuoka	4th round 12-12 Awaji Hyogo	5th round 12-18 Tokushima Tokushima
Yuki Satoshi (Tengen)
Iyama Yuta (Judan)	W+R	B+0.5	W+R

As you can see, Iyama didn't want a long series so he managed a short rallye.

After losing his Meijin title to Yamashita Keigo on 28th November 2011 he collected a new one.

Game 1:



Game 2:



Game 3:





-a1r-

Cho Hanseung (조한승) captured Kuksu (국수)

Cho Hanseung won the 55th Kuksu title. He challenged Choi Cheolhan for the title in a five game play-off.

Players	1st round 10-17	2nd round 10-25	3rd round 11-08	4th round 11-14	5th round 11-16
Choi Cheolhan (Kuksu)		B+R		B+R
Cho Hanseung (9 dan)	B+R		B+R		B+1.5

Here you can see the results of each played game with date.

The first match:
My first impression was that black played for territory - due to the opening but than turned into influence play. So he can varies his play individual....like every pro should do - I guess :P He gained more and more territory after more exchanges. In the end white resigned cause of less points.




The second match:

Choi Cheolhan had a better day. The opening was better and I felt like his is playing more aggressive this time. In an early stage of the game white lost a group by gaining a bit territory on the right side. But compared I think it was a lot less points worth. Black didn't stop to ut pressure on white and Cho Hanseung resigned after 177 moves.




The third game:

From the beginning the game was influenced by fighting. Black played the Chinese opening and white fighted back immediatly. After saving a white group by Choi Cheolhan, black could gain more and more points for a comfortable lead. Choi Cheolhan resigned 173 moves.



The forth game:

After this game the standing was 2-2. Choi Cheolhan killed few groups of Cho Hanseung and could win by resignation.




The diciding match:

Cho Hanseung (black) vs Choi Cheolhan (white). The last game in the 55th Kuksu tournament. A fearce battle has begun. Black killed some of white's groups but couldn't get the lead on the board. A pae fight was in the end of that game. That was a dicisive moment in the game. After almost 300 moves Cho Hanseung won the game by 1.5 points and captured the title!

This is the game:





Choi Cheolhan looks very diappointed after the result was offical.

Maybe he can recapture the title in the 56th edtion!

- a1r -

Gu Li and Won Seongjin advanced to the finals


  


Won Seongjin 9p

 


Gu Li 9p - current title holder



This guys above are the finalists of the16th Samseong Cup 2011. The final games will be held from 6th ~ 9th December 2011 in Shanghai, China.

But now I will show you the games they both played in the semifinals. The semifinals are best-of-three play-offs.




Gu Li had to face Na Hyeon 1p from Korea. In the first game Gu Li w/black played a hoshi - shimari opening against white's chinese opening. First impression - territory and fighting!




In the second game, Na Hyeon played better than in the first game. Unfortunately Na Hyeon couldn't beat Gu Li in this match again and had to resign after just 130 moves. Gu Li advanced to the final with a 2-0 score over Na Hyeon.






The second semifinal was between Won Seongjin and Chen Yaoye 9p from China. Both players are well known in the Baduk community and they showed interesting games.

A short introduction of the first game: White, Chen Yaoye resigned after 203 moves, due to less points :)





The second game was better for the Chinese representive. Chen could fast biuld up a huge territory on the left side. But this didn't last long, as Won invaded it successfully and reduced the points down. In the end the game was won by Chen with a margin by 2.5 points.







The standings are even now. The last game dicided the semifinal #2 between Won Seongjin and Chen Yaoye.

This time Won Seongjin was white again and fought well until the end. The last result in this years semifinals was a victory for the Korean. He won the game by 7.5 points - kinda huge in pro world.




I hope that Won Seongjin will win the title, due to the fact, that Gu Li is the current title holder :P

- a1r -

6th Korean Prime Minister's Cup - 2011

Hey guys
long time no see. I am back with an international amateur tournament from Korea - the Korean Prime Minister's Cup. This time the championship was held in Pohang.

This time over 60 countries participated. Overall just three Europeans came into the top10...kinda sad.

And the winner is.......China! Zijian CHEN 6dan, born in 2000, became the champion after beating some strong guys ;)

I guess that he will be professional in china in some years or maybe even closer.

Second place went to the Korean 유병용 - Yu Byeongyong and the third place to Japan in person of hiraoka Satoshi, two-times worldchampion.








Here are th top10:

1위 - 천즈지엔(중국) - Zijian CHEN 6dan - China
2위 - 유병용(한국) - Byeongyong YU 6dan - South Korea
3위 - 히라오카 사토시(일본) - Satoshi HIRAOKA 8dan - Japan
4위 - 양징(캐나다) - Jing YANG 6dan - Canada
5위 - 대만(린스쉰) -  Sry
6위 - 분핑텅(말레이지아) - Boon Ping TENG 5dan - Malaysia
7위 - 온드레이 실트(체코) - Ondrei SILT 6dan - Czech
8위 - 프레드릭 블롬백(스웨덴) - Frederik BLOMBACK 6dan - Sweden
9위 - 벤자민 토이버(독일) - Benjamin TEUBER 6dan - Germany
10위 - 파볼 리지(슬로바키아) - Pavol LISY 5dan - Slovakia
And here are some pictures again :)










Hope you liked it :)

See you next time...

- a1r -

Nekomado: An English Shogi Vendor

Madoka Kitao 1dan lady professional of the Japanese Shogi association opened a English shogi shop for promoting Shogi and selling equipment in all price ranges in full English support. She wrote on 81squares:

Hello shogi fans. Thank you very much for loving shogi every day!

I am happy to announce that we start a new international online shop.

Here is the copy of our release note.

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Nekomado opens a new international online shogi shop

In the aim of solving the current issue that many shogi fans all over the world are having difficulties in buying shogi books and equipment, Nekomado - the Japanese shogi popularazation company owned by Ladies Professional 1-Dan Madoka Kitao - opens a new online shogi shop on 1st October to sells shogi goods and equipment overseas.
It will sell many kinds of shogi equipment ranging from very cheap shogi sets to the most valuable boards and pieces that cost over 1 million yen.
In the product list are also shogi books and shogi variants like Dobutsu shogi. It is planned that more new products will be added in time.

The new online shop offers more reliable international shopping environment than any other shogi related online shops do, where you can feel more comfortable and confident in purchasing.
Not to mention that the shop is supervised by a professional player, it is run by the pure Japanese company and staff that specialize in shogi, with deep knowledge on shogi equipment and strong connections in the shogi world.
You can have the support in English all through the process including an inquiry before the order, payment after the order, and the shipping.

The shipping of the products for delivery is basically done all together on the planned Shipping Days. The first Shipping Day is 1st November.
On the other hand, your order will already be accepted from 1st October. As for orders in which the payment is confirmed by 30th October, the shipping will be done on 1st November.

Shop URL: http://shop.nekomado.com
Shop E-mail: info_en@nekomado.com

Interview with Yun Yeongseon 8p

I gladly arranged an interview with Yun Yeongseon 8p for our anniversary of 25,000 views! We met last weekend this is it!

1.    How were you introduced to Baduk?

My father taught me Baduk. He was 2 Kyu. I learnt Baduk for better concentration.

2.   How was your time as a yeonggusaeng? It was a hard time to keep up, wasn’t it?

I was yeonggusaeng for just six month. When I was 11 or 12 years old. The Hanguk Kiwon was far away for me and my brother back then. When I began my strength was 13. Kyu (side note: there was a ranking for yeongguaeng, 2-3 Kyu were pro-level – you got pro). Everyone who got promotion to pro in the time isn’t top anymore today.

3.   The handicap stone difference was higher than today. Today the new professionals can play even games with 9 dan pro. Where is the different between today and back then? 

      The yeonggusaeng played with just 0.5 handicap stones and not everyone was promoted to pro. The classes of the yeonggusaeng were smaller and there were less schools than today are.

 

4.   In the last few weeks the ama-players were strong and successful in national and international tournaments. Are you surprised to see amateurs in the mainround of the Myeongin (Korean title)? At the moment one of them got pro promontion.

Cho Inseon ist pro now too. In the new system amateurs can get pro with a certain amount of points. You need at least 100 pts. ( explanation for the new system )

They train for more than 10 hours a day for becoming pro. 

5.   How was the old and how is the new rating-system?

The old rating-system was like the Japanese one (ooteai). In the new one you need a lot wins in the first rounds of all tournaments. For a win you get 90 pts for a loss 30 pts. Every point will be add and at a certain amount of points your rank will rise.

6.   You are quite famous in Korea. Does this mean something to you?

First of all I am not famous. I was top female player back then but not famous. When I was pro there were maybe seven other players. Today there are more than 40 players. I won lot of titles and therefore I got some fame maybe. Just older people know me^^.

7.   You won a lot titles in your active carreer. Which of them is the important for you?

The Kuksu title. I won it few times and this title and the IBS Cup were the only ones at that time. The IBS Cup was a lightning tournament and there was just one edition of it. I won it J. Some international titles were there too.

8.   You studied at Myeongji University. Why did you decide you study there?

I wanted to get to know the university life and to get know other things beside Baduk. After the study I was world champion. The study helped me and I got more used to it in the practice. My overview of the board were a lot better. The study fee was free for professionals back then. But today it isn’t due to them you didn’t continue the study to the end. Just three or four pros pass the study. Besides the university I played some tournaments not all.

9.   What do you recommend your readers to do for Baduk?

I think it is important to play as much as you can and to have a rival. That worked pretty well for me too. The rival motivates you to get stronger and that let you improve faster.

      What ist he best Baduk school in Korea?

My old school of course :). But today it isn’t so popular like in my time. There are a lot new schools in Korea now. Like Yang Jaeho 9p, Yu Changhyeok 9p and other players connected there school, because they know each other quite well.  

11  What do the European players miss compared with Asian players?

Well, in Asia are lot of strong players in the same city and region. It’s lot easier for them to play each other. Another reason is that they have more experience in games especially ion fighting. And they play a lot lighting games like 10sec.  In Europe the top players are widespread in various cities. 

12  What’s the biggest mistake to do in Baduk?

My pupils doing easy mistakes in the end due to missing concentration. They played well but lost by some mistakes. 

