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RU[AGA]SZ[19]KM[7.50]TM[5400]OT[5x40 byo-yomi]
GN[4th AGA Pro Qual Finals Elimination round Andrew Lu (W) - Sarah Yu (B)]PW[Andrew Lu]PB[Sarah Yu]WR[7d]BR[6d]DT[2016-01-06]RO[1BG2]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]US[Dennis Wheeler]RE[B+Resign]
;B[jj]
;W[pp]
;B[dd]
;W[cp]
;B[qc]
;W[cf]
;B[ep]
;W[fc]
;B[ee]
;W[cc]
;B[qn]
;W[nq]
;B[cq]C[Gabriel [1d\]: this fuseki is gg
sedgwick [?\]: Wow, Sarah playing center point a second time!
BeefSaku [1k\]: Sarah 4 Prez
BeefSaku [1k\]: This is some spacey fuseki
]
;W[qf]C[Z3R0 [?\]: yeah, very interesting
SkyWalker [3k\]: wow
SkyWalker [3k\]: b to strong
miao [6d\]: Sarah is breaking my heart again.....
]
;B[pj]C[inte [?\]: but the last time she broke your heart she won the game
]
;W[pd]C[awesome [3k\]: is w f14 interesting? 
awesome [3k\]: I often play that
]
;B[pc]
;W[od]C[miao [6d\]: she already won before
]
;B[nc]C[jugopli: was hoping for n16... :(
]
;W[of]
;B[mc]C[awesome [3k\]: b3
SkyWalker [3k\]: i like k10 
SkyWalker [3k\]: my style game
miao [6d\]: l3 seems like a plan
USGO3 [-\]: We are now in the Elimination rounds which are a best of 3 (with the first game having already been played in the round robin section)
USGO3 [-\]: You can find the latest results and game records on the AGA website: http://www.usgo.org/aga-professional-results-2015
]
;W[bq]
;B[dq]
;W[bo]C[sampo [2k\]: so if lu wins yu is out of tourney?
]
;B[en]
;W[cm]C[awesome [3k\]: now l3?
anewtry [2d\]: why dont the broadcasters put that link on their descriptions
]
;B[jq]
;W[rp]C[anewtry [2d\]: i spent a lot of time to find that page
]
;B[on]C[jugopli: they are playing pretty fast, given the time they're allowed
miao [6d\]: black is not playing according to K10 Spirit
]
;W[no]
;B[qh]
;W[jo]C[awesome [3k\]: l5!
]
;B[pg]C[jugopli: l4 looks like fun, too, locally, for b
]
;W[pf]C[pippo: b is not that behind territory wise
]
;B[mf]
;W[og]
;B[hq]
;W[ic]C[pippo: d17
pippo: and... maybe m5 afterward?
]
;B[oh]
;W[mg]
;B[ng]C[jugopli: if w connects to j17, b moyo will improve greatly, nice
miao [6d\]: white helping black
miao [6d\]: lol
]
;W[nf]
;B[nh]
;W[me]
;B[lf]
;W[le]C[awesome [3k\]: seems he had to
jugopli: this was what b hoped for :)
]
;B[kf]
;W[ke]
;B[jf]C[awesome [3k\]: must w push again?
]
;W[nn]C[awesome [3k\]: lu says no
jugopli: k16 looks dangerous, but does not work that well, it seems
pippo: how about interpose d17 before?
awesome [3k\]: good idea
]
;B[kc]
;W[jd]C[pippo: l17 seems quite a discount prize for all that aji
awesome [3k\]: this gives solid cash though
]
;B[dg]C[pippo: using thickness to build territoru?
