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 -