Thanks for the interview :)

-a1r-

Korea's new system: First player to reach 100 points

First Amateur Player Turns Pro Under New System

 

Sep 25, 2011 07:13 pm | David Ormerod

 

An otherwise normal game in the main tournament of the 39th Myeongin has become a sensation. This is because amateur go player, Cho Insun 7D, just turned pro under the Korean Baduk Association’s new points system. On September 20, 2011, Cho Insun began his Myeongin game with Park Jeonggeun 4P in more or less the usual way. However, he knew that if he won the game he would be allowed to turn professional. And so did everyone else. Despite the pressure and anticipation of others, Cho played an excellent game, grabbing a win as well as the points he needed to take his tally to the crucial number, 100. Under the new system, amateur players can accumulate points for performing well in the professional tournaments that allow amateurs to qualify and compete. Some examples of these are the LG Cup, the Samsung Cup and, of course, the Myeongin. Cho is the first player to reach 100 points under this system and become pro. Perhaps his story will inspire other aspiring amateurs worldwide? Congratulation Cho Insun 1P.

See Cho Insun’s game

 

and join the discussion at Go Game Guru.

- Jingning; based on her original article at Go Game Guru

 

. Photo: Cho Insun 1P.

Igoteki: International Event in Roppongi

Goteki hosts and English Igo event in Japan:

Here we're gonna have "International GO Wrokshop" in Roppongi this autumn. Almost all the lectures and conversations will be held in English, including the lectures for the beginners and Free-Games for the experienced. Those who wanna have international communication through GO games are welocome.
Date Oct.22, 2011(Sat.) 18:00～21:00 Site
[TRAVEL CAFE]in Roppongi Rokumon-Bld.1F, 6-1-3, Roppongi, Minato-ward, Tokyo, JPN.
Fee 4500yen (with Foods and Free-drinks) Cap. 35（in order of arrival）
Notes Those who have interest in GO are welcome, regardless of nationality, sex and experiences.

http://goteki.jp/event.html

For those interested check it out ^^ Igoteki is a free annual Igo magazine aimed at young women usually but this event is for all!

NHK Cup - Otake Hideo-juudan vs Takemiya Masaki 9dan - Blitz - Rin Kaiho commented

Somewhat older games but still nice to watch. Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Enjoy it.

ASR review - Vol.10 - Alpha

Alpha class game from September commented by me. Comment and subscribe. :)

(;CA[utf-8]ST[2]RU[Japanese]OT[10x30 byo-yomi]GM[1]AP[CGoban:3]SZ[19]FF[4]DT[2011-09-01] PC[The KGS Go Server at http\://www.gokgs.com/]PB[bert]BR[2d]PW[ChemBoy613]KM[6.5] TM[2400]RE[B+Resign]MULTIGOGM[1] ;B[pd]BL[2396.11];W[dc]WL[2394.85];B[pp]BL[2378.53];W[dq]WL[2388.78];B[pj]BL[2368.39] ;W[nq]WL[2375.81];B[kp]BL[2357.27] (;W[qn]WL[2371.94] (;B[qq]BL[2353.19]C[This a very brave move.];W[no]WL[2365.86];B[on]BL[2311.27];W[oo] WL[2351.57];B[po]BL[2309.09];W[pn]WL[2347.9];B[om]BL[2306.46];W[ql]WL[2345.14];B[ln] BL[2268.33];W[mn]WL[2339.79] (;B[mm]BL[2261.55];W[lo]WL[2337.75];B[nn]BL[2206.89];W[ko]WL[2324.7]C[White runs away...] ;B[mo]BL[2200.34];W[mp]WL[2321.68];B[oq]BL[2148.88];W[mn]WL[2314.86]C[Taking the ko first is good style.] ;B[pl]BL[2096.22];W[qk]WL[2309.52];B[mo]BL[2093.2];W[lp]WL[2305.44]C[Because if black uses a ko threat to take it back you can still connect.] ;B[qj]BL[2086.17];W[pk]WL[2303.55];B[ok]BL[2080.15];W[pm]WL[2302.63];B[ol]BL[2074.51] ;W[rj]WL[2297.88];B[ri]BL[2060.14];W[rk]WL[2295.95] (;B[rn]BL[2044.32];W[rm]WL[2289.73];B[qo]BL[2038.93];W[qm]WL[2287.16];B[ro]BL[2032.09] ;W[rh]WL[2278.65];B[qi]BL[2016.13];W[si]WL[2274.09] (;B[qh]BL[1995.49];W[rg]WL[2271.93];B[qf]BL[1991.62];W[qg]WL[2264.09];B[pg]BL[1986.31] ;W[rf]WL[2263.18];B[qe]BL[1971.22];W[re]WL[2260.01];B[rd]BL[1962.57];W[se]WL[2257.34] ;B[jd]BL[1952.42]C[Urgent yes.];W[ci]WL[2250.48];B[fc]BL[1943.53];W[de]WL[2247.8] (;B[fe]BL[1940.65] (;W[jm]WL[2241.04] (;B[ep]BL[1885.4];W[dp]WL[2238.13];B[en]BL[1868.85];W[eo]WL[2234.15];B[fo]BL[1859.81] ;W[do]WL[2231.5];B[fm]BL[1842.15] (;W[cm]WL[2226.09];B[jo]BL[1813.82];W[kn]WL[2217.32];B[ip]BL[1734] (;W[kj]WL[2206.54]C[A bit far.. and very close to blacks thickness.];B[jk]BL[1715.75] ;W[kk]WL[2202.56];B[kl]BL[1712.46];W[jl]WL[2201.15];B[ll]BL[1694.99];W[ik]WL[2194.21] ;B[jj]BL[1686.39];W[ji]WL[2191.92];B[ij]BL[1683.8];W[ii]WL[2190.71];B[hj]BL[1681.42] ;W[lh]WL[2189.91] (;B[gk]BL[1647.59];W[ig]WL[2185.85];B[kq]BL[1631.49]C[Very big.];W[mn]WL[2169.16] ;B[ki]BL[1587.58];W[lm]WL[2164.65];B[lj]BL[1567.07];W[ml]WL[2159.01];B[nj]BL[1489.14] ;W[kh]WL[2151.77];B[lk]BL[1475.26];W[kf]WL[2144.84];B[le]BL[1467.49];W[gh]WL[2140.45] ;B[km]BL[1456.64];W[nm]WL[2136.77];B[jn]BL[1409.81];W[jc]WL[2127.79];B[ic]BL[1392.2] ;W[kd]WL[2123.7];B[kc]BL[1357.91];W[jb]WL[2120.18];B[ke]BL[1322.18];W[id]WL[2113.87] ;B[je]BL[1318.43];W[kb]WL[2112.53];B[hd]BL[1232.36];W[ib]WL[2104.73] (;B[hc]BL[1205.45];W[mc]WL[2094.05];B[nc]BL[1193.45];W[nb]WL[2091.74];B[ob]BL[1173.49] ;W[nd]WL[2072.6];B[oc]BL[1163.89];W[mb]WL[2068.52];B[df]BL[1145.5] (;W[cf]WL[2065.55];B[ef]BL[1033.9];W[ce]WL[2055.19];B[di]BL[999.598];W[cj]WL[2027.92] ;B[ch]BL[989.107];W[bh]WL[2018.54] (;B[dh]BL[980.583];W[cg]WL[2014.69];B[jf]BL[952.167];W[jg]WL[2003.47];B[mg]BL[906.653] ;W[lf]WL[1995.62];B[lg]BL[900.003];W[mf]WL[1994.05];B[md]BL[868.362];W[og]WL[1982.12] (;B[of]BL[788.475];W[ng]WL[1968.28];B[mh]BL[778.387];W[kg]WL[1946.24];B[nf]BL[691.78] ;W[ph]WL[1931.27];B[pf]BL[673.735];W[mi]WL[1921.88];B[nh]BL[671.274];W[ni]WL[1921.06] ;B[oh]BL[668.931];W[li]WL[1919.85];B[oi]BL[637.91];W[hf]WL[1915.49];B[gf]BL[593.798] ;W[gg]WL[1908.86];B[if]BL[571.88];W[fi]WL[1904.28];B[ej]BL[510.571] (;W[fj]WL[1859.02] (;B[ld]BL[491.746]C[Huh?];W[ek]WL[1853.07];B[dg]BL[461.153];W[dj]WL[1849.02];B[hb] BL[453.893];W[lc]WL[1839.33];B[la]BL[448.61];W[ha]WL[1827.59];B[ia]BL[436.417];W[ga] WL[1819.2];B[eb]BL[386.158];W[fq]WL[1813.23];B[gq]BL[350.487];W[gr]WL[1807.7];B[hq] BL[308.846];W[hr]WL[1795.88];B[fp]BL[299.413];W[eq]WL[1792.2];B[dl]BL[266.955];W[cl] WL[1788.94];B[ei]BL[260.248];W[fk]WL[1782.53];B[dk]BL[254.511];W[fl]WL[1770.23] ;B[dm]BL[250.899];W[gl]WL[1768.32];B[im]BL[239.565];W[gj]WL[1764.33];B[hi]BL[222.446] ;W[hh]WL[1761.82];B[ck]BL[167.013];W[hk]WL[1746.07];B[hl]BL[156.79];W[hm]WL[1744.27] ;B[il]BL[153.594];W[dn]WL[1735.29];B[bj]BL[138.353];W[bi]WL[1726.85];B[bl]BL[136.25] ;W[em]WL[1723.93];B[el]BL[132.618];W[bm]WL[1713.53];B[ai]BL[104.322];W[ah]WL[1703.95] ;B[aj]BL[61.127];W[bk]WL[1698.58];B[ak]BL[54.479];W[bg]WL[1697.65];B[bn]BL[29.69] ;W[cn]WL[1688.68];B[am]BL[24.94];W[bo]WL[1674.85];B[cb]BL[1.451];W[gm]WL[1661.01] ;OB[10]B[fn]BL[30];W[gp]WL[1658.91];OB[10]B[go]BL[30];W[ho]WL[1648.84];OB[10]B[hp] BL[30];W[an]WL[1642.38];OB[10]B[em]BL[30];W[al]WL[1638.11];OB[10]B[sh]BL[30];W[sg] WL[1626.45];OB[10]B[am]BL[30];W[ge]WL[1607.73];OB[10]B[ff]BL[30];W[al]WL[1603.74] ;OB[10]B[bk]BL[30];W[he]WL[1592.46];OB[10]B[gd]BL[30];W[ed]WL[1586.62];OB[10]B[ie] BL[30];W[hg]WL[1584.42];OB[10]B[fd]BL[30];W[db]WL[1580.15];OB[10]B[da]BL[30];W[bb] WL[1578.56];OB[10]B[cc]BL[30];W[bc]WL[1576.19];OB[10]B[ba]BL[30];W[cd]WL[1574.41] ;OB[10]B[ca]BL[30]) (;B[fk];W[hi];B[eh]C[Pretty dead to me.])) (;W[me];B[ld];W[ge];B[ff];W[he];B[ie];W[gd];B[fd];W[gc];B[gb];W[hg];B[hb]C[Nothing for white.])) (;B[ng]C[I like this.];W[pf];B[nf])) (;B[hi]C[Just start killing the group now.])) (;W[eh]C[Should here. Killing the corner is tough.])) (;B[ie]C[Capture.])) (;B[gh]C[I think black can play here. Preparing invasion at c13.];W[hi];B[gi];W[gj] ;B[hk];W[gk];B[hl];W[gl];B[hm];W[gm];B[gn];W[hn];B[in];W[ho];B[im];W[hp];B[hq]C[White troubled.])) (;W[lc]C[What about invading now?])) (;W[dm]C[Shape point.])) (;B[do];W[eo];B[en];W[ep];B[dm];W[fn];B[fm];W[gm]C[Black afraid of this? One needs to count carefully.])) (;W[do]C[Defending this is the biggest point on the board.])) (;B[do]C[Just go here now. Big point.])) (;B[qg]C[This is better in my eyes.];W[rg];B[qf];W[rf];B[re];W[qh];B[ph];W[rd];B[qe] ;W[se];B[qc];W[rc];B[rb]C[Nothing white can do.])) (;B[rm]C[Is this no good? ];W[rp];B[qo] (;W[ro];B[rn];W[qm];B[rq];W[rl];B[sj];W[sn];B[sk];W[sm];B[sp]) (;W[rn];B[ro];W[so];B[sq];W[sj];B[sl];W[qi];B[rh];W[pi];B[oj];W[qg];B[rg];W[qf] ;B[rf];W[qe];B[re];W[qd];B[rd];W[qc];B[rc];W[rb];B[sb];W[qb];B[si]C[Black loses a corner...]))) (;B[lm];W[mm];B[ol]C[Pressuirng both white groups.])) (;B[np]C[This would be more likely.];W[mp];B[no] (;W[oq];B[pq]C[White is a little troubled here. Invading the 3-3 would be easier.]) (;W[pq] (;B[oq];W[or];B[op];W[mr];B[qq];W[pr];B[mo];W[qp];B[qo];W[rp];B[ro];W[rq]C[White probably a better result here.]) (;B[qq] (;W[oq];B[qo]C[p3 seems submissive.]) (;W[qp];B[oq];W[pr];B[qo];W[rp];B[ro];W[po];B[op];W[rn]C[White success.])))) (;B[pn];W[pm];B[on];W[qq];B[pq];W[qp];B[qo];W[ro];B[po];W[rm]C[White gets black's prefered side.]) (;B[oo]C[This will be tough on white if he wanted to make it complicated.];W[qq] ;B[qp];W[pq];B[mp]C[Black is satisfied.])) (;W[qq];B[qp];W[pq];B[op];W[nr];B[mp]C[Possible.]))