]
;W[dc]
;B[jm]C[anewtry [2d\]: b is so good right now
anewtry [2d\]: k7 very good move
awesome [3k\]: feels like w should play on the left before too late
SkyWalker [2k\]: b go to win
SkyWalker [2k\]: j17 lol move yes)
anewtry [2d\]: normally you leave sides to build center but w couldnt even got much on sides and corners
SkyWalker [2k\]: figth
jugopli: very difficult game for w, now
]
;W[dk]
;B[hd]
;W[lb]
;B[lc]C[pippo: mj18 is taking some risks
jeandoute [4d\]: p17
]
;W[hc]C[pippo: k15 l16 l18 ?
]
;B[fd]C[JeansebL [1d?\]: Go Ben! you got this!
JeansebL [1d?\]: ah lol wrong window
pippo: ahem
awesome [3k\]: lol
JeansebL [1d?\]: well go sarah then! XD
awesome [3k\]: yeah, go sarah!
pippo: can someone go, pls?
]
;W[ec]
;B[di]C[pippo: d11 looks weird
jugopli: fixes the cut at e13
]
;W[ej]C[pippo: drive w into b moyo
]
;B[ck]
;W[cj]
;B[dj]
;W[dl]
;B[ci]C[streetplay [5d\]: o another tengen game
jugopli: b's ahead, no need to try anything funky
]
;W[ij]C[jugopli: w has to, though :D
streetplay [5d\]: challenge has been issued
jugopli: k11 probably still wins the game
sedgwick [?\]: Hot Sarah;s style to back dosn from challenge:)
sedgwick [?\]: NOt
Gabriel [1d\]: "Hot Sarah's style"
Gabriel [1d\]: gg
streetplay [5d\]: rofl
awesome [3k\]: today's freudean
awesome [3k\]: I need to sleep soon, how much time do they have left?
nero [1k\]: just J11
anewtry [2d\]: you can check the game later from the webpage
awesome [3k\]: hmm that's true
awesome [3k\]: but there is something special about watching realtime
anewtry [2d\]: i know
]
;B[ik]C[awesome [3k\]: crosscut 
awesome [3k\]: b is so strong all around
]
;W[hj]
;B[hk]C[Slaboumov [4k\]: Sarah Sarah Sarah!!!
]
;W[gj]
;B[fk]C[awesome [3k\]: oh yeah
]
;W[gk]
;B[fl]
;W[fj]C[awesome [3k\]: what about b c16?
Slaboumov [4k\]: can black e9 now?
]
;B[ek]C[awesome [3k\]: wow
jugopli: w may have overlooked the corner
awesome [3k\]: I can't help thinking e9 looks horrible 
awesome [3k\]: what is the plan?
MrDoctor [3k\]: kill the whole damn thing...
]
;W[gl]
;B[fm]C[Slaboumov [4k\]: yesterday sarah was very close to kill a half board group xD
]
;W[hn]C[RoyalFlush [4d\]: j6
nero [1k\]: H7
]
;B[cn]
;W[bn]
;B[kk]C[awesome [3k\]: I guess l9 big sente
Influence [2d\]: white has connect problems
]
;W[gm]
;B[ko]
;W[fo]
;B[fn]C[GoPostal [2d\]: can white trade here?
Influence [2d\]: i dont see the trade
]
;W[jn]C[GoPostal [2d\]: e5 d5 d4 g5 f4 
GoPostal [2d\]: well, even if trade could be made, not enough for white so doesnt matter
Influence [2d\]: yes d3 stones are not compensation
]
;B[ho]
;W[im]C[GoPostal [2d\]: looks like b leading even if w surives with some points
Slaboumov [4k\]: ...
GoPostal [2d\]: looks like trivial life for white now
]
;B[km]C[ATKTITANX [?\]: latter good for b
]
;W[go]
;B[gp]
;W[kp]
;B[qo]
;W[nm]
;B[qp]
;W[qq]
;B[rq]
;W[rr]
;B[pq]
;W[qr]
;B[op]
;W[pr]C[USGO5 [-\]: You can find the latest results and game records on the AGA website: http://www.usgo.org/aga-professional-results-2015
]
;B[lo]C[GoPostal [2d\]: w getting crushed
USGO5 [-\]: We have some short (2-4-minute) video game highlights on the Official AGA YouTube channel (user/USGOWeb). Use this playlist to see them all: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqpN3-2FP-kK76a1Eet50HLq_1vZheSwv
]
;W[ip]
;B[hp]C[GoPostal [2d\]: position already bad enough without losing o5
GoPostal [2d\]: looks hopeless
Mendieta [8k\]: is w alive in the center?