Go advice by Furuyama Kazunari - Tournaments

 The text below was written by Furuyama Kazunari on facebook
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☆　Go advice　☆
A friend of mine ( and a student of mine) is participating in a tounrnament soon. So I thought I should give this advice, the time and the opening.

The time:
When you play a tournament, you have only limisted amount of time. You shouldn't spend time on the opening. You should use your time in the middle game, especailly fight and life-and-death.
And in the endgame if you don't have time, you often end up misrably. Even if you are 20 points or 30 points ahead, your opponent could turn around the situation if you don't have time to think. I have experienced this so many times when I was an insei. So use your time wisely.

The opening:
In order not to spend time in the opening, I think the following advice helps.
When you're Black, you should certainly play your favorite opening.
The problem is White. When you are White, you should try to prevent your opponent from playing her / his favorite opening such as the Chinese fuseki.

The Chinese fuseki is really hard to tackle unless you have studied it extensively. When I was 13, I was White and didn't know how to invade the Chinese fuseki and lost the game misrabely. Even if you have studied the Chinese fuseki, new patterns come out often, and it's very hard to keep up with everything.

Later on when I played a tournament in Tokyo, and when my opponent played the first move at Q16 and the third move at Q3, I played my fourth move at Q5 immediately (for kyu players, I recommend Q5 and not R5 because R5 has far more variations). After this, he and I had to face a new fuseki. So whoever strong was likely to win (and I won). If I had let him play the Chinese fuseki, he would have played the fuseki just like top pros play. So all his moves were as wonderful as top pros up to a certain moves. But when I played the fourth move at Q5, he had to play his own moves rather than top pros' moves. So it's much easier for me to fight.

In addition, if you let your oppoents play their favorite fuseki, it's very likely that they don't spend time because they know what to do, but you probably have to spend time on finding out how to tackle an unfamiliar fuseki. So you may lose your time very fast in the opening.

To prevent your oppoents from play their favorite fuseki may also be helpful psychologically. If you prevent that, they can be discouraged.

I hope this helps. Good luck with your tournament.

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I though this was a very nice article by Kaz so I reposted this. Visit Kaz's page and say hello to him. He is very nice and fun as a Baduk teacher.

Kaz's Facebook page

- adoreme

Who will be the 67th Honinbo ?

Yamashita Keigo Honinbo 9p

After the title defense from Yamashita Keigo 9p in July the new league is now ready to fight for the next challenger! For the league qualified is Hane Naoki, Iyama Yuta, Cho U, Seto Taiki, Yuki Satoshi, Takao Shinji, Kono Rin and Ko Iso. The last named players from Yuki Satoshi qulified in the preliminary tournament.


The youngest player in this devision is Iyama Yuta Meijin with 22 yrs and the oldest one is Yuki Satoshi with 39 yrs.

The first games will be played in October, second in November and so on.

Here is the last game of last years edition, it's the seventh game in the final between Yamashita Keigo and Hane Naoki. Enjoy!



- a1r -

ASR review - Vol.9 - Delta

The last review for the month August. Enjoy it and comment please.

(;CA[utf-8]ST[2]RU[Japanese]OT[5x30 byo-yomi]GM[1]AP[CGoban:3]SZ[19]FF[4]DT[2011-08-07] PC[The KGS Go Server at http\://www.gokgs.com/]PB[hellsflame]BR[3k]PW[MagicUser] WR[1k]KM[6.5]TM[1800]RE[W+8.50]MULTIGOGM[1] ;B[oc]BL[1771.91];W[dp]WL[1793.76];B[pp]BL[1756.44];W[dc]WL[1776.69];B[qi]BL[1749.3] ;W[nq]WL[1770.9] (;B[lq]BL[1732.86];W[qq]WL[1768.51] (;B[pq]BL[1722.58];W[qp]WL[1766.57];B[po]BL[1715.75];W[pr]WL[1764.66];B[or]BL[1708.78] ;W[qr]WL[1763.37];B[oq]BL[1699.5];W[qn]WL[1761.3];B[om]BL[1599.96];W[qm]WL[1759.33] (;B[ce]BL[1584.62];W[ch]WL[1754.59];B[eg]BL[1414.83];W[de]WL[1627.67];B[cg]BL[1297.92] ;W[cd]WL[1607.56];B[dh]BL[1280.96];W[cf]WL[1603.73];B[bf]BL[1201.86];W[df]WL[1584.71] ;B[bh]BL[1187.06];W[ci]WL[1566.12];B[dg]BL[1181.37];W[cl]WL[1549.21];B[bi]BL[1126.68] ;W[cj]WL[1546.18] (;B[jc]BL[1076.94];W[qc]WL[1507.22];B[qf]BL[1058.22];W[qe]WL[1470.62];B[pf]BL[1035.61] ;W[ob]WL[1441.29];B[nb]BL[1013.53];W[pb]WL[1435.87];B[nc]BL[1003.99];W[pj]WL[1431.04] (;B[qj]BL[997.578];W[pl]WL[1427.88];B[fp]BL[946.266];W[dq]WL[1404.62] (;B[iq]BL[933.937];W[io]WL[1382.5] (;B[jp]BL[917.704];W[fo]WL[1264.67];B[jo]BL[905.699];W[hc]WL[1259.6];B[je]BL[898.839] ;W[he]WL[1257.49];B[be]BL[890.424] (;W[jf]WL[1112.78];B[ol]BL[871.731];W[ok]WL[1098.47];B[in]BL[866.79];W[gp]WL[1091.04] ;B[gq]BL[856.929];W[fq]WL[1083.09] (;B[hp]BL[848.025];W[ep]WL[1043.53];B[gr]BL[837.392]C[Kayres [2k\]\: b SenteProof [8k\]\: there was no fight in this game SenteProof [8k\]\: yose already? GoRival [3k\]\: not yet ] ;W[pe]WL[1007.51]C[GoRival [3k\]\: w f12 i think ];B[ne]BL[808.858] (;W[of]WL[1004.22];B[rf]BL[797.838];W[re]WL[999.239];B[se]BL[784.587];W[sd]WL[992.641] ;B[sf]BL[779.821];W[rc]WL[991.581];B[gd]BL[762.112];W[hd]WL[985.594] (;B[ee]BL[757.683];W[ed]WL[966.414];B[ef]BL[752.841];W[dd]WL[964.247] (;B[ej]BL[740.957];W[ib]WL[957.667];B[jb]BL[733.712] (;W[qk]WL[929.215];B[oh]BL[721.486];W[og]WL[924.562];B[ph]BL[714.626];W[mg]WL[915.391] (;B[nh]BL[665.857];W[rh]WL[907.415];B[ri]BL[655.017];W[oe]WL[839.12];B[bk]BL[641.069] ;W[ck]WL[831.036];B[bj]BL[613.551];W[bl]WL[828.136] (;B[kf]BL[581.401];W[if]WL[796.553];B[ld]BL[531.018];W[rk]WL[791.553];B[mh]BL[513.257] ;W[lg]WL[782.402];B[mk]BL[500.123];W[mj]WL[780.104];B[lj]BL[486.017];W[lk]WL[728.46] ;B[nj]BL[474.671];W[ml]WL[579.7];B[nk]BL[465.1];W[kj]WL[560.829];B[ll]BL[455.6] ;W[li]WL[553.594];B[kl]BL[442.878];W[os]WL[455.991];B[ns]BL[435.228];W[ps]WL[454.359] ;B[nr]BL[428.284];W[fr]WL[291.813];B[bc]BL[417.776];W[bd]WL[287.774];B[ad]BL[407.312] ;W[bb]WL[281.527];B[al]BL[400.481];W[am]WL[273.23];B[ak]BL[395.901];W[bn]WL[271.977] (;B[em]BL[387.297];W[gs]WL[269.246];B[hs]BL[375.814];W[fs]WL[262.544];B[hr]BL[370.966] ;W[el]WL[177.228];B[fm]BL[325.116];W[ge]WL[123.83];B[kg]BL[317.235];W[lh]WL[73.616] ;B[fl]BL[297.18];W[ab]WL[59.632];B[ik]BL[201.438];W[ho]WL[10.833];B[ii]BL[193.046] ;W[me]WL[1.033];B[md]BL[184.268];OW[5]W[hn]WL[30];B[hm]BL[173.06];OW[5]W[ek]WL[30] ;B[fk]BL[162.804];OW[5]W[ac]WL[30];B[fe]BL[85.016];OW[5]W[fd]WL[30];B[hg]BL[75.952] ;OW[4]W[ih]WL[30];B[hh]BL[66.886];OW[4]W[le]WL[30];B[ke]BL[58.326];OW[4]W[la]WL[30] ;B[lb]BL[43.26];OW[4]W[ja]WL[30];B[ma]BL[37.639];OW[3]W[ae]WL[30];B[af]BL[21.022] ;OW[3]W[pg]WL[30];B[qg]BL[14.671];OW[3]W[sj]WL[30];B[si]BL[7.735];OW[2]W[jk]WL[30] ;OB[5]B[jl]BL[30];OW[2]W[ij]WL[30];OB[5]B[hj]BL[30];OW[2]W[jj]WL[30];OB[4]B[ka] BL[30];OW[2]W[ia]WL[30];OB[4]B[ic]BL[30];OW[2]W[hb]WL[30];OB[4]B[qo]BL[30];OW[2] W[ro]WL[30];OB[4]B[ig]BL[30];OW[2]W[dm]WL[30];OB[4]B[en]BL[30];OW[2]W[dn]WL[30] ;OB[3]B[ng]BL[30];OW[2]W[nf]WL[30];OB[3]B[jg]BL[30];OW[2]W[dj]WL[30];OB[3]B[di] BL[30];OW[2]W[gf]WL[30];OB[3]B[gg]BL[30];OW[2]W[id]WL[30];OB[3]B[eo]BL[30];OW[2] W[pn]WL[30];OB[3]B[on]BL[30];OW[2]W[jd]WL[30];OB[3]B[kd]BL[30];OW[2]W[ff]WL[30] ;OB[3]B[do]BL[30];OW[2]W[co]WL[30];OB[3]B[pc]BL[30];OW[2]W[fg]WL[30];OB[3]B[fh] BL[30];OW[2]W[pd]WL[30];OB[3]B[oa]BL[30];OW[2]W[qa]WL[30];OB[3]B[mi]BL[30];OW[2] W[lj]WL[30];OB[3]B[gn]BL[30];OW[2]W[go]WL[30];OB[3]B[oj]BL[30];OW[2]W[pk]WL[30] ;OB[2]B[ji]BL[30];OW[2]W[kh]WL[30];OB[2]B[lf]BL[30];OW[2]W[mf]WL[30];OB[2]B[rj] BL[30];OW[2]W[sk]WL[30];OB[2]B[pi]BL[30];OW[2]W[jh]WL[30];OB[2]B[nd]BL[30];OW[2] W[ip]WL[30];OB[2]B[hq]BL[30];OW[2]W[ad]WL[30];OB[2]B[fn]BL[30];OW[2]W[fp]WL[30] ;OB[2]B[]BL[30];OW[2]W[]WL[30]TB[mp][sh][la][kb][mb][kc][lc][mc][ag][bg][rg][sg] [ah][eh][gh][qh][rh][ai][ei][fi][gi][ni][oi][aj][fj][gj][gk][hk][gl][hl][il][ml] [nl][gm][im][jm][km][lm][mm][nm][jn][kn][ln][mn][nn][ko][lo][mo][no][oo][kp][lp] [np][op][jq][kq][mq][nq][ir][jr][kr][lr][mr][is][js][ks][ls][ms]TW[ss][aa][ba][ca] [da][ea][fa][ga][ha][ra][sa][cb][db][eb][fb][qb][rs][rb][sb][bc][cc][ec][fc][gc] [sc][gd][qd][rd][dk][dl][ql][rl][sl][bm][cm][rm][sm][an][cn][rn][sn][ao][bo][so] [ap][bp][cp][rp][sp][aq][bq][eq][cq][rq][sq][ar][br][cr][dr][er][rr][sr][as][bs] [cs][ds][es][qs][gb]) (;B[ab];W[cb]C[Sente for black.])) (;B[ds]C[Still big sente.])) (;B[oe]C[Cut first, think later.];W[mf])) (;W[fr]C[Certainly biggest.])) (;B[ds];W[dr];B[es];W[cs];B[fr];W[er];B[fs];W[cr]C[Sente.];B[ej])) (;B[ed]C[Not this?];W[dd];B[ff];W[fb];B[bc]C[White cries.])) (;W[re]C[Just here for soldiness.])) (;B[fr];W[ep];B[gr]C[Leaves better endgame for black.])) (;W[gr]C[This looks huge.])) (;B[fr]C[Solid? ])) (;B[fr]C[Make it big as possible and do not leave your skirt open.])) (;B[rd];W[re];B[rf];W[qd];B[se];W[rc];B[sd];W[sc];B[sf]C[A tsumego to solve for you. White alive now? Or do you need to play a move to live?])) (;B[qd]C[Maybe just take the corner first.])) (;B[pk];W[gq]C[White neutralizes the thickness.]) (;B[de];W[ce];B[dd];W[cd];B[ec]C[Think about this kind of joseki and end in sente to play O9 to make a large-scale moyo.])) (;B[qp];W[pq];B[op];W[nr];B[mo]C[That should be a more effective direction.])) (;B[pn]C[This would be calm. It's nearly a chinese opening.]))

ASR review - Vol.8 - Delta

Have fun!