GoPostal [2d\]: mendieta, white needs k4 to stay alive, but then b gets o4 cut
GoPostal [2d\]: half expecting w to resign before next move
Mendieta [8k\]: I see now
Mendieta [8k\]: o4 and k4 are miai for capturing
]
;W[jp]
;B[lp]
;W[gn]
;B[eo]C[Influence [2d\]: too painful
Luffyy [3d\]: who won first game ?
sedgwick [?\]: Andrew by 1.5
sedgwick [?\]: So sad, sarah had solid lead in late endgame, and then blundered:(
Luffyy [3d\]: oh yeah the seki game
]
;W[lq]C[Influence [2d\]: maybe trying not to get to have endgame here :p
GoPostal [2d\]: where can I find the first game?
]
;B[np]C[Werfeus [5d\]: http://www.usgo.org/aga-professional-results-2015
]
;W[mp]
;B[mo]C[GoPostal [2d\]: cant find the championship games there, only the preliminary ones
]
;W[mq]C[Werfeus [5d\]: well these are the first games of the ko-stage
GoPostal [2d\]: ah
Influence [2d\]: l6
]
;B[mm]C[anewtry [2d\]: the game is done
Influence [2d\]: yes
]
;W[oo]
;B[po]
;W[pm]C[anewtry [2d\]: so its ties to 1-1 if Sarah wins?
sedgwick [?\]: yes
Influence [2d\]: w will flail here?
anewtry [2d\]: what do you mean?
]
;B[rl]C[Influence [2d\]: desperately try at impossible...
]
;W[ml]C[GoPostal [2d\]: I might be able to live there against a 10kyu or weaker, maybe
anewtry [2d\]: its a pro qualification tournament
Luffyy [3d\]: killing is not that easy
anewtry [2d\]: so best to give a shot
Influence [2d\]: it seems easy to me
]
;B[jr]C[anewtry [2d\]: b thinks so too it seems
GoPostal [2d\]: arbitary timing..
]
;W[lm]
;B[kn]
;W[kq]C[anewtry [2d\]: lol
Influence [2d\]: p8 and ask for resign :p
]
;B[pn]C[JeansebL [1d?\]: b2 bomber ftw
]
;W[oq]
;B[pp]C[GoPostal [2d\]: shape just keeps getting prettier
]
;W[mn]C[Slaboumov [4k\]: now black shoud win this game. b2bomber - shape of victory
]
;B[nk]C[gogonuts [4d\]: o9 is the shape of victory:-) 
]
;W[lj]C[GoPostal [2d\]: just nobi should be plenty good
gogonuts [4d\]: nobi
gogonuts [4d\]: not nobi could be plenty bad
]
;B[ji]C[Slaboumov [4k\]: white think that o7 can fight?
miao [6d\]: white is desperate
GoPostal [2d\]: white has two choices, fight with o7 or resign
gogonuts [4d\]: w thinks that b has too much
nero [1k\]: just resign pls
]
;W[ok]C[miao [6d\]: que sarah sarah
]
;B[nj]C[gogonuts [4d\]: o9 is so destructive that its realls hard now for b to beat herself
]
;W[qk]C[First [1k\]: this is the power of america
]
;B[om]C[GoPostal [2d\]: p8 r8 
GoPostal [2d\]: oh, not
]
;W[ol]
;B[nl]C[gogonuts [4d\]: oh
Slaboumov [4k\]: Sarah, Sarah, Sarah!!!