(;CA[utf-8]ST[2]RU[Japanese]OT[5x30 byo-yomi]GM[1]AP[CGoban:3]SZ[19]FF[4]DT[2011-08-23] PC[The KGS Go Server at http\://www.gokgs.com/]PB[NhanHo]PW[jtscarry]WR[4k]KM[6.5] TM[1800]RE[B+9.50]MULTIGOGM[1] ;B[pd]BL[1797.04];W[qp]WL[1792.46];B[dc]BL[1794.77];W[cp]WL[1785.64];B[ce]BL[1793.55] ;W[jc]WL[1782.06];B[hc]BL[1786.62];W[nc]WL[1774.85];B[lc]BL[1784.79];W[ne]WL[1768.21] ;B[pf]BL[1782.68];W[kd]WL[1763.67];B[qi]BL[1779.75];W[dj]WL[1743.81];B[nq]BL[1776.56] (;W[eq]WL[1740.36];B[jp]BL[1734.58];W[oo]WL[1705.15] (;B[qn]BL[1719.25];W[ql]WL[1698.43];B[pm]BL[1715.27];W[pk]WL[1695.22];B[nm]BL[1713.19] ;W[mo]WL[1693.41] (;B[oi]BL[1710.81];W[nk]WL[1690.15];B[lm]BL[1708.37];W[lk]WL[1684.62];B[lp]BL[1704.84] ;W[mp]WL[1647.76];B[mq]BL[1701.57];W[lo]WL[1644.01] (;B[ko]BL[1700.31]LB[lq:A]C[Bad Aji here at A.];W[kn]WL[1640.25]C[This cut seems to be overplay.] ;B[ln]BL[1688.53];W[km]WL[1635.54];B[kl]BL[1687.08];W[jo]WL[1626.88];B[kp]BL[1685.66] ;W[ll]WL[1623.03];B[ml]BL[1681.48];W[mm]WL[1619.47];B[mn]BL[1679.32];W[nn]WL[1618.23] ;B[mm]BL[1678.33];W[om]WL[1610.84];B[ol]BL[1674.85];W[on]WL[1607.86] (;B[jm]BL[1673.85];W[nl]WL[1600.59];B[jn]BL[1672.36];W[pl]WL[1597.24] (;B[dm]BL[1667.06] (;W[cl]WL[1588.63];B[cm]BL[1665.2];W[bm]WL[1584.55];B[bn]BL[1663.69];W[bl]WL[1580.76] ;B[bp]BL[1651.3];W[bq]WL[1572.58];B[co]BL[1649.9];W[dp]WL[1552.02];B[aq]BL[1647.86] (;W[cg]WL[1539.26] (;B[dl]BL[1645.99]C[This is bad shape. Not needed now.];W[dk]WL[1509.66];B[bj]BL[1642.58] ;W[bk]WL[1505.05];B[br]BL[1633.57];W[cq]WL[1493.3];B[gq]BL[1632.06];W[en]WL[1483.15] ;B[fm]BL[1627.24];W[go]WL[1473.3];B[hm]BL[1624.42];W[iq]WL[1467.5];B[hp]BL[1617.39] ;W[gr]WL[1420.37];B[fr]BL[1609.57];W[fq]WL[1418.3];B[hr]BL[1607.45];W[gp]WL[1415.08] ;B[hq]BL[1604.36];W[er]WL[1413.53];B[gs]BL[1602.99];W[cr]WL[1402.2];B[ch]BL[1470.72] ;W[dh]WL[1378.93];B[bg]BL[1459.47];W[ci]WL[1339.38];B[bh]BL[1454.63];W[bi]WL[1337.12] ;B[dg]BL[1452.26];W[eg]WL[1326.74];B[cf]BL[1450.06];W[gh]WL[1301.25] (;B[eh]BL[1447.64];W[di]WL[1299.19];B[fg]BL[1446.02];W[ef]WL[1297.93];B[fh]BL[1444.81] ;W[cc]WL[1272.6];B[db]BL[1439.07];W[dd]WL[1269.67];B[cd]BL[1437.76];W[he]WL[1257.99] ;B[fe]BL[1431.44];W[gd]WL[1252.5];B[gc]BL[1429.76];W[fd]WL[1251.39];B[fc]BL[1428.83] ;W[ee]WL[1248.84] (;B[ld]BL[1423.23];W[le]WL[1246.55];B[ke]BL[1421.34];W[me]WL[1239.63];B[jb]BL[1418.97] ;W[kb]WL[1225.33];B[kc]BL[1413.75];W[jd]WL[1220.59];B[je]BL[1412.77];W[id]WL[1209.19] ;B[lb]BL[1411.03];W[ib]WL[1206.78];B[ka]BL[1410.07];W[ic]WL[1201.22];B[nb]BL[1408.14] ;W[qc]WL[1192.83];B[pc]BL[1406.45];W[qe]WL[1182];B[pe]BL[1397.22];W[qd]WL[1172.81] ;B[qf]BL[1395.3];W[pb]WL[1171.48];B[ob]BL[1393.97];W[qb]WL[1167.45];B[re]BL[1390.82] ;W[rd]WL[1157.8];B[rf]BL[1388.73] (;W[oc]WL[1147.61];B[pa]BL[1368];W[mc]WL[1114.38];B[mb]BL[1360.93] (;W[mk]WL[1067];B[lg]BL[1357.91];W[kf]WL[1059.23];B[ng]BL[1355];W[jf]WL[1050.72] ;B[qr]BL[1353.22]C[Good!];W[pr]WL[1038.5];B[pq]BL[1350.98];W[qq]WL[1027.82];B[or] BL[1348.52];W[rr]WL[1025.97];B[ps]BL[1347.38];W[qo]WL[1013.16];B[fj]BL[1344.3];W[fk] WL[998.068] (;B[gk]BL[1342.22];W[fl]WL[984.828];B[gl]BL[1340.27];W[em]WL[974.702];B[el]BL[1338.09] ;W[ek]WL[972.736];B[do]BL[1336.53];W[dn]WL[971.098];B[eo]BL[1329.02];W[fn]WL[955.687] ;B[fp]BL[1324.66];W[fo]WL[949.126];B[ep]BL[1321.94];W[cn]WL[947.181];B[bo]BL[1319.95] ;W[bs]WL[942.923];B[ar]BL[1316.21]C[Happy white.];W[gi]WL[898.724];B[ds]BL[1274.29] ;W[es]WL[886.98];B[rk]BL[1246.09];W[rl]WL[874.584];B[gj]BL[1244.74];W[fi]WL[861.502] ;B[jj]BL[1231.66];W[ii]WL[856.07];B[jh]BL[1228.63] (;W[ji]WL[840.777];B[ih]BL[1191.16];W[kh]WL[818.112];B[kg]BL[1189.29];W[jg]WL[813.647] ;B[ki]BL[1186.72];W[kj]WL[786.962];B[li]BL[1183.61];W[ij]WL[761.064];B[jk]BL[1179.08] ;W[hh]WL[742.728];B[ig]BL[1171.44];W[if]WL[736.154];B[hg]BL[1169.48];W[gg]WL[735.084] ;B[lh]BL[1166.46];W[hf]WL[733.966];B[kh]BL[1165.34];W[fa]WL[685.606];B[fb]BL[1156.94] ;W[ha]WL[668.889];B[ea]BL[1155.21];W[rj]WL[649.293];B[ri]BL[1150.03];W[qj]WL[641.012] ;B[ik]BL[1146.04];W[hi]WL[618.605];B[sj]BL[1144.38];W[pi]WL[613.959];B[ph]BL[1141.38] ;W[pj]WL[594.698];B[ja]BL[1112.39];W[oh]WL[583.608];B[pg]BL[1103.99];W[ni]WL[557.475] ;B[nh]BL[1099.8];W[oj]WL[527.936];B[op]BL[1097.64];W[no]WL[524.439];B[po]BL[1096.11] ;W[ok]WL[519.08];B[pp]BL[1090.68];W[pn]WL[506.027];B[rn]BL[1088.04];W[ro]WL[491.03] ;B[sl]BL[1022.6];W[sm]WL[487.879];B[rm]BL[1021.27];W[sk]WL[478.837];B[dr]BL[1015.18] ;W[cs]WL[473.692];B[sl]BL[1009.79];W[qm]WL[462.739];B[sn]BL[1005.31];W[so]WL[460.763] ;B[rs]BL[1004];W[sr]WL[454.523];B[rq]BL[999.512];W[sq]WL[446.029];B[ai]BL[978.237] ;W[mi]WL[438.865];B[rg]BL[925.932];W[cj]WL[375.191];B[aj]BL[921.786];W[ak]WL[372.537] ;B[ah]BL[920.137];W[df]WL[364.738];B[ga]BL[917.334];W[cg]WL[362.788];B[af]BL[913.147] ;W[lj]WL[311.097];B[hj]BL[910.041];W[ej]WL[289.139];B[ho]BL[906.413];W[gm]WL[286.391] ;B[hn]BL[902.649];W[se]WL[245.213];B[sf]BL[871.822];W[rb]WL[204.838];B[sc]BL[863.033] ;W[sd]WL[179.088];B[qa]BL[860.237];W[hb]WL[104.248];B[ec]BL[852.919];W[gb]WL[89.99] ;B[bc]BL[837.12];W[ed]WL[60.941];B[fs]BL[812.773];W[dq]WL[57.066];B[hd]BL[760.149] ;W[lf]WL[25.15];B[nf]BL[741.781];OW[5]W[fa]WL[30];B[gn]BL[715.994];OW[5]W[fm]WL[30] ;B[ga]BL[711.317];OW[5]W[mh]WL[30];B[mg]BL[708.724];OW[5]W[fa]WL[30];B[dg]BL[704.979] ;OW[5]W[sm]WL[30];B[sk]BL[701.657];OW[5]W[cg]WL[30];B[ga]BL[696.091];OW[5]W[dg] WL[30];B[og]BL[690.42];OW[5]W[oe]WL[30];B[fa]BL[686.922];OW[5]W[oi]WL[30];B[ia] BL[675.904];OW[5]W[ie]WL[30];B[qs]BL[674.517];OW[5]W[od]WL[30];B[md]BL[671.769] ;OW[4]W[de]WL[30];B[ss]BL[666.696];OW[4]W[rp]WL[30];B[]BL[666.695];OW[4]W[]WL[30] TB[ae][be][qe][se][bf][ag][qg][sg][qh][rh][sh][rd][hk][hl][il][jl][im][km][in][kn] [io][jo][ip][iq][jq][kq][lq][oq][gr][ir][kr][lr][mr][nr][pr][hs][is][js][ks][ls] [ms][ns][cb][os][aa][ba][ca][da][la][ma][na][oa][ra][sa][ab][bb][jr][eb][kb][pb] [qb][rb][sb][ac][cc][qc][rc][ad][bd][qd][sd]TW[fe][ge][je][ke][ff][gf][fg][eh][fh] [ei][mj][ck][al][dl][el][ol][am][cm][dm][pm][rm][an][bn][qn][rn][sn][ao][bo][co] [do][eo][ap][bp][ep][fp][sp][aq][rq][ar][br][dr][ds][nj][as]) (;W[ig]C[Just block.])) (;B[fl];W[gk];B[fn];W[fo];B[do];W[eo];B[ij]C[Black wins.])) (;W[lh]C[Just take the center stones.])) (;W[ra]C[Live. Black's invasion of white's mini-space was overplay.])) (;B[pb]C[Just here seems to be better profit.])) (;B[pb];W[ob];B[qc];W[ld];B[ef];W[fg] (;B[qr]) (;B[no] (;W[np];B[op];W[no];B[po];W[ok];B[pn];W[ol];B[pp]C[White cannot tolerate this.]) (;W[op];B[np];W[pr]C[So in this case give up three stones.])))) (;B[cq];W[br];B[cr]C[Just take the stones.])) (;W[br];B[ch]C[If white defends...])) (;W[cg]C[Just extend and be solid.])) (;B[ch]C[Can be patient now.];W[bj];B[pb];W[ob];B[qc];W[ld];B[gq]C[Black can sail home comfortably.])) (;B[no];W[np];B[op];W[no];B[po]C[Black doesnt see this maybe?])) (;B[kp]C[I would probably play solid.];W[km];B[ml];W[mk];B[kn];W[ln];B[kl];W[jm] ;B[ll]C[White cannot cut off.])) (;B[nk]C[Bend on the top.];W[pi];B[qj];W[pj];B[ph];W[oh];B[pg];W[ni];B[lp]C[White will help black settle his territory like this.])) (;B[qr]C[Black would just take the corner.]) (;B[ql]C[If black plays this side a 2-space extension will be better.])) (;W[pq];B[kq];W[eq]C[This is more usual.]))

Victory against Youngshin 8dan professional

At long last I finally managed to win at 3 handicap stones against Youngshin. She held out very well against me usually in our games but today she finally fell! Next step is winning at two handicap stones. - adoreme

ASR review - Vol.7 - Gamma

A review. Enjoy!

(;CA[utf-8]ST[2]RU[Japanese]OT[5x30 byo-yomi]GM[1]AP[CGoban:3]SZ[19]FF[4]DT[2011-08-14] PC[The KGS Go Server at http\://www.gokgs.com/]PB[Fern]BR[2k]PW[Oin]WR[8k]KM[6.5] TM[1500]RE[B+25.50]MULTIGOGM[1] ;B[pd]BL[1491.22];W[dp]WL[1498];B[pp]BL[1488.79];W[dc]WL[1496.31];B[fq]BL[1487.96] ;W[cn]WL[1493.99];B[jp]BL[1487.3] (;W[qf]WL[1489.26];B[pi]BL[1484.96];W[qc]WL[1483.66];B[qd]BL[1482.89];W[pc]WL[1481.07] ;B[od]BL[1482.08];W[rd]WL[1479.76];B[re]BL[1480.76];W[rc]WL[1478.35];B[qe]BL[1480.17] ;W[nc]WL[1477.11];B[pf]BL[1479.45]C[This is something black likes.];W[qk]WL[1474.18] C[Overplay. If you want this side you need play the splitting move of r10.] (;B[qj]BL[1477.26];W[rj]WL[1472.01];B[pk]BL[1474.99];W[ql]WL[1469.69];B[ri]BL[1472.01] ;W[ro]WL[1467.44];B[rp]BL[1470.38];W[qo]WL[1465.78];B[qp]BL[1469.45];W[om]WL[1462.49] (;B[nl]BL[1462.69];W[oo]WL[1452.45];B[np]BL[1461.26];W[hq]WL[1444.25];B[po]BL[1459.02] ;W[pn]WL[1442.32];B[nn]BL[1458.41];W[on]WL[1440.85] (;B[rk]BL[1457.32];W[rl]WL[1438.97];B[sj]BL[1456.65];W[no]WL[1437.09];B[mp]BL[1455.17] ;W[mo]WL[1434.96];B[lp]BL[1453.86];W[jr]WL[1431.69];B[dq]BL[1446.43];W[cq]WL[1429.4] ;B[cr]BL[1445.79];W[eq]WL[1426.9];B[dr]BL[1444.68];W[ep]WL[1424.68] (;B[bq]BL[1438.35];W[er]WL[1419.09];B[cp]BL[1436.89];W[ck]WL[1415.34] (;B[hp]BL[1433.55];W[gq]WL[1412.52];B[me]BL[1424.07];W[ce]WL[1404.64];B[mc]BL[1421.81] (;W[mb]WL[1402.55] (;B[nb]BL[1418.14]C[Too impatient way of trying to punish.];W[ob]WL[1396.19];B[lb] BL[1415.7];W[na]WL[1392.19];B[lc]BL[1414.2];W[nd]WL[1390.65];B[ne]BL[1413.2];W[oc] WL[1387.62];B[ee]BL[1407.93];W[fd]WL[1383.69];B[cf]BL[1406.08];W[be]WL[1380];B[hd] BL[1400.1];W[hc]WL[1375.44];B[ic]BL[1398.91];W[hb]WL[1373.87];B[gd]BL[1397.63];W[fc] WL[1371.51];B[fe]BL[1396.81];W[if]WL[1362.68];B[dd]BL[1389.01]C[For now unneeded forcing move.] ;W[cd]WL[1359.81] (;B[gh]BL[1385.58];W[ih]WL[1357.08];B[ii]BL[1383.79];W[hh]WL[1355.22];B[hi]BL[1382.85] ;W[gg]WL[1354.1];B[fh]BL[1382.09];W[fg]WL[1352.81];B[eg]BL[1380.9];W[ji]WL[1340.1] ;B[jh]BL[1379.15];W[jg]WL[1335.47];B[kh]BL[1377.98];W[kg]WL[1333.64];B[hg]BL[1376.98] ;W[ig]WL[1331.01];B[lh]BL[1376.3];W[gf]WL[1319.72];B[he]BL[1372.26];W[hf]WL[1315.68] (;B[ke]BL[1369.32];W[ge]WL[1311.74];B[dh]BL[1360.11];W[je]WL[1303.43];B[jd]BL[1358.47] ;W[ie]WL[1301.48];B[id]BL[1354.47];W[kf]WL[1300.16];B[dl]BL[1351.52];W[cl]WL[1294.04] ;B[dn]BL[1347.94];W[co]WL[1291.93];B[dk]BL[1345.68];W[cj]WL[1290.2];B[lm]BL[1340.66] ;W[ln]WL[1286.96];B[km]BL[1339.15];W[fn]WL[1283.07];B[gm]BL[1332.81];W[fm]WL[1281.04] ;B[gl]BL[1330.82];W[fl]WL[1279.74];B[fk]BL[1330];W[mf]WL[1272.64];B[ng]BL[1324.99] ;W[mg]WL[1266.87];B[mh]BL[1323.66];W[lr]WL[1254.01];B[nr]BL[1319.43];W[op]WL[1251.45] ;B[oq]BL[1317.96];W[ho]WL[1228.05];B[rn]BL[1315.39];W[qn]WL[1223.78];B[so]BL[1314.44] ;W[rm]WL[1221.68];B[sn]BL[1313.65];W[ol]WL[1197.81];B[ok]BL[1311.44];W[nm]WL[1193.37] ;B[mm]BL[1308.38];W[mn]WL[1182.75] (;B[pl]BL[1306.85];W[kn]WL[1180.27];B[jn]BL[1305.52];W[jm]WL[1176.07];B[mk]BL[1288.89] ;W[jo]WL[1173.98];B[in]BL[1286.54];W[ko]WL[1159.48];B[io]BL[1282.87];W[kp]WL[1157.9] ;B[jq]BL[1281.95];W[kq]WL[1155.07];B[gp]BL[1274.37];W[fr]WL[1150.9];B[go]BL[1269.14] ;W[fo]WL[1089.53];B[ib]BL[1260.42];W[gc]WL[1085.21];B[bo]BL[1244.46];W[bn]WL[1081.75] ;B[bh]BL[1229.8];W[bi]WL[1076.73];B[dj]BL[1218.98];W[le]WL[1069.1];B[md]BL[1217.08] ;W[kd]WL[1065.11];B[ci]BL[1207.31];W[bj]WL[1062.19];B[dm]BL[1199.95];W[do]WL[1060.66] ;B[kc]BL[1192.64];W[nf]WL[1056.47];B[of]BL[1190.92];W[se]WL[1049.53];B[sf]BL[1189.31] ;W[sd]WL[1047.88];B[rf]BL[1188.48];W[gn]WL[1037.78];B[hn]BL[1186.77];W[df]WL[1031.91] ;B[ef]BL[1184.67];W[bf]WL[1027.37];B[cg]BL[1181.71];W[de]WL[1019.5];B[ed]BL[1180.42] ;W[ec]WL[1016.78];B[bm]BL[1172.42];W[am]WL[1004.86];B[cm]BL[1168.03];W[bl]WL[1002.81] ;B[ao]BL[1166.01];W[an]WL[1000.15];B[ip]BL[1162.05];W[iq]WL[997.711];B[ak]BL[1157.95] ;W[al]WL[994.941];B[sl]BL[1148.23];W[qm]WL[991.28];B[sm]BL[1147.08];W[lq]WL[981.614] ;B[fp]BL[1141.18];W[el]WL[977.747];B[ek]BL[1139.35];W[ja]WL[952.023];B[jb]BL[1134.79] ;W[ia]WL[948.273];B[ka]BL[1134.06];W[ha]WL[945.657];B[ma]BL[1133.35];W[la]WL[920.889] ;B[ir]BL[1130.12];W[hr]WL[918.48];B[ma]BL[1128.49];W[hm]WL[886.814];B[im]BL[1122.88] ;W[la]WL[884.059];B[kb]BL[1120.63];W[ma]WL[809.257];B[ah]BL[1103.02];W[ai]WL[802.944] ;B[lg]BL[1097.52];W[lf]WL[800.044];B[nh]BL[1095.95];W[dg]WL[796.498];B[eh]BL[1079.18] ;W[bg]WL[792.911];B[ch]BL[1075.95];W[mr]WL[745.356];B[ns]BL[1037.99];W[ms]WL[736.755] ;B[ag]BL[1020.68];W[af]WL[719.345];B[es]BL[1018.49];W[fs]WL[714.045];B[ds]BL[1017.53] ;W[lo]WL[707.088];B[nq]BL[1015.63];W[ld]WL[688.683];B[hl]BL[1013.63];W[eo]WL[684.564] ;B[]BL[1013.63];W[]WL[684.564]TB[lj][mj][nj][oj][pj][rj][gk][hk][ik][jk][kk][lk] [nk][sk][jj][il][jl][kl][ll][ml][hm][jm][ho][ap][bp][sp][aq][cq][pq][qq][rq][ar] [br][or][pr][qr][rr][sr][as][bs][cs][os][ps][qs][rs][ss][ei][jc][oe][pe][qf][og] [pg][qg][rg][sg][oh][ph][qh][rh][sh][di][sq][fi][gi][ji][ki][li][mi][ni][oi][qi] [si][ej][fj][gj][hj][ij][kj]TW[aa][ba][ca][da][ea][fa][ga][oa][pa][qa][ra][sa][ab] [bb][db][eb][fb][gb][nb][pb][qb][rb][sb][ac][bc][cc][sc][ad][bd][ae][ke][jf][hg] [aj][ak][bk][nn][gr][ir][kr][gs][hs][is][js][ks][cb][ls]C[Fern [2k\]\: thx Oin [8k\]\: thx ]) (;B[kn]C[If cannot kill just seal white and let him live it gote.];W[pl];B[ip];W[go] ;B[in]C[Easy enough Victory.])) (;B[je]C[Better shape point.])) (;B[ih]C[I like this.]) (;B[dm];W[cm];B[dk]C[Can start a leaning attack like this.])) (;B[lc];W[lb];B[kc]C[Pushing is bad for white.])) (;W[nb]C[Correct answer.])) (;B[de]C[Approach is biggest.])) (;B[cp]C[Usual way of living in the corner.])) (;B[jq]C[One possible answer.]) (;B[hp]C[Another possible answer.])) (;B[mq]C[Can profit safely here.])) (;B[qm]C[Just pincer seems to be fine profit.])) (;W[qj]C[Can consider this.]))

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VS Kangwook 8dan pro

I guess the game says everything that is to be said. A stronger player probably would think of me as a savage on the board. >.>

- adoreme

Choi Cheolhan vs Yi Sedol - KBL 2011

This game ended few minutes ago. It was very interesting and difficult to understand for weaker players, like me. Choi Cheolhan had a good start and was better in the opening I think. But in fighting Yi Sedol is very strong and beat Choi by 2.5 pts in the end.

Watch yourself!





- a1r -

ASR review - Vol.6 - Gamma class

A reviewed game from ASR's Gamma class. Enjoy.