GoPostal [2d\]: ok, now its enough one way street for w to resign?
]
;W[qm]C[gogonuts [4d\]: ah works too
GoNoob [4d\]: what?
royu [4d\]: s6 
GoPostal [2d\]: s6 s7 t7 
GoPostal [2d\]: then q8 and m6 are miai
gogonuts [4d\]: b still ok
]
;B[rn]C[remsleep [?\]: w is going to try s12 or s11
gogonuts [4d\]: hard to find a losing shape after o9 :-) 
croc [-\]: aji so bad
]
;W[rm]C[Luffyy [3d\]: r9 can live maybe
croc [-\]: w may live part of it
Mendieta [8k\]: m6 
]
;B[sm]C[gogonuts [4d\]: np
gogonuts [4d\]: w one down
rayheart [?\]: yeah finished
GoPostal [2d\]: depressing thing is, even if w salvages something out of this, b probably still winning
Mendieta [8k\]: ah, ok. I thought she would get into damezumari
]
;W[ro]C[manofearth [?\]: needs an xtra move
royu [4d\]: after b c16, b still leading even if w lives inside?
]
;B[sn]C[gogonuts [4d\]: connect pls
]
;W[rk]C[First [1k\]: w cannot even atari because of the aji
Slaboumov [4k\]: m6 now?
jasch [1d\]: q8 
Mendieta [8k\]: q8 
Slaboumov [4k\]: q8 yes
gogonuts [4d\]: m6 easiest
]
;B[sl]C[gogonuts [4d\]: all work tough
GoPostal [2d\]: m6 feels like less aji
YZ1509 [4d\]: no q8 is a mistake that would make white alive on the side
YZ1509 [4d\]: gopostal is correct
]
;W[ql]C[misterious [9d\]: m6 not good because of t10
rayheart [?\]: q8 big mistake o.o
]
;B[ln]C[USGO3 [-\]: white resigns here
jasch [1d\]: s11 
YZ1509 [4d\]: good game sarah
gogonuts [4d\]: w couldnt add a single lib to the center
USGO3 [-\]: thanks everyoe for watching
jasch [1d\]: oh
gogonuts [4d\]: thx
jasch [1d\]: thx
Slaboumov [4k\]: SARAH SARAH SARAH!!! WEEEEEEEEEEEE
gogonuts [4d\]: lol
Mendieta [8k\]: GOOD GAME!
USGO3 [-\]: next game tomorrow morning at 9am pacific
YZ1509 [4d\]: so names for quarter finals are set
YZ1509 [4d\]: sarah, ben, eric and ?
YZ1509 [4d\]: daniel
gogonuts [4d\]: you mean semi
gogonuts [4d\]: but no
ddgg: doesn't aaron need to play be again?
USGO3 [-\]: not quite yet... these are a best of 3 match, so these two will play again tomorrow
gogonuts [4d\]: the mode is stranger than you think
USGO3 [-\]: ...for their game 3
HKA [3d?\]: so Eric gets a break
YZ1509 [4d\]: ah best out of three...oh so nobody eliminated today
USGO3 [-\]: yes, Aaron and Ben will play their game 3 tomorrow as well
HKA [3d?\]: No Manuel was eliminated
gogonuts [4d\]: 1 elim
YZ1509 [4d\]: if aaron doesn't lose again that is
gogonuts [4d\]: game from round robin counts
ddgg: sarah needs to play again
YZ1509 [4d\]: ok, strange system but it hink i get it how it's done
gogonuts [4d\]: you can get lucky or unlucky in the knockout oairings
YZ1509 [4d\]: anyhow you'll need a lot of towels being a sensei
gogonuts [4d\]: thats why i think its flawed
YZ1509 [4d\]: those insei get hurt severely
gogonuts [4d\]: but carry-over gives round robin more meaning
gogonuts [4d\]: so some good too
])