(;CA[utf-8]OT[5x30 byo-yomi]GM[1]FF[4]ST[2]AP[CGoban:3]SZ[19]RU[Japanese]DT[2011-08-03] PC[The KGS Go Server at http\://www.gokgs.com/]PB[faceless1]BR[2k]PW[Gorobei]WR[2d] KM[6.5]TM[1800]RE[B+9.50]MULTIGOGM[1] ;B[pd]BL[1780.81];W[dp]WL[1797.84];B[pq]BL[1777.91];W[dc]WL[1794.69];B[fq]BL[1774.91] ;W[dn]WL[1791.75];B[ip]BL[1727.22] (;W[eq]WL[1736.83];B[fp]BL[1720.8] (;W[er]WL[1732.94]C[This seems to be premature. Move belongs into the large endgame.] ;B[cl]BL[1709.53];W[cm]WL[1729.92];B[dl]BL[1707.31] (;W[hq]WL[1728.13]C[Overly aggressive.] (;B[iq]BL[1681.14];W[gr]WL[1714.35];B[hp]BL[1678.38];W[ir]WL[1710.99];B[jr]BL[1677.17] ;W[po]WL[1700.93];B[pm]BL[1668.96]C[Pincer is correct.];W[mp]WL[1628.08];B[pp]BL[1621.85] ;W[oo]WL[1614.43];B[qo]BL[1617.54];W[qn]WL[1611.37];B[pn]BL[1615.64];W[rn]WL[1610.13] ;B[qp]BL[1610.5];W[ql]WL[1608.94];B[no]BL[1603.93];W[np]WL[1589.61];B[op]BL[1584.52] ;W[on]WL[1587.08];B[nn]BL[1583.14];W[om]WL[1575.49];B[pl]BL[1580.45];W[ol]WL[1567.68] ;B[pk]BL[1567.59];W[mm]WL[1561.56];B[qk]BL[1555.68];W[jq]WL[1539.68];B[kq]BL[1552.63] ;W[jp]WL[1538.56] (;B[lr]BL[1545.89];W[ko]WL[1533.84];B[kp]BL[1526.2];W[jo]WL[1532.55];B[lo]BL[1524.85] ;W[ln]WL[1491.3];B[lp]BL[1512.73];W[mo]WL[1487.29];B[nq]BL[1469.43];W[mq]WL[1482.93] ;B[mr]BL[1467.08];W[go]WL[1463.43] (;B[fo]BL[1426.19]C[Heavy move. Just sacrifice.];W[fn]WL[1461.73];B[gn]BL[1409] ;W[hn]WL[1436.68];B[gm]BL[1403.89];W[ho]WL[1429.32];B[gp]BL[1381];W[hm]WL[1407.06] ;B[en]BL[1351.13];W[fm]WL[1405.09];B[em]BL[1350.18];W[gl]WL[1401.44];B[do]BL[1339.95] ;W[co]WL[1400.48];B[eo]BL[1338.61] (;W[ej]WL[1329.66];B[fr]BL[1308.94] (;W[cq]WL[1298.82];B[fs]BL[1296.64] (;W[oi]WL[1288.78] (;B[nd]BL[1269.79];W[rj]WL[1276.41];B[rk]BL[1263.44];W[ce]WL[1260.07];B[jc]BL[1253.4] ;W[ld]WL[1251.98];B[lc]BL[1251.12];W[mc]WL[1247.73];B[md]BL[1245.69];W[kc]WL[1246.92] ;B[lb]BL[1244.64];W[kd]WL[1246.21];B[kb]BL[1243.62];W[rd]WL[1239.73];B[qc]BL[1202.48] ;W[oe]WL[1233.3];B[od]BL[1199.79];W[jd]WL[1221.84];B[ic]BL[1196.38];W[id]WL[1220.48] (;B[hd]BL[1194.89];W[hc]WL[1217.25];B[gc]BL[1192.05];W[hb]WL[1214.79];B[ib]BL[1185.98] ;W[gd]WL[1212.75];B[he]BL[1183.64];W[ia]WL[1206.25];B[jb]BL[1180.07];W[gb]WL[1204.71] ;B[fc]BL[1164.88];W[fb]WL[1201.46];B[hf]BL[1144.36];W[jf]WL[1192.8] (;B[ed]BL[1132.38];W[dd]WL[1189.79];B[ee]BL[1127.27];W[ff]WL[1188.61];B[fe]BL[1111.94] ;W[gf]WL[1183.82];B[ge]BL[1109.96] (;W[gh]WL[1180.18];B[ef]BL[1096.22];W[dg]WL[1168.45];B[eg]BL[1092.71];W[fh]WL[1166.05] ;B[eh]BL[1081.38];W[ch]WL[1158.53];B[di]BL[1066.2];W[dj]WL[1155.93];B[ci]BL[1061.29] (;W[cj]WL[1152.22];B[bj]BL[1059.67];W[bk]WL[1148.87];B[bh]BL[1052.15];W[bg]WL[1145.78] ;B[ig]BL[1032.85]C[If black lives white loses a lot of points.];W[kg]WL[1138.25] ;B[bl]BL[1026.21];W[aj]WL[1106.03];B[ai]BL[1014.66];W[bi]WL[1101.48];B[ec]BL[1000.33] ;W[eb]WL[1099.35];B[bj]BL[998.137];W[ii]WL[1055.77];B[ak]BL[982.362];W[jh]WL[1049.57] ;B[mf]BL[978.669];W[mg]WL[1047.59] (;B[nf]BL[906.268];W[ng]WL[1045.06];B[of]BL[904.006];W[qg]WL[1038.15];B[ok]BL[902.683] ;W[nk]WL[1028.49];B[nj]BL[900.179];W[mk]WL[1027.4];B[oj]BL[896.959];W[mi]WL[1023.14] ;B[mj]BL[890.089];W[lj]WL[1021.61];B[ni]BL[888.591];W[og]WL[961.12];B[li]BL[880.974] ;W[lk]WL[959.754];B[mh]BL[877.857];W[lg]WL[948.46];B[ki]BL[875.13];W[jj]WL[941.402] ;B[kj]BL[868.268];W[kk]WL[939.51];B[io]BL[863.995];W[in]WL[937.943];B[rc]BL[810.722] ;W[qe]WL[934.527];B[rh]BL[771.566];W[rg]WL[898.119];B[qh]BL[767.622];W[ph]WL[878.473] ;B[pi]BL[762.166];W[qi]WL[872.08];B[oh]BL[760.079];W[pg]WL[857.165];B[ri]BL[757.255] C[Black will likely win now.];W[sc]WL[856.115];B[sb]BL[754.254];W[sd]WL[854.578] ;B[ra]BL[752.876];W[bm]WL[824.033];B[dm]BL[726.241];W[cn]WL[822.624];B[dh]BL[686.296] ;W[cg]WL[820.41];B[fi]BL[679.803];W[ei]WL[801.291];B[fk]BL[670.328];W[fj]WL[794.738] ;B[ek]BL[652.004];W[gk]WL[792.523];B[hh]BL[578.188];W[gi]WL[783.631];B[hi]BL[562.478] ;W[hj]WL[782.498];B[le]BL[518.056];W[ke]WL[770.279];B[qd]BL[511.672];W[re]WL[766.661] ;B[es]BL[461.778];W[dr]WL[764.388];B[ds]BL[458.877];W[cs]WL[763.592];B[ag]BL[450.096] ;W[bf]WL[761.265];B[pe]BL[418.703];W[lf]WL[745.036];B[me]BL[407.88];W[af]WL[731.89] ;B[ah]BL[398.157];W[sh]WL[724.817];B[qj]BL[393.78];W[mb]WL[709.546];B[nb]BL[386.249] ;W[ja]WL[703.795];B[ma]BL[382.048];W[ka]WL[699.562];B[nc]BL[378.931];W[ie]WL[676.787] ;B[si]BL[361.925];W[sg]WL[674.149];B[ha]BL[282.716];W[ga]WL[672.305];B[la]BL[278.596] ;W[ha]WL[670.982];B[de]BL[271.279];W[bd]WL[663.073];B[nh]BL[244.302];W[ih]WL[658.067] ;B[hg]BL[241.241];W[am]WL[653.36];B[ck]BL[231.088];W[df]WL[646.094];B[pf]BL[226.158] ;W[qf]WL[642.958];B[lh]BL[222.958];W[mn]WL[611.79];B[kr]BL[179.474];W[]WL[611.787] ;B[al]BL[169.376];W[]WL[611.786];B[]BL[169.376]TB[ob][pb][qb][rb][mc][oc][pc][fd] [gd][ne][oe][bi][oi][qi][mi][aj][pj][rj][sj][bk][sk][ql][rl][sl][qm][rm][sm][qn] [rn][sn][ro][so][rp][sp][gq][hq][oq][qq][rq][sq][gr][hr][ir][nr][or][pr][rr][sr] [pa][gs][hs][is][js][ks][ls][ms][ns][os][ps][qs][rs][ss][na][oa][qr][qa][sa][mb] TW[aa][ba][ca][da][ea][fa][ab][bb][cb][db][ac][bc][cc][ad][ae][be][je][se][cf][kf] [rf][sf][fi][gj][ij][hk][ik][jk][hl][il][jl][kl][ll][ml][nl][gm][im][jm][km][lm] [nm][an][bn][gn][jn][kn][nn][bo][no][ap][bp][cp][aq][bq][dq][ar][br][cr][as][bs] [cd][ao]) (;B[ok];W[nk];B[nl];W[nm];B[nj];W[mk];B[oj];W[mj];B[fk]C[Troubled white.])) (;W[ig];B[cj];W[ok]C[Safe profitting.])) (;W[dg]C[Shape if you can kill.])) (;B[fd];W[ge];B[ff];W[gg];B[gf];W[ee];B[fe];W[eg]C[White will kill.])) (;B[hc] (;W[ge];B[mf]C[White has a hard time getting enough points,]) (;W[mf];B[hd]LB[ok:A][nf:B][he:C][di:D]C[White has it rough.]))) (;B[mc]C[Even this.])) (;W[nd]C[Why not here then?])) (;W[fs];B[cp];W[cq];B[bp];W[bq];B[bo];W[cn];B[bm];W[bn]C[White is trapped.])) (;W[ci]C[I would play here let black run to the center while taking profit.];B[fr] ;W[cq];B[fs];W[ej]C[If black cuts, white can play this.]) (;W[fr];B[dh]C[Like this black gets off the hook easily.])) (;B[de]C[Develop.]) (;B[ch]C[Stabilize.])) (;B[lo]C[Maybe here? White will not settle easily.])) (;B[qk]C[Black could ignore.];W[iq];B[kq];W[jp];B[kp]C[Develop largely.])) (;W[qn]C[No worry. Just play here I think.])) (;W[ci]C[Why not develop the open side or approach black?])) (;W[qn]C[More usual approach. Mini-kobayashi has a lot of variations to consider.]))

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ASR review - Vol.5 - Beta

Another game from August's beta II class. Enjoy!

(;CA[utf-8]RU[Japanese]OT[5x30 byo-yomi]GM[1]FF[4]AP[CGoban:3]SZ[19]ST[2]DT[2011-08-03] PC[The KGS Go Server at http\://www.gokgs.com/]PB[Geser]PW[Bogdan]WR[2k]KM[6.5] TM[1500]RE[W+11.50]MULTIGOGM[1] ;B[pp]BL[1494.84];W[pd]WL[1492.06];B[dq]BL[1485.04];W[cd]WL[1467.42];B[co]BL[1479.79] (;W[dj]WL[1438.51];B[ec]BL[1286.58] (;W[hd]WL[1413.22];B[fd]BL[1136.38];W[df]WL[1361.26];B[cc]BL[1105.29];W[bc]WL[1357.63] ;B[dd]BL[1080.21] (;W[cb]WL[1354.54];B[ce]BL[1065.67];W[dc]WL[1351.96];B[bd]BL[1056.15];W[cc]WL[1340.64] ;B[de]BL[1048.91];W[eb]WL[1324.76];B[fb]BL[1032.18];W[gc]WL[1321.61];B[fc]BL[1021.53] ;W[hf]WL[1316.42];B[qf]BL[997.413] (;W[pi]WL[1272.61]C[White is a little thin.];B[of]BL[922.489];W[nd]WL[1268.98];B[rd] BL[919.349];W[qc]WL[1258];B[ri]BL[903.86];W[mf]WL[1254.77] (;B[jq]BL[883.422];W[qn]WL[1224.72] (;B[np]BL[829.038];W[rp]WL[1190.98];B[qq]BL[825.662];W[pg]WL[1152.72];B[pf]BL[810.036] ;W[rj]WL[1128.78] (;B[qj]BL[656.903];W[rh]WL[1051.72];B[qi]BL[494.662];W[qh]WL[1003.48];B[oh]BL[487.466] ;W[ph]WL[1000.19];B[og]BL[465.431];W[rk]WL[984.785];B[qk]BL[422.193];W[rl]WL[919.901] ;B[ok]BL[342.2];W[oj]WL[886.453];B[nj]BL[302.303];W[pk]WL[845.91];B[pj]BL[228.94] ;W[oi]WL[811.633];B[ni]BL[225.928];W[pl]WL[803.844]C[Black got the very short end of the stick here now.] ;B[rg]BL[195.45];W[si]WL[727.76];B[nk]BL[117.999];W[mm]WL[662.089];B[jo]BL[83.523] C[Big point but,,,];W[nh]WL[647.28];B[ng]BL[78.826];W[mh]WL[644.622];B[mg]BL[77.394] ;W[lh]WL[641.933];B[lg]BL[76.028];W[kh]WL[634.096];B[lk]BL[48.11] (;W[mp]WL[576.815]C[Overplay?];B[mo]BL[36.23];W[lo]WL[526.855];OB[5]B[mn]BL[30] ;W[ln]WL[495.279];OB[5]B[nm]BL[30];W[nq]WL[467.874];OB[5]B[mq]BL[30];W[lp]WL[462.724] ;OB[5]B[oo]BL[30];W[nl]WL[380.985];OB[5]B[ml]BL[30];W[nn]WL[359.108];OB[5]B[lm] BL[30];W[on]WL[349.721] (;OB[4]B[pn]BL[30];W[om]WL[338.779];OB[3]B[no]BL[30];W[mm]WL[304.461];OB[2]B[kn] BL[30];W[mr]WL[275.428];OB[2]B[oq]BL[30];W[lq]WL[265.302] (;OB[1]B[or]BL[30];W[jr]WL[224.487];B[ir]BL[165.111];W[kr]WL[173.935];B[nr]BL[160.268] ;W[iq]WL[157.489];B[hr]BL[121.606];W[km]WL[109.517];B[nm]BL[97.841];W[hq]WL[105.801] ;B[ip]BL[90.284];W[mm]WL[92.318];B[ll]BL[83.006];W[hp]WL[49.995];B[gq]BL[17.39] ;W[jp]WL[42.729];OB[4]B[kp]BL[30];W[jn]WL[24.314];OB[3]B[ko]BL[30];W[io]WL[18.035] ;OB[3]B[in]BL[30];W[jp]WL[14.766];OB[3]B[qg]BL[30];W[ql]WL[4.313];OB[3]B[ip]BL[30] ;OW[5]W[gr]WL[30];OB[3]B[ho]BL[30];OW[5]W[gp]WL[30];OB[1]B[kf]BL[30] (;OW[5]W[ld]WL[30];OB[1]B[ig]BL[30];OW[4]W[gh]WL[30];OB[1]B[hi]BL[30];OW[4]W[cm] WL[30];OB[1]B[jd]BL[30];OW[4]W[je]WL[30];OB[1]B[ke]BL[30];OW[4]W[kd]WL[30];OB[1] B[ie]BL[30];OW[4]W[jc]WL[30];OB[1]B[jf]BL[30];OW[4]W[cq]WL[30];OB[1]B[cp]BL[30] ;OW[4]W[dr]WL[30];OB[1]B[cr]BL[30];OW[4]W[eq]WL[30];OB[1]B[bq]BL[30];OW[4]W[er] WL[30];OB[1]B[ch]BL[30];OW[4]W[cg]WL[30];OB[1]B[bf]BL[30];OW[4]W[ad]WL[30];OB[1] B[be]BL[30];OW[4]W[dh]WL[30];OB[1]B[ea]BL[30];OW[4]W[ba]WL[30];OB[1]B[ab]BL[30] ;OW[4]W[da]WL[30] (;OB[3]B[fa]BL[30];OW[4]W[ac]WL[30];OB[3]B[db]BL[30] (;OW[3]W[rq]WL[30];OB[3]B[eb]BL[30];OW[3]W[qo]WL[30];OB[3]B[ol]BL[30];OW[3]W[pm] WL[30];OB[3]B[nm]BL[30];OW[3]W[bg]WL[30];OB[3]B[cl]BL[30];OW[3]W[dl]WL[30];OB[2] B[ck]BL[30];OW[3]W[dm]WL[30];OB[2]B[bm]BL[30];OW[3]W[bn]WL[30];OB[2]B[bl]BL[30] ;OW[3]W[cn]WL[30];OB[2]B[bh]BL[30];OW[2]W[ah]WL[30];OB[2]B[ai]BL[30];OW[2]W[ag] WL[30];OB[2]B[bj]BL[30];OW[2]W[ci]WL[30];OB[2]B[ak]BL[30];OW[2]W[bi]WL[30];OB[2] B[am]BL[30];OW[2]W[dp]WL[30];OB[2]B[bo]BL[30];OW[2]W[an]WL[30];OB[2]B[cq]BL[30] ;OW[2]W[hj]WL[30];OB[2]B[go]BL[30];OW[2]W[fp]WL[30];OB[2]B[ij]BL[30];OW[2]W[ik] WL[30];OB[2]B[hk]BL[30];OW[2]W[gj]WL[30];OB[2]B[ii]BL[30];OW[3]W[hl]WL[30];OB[2] B[il]BL[30];OW[2]W[jk]WL[30];OB[2]B[gk]BL[30];OW[2]W[gm]WL[30];OB[2]B[gl]BL[30] ;OW[2]W[hm]WL[30];OB[2]B[fj]BL[30];OW[2]W[gi]WL[30];OB[2]B[ek]BL[30];OW[2]W[dk] WL[30] (;OB[2]B[fm]BL[30];OW[2]W[fn]WL[30];OB[2]B[im]BL[30];OW[2]W[fl]WL[30];OB[2]B[fk] BL[30];OW[2]W[el]WL[30];OB[2]B[jj]BL[30];OW[2]W[fi]WL[30];OB[2]B[kk]BL[30];OW[2] W[ej]WL[30];OB[1]B[ic]BL[30];OW[2]W[ib]WL[30];OB[1]B[id]BL[30];OW[2]W[hb]WL[30] ;OB[1]B[he]BL[30];OW[2]W[rc]WL[30];OB[1]B[sd]BL[30];OW[2]W[qd]WL[30];OB[1]B[rr] BL[30];OW[2]W[sr]WL[30]C[Rest is endgame.];OB[1]B[rs]BL[30];OW[2]W[sc]WL[30];OB[1] B[re]BL[30];OW[1]W[gd]WL[30];OB[1]B[do]BL[30];OW[1]W[fe]WL[30];OB[1]B[ee]BL[30] ;OW[1]W[ef]WL[30];OB[1]B[ge]BL[30];OW[1]W[ff]WL[30];OB[1]B[gb]BL[30];OW[1]W[jb] WL[30];OB[1]B[hc]BL[30];OW[1]W[aj]WL[30];OB[1]B[cj]BL[30];OW[1]W[lf]WL[30];OB[1] B[jl]BL[30];OW[1]W[sf]WL[30];OB[1]B[sg]BL[30];OW[1]W[kg]WL[30];OB[1]B[ki]BL[30] ;OW[1]W[if]WL[30];OB[1]B[hg]BL[30];OW[1]W[gf]WL[30];OB[1]B[hk]BL[30];OW[1]W[gk] WL[30];OB[1]B[ne]BL[30];OW[1]W[md]WL[30];OB[1]B[ms]BL[30];OW[1]W[ls]WL[30];OB[1] B[ns]BL[30];OW[1]W[kq]WL[30];OB[1]B[io]BL[30];OW[1]W[oe]WL[30];OB[1]B[nf]BL[30] ;OW[1]W[pe]WL[30];OB[1]B[jh]BL[30];OW[1]W[qe]WL[30];OB[1]B[li]BL[30];OW[1]W[rf] WL[30];OB[1]B[se]BL[30];OW[1]W[mq]WL[30];OB[1]B[fo]BL[30];OW[1]W[hh]WL[30];OB[1] B[ep]BL[30];OW[1]W[fq]WL[30];OB[1]B[en]BL[30];OW[1]W[em]WL[30];OB[1]B[gg]BL[30] ;OW[1]W[fg]WL[30];OB[1]B[ds]BL[30];OW[1]W[po]WL[30];OB[1]B[qp]BL[30];OW[1]W[es] WL[30];OB[1]B[cs]BL[30];OW[1]W[af]WL[30];OB[1]B[ae]BL[30];OW[1]W[dn]WL[30];OB[1] B[eo]BL[30];OW[1]W[ih]WL[30];OB[1]B[jg]BL[30];OW[1]W[gn]WL[30];OB[1]B[ha]BL[30] ;OW[1]W[ia]WL[30];OB[1]B[ao]BL[30];OW[1]W[jp]WL[30];OB[1]B[ik]BL[30];OW[1]W[jq] WL[30];OB[1]B[ga]BL[30];OW[1]W[sh]WL[30];OB[1]B[sq]BL[30];OW[1]W[sp]WL[30];OB[1] B[ro]BL[30];OW[1]W[rn]WL[30];OB[1]B[qr]BL[30];OW[1]W[so]WL[30];OB[1]B[ss]BL[30] ;OW[1]W[ai]WL[30];OB[1]B[]BL[30];OW[1]W[sq]WL[30];OB[1]B[ed]BL[30];OW[1]W[]WL[30] ;OB[1]B[]BL[30]TB[jn][cc][aa][ba][ca][da][bb][cb][ac][bc][dc][gc][ad][cd][gd][hd] [je][rf][sf][kg][kh][lh][mh][nh][ji][mi][kj][lj][mj][bk][jk][mk][al][kl][nl][jm] [km][mm][ap][bp][dp][op][aq][pq][ar][br][pr][as][bs][os][ps][qs]TW[ro][gq][fr][hr] [ir][mb][fs][gs][hs][is][js][ks][ja][ka][la][ma][na][oa][pa][qa][lr][ra][sa][kb] [lb][nb][ob][pb][qb][rb][sb][kc][lc][mc][nc][oc][pc][od][dg][eg][bh][ch][eh][fh] [di][ei][qi][ri][fj][qk][pj][qj][sj][ek][fk][sk][gl][sl][fm][qm][rm][sm][pn][sn]) (;B[jl]C[Reducing liberties is important.])) (;W[mj]C[White lacks ko threats.])) (;B[db]C[Certainly start the ko as if white uses a ko threat black can still draw back at f19.])) (;W[jg]C[Must here.])) (;B[kr];W[or];B[pr];W[lr];B[os]C[This ko is more promising than the game.];W[ns] C[Ko like this.])) (;B[no]C[Just connect now. White lost a lot.])) (;W[rc]C[Now black is in deep trouble.]) (;W[ml];B[lj];W[km];B[jk];W[lp]C[This could work maybe? ];B[ol]C[Aji here though...])) (;B[qh];W[qj]C[Seems bad for black.]) (;B[qi];W[qj]C[Black bad shape...]) (;B[rh];W[qj]C[More solid but still white success.])) (;B[rk]C[Maybe slide in once.] (;W[qq];B[pq];W[qp];B[po];W[qo];B[pm]C[Seems ok.]) (;W[nq];B[qq];W[oo]C[Black can fight.]))) (;B[jp]C[High extensions works better.])) (;W[nd]C[More solid.])) (;W[ce]C[Connecting here seems sente-ish.])) (;W[hc]C[I'd prefer a low pincer.])) (;W[jq]C[Splitting is also possible.]))

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